Chrissy, my friend.

We spent forty-five minutes together one Saturday morning.  Two boys, two helmets, two parents, the four (collective) wheels, and me.   The Murrayville Skateboard Park at W.C. Blair Recreation Centre in Langley was deserted at 9am on a steaming hot morning, so I got to watch all the tricks as many times as I wanted to….

“I would sit here every night,” she said. “We counted stars and watched the fireflies.” She rested on the front stoop, finding comfort in the stair.  Anyone else would’ve felt the rough edges and hard surface, but she settled into the concrete as though it were a plush sofa. In that one seat, she found…

A holiday all about pink and all it’s variations: Valentine’s Day. I mean, truly: does it get any better than having a holiday for my favorite color? Yes, it does: Valentine’s Day is also the holiday of my favorite candy(conversation hearts, in case you’re curious) and the holiday of my favorite emotion (duuuuh! loooove, of…

She squirmed away from her mom. So quickly, it almost looked easy. Who needed a new jacket, anyway? The old one was perfectly fine. Miki, for one, didn’t mind that her tumble in the mud puddle had “ruined” the turquoise. Mom did.  She’s the one who wanted Miki to change outfits.  Miki wasn’t super excited…

“Tahan has a MAJOR sweet tooth,” Deb tells me. Tahan proves it and grabs the bag of licorice and starts chewing. She laughs at him as he takes another strand — while complaining about the poor quality of the candy — and keeps on eating. Deb shifts Lucas from one hip to the other and…