This holiday season has me reliving my bar star days (just stay with me, I swear you'll get it!). T he soundtrack of my time in the bars was always Journey. It's not that I'm really that old, it's just that my favourite bar had a lot of cover bands. "Don't Stop Believing" was the highlight of a … [Read more...]
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: Up Close And Personal
The holidays stirs up many nostalgic thoughts from my childhood. Since I was a wee little kid I remember pressing my nose against the Christmas windows downtown; following the Santa Claus parade with hot chocolate in hand in the city; and watching television shows like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph … [Read more...]
APPS OF THE WEEK: Getting Ready for the Santa Parade!
We're getting ready for the annual Santa Clause Parade here in the city. Grab your mittens and dress for the weather! AND make sure you're mobile device is all charged up and ready to go! Guaranteed it will be a great photo opp! But here are a few handy apps that you may want to download before the … [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...]
FotoFriday: Festive Friday
It's a PD Day today and I've shipped the kids off to Gramma and Grampa's for the afternoon to help decorate their house. Ours is already done. (Except for the outdoor lights that Sean is in charge of. I'm not holding my breath for those) I know I'm somewhat early on the decorating front, but … [Read more...]
Christmas Happenings and a Year Of Learning!
Okay. I'm back! I wasn't in self imposed exile...I just had major laptop issues. But, thank you Santa - I'm ready to start 2012 with a brand new one (and it's red...I love it). It was an interesting Christmas. Lots of time with just the boy and I - which was both awesome and … [Read more...]
Solo Santa!
Two more days till Christmas! I can't believe I'm saying this...but I, the grinch, am actually looking forward to it! So is Will. Truth be told though, we're taking my friend's dog for an overnight on Christmas and he's almost more excited about that!But...I will say, being a … [Read more...]
What was your fave Christmas Show???
It's been a pretty crazy pre-Christmas over here. I feel like I've been running around like crazy - all social and fun things - but none the less. So last night, I decided to slow it down and have a date night with my boy. We had an awesome trout dinner - played in the tub - got in … [Read more...]
A letter from Santa Claus
So for the past few months my 5 yr old has been a holy terror. You know - the kind that make you feel like Linda Blair in the movie the Exorcist and your head is spinning? Yeah that kind.With Christmas quickly approaching (yikes! please help me!) I figured it would be great - I could use the … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!
2001200220042007200820092010I hope Santa is good to everyone!Happy Holidays to all! … [Read more...]