the cousins...
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
The Official Familial this-is-as-formal-as-it-gets Christmas card of electronic electronicness
Merry Christmas!
For year-in-review details, see any of our 180-odd blog entries from 2009. Of course, in reality, things were far noisier, smellier and grumpier than such postings reveal (so... ha, ha, ha... fooled you all!!!).
A brief synopsis...
Fergus continues to enjoy building things, destroying things, being read stories to, holding court while on the toilet, Grandma’s cookies, power cuddles, being Luigi and Mario, legos, slinking around the house under a blanket as if we have no idea who it could possibly be, bouncing off walls, and “emitting wind from his anus”.
Effie discovered a new found appreciation for money and enjoys American Girl dolls, Star Wars, hanging out with friends of all ages, playing Carcassonne, holding/ cuddling/ smiling at (and hogging) babies, working on any and all art projects, and watching period dramas, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Road To Avonlea and MacGyver . Most of all, Effie dreams of one day having her parents get off their lazy asses and transform the middle room into her very own bedroom as promised, like, months ago.
Gillian spent the year attending weekly spa appointments, teaching the pleasant children their respective curricular necessities, and generally finding plenty of time for herself. When not developing and expanding upon her passions, she could be found relaxing on the couch with a bottle of wine and a box of bonbons while perusing the eBays.
As for me, my chi kung practitioner informed me recently that not only did I have lovely skin but that my muscles were well defined, glistening and bulging in all the right places (so you can see how I can’t remember anything else about the past year). Actually, those may not have been the adjectives she used but there was something positive in there somewhere, so I ran with it. Them crazy, complimentary chi kung practitioners!!! To balance things off, my physiotherapist (yeah, it’s been one of those years) informed me that my MRI results revealed that I have the spinal column of a 55 year old. Bastard.
For year-in-review details, see any of our 180-odd blog entries from 2009. Of course, in reality, things were far noisier, smellier and grumpier than such postings reveal (so... ha, ha, ha... fooled you all!!!).
A brief synopsis...
Fergus continues to enjoy building things, destroying things, being read stories to, holding court while on the toilet, Grandma’s cookies, power cuddles, being Luigi and Mario, legos, slinking around the house under a blanket as if we have no idea who it could possibly be, bouncing off walls, and “emitting wind from his anus”.
Effie discovered a new found appreciation for money and enjoys American Girl dolls, Star Wars, hanging out with friends of all ages, playing Carcassonne, holding/ cuddling/ smiling at (and hogging) babies, working on any and all art projects, and watching period dramas, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Road To Avonlea and MacGyver . Most of all, Effie dreams of one day having her parents get off their lazy asses and transform the middle room into her very own bedroom as promised, like, months ago.
Gillian spent the year attending weekly spa appointments, teaching the pleasant children their respective curricular necessities, and generally finding plenty of time for herself. When not developing and expanding upon her passions, she could be found relaxing on the couch with a bottle of wine and a box of bonbons while perusing the eBays.
As for me, my chi kung practitioner informed me recently that not only did I have lovely skin but that my muscles were well defined, glistening and bulging in all the right places (so you can see how I can’t remember anything else about the past year). Actually, those may not have been the adjectives she used but there was something positive in there somewhere, so I ran with it. Them crazy, complimentary chi kung practitioners!!! To balance things off, my physiotherapist (yeah, it’s been one of those years) informed me that my MRI results revealed that I have the spinal column of a 55 year old. Bastard.
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Music Of The Year
Since I spend 365 days a year researching this stuff, I’m pretty confident that my lists of the top musical moments and best songs of 2009 are complete, definitive and beyond reproach. And I’m not opinionated in the least!
So, hop on over to the Furrowed Brow and say to yourself “huh, wha?”
Furrowed Brow Smile :: Top 28 Moments in Music :: 2009
Furrowed Brow Smile :: Top Songs from the 73 Best Artists of 2009
Compilation requests accepted
So, hop on over to the Furrowed Brow and say to yourself “huh, wha?”
Furrowed Brow Smile :: Top 28 Moments in Music :: 2009
Furrowed Brow Smile :: Top Songs from the 73 Best Artists of 2009
Compilation requests accepted
The Hunt
Thinking we didn't have a suitable tree ready for the taking this year, I had my eye on a nice, shapely fir on the marina property down the trail. Although the tree was in an area desperate for thinning and the marina deserved to give me a tree given all the environmental destruction they've accomplished this past year, my family filled me with too much guilt to complete the plunder. Anyways, Gillian figured the property in question was actually owned not by the marina, but by the Department of National Defense... and they shoot people.
Last night we went and re-checked our property. We found a few possibilities and Fergus practiced his sawing:
Today... Ferg was very proud to be the official carrier of the saw:
Success:
The Effie Tree:
Ooooooh....
Last night we went and re-checked our property. We found a few possibilities and Fergus practiced his sawing:
Today... Ferg was very proud to be the official carrier of the saw:
Success:
The Effie Tree:
Ooooooh....
Ferg's lunch bag...
And... Ferg heard I was hungry so he quickly fixed me a snack: pringles and a chocolate milk w/ whipped cream & ice cream.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
We were promised snow
This is all we got...
Gingerbread house making at G&G's
Approx. 12 seconds after returning home:
Gingerbread house making at G&G's
Approx. 12 seconds after returning home:
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Leverage
We are having such a great time with MJ and Ronnie that it turns out their visit has evolved into a bit of a hostage situation. And it’s not just their joyful, infectious nature and stimulating conversation that has brought about this crisis. Both our kids have new bed-mates and are in no particular mood to relinquish them.
So, this should buy us a couple more days...
Dearest Frank:
Assuming you wish to see the swift return of two fourths of your family back over the border tomorrow, please contact UPS and arrange for immediate delivery of the following items to our home: 6 ice cream pales of your finest homemade jambalaya (no skimping on the sausage!), a frying pan’s worth of them rum n’ buttered bananas (preferably still warm), your movie collection, a few of your swords and, finally, that dancing/ singing dog toy thing. Oh, better throw in Chloe’s bass guitar while you’re at it. Thanks. And remember, their car is parked on the other side of the straight.
Ferg and MJ form an awesome Raving Rabbids duo:
Ronnie and Effie work on some doll clothes:
Effcicle:
Ella!
Rafael came up the hill to play some blues and eat cake:
Concoctions of course:
So, this should buy us a couple more days...
Dearest Frank:
Assuming you wish to see the swift return of two fourths of your family back over the border tomorrow, please contact UPS and arrange for immediate delivery of the following items to our home: 6 ice cream pales of your finest homemade jambalaya (no skimping on the sausage!), a frying pan’s worth of them rum n’ buttered bananas (preferably still warm), your movie collection, a few of your swords and, finally, that dancing/ singing dog toy thing. Oh, better throw in Chloe’s bass guitar while you’re at it. Thanks. And remember, their car is parked on the other side of the straight.
Ferg and MJ form an awesome Raving Rabbids duo:
Ronnie and Effie work on some doll clothes:
Effcicle:
Ella!
Rafael came up the hill to play some blues and eat cake:
Concoctions of course:
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Weekend action
After our four different types of bbq meal the kids made up a song... "no more meat for an entire week"...
New apple, peeler, corer, slicer - woo hoo:
Ferg making bbq pizza (good for power outages):
Oh look! The power went out... we had to resort to Stars Wars Trivial Pursuit:
Everybody helped dig (and refill) a water line ditch for the "cabin":
Eff helped rescue and bring back to life a stray cat (yikes):
We ran out of ice cream and are resorting to whipped cream cones:
New apple, peeler, corer, slicer - woo hoo:
Ferg making bbq pizza (good for power outages):
Oh look! The power went out... we had to resort to Stars Wars Trivial Pursuit:
Everybody helped dig (and refill) a water line ditch for the "cabin":
Eff helped rescue and bring back to life a stray cat (yikes):
We ran out of ice cream and are resorting to whipped cream cones:
Thursday, 3 December 2009
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