Thursday December 25 – Christmas Day

Each year as the children age we start Christmas Day later.  Compromises are still made – ten year old Owen would prefer 7am and seventeen year old Megan would prefer noon.  This year we settled on 9am. For the first time we didn’t leave out a snack for Santa.  Here is the tree just beforeContinue reading “Thursday December 25 – Christmas Day”

Wednesday, October 15 – Happy Birthday Dad

It is my dad’s 81st birthday on Sunday October 19 so today Lara and I took him out for lunch at Panera Bread in Mississauga. I love their Autumn Squash soup. Over the years I have found it difficult to find a creative gift for my father.  It’s not that he is hard to buyContinue reading “Wednesday, October 15 – Happy Birthday Dad”