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Spring Is Finally Here! But So Is Something Else..

May 16, 2017/0 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

This post is sponsored by Bayer. “Dad, when is baseball season going to start?!” This was the question my son asked me over 2 weeks ago, when we were scheduled to begin our spring baseball season. It seemed like spring was never going to get here this year with all the snow and rain and […]

Where’s The Backflip? – A Stars on Ice Story

May 10, 2017/0 Comments/in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

Last week we were fortunate enough to bring our daughter and a friend to the latest Investors Group Stars on Ice show here in Ottawa and, as expected, it did not disappoint! For me as a father, this was a bittersweet event. You see, when we had originally booked these tickets our daughter was right […]

Checkmate

May 1, 2017/5 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

Kids are funny creatures. Just when you think you know exactly who they are and what they are destined to be, they throw you a curveball that changes your entire view of them. Take my son, for instance. If you’d have asked me at the beginning of the school year I would have told you […]

The King of Laundry Mountain!

April 19, 2017/3 Comments/in Reviews, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Mostly due to the fact that I am overly passionate about the way I feel the laundry should be done, I have inherited the title of “clothes cleaner” in our house. It’s not a glamourous job but it’s one that I have learned to enjoy doing, also because I believe that chores are an act […]

Canadian Dad Podcast: Ep. 12 – Canadian Olympic Gold Medallists Adam Van Koeverden & Jennifer Botterill

March 22, 2017/0 Comments/in Podcast, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I had the privilege of speaking with Canadian Olympic Gold Medallists Adam Van Koeverden & Jennifer Botterill as they promote the new cancer screening tool, My CancerIQ, which takes just 5 minutes and gives you an in depth assessment about your risk of developing certain cancers. In the interview we discuss the My CancerIQ assessment […]