Category Archives: Family Life

Living, loving and working together.

The Tempest

Here is the full version of The Tempest, produced by the Knavish Hedgehogs for the 2012 Winnipeg Fringe Festival, winner of “Best of Fest” for the Children’s Venue. My daughter Hannah is Antonio, my wife Jennifer and my daughter Maggie … Continue reading

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Halloween Costumes 2011

It’s a bit late, but I promised some folks I’d post pictures of the kids’ costumes. I watermarked them because I’d rather not have copies spread all over the net without a source. If you want unaltered copies, just email … Continue reading

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Homemade R2D2 Costume

My son decided he wanted to be R2D2 for Halloween and it fired up my creative streak. Here’s the finished costume: It started out with a $6 collapsible laundry hamper from Walmart. I looked at a number of photographs of … Continue reading

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A Nice Match

Nice, required, but expensive: New furnace, air conditioner and hot water tank. Nice, unexpected, forgotten about until today: Surprise “We got bought out” bonus from work last year, dropped right into RRSPs. Amazingly wonderful: Having the cost of the new … Continue reading

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She’s in a Rut

Diva the Dog apparently has some pretty firm ideas about exactly how one should walk in the backyard.  This picture is all her, over a couple of days.  There’s only one set of people prints that I can find.   … Continue reading

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New Christmas Trees

The setting up the Christmas tree is always a big deal in our house.  Every child gets an ornament for Christmas every year so they accumulate a tree’s worth by the time they grow up, and Jennifer and I each … Continue reading

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Overheard At My House: Sci-Fi Edition

I was walking by the sitting area, where the youngest 3 were playing, and I heard this snippet of conversation: “No, I have rocket feet because I’m a NINJA!” I have no idea what was going on, but it sure … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Great-Aunt Mary

Here’s Jennifer’s touching eulogy for Great-Aunt Mary, who passed away a short time ago at 97 years old. She was an incredible lady. Great-Aunt Margaret’s Eulogy for her sister.

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How many adults make a family?

Oddly enough, I was told by a city employee the other day that the answer is “two”. We go swimming at the Centennial pool every Sunday, and last weekend Jenn stayed home while I took the kids. The posted prices … Continue reading

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Join the Club Soda

Problem: We try to avoid pop here, both for the sugar and the caffeine. Juice has a lot of sugar and calories, too, so we try to drink water. Staying hydrated is useful to your health. The problem is that … Continue reading

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