Somehow we have never seen the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie – amazing since we are all huge Groot (and Marvel) fans.
I love that Friday night means a family movie together. I’m so grateful these teens want to spend time with me.
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Mountains returned
The smoke was almost gone this morning and for the first time in want feels like ages we could see the mountains today.
We did a mountain escape after supper and walked around Canmore. It’s always been a place that resets our souls and brings us peace.
As a bonus today I got the best picture of the boy enjoying his stroll around town.
Quality time with the kids. It’s stuff money can’t buy. I love this life.
Birthday Pie
When we moved to Virginia I began a tradition of having a birthday pie for the boy instead of cake. Peaches were in season there by his birthday time and since that’s my favorite – that’s what he got.
We missed the birthday pie this year. Actually the boy has had a few crappy birthdays which I’m trying to make up for.
Today though, we were at the market and someone was selling homemade Saskatoon berry pies. He has a serious Saskatoon berry addiction so I got him his belated birthday pie
It came two months late, but it was worth the wait. It was kind of fun to have an impromptu celebration.
Family bonding
This afternoon Aladdin took a little nap with his adopted kitten Jasmine. Interestingly our only male cat has decided he is in charge of the baby.
It made me think of how strong the bond of unconditional love is and what a family means. Aladdin is close with Abu because they are brother and sister, and have spent their whole lives together. Aladdin and Jasmine have chosen to be close and have formed their own family bond.
Sometimes we are blessed with blood relatives who love us unconditionally, sometimes we have to create those bonds with a family we were not born into.
The kids and I are fortunate in that we were born to this tribe who loves so fiercely. However we also have a family of chosen loved ones as well.
Love doesn’t happen when its convenient for you, it comes with a huge amount of responsibility, it is a rare and beautiful gift that not everyone has an open enough heart to appreciate.
Today we were reminded that it’s important to love each other no matter what, to love our loved ones no matter what, and to remember that if someone you love says you’ve hurt them – the correct response always should be Im sorry, and I love you.
S’mores in the rain
All day long we talked about cooking dinner over our fire pit and finishing with s’mores, so when it was raining at supper time we decided we needed to just do it anyway.
Fortunately it was only sprinkling, because there is something magical about eating over a fire.
It’s these little moments that make up the big memories
Happiness hug
Sometimes a photo says what words can’t. This is my girl and my horse. This is love.
Faulty Towers
We have run out of internet (country living issues) and I had to go rummage through mom’s old dvds to find something for us to watch.
I discovered her old Faulty Towers dvd and the kids and I watched a few episodes this evening.
When I was a kid we used to watch this show together as a family. On an evening when we were all really missing my mom (and my dad) this was a perfect bandaid.
Letter from nana
The girl was cleaning her room this evening and came across a letter my mom wrote for her when she graduated from grade 6 last year.
It was full of the wonderful qualities nana saw in her, and the hopes and dreams nana held for her future.
What a blessing the girl has this love memory that she can look at whenever she needs a reminder of how incredibly valuable she loved she is.
Family lunch
The kids and I had lunch with my aunt, uncle, and some cousins today. I love this part of the family and we don’t see them often enough.
I think now that my parents are gone I cherish even more spending time with their siblings. And it was so heart warming spending time with my cousins, their children, and grandchildren.
We came home feeling very peaceful and grateful.
