I haven’t watched a full episode of AI in a long time. Until tonight. I believe I have been sucked right back in:)
David Cook’s rendition of Billy Jean was AMAZING!! His version is completely different than the original. One of the best idol performances ever. You can watch it here.
That’s really all I came to say. Good night..
We’re on the ferry, headed home after a long weekend o’ fun. Steve has taken the boys to the arcade and Jayla is settling in for a nap. We’re on one of the older ferries, with chairs you can move so I’ve rigged up quite the bed for Jayla (lucky girl!).
After our quest to find the perfect spot for our mini-vacation, we settled upon the Chateau Victoria. And what a perfect choice it was. Priority #1 while traveling with small kids is to book a one-bedroom suite. That way, the kids can go to bed in the bedroom, and we get to stay up past 9:00! I read lots of reviews about Chateau Victoria, so I knew it would be great…but it was even better than I expected. Extremely friendly staff, sparkly clean rooms and comfy beds…what more could you ask for?
I’m always a tad embarrassed upon arrival when the bellmen unload the mini-van and just barely manage to load all of our stuff onto one cart. This time was no different. Packing lightly isn’t something we’re very good at. We like to have all the comforts of home. And this time we also had to bring along all the supplies for an Easter egg hunt in the hotel room!
One of the highlights of our trip was the visit to Craigdarroch Castle. My oldest son Jacob (8) especially, thought it was “so cool”. Since I brought along my new bff (my lap top) I was able to check dinehere.ca while we were there and found some great restaurants too. Shizen Sushi served up some of the best sushi we’ve had and Café Mexico was fun and casual for the kids.
Well, the idea of a nap for Jayla was a nice one, but who am I kidding? It’s back to the play area we go…
- I love seeing 11:11 on the clock. I just did a few minutes ago.
- We’re off on a road trip tomorrow. Been planning and packing for days. This will be my first trip with my laptop and I am looking forward to having it along for the ride.
- Bryan Adams just keeps getting better. The show tonight was incredible. Casual, subdued and full of memories. Loved his story about chatting with a woman in his hotel room and her saying she was in town for a concert and when he asked which one, she said “Bryan Adams”. Funny.
Happy long weekend!
I’m at the halfway point of this day, surprisingly enjoying a little down time.
We all hit the road at 10 this morning (I won’t bore you with the lengthy details of 8-10am). Steve took Jacob to North Van for his hockey tournament. Jayla and I escorted Jackson to his soccer game. When we got to soccer it was cool and cloudy. And muddy. The soccer field is always muddy. It was quite nice actually…Jayla was happy to sit and watch the game and Jackson was happy to have us there. About half-an-hour in though, seemingly out of nowhere, we began to be belted with hail. Hail! That was a wrap on outing #1.
With the time we saved from the game being called early, we were able to race home before the trip to go bananas. We were soaked (and yes, muddy). A full change was needed by all, which is an event in itself.
Go Bananas was a blast. It was for a classmate from Jayla’s preschool. 30 kids and at least as many adults. Sushi, pizza, sandwiches, fruit plates, cake. This was definitely a “first kid’s” party! Jayla (third kid) had a very small family gathering at home for her birthday.
I’m now back home while Jayla sleeps and Steve and the boys enjoy the laser tag party. I have 2 whole, complete hours (to myself!) before Jacob’s hockey party.
I’m skipping the dip. I decided on store-bought nanaimo bars which I will remove from the original packaging and place on something from home so it looks like I made them. Sometimes, you just have to improvise:)
In the early 90’s, I was working at JRFM. I was single, no kids. I’d finish work at 2:30 in the afternoon and have the rest of the day to myself. I’d usually go for a rollerblade (for however long I wanted), cook dinner for one, maybe talk on the phone to a girlfriend and hmmm…that was about it. I remember saying the words “I’m sooo busy”. hahahaha. I always laugh when I think of that. Here’s my day tomorrow…
10:30-Noon - Jackson, soccer game
11:15-12:15 - Jacob, hockey game
Noon-3 - Jayla, birthday party at Go Bananas
2:15-5:00 - both boys, birthday party at Planet Lazer
5:00-8:00 - Jacob’s year-end hockey party - swimming and trophy presentations
Of course I also need to grocery shop, buy presents for those parties, oh, make dip for the hockey party…
aaaaaaaaaah……
Happy Spring Break!
6 grown adults pushing and shoving to get to the flats of on-sale cans of luncheon meat.
And it wasn’t even Spam. It was no-name brand luncheon meat. Ew.