Now for you there is no rain, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you the sun shall not burn, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you nothing is hard or bad, for the hardness and badness is taken by one for the other.
Now for you there is no night, for one is light to the other,
Now for you the snow has ended always, for one is protection for the other.
It is that way, from now on, from now on. And now there is comfort.
Now there is no loneliness. Now forever, forever, there is no loneliness.

                                                       ~~~Salish marriage blessing

Congratulations, my dears. May your lives be filled with love, light, and happiness.

Now for you there is no rain, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you the sun shall not burn, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you nothing is hard or bad, for the hardness and badness is taken by one for the other.
Now for you there is no night, for one is light to the other,
Now for you the snow has ended always, for one is protection for the other.
It is that way, from now on, from now on. And now there is comfort.
Now there is no loneliness. Now forever, forever, there is no loneliness.

                                                       ~~~Salish marriage blessing

Congratulations, my dears. May your lives be filled with love, light, and happiness.

Now for you there is no rain, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you the sun shall not burn, for one is shelter to the other.
Now for you nothing is hard or bad, for the hardness and badness is taken by one for the other.
Now for you there is no night, for one is light to the other,
Now for you the snow has ended always, for one is protection for the other.
It is that way, from now on, from now on. And now there is comfort.
Now there is no loneliness. Now forever, forever, there is no loneliness.

                                                       ~~~Salish marriage blessing

Congratulations, my dears. May your lives be filled with love, light, and happiness.

And I thought we had lots of snow

The children in front of my father's place in a Northern-ish Canadian town.

I'm leaving on a jet plane

Or make that a big ol' travelling bus!!!

I'm out of here to visit family and friends for the next little while (I'm not exactly sure when I'll be back...I'm purchasing and round way ticket that is good for the next 12 months!!) My man tells me he'll come to get me when the snow melts!! *lol* I'll be gone at least a week but unsure after that what the plans are.

I'll try to pop on though with some craftiness and cooking just the same.

Sorry, I'm on a hiatus....

I've been staying at the inlaws place quite a bit and getting back to nature (they are away and have disconnected all services except hydro) so obviously I don't have internet. I'm also reading a great boko that I hope will help me change my life so I'll probably be doing that in all my spare moments. Not to mention I need to get more connected to the kids so I'll be away for a bit (maybe like a week, TWO at most).

Until then, I'm signing off!!

Reflexions on Building a Life

A couple days ago, a friend of mine posted the story below on a site that we both visit  and I have been reflecting on it since then. I haven't been living my life the way that I would like to live my life. I am guilty of being a people pleaser and it has come to my attention rather appruptly that I am not really happy where I am right now. I've been living my life for other for years (maybe forever). Wanting to make other people happy and doing the things that I think they would think are best for me to do.

However, I've also come to realise that most other people are NOT people pleasers and look out for themself first (and possibly rightly so). So I've been sitting around waiting for others to make me happy, to do things that get me where I want to go. It's just not working for me any more. I am the one that is in control of my life. When I put aside my desires and dreams I am errecting a wall in my house in the wrong place or using an inderior peice of material and I won't do it anymore.

Now, don't be expecting big changes out of my all of a sudden. I've pushed aside my dreams and desires for so long (at least since having children...if not longer) that I'm not even sure what they are anymore. There are some that need to be re-evaluated since having children makes certain goals much tricker (but NOT impossible) to accomplish. I do know that I am going to start living for myself more.

Do you know that I am scared to death but looking forward to exploring where I want to go and drawing up the plans for the house called my life.

Bulding a Life

Building a Life

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire, and he told his boss
of his plans to leave and live a more leisurely life with his wife.
He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.
They could get by.

The contractor was sorry to see such a good worker go, and he asked
the carpenter to build just one more house as a personal favor.

The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart
was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used
inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.

When the carpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect
the house. He handed the front-door key to the carpenter.
“This is your house,” he said, “It is my gift to you.”

The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he
was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less
than our best into the building. Then with a shock we realize
we have to live in the house we have built.

If we could do it over, we’d do it much differently.
But we cannot go back.

You are the carpenter of your life. Each day you hammer a nail,
place a board, or erect a wall. Your attitudes and the choices you
make today build your “house” for tomorrow.

Build Wisely!

- Author Unknown

Kindergarten Registration

Well, this week is the week for Kindergarten registration. I'm a little bit at a loss for what to do about it. We've been talking about homeschooling for a number of years (yes, YEARS) and are pretty sure that this is the route that we area going to take. However, this winter has been long (and it isn't over yet) and I worry that during the long winter months when there isn't much to do we are going to find the days insanely long with each other. I have no worries about homeschooling in the warmer months (and summer) when the kids can run off their energies outside and the weather is pleasant for various field trips and what not.

Then comes the issue of the inlaws. I spoke to Mike last night (as it was originally his idea to homeschool) and told him that I expected him to defend me against his parents when we told them that we'd be keeping Liam home next year and he didn't seem like he was going to be much support. Now, I always get in trouble when I try to defend our choices to HIS parents so it would be awesome to know that he'd stand behind me. But nope. I worry it'll be an area that I'll be quized on and me expected to have covered a certain amount of stuff each day (where I'd rather take it easier and let Liam be the leader...more or less).

I know Liam is very bright. I think he will be bored in a regular class room (his Grandma told me to stop teaching him because he was going to be bored....can I help the fact that my kid loves to learn?). I hate the fact that everything is grouped by age and not ability in schools and that there is so much structure (for obvious reasons....the teachers aren't just teacher 2 or 3 children at a time). I think that he would do so well left to his own devices to explore what interests him (with some gentle guidance from Mum).

I want to feel 100% confident about our plans but I am wondering if that is even remotely possible.

Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated.