fed up

i'm fed up with being ill. i'm tired all day after coughing all night, and when i try and tell mom i don't feel so good she isn't exactly as sympathetic as she might be. i think she's a bit stressed out by my crying all the time. dad's feeling a bit better now which is just as well, as mom and i both ended up going to see the doctor this morning.

we did all manage a little outing yesterday, going to see 'Bright Nights in Stanley Park' just as it got dark. there were thousands and thousands of christmas lights in the trees and a miniature train through the forest. it was good to be out and about again, and the singing and dancing gingerbread man appreciated my clapping at the end of his routine.

and so this is christmas...

what could beat having diarrhea at church while dad's preaching at the Christmas Eve service? throwing up all over my breakfast tray on christmas day wasn't bad, but throwing up over dad's bedding this morning was better. dad's not feeling so good now either.

because i was poorly yesterday we didn't get to open our christmas presents or do much else really, so we did all that kind of stuff today. except we didn't have any cold turkey to eat, so it wasn't a proper boxing day. the canadian thing to do on boxing day is go shopping apparently, but what with mom having to go to the laundrette and dad and i being sick we didn't have all that much time for shopping. i did spot mom having a little look at ebay though. i don't think she's going to find the washing machine she really wants on there. maybe she was looking for some more cars for my new garage?

the turkey wins again

last year i was far too little to eat turkey, so this year i was really looking forward to my christmas dinner, but it wasn't to be. this year the turkey was too BIG. it managed to avoid being fully cooked until well after my dinner time. i was ready for my milk and bed before mom and dad sat down to enjoy theirs. maybe next year.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

my hero ...

Free :)

Whistler isn't exactly renowned for being a bargain, but maybe it was my cute smile that won them over. i somehow doubt it was the way i took the sunglasses off the display rack one by one while mom and dad waited in line to get their lift passes. either way, i am now the proud owner of a free season pass to whistler!

it was snowing rather heavily the day we were there so i guess that's the reason mom and dad left me behind in the condo while they went skiing. i'm sure it's not because i woke them at 3am and refused to go back to sleep for over an hour. i was just over excited at the thought of using my new pass. dad let me bash on his new helmet before they left - which reminds me, i must remember to check it for dents now that we're home again. i played with baby Katrina during the day, and Roxanne gave me my lunch and lots of snacks. Kat and i share a birthday, but since i'm bigger and heavier and far more mobile (not to mention a few hours older) i reckon it's OK to still call her a baby.

in the evening we went up into the village to look at the christmas lights and do a bit of shopping. we met a few australians wearing shorts and T shirts which was rather curious attire for a ski resort. maybe they don't own any other clothes?

if at first you don't succeed

growing definitely has its advantages. for example, i can now reach in to the third from bottom drawer of the dresser. since dad keeps his guitar in the way to prevent me opening the bottom two, i'm sure you'll understand why growing's such a good thing.

standing on tiptoe i can not only open the next drawer, i can just reach into it. mom smiled as i reached in and removed an IKEA tealight candle from the bag, sat back down on the floor, and placed it carefully in dad's slipper. i had to do this a couple more times before mom went away and left me to it. after mom stopped watching i tried taking a bite out of each candle. the thing is......they were IKEA candles. IKEA - famous for missing parts, broken bits etc etc. it was just a matter of time really before i found one that was missing it's foil wrapper. i discoverd it in the end, but unfortunately i tried to take too big a mouthful at once and started choking. mom came and extracted the wax from my mouth and took the rest of the candles away then. shame.... i'd only eaten half of it.