Winter Wanderings

Discovering Canada

Yet again

is a strange mix of emotions

Working on 

Grasping the excitement and enjoyment

and

Pouring out the longing aches and uncomfortableness

Community Fun

Along with friends:

ATV hay rides and hot chocolate

An outdoor concert

In freezing cold weather 

(at least for us with Asian-thinned blood)

Childhood memories stirred

With Maritime music

Kids included in the fun

A free skate at the rink

Where the girls have to re-learn to skate

while kids 1/2 their size 

and twice their size

whiz and glide around them.

 A Christmas concert

for our school goer

This school has learned well:

only 4 class goups

sing this evening

short and sweet

and it's really all about

"My parents showed up and I saw them seeing me"

 A proper hard freeze

for discovering puddle ice

the joy of sliding

the delight in crunching

splintering

smashing

grinding

and

The pain of cold fingers and toes

 Discovering after-storm wilderness beauty

the relief of sun and blue skies

stretching legs outdoors again

Learning not to be too picky

with where you step

what you push past

The thrill 

of a bald eagle soaring close

deer hoof prints on the trail

 The patience of Imma

waiting while we explore some more

The long-suffering of tired Aiden

A long walk for little legs!

 An Undesired discovery

of Canadian flu

Jasmin laid low

3 days off school

wrapped in a blanket

celebrating Dad's birthday

from the couch

The misery of

good food undesired

always cold

sleepy and sick