It’s been about a year since my Grandmother passed away. One of the things we all miss is getting together and playing cards around the table at family get togethers. On her memorial table, along…
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Calgary’s Child Magazine Parent Choice Awards
You see all the trendy hipster rags serve up their best of the city, so why not something for parents? Never mind the best place to get naked, or the best place to pass out…
MOTH: Twitter For Dads / Five Free Dadventures
Here are my latest submissions to Man Of The House Five Hometown Activities With Your Kids There’s only so much reading, crafts and Legos a preschooler can handle before they go batty. The lure is…
The Best Tobogganing Hill in Calgary
[twitter]When snow is on the ground 10 months of the year, you’d better learn to love winter pretty quickly. There are more than 100 outdoor rinks in Calgary that see active use from November through…
2011 Is The New 2010: Our Day At the Vancouver Winter Olympics
I’m an Olympic nut. I fall for the emotional stories of amateur athletes rising on one specific day every four years to achieve their goals and inspire a nation. Ever since I watched my high…
Tech Yeah / Man Of The House
I’ve been fortunate, through my blogging, to receive a couple of great offers to write for other sites. My tech blog, cyberbuzz, caught the attention of Future Shop. I contribute to their Tech Yeah! blog…
Kids In Calgary: GlobalFest Fireworks
You don’t need to go to GlobalFest to watch GlobalFest Fireworks. In fact, the best spot to watch the show isn’t at the show.
A Grand Mother’s Day
My Nan. June 12, 1924 – May 9, 2010. [twitter]I wrote this while sitting in a room with my grandmother yesterday as her final hours counted down. She passed away early this morning. What do…
Kids In Calgary: Geocaching On Patterson Hill
[twitter]Geocaching is a great way to spend some time getting your kids outdoors for some exercise. It’s a walk in the woods, it’s a mystery to solve and it’s celebratory when the cache is retrieved….
How To Get A Letter From The Queen For A Wedding Anniversary
March 17, 1945. That was the date my grandparents were married. Do the math and you see this week they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. An impressive accomplishment worthy of a congratulatory letter from The…
Zacharie Learns To Skate
The greatest gifts children can give are their “firsts.” The first solid food. The first smile. The first crawl. The first step. The first word. The first bike.
Merry Christmas
[twitter]Christmas traditions are merely habits that turn in to meaningful repeated rituals. For us that means celebrating Jen’s Ukranian heritage on Christmas Eve with borscht, perogies, cabbage rolls and sausage. It means taking a walk…
I’m Proud To Be An iParent
[twitter]This morning’s Globe and Mail features an article on kids and technology. I was interviewed by the author, Dakshana Bascaramurty, about Zacharie and how he’s turned into Toddler 2.0 by grabbing at the iPhone. Zacharie…
Are Dads The New Mom?
Zacharie and I were photographed and interviewed (okay, I was interviewed) for an article by Denise Ryan in this weekend’s Vancouver Sun about Father’s Day. Her thesis was about Dads becoming more involved; Are Dads…
U-Pick Strawberry Season In The Fraser Valley
[twitter]Krause Berry Farms opened up officially for the season today, and for $1.50 a pound you can fill your face and freezer with the best, ripest, freshest strawberries you can find in the world. The…