Now that the big man has hung up his hat for the year and is hopefully kicking back to recoup, it means the rest of us are likely returning to the grind. The days and weeks that follow Christmas are a complex mix of emotions. Between the clean-up, the return to...
Every Bean down in Beanville liked Christmas a lot Especially their Dad, for a Grinch, he was not! Their Dad adored Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Why, you might ask? Well, for plenty-good reason. It could be, perhaps, how the lights looked at night. It could...
Six months have come and gone since we last embraced and teachings from the family, and it feels an appropriate time for a check-in. With the advent of new seasons, new schools, new routines, and new ideas, Father finds no shortage of challenges, and in turn: no...
The month of September brings with it some of my favourite weather and experiences. It's not so hot that you become uncomfortable in all the wrong places, and it's not so cold that you can't go out and enjoy a park or a walk or those last few scoops of ice cream...
Just the other day I casually referred to myself 'middle-aged'; a comment that, while at first I stated jokingly in relation to the fact that I am unsure of what a 'Doja Cat' is, I just as quickly realized that the words I just spoken held more truth than I was...
Spending time together as a family is undeniably the thing I enjoy most in my life these days. It doesn't matter so much what we're doing, it's that we're doing 'whatever' together that brings me happiness. There are highs and lows, of course; cuddled on a couch...
One week ago I made a series of promises to my oldest daughter. Four solemn vows to which I would hold myself accountable over the course of seven days. Words sworn in exchange for the bravery exuded in her willingness and desire to spend a week away from home at...
Moved and in awe at both the similarities and difference of my two lovely young ladies, today seemed like a good day for some creative rhyming (inspired, of course, by one of my favourite of authors). The Dad Who Is Glad One glorious fine day, with the Sun in the sky,...
Weeks and months have passed, the days have grown longer, brighter and warmer, and just as the seasons change and evolve, so too have the members of The Beandricks family since last we checked in. With the long, dark and cold Winter (the darkest in recent history)...
Since the day they were born, the girls have been with me in the kitchen in some capacity. It's a happy place for me, yes, but it's also a place with so much to learn; whether that's math, science, safety, patience, logistics, flavour, appreciation, and, of course,...
Look, be it in blog or insta-format, I share many wonderful and loving pictures and moments of my kids and family as we embark on creative and fun adventures. Everything I post is a truth and I stand behind it 100%: this life make me happy and I wouldn't exchange any...
Between our last check-in and this, the Beandricks' family has been up to much. From birthday celebrations and holiday festivities, to new career paths and seasons of change, there have been no shortage of experiences from which to tell their next tale. And yet, no...
At the end of a long day of work, dinner prep, board games, dancing, puppet shows, bouncy castles, balloon keepy-uppy, bed time books and hair brushing, there are fewer things I look forward to more than sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace to work away on a...
In which Father turns another year older
In which father continues his journey of enlightenment
