I made a little trip to the Cauldron today because I heard it will be lit up again for Canada Day tomorrow. I seriously doubt I’ll be making any trips downtown to see it lit up. Call me a crabby old crabtree, but I’m not up for THAT public transit experience. No way, no how.
Anyway, I was surprised to see that they’ve added a fountain to the cauldron, and there’s no fencing or anything around it. I was able to walk right up to it. I believe it will be accessible tomorrow for the festivities as well. There were a couple of stages and rows and rows of chairs set up. Also in the general area? The CTV tents and a great big screen with the newscast on it.
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December 1st is right around the corner, and you know what that means…The 3rd Annual Playmobil Advent Calendar. I’m so excited about this one. My buddy, Marnie in Calgary, sent me the link to this Advent Calendar back in February, and I ordered it directly from Playmobil back in September. And then I found out today they sell them about 6 blocks from where I work. But I won’t say where they sell them, or else it will blow the whole surprise component of this exciting activity.
This year, rather than putting together the little boxes full of toy pieces, I asked Mike to do it for me so I have no idea what to expect from day to day. I like this extra challenge. So this is how it will work this year:
- I get up with the birds starting December 1st (during the week, but I’ll sleep in on the weekends).
- Crack open the corresponding box for the day – for example, on December 1st, I open up box with the #1 on it.
- Put the toy on the set shown above.
- Take a picture and post it on my blog each and every morning until the last box is opened.
- Make sure it’s Christmasy.
Phew! It’s a tall order. And I’d better get to bed earlier these days so I have no problems getting up so. Early. Like 5:45 am early. Ew.
But in the name of Christmas? It’s totally worth it.
