Weeeeerrrreeee Baaacckkkk!!!

Just when you thought it was safe to surf the net again...BAM! were back!! 

Tonight the boy asked me "whatever happened to that blog mumma?"  Well I really didn't know.....

I guess things got a bit crazy and then mumma went a bit crazy and now here we are. 

I asked if he wanted to resurrect the blog and he decided yes, after the "I dunno"... 

I asked what we should blog about and guess what he said....you know it's the boy...full of wit and wisdom...he responds with.. "I dunno". 

So we left it that he will think about something to blog about tomorrow and I will try to remember to blog about it...

So for now I leave you with your interest piqued and anxiously awaiting the return of the best thing on the internet....

Super score at Goodwill book store!!

Wow.. I'm a poet and don't even know it...or maybe I'm just delirious because I still can't sleep....oh to fall asleep at a decent hour and to stay asleep... insomnia sucks man..

Anyhow... another great trip to the goodwill bookstore today.  The boy and I stopped there on the way to swimming and looky at what we got....(added a link to books under pictures if you want to know more about book)

Effigy - Past Giller winner

The Golden Mean - Last year Giller finalist (hardcover)

The Omnivore's Dilemma (been wanting to read this one for awhile)

Say You're One of Them

Rush Home Road

The Wife's Tale

Depp Doo Doo (the boy's selection)

The Year My Parents Ruined My Life (another boy selection)

The Glove of Darth Vader (guess who picked this one)

So all 9 of these books for guess how much...come on guess...3 of them were hardcovers and all are in tip top shape....whatcha think....okay I'll tell ya...all these books for a mere $30.00.  I was at Chapters last weekend and bought only two books for 30 bucks.  Oh how I love the goodwill bookstore... if you have read any of these leave a comment and let me know what you thought...ok I'm gonna go and try to get to sleep again - I suppose I could read if I still can't get to sleep...wish me luck.

Bork..Bork..Bork...

Guess what the boy was for Halloween this year........

Here's a hint...

Ready.....

Unfortunately by the end of the night the "chef" no longer had the bushy moustache...it had morphed into a straggily beard and the hair pieces hanging around his ears where lost somewhere between St. John street and the Estates....all in all it was another successful candy grab.......Bork..... Bork... Bork!
Oh and in case you are wondering, yes,  that is a pan and wooden spoon that he carried all night for his "candy bag" - the mumma was his sherpa that carried the real bag that he transferred the candy from the pot to the bag.  Don't worry I got paid in mini Snickers bars for my troubles.....

And just for fun here is the boy's favourite Swedish Chef clip...

Swedish Chef meatballs

The Cot-tage Part Deux

Guess what is on the boy's shoulder.....come on look closely....still not sure?...look closely...it's pretty obvious....boy your gonna feel silly when I tell you and you couldn't figure it out...last chance....why clearly it's a sand parrot....wow have you never been to the beach??...gheesh...
Yes, I felt the same way when I was ask and was not able to give the appropriate answer to the boy (otherwise known as the Michael Angelo of sand sculpture)

Speaking of sand...here is the boy spending literally spending 3 1/2 hours on his sandcastle (yes I mean literally, I know what literally means).  Never in his life has he ever spend over 3 hours consistently doing one thing, it was impressive - maybe he was delirious from sunstroke...if only he had the focus on his schoolwork..

Back at the cottage we watch movies on the projector tv - Harry Potter movies, the boys would sit on the upstairs balcony some nights and pretend they were at the theatre

That's their heads peeking through the holes watching the movie

Overall everyone had a blast at our little get away...hopefully we will be able to go back again next year

The Cot-tage 2010

Well, we have survived a week long holiday at the Cot-tage....we say cot-tage, not cottage, emphasis on the "tage", say it like you are a pretentious frenchman...

Welcome

Once we dumped our stuff at the cot-tage and called "mine" on our bedrooms (there were 7 to choose from)

 we all headed to the beach

Here's a few picures of what the cottage was like:

Kitchen was upstairs with a deck off the side which looked down on the firepit and swamp/marsh/pond/river/water

The main floor had the "great room" (don't all cottages have a "great room"?), 6 of the bedrooms, bathroom and laundry room

 Master bedroom and master bath were upstairs but I forgot to take pictures of the bedrooms and bathrooms, eh who cares anyway....

So what does one do at the cot-tage....well let's see....

There was the hot tub....

There were campfires nearly every night

With marshmallows, spider dogs, and s'mores (no more s'mores, no s'mores...seys Toby)

 I think this is were I should mention that this was the moment that we realized that the boy was a little too interested in the fire and I began thinking of my future as the mother of an arsonist....

Twisted Firestarter...remember this...

 Twisted Firestarter by The Prodigy

Sorry, I digress....

There was fishing at the pond/river/marsh/swamp/water - the best fishing was under the bridge. The boys caught sunfish, rock bass, some fish that was like a sunfish and bass (I called it a sun bass), minnows, mudskipper, a big long fish, and probably ebola (it was really gross water to the momma).  Apparently there were several sightings of the biggest carp known to man but was never caught.

Of course there were more walks to the beach - it was only about a 2 minute walk to our own private beach..

I have used all the space allowed for a post so I will end this now and post more pics later - there is alot more to share from the cot-tage....