My Kids

“The world is mine oyster”

June 8, 2010




Taken at Britzer Garten, Berlin.

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Dipping our toes into summer

April 3, 2010




Summer has roared in and we’re taking full advantage on this long weekend. Here are a few pics from yesterday.

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My little Valentine

February 14, 2010




For single people, Valentine’s Day is often society’s cruel way of shoving their singleness in their face. For couples, it is filled with expectations and pressure to spend money to prove how romantic you are. For those reasons, I’ve never been a big fan. But as a parent, it brings on new meaning. The spirit [...]

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Olympic Time: Go Canada!

February 13, 2010




I loved the poem “We Are More” from the opening ceremonies last night. You can watch it on YouTube or check out the Wordle of it.

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The Big Fight

January 15, 2010




Yesterday on the way home in the car my kids had a fight. A fight that resulted in both of them being in tears. A fight that involved me validating their feelings, but also telling them how damn lucky they are that they can get upset over such things. By way of background to the [...]

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Twas the night before Christmas…

December 25, 2009




Just as when we were little, the kids got new pyjamas and settled down with the jolly white bearded guy (that’s my dad, otherwise known as Grandpa Santa Claus) for a reading of Twas the night before Christmas.

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Wordless Wednesday: Funny Faces

November 11, 2009




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“While you were out”: Emma and Julian’s redecorated rooms

November 9, 2009




Over the weekend I sent my family away and redecorated their rooms. Until now, Julian has had his own room and Emma has slept with us. We moved Julian into a new bed and a bunch of other new furniture in what used to be the guest room and moved Emma into his old room. [...]

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