Nathalie and I, for the last 3 or 4 years, have been big fans of alone time. Without a doubt, we love our kids and enjoy our family time, but the trick keeping those times filled with love and fun, is to recharge with just us time. This weekend, for the first time it what seems like a couple of months, we called in a team of sitters, and left for Niagara Falls. Now, we are on a budget, so shopping online in advance was the key, and Nathalie found the deal of the century – $97 for two nights at a newly renovated, “two star” Days Inn close to the falls. So far, it is clean and aside from the 2 spiders, the tap that will not shut off and the light that you have to hit to turn on, all is good. We hope to stop off in the US for a quick trip to Target, and maybe lunch, but other then that, it is nice not to have plans.

When I was younger, other then the normal wanting a family and good health, I had three things I wanted to do in my life. I wanted to write a hit song, I wanted to write a book and I wanted to be in a movie. The funny thing about time and wishes is that they have an odd way of affecting each other and in some cases adapting and morphing into other dreams. Now, I still want to be in a movie one day, but my other wishes are a little more realistic. For a syndicated radio show project I was writing and producing a couple of years ago, I was I was able to write a song, and have it recorded and although the process was simple enough, the song and the project never got passed the demo stage. However, being easy to please I did check it off my original list

For the most part, I am what one would call an optimist. My glass is normally half full, I can see the good in people when others struggle and in most cases, I am a happy go lucky individual, all things I feel associated with a healthy dose of optimism. Now I have my moments, and struggle like the best of us do, and over the last couple of weeks, admittedly have had some trouble getting back to the bright side.