Tag: Parenting

• 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…

• Dropping Off the Teenager in the Mornings

  

  Adele is in grade 9 now and takes the Mississauga bus to school.  She has to catch the 7:15 am bus in order to get to school on time.  Since the bus stop is about 1 km away, I had decided to drop her off in the mornings.  It’s a short 3-minute roundtrip and it’s…

• Family Alberta Trip 2021

  

  After being mostly cooped up at home for a year and a half after the COVID pandemic started in 2020, we made our first out-of-province trip in September 2021.  The last time Renee and I were in Western Canada was before we had kids, about 13 years prior (although I had been several times in…

• 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…

• Wait!!: A Chronicle of Amelia's Birth

  Good morning!  It is 10:15 am on January 24, 2018, exactly 22 hours after Amelia was born.  Both Renee and Amelia are sleeping right now (this is usually when I write these posts).  We are actually all well rested.  If there was one word that would describe this delivery, “smooth” would be the word!  We…

• Half Marathon Here We Go!

  First Time Ever Running the Half Marathon Distance (Ignore the Crazy Hair!) The Fall has arrived and that means I have to complete my half marathon that I had committed to running.  Again, our family thanks you for your generous donations! Initially, I had not planned to participate in any organized run/marathon.  As with most…

• Hello World! I'm A5!

  Hello World!  Renee and I are pleased to introduce to you our newest addition in the making!  We and the kids are super excited and can’t wait to meet little A5!  She is due January 24th, 2018.  We just went for the 20-week ultrasound yesterday and yes, it will be our 4th girl!  Athan was…

• Half Marathon Fundraising Goal: 20.6% ($1030) Reached! Plus Me Wearing a Mohawk to Work?!?

  Happy to be Going to School! Wow!  Thanks to all who have donated, we have now surpassed the $1000 mark or 20% of our goal!  Looking at the contributions just opens our eyes to your tremendous generosity!  You have donated without expecting anything in return.  For this, we’re deeply grateful!  Thank you! For those reading…