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Subway® Canada Has Paninis Now & My Mouth Is Freaking Out About It!

May 25, 2017/2 Comments/in THE BLOG /by Chris Read

Before I get into the latest addition to the Subway lineup, I wanted to tell a little story about our local Subway restaurant. My daughter is a competitive gymnast. Yes, it’s a humblebrag, deal with it, and with the number of hours she trains, finding time to prepare meals can often be a chore. We […]

When A Hotel Turns Into A Gymnasium

May 23, 2017/0 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files /by Chris Read

Disclosure: TownePlace Suites hooked my family up with a stay while we were in Buffalo and certainly exceeded all expectations we had with such a large group. We traveled to Buffalo last weekend to take part in our daughter’s 1st ever gymnastics competition. I haven’t written much about gymnastics on here yet but if the […]

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 […]