Renovations - A Family Affair

We have been working hard this week. Mom decided it was time to paint the kitchen. She thought it would be an easy job, but then before you know it dad was ripping down walls. Claire and I think it is great fun and we like to help. You know, having all this help sure makes the job go faster!

Got my elmo wrench - I am ready to work.

Look, no more silly pantry that only fit one jar per shelf!

Of course, Claire decided working in a dress and high heels was perfectly fine.

So the walls are fixed - hopefully we can start painting soon. Claire and I really want to help with that as well! For some reason mom doesn't agree with Claire who wants to paint the walls orange. We will keep you posted on our progress.

Disney Princess On Ice!!

Wow!!! Today mom and I went on a date to Disney Princess On Ice. I got all dressed up in my princess clothes, crown and wand for the show. I was pretty excited.

When are they coming? Can I have some snacks?

Mickey & Minnie started the show. Since we don't have Disney Channel, Mom had to explain who they were.

Mmmm, Ice cream at 11am. This is gonna be a great day!

I really liked the Genie from Aladdin. I a lot of trouble deciding who my favorite princess is. Every time a new one came out they became my favorite.

Okay, I finally decided for real - Cinderella remains my favorite. Although Jasmine, Snow White, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty and Mulan are all really cool. I can't wait to learn to skate like the princesses!

Poutine.

This is Sarah reporting in with another special edition.

My Dad had been mumbling about craving some sort of French-Canadian dish you can get from any respectable street vendor in Canada. It's called poutine. Well, since we can't get it down here, Dad decided to make it himself. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for that deep-fryer.

The recipe is simple, as I understand it, it has to be really bad for you to make it taste so-so good.

You will need to deep fry some thick, home-style French fries. Don't even bother with trying to use the pre-cut, store bought fries in a bag nonsense. Make sure to deep fry your own, because you need to salt them right after they come out fryer. This way the hot grease to holds onto the salt. Next, cover the hot salty, greasy fries with gravy, top with cheese curds, and if you desire - ketchup.

Unfortunately we didn't have cheese curds so we just used shredded cheese. Dad made up for it by making the beef gravy come alive with some cheap red wine called two-buck chuck. Here's the finished product... Guaranteed to clog your arteries.



And here's my assessment.

Life Lessons - Victory and Defeat.

Well, I have found my competitive streak. Probably got it from my dad. I have recently learned that sweet, sweet taste of victory and also the cold harshness of defeat. I really don't take defeat very well. Let me explain.

Saturday morning we were playing my favorite board game "Candy Land".


Everything was going ok until mom got the frosty cone and took a really big lead. At this point victory looked hopeless. I didn't take this well. at all.





It took a lot of convincing to get me to continue playing. Fortunately mom ran into an incredible streak of bad luck. She ended up getting the gingerbread man card and had to go back quite a few spots. Mom didn't take this very well.



Dad had to keep stacking the cards since they kept falling over. But a few turns later it was pretty much even and I could feel my luck improving.



Somehow I managed to pull ahead at the end, because I managed to keep getting good cards. Oh how I love the sweet taste of victory...

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Of course, in honor of the day we made cupcakes. Yummm-0!

And I got to decorate them.

Sarah and I have nice matching shirts. Mom is going to hear about this when I get wise enough to complain!

Ahh, we get along to well.

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day!!!