Family and Kids

Back to the land of the living.

Posted by Scratch on May 18, 2011 at 8:57 am
Hey LADIES...

Well – 2011 is starting to shape up a little. The trees in Alberta are budding and green, the grass is returning (except where the dog has destroyed it, and the mice have destroyed it, and the snow mold has destroyed it) and I’m set to mow tonight. The skies are blue, the clouds are [...]

Happy Holidays

Posted by Scratch on December 25, 2010 at 3:11 pm

Happy Holidays Originally uploaded by ‘Scratch’ As Christmas morning dawns, I’m thankful for the people that we’ve shared the last year with. My family, and close friends – the new friends I’ve made online, and those souls that have made an impact on my family or myself this year. Any moment, a four year old [...]

Telus TV – aka How to sell a product you don’t understand.

Posted by Scratch on August 19, 2010 at 11:58 pm

So – we’ve been subscribers of that beautifully marketed communications giant for a long time. Well over a dozen years. Internet, and phone. Now – to suggest it’s been a rosy relationship would be silly. Why just last christmas, we had an outage of a few days, which required a call for support. During that [...]

Ward 12 Council battle

Posted by Scratch on July 29, 2010 at 10:02 am

TLDR: Candidates with obvious support in an election before any candidates have revealed their platforms have some ace up their sleeve. Is it culturally derived?

“Who’s taking pictures?” and other meteorological phenomena…

Posted by Scratch on June 25, 2010 at 2:08 pm

TLDR: Kids have interesting notions about the world around them, based only on their prior experience. Listen to them – they’re pretty sharp sometimes!

I don’t like the rollercoaster. Please let me get off.

Posted by Scratch on June 21, 2010 at 1:33 pm

TLDR: Dads – recovery from childbirth is fraught with difficulties. Nothing good comes easy, and kids are no exception. Be honest, be true, be strong.

Baby makin ain’t for the faint of heart.

Posted by Scratch on June 17, 2010 at 3:47 pm

P6110873 Uploaded by ‘Scratch’ June 12, 2010 It’s been a long week. Knowing fully that it’s only Thursday should put that into perspective. You see – leaving the hospital is only one small part of a caesarian delivery. For those uninformed, the process is simple. Interrupt natures process, opt to surgically enter via a door [...]

Babydaddy

Posted by Scratch on June 1, 2010 at 10:49 am

I’m gonna be a daddy again soon. So – I haven’t blogged much about it preferring to keep the impending arrival of my second son a little less public than the first. We’re just a few weeks away now, and the world is getting both hectic and surreal. Between bathroom renos, flooded basements, spring/summer cleaning, [...]

Back To work!

Posted by Lin on October 1, 2007 at 9:33 pm

This Picture shows what a cheeky boy Ben has become. He is doing so much more than even a couple of weeks ago. Like clapping, climbing stairs(Joy), showing his temper(with pursed lips), dancing (sort of), and even giving (sloppy) kisses. He gets into everything, including the dog water and coconut (a long story), and tries [...]

Back to work!?!

Posted by Lin on August 28, 2007 at 11:40 am

This little boy has been my world for the last 11 months. Soon, I have to go back to work. Now, I know that for my sanity (and my bank account) I need to go back, but it’s really a hard thing to do. Not just finding childcare and organizing the return, but allowing someone [...]