Two Thumbs Up for WandaVision (Jan.24, 2021)

I got up early this morning and read the new book I started for a bit.

Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich

It's a quick read and I'm liking it so far, except for the sex scenes.

I don't know if I'm a prude or what but I just don't think they are necessary.

When the kiddos got up, Freya immediately wanted a hot buba and Hunter started playing his game.

I made us all breakfast.

Freya tried the mango and she just loved it.

We gave Freya a bath and got her dressed.

And let her have another buba.

Then she wanted right back by her best bud.

She sits right close to him and puts her arm around him and lays her head on his shoulder, and he just lets her.

It's so sweet.

Little buba puss - she's a little milk addict that one.

The kids went home later in the afternoon and then Jason went for his run and there was a new sprinkling of snow so I got busy taking care of that.

I saw this recipe for a peanut butter smoothie on WW and I want to give it a try.

We want to rent a house/cottage in BC again this summer so I spent some time looking to see what was available.

Found a few that I thought might work.

This one looks pretty good.

I didn't book anything, going to keep looking.

I probably should book soon though.

I picked up 2 new pair of sneakers while we were in the city, this pair was only $44, not a bad deal.

I needed a few more steps so Jason and I walked down to the store to pick up a salad mix for supper.

We had shrimp, mashed potatoes and salad for supper - it was delicious.

Shrimp is awesome because it is so low in points but we never get tired of it.

We sat down and watched the 3 episodes of WandaVision that were available.

It is really good - I wish there were more episodes available but I guess we will have to wait like schmucks to watch the rest as they are released.

Almost forgot my selfies.

Front view.

Side View.

Back view.

This is one of the tops I picked up at Giant Tiger for $10.

I really like it and it keeps me super warm even though the fabric is really thin.

Someone posted this map of PEI on Facebook and I just liked it.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy!

The Big Chestnut Reveal (Jan.23, 2021)

Jason put the samples down so we could see if any of them stood out to us.

There was a clear winner in our minds and luckily we choose the same one.

Still really like the patterned ones on the end so we think we may do the far right one in all three of our bathrooms.

It had snowed overnight so I got out there this morning and shoveled everything.

It took me a couple of hours but I didn't mind, such good exercise.

I did a thing though- my glasses kept fogging up so I took them off and put them in my front pocket, then when I bent one time to get a shovel full of snow, I heard a crunching sound.

Broke my glasses - bummer!

I don't think I've ever broken a pair of glasses in my life.

Luckily I had an older pair that I can wear until I get a new pair.

Once I finished the snow removal and Jason got back from his run, we told Kody to bring Freya on over, she was spending the night.

We were excited to show her the pony we'd picked up for her.

The reveal of Chestnut didn't generate as much as excitement as we'd hoped.

His stable ended up being a bigger hit than he was.

Testing Chestnut out for the first time (excuse the cleavage exposure).

She wanted to watch YouTube videos so we set her up with a phone and a snack.

Jason photobombing me again.

Looks like my mirror needs a cleaning again - I see lots of little fingerprints and smudges.

Side view.

I forgot to do a back view.

Freya asked if her friend could come over and by friend, she meant Hunter.

So I called Mel to see if he could come for a sleep over.

She said he would love to and dropped him off after she finished with her client.

He was far more excited over Chestnut than Freya was.

It went a bit slow for him but he still enjoyed it.

She just loves playing in the basement and wants to be down there all the time.

He was 'chasing' Freya and Jason.

Look, no hands!

After supper, they played video games for a bit, Hunter's favorite thing to do with Jason.

Trying out my new sneakers.

Let's dance Papa.

Huntie, dance.

She wanted Hunter to join them but he wasn't interested in dancing.

She loves to sit in that chair and have Jason carry her around and dance with her.

She'd have him do it all day long if she could.

We called it a day around 11, Hunter was getting tired and asking to go to bed.

He made a little nest at the end of our bed with all of our pillows and that's where he slept.

It did look pretty cozy.

A Memory popped up on Facebook from a curling bonspiel a few years back.

I'm kind of bummed that curling has been cancelled this year, miss seeing my team mates.

Inspiration picture.

I like the 'home' sign on top of the mantel.

Got most of these steps from shoveling snow.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy!

Shopping is Good for the Soul (Jan.22, 2021)

 We stayed at the Staybridge last night, the bed and the bedding are both comfortable.

It's the hotel we stay at most often when we come to the city.

Jason got ready to head out for a run this morning.

He tried on some of the new clothes he picked up last night - I love the sweater.

I had brought my gym stuff but I forgot that the gym was closed due to covid.

I wasn't really feeling running outside in the cold so I just resigned myself to hopping on the treadmill later today when we got home.

While he was out running, I looked at social media.

Someone posted this and it definitely struck a chord with me.

Oh if only!

We stopped into a flooring store we just happened to drive by and they had some good options.

They were very helpful too.

They gave us some samples to take home to try out.

We stopped at one more but they didn't have anything any better so we figured we saw enough for today.

We'll check them out at home and see if we like any of them and if not, we'll come back and look some more.

Normally we would have gone for ramen for a treat and even though you can order it to go, ramen is something I'd rather eat in the restaurant so we opted to go for shawarma's instead.

We found this place just off of 127th that we like, Pita Bake, so that's where we went.

We each ordered a chicken shawarma to go and ate them in the car.

Yum yum.

This place has the purple pickled turnip which we both love.

They also sell their garlic sauce as a side which is so delicious we just had to get that too.

We shared a fattoush salad, the dressing was extra vinegary which I love.

It was our cheat treat but I think all in all, it was a pretty healthy treat.

We stopped at Homesense to look for bluetooth headphones but I also had to check out the home decor aisle.

These are just a couple of cute things I saw that I thought I coulmake.

These book stacks seem to be all the rage lately.

I think they would be fairly easy to make.

This is cute and easy to make too.

On a whim I hit up the bedding store in the St Albert mall and ended up buying a new duvet cover.

I'm ready for a change in our room and I want something lighter and spring like.

This one both Jason and I agreed on so I got it.

Now that I'm looking at it - it has a lot of grey in it which I'm not crazy about so I think this may end up going back.

I also want to get a new duvet as well but couldn't afford both today.

They had tons of options but this one was our favorite - I didn't want to forget so next time we are in the city, I think I'll pop in and get the duvet.

We shopped until around 6 then we headed for home so it was just after 8 when we got home.

We saw something at Walmart that we could not resist.

Chestnut!

He was regular $300 on sale for $99 so we got it for Freya.

I think Hunter will enjoy it too.

Looks like Professor Snuggles has claimed it for himself.

Paddington wanted to share but PS wasn't having it.

The stare down!

They've decided to share albeit grudgingly on Professor Snuggles side.

I got lots of steps in today while shopping so I didn't end up having to jump on the treadmill.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!