Survival

I've lived in Calgary most of my 35 years, and although we don't experience real hurricanes, I can say that I have survived a hurricane of the human kind. She blew in...stirred everything up....left some damage (repair may or may not happen)...and now she's left. All I have to say to that is, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

A sigh of relief & rejoice is heard throughout the land. Moving on.

I did some planting over the weekend. Of course, on the day I did this there was a gala force wind, but I so badly wanted to get it done that I just carried on. (weather today - sunny and no wind....figures). I'm doing some flowers & some edibles. Tomatoes, rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, asparagus... so we'll see how those go. I'm going to do more food type stuff... but this is just a start. For flowers I did things that were recommended as very easy to grow, and will come back each year....bleeding hearts have always been a favorite of mine, so they went in...and some other things that looked great but off the top of my head, cant remember their names. I still have room in my flower bed....so I need to get some more bulbs in the ground.... and then in a week or so (weather pending), I'll put in some colorful bedding plants to really pretty it up. Should look really good when everything is popping up. Pool will go up in a week or so. Bought a larger one than we've had in previous years as now we have a bigger yard...and the kids are bigger....so bigger pool. As we're sticking close to home this summer, between the pool & Calaway Park passes, that should keep kids entertained.

I cant believe that it's already so close to summer. That was a very fast school year.....hoping it slows down during summer so we can enjoy it.

6 weeks left.....

The count down is on until the end of the school year. 6 weeks left!! The mass field trip forms have started coming home and the newsletters regarding next school year. Once Easter Break is over, end of the school year really sneaks up on me. I really look forward to it. Last summer was spent in a constant state of stress & uncertainty regarding the move...so this summer is going to be a welcome 2 months of r&r. We dont have any huge summer plans, staying around home & getting some yard stuff done. Which is fine with me. With Cody working and Keith really busy with the business, it will be good to have a low key summer. I'm not sure what my work hours will be like during the summer. Will most likely depend on Cody's work schedule as he is my babysitter. But I doubt I'll have to go in very often, so tanning on the deck it is :)

Mother's Day was yesterday and it was wonderful. Keith and the kids made a wonderful brunch, I was showered with gifts, cards and lots of hugs & kisses. Keith bbq'd dinner...YUM! It was a great day!!