The Ski Lesson

The force of the expletive rolling off her tongue echoed like a shotgun across the towering birch trees, startling a flock of birds into the blue winter sky. Blowing wads of snow out of her nostrils, she paused to take stock. Nothing really hurt, however, looking to her left and to her right, she could

…And I Would Do It All Again

“Happy As Larry” – commonly referred to as Larry, is a mischievous reindeer who came into our lives while Thing One was just a baby. He very quickly became a member of our family. I am often overheard asking the whereabouts of my various family members – including Larry. Of course, that does not seem

Making a Splash

“Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” – Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz The ‘Wadge is a small town, nestled in the picturesque hills and valleys of the Northwestern Ontario forests. By small, I mean that is has everything one could need – except for a Tim Hortons; and maybe a

Half-Way to Santa’s House

“So…I stepped away for like, two seconds…” – the beginning of every parenting horror story I began this blog in 2020, as a means of keeping in touch with family and friends at home in Canada, as we experienced the highs and lows of life as a foreign family in Japan. The struggle to raise