Lusious Lashes?

Am I the only one who has been on a 25 year hunt for great mascara?

I believe my search is over.

I love this product.

About $15 from Shoppers Drugmart... they recently started to carry the GOSH line.

Power Drop

When the kids were little, they got the biggest thrill out of "Power Drops", which entails Joel lifting them up to the ceiling and then dropping them onto our bed. When you're 3,4 or 5 it's a pretty wild ride.





Fastforward nearly 10 years.





Tonight, for some reason, the Power Drop was resurrected.





Pretty hilarious watching Joel try to lift Adam, who now stands at almost 5'7", to the ceiling. Brodie's not exaclty compact any more either.





To save Dad's back, there was a 2 Power Drop limit.





Do not try this at home.

Gay for Fey

I love Tina Fey.
She's hilarious, beautiful and talented.
If I could be any celebrity, it would be her.
I am unabashedly a little gay for her.

If you've enjoyed the show 30 Rock, and if you haven't I have to ask "Why Not????"... you might enjoy these clips of Tina's character, Liz Lemon, at her finest.

Friday Favs...

Best things about this week...
1) Wednesday Joel turned 39... "No Finer 39'er"... and the four of us had a very special dinner out at Cactus Club. He'd ordered himself a Garmon?? which is a fancy running watch that measures your distance, heart rate, pace... perspiration output, attitude, swear words... very high tech. On top of that fancy gadget, we bought him a pair of fancy undies... you know the big controversial billboard that read, "Comfort for his balls"... well... $29.99 later Joel's junk is resting nicely in bamboo underpants.

2) Closure... I've had this temporary job, working in the sales center for another development... my goal was to earn enough money to pay for 1 or 2 tickets to Thailand. It's been prety quiet. OK, that's generous. Most days I was done my work by 9:50 and that included watering the plants, emptying the dishwasher and possibly running to Safeway for cream. I knew at any moment my job could come to an end--- I was paying for my parking half a day at a time. Today I found out that they are closing the sales center at the end of the month, so it's just good to know the timeline. This job has been an amazing opportunity to earn almost 3 tickets to thailand, the time to sit on the computer and research and plan, the opportunity to get to know a couple of very cool people that I really hope to keep in touch with, and another taste of the working life that makes me so thankful that I do not have to work full time.

3) A note from Brodie left on the kitchen table while I was in the shower and he was heading out the door... "By Mom I (heart) u" How sweet is that 10-year old?

4) NineStyles... a great accessory shop on Ellis, between Lawrence and Bernard, has amazing jewellery, hats, etc... is having a buy 2 get the 3rd free sale... and she's got decent prices to start with! Check it out....

this is one of the pieces I treated myself to, (apparently for losing my job????)5) Cheryl and I have gone into the closet. Stay tuned for details. (I know, you all saw it coming.)

Thailand or Bust

Hellllloooo my friends!

It's been a crazy fall... I've had an interesting little temp job (next post), have had a very cool opportunity (post after that) and one of the most exciting things that I have yet to post about is that our family is going to Thailand!!

We leave Dec 17th for 25 days! The first two weeks we'll be in Phuket, working in an orphanage and doing come Christmassy community things with some Canadian missionaries we've hooked up with, (this is one of the areas that was hit hardest by the Tsunami a few years ago.) We will have one week of traveling at the end of the trip and still have to decide on the details of that part of our adventure.

We're SOOOO excited and know it'll be a life-changing experience for all four of us!
So much to do in the next 2 months to get ready for this big adventure!

The kids are pumped, and Joel is really excited about stepping away from this whole North American, consumeristic scene. Being in a third world area is really where his heart is. I love that about him, and how it reminds me to hold "stuff" and comfort loosely.

That said, I will still keep it my goal to NOT come home with a baby and own a hut on a Thai beach somewhere.