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Tag Archives: the oldest
Adventures in Parenting – Firsts
Firsts As we get older and older, those firsts are harder and harder to come by. We have to settle for things like ‘first time I watched Seattle lose while I was eating pumpkin pie.’ Ok, I’ve even done that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Stepdad, writing
Tagged first, first day at school, first driver's license, first job, first kiss, first time alone, first time in front seat, first words, firsts, humor, humour, step-dad, stepdad, the oldest
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Adventures With Kids – Schooling
Ok, so the boys are back in school. In my mind, they’re learning about Caesar, the Pythagorean Theorem and how to make cars from coconuts, but no. No. The school had other ideas. They learned how to do graffiti lettering. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Homework, Parenting, School, writing
Tagged charles manson, graffiti, gummy bears, humor, humour, lego, life of brian, monte python, paulie shore, tagging, tattoo, the oldest, winston churchill
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Adventures With Kids – The Walk to School
Survivor So the oldest is interested in Survivor. “Why didn’t you tell me about this show?” He demands. “Why?” Survival interests him. How would a whole bunch of strangers survive on an island? How would they overcome the challenges? Hey, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, writing
Tagged gilligan's island, ginger, humor, humour, mary-anne, parenting, school, survivor, the oldest, treasure island, walking to school
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Adventures With Kids – Schooling
A Perfect Day At School If the Oldest had his choice, he would have a totally different school morning. Not so much with the math and more with the Minecraft. “So, Joe, it’s time to go to school.” In his … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, School, writing
Tagged frozen poop, humor, humour, Minecraft, the oldest, totes, virtual reality, you tube, youtube poop
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Adventures in Parenting – Homeschooling
More Harm Than Good? With the teacher’s strike on BC looking hopelessly deadlocked, it seemed like it was time for me to do some home edumakation. You know, reading, writing, arithmetic. All that kind of stuff. But where to start? … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Homework, School, writing
Tagged ancient egypt, BC government, BC teachers' strike, BCTF, encyclopedia britannica, google, google maps, homeschooling, humor, humour, iphone, Megalodon, MS word, the oldest, word
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Moving With Kids – The Unpacking
Getting Everyone Involved Ok, I’ll admit it, I have a problem. It started way back when I was just beginning my career as a retail guru. I had a hard time letting others do what I could clearly do better. … Continue reading
Moving With Kids –
The 10 Most Interesting Things That Happened On That Move The great thing about writing, about blogging, is that you see everything in a slightly different light. Like a drunk. Or a zen master. Or both. Plus, with my new … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, writing
Tagged humor, humour, moving, moving day, prettiest girl in the world, the oldest, the youngest, you tube
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Moving With Kids
Moving With Kids It’s finally here. The Great Move of 2014, where two houses become one, where the great war between the clans will finally end. I’ll admit it, I was a little nervous. Not about moving in with the … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged humor, humour, moving, moving day, prettiest girl in the world, the boys, the oldest, the youngest
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Traveling With Kids – Victoria – A Story In Pictures
Victoria Done Like It’s Never Been Done The Youngest has a way of doing things. His own way. His own unique style. Below is a pictorial of how he experiences something new. … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – Victoria – The Vikings
Vikings!!! If in doubt and time is limited, what better way to see Victoria than by double-decker bus? The boys were stoked. We’d take the bus, climb up to the upper level and see all there was to see. Right after seeing … Continue reading
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