Sometimes Mondays are great!

It's Cold with a capital "C" ... minus 18C without wind chill factored in. There's not a cloud in the sky ... and the blue is as blue as a sky ever gets. For those of us who live in the Great White North, we don't have to look at the thermometer or even cross the threshold of the front door after looking out the window onto a clear, crisply blue sky ... we know it means Cold with a capital "C" ... hopefully some clouds will come rolling in later today ... as the news this morning made note of a snow system that is currently covering the north eastern US in white. Apparently they've cancelled all flights to New York ... Baltimore ... Boston leaving Pearson this morning.

Personally I'd prefer the snow to the cold ...

So I'm sitting here ... coffee by my side ... planning the rest of my day. Gotta pick up Stef at 11:30 from school ... she's got an agency audition this afternoon. I was a good girl and got most of my Monday workload taken care of over the weekend. Nic's at work ... J's doing his J thing ... and Dave's focussing on car sales today after having come home from 24 at the firehall.

Though I rant about routine ... there's something rather comforting and peaceful about routine, the familiar, a schedule that unfolds as planned

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It's later ... almost time to tuck ourselves into bed. Stefani's audition was amazing ... she now has a big-time Canadian agent.

So ... okay I'm not really objective ... but I did watch 4 cynical business people get wrapped around Stef's little finger. Her cold read even amazed me ... and had these agents applauding and telling her that she was indeed an "actor" ... and that her talent could not be "learnt" it was natural ... they were high-fiving and gushing when 15 minutes prior they were practically yawning and bleary-eyed.

No pressure ... they explained the details of the contract ... had faith that we would sign and return it to their offices ... could hardly wait for us to add their agency information to Stef's castingworkbook folder. As a "stage mother" ... I could hear the cash registers cha-ching-ing in their minds. And lucky for Stef ... that's what you look for in an agent ... someone who knows or thinks they can make $$ having you on their roster!

Another baby-step on the way to stardom! She's got the development deal ... a management contract ... now the agent (and a few "huge-time" US agents waiting til she becomes eligible for an O-Visa).

Next week - professional head shots. Found a few really good head shot photographers through the Actra website ... have booked consultations this week and will go with whomever convinces me that they can capture Stef's essence on film.

Naturally ... we had to celebrate ... so Dave and I took Stef to the Pickle Barrel. Now for those of you who don't know ... the Pickle Barrel, until today, has been a girl's only place (don't think Dave even knew where it was located) ... so it was steak for Dave and Stef ... I had stir fry.

And of course, there were the screaming calls to Mel and Nic to share the good news ... all in all ... a very good day and a great start to the week!