Heat Wave
Before the storms came through, we had a lovely heat wave over the Civic long weekend. Devon got to splash at the park and have a quick trip to the lake. Shauna and I got to ride our bikes to Bayfield. Lovely, lovely.
Allowance
We started giving Devon an allowance now that he’s realizing he’s a big boy. So far he’s getting two dollars per week — it was hard picking an amount since inflation is impacting toyland, and we want him to start ‘budgeting’ for toy purchases. The goal right now is to …
RESP Goals! (mid-year update)
Group RESPs are receiving extensive news coverage again for all the wrong reasons. We considered group RESPs when Devon was born and were baffled people were even allowed to sell these things — they’re terrible. For Group RESPs to work, they ‘need’ to have: Extremely high fees: the first few …
Puppy Surgery
Ryder has been growing fatty tumors on her belly for a few years now, but this summer they finally got big enough to get in her way. She developed a rash on her belly, and we finally decided it was time to operate. She went in for surgery on Thursday, …
Yard Snacks
Despite the fierce drought, it’s been a great year for yard snacks. Our raspberry patch invaded half the yard and not even …
Yay Hillside!
We’ve been taking Devon to Hillside Festival since he was born (the first time he was just a tiny potato). But this …
Movies in the park
We took Devon to his first big screen movie in Waterloo Park on Thursday. The movie started only after dark, which was …
Big Boy Bike
I’ve been accumulating rusty curbside bicycles for Devon and hiding them around the house ever since he’s been born. After Devon smashed …
Canada Day Camping
Heat wave. “Let’s camp this weekend,” we said. “We’ll be cool in a tent.” So we packed all of our gear, except, …
Bike Drama
The last few rainy days did not stop up from riding our bike outside. However, smashing our bike into the curb until …