Parent Appreciation from the “Middle Place”

A few months back, a friend sent me a YouTube internet link that led me on a journey. The link was to Kelly Corrigan reading words about women and strength in a speech she calls “Transcending.”
A full Kleenex box later, I was ordering her book The Middle Place and within days of receiving the [...]

Crafts for Boys – Marble Mech

Just call him the gadget man. If there is one thing Ken has always loved, it’s figuring something out. He’s not a guy who gets under the hood of a car or hides out in the garage building things. But, he digs figuring the science of things out – especially when it looks a little [...]

Parent Wellness – Trading Tots for Time

Editor’s Note: Happy Thursday. I am so excited to introduce Comox mama of two Marcie Dumais and her wise parenting ways as she shares her take on parenting and taking care of ourselves.
I am legendary in the “can’t ask for help” universe – some weird mental health issue that I apparently need to take some [...]

Hanging with Dad!

Editor’s Note:
In celebration of Dad’s Day, we are taking a break from regularly scheduled programming.
We’ll be back with the final Mompreneur for June next Sunday. The Mompreneur series has received a really great response from everyone. So, we’ll be turning it into a regular monthly feature starting in July.
If you have someone you’d like to [...]

Give Dad A Hand (or Two)

So, I left it up to the preschooler this year as to what we would do to make sure her Dad knew how very special he is to us on Father’s Day.
We started talking about it two weeks ago – paint a picture, make a card, catch bugs (her fave, although she didn’t want to [...]

The Sacrifices Dads Make

The day our daughter was born, my husband knew his personal universe had to change.
The 3-hour commutes into downtown San Francisco, 15-hour work days, no longer made sense. He spent more time listening to audio books on the ferry or bus than at home hanging out with us…and that killed him.
I first started taking pictures [...]

Spinach Pesto Fettuccine

On this, the week before Mother’s Day, I’d like to offer up a recipe that I have come to love for its simplicity- or in other words- I have come to love this recipe because it is easy enough for my husband to prepare, and is downright delicious.
I know there are many husbands and partners [...]

On The Rocks climbing gym

Derek Kwan is here today with the scoop on a cool, relatively new climbing gym in Campbell River.
I very much appreciate Derek’s contributions to the site, not only for his plainly Dad perspective, but also for offering up some great scores in the fun locales department.
Without further delay, here’s Derek:

A friend of mine has proclaimed [...]

Ode to Dad

We here at CVK are taking tomorrow off in honour of the Day of the Dad. So, I thought I’d pontificate a bit on the Daddy Factor.
Dads come in all kinds.
Loud, laughing, soft-spoken and unassuming.
They bring us hockey nuts, bowling buddies, football fanatics and golfing gurus.
They offer love and friendship, guidance and education – a [...]

All About Dad – Daddy Needs A Change Table

Comox Valley Mom Chris Wiens e-mailed me the other day to ask a very important question.
What about Dad?
Why is it that the change tables are only in the women’s washrooms?
What is it with Mom-N-Tot groups?
How are dads supposed to help their potty training toddler daughters pee in public when they’d be shelacked for hanging out [...]

Dad (and some super cool links that couldn’t wait until tomorrow)

Father’s Day brunch is ON!
The heavy hitters around town are gearing up for tasty festivities on Sunday.
Don’t forget to make your reservations.
The Kingfisher: 338-1323
Crown Isle: 1-888-338-8439
The Westerly: 338-7741
Painters Lodge: (250) 598-3366
Sorry to shortchange you in the daddy universe. But, when I popped out of bed at 6 a.m. this morning, an e-mail popped up in [...]

It’s All About Dad – Learn to Fish

You don’t need to be a sportsman to love what a fishing pole does for a family.
As a kid, some of the daddy-daughter moments I remember best are the fishing trips, sitting along mountain rivers, simply not worried at all about whether or not we got a single bite. Every time my pop dug out [...]