Ahhhh September with your cooler air, fall colours and incessant-punch-to-the-face scheduling nightmare.
It’s called growing up…
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First day of school archive
Hard to believe 7 years ago this was the scene playing out as we dropped our son off for grade 1. Today, my grade 8’er zoomed away on his bike with a wave and a smile, and my grade 10’er got picked up by a friend.
The days are long but the years are short. Enjoy the ride.
The definition of insanity…
She raises a good point… Are all parents therefore insane?
Happy Father’s Day
We have a responsibility each and every day to be the best father and partner we can be in raising our kids. Loving our kids is part and parcel with loving and respecting their moms. Showing up, being present and modelling the kind of behaviour we would like our kids to emulate comes with the job but don’t forget to enjoy the process. Life moves quickly – take a moment this Father’s Day to appreciate all that you have in being a dad and spend some time with the people that make up your family. They, and you, are worth the effort.
Happy Father’s Day.
Love and anger
And a big thank you to my beautiful wife for her wisdom and steady hand…
Nerve-wracking excitement
We’re entering a new phase of life with the Albertan drivers age of 14… break out the tums….
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.
Things you don’t expect to hear your 14 year old daughter say:
But we got the last one, thanks to a recipe from Canadian Living. Thank you Canadian Living Test Kitchen! Here’s the RECIPE.
Magical Moment – LOL
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.
Happy Monday! (Screw you Wednesday).
On the drive to early morning basketball practice we reflected on the days of the week and the unfair treatment Monday seems to get.
The vitriol for Wednesday was unexpected.
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