I took the older three kids on Sunday to Mike and Tosca’s place so they — and Kermit — could meet baby Parker and Darcy the dog. Parker was born on August 23, the last time I was in Vancouver — actually, the day I flew in. I got to see his debut, the [...]

I just finished Darren Barefoot’s blogging survey for his talk at Northern Voice in Vancouver next month:
Why do you blog? Why do I blog? Why does anybody? As the medium enters its pubescence, it’s a question that I wonder about all the time. I’ve talked about it with a lot of different bloggers, and everyone [...]

So, I’m living proof that one can take the red-eye from Vancouver (11:30pm, the last flight of the day), arrive at Toronto Pearson, have a quick face and teeth wash, take the Airport Rocket (192) to Kipling, ride the subway to the office, change, and be on time for work at 9 o’clock.
Although, I don’t [...]

We all piled into the van and drove to the Vancouver Aquarium yesterday, an outing that involved four adults and five kids — a ratio that works quite well, but still requires a frequent body count lest we lose a stray kidlet in the weekend Aquarium melee.
I drove us around Stanley Park beforehand [...]

Melissa and Michael showed me around their school yesterday:

A few more jumping pics at the tag MJE_school.
Today: Vancouver Aquarium, tally ho!

Maddy (5) and Megan (2) with Allan at the Y. The kids have taken to the pool like fish to water, apparently. The older 3 M’s (Melissa, Michael, and Maddy) are in swimming lessons, and the twins love to splash around. I didn’t think to bring my bathing suit, so I held court poolside with [...]

Miss Megan (almost 3) and I try and outdo each other in the face scrunching contest. I’m getting beat rather soundly.
Technorati tags: black and white, kids, making faces

Pearson Airport, Terminal 1
Toronto
I’m at my friend’s place in downtown Vancouver now, my brain a little confused as to whether it’s time to take a shower and go to work or if it’s time to go to bed. I took my stuff to the office and subway-ed directly to the airport after work, with plenty [...]

Last month I met Holly Yvonne, a fellow Flickrite from Pennsylvania, and her three little ‘uns. (Her fourth will be along any day now!) When I walked in the door, I met Holly’s littlest fella almost straightaway, which stopped me in my tracks. Not just because of his smiley ways, but because he looked so [...]

It was a “heads up” wedding announcement to our friends and family. David and I designed it together, while I was in Vancouver packing up my apartment and he was in Pennsylvania, waiting for me to come home to him.
Except for the picture of the Tri-Pacer (I think one of David’s cadets took that one), [...]