I've attended school holiday pageants and Beaver banquets, but until today I had never been to a recital featuring one of my children.  That all changed when at 2pm the curtains opened and Michelle's ballet class performed their recital. When your child is on the stage, you're stricken with tunnel

My three year old daughter was just singing a song I had never heard before, so I asked her what it was.  She told me it was the Jonas Brothers and she loved the Jonas Brothers.  James chimed in that the Jonas Brothers stunk.  I was left confused. I have

Over two years ago we welcomed Nemo into the family, and then Goldie.  They were goldfish that lived in James' room, and neither lived very long. I got tired of flushing James' pets, so I banned fish for a couple of years.  Yesterday, the ban was lifted, and Charlie came

I was enjoying an awesome sleep when Taryn awoke me this morning at 7am.  We participated in a neighbourhood garage sale today, and it was time for me to set up shop. Taryn had a number of items set aside for the street sale, including boxes of books, a couple

At the Swansea Hockey Association banquet today, James received his first trophy.  Sure, it was a participation trophy, but it was still a trophy.  He was very proud. His Dad, rushing to get him to the banquet after swimming lessons, almost dropped him off at the wrong place.  I had

You can pretty much guess who amongst your friends will embrace Earth Hour and who will poo-poo the whole thing.  There are certain people who like to crap on anything of this nature.  Sure, it's a marketing ploy and there are probably better solutions to our energy crisis, but I

It didn't take James long to demonstrate more artistic talent than his father.  James just drew this and it's way better than I could do. Of course, I wouldn't draw it.  I'd spark up Photoshop and go digital.  There's something charming about the old school methodology of the kindergarteners.

As we did last Easter, we went to the Old Mill for brunch this morning.  As you can imagine, the Old Mill gets pretty busy on Easter morning, so we go there at 9:30am.  This gave the kids and I a chance to explore. Imagine a completely empty, totally

It's fun watching your kids grow smarter.  My son James is six years old and I've noticed the complexity of his questions of late have graduated from "where did the dinosaurs go?" to "if all Cretans are liars, how can this testimony be true?" Ok, he's not quite there yet,

I spent last night with several princesses.  These were Disney princesses, and they were on ice, telling the stories of Aladdin, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. The kids just loved it.  I didn't mind it, although most of my entertainment came

If you have a young daughter, you're likely familiar with the Disney Princesses.  At some point Disney figured out a way to tap into the young girl demo by grouping their princesses together in a bundle.  My three year old daughter absolutely adores the Disney Princesses, which include Snow White,

I left my mom's home when I was 21 and moved in with my wife.  I've been living with her ever since, and we've added a couple of kids to the mix.  I've never lived alone. Occasionally I get short periods of "single guy" time, and that happened this week.

Swansea Hockey is wrapping up its 35th season, and it's the season that almost wasn't.  MasterCard Canada's generous donation at the last moment saved this season from cancellation as the city was delaying the opening of outdoor rinks until January.  Thankfully, the show went on and it got me on

James wanted some Doritos, so I went into the cupboard to grab a plastic kids bowl to fill.  The only clean one was a Disney Princess bowl that belongs to Michelle. I handed James the pink Disney Princess bowl of Doritos and told him not to worry about the fact

Dr. David Suzuki is watching you.  At least, that's what I tell my kids.  I play the role of good cop and put David Suzuki in the role of bad cop whenever I witness a waste of energy in the home. My kids have had the name Suzuki thrown at

My three year old daughter wants to tell you all something.

James wants to learn French.  I'm not talking about the government mandated French class we were all forced to take through grade nine, I'm talking about French Immersion. James has senior kindergarten friends who are already in French Immersion and James thinks this is pretty cool.  Although I only know

Weekends rule for a variety of reasons.  On a Saturday, I don't have to visit the office.  That means my wife will brew us kick ass coffee in a French press.  That relaxing Saturday and Sunday morning coffee might just be the best thing about weekends. The office has fresh

You never know what song is going to stick.  My kids might be exposed to dozens of new songs each week, but only a select few become favourites that they memorize and sing ad nauseam. For the longest time Michelle was in love with K-OS' "Sunday Morning", and then the

I'm trying to come to grips with the fact I'll never be able to grow a full bushy beard.  I can grow facial hair, but after a few days it just looks weak and begs me to shave it off.  I've been trying to grow a solid goatee for over

Am I really the proud father of a six year old?  Time flies when you're having fun, and James has made these past six years more fun than a barrel of monkeys at Monster Jam. It's fitting James turns six on the day of the NFL playoffs because I was

All my life, I've been told I look like my mother.  It's strange being told you look like a woman.  Whenever I doubt the resemblance I just have to delve into the vault to see it's true. This picture below is an old photo of my mother I recovered when