Canadian women. what can I say. Our Canadian women have made us proud once again! I am not a huge sports fan, but I do like the Olympics, especially the Winter Olympics. I have found myself watching quite a few of the events and am amazed at the performances of the Canadian Women. Being a father of two daughters, the elder of which has taken an interest in the games, it adds a new perspective on the whole thing for me. Watching our amazing women win so many medals, on home soil to boot is so inspiring. I want to congratulate our Women’s hockey team for once again bringing home Gold medals, three in a row! I also want to congratulate the U.S. team on making it a contest by holding it to a 2-0 game unlike the final scores of most of the other games. My daughter said to me this morning she wants to be two things when she grows up, Olympic Halfpipe Champion, and a Dancer. In terms of sport, snowboarding is my first love, so it was pretty cool to hear that. Now, she changes her “What I want to be when I grow up” statement almost daily, but for today I can dream right? We watched a bunch of different events together, it was cool, it was the first time in a long time I felt like we were sharing something, and she was interested of her own accord, and not just because I wanted her to be.

Flat Weaselmomma has been excited too! After spending over a year in Canada she has fallen in love with our national obsession, hockey, her favourite colours are now red and white and she now knows what a “toque” is (the thing on her head). She said seeing the olympic torch was one of the highlights of her trip and once the Men’s Hockey Gold Medal game is over she would have to say goodbye to her adopted home and return to her homeland.

Go Team Canada, eh!

Do we have any other Olympic hopeful parents out there?

I posted this in my old blog but that has since died and I’m just so damned proud!

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While not exactly strange in and of itself, I believe it is the marker of a semi-secret local society and I have no clue how it came to be on the floor of my van.

What is the strangest thing on the floor of your car?

So, after a pathetic year for BBDR in 2009, I’m ready to party like it’s 199…… I mean 2010. I have changed my title from SAHD to SWAHD and am trying to bring some wisdom back into my life by “getting over myself” and getting back to talking about what the hell is licking my ass this week. I was at a workshop yesterday talking to another guy about trying to work out of the house and, it’s all the same. Focusing on a task at hand while all of the chaos swirls around you is a weighty task and on a good day I’m very good at it, other days not so much.

I want to ask other SWAHD’s (Stay and Work at Home Dads). How do you stay focused, and when are you most productive? Daytime? Nighttime?

I also want to ask in general, How does anyone get anything done now that there’s Twitter?

Discuss.

What do you do when your 4yr old is up half the night hallucinating that Backyardigans are pooping on your lawn and the floor is made of seawater?

I think Rick Mercer said it all in his intro whaen he said : “As they say in Rossland, Safety Third!” Here’s a little glimpse of some of the best parts of the Rossland Winter Carnival 2010! Enjoy!

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So Big Bad Daddy Rant has moved into some new digs. I’m not completely unpacked yet but it shouldn’t be long. In the meantime, I want to know how other Dads are dealing with 7ish year old daughters. How are you relating to ballet, and violin, and someone who wants your love and attention, but won’t actually explain anything too you when you don’t understand. Any thoughts?