I'm in love with an Advent calendar!

The search has ended! I have found what I was looking for!

$16.00 at the Super Store! It doubles as a stocking which is just too cool. And no I didn't buy two. Nick will have to share this with his sibling!

xo,
Meg

Card Clothesline

Last Christmas I didn't really give any thought to wear we put things because Nicholas wasn't overly interested. But this year I knew our card clothesline needed to be placed up high so that Nick was not tempted to pull them down.

So I put them under the clock in our kitchen.

I hung it with painter's tape so it wouldn't ruin the walls and then picked up some fun felt Christmas "bows" at Target to hide the tape. I love it!

xo,
Meg

 

From Brown to White

This past weekend my inlaws were up for a visit and to help us with an indoor project. We replaced all of our interior doors. We are not quite done yet but we sure got a lot done! The previous owners sure loved brown wood. But we needed to lighten things up in here and replace the cheapie doors that they chose. We still have a few more closets to do and they are only primed so Dan will paint them down the road but I thought I would share a few snapshots because it is hilarious how much better it looks in here. My mother-in-law did some trim painting for us in our family room (around the new doors and around the windows) and it just brightens up the whole room. See for yourself:

Such a difference right?!

xo,
Meg

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I am in a Christmasy mood... maybe it is because of the snow falling today or the fact that I am drinking a hot chocolate as I type this. Or maybe it is because of this awesome plant that greets us at the front door!

Thank-you Heather for picking it up for me at Costco and thanks to Elysia for delivering it from Heather's house when Nick was sick.

xo,
Meg

Halloween Favourites

Halloween is not my favourite thing. I like it but I don't love it. But Kindergarten kids love it so we went all out last week. We called it Halloween Extravaganza Week! We sang songs, read stories, had a school-wide costume fashion show, made witch hat treats (a cookie with icing on it and a hershey's kiss on top), made Witch brew (a mixture of pop and juice), we watched Halloween shows and made a few crafts. I didn't catch everything on camera but here are a few highlights:

Above is a craft we did with our students. Everything was prepped ahead of time by one of the ECEs (hollowing the paper plates, cutting yarn, and hole-punching the perimeter of the plate.) The kids weaved the yarn across the plate and could do as many as 3 strands. The last piece was left untied and we slid a spider ring on it and then tied it. Too cute. This was a fun activity but very hands on as many students could not tie knots. The web in the picture was done by a JK. I was mucho impressed!

This was a treat brought in by a student. His mom is a stay-at-home mom...can you tell? The cookie had the consistency of gingerbread but was actually chocolate. It was good. Nick and I can vouch for that!

And my favourite part about Halloween was this cute guy. He was not sick this year (only a lingering cough) and he was much more outgoing at Dan's work and handing out candy than I thought he would be. What happened to my shy kid?!

Hope everyone had an awesome Halloween!

xo,
Meg

Did October happen?

 I love October! 

• I met a few friends at Coffee Culture for some over due chat time. Thanks A & M!
• I continued lane swimming. I find it to be good exercise and quality thinking/planning time.
• I volunteered for the Pink Ribbon Campaign by freezing my ass off selling ribbons outside of Sobeys one Saturday afternoon.
• We went on two weekend outings: apple picking and the pumpkin patch. Nicholas loved both! Both resulted in some yummy baking too!
• We enjoyed dinner at a friend's place. Yum fajitas!
• Nick had his monthly play date at his pal Lia's house.
• We travelled to Kingston for Thanksgiving. It was quieter than normal but a lot of fun. I have so much to be thankful for!
• We went to a few birthday parties- first for Nick's pal Cooper who turned 2 and for my friend E. Cake and pie in the same week... yes please!
• I joined my staff for a good-bye send off for a very special EA who was transferred to another school. She is already missed!
• Head colds hit our house. There is something about Halloween week that wreaks havoc on our immune systems!
• I went to E's house for a girly belated birthday get together. I could only stay a short time but it's always nice to hang out with mommy friends.
•  We celebrated Halloween! Pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating at PTC and a few special visitors made for an awesome night. Nicholas LOVED handing out candy and greeting visitors. That was always my favourite part as a kid!

 

Hope everyone had a fabulous month! Bring on November... the month Dan grows a gross mustache.

xo,
Meg