TA-DA!

This morning Sophia, Cathy and I transformed our hallway into a circuit gym. We had a stepper, several sets of weights, a band, a mat and a collaboration of exercise ideas from the three of us. The equipment was broken up into different stations (water station included!), which we rotated through one minute at a time. It was SUPERB! And much more tiring than you might think!

Tomorrow we begin day two. With great company and good tunes, we should be good to go ;)

THE KITE FESTIVAL.

This afternoon the Hussain's and I drove to the middle of nowhere to see a kite festival. Phil and I went last year and I had convinced the neighbours that the voyage was a worthy one. Well, turns out they agree with me! The festival was, once again, absolutely fascinating. There is something strangely captivating about massive, colourful kites in the midst of telephone wires, hydro poles, and the dusty desert. In fact, it was SO GOOD that the Hussain's knocked on the door two hours after we returned to tell me that they were heading back out!

Ah - it's a wonderful life :)

Spotted @ Dean & Deluca:

1) Fancy water that was about $36! Perhaps there really is "something in the water"?!!



2) Tea that appears to be MY CUP OF TEA exactly! Elephants?! REALLY?! Ah - I think it was meant for ME!

Things that are exciting RIGHT NOW....

* Britney Spears may be a judge on the next season of the X Factor! (Fingers crossed!)

* Brendan and Rachel from Big Brother are on the AMAZING RACE! Haha - TOO GOOD!

* Phil and I are having a "sleepover" tonight - meaning we set up a cozy "bed" in the living room, drink hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, and watch tv together :)

* My nanny is hiding out from the snowstorm today....knitting baby blankets....for us! Do you think this is a hint???!

* We still have THREE MORE DAYS of NO SCHOOL! It's such a wonderful feeling!

HELLO 4 DAYS OFF!

Sigh.

This week was a long one! With basketball, track and field, tutoring, and science fair preparations, this couple is ready for some much needed REST!

Here's what we're up to this weekend:

* Tonight - dinner with Steve and Em, followed by Idol with....??? Well, you never know who may drop by!

* Shopping with Emily and Colleen tomorrow morning. I haven't seen Colleen in FOREVER. I can't wait to give "TOTES" a hug! And get a latte. And purchase something fun. Like hair elastics.

* Phil has a basketball game tomorrow afternoon and then plans on having "Taco Time" with Steve. Luckily, I will be at a kite festival during these hours and won't be exposed to their fast food fiasco. (BREAKING NEWS: PHIL JUST INTERRUPTED THIS POST TO TELL ME THAT BBALL IS CANCELLED TOMORROW! YAHOO! One more kite participant??? I HOPE SO!!!!)

* Shows: American Idol (X2), Survivor, Amazing Race, Grey's Anatomy, Parenthood, Private Practice.........

* The Oscar's red carpet. And only the red carpet. I believe my "ya, I've heard of that" movie tally is at ONE. If only the academy recognized GOOD FILMS. One day. Haha.

* Plan a trip. For April. We welcome any input :)

* Sleeping in, or trying to. Who am I kidding? We'll be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow and each day that follows.

* Cuddling with Phil. As much as possible! I miss him. We're both busy - him especially - and I need to get my "PHIL" before the upcoming "MARCH MADNESS" (<---- including the one you're familiar with, and Phil's two basketball tournaments at the school).

I believe that's just about everything! 'Tis the weekend to remain indoors and avoid the holiday's annual chaos.

BON VOYAGE to our friends traveling to exciting places! STAY SAFE! We'll miss you in Hawalli ;)

Welcome to the 80's!

You know your hair elastics have lost their elasticity when you wake up every morning with a mullet.

The shopping list for this weekend just got one item BIGGER!

HAPPY FAMILY DAY, ONTARIO!

Kids say the DARNDEST things!

Student: Miss....are we going to do any digesting this year?

Me: Digesting???

Student: Ya. Are we going to digest any animals?

Me: Ohhhh! Dissect!

What they say is true....

Everyone is cute until they turn into a teenager. Yep, even LiLo. Ah - the good old days. The September-October-November-December days. The "they are still adorable" days.

Some of my kiddos are converting.

And as for mechanical erasers. I HATE THEM.

Four more days until a four day weekend. GO TEAM!

Thursday, Last Period.

While entering the classroom....

Boy in my class: (big smile and giggling) Miss....I'm going to get on your nerves today!

At this point of the week, all I could do was break into laughter.