This is the tap Dance part of Claire's christmas recital for the seniors....

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Claire , although sick with a snotty nose etc, participated in her ballet recital at a seniors complex last night. She seemed to enjoy it although perhaps a little off balance.....

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And for Andrea and Cori we have LIPS ALMIGHTY!!!!!!!

Here you are girls! Who's lips are who's? Can you guess? This picture required a second evening of purple lipdom....hope you have enjoyed it! Lips seem to be the thing these days.......

Show me the prince !!!!

According to a test I took off Andreas blog, I am a romantic princess who is most likely to free a cursed prince from a terrible spell with a single kiss. Well as we learned awhile ago I am the kisser of men, so it would only be right! But I want to know why it has to stop with a single kiss?!? Bring on the royalty!!!!!!!

Just so everyone knows, we all look glamorous in purple glittered lip gloss. Hud won't know what hit him when he walks in the door and sees a family full of purple lips!

Christmas is coming.....

And the baking's underway! Date balls, and chocolate cherry cordials, and shortbreads too. Wonder what to make next. Fruitcake yet to go.....

More and more of my christmas lights are burning out. Sooooo frustrating since they were already up in the windows. Nova Scotia power will exchange 2 sets of regular lights for 1 LED set at the annual tree lighting this weekend. Perhaps I'll have to make sure that I am there!

Some girls are coming over tonight to work on christmas cards and wrapping paper. It's much more fun making them with friends. Good food, good friends, the perfect way to spend an evening!

Of course the weather is anything but winter wonderlandish. Rain, wind and more rain!

"tis the season to be jolly.......

And so the season begins.....

Tonight was the annual Parade Of Lights in Halifax. We thought we were going to be late but actually got a great parking spot and then a fabulous spot to stand. We were actually so close that a couple of times as some really big floats came by, we and those around us had to move. Claire and Sam loved it, Daniel would have preferred to be home in bed. Next year he can stay home! At this parade you have the opportunity to bring in food for the food bank and toys for needy kids. I was thrilled to see the trucks responsible for collecting the stuff overflowing. The giving was incredible! I'm hopeful that as we head further into the season that people remember what we are celebrating and that the generosity never stops.....

So much ......

for my evening all to myself. Hud is away overnight, so I was looking forward to a bubble bath and a good book, and a bed all to myself. Sam had other ideas! He's enjoying a late afternoon nap which means it's mom and Sam date night. Not that he is a bad date, it's just that I was looking forward to some solitude at the end of a crazy week.

Mmmmmmmm......

The smell of ham cooking, and the coziness of being inside on a torentially rainy day........

The girls are back.....

We are back from our weekend away and we feel that we are rested and ready for the onslaught of the season. We settled into our hotel room, went for a swim, spent some time in the hot tub and sauna. We were starving so went for a fairly early supper at Baahn Thai where we ate much spicy food. After walking around a bit we went back to the hotel, dropped off our coats etc, and went to a cafe in the bottom of the hotel complex. I had never experienced the incredible taste and texture of a flourless chocolate cake. I enjoyed it so much that I am endeavoring to make it for tomorrow night's bookclub.
After dessert, we thought we should hit the pool again. We traipsed our way to the pool in our robes and on rounding the corner, we were met by two men coming out of the pool area. They greeted us with " Oh man, there are four of them!" We had a good laugh and enjoyed some more relaxing, 'til we decided that we were ready for some wine and snacks. Once back in our room we got comfy in our jammies, broke open the wine etc, and spent the rest of the evening enjoying good food, and some interesting conversation! At two we turned out the lights, at two thirty we were being woken by the phone. The front desk was calling to tell us that our pizza had arrived. I told the guy on the other end that we had not ordered any. He wished us a good night and we managed to go back to sleep. Until six thirty that is when the alarm clock went off! We went back to sleep 'til almost eight at which point we went back to the pool.
We then hit the market, went out for brunch , and then went across the harbour to spend the rest of the day and evening shopping. We ended it all off by having chinese food for a late supper, then I got dropped off and the others all went on to the valley. Good times with good friends. It doesn't get much better than that!

And we're off....

Nancy, Christine, Karen and I are heading out for our latest 24 hrs+ of freedom. Nancy is putting us up in a hotel on her airmiles, we are going to eat much spicy food, shop, swim, try to get Nancy to sing with the piano player at the bar in the hotel, etc,etc.....

Here we go again...high wind, and water in the house...

This would be the shutter that flew past our neighbors living room window landing under yet another neighbors car. It seems we just went through this not long ago. Everybody else manages to keep theirs, but we always lose one or more in any good storm. The water bucket is close to half full, with the source of the leak still unkown. We only know it is on the west wall of the house somewhere! Maybe in the spring we will dismantle that side of the house and start from scratch! One can always count on some issue or another with us!

So the dilemna is.....

Due to the fact that I am going grey at an amazing rate, do I go gracefully or start now down the road of hiding the grey. And if I do that, at what point is it cool to have the nasty roots while letting myself go back to au naturel?

Mental health days, and other things ....

Our first mental health day was had today by Daniel. He just couldn't cope with things this morning so I gave him the option to get dressed and head to school or head back to bed for the day. He chose the latter. I must say it has been a great day for both of us. We got to have lunch together, almost alone.... worked on his spybotic and just enjoyed some time together.
Today was the last day of cranking his mouth wider and he's off at the orthodontist with his father, where we will learn how long he needs to have the appliance in his mouth. Last appointment they were very pleased with the progress, now it's just the jaw that needs to be pushed into it's proper spot.

Claire has been enjoying her piano lesons and gets soooo excited when she actually plays her pieces by herself with little or no help. It's fabulous to see such joy in her eyes.

Sam is happy being Sam. He's crashed now on the couch in the family room, tired out from all of the fresh air. He has been enjoying Daniel's lego more and more, everything he creates being one type of weapon or another.

Beef and barley soup is cooking away in the slow cooker, filling the house with such a yummy smell, the sun is shining and the wind is blowing. A perfect fall day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG!!!!!!!

I'm so proud of you and I'm so glad that you are my brother. You add so much to our times together and I couldn't ask for a better uncle for my kids. We all love you! I hope this year, your thirtieth, is the best one yet!

Tell me.....

How it is that Samuel managed to get himself stuck under the stove? I was downstairs switching laundry, and talking on the phone with Karen when I heard screaming from upstairs. I ran up as fast as my old lady knees would take me to find Sam tucked as close to the stove as possible, one arm underneath. I got down beside him and tried to pull him out, but it wouldn't budge. Not really familiar with the underside of a stove, I wasn't sure if he could have it caught in something so I didn't want to yank too hard and what I was doing was making him cry harder. Karen was still on the phone so I asked her to talk to Sam while I ran next door to get help lifting the stove.
As I'm leaving the house I hear him saying to Karen..."no I'm not fine! I'm stuck...." Come to find out later she had asked him not if he was fine but rather could he hear her!

Tracey came right over and we lifted the stove without too much trouble and Sam was free. He almost immediately started to laugh. Goon! He had been chasing a silly rubber bouncy ball! I knew I didn't like those foolish things. Anyway, all is well and we are back to our normal selves again.......

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