Ruby on December 22nd, 2008

One of the perennial favourites at our house is checking where in the world Santa is. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, makes this possible with a special web site and phone number that kids can use to track Santa’s progress on… Read more

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Ruby on December 10th, 2008

Last year the folks from JibJab also offered the option to “Scrooge Yourself,” which apparently is not available this year. Instead, I thought it would be fun to “elf” the old gent himself! Here he is (right, in the still image before the video… Read more

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Ruby on December 10th, 2008

OK folks, we’ve got our first major crop of school closings for the season! You can get an up to date listing on CJAD radio or on your usual morning TV news. Here are the schools affected by closures on 10 December, 2008: English Montreal School… Read more

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Ruby on December 9th, 2008

The ever popular Elf Yourself web site has returned for another holiday season. If you haven’t yet tried it, you might want to give it a whirl. It’s great fun with the kids’ pictures – or you could pick some historical figures & work it into… Read more

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Ruby on December 9th, 2008

Many thanks to Heidi of Southpaugh Homeschool, who has bestowed a Butterfly Award upon me! Heidi is a wonderful lady who has been supportive of my blog, almost since the very beginning. I hope you will take time to visit her blog too. There is… Read more

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