Just as I thought "Santa's watching you!!" was losing its power, something much more powerful showed up at our house Tuesday night.His name is Tony Hawk and he is our Elf On The Shelf.He arrives every December and each night after we have all gone to sleep he returns back to the North Pole and gives … [Read more...]
Dear Santa…
Well, it's Christmas time again, which means I asked my girls to write me a list of what they would like from the man in red (and from Mom & Dad, sister, Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins...). My 10 year-old responded with a photo-list (who taught that kid to use a computer, anyway?) With … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – FotoFAIL
I was hoping to be able to update my most recent FotoFriday with an endearing holiday photo of my kids for our 2010 Christmas card. But I can't because the photo's are awful. We decided to forego the grocery store pictures this year and my sister in law was going to come to our place and … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Years Past
Christmas 2007Christmas 2008Christmas 2009Wish us luck as we get our Christmas 2010 photo taken tomorrow! … [Read more...]
Help a helpless Dad out this Christmas
I need your help. Pretty badly, it would appear. Being a Dad means, by definition, that I am a man. And being a man, by definition, means I have no idea what to get a woman for Christmas. Here are a couple of unfortunate and all-too-true stories to illustrate my point. Story #1 - It's the … [Read more...]
Favourite Things – Holiday edition
As you probably gathered from my previous post - I love Christmas.I love everything about it. Everything. I have especially loved watching Oprah's favourites things - for TWO days!! I think I was most impressed by how beautifully her studio was decorated because really - the … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – It’s beginning to look alot like…
Today is one of my favourite days of the year.It was the Santa Claus parade in our town and every year our school has a float. And for the past 3 year my kids and I have gone on it. (yes - why yes that IS a shamrock Santa hat I'm wearing!!) The parade is at nighttime … [Read more...]
Scents of the Season
Last week, I received an invitation to a preview of a fashion retailer's Spring/Summer line and my first holiday party invite on the very same day. Also on that same day, my daughter wore her winter coat to school, and was skipping around in short sleeves when I picked her up at the end of her day. … [Read more...]
No Idea
I was at my mom's place for dinner Wednesday night and the following conversation took place:Me (trying on my Mum's ring) : "Mum. Make sure I inherit your divorce ring. I really like it!"Mum (laughing): "Okay."Cam: "What's a divorce ring?"Me: "When Nana and Granda got … [Read more...]
Organized Gift Giving
Do you know, on Friday I was in the UPS store (shipping gifts to overseas family) and I bumped into this guy:He pulled out his watch and reminded me that there were only 6 weeks (exactly!) until Christmas. That's 42 days or, as he liked to put it, 1008 hours. Wow! Now, some of the … [Read more...]