signs

now that he is such a crawler, the young fellow has been getting into all kinds of mischief.

in order to guide her brother, esther suggested a series of visual aids.

This one is a very good idea,

who knew a sign would be required...?......and my personal favourite...

works like a charm.

our little friend thomas suggested "no babies touching the hot teapot",

so i'd better get cracking with the scotch tape and markers...

tea party this afternoon!

bears + dragons+ princesses

footsies

i finally completed/passed my practical exam for reflexology qualifictions!

toenails, anyone?

montreal-eh

no photos this time,but man, i sure wish i had some...david dragged us to montreal yesterday, and i by no means wanted to go. it is pop-montreal weekend, a music event full of super hipsters and cooler-than-thou events.

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me?

tired, and responsible for two crazy little time-bombs is this sea of smoothness? not-so-much.

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well.

not to allow david an i-told-you-so, i am still ultra tired, but we ended up having a really fun time, attending ther kelp records bar-bq, (esther and david playing tambourine for angela desveaux' set...photo please),

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staying at a very modest two star bed and breakfast (another photo? i invite you to imagine the ball-capped breakfast-monitor entering the room barking "ne touche pas ca, monsier!" to the other lone breakfaster as a costo muffin whirred illegally in the shabby microwave....)

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making it to the biodome (an ecosystem zoo near the olympic stadium) and back again on the last drops of hydraulic effort available to our cars' leaking steering system. (picture a really cheesed-off golden marmoset)

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oh, man, were those kids great. each of them, and together. they seemed to have a really fabulous time, and were so cheerful and fun!

the kids and i took the train back home to ottawa this evening, arriving way post bed time, (david will be driving home with band-mates after their show) and not one rotten moment.

polite and lovely.

(another missed photo-op.)

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oh, esther's summary of the trip was thus...

"why do so many people here speak the bo-ju language?"

that's french, dear.

bonjour a tous.

handy crafts

oh, no! the paw-parazzi!more crafter-noon fun as edgar snoozes...

sculpture class

the recycle bin and a sheaf of misappropriated charity address stickers (sorry, frances louise bryan, but we keep getting your admail...) led to an extended session of creativity....

good to the very last sticker.

party pollys

i was greeted by a scene of miniature mayhem upon my return from work; ladies and dogs lounging beside their cerealbox cabana, under a sky filled with cardboard balloons.

david and esther had thrown a giant polly pocket birthday party, complete with hats, sunglasses, cake and presents. forgive me for indiscreetly grabbing the camera...