All posts in November 2020

The amazing 8-day trip to visit Dan, Steve and Finn in Toronto came to a close with an incredible weekend of fun. With Dan and Steve off work, we could all play with Finn, help with building furniture, make delicious food, and catch up with some awesome conversations. Saturday was a ton of fun: Dan…

Yesterday was definitely casual Friday as Finn and I were a bit more lazy. Towards the end of the day we had lots of fun though: Played hide and seek Re-enacted our favourite scenes from Home Alone 2 – Finn has an incredible memory for the quotes which I thoroughly appreciate He casually remarked to…

The fun continued on with Finn today while getting a nice break to watch some sports. Two NFL games plus an Arsenal win made for some solid entertainment, and Dan getting off work a bit earlier allowed for ample play time in the kitchen. Finn activities: Playing with magnets Playing baseball and soccer in the…

Yesterday was a bit more lazy as it was a gloomy, rainy day in Toronto. Activities with Finn included: Completing his 200 piece puzzle! Watching Monsters Inc. Playing tons of cars in his room Chilling on the ipad Putting our snowmen out of their misery with our feet before they fully melted Outside of Finn…

Tuesday was a long day with Finn as we had to manage around very busy, meeting-filled days for Dan and Steve. But Finn was an absolute champ and we took part in a flurry of activities to keep positive and entertained: Played with cars… a lot! Watched a couple shows on the ipad Completed a…

Monday was the first full shift of hanging with Finn, having a ball and trying to give Dan and Steve some space and quiet time to work. We had an absolute blast. Activities included: Drawing on a chalkboard Building a Lego firehouse Completing two puzzles Watching Cars 3 and Finn providing me with all necessary…

Sunday was an absolute blast. I woke up around 8 and played with Finn in his room with some of his favourite race cars. We pumped up a soccer ball and kicked it around in the basement for a little while. He’s got incredible foot-eye coordination. Dan and Steve made a delicious Sunday brunch with…

I am officially on vacation for the US Thanksgiving week and it’s off to an amazing start!!! After 10 months without seeing Danielle, Steve or Finn, I flew up to Toronto on Saturday for a proper visit. After some flight cancellations and being re-routed through Detroit, I arrived at their newly purchased Toronto home around…

This past Friday, like many Fridays during the pandemic, I hopped on a Zoom call around 10pm ET with four of my closest friends back in Winnipeg. We waffled about the usual: Covid, the Masters, our families, our work; but the best part of the call was when we fell onto the topic of our…