Wonder how to get that voluminous windblown look?
Just add some electricity, from the Ontario Science center!
We went Sunday for the first time since…well…since I was maybe 14 or 15 years old? I honestly cannot remember the last time I was there, but it sure is a fun place. More highlights from our day:
it’s okay that I was too sick to buy a new brown purse at the Coach outlet in Orlando, since my parents just got back from Vegas and got me this beauty. I love parents!
P.S. I was too lazy to take my own picture, so this picture is stolen from Ebay but it is the exact same bag!
Not on your life! Reading all the bulletin board and blog posts about the millions of gifts kids got (and parents bought), not to mention the overwhelming amount of decorations, trees, discarded wrappings and toys packaging parents now have to somehow store or discard makes me very, very happy that there is no Christmas in our house.
Chanukah, however, was a fun event and our girl did get a few gifts she loved. Here are her 2 favorites, so if any of my readers are looking for gift ideas for 4-5 year old girls…well…I highly recommend these:
Princess game house-This will require parental involvement if siblings are not around, but games are a lot more fun that playing with dolls!This toy has some that adults and kids can enjoy like checkers, bingo and tic-tac-toe. As a bonus, the box is a lovely wooden addition to any princess’s room, and keeps everything neat and tidy.
Alex Sticker Factory-Awesome toy. The girl played with it by herself for hours once she learned how to use it. A bit difficult to put together and learn to use, but easy once it is done. Creates a lot of paper clippings. Worth it though, for the baby-sitting factor. The man and I have had several romantic dinners out while the sticker factory kept our little girl out of trouble and saved us from having to pay for a baby-sitter (kidding, obviously…but it is a very occupying toy and she truly would not have noticed if we had gone out!). Be sure to buy several refills if you get it.
So D and I hit the mall early today for some Boxing Day shopping. We had fun together, but there was really not much to buy. There were no spring/summer clothes on sale, and the winter stuff was very picked over and mostly stuff that had already been on sale for weeks. Also, I don’t really need anymore winter clothes and have gained about 6lbs in the past few months (hello writer’s strike good-bye elliptical) and just don’t feel like trying on clothes until I feel better about myself again. There wasn’t even anything to buy for the girl, as she only wears dresses and there were tonnes of girl’s separates on sale, but only holiday dresses which she does not need. I looked for the man too, but all the nice men’s stuff was either super big or super small (though I admit, I didn’t look too hard for him!).
I did score a pair of boots though. I decided I need flat(ish) boots as I have been wearing a lot of leggings and long sweaters/short sweater dresses this winter, and it looks sorta…um…trashy with high heel boots, and wrong with shoes. I avoided the dreaded hideous Uggs(yes M, I know they are comfy, but I just cannot do it! They belong in the Hell I normally reserve for Crocs) and scored these instead. Cute, eh:
I also have swollen, pus filled, scarred tonsils. I took a picture for ya’ll, but it is scary, so click here if you dare. I am feeling better though, the fever and sick feeling are almost gone, just another day or so of sore throat, and another 7 days of anti-biotics to contend with.
As for what I want. I WANT A Wii! NOW! I played it for the first time at my cousin’s house today, and let me just say, it is like crack. I would drop those 6lbs like nobodies business if just I had a Wii. As it is, I’ll just have to invite myself to my cousin’s house every day, until I score a Wii for myself. Cousins, listen here: Sorry, but I will not return the favour and invite you to my home for lunch. I’ll cook for you. I’ll clean for you. I’ll even baby-sit you kids and walk your dog. But any future get-togethers will be at the house with the Wii. And that’s your house. Deal with it. Or give us the Wii. It’s up to you (see ya at 9am tomorrow, k? I’ll phone at 6 to make sure you are awake).
P.S. I know that there are some cute Uggs online, but I have never actually seen them. Luckily, I have never seen these in real life either. It is a good thing, as I think if I did I would have to gouge my eyes out:
P.S. S. Sorry I have been not around much lately. Between being sick and being very busy at home and work right now, I have been rather remiss in my blogging duties. I’ll try to be around more in the New Year! I know how much you all must suffer when I am not here for you…
Last night we went to my nephew’s Bar Mitzvah. We had a fabulous time with our family, and it was fun to have our little triad dressed up and out for the evening. I did my own hair and make-up, and was pleased with the results. I have to rave about Lisa Watier Eye Shine Metallic Eyeliner ($16.00CAD). I picked one up in Silver Grey and was thrilled with it. It was very soft easy to use, and made a very pretty shimmery silver line. Perfect. The best part was how it lasted. Often nice soft liners like this go on great and look great, but smudge and transfer easily leaving lines all over the eye-lid. This liner did not budge all night. I applied it with white highlighter on the browline, silvery shadow blended to just above the crease and lots of Benefit BADgal Lash Mascara:
I wore pants, which is unusual for me. I always wear dresses for evenings out, but I found the top at Winners and just had to wear it. It would have been very unflattering with any skirt but a straight skirt, and all my skirts are A-line, so pants it was. Paired with slim fitting dress trousers (from Wal-Mart!!) and sparkly peep-toe pumps,I think it looked elegant and modern. It was also nice to be free of panty-hose (which always end up in the garbage can half-way through an event anyways). I could not get a good picture with the outfit and my face, so use your imagination:
The girl, in all her red gorgeousness. I actually found her dress at Once Upon a Child, where I always look first for dressy things for her. Since dressy kids clothes is rarely worn, it is the perfect thing to buy used. She loved it:
Some pics from the dance floor. You’ll notice I did some very subtle photo-editing to protect innocent eyes:
Girl in motion:
by the end of the evening, the girl was a teensy bit tired:
The man and I had a long awaited, lovely date night on Saturday. The girl stayed overnight at her grandmother’s so we had all evening and night to ourselves. She had an overnight with the other grandparent’s last weekend too…but we went to a Bat Mitzvah, so it was a fun night, but not quite a “date night”.
Saturday night we started out with dinner at Mariachi’s, a Mexican restaurant we used to frequent often when we lived near there years ago, and have not returned to in 5 years. Umm…it was delicious. Guacamole. Enchilada’s. Churros. Fried Ice Cream…drool.
Then we went for a nice walk int he cool evening, stopping at Starbucks for some de-caf yummyness.
Lastly, we say Dan in Real Life (after a stop-over at home to deal with the…um…bi-products of Mexican food!). I am not so much a fan of the romantic comedy, but I do love Steve Carall so I really wanted to see it. He, as usual did not disappoint. The movie was sweet, sappy and predictable, but had some very funny moments and was a great date flick.
I love date nights. We should have them weekly, or at least monthly.
Today we all went to Earl Bales Park to take a long walk and look at the changing colours. I must admit, I don’t usually enjoy this kind of activity. I am not really into “pretty outdoor things” and am not big on walking. I decided to join my family though, and must say we had a lot of fun. The girl is getting funnier and sillier by the day, and my family is so precious that I discovered being in their presence even makes something as unappealing as a walk in the park to look a changing colours special. Here is a slide-show from our day.
