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Always A Humbling Experience At ‘The Gil’

July 31, 2013/1 Comment/in Inspiration, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

Pictured above are the Lake Simcoe Lightning fastball team, who also happen to be the champions of the 6th Annual Gil Read Memorial Fastball Tournament held this past weekend. This year’s edition of the tournament was by far the best we’ve ever had and I couldn’t be happier with the direction it is trending in. […]

Disney Planes Screening Giveaway

July 24, 2013/37 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I don’t rock too many giveaways anymore but seeing as how I am as excited as my kids are for Disney’s new movie Planes, I am dusting off the old giveaway machine. I am going to be giving away a Family 4 Pack of tickets to the screening of Planes, for August 7th at 7pm, […]

Our African Lion Safari Adventure!

July 24, 2013/2 Comments/in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

We recently went on our first family vacation of the year and part of that trip included a visit to African Lion Safari in Cambridge. While I’m sure I had been there as a child, I was excited to share the adventure with my own family and the experience did not disappoint. We started the […]

An Argument Against Bribing Your Children

July 22, 2013/8 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

It’s not like I do it often. Frankly, the only reason I have ever done it is because, well, it works. As a parent, you know when your kids have that look in their eyes that says, “I am having a bad day and you are going to pay for that multiple times over!” For […]

An Acceptable Moment To Swear In Front Of Your Mother…Sort Of

July 16, 2013/12 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

My Momma raised me right. We were taught as children that swearing is wrong, especially in front of family. That said, I’m going to explain to you how, on a rare night out with my Mom, I managed to say to someone, “Sit the f*ck down and shut up!” Due to someone else’s misfortune, I […]