it's my girls' world

Also known as the one time for the month the kids sit and contemplate questions and the meaning of life. 

Here are their answers to all things love... As a reminder, C is almost eight and A is four and a half (the half is very important)

C- Ummm (looking incredibly uncomfortable)... like you have a feeling for someone.

A- Ammmmm.... heart 

C- making cookies and valentines

A- maybe give Julia something as she gives me timbits everyday. 

Girlfriend's first knitting master-piece! Better than I could do!

C- (another confused look)--- Ummm Anjali!

A- Do we celebrate Valentines? Do we celebrate everything? Whyyy?   What's a Valentine / Oh, Julian.... I mean Julia

(Julia is this girl in her dance class who shares her timbits/donut holes--- aka-- her new bestie)

C- 28!

A- Ummmmmmm none as it's February already... how many more days until Valentines?

C- hug and kiss them

A- I like Julia. 

(yeah the timbits are the key to her heart)

Linking up with Beth and some other lovelies for the kids behind the blog!

As a total side note, A brought her first home reading book home this week. A huge milestone in her little school and this Mama's heart is so, so proud!

Happy Monday! Is it just me, or should this weekend have been two hours longer? Just  enough for me to get two more hours of sleep?! 

Here's the Cole's notes:

On Friday:

- we chilled out at home and had turkey burgers

- tried a black bean brownie recipe 

- did some Just Dance with the kiddos

- I caught up on Grey's and Scandal.

I can't get over how big my four year old is... my heart breaks a little.

On Saturday:

- C had skiing lessons in the am

- I babysat for my friend Dani who has three kids, three and under, is moving to the US, has a newborn AND is starting a new business (I'm tired even writing all those things)

- I did about 7 loads of laundry-- yay me

- I made muffins for the kids with my little helper and butter chicken and rice for Dani and another friend

- we headed out in the night with some friends to Toronto for some Winterlicious dinner, drinks at a whiskey bar and a night cap at an Irish pub

At the whiskey lounge. Not ours but so pretty, I had to take a pic.

On Sunday:

- I woke up at 10:30 and totally lounged around ALL day doing little household chores, watching He's Just Not That Into You and spending time with my kids.

- we made BOTH kids nap as we were heading to....

- our friends' Alex and Jenn's Superbowl Soiree where they go all out-- think friendly bets, kids' fun and tons of amazing food. A mix of healthy and junkie! Think cauliflower bites, turkey chili, vegan nachos, wings, chicken and waffles, potato chip chicken fingers, chips and dip and so much more!

And just like that it turned into Monday again. I'm hoping for a snow day this week!

Linking up with sweet Biana today.

I don't think I've done a Friday Five since the year began. Here are a five of my favourites from the past few weeks. 

1- The girls went to a henna/karaoke party for Arisa's 7th. Lots of sometimes off-key singing, beautiful hand patterns, pizza and cake--- a success with the kid crowd!

The cake was beautiful AND yummy!

And I totally got in there with the girls as well!

2- My friend Jenn treated me to a birthday manicure awhile back and we totally rocked some Lincoln Park by OPI. Can you tell which hand is mine? ;-)

3- I just love how my four year old says "foo" instead of "who". I don't correct her and instead encourage her to sing "Who let the dogs out?" I'm out of the baby stage so I will take any cuteness I can get! 

Her second cucumber of the day

5- When it's a PD day off for either girl, I try to spend some one on one time with them. On this day, C was off so we did a little breakfast out and some shopping. Girlfriend is a browser so mall shopping is a loooong process. I have sympathy already for her future husband.

Happy weekending, lovelies!

Linking up with 

Andrea, Erika and Narci for Favourites on Friday

Life lately has been filled with a lot of germs! After a bare recovery from the stomach bug to end all bugs, I came down with a lovely cold/flu comb. As it was so soon after the first special, super bug, this one hit me hard. No energy, lots of napping, soups and hygge.... 

Since we're almost in February (7 weeks 'til spring!!) and I totally dropped the January resolution ball, I figured that this was as good a time as any  to share my intentions for 2017.

So, I'm totally a tactical person and I like actionable resolutions--- like that time I chose a word of the year (intention) as my resolution... yeah that didn't work. But like the other time when I resolved to floss more... that stuck-- and I still floss daily. My dentist is a happy one.  

Let's rewind to my 2016 resolutions first!

Well we made it there in one piece and lots got done before we even got there! Our walls are painted and artwork is hung. Things have found a place though they may not stay there (I'm talking to you guest bedroom and messy study.) and there might be one or maybe two boxes left to unpack... so check but smooth and seamless were very ambitious words.

 Okay, so I totally purged before we moved last January and I'm constantly purging the girls' toys and clothes. I do also follow her method of rolling clothes and ask myself if something 'sparks joy'beofre I buy it or even keep it. But I didn't finish the book yet. I have high hopes to but something else always comes up!

 I am SO proud of this one! I did it.... after years or wanting to.  I totally had help though. My friend Dani found a store that was selling plants 20% off  and no tax! Then she spent and afternoon and helped me choose plants (based on size, lighting and ease of care), pots and other necessities. And then she took another couple hours of another day to help me pot and place them. SO THANK YOU, DANI! And guess what?! They are still alive after a year. I'm even moving them now, seeing how they respond to different lights and how they look in different spots. Yeah, I'm shamelessly patting myself so hard on this one I might fall over. 

Now onto

Here are my very few resolutions for this year... Remember I aim small but realistic.

I don't play with my girls enough. I feed them, teach them, read to them and chat with them but I rarely play with them. I'm always running around cleaning or folding laundry or something. So this year, we're going to play. We played Just Dance as a family the other day and laughed so hard, we very nearly cried. But then C and I were trying to knit together and I read the instructions and very nearly cried! Win some and lose some I guess.

As I'm getting older, I'm so seeing it in my eyes so I need to be more vigilant about a depuffer and eye cream and incorporating it into my skin care routine. I always forget the eyes!!

My kids way prefer milk or juice to water. They only really get juice when we go out, at a party or when they are sick but boy do they love it. They will rarely if ever choose water though and I'm the total opposite. Give me water everyday all day. I'm thirsty always! That 's changing though... mom mission.

Totally random I know but there are a few pieces that are driving me a little crazy in our house... like the red, orange and blue fixtures we have giving us coloured lighting in the house... ugh!  This needs my attention in 2017 for sure!

What about you? Do you have one big resolution or many little ones like me?

 I'll be popping in and out these days. I  do some part time work and it really picks up until tax season is over.Have a great day!