Has anyone seen Twilight yet?

I read the book on a whim and was totally and completely hooked on the series. I think I had the whole series done in about 2 weeks. Now I'm waiting to see the movie, I've got something in the works for this weekend with Jenn.

I think I'm still a Jacob Black fan - even at the end of the last book...sorry Edward...

Cocktails anyone?

After a terrible day of shopping and bad bad bad customer service I figured I deserved a cocktail. I ended up making some Double Bergamot Earl Grey when what I really wanted was something with a wee bit of alcohol. I really need to stock up the Christmas drink supplies tout suite!

H0liday Eggnog: Store bought eggnog and good ole Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum

Mmmm....Snuggle Bunnies

Quick and easy: instant hot chocolate topped up with Bailey's and whipped cream

Hot Buttered Rum

1 oz dark or spiced rum

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp butter

1/2 tsp cloves

Add the sugar, butter and cloves to a coffee mug. Pour the rum, and stir well. Fill with boiling water. Stir again, and serve.

Playmobil has overtaken Lego

My boys have shown interest on and off in Playmobil stuff. Mom and Dad bought them each a small set last Christmas and then gifted JT with a big set for his birthday and they have spent hours playing with it.

A big thanks from JT for the awesome gift and an ever bigger thanks from JT's mom for a couple hours of uninterrupted cleaning time.

My punishment for being lazy and shopping online

is paying the hidden costs such as today's surprise.

$36.87 COD charge when I went to the post office to pick up an order of Christmas gifts....sigh....I knew it was too good to be true.

A neighbour sent me a friends and family coupon for a popular kids store and I could save 30% so I jumped at it. After ordering pajamas and a few outfits I saved $47.99 but when I subtract the $36.87 COD charge AND the $11.95 shipping charge I already paid I'm actually paying $0.83 MORE than my "savings". I should have just got off my butt and drove to the store where I may spend $2 in gas but my $47.99 in savings would have actually meant $47.99 in savings.

I have already fired off an email inquiring as to where it mentions COD charges in my order and how I'd go about returning everything. I'm so annoyed.

That's it. No more online shopping for me this season. I'm going to have to make a game plan and go fight the crowds.

I hate shopping.

Zebra stripes should be the new PLAID :oP

Here are my serving plates that I created at UB The Artist a few weeks ago. Tres fun and tres chic! I have a ton of serving ware already so I made these for our silent auction coming up in the new year.

Section 211 Row 4...not too shabby :o)

The concert was really great! I was actually surprised at how good it was- you never know it could have been cheesy when they did their old choreography but it was more of a walk down memory lane that way.

I went with Cindy who'd been to 2 New Kids on the Block concerts way back when and she knew all the words and moves to all the old songs. Tres fun!

I also knew a lot more songs than I thought I would and have listened to their new CD off and on all day. I'm liking it more now after seeing them performed live then when I first bought it.

I'm a really good hider

I have a habit of hiding stuff. The bad thing is that I keep forgetting where my hiding places are.

For instance, Alex bought a stick with the claw at the end to grab stuff when we were in Banff this summer with Auntie Anne, Monica and Josh. Well that stick was freaking annoying. And not for the grabbiness but for the irritating sound it makes when it grabs.

One day I confiscated it and put it where Alex couldn't find it. Only I couldn't find it either for about 2 months. It turns out I put it in a dresser drawer in the guest room.

Today I was putting a book away in one of my dresser drawers and came across two Star Wars Woofs. What's a woof? Well a light saber of course. The dayhome kids have called them woofs since they started talking b/c of the sound and haven't switched over to light saber yet.

So, anyways there they were. After many weeks of searching my usual hiding places.

Maybe I need to come up with a better plan. Maybe I just need to put them away in plain sight and just not let the boys have them. My theory up to this point has been out of sight out of mind. I'll have to rethink that.