On the day Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) passed away we went to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We all enjoyed it, and it makes you want to watch episode IV. Here are the girls running from the AT-AT Walkers.
The Force Awakens
We watched Star Wars IV, V, VI on the weekend in preparation for going to see The Force Awakens (VII). We caught the 15:30 showing at Cineplex Winston Churchill, we lined up at 14:20 with probably 30-40 people in front of us. The theatre was sold out and people were sitting in the front row. It was a good movie, with lots of unanswered questions for number VIII. Here is the Japanese poster.
Afterwards we went out for dinner, our initial stop was Kenzo Ramen on Burnamthorpe Road. However when we got there it was packed and there were probably 10 names on the list ahead of us. Instead we headed to Axia Restaurant on Eglington Avenue. While they don’t have noodles, we ordered a variety of dishes and shared. It was very good and tasty.
Princess Mononoke
We headed downtown today to the TIFF Bell Lightbox located at Reitman Square on the north-west corner of King and John Streets. Since December they have been showing films from Studio Ghibli. Princess Mononoke is one of the few films of Hayao Miyazaki that we have not seen.
We took advantage of the extended family day pass for the TTC over the holiday break. For $11.00 we can all tavel on the TTC. With the weather so cold today it came in handy as we did the subway and streetcars. Here are the girls on the subway on our way downtown.
The girls with Totoro.
Afterwards we headed up to Dundas Street and the Japanese Noodle House Kenzo Ramen for an early dinner.
MIFF
On Friday night Susan and I were invited to see the film “Cold Blooded“.
It was screening as part of the Mississauga Independent Film Festival.
It was co-produced by my friend Tim Merkel. It was good to see Tim, as well as some of his family. It was a good crime drama with some humour sprinkled in. If you get the chance to see it on the big screen, DVD, or Netflix down the road, check it out. After the showing there was a Q&A with some of the cast and crew.
It was filmed in a shut down wing of Humber River Regional Hospital on Keele St. It is used as a movie location with many different sets. It is run by Medicine in Film, a company owned by Tim’s sister.
Harry Potter
We are sitting at the AMC theatre waiting for Harry Potter to start. Free refill on popcorn and drinks. Lights are dimming.
Outdoor Movie Night
On Saturday night we did our first backyard movie of the summer. Our feature was Rango. It was a good night, the girls had a couple of friends over, hoping to do another one soon.
Muppet Movie
There is a new Muppet Movie coming out on November 23, 2011. It is titled “The Muppets” and stars Jason Segel (from How I Met Your Mother) and Amy Adams (Night at the Museum:Battle of the Smithsonian). The Muppets is about three friends, Walter, Gary (Jason) and Mary (Amy) who help try to save the Muppet Theater from destruction by oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper). They help reunite Kermit with the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways, in order to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise $10 million.
Get Ready for Muppet Domination!
Back to Blogging
I am finally getting around to updating the blog for this summer, it’s not that we haven’t been doing things, if anything, we have been doing too much. It will take a while to get this complete, I’ve taken close to 2000 photos since the last post back in May. Last night we watched “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” outside in the backyard with the Carr’s. This has been our 4th or 5th movie this summer that we have done outside. Last Sunday we watched “Get Smart”. I’ve gotten the set-up to the point where it only takes 10-15 minutes and we now have four locations we can mount or makeshift screen between our house and our neighbours.
On Friday morning, Angela, Claudia, Chloe and I were up early to head over to the Leash-free dog park. It is about five minutes from the house. Claudia and I went last Saturday morning, but it was after 9:00 am when we got there and there had to be over 30 dogs at the park. Chloe has quite figured out what she is suppose to do. She barks at the big dogs, sometimes running towards them, but as soon as they turn, she high tails it back to us. Friday she would run under one of the picnic tables. Here is Angela doing some scooping after Chloe did her business.
The girls managed to find a caterpillar while they were in the woods with Chloe.
The girls have been looking after Lily and Loki, the two pugs that live next door, for the past couple of weeks. They have been feeding, playing and walking them while our neighbours are away. Their oldest is home, but not always around. They have been watering the plants and veggies as well. Here is Lily trying to get in our house.
Chloe has been playing with the pugs everyday, her and Loki run laps around the backyards. By the evening she is pooped. Here she is kind of in and out of her bed.
Do Good Things Happen in Three’s?
We all know that bad things happen in three’s, what about good things? This week we went to our local Swiss Chalet on Thursday night for dinner. The host dude sat us in our usual big circular booth, and by usual, I mean we always ask for one if they are available. Most of the tables and booths are made for families of four, not five. We sat there with our menus, and we sat, and we sat, it had to be at least five minutes. I counted 6 staff milling around the bar area and not one seemed in too much of a hurry to come and take our order. Finally when one girl did come, she asked how we were doing, and we mentioned that nobody had come over since we sat down, even though there were so many just standing around. She apologized and took our order, when she came back with our drinks, she said she talked to the manager and that we could have free dessert. We ended up with two pieces of lemon meringue pie for free, we took it home with us because we were stuffed (all the fries you can eat special is still on). Plus the last time we were there they gave us a Customer Appreciation card good for 15% off, we saved an additional $7.00 on this meal.
Today, Claudia, Angela an I went to Future Shop, we bought the new Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD. The shelf price said $18.99, when we checked-out it scanned in at $23.99. After paying for it I went back to the shelf just to double check, sure enough it was $18.99, I went back to the cash and told her and she directed me to customer service. The girl there was going to give it to me for the shelf price, but she took awhile and in that time I was reading the Scanning Code of Practice sticker on the side of the cash register. If a product scans in at the checkout at a price higher than the shelf price, or any other displayed price; the product is free – up to $10, or $10 off if the item is more than $10. When I asked about it she asked another guy and he said yes the price should be $8.99 instead of $18.99.
Just waiting for our third deal. Unless you count the Beer Store special, I bought a 24 of Molson Canadian/Coors Light for $29.95. The guy in front of me bought a 12 pack for $20.05, the Beer Store guy told him for another $9.90 he could get 12 more beers. The guy didn’t go for it.
Outdoor Movie Night
What was planned for a few weeks ago as a back to school/end of summer event , finally came together. Our next door neighbour Lars and I wanted to put together a barbeque and movie night for the girls. We started with a barbeque in Lars and Julie’s backyard. That is Lily in the middle, looking for a handout.
Here are the girls with Mady and Sarah.
A little bit of excitment after Chloe fell through a hole in their deck. They have cutouts in the deck for a cedar tree and when she was playing with Bella she fell through and disappeared.
Once it got dark, we moved to the front and set-up the projector and screen that I had borrowed from one of the guys at work.
We watched “17 Again”. It turned out well, other than the odd plane going overhead. By the end of the movie, the temperature had dipped, it would have been a lot warmer back in August. The kids all had blankets. There were about 20 of us there for the movie. If we get an Indian Summer, we’ll try and do another one.
