BEARS! BEARS IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD!!!

Posted on Mon 25 September 2006 in Family • Tagged with Personal

Every once in a while I'm allowed to get hysterical, okay?

According to CBC Radio in Sudbury, there's a 150 kilogram black bear prowling around our neighbourhood, tearing apart garbage and causing great concern for residents. We've brought it on ourselves, though. Apparently my neighbours are so filthy that they've …


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Admirers of the little one

Posted on Thu 03 August 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Dear Amber:

Little girl, you have a lot of people interested in seeing you; there is no doubt that you are well-loved by friends and family.

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Great-grandpa, a.k.a. Dennis

Your great grandpa travelled all the way from St. Catharines to see just how poorly you're being treated here …


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More Amber photo goodness

Posted on Wed 24 May 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Well, it's been over two weeks, surely it's time for more Amber photos! Read on below...

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Grandma Sanderson looks into Amber's wee eyes (2006-05-07)

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Blue hats aren't just for boys (2006-05-11)

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Grandma Scott takes a turn with Amber (2006-05-11)

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Grandpa Scott shows off his granddaughter (2006-05-11)

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Grandma Parsons teaches Amber …


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Emergency cabbage: Amber Colleen has arrived

Posted on Wed 10 May 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Amber Colleen was born on May 6, 2006, just 54 minutes past midnight. Due to overwhelming demand, here are some photos of our beautiful little girl:

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Recuperating from a very long day.

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Dad has learned how to swaddle me. I've learned how nice it is to be cuddled. I've also …


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No baby tonight (in my coffee), no baby tonight (in my tea)

Posted on Thu 04 May 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Ah yeah, a little malformed quote from The Guess Who for you there.

The baby watch continues; we had a little flurry of activity last night, but things tapered off with the morning sun, strongly suggesting a baby of vampiric origin. Given my looks, I'm thinking Nosferatu, but Toreador or …


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We prefer our baby well-done, thanks

Posted on Wed 03 May 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

As of this morning, our family still consists of Dan, Lynn, and our cat Spook. Baby seems to be pretty comfortable where s/he is right now, but of course things could change at any moment. I'm still schlepping into work every day, although it's pretty hard to concentrate. The …


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No baby yet

Posted on Sat 29 April 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

.... just in case you're wondering. Although my body and mind seem to be in training for the arrival of the kid, as everybody at work yesterday told me how tired I look, I was in bed by 10:00 pm last night, and I woke up around 3:00 am …


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Baby shower from Jamie's point of view

Posted on Wed 22 March 2006 in Family • Tagged with Personal

Courtesy of Jamie Roberts, here is an awesome (and completely unsorted) set of photos from this past weekend's baby shower! Click on the thumbnail to see a bigger version of any given photo.

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That's just a teaser, there are many more below if you click the "Continue reading" link...

Thanks …


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Happy Father's Day, Dad

Posted on Mon 20 June 2005 in Family • Tagged with Personal

Dad -- I know we've had our differences, sometimes for years at a time. Funny how I wound up with a lot of the same traits as you -- self-assuredness, stubbornness, independence, extreme rationality -- and when we butted heads those qualities made for some pretty intense disagreements. But you did pass on …


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