“Daddy, is Santa Claus real?” “Of course. Why do you ask?” “No, I mean is he REALLY, real?” I looked over at my wife who was at the kitchen counter with her head down but I caught her shooting me a sideways glance and I knew she wanted no part of this conversation any more [...]
Archive for the ‘life’ Category
Posted in 
Tags: 
Newton Shooting Tragedy
December 15th, 2012 
Shawn This is not exactly the first-entry-back-after-my-long-hiatus I had planned but nonetheless this is what motivated me to start up the blog again. It is really incomprehensible, the tragedy that took place in Newton Connecticut this past week. There are so many thoughts swirling around in my head I don’t even know where to begin. My [...]
Maple Syrup Adventure – Wordless Wednesday
March 14th, 2012 Shawn A fun annual event for us – the Sugar Bush Festival at Kortright!
march break madness!
March 8th, 2012 Shawn As we close in on March Break, we are trying to ensure we have things lined up for the kids to do, to avoid any cabin fever during their time off. Also on the plus side, (literally) it looks like we’re going to have some great temperatures in Southern Ontario that week!
the family day grinch
February 17th, 2012 Shawn I’m boycotting Family Day this year. Adios. I remember when Family Day was first announced for Ontario back in the fall of 2007, my initial thought was, “Cool, a long weekend in February”.