It’s something we look forward to every holiday season: Ross Petty’s latest show. Since 1996, Ross Petty productions have been bringing laugh-out-loud zaniness to the stage of Toronto’s the Elgin Theatre. Their ‘fractured’ fairy tales, as they call them, are performed in the English pantomime … [Read more...]
2011 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V: Family-friendly Performance
Competition in its class: Honda Civic Si, Toyota Corolla S, Mitsubishi Lancer MSRP for model tested: $27,036Sporty, sleek and fun to drive, the 6-speed manual Nissan Sentra Spec-V originally caught my eye while on a retreat for the preview of the all-new Nissan Quest back in March. Immediately I got … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – The Entertainer
This is my boy last night at his Christmas concert. Me - proud? You have no idea.There was a time when I wondered if this kid would ever talk, much less perform on a stage with 300 people watching him. My cheeks were numb from smiling so hard. And my eyes may or may not have … [Read more...]
Interview night
Today was my first experience with real parent-teacher interviews. Prior to this, we've had interviews at the kids' nursery school, and with kindergarten teachers. But those were more about social development and behaviour than real academic performance. Grade One is a different … [Read more...]