Trends, crafts and the latest styles
The year after Mark arrived in Canada, after being heavily influenced by one of my decorating magazines, I decided we needed to buy all new Xmas decorations in what was then probably the scheme of the day, blue and silver.
While we still like and use the silver and blue scheme, last year I was thumbing through yet another decorating magazine and was deeply attracted to a very simple red, green and white homey handmade look. I resolved that this year I would make by hand a collection of more traditional ornaments. (Hah!)
In fact at one point we thought we might make all our Xmas gifts for this year. (Double hah!)
Not surprisingly, me, being me, I didn’t get around to making anything ornament-wise. However, I did pick up some homemade looking ornaments at Ikea and 10,000 villages.
Mark on the other hand did quite well; he made this lovely cupboard, which was too nice to give away… so we kept it. (We suck.)
He also made these cute decorative letters.
In the end, we did manage to make one thing together, but it was so special we decided we couldn’t possibly part with it. Click on the more link to see our masterpiece.
Let us introduce
idan
ecket
hristopher
.
who made his debut on 10th December 2005 at 5:12 in the morning, weighing eight pounds and fourteen ounces. Baby, mother and father are all doing well.
Aidan, seen here with his Grandpa Richie and wearing his way-cool umbilical cord hat made by the Queen Chiro herself, Sahfi.
Oh, did I forget to mention that whole pregnancy thing? 
Baby got blog.
December 15th, 2005 at 2:47 pm
YAY!!!!!!!
I’m so happy for you.
*happy dance*
December 15th, 2005 at 3:07 pm
oh wow! congrats!!
December 15th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
*lets out bated breath*
Yay!!!
Aidan is a great name for a genius. ‘Cause he undoubtedly will be!
Congrats and take care!!
December 15th, 2005 at 3:22 pm
Yay!!! We were beginning to wonder what was up when we hadn’t heard for a few days. He looks awesome. We can’t wait to come for a visit.
December 15th, 2005 at 4:09 pm
You stole our name!!
Congratulations. He is just perfect!
December 15th, 2005 at 4:25 pm
P - Eek, did we? Well, usually there can be only one…but in the future, maybe there can be two
December 16th, 2005 at 1:10 pm
Wow, we are the proudest aunt and uncle in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait to meet the little fella in person
Huge congratulations to you both xxx
December 16th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
A is for adorable.
B is for burp me now.
C is for can Aiden come over and play?
S is for stalling - he should have debuted Nov 27th.
Congratulations! Hugs and kisses to the whole family (but extra for Aiden)
December 17th, 2005 at 7:23 am
Congratulations he is wonderful so are you both.
Love always. Dad & Clare
December 17th, 2005 at 9:04 am
I’d heard the greatest secret ever kept in the blogosphere had been released and had to come and see.
Congratulations on having a spectacularly handsome little baby boy! What a great gift to have for Christmas.
P.S. We still have our little “way-cool umbilical cord hat” in a box which we’ll cherish for ever.
December 17th, 2005 at 3:54 pm
More pictures!! MORE!!
Jack would like to know if Aidan would like to come over for a play date soon. You and Mark can come too.
December 17th, 2005 at 8:03 pm
!!!!!
Congratulations you guys! And welcome to the world Aidan!
Talk about a well kept secret
December 18th, 2005 at 1:40 pm
Congrats you guys - glad it all went well - I can’t believe I didn’t guess Aidan, but it gets my thumbs up as a name!!!
I shall start my factory producing small t-shirts with witty comments!
Looking forward to seeing all three of you at some point!!!
Alex.
December 19th, 2005 at 6:04 pm
First of all, I love how you bought some “homemade-looking” ornaments. That’s pretty funny. But gosh, that Aidan really takes the cake. Christmas becomes a whole different animal once you have a baby to share it with. I wish you all the very best (hope mum is recovering well) and happy holiday to you and your family.
December 20th, 2005 at 9:31 am
WOW!
Congrats!
A future national trivial pursuit champion in the making!
ok…well….made…but ….well….you know.
:o)
December 20th, 2005 at 9:42 am
Oh…I forgot in all the excitement…
The original reason I was writing was to tell you that my friend Renee (I like to hang out with Van Halen) also reads those mags and one year she saved every rose the various guys she and her roommates dated (hung them upside-down to dry) and when they put up the tree she tied the stems along the branches (green thread I think) so all you ended up seeing was a rose at the end of every branch on the tree! It looked really neet! Probably the coolest tree this Jew Boy has ever seen.
January 1st, 2006 at 2:04 am
Hey…my mom just sent me an email…did you know that 100 years ago, “Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason”?????
January 1st, 2006 at 12:17 pm
Jamey - Hmm, nope didn’t know that…hopefully we over that now.
January 9th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
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