Garage Sale

We are off this weekend to Nana and Papa's farm. They are having a garage sale and we are off to help them with this project. Mainly because Sam's cute face could sell anything as well as some of the stuff is ours that have been in the attic storage since we moved back from Peterborough 3 1/2 years ago. We thought Hey! let's make some money on this stuff as well as finding homes for it as well.

We are hoping to sell our double stroller and many of the other things that neither one of my children have used or liked ie. Swing and Bumbo chair, so that we are able to buy a sit and stand stroller. Hoping that this will solve the problem of pushing that huge double around with Sam in it when he can walk but needs a spot to rest.

Here's to a great last weekend of Summer. ENJOY!

Do they sense the end?

It is like they sense the end of summer and are holding on kicking and screaming!! It just so happens that the screaming is coming out in our days.

Breathing and knowing that this to shall pass. Fall in coming and so a new routine. Once we 'fall' into it everything will settle.

Until then, I am sipping Chai Lattes and taking a few extra minutes while running.

Ah.....The Weekend

The first harvest from our little garden that could

Working in the studio, there was more hand painting than bowl painting

Sunday was a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was more upset that there was no one playing hockey and where was he going to be playing. We spent a lot of time in the interactive section :)

Here are a few late summer weekend moments. We are enjoying the last few days of summer. The mornings are cool and the smell of fall is in the air. We are not ready to say good buy to summer just yet so we are enjoying our days in the sunlight. The fall marks Sam's third birthday and I am for sure not ready for that so we are playing our days away still two.

Red Tent

Every other Friday I go to a group which is called Red Tent. It is run through the chiropractic clinic that I go to Foster Family Chiropractic. A group of women meet to talk about all the things that are involved in being a woman. These range from being a mother, wife, and goddess of the planet. We talk about the alternative things are going on like vaccines, the foods we eat and the energy that we putting out there into the world. It is a group of like minded women supporting each other as we pass through the different stages of our lives. We all have children and so we talk a lot about these issues. It is great to know that there are other women out there thinking and making the same choices and struggling through them as well.
The group for the summer has been meeting at the park instead of at the clinic. This has been great as we are outside all morning and there are large naps in the afternoon. I am sure that the other mom's coming to the park think who is that large group of woman that all roll in and lay out their blankets, put out their kids and yank out the knitting projects (not all of us knit, but there are a few of us that don't go far from the needles. ) The kids all play together, we all keep our eyes on each others kids and we enjoy a mornings talking with adults. Which is the most important part. While Sam is very articulate for his age he just can't carry a conversation like friends. This is a time that I look forward too and get excited when I wake and think it is a Red Tent Friday! (The name is from the book Red Tent, which I highly recommend reading!)
On another note my artist interview is over on Apples for Poppy Anne. I am so excited to be a part of what Erin is doing over there. She is an inspiration to Mom's and Artists. Be sure to check out the interview and the other crazy and inspiring things she is doing over there

Running

I just got back from my fourth run. Yes I have decided after MUCH talking and not a lot of actual running that I would get back into it. It was a long process to get here as I had to wrap my mind around doing it again. One aspect was that I had just had Lily and so I am only 5 months post labour and pregnancy and wasn't too sure about getting out there and exercising again. Two I hadn't done it since University which was quite some time ago, and at the time I was running to run away from something while now I don't. This one was hard for me to understand and overcome. At the time I was doing the Learn to Run program through the Running Room and was in University and looking for a reason to leave the house the the person that I was with and the person that I was. So I learned to run in this mindset. So I was unsure how I was going to run again in a different space.

A good friend of mine started running and she also has just had a little babe, so I thought I would join her as I too had been thinking about it for some time. There have been many mornings in which I would wake up and think I should get out of bed and go for a run, but instead I would snuggle in with the babe and Paul and enjoy the warmth. Other times I would think about going out for a run but make granola and cookies instead.

I knew that I just had to get that first one in and then I would be in the movement to start again. While away this past weekend I did it and went the first time and I am hooked again. I am loving the way in which I feel and I am enjoying that I am loving my body again as well.

I want to make sure that I am healthy to set an example for my little girl. I want her to know that being healthy and feeling good is more important the the number on the scale and the size on your pants. Reading Erin's post a while back made me realize that I am not the only one thinking this way and it brings me comfort to know that if we all start thinking this way that there may be hope out there for our little girls.

Enjoying the Summer Moments

Here is a moment from our summer. The nights are getting cooler which is an indicator that summer is at it's final moments. We are enjoying every last one. We are in the pool at every chance we get and are getting our fill of sunshine.

Soon the harvest will be ready and we will be readying ourselves for the cold months ahead (here in Canada you are never sure how long the cold weather will last) Food will be stores, the pool will be closed and the warm blankets and winter knitting will come out.

But for now we are soaking up every moment of summer left.

Summer Vacation

This past weekend we enjoyed a weekend away in Prince Edward County. It was a much needed time away from the studio, the house and all the obligations. No dishes, no chores, no errands. It was an amazing time relaxing, knitting and being with the kids. Paul is away at the French River on a fishing trip, it is the longest time that Paul and I have been apart in a very long time and I am anticipating his return.

Lots of long walks in the sunrises and sunsets

Blueberry picking: It was my first time and it was amazing!

The view from the hill top is amazing. Makes you stop and take a moment to enjoy the second in time.

Good food, drinks and knitting. What else does one Mama need on a vacation?