in a nutshell

Somehow, we ended up being Saab VIPS. we are not sure how this happened, since we don’t own a Saab. We have never owned a Saab. We have never even considered owning one. well, at least until now.

Being a Saab VIP entitled our family to a completely free, no string-attached, weekend at the Deerhurst resort.  and usually when they say there are no strings….there are always strings. but i swear. NOTHING. we got free food. a free chance to test drive any of the cars. a free gorgeous suite with a full kitchen. from friday to sunday.

it was great. and it was a brilliant plan. for both deerhurst AND Saab. because now…if i’m looking for a place to get away, i will automatically think of Deerhurst. and if i was in the market for a new car, I would consider a Saab, whereas before, it wouldn’t have been in the running. and have you seen their SUV??? it’s quite lovely, i must say.

the only downsides?

a)it was slushy snowing the entire time we were there. SNOWING! i’m so not ready for snow. my kids don’t even have boots yet! AND

b) the kids didn’t sleep. at all. Isabella was teething. and Joshie had a cough. check out my other blog to see how well i handle the no sleep issue…

but would we do it again? in a heartbeat!

Answers to the wee contest:

1. "I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women." said by Westley in The Princess Bride

2. "A flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut without a hole is a danish." said by Ty Webb in Caddyshack

3. "I’m gonna rip the eyes out of your head and piss in your dead skull!" said by Col. Nathan R. Jessup in A Few Good Men

4. "What are you bitching about? I gotta sleep under a Chinaman named after a duck’s dork." said by Mike in Sixteen Candles

5. "I find your lack of faith disturbing" said by Darth Vader in Star Wars

6. "Well color me happy, there’s a sofa in here for two!" said by Vivian in Pretty Woman

7. "Damn baby! what you do to your hair?" said by Orlando in Ghost

8. "It’s not that i condone facism. Or any ism for that matter. Isms, in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he shoudl believe in himself. i quote John Lennon. I don’t believe in Beatles, i just believe in me. Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus, I’d still have to bum rides off of people." said by Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

9. "Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight? They’re single-serving friends." said by the narrator in Fight Club

10. "Ah, I like that. I like Tulip. Tulip is much better than mongoloid." said by Fabienne in Pulp Fiction

which makes the winner: Joscelyn. with 4 right answers. please email me your address so i can send you your prize!! 🙂

Public Service Announcements:

song of the day: Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake. it’s in my head. and it won’t go away. and i annoyed the crap out of my entire family last night…so i may as well get it in all of your heads.

Did anyone attend The Baby and Toddler Show this weekend?? what did you think? best booths (besides Urbanmoms, of course)? worst booths? buy anything great? i want to send a shout-out to any of the new readers who i met yesterday and signed up for urbanmoms!!! especially Crystal who was so sweet and even signed up her sister!!

I was a bit nervous because i’m not all that great at ‘selling’….and i tend to ramble when i’m nervous. lucky for me, I had Jen there…who is such a smooth talker….and really, urbanmoms kind of sells itself. seriously, if you are Canadian and a mom (or a mom-to-be), this is a great, great place to be!!

urbanmoms was partnered with Cuisanart and the lovely Lianne and Chris from Sprout Right. Lianne is fantastic! she was on-hand all day feeding me delicious sweet potato fries. yum. I highly recommend taking one of her classes if you are having a baby or if you already have a baby. She teaches you better ways to make healthy, homemade foods for your infant and toddler.

I did have a chance to do some walking around. and i didn’t buy a thing! so unlike me…but there was too much pressure. i did like the "trumpette" booth and almost bought Isabella a pair of these tights, but i decided against it because a) they were overpriced. you can get them on ebay for way, way cheaper and b) they seem impractical for a baby who walks and wears shoes. shame, really, because they are sooo adorable.