I have this Plants and Animals t-shirt that I love love love. Whenever I wear it out in public, people always come up to me and say, “Plant Sand Animals… ha ha, nice.” I just nod and smile, its not worth correcting them.
I had one of those magical weekends filled with family, friends, sun and [...]
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Plant Sand Animals
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, playlist, tagged BC Day, Cage the Elephant, Foals, Friendly Fires, Hadoukan!, Jeep, Lake Cowichan, Phoenix, Plants and Animals, playlist, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Yeah yeah Yeah's on August 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
serfs and ewoks
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, life or something like it, tagged 16 and Pregnant, Children, Elaine Lui, ewoks, Lainey Gossip, MacLeans, parenting, serfs on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“I know what’s going on here Amanda. You’re racist to ewoks! And I’m an ewok.” – some dude high on mushrooms
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“The serf worked harder than the others, and was the worst fed and paid (…)” – Wikipedia entry on Serfdom
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Coral and I were in Vancouver this past weekend to attend my cousin Monica’s wedding. It [...]
I love you / you know you love me and it shows / baby we got to try
Posted in ...this is your father speaking on July 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
if you try to hold on, then I’ll try to hold on to you
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Baby, cleaning, home, mess on July 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We try to keep our apartment pretty clean. Coral keeps out apertment pretty clean. Coral and Nana keep our home clean, which is a real challenge with a rampaging 16 month old.
Its one of those things I’ve noticed from friends that have a kid(s) older than ours… at some point, the battle is lost and [...]
calling Daddy
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Baby, Madelyn, music, radio, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Zone Afternoon Show on July 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The above picture has very little to do with what’s about to happen in this post, I just thought it was a pretty album cover. The band is called The Rural Alberta Advantage and their record is new and mega-hyped by the internets. I am sure I’ll buy it sometime over the next couple weeks, [...]
Shopping With Madelyn
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Babies, Baby, Cute, Shopping, Zellers on June 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Madelyn at the Beach
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Blackberry, Oak Bay, Willows Beach on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Not this past weekend, but the one before, Grandma and Grandpa Jack came to visit and took Miss Mads to Willows Beach. These are some pictures from my Dad’s Blackberry.
its strike two for you, and strike three, for me
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, neat-O gang, tagged Greenland, Kashi, Perris CA, Quatchi, stress, Up Up Down Down on June 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I cut my finger today. I wasn’t paying attention while taking the dishes out of the dishwasher machine and a knife slipped. Coral and I were having a “discussion” about my job and about how I need to be the bad guy with Madelyn sometimes. She is entering the terrible two’s about half a year [...]
I Turn My Camera On
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Blackberry, Camera Phone, Madelyn on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tragic Story
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Maddie, Remember Maddie on April 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just before we take off for the Easter Weekend I wanted to share this tragic story with you.
The other day, Zoey Jane posted this on her blog.
I was up late after DJing at The Clubhouse so I clicked the link to the story of baby Maddie, and wow, sad. Everyone that has taken the time [...]