Ready for Launch

We start tonight.  Wish us luck.

Time to start growing little man.

Other things going on:

5 more

5 more days to go.  Holy crap this month has gone by quickly.  I really have to get in gear and finish up with the presents, the ones to be bought have been but we have a few that need to be made.  I have been having a really hard time picking things that I want for christmas this year.  There is nothing that I desperately want and I don't really need anything either.  I am apparently the hard one to buy for this year.

x-mas prep

The presents are purchased, the stocking stuffers are almost done.  A few things left to wrap, mostly the oddly shaped ones.  I got most of the presents online this year, I have discovered the joy that is shopping on amazon.ca.  I place an order, it ships the next day and shows up the day after.  No need to fight to get through the malls, no driving around and around the parking lots to find a space, it's amazing how badly some people park.  We did get a few things in store, but we go in November, in the middle of the week, when no one else is there.  

This year we are helping Louis' parents with some projects in their new house that they would like done for christmas.  They are still in the precess of renovating it.  Like a lot of renovations things take longer then expected, especially when you are out in the country, everything takes longer to get, store close earlier and aren't open on Sundays.....

I am going to be making some cookies next week and other recipes a few days before christmas.  I am going for a stress free couple of days this year, nothing left to the last minute.  We even already have our turkey.

Decorating of the tree will be happening tonight and tomorrow night.

The end

The end of NaBloPoMo is here.

My brain is thankful.

We finished christmas shopping yesterday.

We visited Santa.

Pictures were taken.

No smiles were flashed.

No tears were shed either.

Today is your last day to donate for Movember, give a little love to men's health.

Thanksgiving

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Remember...

National War Memorial Ottawa, a photo by ppolgar on Flickr.

Who are you thinking of or remembering today?

The Results

So, I put up a poll to get peoples opinion of the better halloween costume for Ollie.  I had one up on a baby forum and another on ask500people.  I figured there would be a big difference, that people would like one much more then another.  

It was a bloody tie, here are the results.

Forum

6 cowboy - 1 pirate

ask500people poll

50 cowboy - 55 pirate 

Total

56 cowboy - 56 pirate

With that information I searched the costume websites and noticed that there are a lot of pirate costumes for purchase, we can thank Johnny Depp & Pirates of the Caribbean for that. Most of the cowboy ones are Woody from toy story inspired. 

So I picked cowboy.

I ordered a plaid shirt, a cute coat and will be making some chaps.  

I got an over sized cowboy hat too.

Halloween Help

I know I am early but the earlier the better because I will be making some of the costume elements.  Go over to ask 500 people and vote for what costume you would chose for Ollie to wear.

Once the results come in I will post to let you all know what was chosen.

A message from our Family to Yours

MERRY CHRISTMAS

JOYEUX NOEL

FELIZ NAVIDAD

BUON NATALE

FROHE WEIHNACHTEN

VROLIJKE KERSTMIS

FELIZ NATAL

(I hope they are translated correctly)

Football & turkey

Happy Football Day to my American friends