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During the summer we had the opportunity to spend sometime in Mont-saint marie at a friends cottage. But I never took the time to post any images for friends and family to see. Heres a picture of Aidan on the boat house, right before he went into in the inflatable dingy that gets towed behind [...]

All the real estate papers have been signed, our real estate lawyer is now out of our hair and we got the keys to the house. Now all that is left is the move. It is now 6:37 am, we pick upthe moving truck at 8 am and start throwing our boxed life into it.
We [...]

When I picked up Aidan today at school I used the schools bathroom, string at me in the washroom was a poster about how to wash your hands. I thought it was kinda funny. And I read it. Too funny I never thought there were so many steps involved in washing your hands, And I [...]

X-mas is always an interesting time of year, stressful, busy, relaxing, family, friends….
It goes on and on doesnt it. Our christmas this year was more about Aidan then it was about gifting each other. I personally dont need x-mas gifts. Scroogy I know, but for me its about kids and the excitement they get from [...]

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of our family Meiko.
Meiko is a 3 yr old chocolate lab cross. Crossed with what I dunno but man is he HUGE.
We came across Meiko in an ad posted in a hockey arena in blackburn hamlet.

I have to say this, its always a bit of [...]

The Blues fest is or was back in Ottawa this year bring ottawa some of the finest musical acts from all over the world and across all musical genres. There was pretty much a little bit of everything this year for everybody.
This year we saw.

The tragically hip
Three days grace
The black crowes
Theory of a dead man
Great [...]

Its that time of year in Canada’s capital. Ottawa WINTERLUDE is on!!
So we took our annual trip down to the Rideau Canal Skateway, toured around the Winterlude grounds and took in the ice sculptures.
The set up is a little different this year than it was last year, or it may be that it is still [...]

Thank god there’s a Timmies (Tim Hortons is a coffee shop – for my American friends) not too far from where we live, it makes the whole notion of getting up at an un-godly hour in the morning on the weekend, just that much more bearable. Ok rant aside, it’s really quite entertaining to [...]

My god what have we done !!!
In our infinite wisdom and ignorance. We have started Aidan down the dark and winding path into the sub culture of the Boarders. Perhaps we should call him Aidan Boarder.
Aidan successfully completed Grade 1, apparently there was a 3 hr exam. And a 500 hundred word essay. Man the [...]