We moved, blah blah blah. We are on a farm, blah blah blah. I've been here by myself with the kids often, blah blah blah. It gets boring, I watch a lot of Parenthood, I do a lot of baking (and eat a lot of baking), I do a lot of laundry. Blah. Blah. Blah.
That's life in a nutshell lately. The only new things that I have neglected blogging about are: Sprout's 4th birthday (whoops...happy birthday...now that you've had 4 of them, I'm probably going to forget to blog about them because as you get older, life just seems to get busier), I've started up a small dance company teaching kids ages 1-12 in a nearby small town, I have been really sick a lot since winter has begun (and so has Seedling), Sprout cracked her head wide open and gave herself a wicked concussion (which resulted in a hefty ambulance bill I'm trying to ignore for a while), and...hmm...not really much else.
Christmas is coming, and it's had me thinking about how much I miss my family and friends since moving here. Life moves at a much different pace here on the farm, and it is still a bit of a learning curve for me. We are busy, but it is a different kind of busy. A less-busy-more-trying-to-find-things-to-do kind of busy. We go outside. I have been taking care of the animals. Farm animals. Just cats and cows, but for those of you who really know me, the idea of me strapping on a pair of coveralls, big work gloves, and boots, and hauling two kids out to the corrals to pitchfork-heave a bunch of hay bales to the cows is a bit of a hilarious thought. Think about it for a minute. Really...picture it. I can't do it without giggling. The kids have had a ton of fun though, and I am really glad that this is becoming an important part of their childhood.
I can't pretend like I don't miss our life back home. I talk to friends and family often, but it's especially been tough at this time of year to not be able to just pop out and see them. Go Christmas shopping together. Have a caramel brûlée latte at Starbucks while perusing the wares at Chapters with my mom, grandma, and sister. Drag my kids out to the toboggan hill with the neighbours and haul them up and down for hours. I miss it all. At this point though, if we decided that it wasn't working (which it definitely is, now that we have a plan for work/school for everyone), and left, I would miss this home, and the family and friends here as well. I'm so grateful and thankful for the awesome people I have met here.
Basically, this is my thanksgiving/Merry Christmas post to everyone. I'm grateful and thankful you are all in my life, and if I could have one Christmas wish - one little miracle, it would be that God blesses all of you this year with an abundance of love, happiness, joy, and peace. You all deserve it. Now, to go and make a cup of Christmas chai, turn on some good ol' Bing Crosby, and wrap presents.
Just you wait, my little tots. Mommy's got some pretty awesome, special, and magical things coming your way. I mean, Santa does.
xoxoxo
Mommy
