So much going on, don't know where to start

I guess I'll start with the big news (no, I'm not pregnant!). We bought a 16-foot orange canoe this weekend from MEC. It's beautiful and will, no doubt, provide us with countless hours of fun and adventure over the years to come. Our friend (RD) has graciously offered to provide shelter to our "new baby" in his garage. Eventually we plan to buy a cottage, which will be its permanent home. I have a picture but blogger won't let me post pictures anymore (WTF!???).

So our inaugural voyage in the canoe didn't quite go as planned. Lets just say that the little guy and I decided to go for an "unintentional" swim in some pretty slimy, disgusting water. Yuck! It was quite the scene! We had an audience and everything, including someone with a video camera :)

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Hubby and the little guy are still on vacation, but I am back at work after a two-week holiday. This year we went to Montreal with some friends for a few days and did a bunch of day trips. Usually we spend time at a cottage, but not this year. I'm actually okay with it because we visited some beaches and got plenty of fun in the sun. It was kind of nice to not have a schedule of activities. We just did what we wanted when we felt like it. All in all there were lots of fun time, good food, good wine and good company.

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Some other tidbits to bring you up to date:
- My dad is now on the waiting list to get the Liberation treatment for his MS in Poland! Very exciting. It could still be several months before he gets to the top of this list, but it will hopefully be worth it.
- The little guy will now eat fish! He's always refused to even take a bite of fish until a week ago. But apparently he'll eat anything if you put it in a taco.
- Got the little guy's entire fall/winter wardrobe at a consignment store for $65. Sweaters, pants, shirts etc....
- I'm thinking of putting off my road bike purchase until the spring on account of the canoe purchase. Unless of course someone wants to get me one for my birthday (I can always dream, right?)
- Project weight loss is under way. I'm doing well, but still have about 10 pounds to go.
- Making plans for our next reno project: converting to gas and getting whole new heating/cooling system, gas water heater etc...We need to get on this before the snow comes.
- Quote of the day: The ghost is clean (instead of the coast is clear)

Just as advertised

So the little guy has started to really paying attention to commercials lately. Every night we let him watch a little Discovery Channel at bedtime. Usually he falls asleep instantaneously, but there are occasions when he watches for longer because he's not tired yet. When that happens, we find out all about the advertisements he watched the next morning. He's like a walking billboard.

Here are a few of my favourites:

- "Mom, did you know that you can get two chicken wraps for ninety-nine dollars?"

- "If you eat Vector cereal you get to be really good at sports! It will make you ski and bike and run and do all kinds of sports."

- "Mom, did you know that Tylenol can make you be normal again? It's the one with the white letters and the red bottle. You can even go biking because it makes you normal!"

- "On CBC they said you can get a DVD to help your child ready for back to school time. If you get it, they can learn about numbers and letters and then they can get the help they need for school."

Sometimes word of mouth advertising is also effective.

"SM likes to eat chicken in a cup."

"He eats chicken in a cup. What's that?" I asked

"You know, the kind that has the picture of the guy on it," he tried to explain.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You know, the kind of cup with the guy on it who's old and has a white beard," he urged.

"You mean Kentucky Fried Chicken? In a bucket?"

"No, that's not what it's called!"

"You mean KFC?"

"Yah, that's the one. He eats chicken in a cup from there. And he gets it at the place that has the big, yellow "M" on the outside."

"You mean McDonalds?"

"Yah!