In the morning when the girls wake up, my first priority is to get them out of the diapers that they have wearing since midnight or three in the morning, depending on when they last woke up for food. The thing that never fails to amaze me is the extraordinary amount of liquid that a diaper […]
Life Musings
Musings, reflections, thoughts, links and other academic related materials.
Mountain Buggy rain cover found
Thank you Craigslist for finding us a rain cover for our Mountain Buggy stroller! Now it can rain all fall and winter because we have a cover for the stroller. Forget about Crocodile Baby and their bitchy “customer service”, Craigslist rocks!
Family day in Kitsilano
Saturday was set up to be our family day. A day when my two princesses and my partner could spend together doing joyful family stuff. The initial plan was to travel to Kitsilano and walk along the promenade using the stroller we have recently acquired. Of course seeing as it was forecast to be a […]
A birthday of sorts
To an individual who has not yet experienced a pregnancy or had the joy of children living with them from birth, a pregnancy is nine months long. Maybe some will say nine months and a week. However, once you have travelled the road of pregnancy, all that changes. You see, pregnancy is not measured in months […]
A new stroller for the twins
Today we went out and bought a stroller for our twin girls. We already have a McLaren umbrella-style stroller that we have been using on and off during the summer months. However, that stroller is really only useful in a mall or on a smooth sidewalk. The small plastic wheels dig into the trail and […]
Smiles and love
You have been awake for far too long in the night holding a crying baby, you are tired and you have a long day of work ahead outside of the house, you haven’t had a morning coffee yet, you are grumpy. And then you look in the crib and see two beautiful babies looking up […]
Nursing brassiere
The term “nursing brassiere” took on an entirely different meaning this morning. Story and Annalie are beginning to teeth and so they like to gum at things. When I looked in at Story this morning somehow she had gotten her hands on a nursing brassiere and she was gumming away at it. In fact, you […]
The Bears
A rough night
You know it has been a rough night when sometime late in the afternoon I emerge from the house clad in baggy pyjama pants with stained white undershirt partially on, completely unshaven, crazed look in my eyes as I clutch an empty baby bottle. Usually dog is in tow to let her out of the house to […]
The twins first Thanksgiving dinner
It is inspiring to see what a father can do while holding a baby in one hand. I am often at the keyboard with a baby perched on my knee watching as I tap-tap-tap on the keyboard. They are so inquisitive of all that surrounds them. This evening I ate my Thanksgiving dinner with a baby […]
Two of my favourite things. @bluemoosehope coffee and my @kochleatherco coffee cup sleeve.
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#coffee #kochleatherco #bluemoosecoffeehouse #bluemoose #travelthecanyon #embracehopebc #ɢᴇᴛᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ #favoritethings
3 days ago
Our first time having our vaccination record checked and it was quick and painless! So happy to do our part to help our community get through the pandemic.
Early lunch for me @bluemoosehope My favourite sandwich, the Banh Mi with an oat milk latte. Lunch is served.
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#lunch #banhmi #latte #oatmilk #sandwich #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon
1 week ago
At some point in the not too distant future our house and our neighbour’s houses will probably be bought by a developer and torn down to make way for a higher density housing. Probably.
Just to mess with the entire process I’m thinking of buying this Halloween skeleton decoration and burying it in the garden bed in front of our house.
Imagine what would happen when they are digging up the yard and dig up a skeleton!
Probably shut the job down for a day or two while they investigate.
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#halloween #prank
2 weeks ago
Thinking back very fondly to the first #5DadsGoWild expedition into the great north woods. @filson1897 was kind enough to supply me with a very warm and comfortable wool shirt.
Seeing as this year’s trip will be in mid-October, it’s safe to assume it will be even colder than any other year we’ve ventured out to @manningpark.
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I wonder if Filson will send me a new, warmer shirt or jacket to wear when I’m out hiking and camping? What do you say @filson1897 ?
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#FilsonLife #filson #camping #getoutside #explorebc #manningpark
2 weeks ago
Getting out to exercise my franchise this morning. Proud to vote for @bonitazarrillo who is a strong community advocate for Coquitlam.
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#voting #votingday #advancepolls
2 weeks ago
You know your colleague @stacyleebrine knows you well when you return from summer vacation and they bring you a gift of a t-shirt from the best little coffee shop! @bluemoosehope .
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#bluemoosehope #bluemoose #tshirt #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon #bestcolleagues
3 weeks ago
Brisket is done. Rested it overnight wrapped in foil and towels sitting in a cooler. It was still warm this morning and tastes wonderful.
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#brisket #traegergrills #traeger #beef #smokedmeat #nomnom
3 weeks ago
Got up early and started my 13lb brisket on the @traegergrills First two hours on the “Super Smoke” setting. Now set at 225°.
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Perfect day for relaxing in the bbq pit.
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#brisket #beef #traegerhood #traegergrills #smoker #smokedmeat #food #foodporn
3 weeks ago
Sunday morning doughnut run @doughnutlove.ca .
No line up this morning!
Although in the video the doughnuts look small, they are actually really big.
The fritters are easily the size of the palm of my hand.
The salted caramel was delicious but still my favourite – the apple fritter. Classic good looks and taste.
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#doughnuts #doughnut #doughnutlove #eatlocal #coquitlam #fritters #food #foodporn
3 weeks ago