Christmas and a bit of sliding

Like every Christmas morning we got up relatively early to open presents. The rest of the day was spent doing mild chores and relaxing.

Had to do some shoveling, of course.

To end the day with a bang, we all went sliding. It was a wonderful relaxing day.

All in all we had a great day.

Family Dinner

We had a wonderful family supper at Amy and Nick's. It's so pleasant to be together. We had a really great time and I'm looking forward to the next reunion. Love everybody very much. We all had a great time except for Pinot. He couldn't wait to get back home.

Party with friends

It was supposed to be a small celebration with a few glasses of Champagne, it turned out to be a full-blown cocktail evening. It was really fun. And perhaps one of the best cocktails ever: The Right Word, from Fairmount Hotels.

The astronaut's play

Here are a few pictures from Mathieu's play (he's the guy in the orange astronaut suit ;)

A day of running

First, it was Mathieu's Christmas Breakfast at school. Next was Newlook for a new set of contacts. Then work. Then Newlook to get my eyes checked. And Stokes. And Indigo. And IGA... It just didn't stop.

Jaymee and Daphne

Mathieu is now wearing my clothes

Mathieu with his three best friends

Star Wars - The Last Jedi

Loved it. 8/10

Star Trek Continues

I used to love Star Trek, the original series with Captain Kirk. The ones that came after were ok, but they never managed to truly capture the spirit of the first series. It took a real hardcore fan to do this. Here comes Star Trek Continues.

Of exams and Astronauts...

This morning after dropping Mathieu off at school I drove right away to Westmount where I worked and waited for Sabrina to complete her morning exam (French) and take her back home. Those days are really enjoyable because I'm not stuck in a car for 2:15h in the afternoon getting her at school.

Mathieu is part of a play tomorrow. His role is an astronaut. Now he could do the play dressed with white sweat pants (gotta buy them) and a white hoodie (got to buy it) but what's the fun in that. So after school, he and I drove to Party Expert to see if we could find one for an 11-year old. They had one for a 6-year old (that didn't work) or an adult one (a bit big). We decided to buy the adult one because it looks so cool, in the optics that we'd adjust it. I figure I would use it for next Halloween.

Fortunately, he actually looks good in it too.  After folding the legs up it just looks great. And he's going to look cool.

If you want one you can get it from Amazon.

Sunday Night Board Game

We played The Settlers of Catan. I got creamed. Sabrina creamed us. We really had a fun time. That's the best way to end a weekend.

Catan is one of the best games ever. Buy it! Now! Play it during the holidays. Maybe we'll even play together. Click on the link below (I dare you to):

Car of the day

We're thinking about getting a new car. Many brands are in the running. One is the Audi Q3. It's a small SUV, fun to drive and has great handling.

Wondering what the insurance is on that car !!!

This is what a lazy Saturday looks like

A simple Saturday where Mathieu and I have a haircut, and some time is spent outside.

Of logs and school fights

It's been a full day. Last night when I picked up Mathieu's at Ollie's place I heard that he had been involved in a school fight. Basically, a kid got mad at him, pushed him down and then started hitting him in the face. His friend pulled up the little bully off Mathieu and he was then able to push off his attacker. Needless to say, I wasn't (and still ain't) happy about the entire event. 

Sabrina had a gift exchange today with her friends. She seems to have a great group of friends.

We got our wood! I bought a "corde de bois" with our good friends and neighbors Donna and Sylvain. After picking Sabrina at Villa-Maria, the boys and I used the truck to transport a bit more than 250 logs back to our place. I even let Mathieu drive the truck (slowly, with my hand on the stick). It was really fun. Now we're all good for winter(s).

Oliver is with us tonight. Sabrina, Léa, Ollie, and Mathieu are watching Krampus (favorite Christmas horror movie) while I clean up to close a full day. 

It's been a while...

We've come a long way since I last posted something on this board. 

We've gone to France, Mexico. Suzanne has become CFO of Rodeo FX (One of the largest special effects company in Montreal that creates effects for shows like Game of Throne, and movies like Thor, It, Valerian, Jumanji, and so many more); Sabrina is now in Sec 2 at Villa Maria and doing really well; Mathieu is in grade 5 and doing really well; Max is signed in with a production company and has one album and three videos out.

Here's one of them:

Last night Mathieu went to see an advanced preview of the new movie Jumanji. The advantages of working for an FX company is that you get to see some movies before everyone else. Verdict is in, it's a fun movie worth seeing (but not as good as Thor)

Fantastic Christmas Party

On Sunday our friend group had probably the best Christmas party ever. Pictures cannot entirely describe the fun we had. The kids had a cookie baking contest, and the adults had a cocktail contest.