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Category Archives: Pace

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – New Years Eve Countdown, Iberostar Varadero (December 31, 2015)

Hard to believe that just over a year ago, we were celebrating New Year’s Eve in Cuba!

Posted 05 January 2017 § Family § MemoryLane § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – A New Tradition? December 23 = Kid’s Christmas Donation Day?

Like a lot of parents, Shea and I struggle with how to make sure that our kids (especially Pace now that he’s getting older) understand that Christmas is not just about getting gifts but also about giving. Other years we’ve done things like put toys in Santa Anonymous Bins or other charitable giving.  But this […]

Posted 23 December 2016 § Family § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Saturday Snap – Great Photo of the Kids with Grandpa & Grandma

It’s amazing how having everyone looking at the camera *and* catching two kids smiling at the same time helps make a decent photo!

Posted 17 December 2016 § Family § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Our Christmas Timeline

November 11 – Remembrance Day in Canada is Singles Day (aka 11/11) in China so we usually buy a few things direct from sites like AliExpress on what is China’s equivalent of Black Friday to get our Christmas shopping started. November 12 – Remembrance Day is over so I can officially start getting into the Christmas […]

Posted 13 December 2016 § Family § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Sasha § Shea § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Ghost Pepper Wings

Shea: “Let’s try these. There’s no way a store would sell something that’s too hot. They probably put like a microgram of ghost pepper on the wings and they taste a bit hotter than regular buffalo wings.” Pace: “I don’t like hot food but I saw a video on YouTube saying ghost peppers are one […]

Posted 03 December 2016 § Family § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

First Snow of the Year – Hawksley Workman

We had one brief hit a few weeks ago that went away but otherwise, November 29 is a pretty good day for posting this traditional blog post to commemorate the first snow of the year (the first that looks like it’s going to stick around anyhow)…  

Posted 29 November 2016 § Blog § Family § Humour § Meme § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Is That A Big Orange or a Little Banana? (Jan 2012)

I’ve always loved how cute Pace looks in this photo from our family trip to Hawaii in 2012…

Posted 24 November 2016 § Family § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

17 Most Insane Urban Climbs

Pace and I watched this last night.  He thought it was awesome and I nearly vomited.

Posted 20 November 2016 § Family § Sports § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Parkour Hockey?

Only my son would figure out a way to turn a new hockey net into a parkour gym! 😉

Posted 17 November 2016 § Humour § Photo § Sports § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Dad, What’s a Video Store? (November 2009)

I never realised how the Netflix interface of rows of similar-themed movies mimics the layout of an old-fashioned video store. (Also note, this was around Grey Cup time and Pace was sporting a Riders jacket *and* green hair!)

Posted 20 October 2016 § Family § Internet § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Sports § Technology § ThrowbackThursday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °