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It's official, we're a two wheeled family. This weekend, my youngest (4 years old) learned how to ride a two wheel bike. His training wheels are in the garbage! The entire lesson took about 1/2 hour on Saturday, and on Sunday we went for a…
It's official, both boys are out of school. Ryan got out at the end of May, while Jared got out the end of June. Right after school was out for Jared, we hopped into the already packed van and drove out to see the in-laws. …
Well, we're just 4 days away from Jareds summer holidays. Ryan started his at the end of May, so he's been home for almost a month already. Once Jared starts staying home all day, it'll take a bit of the pressure off. The pressure is…
Yesterday, Marnie was driving the boys home from soccer (I was out). This is the conversation they had: "'How does Uncle Gregor have enough food?" asked Ryan. "Why do you want to know?" Marnie asked in return. "Because he lives in his car!" said Jared.
Well, my plan for getting up early appears to be working. Yes, it can be a struggle getting out of bed, but I am getting out of bed. Currently, the alarm is set for 6:00 AM. That's one hour difference in two weeks, which means…
So, I've tried getting up early. Since it's only been going on for five days, I can't report too much. I'm now getting up at 6:30 in the morning, and I'll do that until Wednesday. On Wednesday I'll switch to 6:15 and see how that…
I’m not sure whats going on with me. For the last 2 or 3 weeks, I don’t think a day has gone by where I didn’t snap at the kids. It started when they truly did something bad, but now it can be just about…
I was just sitting down to lunch with my two boys, when the older one pipes up: “Dad, is it true that when you jump on a couch it tilts the house crooked?” I looked at him like he was an idiot. “On the way…
Writing Yup, almost a full week since I posted. And, looking back, almost four weeks since I wrote anything major (that is, more than 100 words a day). According to my calculations, I now need about 4000 words a day to finish the first draft…
Well, here we are, in December already. Life has been hectic and the writing has been almost nil. I really want to get this project finished so I can get onto the next one that is pounding in my head. On the good side, I’m…