a peek inside the fishbowl

THIS lucky girl has been invited on a wee getaway to Mt. Tremblant this weekend courtesy of Ford Canada. A few local bloggy peeps will be meeting at Campbell Ford and driving to Hôtel Quintessence on Lake Tremblant for a bit of an adventure. (Translation: driving skills and delicious meals in a gorgeous setting.) I will be tweeting the fun – and possible disasters – because I’ve heard there will be a crash course in STANDARD DRIVING with a Mustang. And maybe the changing of a tire in sub-sub-sub zero temperatures. (Lor’ help me.)

Anyway, I thought I’d leave my family a short list of things they could do while I’m gone this weekend. (Family: you are free to take it or leave it.)

• Make ice cream out of snow. My kids have taken to calling this “snice cream.” Find the how-to right here.
• Blow bubbles.
• Go ice skating. There are lots of places to go – indoors and out – in Ottawa.
• Winterlude! Here’s a sample of what’s going on via the Ottawa Citizen.
• Check out one of our many amazing museums. We went to the Canadian War Museum as a family a few weeks ago. I hope my fam checks out Arctic Voices at the Museum of Nature! I had a sneak peek when it launched and it’s very good, not to mention TIMELY, considering the temperatures in Ottawa right now.
• See a movie: The Imitation Game is playing at the Bytowne. (Although I secretly hope they don’t go see it without me!)

And speaking of film, the second part of this post about family films is now up at the MediaSmarts blog. In it I share a few of our favourite sources of films, and talk a bit about illegal downloads. Check it out right here.)

Have a great weekend everyone!