short but SWEET

Hi all!
I will let the pictures do the talkin....
Please visit us next week!!!

Running water is fun!!

Yeah. Oh baby baby yeah. We have running water at the bar! Annie, this blog is for you!
Firstly, I would like to encourage my peeps to keep shopping for children's high class duds at SIMON SAYS on Mount Pleasant Road. This store (for the few gals I haven't sent there yet) is all about what YOU want. Imagine if you were 2 feet tall, weighed 28 pounds, and had your entire life ahead of you. You WOULD wear designer denim over your baby undies.
And for everyone who thinks they have the cutest baby in the world, get yourself over to MICHAEL FRANCIS photography at 3200 Yonge street. That way, you can stomp your competition with fabulous portraits of your infinitely beautiful child and get wallet sized proof.
So we just wrapped up our interview for the local papers (Riverdale, Beaches), and I am really hoping that the photographer doesn't actually put a photograph of the store with me in it. Let's all imagine this-A gorgeous all white boutique, with deep espresso fixtures, bottled waters from all over the globe backlit with soft white light, an antique clawfoot tub in the window display, a sexy curved bar, and oh, what's that? A filthy woman wearing a green undershirt and flabby hammock arms holding a water, with parsley in her teeth. Oh, and she looks as though someone is feeding her raw liver. Oh wait, she's smiling.
Oy, as we all know, Lisa is the good looking woman, with shiny hair and big eyes. Plus she always looks great, we know this. REMINDER-set appts and don't say "whenever is good for you".
We went through "training" this morning for our high tech ultra modern uber expensive computer system. Hm. We were asked if we wanted a coffee. We sat down at the same cubicles they have at Driver's Ed Centers. The walls were painted annoying yellow. We tried to have fun. Here is what actually happened, recorded by meeting minutes:
Trainer-(approx. 22 years of age, nose piercing, club clothes, likes to say "Cool man")
"So girls (see above mentioned age), let's get into the first segment, and open up a screen".
Lisa-"oops, I already went into ENTER, what is the code?".
Trainer-(again, 22 years of age, no sagging butt, face skin still tight) "Lisa, I TOLD you to not do anything, except look at the screen, and reference your manual". "Ugh, tsk, sheesh..."
Lisa-"Umm, okaaay, so how do I get back to the first screen?",
Trainer-"well, READ the bottom of the screen, it OBVIOUSLY directs you to the next step, reference your manual". (roll eyes, tsk, ugh, sheesh)
Tracey-"yeah, yeah, I get everything. Is this it?".
(two minute time lapse)
Trainer-(no bags under her young eyes, flat tummy, now I'm getting annoyed) "Okay GIRLS now we have a test". Enter two new items into the system, break up a case of water and link it to it's single equivalent".
Lisa-begins screen, remembers what key to press to save input, takes a while, but completes assignment.
Tracey "yeah yeah, I know everything"-stares at the screen, blanks, starts thinking about "did I lock the front door?", thinks"when did I feed the cat?", then looks at Lisa whizzing through the test, and then-Okay let's press every key and see what happens. Silence, followed by Page Up Page Down Duplicate End Save Enter Cost Price Return Escape Search 222222222 Code Split Case, and Voila! Not 10 minutes later, I didn't complete the assignment.
Trainer-"reference your manual"
"PRICE"-$20 in gas, and lack of sleep
"REASON"-to master our own domain
"COST"-$500
RESULT-"PRICELESS"-waking up, fighting traffic, getting abused, not learning anything, going to Markham, and laughing our asses off about the entire thing.
Annie this blog is for you!

Not that we didn't know that....

Bonjour! It is June 15th, and we are getting ready to open the doors really soon! Guess what? Drum roll please..... I put the new black toilet seat on! Yes, you've been holding your breath, and it is here! It is black, and it is new. AND we have a locking door knob. We must insist that although the washroom is divine, there shall be no persons (with the exception of Mitchell after a big dinner) who will go "number two" without special authorization. This is a fancy schmancy tinkle toilet only. Last night while painting the baseboards for the third time (yeah, I tried to keep focus, but white on white seemed like an easy way to cheat and skip spots) I heard a woman holler to her friend "Connor, this WaterShoppe is totally your thing, but I can't afford this kind of luxury, so I get my water from Food Basics". ???? Question: If a gal can't afford an imported bottle of superior drinking water at $3, what exact luxury can she afford? Do they sell half bags of Doritos? I simply want to clear the air-EVERYONE can afford the luxury of great water, at every price range. Just as wine lovers get excited over earth composite, and variety of grapes, water lovers can choose between calcium content, regional minerals, sparkling vs still, source, etc. As a matter of fact, great water is the one luxury every woman/man/child can appreciate! Water won't make you grow love handles or be unhappy, it is your best friend on a hot day, it never takes away from a great meal, it helps to clean the chicklets when a toothbrush isn't available, nothing beats it right after a hard workout, no aftertaste, won't lead to impaired driving, and keeps the organs clean!
Hmmm, that sounded like a commercial. I should contact Hal and Joanne from "Bodybreak" to see if we can get listed under ParticipACTION. Dead giveaway to showing your age, if you remember those commercials!
Lisa is ordering some unbelievably fun merchandise (rubber ducky shower cap anyone?), so come by and take a peek! She also ordered some great summer party items, and all I will say is you will be the most popular guest in T.O if you bring along one of our gifts. PLUS we will wrap it up to make it seem like you spent waaaay more than you really did! Isn't that just the best?
Au Revoir!

Ooh La Laaaa

Hi everyone! The wall units arrived the other day, and they are gorgeous. Our back sitting area is going to be fantastic once the water fountain is installed, even the washroom is A-list!
Between Rob and myself we are sharing three brain cells. Having 7am to 2am days has caught up, and wow, does being exhausted make you stupid!-"Where is the pen?" -in your hand. "Have you seen the paint brush?"-it's in your other hand. "What day is this?" a full two minutes of silence, followed by "I truly have no idea, nothing".
I'm averaging three trips a day to Home Depot. The self checkout puts me in a fury. So I have to lug around my crap, AND check myself out now? For those of you that haven't experienced self checkout here is a sample-"Please scan items and place in bagging area". "An unknown object has been detected in the bagging area" (my purse, because I'm needing both hands to attempt scanning a 12 foot baseboard) "please remove item", "an unknown object has been detected in the bagging area" "Please remove item". 'And unknown "Yeah, I friggin know, my purse is in the "bad place", and I now have a pulled muscle in my stomach from picking up a 30kg container of plaster to get the barcode over the laser! Leave me alone or I will freak out and scan my foot nice and hard! And to top off the experience, they have cashiers standing beside the self checkout to "help you" follow the instructions.???? Is this Candid Camera?
I've also taken to falling asleep every time I sit down on anything. Of course my mouth is wide open, and I wake up feeling like I've dumped a bag of sawdust down my throat. And since the reno started I haven't had my hair coloured. I have 4 inch dark roots, and lots of silver that stands straight up from my head. The other day I walked to Tim Hortons in my painting clothes, and when I caught a glimpse of myself in a glass storefront, even I thought "Oh, look at that poor homeless woman". I should have drank my coffee and used the cup to beg for money.
There is a big sidewalk sale along the Danforth on June 23rd, if anyone is interested. And volunteers are welcome for the Taste of the Danforth festival!
Great to see Lisa's mother Annie today! She stopped for a visit and said the place is looking great.
Hope all is well with everyone, and eventually I will see you all soon!