I’m just saying it to mark the occasion so we know for next time when the last time was. I’ve said lots about this topic already. Irene spent most of the day to day cleaning, doing laundry and putting our house into decontamination mode.
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cmkl: Father’s Day
I got some cool gifts from Mallory this morning as part of my Father’s Day super breakfast. And I got to sleep in until 9am. Wow. I am feeling very lucky this evening.
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Under Siege by the Fates
Here’s the thing about being a parent to a son or daughter who is totally dependent – as you get older, you feel more vulnerable, not less. You begin to give over responsibility for care to others… doctors who are no longer paediatricians, but adult physicians, carers, social workers, pharmacists,
Continue readingcmkl: Mallory’s first tent out and I’m missing it
Irene just called to tell me that Mallory and her friend C are tenting out in her backyard, after a delicious urban safari involving a bike ride and a trip to Harveys wherein Mallory scored her first root beer.
Continue readingcmkl: Eighteen degrees
That’s how cold the water was in the pool this evening. And still, Mallory and her friend C went for a brief swim, dunking their heads and all. Of course there was money at stake. But still. Quite brave these little kids.
Continue readingcmkl: One of the best things I get to do
Has to be putting Mallory to bed. Reading the stories. Cuddling. Telling her how much I love her. Listening to her fall asleep. I love it.
Continue readingcmkl: Yes, you can pass a tooth through… you know where
I’ll spare you the photo and even the details but sufficeth to say that the tooth fairy believed the note, and the tooth caused no further complications or unhappiness. And I can already see the new one growing in.
Continue readingcmkl: Think she’ll buy it?
Much trepidation over the tooth that fell out during lunch and got swallowed. My reassurances were inadequate so she wrote the note. With help.
Continue readingwRanter.com: Why I like the CFL, and you should, too
As my beloved Raptors wind down yet another lost season, and with the Leafs mercifully having been put out of their misery a few weeks ago, it’s time to turn my attention to the sports of summer. Here in Toronto, that means Blue Jays baseball – it’s hard not to
Continue reading350 or bust: A Sane Response to Collective Insanity
My version of the old adage nothing is certain but death and taxes is that the only thing we know for sure is that things will change. That’s true for this blog, too; I’m still undecided on what direction, if any this blog should take in the future. This reflects
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: My daughter died while being delivered on Friday afternoon
Evangeline, my daughter, died while being delivered on Friday. My girlfriend’s water broke last Tuesday, while Evangeline was in her 22nd-week. The doctors and nurses at the Ottawa General did everything they could to keep Diane healthy, and Evangeline inside. … Continue reading →
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: Pregnancy Update: What happens when her water breaks far too soon
Diane’s water broke, so she has been in the hospital since Tuesday, and won’t be released until the baby is born. The problem is she’s only 22-weeks into the pregnancy, which is far too early for a safe delivery. At … Continue reading →
Continue readingwRanter.com: Sixth graders are too young for middle school
My wife and I knew something was awry when Primo lost his lunch box less than two weeks into the fall term. We were pretty annoyed that we were out $10 in what seemed like record time, even for one of our boys, who both periodically misplace various school supplies.
Continue readingwRanter.com: Adventures in parenting, Part 2: Longing for some sleep
I’m writing this post while in a bit of a haze. Actually, I’ve written all the posts on this site while in a bit of a haze. So if you find any typos, please excuse them, because I’m a dad of longstanding. Let me explain. All the books and advice on
Continue readingcmkl: The pre-reading bookworm
Irene picked up a bunch of ‘chapter books’ aimed mostly at grade school kids from Boomerang Kids on Friday. Apart from demonstrating impeccable taste in child literature, Irene also demonstrate an uncanny read on the forecast.
Continue readingwRanter.com: Things that make me go arghhhh! Part 1
I figure that this wouldn’t be a true blog without random kvetching about nothing in particular. So in that spirit, I present semi-aimless carping about disconnected aspects of modern life, or, with apologies to Arsenio Hall, what I like to call “Things that make me go arghhhh!”: • When a
Continue readingcmkl: Crazy hair day
Irene really outdid herself here. Tremendous hair coloration acumen.
Continue readingcmkl: Mallory on the day she started liking hummous
I was stunned. The three of us had gone swimming at Carleton that afternoon. We were back. Mallory was tired and hungry. Dinner was on the way. I’d gotten out the requisite sliced raw vegetables while the pasta cooked and the sausage warmed.
Continue readingcultural sn:afu: Pregnancy Update | she’s a girl.
Thronged were the streets with people; and noisy groups at the house-doors Sat in the cheerful sun, and rejoiced and gossiped together, Every house was an inn, where all were welcomed and feasted; For with this simple people, who lived … Continue reading →
Continue readingcmkl: À propos of nothing
A cute Mallory picture. The shirt used to belong to her cousin Abbie, who she doesn’t see often but utterly adores.
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