Post-holiday shopping continues...

I took my son to Yorkdale Mall to get his first-ever, Santa photos back in December. Well, my baby was scared of Santa! (I hear many children are scared the first time they meet Jolly Old St. Nick..can't imagine why...). It'll probably be a different story when he finds out most of his presents are from "Santa". Is it wrong that I was secretly hoping he would cry in his first photo? Okay, so the crying sucks when you're standing around happy elves and a semi-enthused Santa and moms waiting to have their happy children pour out the "I've been good all year" speeches, however I was thinking long-term; 10 years from now it'll be fun to pull out the old crying-in-Santa's lap photo and laugh about it!

Yorkdale had a great partnership with Shutterfly this year, an online print company. Depending on which photo package you purchased, you were eligible for a coupon code of a proportionate amount on a gift card to use towards a Shutterfly purchase.

Here's how I spent my $20!

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0RbtGzNm1ZOvA&cid=SFLYOCWIDGET

Marathon Style

My husband has a really bad habit, (for now it's just this one :) ). When he finds a television show he loves, he watches it marathon style..episode after episode after episode. Not only does he monopolize the television, but he rewinds and re-watches his favorite scenes, all the while forcing me to do the same. Initially, I don't find the shows he watches funny or interesting, until he encourages me to watch a few episodes with him and I become just as addicted as he is (as if I needed another show to fill up my pvr!)  The current show: Come Dine With Me Canada. We've been watching five episodes in a row at every sitting, and we still can't get enough!
The premise of the show is that five strangers take turns hosting a dinner party for the others over five days. Contestants judge each other on the food and overall hospitality of the host/hostess. The winner takes home $1000. The best part of the show? Jamie Carr, the narrator. His remarks are hilarious and full of sarcasm. He usually says exactly what you are thinking therefore giving the show an almost interactive quality. The recipes from most episodes are found online and I just tried one of the contestant's Churros recipe, yummy! 

Here's the link:

http://www.wnetwork.com/Shows/ComeDineWithMeCanada/Recipes.aspx?ArticleID=30425