Il neige

It's snowing.

wine of the week

Cabernet-Sauvignon Cuvaison Napa Valley Californie 2006
Code SAQ : 00903534
CUP : 00082148 029723

Catégorie : Vin rouge
Couleur : Rouge
Nature : Vin tranquille
Format : 750 ML

Strong and subtle all at once, strong, long tastes of oak, vanilla and chocolate. Excellent wine for $45.

Wine of the week

Cabernet-Sauvignon Sterling Napa Valley Californie 2006
Code SAQ : 00314575
CUP : 05010103 913379

Very red, strong, emphasis on cherries plus wood. All in all good for $33

"I know how you can redeem yourself"

I got mad at Mathieu. He was not listening to Suzanne, climbing on the living room table and disrupting Sabrina's homework. I told him in no uncertain terms that he had to get off the table. He complied but not without telling me things like:

"I don't love your"
"You're not invited to my birthday party"
"I'll never do anything for you ever again. Never never never"

It's okay, it's natural and it doesn't hurt me. I don't get angry at Mathieu very often he listens quite well.

I was in the shower an hour later when Mathieu came in, all excited.

"I know how you can come to my party! And I won't be mad at you anymore. All you need to do is to go to "pbs Toys'r us" today and buy me a lego star wars star destroyers and everything is going to be okay. It's a great deal" he told me, little hands flying all over the place.

Quite a bargain.

Never seen this. Ever!

It's Mathieu's birthday tomorrow and we decided to start celebrating with a cake tonight, along with one present out of his 5-6. I chose the lego pack with 4 stormtroopers and a transport vehicle.

While Mathieu was blowing his candle, he made the following wish: "I wish I had Darth Vader". He does have it, but in another gift he will unpack tomorrow.

When he got his present right after cake, he was ecstatic. When he opened it there was a surprise caracter in there that was not supposed to be there, no marking on the box or on the Internet, nothing. A ten year special edition of.

Darth Vader.

I've never seen a wish come true so fast.

A day at the Montreal Botanical Garden

It's just a great place to be. We left quite early to go see the pumpkin decorations at the garden and it was so beautiful.




We walked through some of the greenhouses, and the two that I liked were the desert plants and the Bonzai exhibit. I've decided I want a Bonzai tree in my future office.




We then walked through the grounds, going through a rock garden...



a trip to the China garden...



and we even found a place to play. We had a great time. After a very late lunch, a quick nap back home, we returned to go see the magic lanterns after sunset. Us and half of Montreal that is. It was simply magical (just imagine the pictures below at night, with all the displays light up).

Mathieu builds a star destroyer and plays music

Sabrina is taking keyboard lessons at school and brought it home for the week. Mathieu enjoyed it.



And they like Star Wars. Mathieu built this lego star destroyer (he's 3).

Mathieu is sick

And Sabrina takes care of him in room #6. A glimpse in the future?



I forgot to say that she just started grade one, yet she already reads in English, and is starting to read very well in French. In fact, after a reading in class, her (great) teacher just said: "Wow!". That says a lot. We also have between 45 mins and an hour of homework every day.

Fall 2010

And so much has happened. School has started again, my dad was moved from Rimouski to Montreal (stayed 24 hours here and in residence, has been in hospital ever since). Suzanne has been very busy with work but things are good. This weekend was the first we were able to spend together as a family in a long time, even if the kids have hard colds.





At least I'm not driving to Rimouski every weekend now.

Sabrina is six years old

Can't believe our little girl is six years old already! We had a small party for her.