So, it is the weekend after Christmas & I have to admit it...I have major Christmas let-down. Not that my Christmas wasn't lovely (even though we had no family in town we were invited to friends' for both Christmas Eve & Christmas Day). Not that I didn't get nice presents (thank … [Read more...]
Live from Calgary
I'm in Calgary, our usual spot for the holidays. It was a challenge getting out of Toronto on Saturday due to the big snowstorm on the 19th. But we made it with only a few hours delay. At the airport, a grandfatherly man kept talking to the Girl, first at check-in, then in the … [Read more...]
Trends for the Holidays
It's a tough time of year to write about trends and fads. Most holiday traditions rely heavily on nostalgia and, well....tradition. However, there's no reason to start a few new traditions in your family, and our friends at Hallmark have a number of suggestions. It's not too late as I write this … [Read more...]
This Is What I See
This Holiday Season is full of emotion. I can't seem to express all of this in words so I decided to try capturing it with my camera. This is pre-Christmas 2008 through my eyes: Gramma's knitting class. What a patient woman! So much excitement means sleepy, sleepy "girls". Sunrise … [Read more...]
Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels…
The holidays are here and it is time to break out the drawstring pants! Or not... The holiday season is undoubtedly a time for rejoicing. Unfortunately, the average adult does a little too much celebrating during this time of year, which leads to extra baggage when the New Year rings in. … [Read more...]
There We Went A-Caroling
We took a large group of little girls caroling on the weekend, which I'd dreaded for the past week. Last week, I walked around in this state of just constant stress - I'm having a ZILLION people over for Christmas dinner! I was taking a ZILLION little girls caroling on Saturday! And so I'd wake up … [Read more...]
My Favourite Holiday Traditions
As a Muslim family, we don't celebrate Christmas in the traditional, religious sense. However, as I've blogged about in the past, I embrace the spirit of the holiday season in many forms. To put it more bluntly, I'm a Christmas junkie. For example, yesterday I ran into the Dollarama for … [Read more...]
Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful
Another snow day! On the last one, ten kids made it to school, which amuses me. The Girl has heard such wonderful things about snow days that she's insisting that she MUST GO, which also amuses me - I would never, ever have voluntarily missed out on a chance to legitimately Not Go To School as a kid … [Read more...]
Home for the Holidays
This year will be the first Christmas in ages that my whole family will be together. I mean since before we had kids. Those were the days when we all lived in one place but now we are scattered far and wide so it becomes way more difficult to get everyone together. When I was a child we would have … [Read more...]
Turkey Time
Where have I been? Well, nowhere actually. Certainly not off relaxing in exotic Cozumel like Jen. Me, I've been lost in the whirlwind time vortex of Christmas preparations. Busy, busy, busy! But it all paid off last night, when we had one of the bestest Christmas dinners. Ever since the Hubster and … [Read more...]