Sure the holiday season is a wonderful time to be with friends and family but baby, it's cold outside! I'm not a fan of cold weather or winter, but as a Canadian I do know that you can't beat it (trust me, I've tried), so you might as well join it. Why not help out the wanna-be-in-Bermuda traveler … [Read more...]
From My Closet – December 15th, 2012
In an effort to lighten my own mood, I've been looking at gold these days. (All year, actually - I'm still loving this sweater pretty hard...) And with a birthday gift certificate in hand from some of my foxes, I stormed my way through Forever 41 21 recently, to find some apt holiday-wear. I … [Read more...]
Make way for Santa! Really!
My neighbourhood is pretty excited about Christmas. You can tell by all the giant Christmas inflatables on the front lawns and twinkling lights on the houses. The kids all love checking them out on their way to school each day. My husband contemplated one of the Santa inflatables when we were in … [Read more...]
Eyes Wide Open: Tiny Bits of Magic
After I got dressed yesterday, getting set to head downtown to get my Christmas-shopping sorted out, my good friend and neighbour-lady rang my doorbell. She'd been out for a jog earlier, and had lost her house key. It was the FIRST time she'd ever bothered to take it off her key ring, and she … [Read more...]
A Classic New York Winter Holiday Getaway
I've always wanted to experience the holidays in New York City with my family. I could just imagine the faces of my kids standing at the massive tree in Rockefeller Centre with jaws dropped and big doe eyes. I don't think they have seen a tree that gi-normous, yet. It would be pretty … [Read more...]
Is Santa Real? my wish list for this question!
Oh boy here we go again. Obvioulsy with 8 children this question is bound to come up, but for some reason I just can't deal with it.For personal reasons which I won't get into here I had to tell my oldest daughter that Santa wasn't real when she was young - 7 years old to be exact. It broke my … [Read more...]
Making a Gingerbread House
Tis' the season of shortbread and gingerbread houses. I don't know about you, but my biggest challenge with making the house is getting it to actually stick together! My friend Russell made this video to help out parents at our school in preparation for a fundraiser. I thought I'd … [Read more...]
Holiday Spirit Watch: 2012
OK, since my last Scroogey post about the impending holiday season I have:1. Finished all of my Christmas shopping2. Put up our tree and decorated it3. Baked eight dozen Cranberry Bliss bars for a cookie exchange and came home with a wonderful array of goodies for the season and,4. Had Bailey's in … [Read more...]
What to get for the wine lover, the cool dad, and the Griswolds fans.
We're into the thick of holiday shopping and you could hit the mall and get that gift certificate (Holt's for me please) that's safe. But if you know your list well here are some suggestions that have come across my inbox lately that may be of interest for those hard-to-get-for people on your … [Read more...]
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
The arrival of our annual visitor over the weekend had the kids scrambling to make lists for Tony to bring back to Santa (even the 11 year old). The 11 year old has only three things on his list. The item that made it into third place will likely be left under the tree for him by Santa, but the … [Read more...]
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