I bought a new Christmas tree at Costco this week. The box was awkwardly large, and as I struggled to fit it into the narrow shopping...

I've abandoned my online shopping cart nine times out of ten while shopping on the Saxx website. While I live by their underwear,...

Today, I made the morning commute twice. Hazel had forgotten her stuffed animal for the “stuffy day” in her Grade 4 class, and being the...

Hazel and Olive, as usual, scored big this Halloween. After just two hours of trick-or-treating, they accrued more candy than anyone...

We had a very special parent teacher interview this week as I sat down with Hazel’s teacher, who is also her mother, in a classroom where...

It was a momental weekend in our household as two years of labour yielded the first shipment of our sleepwear company, NOD Sleepwear....

Between CRA, Telus, and UPS I found myself on ‘hold’ for multiple hours this week. During more than one instance (UPS / Telus) I was...

I was explaining to Olive about the process of writing my blog, how it forces me to be observant of the world around me, and helps me to...

I had a serious case of FOMO (fear of missing out) as I looked at the pictures of Karina and Hazel at the Tofield corn maze. Hours of...

I was recently introduced to the All In Podcast, where four prominent venture capitalists weigh in on business, technology, and politics....

Watching my 90 year old Grandfather check in on our harvest progress has been staple for the past 20 years. When the dust is flying...

On a recent trip to Calgary my family and I stayed in a downtown condo for our last mini-vacation of the summer. Olive and Hazel, who are...

Karina came home this week, so impressed with her new principal.  A funny, positive guy, working hard to set a tone of clear...

It was an unconventional drive to Calgary as I let Buick’s Super Cruise ™ do 80% of the driving. Other than staring out the front window,...

I’d heard that AeroPress made amazing coffee.  All the reviews were stellar, and it came highly recommended by Dave, my most trusted...

Karina, Olive, and Hazel submitted 55 pieces of baking, photography, and crafts for the local fair.  At $5 for first, $4 for second, and...

I found a cute little note sitting on my computer this week saying “Open if you are Dad!”. Olive had left me a random, sweet message, for...

It was somewhat ironic, that I spent time this week planning activities for an upcoming conference we are hosting in Jasper, only to...

Often when you are a leader, innovator, or explorer you will run into the obstacles and mishaps before others, and the people who follow...

I texted Karina a picture of the largest spider I’d ever seen in our basement. “WTF, WHAT HAPPENED?” was the immediate response. I then...