Canadian Parents

so generally, 

I put myself in the slacker category for parenting

I don't do much with them

(intentionally)

I figure they are young..

lots of time to play and just be little

EXCEPT

Lucy want to skate.

So I signed her up for skating

and specifically she wants to figure skate

so being the "good" parent I am 

I called around for figure skating clubs in the area

There isn't any...

Now this is a sub-tangent

HOW IS THERE NO SKATING CLUB?!?!

we live in the land of snow and ice...

skating is part of our culture

skating is our past time.

My dad taught me to skate

when I was young

AND

granted I am a slacker SOOO 

I haven't force taught them 

YET

it was coming though

always on the "to-do" list

Well this whole phoning around for skate club

has made me realize that there 

may be a few of us

"slacker" parents

who are responsible for killing 

iconic Canadian past times

NEEDLESS  to say

we are going skating tonight.

and yes

even I intend to strap on the ol' blades

and pay homage to 

something

that 

should

truly 

be cherished

and perhaps in my new resolution

of not being a slacker

i will

give my children

a love of ice

and skates

and small town rinks

and hot chocolate

and cold toes

and rosy cheeks.

Monday Night

I love thanksgiving.

Most holidays, actually.

I like getting together

with our extended families

eating

visiting

you know the usual holiday stuff.

but

after 2-3 very busy weeks

attending family things

church things

It was really nice to have

Monday

all to ourselves.

we got to do what we wanted to do

Dusty took out Lincoln with Penny

Ellie rode Roxy

Lucy rode Midnight

(for the first time since breaking her leg)

and I got to ride

Zola

yes I finally named her- 

it means lump of Earth. 

She gets called moose when she is bad...

which is never

but I will contain my love.

We all came in last night

and

felt 

happy.

Lucy couldn't stop professing her love of riding.

Ellie was thrilled we all went.

Dusty was glad Lincoln was back to being himself

and I couldn't move..

haha

but seriously

I thought I might have to sleep up there.

It was some good quality family time.

Drum Roll Please....

So if you know me

you may have noticed 

that I have gotten fatter.

Well it's not just from food....

(thank goodness)

 

So hopefully I'll be less fat the beginning of January.

Penny is THRILLED

(which is good 

because I was worried 

about her and Dusty

coping

with

the 

change)

Lucy wants a boy.

Ellie has been here so I think she mostly thinks

about crying babies

diapers

and me

being too busy.

Dusty and I are both pullin' for a girl

but

it really doesn't matter to us.

so that's it.

life in a nutshell.

I've done a good job ignoring it

this has seemed to go by

faster than the usual

snails pace.

I have about 10 weeks left

which almost seems like a homestretch

after 30...

Ellie's Baptism

She was true to form

totally uncomfortable

with all the attention.

but

it went off fairly smoothly

nothing major

just a nice simple evening.

New Love

This is my new love.

It's a girl.

She is three.

The

only thing I have left to do

is name her.