Jan 30
Tonight my brother-in-law Jordan and his girlfriend came over. We made homemade sushi. I’m definitely a FAKE sushi-lover. I like California Roll and stuff that FOR SURE isn’t really sushi…I haven’t made anything ridiculous like “hamburger sushi” but I walk the line with teriyaki chicken sushi…
Anyway, it’s cool to step-outside of the casserole box and eat something cool @ home.
Here’s hoping I don’t wake up in the night with food poisoning…
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Jan 13
I’m home. Got it last night around 7pm. The Jet Lag..it killer. Apparently today and tomorrow will be the worst of it, but I am trusting the Lord for strength as “down time” is not something that I have the luxury of right now. To compare this season in the Toy Business to something I’ve written about before SEE HERE. It is go-go-go until the end of February, so I’m buckling down and get’n-er’-dun!
It is DEFINITELY good to be home with my two ladies! Expect to see an update and highlights psot very soon.
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Today we went Christmas shopping. A long day, but got a lot done. It was nice to go out as our little family of three and then grab lunch afterwards. As the sick and crazy parents that we are…we decided to give Stella a lemon to suck on. 
Here’s the response we got…
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Dec 1
A line I have heard too often over the past few weeks. So here’s a long update on November (or Movember as some have called it). Here’s a rundown….
1) I got REALLY Sick – ….yes…it was H1N1…and then an pneumonia. I was off work for 2 weeks…it was crazy brutal, Praise the Lord that I’m better…
2) New Job – As of the beginning of November, I started working for a Toy Manufactering company called “Tech4Kids.” I am working on a bunch of different fronts there, but spend most of my time working in North American sales. I still spend 2 days a week working with my dad HERE, but spend most of my time over @ Tech4Kids. It’s a HUGE learning curve and definately a different pace, but it’s for sure fun!
3) Stella – She’s now 6 months…she’s almost crawling…I love her a lot.
4) Church – Hailey and I have really jumped 2 feet into Harvest Oakville this fall. Being back in Oakville has been great. Although we miss a lot of the people in Markham, we are very thankful for our church family @ Harvest Oakville, and have been so blessed by the ministry there!
So there’s a quick run-down of “what’s up.” For those of you that follow me on twitter, I’ve been tweeting up a storm, so most of this stuff is “old news.” That said, with the switch to the new company, I had to go back to Blackberry from my Iphone (HUGE Boo-Urns!) So twittering on “crackberry” is not as sweet as Iphone.
Update Over.
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Oct 27
Manly-Man…with a stroller. Laugh if you must. Check out some highlights of the trip on my wife’s blog.
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Oct 19
I seem to be a widespread traveler in the month of October. First Dallas for work, not Ottawa for some R&R with Hailey and Stella.
We stayed at my cousin’s house (who was away with her family in Europe) for 2 nights and now were at a hotel in downtown for 3 nights.
I usually make most of our travel arrangements, but this time Hailey did it. The “joke” was that the only other time she had booked a hotel for us was when we went to Florida for our 1-year anniversary. The hotel was…falsely advertised.
So when Hailey said that she got a killer deal on a full 1-bedroom suite…I was skeptical….BUT.
It’s amazing. It has a full sitting room, kitchen and laundry…weird eh?
All that said, it’s great for having Stella in another room and works very well!
Today we’re going to the byward market and parliment…good times!
Special thanks to Erin Sarsfield for being our e-Tour Guide
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Sep 14
My wife Hailey just a got a blog. For a softer, more intelligent version of the stories I tell…you can read what she says!
I love Hailey more each day and am so thankful for the example that she is in my life. Glory to God.
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Aug 13
Loved the T.V show “Where in the World is Carmen Dan Diego.”
But some have recently asked….”Where in the World is Matt MacDonald.”
In short…everywhere. Between Home///The Cottage///Relative’s Houses’…we’ve been like a touring circus.
Summer for me is really a time to unplug (not fully…did that for a week and almost died!) but just generally. I will be back to full-time blogging in September…WITH….drum-roll please…A NEW DESIGN.
My good friend Tyler has been working on a new blog lay-out for me over the summer and I am EXCITED to drop it in this space!
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Aug 5
So here’s the thing.
Babies are great…specifically mine…BUT you know what isn’t great…crying babies…specifically mine.
Last night, Stella (or as I refer to her “the diva”) went to bed @ 9:30pm…pretty good eh! Hailey and I watched some T.V, talked about the next few weeks, etc. At approx midnight, “the diva” decided that it was not sleep time…but scream time. She proceeded to cry off and on until 5am.
I say this…to say this…
1) My wife is AH-MA-ZING. Without a word of complaint, she tended to “the diva” and told me to go back to bed as I had to work the next day.
2) I am a suck. I am SO tired and basically running on 2 large coffee’s and 4 hours of sleep right now…she’s at home taking cat-naps whenever she can…I’m a suck…she’s a hero.
3) We need to consider moving to Australia. Our night is there day…Stella would love it!
4) I love my little girl. Even though she kept us up all night (I did sit her down in the morning and give her a talking to about her behavior), I could not help but play with her and hold her in the morning…DANG Diva Powers…!
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Jul 21
Hailey and I decided before Stella was born not to plaster the Internet with baby pictures (like it seems many are these days). It’s sad to say, but you just don’t know who is looking around, and it would be irresponsible of us to document every waking moment of our daughter’s life for the world to see. That said, we do post pictures now and then so family and friends can get an update on what the little lass looks like. Here are some great shots from when we were up @ our cottage last week…I love her more than I can even explain.
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