Looking for the Sunrise

So the first month of 2015 has pretty much come and gone. It was a good month I'd say. It passed quickly enough. Some of the highlights include the insanely mild temperatures! While we are usually in a deep freeze this time of year it was not uncommon for my girls to run to school in just their hoodies (sweatshirts for my non-SK friends) and forget mittens and toques (or winter hats-- again for you non-SK folk.) I don't know that I would call my surgery a highlight but I am thankful it went so well, even if I do look like I have two belly buttons now and certain... ummm 'foundation garments' are no longer comfortable to wear but I feel better and have made some significant diet changes that have resulted in me feeling so healthy and losing all the weight I had put on in the past year so good comes out of bad... or something like that. The girls have finished off semester 1 of their grade 12,11 and 9 school years. All did well and maintained great averages, so very

Nothing like major surgery to set you back. I hadn't planned on life coming to a standstill for a week or for the following week (this one) to be so tiring and yeah well I'm not complaining exactly, just trying to put things in perspective. So surgery went well... Dr says my gallbladder was a mess but it came out easy, stay away from fat for a long time, get your stitches out in 12 days, come see me in a month... go home, rest. Yep that's about it. I really had no idea how tired I would be during recovery. I'm getting through but I'm pretty wiped out by the end of the day! So it's been almost two weeks since surgery, stitches come out tomorrow and then we'll see if I can get back to things like driving, doing laundry and light housekeeping. I cannot wait to get these pesky stitches out... there are 4 incisions of various sizes, all small but all in the most inconvenient places... to say that I have been driven insane by them is not much of an exaggeratio

We made it to Friday, some weeks that really feels like a great accomplishment!  My week has actually been pretty slow, no busy days in the day care, no running in the evenings, IT was kind of a hunker down and stay warm kind of week. The frigid temps stole any ambition to do anything! Bobby and the girls had pretty average weeks of busy but somehow it didn't affect me much. I met with my anesthesiologist on Monday and I quite like him. His will be a nice face to see before I get knocked out. The anesthetic is honestly my least favorite part of surgery. I absolutely hate that sinking feeling just before you fall asleep. It usually sets off system wide panic. Knowing that Dr. D is kind and gentle and now aware of my issues helps a great deal. Just maybe it won't be so bad this time and so far I have managed not to come down with a cold! I have a lingering hint of a cold but nothing too serious. So far I have managed to keep up with book-ending my day with my two chosen devoti

Things like Brenna`s Grade 8 Farewell in June `14 So I decided I just couldn't let 2014 go without a traditional newsletter after all. I realize my whole life (basically) is on facebook but not everyone I know and love uses technology so at least this way I can email a few folks the link or maybe even print off a few and ...gasp.... mail them! And also I blame my sister in law Mandi for sending me her newsletter and making me want to write my own! Looking back at 2014 reminds me of so many things. We managed to have some amazing times and the girls all accomplished so much! Sure we had some bad, really bad, stuff happen but this letter is going to be about the happy stuff, the things I don't ever want to forget.   Grassi Lake-Winter View the view from out hotel hot tub So as you probably have heard in previous blogs, we started our year on vacation in Canmore AB, exploring the mountains, hiking in the snow, shopping and eating and enjoying being a family. The

It's been a busy Sat. After sleeping in I woke up with the realization that as wonderful as my break has been it was time to get back at it especially since I have surgery coming up in just 10 days. And so I started by folding the last of this weeks laundry, tidied my room a bit, undecorated the tree, packed up all the festive pretties save my winter village and snowmen! Then it was time for lunch after which I mopped floors and tidied my room a bit more. The girls and Bobby were busy as well and between the five of us we got our house pretty much back in order... it's by no means perfect but we are ok with that. We have a bit more work to do tomorrow in the basement to get to get it ready for the 'littles' but all in all I think I'm ready to start the new year. As I get my house in order I can't help but think about other areas of my life that need to brought into order. There is much that is out of control still and it makes my life quite messy. Generally

So this blogging thing is good for me so I'm going to try and keep it up. Not going to call it a resolution or a even a goal... just an idea worth trying :) New Year's Eve as is our family tradition was spent together, playing cards, watching movies and eating munchies. The most special moments are always those we set aside to reflect on the year behind us and look forward to the year ahead. That hour often becomes the highlight of my year. This year's conversation didn't disappoint. As I think back to the early years of these conversations I smile because the conversations were so simple, these days we get into some pretty heavy stuff but that's ok. My girls have hearts full of compassion and care and so we share deeply. I wouldn't dream of having it any different. Anyway! Back to the look ahead- after 2 very difficult years, this family is ready to enter a season of celebration! There is much to be excited for in the next 12 months, things we can say w