To Recap: Waiting.
Poor Claire has not only been grounded by the weather, but by the project management skills of her dear old dad who is attempting to coordinate the variety of deliveries and inspections associated with developing the basement. In the end it will pay off, but for the last couple of days — [...]

It seems like there should be more of these days. Has it only been six weeks?
Yesterday marked a small change from routine: we skipped the library. (GASP!) Well, due to circumstances slightly askew from my control, I have another of these flex days coming up just as soon as Monday. It seemed a [...]

Did I mention I forgot to write about my previous “Day with Claire?”  You may also have noticed I’ve been a little absent from the blog, too.  Well.  That’s how these things go sometimes.
Claire and I had a windy day on Thursday. After skipping a week (I was in Calgary for work) we took [...]

Already? Yes, a mere three days after the amazing weekend adventure it was time again for another flex day adventure with the girl. And it went pretty much as one might expect.
AM : Nap, Play, and Snack Attack
I played the wise old dad in this morning’s episode and put Claire into a [...]

Double Jeopardy: Karin, away for a couple days of work retreat in Canmore, switched me flex days so my “Wednesday Daddy Day” promptly morphed into “Friday (Plus) Daddy Weekend.” Yes, a long weekend. But, a long weekend as a single parent. Claire’s first night away from her mom — and she get’s two [...]

It may be noted that I’ve not been writing much here lately.  I’ve been busy with a variety of things, not the least important both (a) a certain little girl’s birthday preparation, and (b) a slow, painful recovery from (a now confirmed diagnosis of) food poisoning.  I recommend the former, but stay away from the [...]

Karin is back at work. Claire spends three days a week at a day home with other kids. We’re closing in on autumn, and as the weather is cooling, the girl’s first birthday is rapidly approaching. And to top it all off I am now officially on flex-time, the calculated management of my [...]

Tomorrow marks day one of the grand experiment in balancing fatherhood and career. Flex time begins with a mellow start to a series of ‘workless wednesdays’ that will find me telecommuting on vital matters but otherwise spending that day with Claire. Sure there will be minor adjustments to the plan, but for the coming months [...]