Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
YVR will be hosting its second annual Community Chill Out on August 19th at Larry Berg Flight Path Park in Richmond. This FREE family fun event includes live entertainment, local vendors and lots of exciting activities. Performances include Bobs and Lolo, Derek Pitts, Fionn and David Morin. Latincouver will be on-site hosting free dance lessons […]
I don’t think there could be a more perfect day than today was to visit the Vancouver Aquarium. Stanley Park was glorious – sparkling in the sunshine and frost. The snowshiney mountains put us in the perfect Christmasy mood as we headed down to check out the Vancouver Aquariums holiday spirit. The entire aquarium […]
The 67th annual Cloverdale Rodeo and 125th Country Fair invites you to “get back to country” this May long weekend, May 17-20, 2013. With just one month to go, it’s time to pull on those boots, saddle up, and get ready to hit the dusty trail to Cloverdale for some of the best entertainment around. […]
Surprisingly, we did. Or more surprisingly, I survived Spring Break. Like many families, we had no big vacation plans. I had to keep up my own projects and Patrick was business as usual at his work. But that didn’t mean that I just ignored the kids and left them to their own devices. I […]
I have many clients who are involved in family businesses or who are consultants for family businesses. One question that is raised often is how do you create harmony when dealing with so many different personalities? I would like to address this issue today for all families, not just those in family business. Let’s face […]
When our family was expanding to three we resignedly agreed it was time for a mini-van. Off to the dealership we went, with our notes in hand and dutifully we poured over the features of said ‘people-movers’ but our hearts were not in it. Not yet. Instead, our eyes slid over to the used section […]
Summer is drawing to a close, and after a harrowing day at the Great Vancouver Zoo today, I think I can say I am officially done with the whole ‘we are creating memories or else, dammit’ thing and am ready for school to begin. The one thing I am glad we managed to do was […]
Academy Award nominated writer, director Peter Hedges (Gilbert Grape) brings enchantment to the screen with Disney’s ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ A magical story about a married couple who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. During a dark and stormy night, Timothy arrives […]
This weekend was my hubs birthday. The big idea person in me had planned a getaway to the Opus hotel overnight for us….the dream of a child free night danced in our head. Then reality slipped in. Sneaky sneaky reality. The kids had been….em ….difficult, to put it nicely. By Friday we were feeling beaten […]
