Ahoy, Sea Scout

Happy December to all

 Advent calendar fun on day 1
(George is doing some last minute assembly of Seb's)

Over the top

So, Saturday night was finally the night on which 4 of Seb's buddies were free for a sleepover party. It was dinner, playing "magic" (TM), watching a movie, etc. The morning was chocolate chip muffins and then an excursion to an indoor obstacle course.

Sophie was great at it - long hair flying!

There was even ping pong

Equal loving grandparent

Just in case you were worried that Nana plays favourites

To-do list for George

The lovely George has headed to Toronto to pick up the slack that inevitably happens when I am away more than a week (Seb's false alarm broken arm, for example!)

Anyway, my wonderful father-in-law needs to stay busy when he visits, So today, as I wandered around an Ottoman palace (more to come), I came up with a few ideas:

1. source one of these and replace Sophie's back of the closet door Ikea version

2. We need cabinets for the refreshed family room. These would make a statement and take our attention off the tv

3. I fear my office is going to be chilly again; could you build me one of these?

4. The new family room needs a door. This will do nicely.

5. Everyone needs to store stuff under the stairs - even Sultans. Your son did a great job of organizing ours, but he didn't tile it with 16th century Iznik tiles... Can you get on it?

6. And to be honest, I need a fountain. I feel like I just can't come home unless there is a 3 tier marble fountain waiting - and functioning. Sophie agreed with me.

Thanks, George. Home Hardware DIY is right where you left it last visit. You can run a tab on us. xo

Who loves ya, Sebbie?

A taste of things to come - black leather(ette) jacket and drinking from the (ginger) beer bottle when he took his Nana on a National Trust outing this summer.

What the Wedge gals have been up to

hanging out with Adele

Learning about fine Moldovan wine

There was another birthday last week

To cheer her grandma, Sophie wore her momma's old skirt and new shoes

Grandma opening one of her presents

before heading out to eat mussels in one of Montreal's finest establishments

How to spend a weekend

Last day of dry-land biathlon training - time for the snow to fly

Horse-opoly while listening to your sister's new Adele album

reading your birthday book until you zonk out

This gal is 9!

First came the party

7 friends over for dinner, singing, dancing and crafts

oh and presents

They lit their own sparklers

before devouring the delicious lemon cake

and then 3 stayed on for the night (a movie and truth & dare till 1 in the morning...)

Waking up on her birthday morning

to open some presents

before heading off to school