It has been a while since I posted on this site. 2013 in fact. Since then many things have changed – the biggest being the divorce. From that, I started writing at stilldaddy.net as a way to process my thoughts and the situation. That effort helped me stay focused on the things that really mattered, which was centering myself and becoming a involved father. I have seen job changes and other life changes throughout that time as well, with each shift a chance to further grow and learn. The last two years have seen me purchase a house and add another member to our family.

Change will come, it is up to us to determine how we deal with it.

I welcome the challenges, the setbacks, the heartbreaks and the rewards that 2020 will inevitably offer up. Each one will come with its own adventure, its own lessons, and new choices. I have lots of dreams, this year I am building the reality to match.

I am so grateful to each and every one of you for being there throughout the years. All the best to your family from mine this holiday seasons.

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So, after many day of hiccups in the process we finally laid down our money on a 2008 Subaru Tribeca.

“By the dashboard lights…”

Now we can look to finishing up our packing and getting set for the 50 hour cross continent journey home. Looking forward to the adventure … now only a few days away!

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Not again for a century!

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Melissa took an idea from this:

To this:

And now we can do this:

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This past Sunday, I took the boys out to the ballgame with tickets purchased through their school. Interestingly, it was a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays – so we also took the flag up for fun 🙂

Though I am not much for baseballs slower pace; we all had a great time. The most exciting came in the first inning where a home run was hit and landed not 6 rows directly in front of us. What a way to start the game, however, it took until the 8th before the Rays brought home a couple more runs.

But Joe jumped around with the Canadian flag, getting great reaction from those around us (we were in a section from his school). And Owen talked and played a lot with one of the kids from his class. We sat and drank juice and enjoyed cotton candy and ice cream under the big lights of the ball park.

Joe also seemed interested in how the game worked, how it was scored, and what all the different stats were. And both seems quite engaged with the game and what was happening on the field. Helps that Joe was cheering for the Jays while Owen was siding with the Rays (and the fans around him).

At the end of the day, the boys had a chance to take the field and run the bases, and the place is impressive from down on the grass.

Really, for a boys day out of the house you could not get much better. When is hockey starting again?

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