We have reached the midway point of the year 2016 and all I have to say about that is holy crapdoodle. It seems so unfair that once we finally reach adulthood, the glory land of our childhood desires, that time decides to put the hammer down and rush through this phase as quickly as possible. […]
An Awesome Mother’s Day Gift
Today is Mother’s Day, the one day out of the entire year we endeavour to do what we should already be doing on a near daily basis; thanking, honouring, and rewarding those women who gave us life and unconditional love. It is also a day where I am most grateful for our public education system […]
2016 Resolutions – Q1 Report
There was a time when the adage “time flies when you’re having fun” seemed valid commentary on the circumstances of life. Now, at 44, it wholly needs to be adjusted to accommodate the fact that time flies simply by my being awake. On the bright side, this does mean far fewer moments of life wasted […]
Resolution 4 – That Bit About Playing More With The Kids
4 I will dedicate one full, uninterrupted hour each day to playing with my kids. One week into the New Year and I fear I might have miscalculated this resolution already. In crafting it I made the possibly mistaken assumption that the kids actually want me to play with them more. Case in […]
The Greatest Day of My Life!
Today is, unequivocally, the greatest day of my life. My first instinct was to qualify that remark with a spineless “thus far” but the greatness of this day sets the benchmark pretty damn high. Yes, events on some future day might surpass today in greatness but the odds are thinning as rapidly as the once […]
My Swinging Days Are Over
It happened again, today. One of those unanticipated reminders that I am aging and doing so in a way few would ever describe as graceful. As is so often the case at this stage in my life, this unwelcome reminder came courtesy of my children. Another family Kodak moment where wowing the kids turns into […]