What is up

I like that Mimi can come along when i go running. She rides her bike or her scooter, and zips along, chattering the whole way. It is nice having the company. It is also nice that she is big enough to keep up and knows the road rules etc.She has really grown up, I am so proud. A report full of 3's and 4's, she is such a good kid.

Noni also did as well in school, her French has exploded! She was actually conversing with Dave in French! I am so pleased! She is creative and at times mischievous, and she and Josh are a real little team of trouble!

Josh has suddenly started seeming big too. Some of the things he says "that's awesome", or saying "bless you" when anyone sneezes-or coughs-including himself-he says "bless you Joshie" it is so funny! He also thinks, eats and sleeps cars-he is always hauling his cars and trucks everywhere. The funniest thing is he piles all his cars in the boxwood bushes then asks "where are cars?-there they are!" and with glee plucks them all out!

Dave has some connections offering his prestigious taskings. I hope his boss lets him it will be very cool for him, can't say where on here, but very cushy!

Well we are ready to camp-turns out there is a deep, clear, mountain surrounded lake that is a 10 min drive from our house-so we are going camping. We have pacific rim camping booked for Aug, and in between we will camp here and there in between. We have games organized for this weekend, and lots of really good food. Can't wait....

Where am I??

I have been in a big busy stress cloud. I finished my teaching guide and power point presentation for a workshop teaching holistic wound assessment based on the wound bed preparation paradigm. It was a ton of work, but such a valuable experience.

The girls birthdays have come and gone, smaller parties this year, mainly because we hardly know people yet. The girls had fun, I bought extravagant cakes, and it was nice. It seems weird that theya re so old-9 and 6. Wow-where has the time gone? And where have we gone? All over. We have moved so much in such a short time, I had an odd experience a few days ago. Dave told me he was going to the Canex, and I actually had to pause to think about where we were. We haven't had a Canex near since 2006, so I got a little stalled in my thoughts trying to picture where the Canex was, i actually forgot where we were living. It was the oddest feeling.

We are 10 minutes from the Ocean, 10 minutes from a lake here. We ventured to the lake today, it was gorgeous, clear, deep, surrounded by low mountains and trees, camping right on the water. We met up with our neighbours from across the street, they are very nice, their daughter and Josh are quite the pair. I can't believe the scenery here. We were to camp this weekend, turns out Dave has an airshow, so we will head to Nanaimo to shop instead.

"I wish the world was a big fluffy place, they we wouldn't get hurt". This was Noni's comment after falling off her new scooter. I have to agree with her, it would be nice wouldn't it? If the world was kinder, gentler, we would not have to hold our kids so tight in fear of the outside world. At times, 6 year olds have incredible clarity. I AM glad to be out of a crime ridden city, to a community where we have environmental conscience, a sense of community, and just in general people are calmer and happier. We live in a very nice nieghbourhood, and we are enjoying meeting people. The best friends of the girls here are very nice, and we are all getting together more and more. And our friends from before and their daughter are good friends, we are so glad they are here.

I am almost on vacation, a little bit more work to finish up, but very low stress. We have some camping booked, but not all, so I am cranked to go. Davey ahs been busy, tiled my workout room, put up laundry cabinets, and we had to buy a new dryer. We have now decided we need a new high efficiency washer to match, so that is next! We are waiting for the carpet guys to fix the carpet edge in the family room first, then we tile the mud room. I CAN"T WAIT!

Lotsa stuff to do yet....

What more is there?

"Old man, look at your life, I'm a lot like you were,ba, ba...." Neil Young rocks. But seriously, as I watch my daughter connect with her Grandpa, spiritually, I know. Dad is with me, so much. I knew my spiritual connections, years ago, the dreams, what Grandma told me, etc. "If you dream about me, it means something....". Grandma dreamt about me before I was born, as I dreamt about MImi, and the prophesies have fullfiled themselves. Mimi dreamt about Dad last night, his statement was " Why are you crying?" so significant. Each time I see him in my dreams, I listen to his words. The clarity, the meaning, he is there, it is amazing because he is always my young Dad. We were at a friends tonight, I spoke of Dad, it is like he was there yesterday, I can't explain. He is, was, and always will be who I aspire to be in many ways. He never angered for no reason, he loved his kids unconditionally, and he always aspired towards greater knowledge, greater understanding of humankind. It caused him angst at times, I know that now, but he was a fantastic man. I periodically find his writings and I pore over his work, seeking bits of his knowledge. He was no farmer really, he was a man whom I knew as a father, a mentor, and as I discover, my Mom's partner and the love of her life. What I am glad of, is that I too have found the love of my life, and that I love my children like I never knew I could.

Thus, "I'm alot like you were...", Yes Dad, I am.