Where did the last 5 years go? It's a bit of a blur. Now we have 3 little humans. Alice is still my little baby girl - but she's not. She's a tall, intelligent, passionate, person. She loves her siblings, French songs, Disney princesses, clothes and shoes, and world domination. Well, maybe not that last one. Maybe...
It amazes me everyday that someone so wonderful came from me.
Saturday, 26 November 2016
Friday, 25 November 2016
Thinking about writing some fiction
I don't fancy myself a writer, but I've been thinking about putting together some short stories. Maybe only a story.
It will be a way to get some stories that have been banging around in my head out and be able to placed down for me to see later. You know, for when I've totally lost my memory and everything that I do is a surprise to me.
*sigh* I worry about that. But that's another story.
It will be a way to get some stories that have been banging around in my head out and be able to placed down for me to see later. You know, for when I've totally lost my memory and everything that I do is a surprise to me.
*sigh* I worry about that. But that's another story.
Monday, 21 November 2016
The news is extra depressing right now
I keep on checking the news out of habit and it's... horrible. I hate it. Seems that fascism is on the rise just about everywhere. People seem to be... stupid. Manipulated. Maybe just horrible people really. I don't know. It makes me sad.
So I try to play with my kids. That helps. Going down slides, reading on the floor, watching animated movies. Those all help. But then I find myself alone, during naptime or late at night and I'm just like uhhgg.
My life is super awesome. I don't know how people who have a harder time with things are dealing with it.
It probably doesn't help that it's November which is usually the grayest and least fun weather.
Time for a coffee. ☕️
So I try to play with my kids. That helps. Going down slides, reading on the floor, watching animated movies. Those all help. But then I find myself alone, during naptime or late at night and I'm just like uhhgg.
My life is super awesome. I don't know how people who have a harder time with things are dealing with it.
It probably doesn't help that it's November which is usually the grayest and least fun weather.
Time for a coffee. ☕️
Sunday, 13 November 2016
When Jim met Laura
My memory isn't what it once was (I think), but who can remember? (pause for groan)
In the distant past, way back during Canada Day 2002 I went out downtown with a bunch of friends and friends of friends. It was fun. It might have rained briefly. There was a cute girl there (friend of a friend) that was really funny. I talked to her and disappointingly found out that she was going back to school in London ON to finish. I didn't want a long distance relationship otherwise I would have asked her out.
The next spring I headed over to my friend's place to watch playoff hockey. A cute girl that was really funny asked to sit beside me and we chatted and joked about things like solo synchronized swimming and the challenges of that. I was not so suave as to ask out this funny girl at the time, so I got her email and typed out a stammering email asking her out to "coffee or something". Thankfully this girl checked her spam folder because that's where the email ended up. (spam detection wasn't very good in the distant past). We went out and saw Finding Nemo which would become part of a long tradition of watching kids movies for dates.
And now, approaching 10 years of marriage, 14 years of dating, 15 years of knowing each other, a house, 3 beautiful children and more lego than Laura would ever imagine herself owning, we are here. It's a good place to be.
In the distant past, way back during Canada Day 2002 I went out downtown with a bunch of friends and friends of friends. It was fun. It might have rained briefly. There was a cute girl there (friend of a friend) that was really funny. I talked to her and disappointingly found out that she was going back to school in London ON to finish. I didn't want a long distance relationship otherwise I would have asked her out.
The next spring I headed over to my friend's place to watch playoff hockey. A cute girl that was really funny asked to sit beside me and we chatted and joked about things like solo synchronized swimming and the challenges of that. I was not so suave as to ask out this funny girl at the time, so I got her email and typed out a stammering email asking her out to "coffee or something". Thankfully this girl checked her spam folder because that's where the email ended up. (spam detection wasn't very good in the distant past). We went out and saw Finding Nemo which would become part of a long tradition of watching kids movies for dates.
And now, approaching 10 years of marriage, 14 years of dating, 15 years of knowing each other, a house, 3 beautiful children and more lego than Laura would ever imagine herself owning, we are here. It's a good place to be.
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
I can't help but feel sad today
I just don't get how people think. I don't understand their reasoning and I don't understand their choices. It makes me sad. I'm sure that I'm not the only one feeling that way today. Maybe a couple of nights of sleep will make things better, or just seem less mad.
It's a crazy mixed up world we live in.
We can make it better. We have to. For us, for our kids, for everyone. But I think that it's okay if we take a couple of days off first.
It's a crazy mixed up world we live in.
We can make it better. We have to. For us, for our kids, for everyone. But I think that it's okay if we take a couple of days off first.
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
The kids are awesome, except when they're not
The kids are a lot of fun. They make me laugh, and occasionally I can make them laugh too. At least when I don't have a headache. Or if they're hangry, sleepy, ill, etc.
I'm enjoying being a dad. I'm enjoying this time in their life, maybe because I know that it's such a fleeting time. So fragile, beautiful, and gone so soon. So much like a bubble. And then they'll be a new person, a new bubble that we can enjoy.
I'm enjoying being a dad. I'm enjoying this time in their life, maybe because I know that it's such a fleeting time. So fragile, beautiful, and gone so soon. So much like a bubble. And then they'll be a new person, a new bubble that we can enjoy.
A perfect bubble... |
... is best shared with... |
... the ones that we love. |
The world's gone mad
While half watching the election results going on in the US, I can only assume that the world has gone mad with the results being so close. The person that I think should win should clearly be the winner - why would anyone vote for the other one?
The world makes no sense. It gives me a headache.
Let's see how things are tomorrow. Maybe it's better than I fear.
Maybe.
The world makes no sense. It gives me a headache.
Let's see how things are tomorrow. Maybe it's better than I fear.
Maybe.
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