• Landlord wants us to give strata handyman key and unrestricted unannounced access to our suite ("he won't knock"). Comments about legality? #
• Thanks @bgrier @jeffbachman @brightwhite @providentmike @gnb @erinlouise for responses. Have reminded landlord about Resident'l Tenancy Act. #
• I've also asked questions about status of handyman re: bonded, insured, etc (thanks @bgrier). That wasn't primary concern, but good q's! #
• Yay! New Tweetdeck is out, and it supports lists! http://bit.ly/6V4Okx #
• RT @Stv: Reminder! Come to the Vancouver Foodbank Fundraiser Tweetup Dec 2, 5pm Library Square Public House http://bit.ly/52ZDFb for RSVP #
• So I unfollowed a bunch of people yesterday. Today TwitDiff tells me about who reciprocated the unfollow. Very interesting. #
• The type of people who unfollow b/c I unfollowed? Don't really want them following me anyway. #WinWin #
• I mean, are their egos REALLY so fragile? Buh-bye! Don't let the whale eat you on your way out! #
• So #Tweetdeck implements geolocation and the only thing I've learned is that @danudey spends all his time on a beach… #
• Awesome. @nicole013 blogs about politicians trying to gain power by running a campaign of fear http://bit.ly/65sWue #
• Gwen (setting Aidan's magnetic calendar up): "When's Hanukkah?" Me: "That's the day they light the menorah" <– Well I thought it was funny! #
• An great post about toddler-proofing your tech toys by @awsamuel http://bit.ly/8RxN3M Been there, done that. Fortunately we're ready for Q #
• I feel sad for all those who abandoned their 'mo tonight. Time to go #beardcore now guys! #movember #
• After the last update, I think I need to abandon #Tweetdeck. They broke it in too many ways. #
• 1) Lists are too expensive in API vs groups 2) Read tweets don't stay hidden on refresh 3) Tweets read in lists don't get removed from all #
• So, Twitterville, what's the next best desktop client? #
• RT @danudey: @AnthonyFloyd #Febeardary? {I like it. Now to find a charity to support :) } #
• #Irony of the day: Passed hipster on bicycle w/ 2-stroke engine strapped on. He was wearing one of those pollution masks. #
• Hilarious. Kids in schools in Halifax will have 2 weeks off for 2011 CANADA Winter Games, but kids in Vancouver won't for the 2010 OLYMPICS! #
• So much drama. Handyman didn't show up at agree upon time or 2 hours thereafter. "Power plays" by men with fragile egos are so laughable. #
• Holy passive-aggressive, Batman. Power-mad handyman suddenly conciliatory. Gone from "emergency! give me keys!" to "meh, whenever". #
• Tomorrow is Vancouver Christmas Foodbank Fundraiser Tweetup at the Library Square Public House 5-7 pm. http://bit.ly/8lCEzA Are you coming? #
• Aidan's to the point where *he's* reading me books good night. Tonight was Scaredy Squirrel's Trip to the Beach. 90% him, 10% me #ProudDad #
• And while we're talking tweetups, how about joining us down in Stanley Park for a Bright Nights train ride on Dec 18th? http://bit.ly/8s0evP #
• So much easier to catch up on Twitter than Google Reader. Mark All As Read. #
• White-capped mountains // puffs of frosty winter air // Awesome ride to work #twaiku #
• I like the new Hedley album "The Show Must Go". That's right, I said it. It's Bon Jovi pop with Green Day cheekiness. #
• This just in. Amazon.ca won't honour the Mac Mini pricing ($67) that they had on Black Friday. Disappointed but unsurprised. #
• Hey YVR folk: @stumblingmonk wants to know what kind of veggie dog Zog's in Whistler uses. Anyone know? #
• I think @limelitePR is in Whistler right now. Jeanette, if you stop by Zogs Dogs, can you ask them what kind of veggie dog they use? #
• RT @yoyobelly: Old and busted: Movember. New hottness? Decembeard. [You better believe it! Don't forget Febeardary too] #
• On the bus heading to the YVR Foodbank Tweetup #
• Good time tonight at the foodbank tweetup. Thanks to @stv and @yoyomama_van for organizing! #
• Nice to see @stv @yoyomama_van @mojaveband @yoyobelly and meet @604homesguy @pencilneck_sw and others at the YVR Foodbank Tweetup tonight! #
• .@SeanFunk Here's the ultimate version of 'The Chanukah Song'. You'll never believe who's singing it. #
• .@Seanfunk Here's the ultimate version of 'The Chanukah Song'. You'll never believe who's singing it. http://bit.ly/515H0X #
• Heading home. Hope the hills aren't too frosty and I manage to keep the rubber side down. Brrrr. #
• Watching @rickmercer on RMR; he's on a lobster boat in the Bay of Fundy. W/o PFD or survival suit. Surprised the #CBC lets him be so risky. #
• Food Bank Day in Vancouver. Make your way down to the reno'd CBC bldg for a tour, entertainment, + donate or call in and donate! $1 = $3! #
• How quaint. The season of insincere cards from vendors has begun. #WastedOnMe #
• Huh. Int'l delivery by UPS has been scanned in Hong Kong and Ontario today. Was in Fredericton yesterday. Somehow doesn't seem v efficient. #
• Discovered very disturbing Twitter List behaviour: You don't see @'s between ppl on different lists (even tho you're following both!) #
• This means I will have to change how I use Tweetdeck. Again. :( #
• That's actually pretty stupid behaviour. @guy1 is in list A, @guy2 is in list B and guy1 tweets "@guy2 Hi!". It doesn't show in list A. :o #
• That behaviour makes it impossible to follow conversations between ppl on different lists. CRAZY. #
• Venti, venti, venti! http://bit.ly/6ar60L #
• I bet our son can't wait until he's out of the closet. #
• http://twitpic.com/sb5up – Out geocaching for the first time in months #
• Ugh, both boys have another cold. This adversely affects Q's sleep "habits" to the point of calling it "sleep" is misleading. #
• Bald eagle circling over dog park on south False Creek. Those little-bitty condo-dogs better watch out! #
• http://twitpic.com/sg6ws – Vancouver's finest keeping the Santa Parade watchers under control #
• At the Vancouver Santa Claus parade, near Helmcken and Howe. Ho ho ho! #
• I've never understood the point of the radio branded SUVs in a parade… #
• http://twitpic.com/sg8n0 – This more the stuff of parades #
• http://twitpic.com/sg8ni – The bands never seem to play near us :( #
• http://twitpic.com/sg9hp – Mayor Gregor waving to his … adoring … public #
• http://twitpic.com/sgagb – Obligiatory Olympic propaganda on an INSPIRING float #
• http://twitpic.com/sgah1 – It's TRUE! Bait cars ARE everywhere #
• http://twitpic.com/sgb9i – What troopers, still dancing at the end of the route #
• http://twitpic.com/sgc58 – One of the few floats. Suddenly I feel like a hot chocolate. #
• http://twitpic.com/sgd19 – I wish Canadian high schools had marching bands. #bandgeek #
• http://twitpic.com/sgdws – Best float so far: Worksafe BC #
• http://twitpic.com/sgdxf – Wow this marching band is from Burnaby North #
• http://twitpic.com/sgerc – Very cool float from the Aboriginal community #
• http://twitpic.com/sgfph – Parades permit a level of personal contact normally frowned upon #
• http://twitpic.com/sgfpv – Future Olympic protestors from Scouts Canada #
• http://twitpic.com/sghj3 – This elf-yourself thing has gotten out of hand… #
• http://twitpic.com/sgl53 – The man himsELF #
• Home! The Canada Line staff was amazing at facilitating boarding the huge post-parade crowd on the trains (@SkyTrainLady @KenHardie ) #
• http://twitpic.com/sgsb2 – This was the line to get to the Canada Line platform at City Centre. #
• Thanks everyone for letting me indulge live-twitpic'ing the Santa Parade. This year Aidan really *got* it, and it was a lot of fun. #
• RT @smuttysteff: Reminder, people, awesome reinvention of Alice in Wonderland (like Wicked is to Oz) is on TV tonight & tomorrow #
• Let's spin the Wheel of Toddler Food and see what we'll be wearing tonight. #
• Me: Huh, I can't reach it — my arms are too short. Her: {Gales of laughter} Me: Yeah, that's never happened before. #
• Another Amazing Race comes to an end. An OK season this year, unhappy with the results, but the team that should have won did. #
• Was looking at the timestamps on tweets thinking Twitter must have gone blow-hole up. Then I noticed it was after 9, not 10. #NeedsSleep #

• RT @Twitter_Tips: MSNBC makes deal to control the 1.4M follower @BreakingNews Twitter feed: http://j.mp/7Dzawa [Well, crap.] #
• sharing 10 private invites to threadsy! a fresh new email + facebook + twitter experience http://bit.ly/5roL4G #
• I can't find good info. Does the Storkcraft crib recall include *all* their cribs with a drop rail? Anyone? Bueller? #
• The Storkcraft web server is, of course, currently a blob of melted plastic and metal. #
• I haz bacn! #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: Blogging on Imaginative Play: Old Toy Trains http://bit.ly/5c6sqe For @ParentbyNature's #Blog2inspire contest #
• Q has woken 3 times in the past hour. This bodes poorly for the rest of the night. G's trying to feed him back into unconsciousness. #
• And he's awake again. A finger probe indicates perhaps he's got more teeth coming in. Odd, we're not going on vacation; his timing is off… #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: Blogging on Imaginative Play: Old Toy Trains http://bit.ly/5c6sqe For @ParentbyNature's #Blog2inspire contest #
• Did you hear the awful story about the guy thought to be in a coma for 20+ yrs but wasn't? Probably a fraud: http://bit.ly/5l8dww #
• The clouds lifted enough to reveal a beautiful blanket of snow on the mountains. The Sunshine Coast looks incredible. #
• Sigg. Melissa + Doug. Storkcraft. @peechie asks a good q: How can consumers protect themselves better. #
• Wow, seeing quite a bit of over-reaction by parents re: crib recall. If your crib isn't broken + the rail is installed properly: SAFE! #
• And, if you're REALLY worried about it, use some zip-straps to "lock" the rail in an "up" position. #
• RT @brendonjwilson Fear is the default state of our society these days. People are too overloaded to engage in careful analysis of real risk #
• RT @NanaLorraine: @AnthonyFloyd I don't know how you survived in unsafe beds, walkers etc. And your toys!! Well you all should be dead. #
• Well, crap. Seems like my Sansa Clip up and died on me this morning. Completely bricked. #
• The dark streets suck light // water pools hiding slick leaves // riding home at night #twaiku #
• There is not enough chocolate in this house. #
• Ozzy's in the audience watching DWTS. I wonder if they have someone explaining it to him during the break. #
• Free-form jazz courtesy the 4 yr old this morning on the piano: "Three Fun Things to Do In the House" #
• Starting my day in the middle (due to wife's Dr appt) means a tough time getting focused. Oh … shiny! #
• How did I not know about the WMTC blog? Great writing (on politics, Canada, from US expat) See http://bit.ly/5x57pE for example. #
• Did you catch the interview with David Suzuki and Al Gore on CBC's Q this morning? Listen here: http://bit.ly/8pG7JB #
• Stop! … Sugar time! #
• RT @MBels "More chocolate is better" [Truer words have never been spoken] #
• Just watched @IcePilotsNWT with my 4 yr old son. He was absolutely riveted by the show. The things that capture his attention astonish me. #
• Damn, forgot. DON'T feed the trolls. Oh well. #
• To combat the chocolate deficit in this abode, I'm making chocolate fudge pudding. 140 char recipe to follow #
• 1tbsp marg 3/4c sugar. + .5c milk. + 1c flr, 1/4t salt, 1t b.pow, 1.5tb cocoa. Spr over: .5c sug, .5c br s, 1/4c cocoa, 5/4c H2O @350, 40min #
• Holy crap. 4 yr old up out of bed, silently standing beside me. Didn't notice until I turned and looked. Lost 5 yrs right there and then. #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: I need comments on this post: http://bit.ly/5c6sqe Help me be a finalist for #blog2inspire from @parentbynature #
• zOMG, they've turned Sherlock Holmes into an explosion-filled action piece. RD Jr cannot possibly save this film. #
• I too have Google Wave invites. If anyone still doesn't have one and wants one, DM me. #
• US journalist indignant that she was required visa, has exit req'mnts conveniently overlooks this happens at the US border all the time. #
• She was questioned, searched, + photographed at Canadian border. Many Canadians go thru same thing except also fingerprinted to get to US! #
• It stuck me as being nothing more than whining from an "entitled" USian. No sympathy whatsoever here. #
• Epic pricing mistake or epic deal? French Mac Mini (Intel) for $67 at Amazon.ca http://bit.ly/4oIIwL #
• French Mac Minis no longer available on Amazon.ca. Now let's see if they honour the price. #
• Rarely do I agree with @Stephen_Taylor but I found his post about Amy Goodman's border problems very interesting http://bit.ly/72Xlf9 #
• Heading downtown via Canada Line to do XMas shopping with the boys #
• Back from multicultural chaos that is a Real Canadian Superstore on a rainy Vancouver Saturday afternoon. Grateful for beer in our fridge. #
• Apparently I fail at basic lolspeak grammar. The plural of "lol" is "lulz" !? Somehow, I'm not too upset about it. #
• Looking forward to Boy's Night Home tonight as @LeftCoastMama is going to the @vancouveropera tonight. Hopefully we'll have lulz. #
• Vindication! Teh google shows my lolz handily beats the lame lulz http://bit.ly/6h62yS @colleencoplick @bradinator @rott1058 #
• RT @iheartthatdance: Mythbusters is not only edu + funny, its reassuring. "Look! They put people as quirky + geeky as me on TV! As experts!" #
• Q has failed the transfer from cuddling with me to his crib twice in the past 30 minutes. More than a little frustrating. Crib's too cold? #
• Going on an hour and a half of repeated wakings. I didn't really want to do anything with my Saturday night anyway. #
• 2 1/2 hrs fighting me and 10 mins on the boob puts him down. /shrug #
• Thanks for support last night @Nicole013 @AmberStrocel @AlexisHinde @rott1058 @SeanFunk @SlvrLambStudios @JonJennings. Pity the single dads! #
• Ouch! "Daddy you're not silly, you're just sometimes forgettable" <– he meant "forgetful" #
• Dear lazy-web: When's the Grey Cup kickoff? #
• A very compelling blog abt day-to-day policing in Vancouver is celebrating its one-year ann. Drop by and check it out! http://bit.ly/4PuuzS #
• After half, who would have thought that the Roughriders would be up by two touchdowns? #GreyCup #
• Wow I've seen an awful number of DM fails in the past few days. Is Twitter letting them through or are ppl just making mistakes? #
• Unbelievable ending to the #GreyCup Montreal wins by 1 pt on the last play (field goal) with no time on the clock. #
• Created a Twitter landing page ( http://www.leftcoastfloyds.net/twitter/ ) in advance of pruning out my stream. #
• Just culled 15% of my "following" list. Thought there'd be more to purge, but most of you are pretty interesting! :) #
• Looking at my tweetcloud w/ http://tweetstats.com/ instead of selling my soul (+ passwd), it is apparent that I have no particular agenda. #

• Today's ride was surprisingly less wet than it could have been. Doesn't make up for boys' room being surprisingly more wet than it should be #
• You know it's bad when even the parody cringes: RT @FakeSteveHarper: (My god. I was kidding http://bit.ly/3vWGL4 ) re: http://bit.ly/3vWGL4 #
• You know it's bad when even the parody cringes: RT @FakeSteveHarper: (My god. I was kidding http://bit.ly/3vWGL4 ) re: http://bit.ly/PILjr #
• Hey Monday? What the heck? Apparently fraudulent withdrawals on our back account now. AWESOME. #
• RT @curiousdad: Cough syrup is no better than placebo. But if you've got a sweet tooth try dark chocolate: http://bit.ly/3ggnOp [Duly noted] #
• RT @feliciaday: Guess who finally joined Twitter? @ActuallyNPH Yes, that's the real NPH. He's new here so be gentle. #
• This Jigsaw Jones Mystery book I'm reading to Aidan just totally quoted Airplane. #
• "The nurse's office? What is it?" "It's a small room with a cot and little sink, but never mind that. This boy doesn't feel well." #airplane #
• Friggin' laundry still hasn't learned to fold itself. Man, I heard training cats was tough, but this laundry just isn't getting it. #
• Dear Grad Student: No, I will not interrupt my busy day to spoon-feed you information that is available if you'd just read the references. #
• Oh jeez, now Buzz is playing for the other team. RT @buzzbishop: Canucks bandwagon makes a blockbuster trade. http://bit.ly/45gGwD #
• WP experts: I've uploaded pics via FTP to my wp.org install. How do I get them to appear in the Media Library? #
• RT @jianghomeshi: Serious, u had never sung b4? Cory Monteith (Glee): "No. Nothing. You'd invite me to karaoke & I'd say no. Too nervous." #
• It's like parkour with a bike. And it never gets old. http://bit.ly/2W3NoK (vid, runs 5:37) #
• How did I not know about @grooveshark? Started with DCFC + nothing but good songs for 6 in a row now. Better than Pandora used to be! #
• Setting out on my ride home. Looks like I'll need the storm jib and a survival suit just in case. #
• The ability to add descriptions to Twitter lists has finally allowed me to bring context to a few of my lists… #
• Well, *I* thought "How It's Made" was a better choice than watching "Melrose Place" but even I was getting bored learning about sandpaper #
• Wow. Heading to Victoria today? The 1 PM is almost full already! Hope you've got reservations. #
• Some cyclists' sense of entitlement and disregard for others' safety disgusts me. #dumbass #
• Fortunately I had the chance to discuss the diminished mental activity of one such this morning, for several blocks. #dumbass #
• Although I suspect he was more put out that an older, heavier guy on a mtn bike caught up to him after yielding to peds & cars #dumbass #
• Wow, Wordperfect still exists? Why would someone use that over Openoffice, KOffice, Abiword, Google Docs, or any other free offering? #
• RT @dadventure: Hey YouTube, your new parenting channel is cool and useful, but why call it "for Mom"? why not "For Parents"? #
• An awesome post by @stv on teaching kids it's ok to make mistakes ends with the truism: Parenting is hard. http://tannock.net/?p=1934 #
• Although, I think I like "Parenting is challenging" better than hard. #
• Coming up soon on @cbcvancouver Radio 1: @policemuseum. I wonder what's in his basement now? #
• Ugh the baby's sleep problems are having wide ranging effects. Fell asleep around 8:30 last night. #
• RT @shanenickerson: 6:09am and I'm watching Dora the Explorer. I hope this is the one where she gets murdered in the spooky forest. #
• Pet peeve of the day: Web apps that resize my browser window. Do NOT mess with my careful window arrangement. #
• Ack! Everyone's changing their Twitter avatar. Well, ok, not everyone, but still, it's making scanning my stream much more challenging. #
• RT @Stv: Vancouver Foodbank Tweetup Fundraiser – Dec 2 @ the Alibi Room http://bit.ly/8eU9in #
• Great Big Sea concert recorded in St. John's NFLD coming up on @cbcvancouver Radio 1. Or listen here: http://bit.ly/6IQRLf #
• Some pretty wicked lightning happening right now. So rare for Vancouver. #
• Well, crap. My Karmic install corrupted again. ext4 and my SD card just aren't playing well together. #
• For the past few weeks we've been putting Aidan to bed with audiobooks instead of music. He likes it but it keeps him up too long I think… #
• On Saturdays at our house we sleep in! 6:45 today w00t! #LifeWithKids #
• Hey @ColleenCoplick remember we were talking about a tool that compared Twitter lists? @bdeter has an awesome one at http://tweepdiff.com #
• OH: "It's like a street sweeper on a mushy road!" <- Aidan referring to hand blender in proto-gingerbread #
• At home alone for the first time since Gwen and Aidan spent an extra week in NS while I came back to BC some 4 yrs ago. Weird. Quiet. #
• There's no denying it now. Q is officially "walking" #
• Trying to broaden my 4 yr old's music education. Tonight: MC Hammer. Win: Hammer dance. Fail: Chipmunks version !? #
• DC-3s? Are you kidding me? #IcePilotsNWT #
• So the football game is on now, 10 am. It seems a little early for beer and nachos. #BCLions #CFL #EasternFinal #
• Mind you the way the #BCLions are playing, I'm not sure beer is going to be enough. #CFL #EasternFinal #
• Dear #Huggies: Your EnjoyTheRewards website is broken. Won't let me in w/ Chrome, tells me to use FF. FF tells me SSL cert is borked 1/2 #
• Then the site won't let me in w/ FF. This has been a negative experience on your dime. #Huggies #Fail 2/2 #
• When I finally make it to the #Huggies site, I discover I can enjoy the rewards of being a Huggies MOM. You really know how to piss me off. #
• Attention all marketers following me. If you continue to refer to me as a Mom, you continue to alienate me. Why not say "PARENT"?! #
• Thank god that's finally over. #BCLions #CFL #EasternFinal #
• http://twitpic.com/ql4mb – Taking Christmas pictures in front of the fire (A + Q) #
• AMA's are on in the background while we tidy the living room. ABC is compressing the HD signal so much it looks WORSE than SD. #
• How come MJ didn't pick up his AMA tonight? #tasteless #zombieMJ #
• Well jeez. Whitney Houston came back from the dead to get an AMA, why didn't Michael Jackson? #tasteless #zombieWH #
• .@raincoaster That was easy. Lots of classic radio drama at http://bit.ly/5OEUlv Time to load up my MP3 player… #
• And when did Adam Lambert turn into Frankenfurter? #AMA #
• The *Shadow* knows … I'm off to bed to listen to 70 yr old (!!!) radio dramas from http://bit.ly/8qkl8m #

We took some “Christmas”-y pictures this afternoon in front of our fireplace. Given that this year is (like you don’t know) the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, we thought we’d all get our Olympic kit on.

However, between the mindful 4 yr old and the wriggly 1 yr old and the poor lighting (I gotta get some Alien Bees!) we didn’t get a lot of good pics. Some of the cuter ones, though are below: