shout out

To my boy R.

Who, this past week, accepted an achievement award in front of his entire school for "being a great writer".

I was so proud. And so glad to be there to see him go up on stage.

{photos from a recent class field trip to Saunder's Farm that I went to with R}

I love to see R doing so well. And I love all the little notes and papers that I am finding around the house these days with his writing on them. He is turning into a fabulous writer and artist. He draws constantly and is always asking how to spell things so he can put descriptions with his pictures. I love to nurture this creativity in him by providing him with all the paper and craft supplies I can, to see what he will come up with next...

Go little man Go!

team jacob

Last night I saw The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie, and it confirmed for me, just as when I read the books, I am very much Team Jacob.

It also confirmed for me, however, that these movies are just not well done. The acting is cheesy and the vampire make-up is just as bad. But somehow it does not seem to matter. I still enjoyed myself. There is just something about this story that I really like.

So despite the over-the-top-soap-opera-ish teen drama, I had a great night out with girlfriends. Christine, Lee Ann {no Kelly this time sadly} and I saw the first movie as a group, so we went back for part two together. Jill & her sister and Jen joined us this time too. We had a nice dinner before the movie at O'Connors Irish Pub.

So, who are you?

Team Edward...

or Team Jacob?

Just curious.

everything i needed to know about being a girl...

I learned from Judy Blume.

I am reading this...

right now and am reminiscing about my childhood reading list.

Did you grow up reading Judy Blume too?

more from nav can

nav can weekend

Since moving to Ottawa, I have heard many scrapbookers refer to Nav Can in a happy place kind of way. I am still not really sure what Nav Can means or is, but I don't care. All you had to tell me was. Girl's weekend. No kids. Scrapbooking 24/7. All your meals and a bed to sleep in...and I was there. {Basically it is a huge conference center/hotel on the water in Cornwall}. I went this past weekend with Christine, Lee Ann, Vicki {who organized the weekend} and twelve other women.

It was a great time, I met some new friends and I went to Auntie Em's Scrapbooking shop. I stayed up late {was not woken up at some ungodly hour by my kiddies} slept in, and did not even have to think about making meals. I enjoyed meals, coffee time and some cocktails with my girlfriends. Happy place!

I now have twenty more pages to tuck into the kiddies books.

Here are a few to peek at...

And here's to my wonderful husband and parents that took care of the kiddies and everything at home while I was off in my happy place! Thank you, thank you, thank you!