A Classic Canadian Activity

I took the kids out of school this morning to go to Winterlude. We went to Jacques Cartier park and slid on the ice slides, tubed down the hills, met some Canadian Rangers, listened to some tunes, admired the ice sculptures and ate Beaver Tails.

A fantastic morning. Here is the proof (thanks to my neighbour ST-G for the great footage):

Avo and I rode this tube together. We both thought we were going to fly up and over the edge at the end.

A Bacon Mug Filled With Cheese

I love a good unhealthy snack.

This is just plain crazy:

Crazy Snack Foods

Mission for the Day

Avo turns to me today and out of the blue says,

"Mommy, we need to go and find a rainbow."

That's as good a mission as any.

Monday Morning in the Gatineaus

Life is hard indeed. Infinite thanks to the lady who had to stay home and watch the little monkeys.

We went skiing four days in a row (five days total). We both admitted that we were a little tired by the end.

Yes Jam that is a double-tracked trail (both directions) with a skate ski section in the middle that goes on for kilometres and kilometres. Don't cry now, you can come visit anytime - in fact I encourage it.

Stuff Avo Says

*After washing up all the muffin making dishes:

"Daddy, I'm done. I'm a superhero disher."



*After she got better from a cold:

"I lost my fever papa." (especially cute b/c she never calls JEM papa).


*One morning upon waking:

"Daddy, look, the night's not outside anymore."


*To me after a 40-minute tantrum during which she refused to apologize:

"I said sorry in my brains."

What I'm Hooked on Right Now

I love what they come up with at this site:

Flavorwire

Treats on the iPhone

I love when I find new pictures or video on JEM's iPhone.

I found these two treasures recently:

Reading List 2011

• The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
• A Study in Sherlock - Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger
• Sister - Rosamund Lupton
• Explosive Eighteen - Janet Evanovitch
• The Disciple of Las Vegas - Ian Hamilton
• Kill for an Orchid - Michelle Wan
• One Day - David Nicholls
• Ganymede - Cherie Priest
• Murder in the Monashees - Roy Innes
• A Trick of the Light - Louise Penny
• Growing Up Amish - Ira Wagler
• Body Contact - Terry Carroll
• The Better Mother - Jen Sookfong Lee
• Major Pettigrew's Last Stand - Helen Simonson
• Hollywood Moon - Joseph Wambaugh
• Street Freaks - Money and Madness at Lehman Brothers - Jared Dillian
• Night Vision - Randy Wayne White
• A Twist of Orchids - Michelle Wan
• Flash and Bones - Kathy Reichs
• Letter to a Young Gymnast - Nadia Comaneci
• Before the Poison - Peter Robinson
• Bossypants - Tina Fey
• Black Diamond - Martin Walker
• Physik - Angie Sage
• Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares
• A Lesson in Secrets - Jacqueline Winspear
• Southtown - Rick Riordan
• Smokin' Seventeen - Janet Evanovitch
• How Bad Are Bananas - The Carbon Footprint of Everything - Mike Berners-Lee
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
• What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell
• Naked Heat - Richard Castle
• The Master Butchers Singing Club - Louise Erdrich
• The Letter, The Witch and The Ring - John Bellairs
• The Mummy, The Will and The Crypt - John Bellairs
• A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley
• A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
• The Water Man's Daughter - Emma Ruby-Sachs
• Around My French Table - Dorie Greenspan
• Born To Run (A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen) - Christopher McDougall
• The House With a Clock in Its Walls - John Bellairs
• Red Wolf - Liza Marklund
• Patterns in the Sand - Sally Goldenbaum
• The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
• Hell's Corner - David Baldacci
• Kitchen Table Wisdom - Stories That Heal - Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
• State of Fear - Michael Crichton
• Patriot Hearts - John Furlong with Gary Mason
• The Mapping of Love and Death - Jacqueline Winspear
• The Border Lords - T. Jefferson Parker
• An Incomplete Revenge - Jacqueline Winspear
• Story House - Timothy Taylor
• Pardonable Lies - Jacqueline Winspear
• Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear
• Birds of a Feather - Jacqueline Winspear
• Septimus Heap, Book Two: Flyte - Angie Sage
• Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
• The Lake of Dreams - Kim Edwards
• The Custodian of Paradise - Wayne Johnston
• Essex County - Jeff Lemire
• The Spellmans Strike Again - Lisa Lutz
• The Reversal - Michael Connelly
• Queen Bees and Wannabees - Rosalind Wiseman
• The Best Laid Plans - Terry Fallis
• The Bone Cage - Angie Abdou
• 31 Bond Street - Ellen Horan
• Port Mortuary - Patricia Cornwell
• War - Sebastian Junger
• The Sherlockian - Graham Moore
• Fadeaway Girl - Martha Grimes
• Our Kind of Traitor - John Le Carre
• The Emperor's Tomb - Steve Berry
• Bury Your Dead - Louise Penny
• Corduroy Mansions - Alexander McCall Smith
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke