Family Adventures
Excerpts from the 2006 Christmas Letter
After three years of disappointments, I finally wrote another Christmas letter. I think it topped out at 5 pages once Cindy increased the font to something viewable by the Bifocal Generation. That means it’s a little too long to simply copy in one post. Besides, by the time anyone I know finds this blog it’ll [...]
The Dog Whisperer
I was extra-tired at Robyn’s practice because Cindy and I were up late watching old episodes of “The Dog Whisperer” They are hosted by Cesar Millan whose shtick Dog Psychology. He’s absolutely hilarious! My favorite line to dog owners: “They’re not less than human; they’re just not human” The main theme of the show is [...]
Boy in the Snow
While the oven may be snowbound and Van may be iced up, this week’s cold temperatures and heavy snowfalls has brought one of my favourite people back to life. Ben, aka Snow Boy, has once again magically transformed from moody bookworm to icy adventurer. Within 24 hours, there was a 4 foot igloo in the [...]
Van in the Snow
Back in 1993 we decided that our new minivan was going to last us a long time. We didn’t want to be strapped with perpetual payments (no matter how “easy” and “monthly” and the decision was consistent with our frugal values. At the time, we didn’t know what a ‘long time’ looked like. Some vague [...]