Tag: Kids

• Amelia’s Surgery at SickKids

  

  Celebrating Amelia’s 7th birthday at SickKids was definitely not on my bingo card for 2025, but that was what happened. I must have verbally told this story a hundred times to family, friends, and coworkers, and now I will share it on this blog for posterity. I would imagine this would be an interesting read…

• Happy Birthday, Hei Hei!

  

  My boy, Athan or Hei Hei as we lovingly call him, is now officially a teenager! Wow, how time has flown by! He’s going to be in Grade 8 this September and we’re all very proud of him. God has blessed him with many graces and I’d like to share some of them with you…

• Date with Kids: An Update

  

  Back in 2018, Renee and I started a family ritual of taking turns to go on 1-on-1 dates with each of the kids. I wrote about this briefly in my 2019 review post. We have continued this family ritual and only wish we have more consistency in it. At times, we would do this a…

• Introducing Trickling Sand!

  

  Today, the name of my blog is changing from the very unique and creative “Felix’s Blog” 🤣 to “Trickling Sand”! This change has been in the making for several years. Something There When my firstborn, Adele, was born, I started this personal blog. I didn’t really have a goal for the blog at the time…

• Collecting Comics: Picking Up My Childhood Hobby

  

    Me and My Prized Possession – Amazing Spider-man #361, 1st Appearance of Carnage Like many kids growing up in Canada, collecting baseball cards and comics was a big part of my childhood.  Particularly, when I was in grade 7 and 8, I spent much of my spare time reading, drawing, buying, and trading comics. …

• Clearly Loved: A Chronicle of Andrea's Birth

  

    1-day Old at the Hospital When we found out that our 6th child will be a girl, one thing that we knew was going to be difficult was naming her.  When we named Athan (Athanasius is his actual name, which is that of one of the great Doctors of the Church, and means “eternal…

• COVID-19 Baby Boom? Is it real? Yes…and No. 6 is On Its Way!

  

  Yes, we have anecdotal evidence that the COVID-19 lockdown has started a baby boom!  Renee and I are pleased to introduce Baby No. 6!  Amelia is now two and a half years old so we’re definitely overdue! LOL! This time, we’re really going to fill the Odyssey and there will not be any spots for…

• 2019: A Year in Review – Part III: The Kids

  If you haven’t read Part I and Part II, please do! How can a 2019 review be complete without talking about the kids?! Mommy/Daddy and Kid Dates We have been asked whether with so many kids, the younger ones get less of our attention.  Answer is definitely a yes.  How could it not be so? …

• 2019: A Year in Review – Part I: Year Overview

  I had tried starting this post before the coronavirus outbreak, but did not get any progress until now.  It’s April 11, 2020 and I’ve been home since before March Break, which would make this the start of week #5.  Not sure if this is affecting anyone else, but I feel especially lethargic from a work…

• Thank YOU!! Keep It Coming! It's Our Last Day!

  Thanks to all you generous folks, you know who you are, we have raised $1980!  Today is our last day to raise funds for the school!  It does take a village to raise a child…and in our case, 5 children!  So, it takes a Metropolis to raise ours!  We’re grateful for your generosity! Click here…