Deano the culinary connoisseur
Ever the culinary master, Deano would serve this frozen meal with ketchup at least once a week when his girls were young.
What is frozen tourtière (meat pie)?
How Deano caught his belly on fire in the kitchen at 466 Ch. du Lac Mercier.
What is by using a dishcloth to take food out of the oven?
As a teen, Deano had this job at a summer camp for kids.
What is camp counselor?
What Deano would say to teenage Erin when she "lipped off" to him during their many arguments.
What is: "Erin, your mouth is your worst enemy"?
What is Deano's favourite kind of music?
What is anything sung by an artist who has died?
An unfortunate meal that got a young Deano into a lot of trouble with his mother.
What is the time he killed, cooked and subsequently ate a neighbour's pet duck?
When young, Deano broke his arm in the most embarrassing way.
What is by falling out of a tree while spying on a birthday party he wasn't invited to?
Deano's lucky number and hockey jersey number when he was young.
What is number 19?
When teaching his children how to drive, what would Deano usually repeat in a "sing song" voice from the passenger seat?
What is, "SLOWLY! SLOWLY" ?
What Deano's mother would still buy/make him even though he was a grown adult with three children.
What are underwear and nightgowns?
Even when fresh, Deano will do this to any baked goods he receives.
What is saran-wrap and freeze?
Besides teaching skiing, what other job did the Deano have in New-Zealand?
What is a wine steward?
This practical first vehicle was used by the Deano to get back and forth to his job at Canadian Tire.
What is a motorcycle?
What Deano would cry when his girls refused to help him out of precarious situations.
What is, "You'd let me die!"?
What people at Disney did when they saw a 26 year old Kaylene walking around with three children and a 40 year old Dean.
What is stare?
Something the Deano would do that would drive Claire crazy when they went out to the hotel in the evening.
What is hiding bottles of beer inside his jacket so that he wouldn't have to buy any in the bar?
This happened to Deano on the ship back from New Zealand when a stowaway stole his identity.
What is get arrested? (He denies this, says he was only questioned by the police!)
A young Deano, too impatient to wait for the soft ice to harden at the local arena, was cheered on by a crowd as he was chased around and around the ice by these poor fellows.
What are security guards? (P.S. They never caught up to him!)
A common text message sent by Deano to his daughters.
What is "Call when you can, not important" ?
Two methods Deano used to "cut" the grass at 466 Ch. du Lac Mercier.
What is scythe and fire?
A traditional condiment the Deano always expects at a holiday dinner?
What is cranberry sauce or mint sauce?
As a cyclops, Deano has one good eye. Which eye is a prosthetic?
What is the right eye?
The positions Deano played on his jr. and sr. football teams.
What are running back/half back and equipment manager?
A phrase Deano repeated often when his daughters began Cegep. Hint, none of them listened!
What is "Go into law"?
A frugal Deano insisted that this not be wasted and had Kaylene help him finish it all before taking the plane back from Disney.
What is a bottle of duty free Tia Maria and/or Kahlua?