Stella and Dot Party

This weekend I threw a small gathering of ladies for a very important cause. Ok not an important cause at all, but instead a need to fulfill the inner shopaholic in all of us while in the comfort of my own home! Refreshments, nibbles and jewellery, who could ask for anything more on a drizzly Saturday afternoon. I had gone to one of these jewellery parties before and the salesperson had asked if anyone else would be interested and I thought, why not? It turned out to be a great shopping experience. She brings all of the lovely pieces and puts them on display for anyone to try on while all the guests get to chat, socialize and enjoy the company of friends. I think almost everyone ended up with a little something and of course, I ended up with some great pieces as well. The best part about their jewellery is that most of the stuff converts and can be worn in more ways than one. The necklace pictured is actually held by a clasp by the tassel that moves to various places to change the look entirely. I didn't buy this one, but thought it was interesting nonetheless.

All in all, a great way to spend a weekend!

Down and out

Its the new year and I only have one blog post to show for it, what is going on? Well, first of all, I have given up on my lousy camera which means no photos taken which makes me less inspired to post. Then Marley refused to get any substantial sleep due to major teething and now I have the worst cough ever! I never got sick, no fever, no flu symptoms, just woke up with a scratchy throat one day and the next day had a terrible terrible incapacitating chest cough. I often end up coughing so hard that I make myself throw up or gag on a daily basis. Its been hard to get any sleep which makes it hard to get anything done during the day. I have my fingers crossed I will shake this thing very soon. Especially now that Miss Marley is sleeping just a bit better at night. We went back to cry it out which seems to have been successful enough (went from getting 1.5 hrs at a time of sleep to 4 hrs!) and she actually wakes up less during the night (back to 3 times instead of the 5 or 6 she was doing before). So things are looking up on that front. I just need to shake this cough.

Since my mom has been taking care of Marley for us I've been fortunate to come home to cooked meals ready and in front of me at the drop of a hat and weird remedies that get shoved down my throat (pears and garlic?) but I don't mind because when you're sick, there's nothing like having mommy take care of you! And of course my house is spotless, and my daughter is very well cared for. I am very very lucky and am enjoying every minute of it!

Christmas

 This year we celebrated Christmas at my aunt's house in Scarborough. My cousin Cat and her two kids were up visiting from Maryland so our usual food table got even bigger with all of Cat's deeleecious additions. We ate, we opened gifts, we stole gifts (Bumpits made an appearance this year,) and we all enjoyed some good quality family time.