Nerve-wracking excitement

driverslicense

We’re entering a new phase of life with the Albertan drivers age of 14… break out the tums….

They’re magically delicious!

When you’re 12 and trying to make a St. Patrick’s Day cake and everything sticks to the pan and you don’t have enough icing and all seems lost, it can all be fixed with a box of Lucky Charms…

lucky charms1

Off switch

off switch

An oldie from the Art of Dad archives for Throwback Thursday! There was a time when I really wanted an off switch function…

… whose kidding who. It would still be handy from time to time.

Tweens, teens and time change

time change

I know it’s only one hour and that Daylight Saving Time gives us extra sunshine in the summer evenings, but when we’re still stuck in the dead of winter, in March, it only serves to turn my kids into zombies and light hating vampires in the morning.

Things you don’t expect to hear your 14 year old daughter say:

brussel sprouts

But we got the last one, thanks to a recipe from Canadian Living. Thank you Canadian Living Test Kitchen! Here’s the RECIPE.

Screen Shot 2018-03-08 at 6.27.49 AM

Magical Moment – LOL

magical moment

Another dinnertime gem. It was clear that he felt really good about being a part of his Principal’s moment of the day, but the idea that he’d actually sing in front of people and read a book for pleasure, well that was too much for the 12 year old brain to compute.

Ta Da and hello!

hellobraces

Yes, it’s a bit late for the final tooth to come out, and these days it seems like all milestones are synonymous with new expenditures.