Category Archives: Random

Wanda’s been drawing squiggles and scribbles for ages and then suddenly tonight she did something amazing. Out of the nowhere, she came up with this classic: Dan: Wanda! What did you draw? Wanda (coyly, studying her own handwork): Well… It’s … Continue reading →

The Olympics came to Calgary in 1988. I was ten and at that point it was fully the most exciting thing to ever happen to me. Everything in my life became Olympic-themed. EVERYTHING. School. Gymnastics. My every waking thought. We … Continue reading →

“That’s right! It’s true! Education needs revenue!” This is what I heard my 6-year-old chanting as he brushed his teeth for bed tonight. Although it would have been funnier to hear one of the more saucy, constitutionally-based, vocabularically rich chants … Continue reading →

Magoo went missing yesterday and I nearly lost it. Has this ever happened to you? Did you freeze? Panic? Or look for them with a singleness of purpose? [More at Parenting.com]

No one knows why Wanda went all Mike Tyson on Dan while we stood on the sidelines watching Laylee play soccer tonight. Everyone knows we’re glad that she did it a second time so I could take this picture. I … Continue reading →

“What’s the difference between sage parental advice and annoying lectures? Honestly sometimes I’m not sure.” [Read More at Parenting.com]