2025! time for another update.  2 days before my 49th Birthday.  IF you know me, you know I don't care about birthdays.  2025 has been crazy so far though.  Declans former Hockey team made the 'A' OHF Championships.  Dec was injured and barely played.  Then he put himself out there and tried out for the Glancaster Bombers AA club, and...was signed!

But as a FORWARD! It's almost his dream come true!

He does need to learn to put on a jersey the right way!

Tara and I have separated...Officially...I have a house I am renting on W25th st.  I have a great neighbourhood and some great neighbours!

AC on the porch!

I know I shouldn't spend money on fixing up a rental, but I've done some things, I just like to make things the way I want them.  

I'm pretty happy with the house.  Declan has started staying with me as per the custody arrangement and its starting to progress.  Addie has no interest in staying with me and has only been to the house once.  I'm hoping that will change a bit this summer.  Speaking of my Lovely daughter, she GRADUATED from Sherwood Secondary.  And hilariously it was the 3rd time a Keenan walked across a stage and got a diploma right behind a Keegan, Me and Bill in 95'  Kevin and Kristy in '96, and now Addie and Zoe in '25!  Kinda cool.

She is going to University of Guelph in the fall for Bachelor of Commerce, she wants to specialize in Marketing Management and potentially write the LSAT and go into law down the road.  I'm so proud of her!  Her and Caleb are such a great couple.  He is taking aapplied Mathmatics at Queens, so it will be a long distance challenge for them, but they can do it, and they are at the right schools!

This separation has definitely been harder than I anticipated.  I am sad to not be with my kids all the time.  They are also at an age where that was just going to happen.

But I am working out almost everyday, and I'm down to a healthy 218lbs!!  I feel great other than and ear infection and sprained knee all in one day. UGH stupid JUNE 18th.  And someone who was potentially one of my best friends is now in the ether.  Which feels like a monumental and lifechanging loss.  But I am not ready for that to change or to be what it can be.  All I can do is hope that fate is kind (and I don't believe in fate) but it sounds nice. And know that You only get what is meant for you.

Dear Jeremy, 

I love you, you're not perfect, you're you.  Kind and smart, and brave, and measured.  Regardless of what everyone sees, you are emotional, and have a good heart.  But you do make mistakes.  And that is okay, be better at taking advice, and listening and learning.  And trust your heart.  This too shall pass! AC>