crystal's little corner

I fear that this post may run long & picture heavy.  But quite seriously, this was just about the best weekend EVER. Let's start by explaining - normally we would cram two turkey dinners with both of our families into Thanksgiving. This weekend, Dad & Adam were both working backshift, so Mom decided to come hang out with Mark & I & the boys. A couple of weeks ago, I won a prepaid Visa from DHBC , so Saturday morning dawned bright & beautiful, so we headed into the city to experience some new stuff.  By the time we arrived on the waterfront, it was lunch time, so we started out with lunch at The Battered Fish .  Can I just say, there isn't much better than eating deep fried haddock on a bench in the sun.  :) After lunch, we headed up to the Discovery Centre .  I had only been there once before, quite a few years ago, and couldn't wait to take Alex!  He had a great time, just like I knew he would.  We got there just in the ...

we've been putting in a rough few days.  the c-man has stopped sleeping much at night, or ever for that matter.  i think maybe he's coming down with a little something, he's had a cough the last 2 days.  so, the laundry & housework have been piling up around me.  this morning while the little dude napped for all of 20 minutes, i flew round the house, tidying.  no deep clean, but at least things are in the right rooms. and then, lo & behold, at 11:00, he fell asleep again (maybe we're getting back on track!), i managed to fold 4 loads of laundry and create this beauty: homemade turkey soup... with carrots from my garden :) i also prepped for a power outage, just in case.  dishes done, water boiled, bath tub filled.   we are supposed to get around 80 mm of rain tonight, with up to 100 km/h winds.. better to be safe than sorry.   but most importantly, i hung out with this cute boy all morning: next on the agenda for the day is a deni...

rainy day fun with my boys alex - 5 years carter - 3 months