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An Unexpected Wish

March 27, 2013/15 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

I have never really expected a lot from my kids. They are only 4 and 2, respectively, and they still have a lifetime of things to learn. As it turns out, I have been sorely underestimating the emotional capacity of their young minds. My son taught me this lesson on a recent trip to the […]

Community

March 26, 2013/29 Comments/in #OneWord, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I always believed that a community is simply a term to describe the area that you lived in. In my limited time in the blogging world, I have come to respect the fact that the word, community, means so much more than just a grouping of similarly coloured houses. I decided to make a life […]

Canadian Spotlight: When Children Inspire – Earth Hour Edition

March 22, 2013/7 Comments/in Canadian Spotlight, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I’ll cut right to the chase here, I am no environmentalist. I know about Earth Hour but I really don’t know anything ABOUT Earth Hour, if you catch my drift. I try to be conscious about the usual things, such as turning off lights, not littering and conserving energy where possible but overall I am […]

A Vacation In Our Own Backyard

March 21, 2013/6 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Something people may not know about me is that before I became a blogger, I went through a pretty hard core phase as a contester. I’m not talking about entering a couple contests here and there either. I mean full blown, spreadsheet creating, madness! I have probably entered about five contests in my first year […]

What Do I Stand For?

March 18, 2013/32 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

While discussing my new obsession with the band, “Fun” the other night, Candace Alper from Name Your Tune CD’s asked the following: “Can you answer the question, ‘What do I stand for?’” This was in reference to Fun’s song, Some Nights, where they continually ask this question. We both agreed that while we didn’t have […]