A True Princess

Annika was locked in the dungeon this morning. (Well, if a warm, comfortable bedroom full of toys can be considered a dungeon.)

I was woken at 8:00am by Madison shouting "Annika's stuck in her room!"! Not on my top 10 list of ways to be woken up...

The doorknob on the bedroom door had a lock on the back, but it was broken and *really* hard to lock (I couldn't do it without a lot of effort) so we never bothered to take it off. Guess what? Annika's middle name is Houdini. She managed to get it locked and because it's the kind of lock that takes a key, there was no getting that thing open.

Allan convinced Annika to go and sit on her bed. (Far away from the door!) and then used a sledgehammer to get the damn doorknob off. Thankfully the door stayed fully intact. (He was a little too quick at it if you ask me, I wonder if he has any experience in break and enters ......)

Within ten minutes the princess was out of her dungeon and free to sit on her royal throne (the couch) and watch the court jesters (aka The Backyardigans).

Again, not my favourite way to wake up.

Another Weekend Come and Gone!

We had a busy weekend, but a great one!!

Saturday was our 2nd Annual Halloween Party!! I think we had around 15 kids and 7 adults. A little crowded, but a lot of fun!! Unfortunatly I forgot to take pictures, sorry!

The house was full of princesses, tinman, scarecrow, monkey, minnie mouse, spiderman, Mr. Incredible, a unicorn, the list goes on ...

Saturday evening Merina came over to babysit and Allan and I went to Applebees for dinner (mmm!!) and then to see Man of the Year. (Great movie btw- very funny!) After that we went to the LC and bought the new Baileys Mint Chocolate liquor. Wow - sooo good!

Today Madison had dance and then we went to Boo at the Zoo. We've never been before but would definitely go again. Great weather, the lines weren't too long (they had pony rides, a Merry Go'Round, etc.)

All in all, a great weekend!! We're looking forward to Halloween and pumpkin carving tomorrow.

Pepsi Gods - Smile on me ...

I have been entering the Pepsi Giveaway every hour for the past 2 weeks. Well, it feels like every hour!! I think I counted 160 entries so far. I still haven't won (obviously) but am praying the Pepsi Gods will smile down on me and send an Xbox (or even better a 40" HDTV) my way.

www.wineveryhour.ca if you don't know what the heck I'm talking about!

Yesterday I drove to Fargo with 3 girlfriends of mine. We had a blast!! The shopping .. ooh boy, why don't we have some of those stores? (Oh yah - because I'd be bankrupt!)

I think Allan and I are going to go back and do our Christmas shopping there, or maybe just in Grand Forks. The savings are unreal. We planned on getting Annika the Dora van and Dora cash register for Christmas. Well, the van here is $40, at Walmart in Fargo it is $18! The cash register is $60 here and $40 there!! It's insane. The Barbies Madison wants are $29 here and $14.99 there!

So yes - I'll be making another trip down South before Christmas.

I am fighting a nasty cold, as are the girls. We all seem to be losing the battle. Blah. It sucks because we have a busy week ahead of us. No time to be sick!! Saturday is our Halloween Party, and then Allan and I are going out for a date night. Sunday is Boo at the Zoo and of course Tuesday is Halloween.

I have officially started Slimfast. Wish me well! I have a Weight Loss blog, if you're interested send me an email and I'll send you the link.

Ciao,

Sarah

Movie Review

Last night I went to see The Departed. It is an excellent movie - the ending was a bit disappointing, kind of like they thought "wow- this movie is 2 and a half hours long, we better end it quick!" and there were a few scenes that seemed important at the time, but were never brought into the story line again. However, overall I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone.

If you see it - let me know what you think!!

My Wins

I've had a 3 small wins lately .. nothing big, but better than nothing at all!

1- Lipgloss from Lou Lou magazine
2- 2 ringtones from playatmcd.ca

Happy Contesting!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

This afternoon Allan, Annika and I went to Walmart to buy the girls winter wear. I know from experience that if you wait until the first snowfall, all that is left is really big fugly gloves and mis-matched boots.

So, we bought Madison a pair of boots, toque and gloves. (Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses ... this princess would have no other!) and Annika a pair of boots and mitts. (Nothing but Dora for this little explorer!)

Apparantly it was a bad omen - because no less than 2 hours later it was snowing, and snowing HARD!!

At least we're prepared ... though I would be more than happy to see the snow melt and not come back for another month.

Happy Turkey Day

We are leaving for Regina early tomorrow morning. I haven't been to Regina since May, so I am excited to go and see everyone.

Have a *wonderful* Thanksgiving everyone!!

10 Things I am Thankful for ...

1- My family
2- My friends
3- Our health
4- A job that I love
5- Allan being 8 months away from his Masters degree!!
6- Having friends and/or contacts in high (retail) places who get me awesome discounts
7- Finally having the motivation and discipline to lose weight once and for all.
8- A great new season of Grey's Anatomy
9- Wonderful neighbours who do my yardwork
10- Allan being 8 months away from his Masters degree!! (This deserves two spots - it has been a loooong 7 years people!)