uhm. hi!

yeah .... not such a great bloggie gal, lately. lots happening. lots a brewin' . just way short on time.
methinks an update is due ... and methinks it will be in the next few days ....

until then. k?

7 days

it's been since my last post. wow, what a week!
i was in mexico from last sunday (the 25th of Jan) through thurs the 29th. it was work related, and there was a little bit of fun involved. i crossed off another item on my bucket list while i was there ..... i ziplined over the jungle. the 'over the jungle' part wasn't necessarily part of the item, but that was a bonus as well, the only way it was happening there. :) that was a BLAST!

the meeting was good - energizing, revitalizing, and re-focusing. exactly what the company hopes will happen.

so, friday was a catch up day, the evening was wrapped with a hockey game, and today was a five hour marathon of cleaning a very neglected house. right now, i am sitting with my hubby (who by the way was part of said marathon - how 'bout that?) watching the taped bruins game from today - OOOO they just scored! woohoo - 1-0 against the Rangers ..... and enjoying a well earned brewskie.
i've got some stories that have been building up for the last couple of weeks, and will be coming back to document. for now though, i've got a facebook addiction that i need to feed. :)

my "little" girl

she's my flower girl.

she's the one that touches souls, and warms the air

she's the one that never stops chattering

she's the one that laughs, and wraps that laughter around you like a warm blanket

she's the one that fills the space near her with music

she's the one that loves to share

she's the one that offers her help

she's the one that gets the glance

she's the one that holds you tight

she's the one that fills the room with sparkle

she's the one that oozes love

she's the one that you are drawn to

she's the one that sits next to you and writes songs (words, not the music)

she's the one that will collect everything and anything

she's the one that colors the world around her as she breathes the air with you

she's the one that will make you see things with a smile

she's the one that will tenderly hold you if you hurt

she's the one that feels with her whole heart

she's the one that will embrace a stranger

she's the one that will remember everything

she's the one that will make the details

she's the one that will make the mark

she's the one that will change the world

she's the one that will capture the worry and shake it all away .... in her little hands, with her great big heart.

and seal it with a kiss.

twice.

shift it

move it
shake it
roll with it
revel it
draw it
breathe it
wiggle it
grow it
hold it
glory it
focus it
embrace it
enjoy it
excite it
watch it
rock it
hug it
smile it
live it

re-align. re-energize. re-enter.

fridays lead to saturday. and the weekend is so enjoyable.

may your days be filled with love, family, fun and shift.

44

what a day.
what an incredible day.

i hope you feel as lifted, and hopeful as i do.

looking for more of the goodness to unfold, and all the possibility that lies ahead has my spirit in a good, good place.

16 things

that you (and some others) don't know about me. this was a tag on some sites that i visit, and it looked like fun, as well as an exercise in thought. here goes, and consider yourself tagged :)


* i am itching to begin a creative chapter in my life. painting, creating, art! and no excuse why i am not doing it!
* i have a skeletan structure of a book i'd like to write
* i feel like i missed my calling to be a doctor. rather, i didn't listen to the voice in my head
* i am a huge fan of eyes. they speak to me on so mnay levels, and i listen.
* i am also a huge fan of, er, butts. yep, not such a huge secret, but hey, i'm revealing some things
* i am awakened by dreams that involve my kids being hurt - about twice a month
* i feel so much stronger than i was 5 years ago.
* i have no recall of the girl that inhabited my body 10 years ago (pre-kids!)
* i enjoy date nights so much that the guilt of the good feelings (being without my kids for a night) are washed away as i bask in the glory of our couplehood
* i'm going away next week to the mayan riviera, and i don't have the normal guilt that i have had in the past. i'm looking forward to the break
* i would secretly (well, it may not be a REAL secret) love to be a SAHM.
* i am not a fan of darkness. it isn't a fear, it's really a dislike. i hate what could be lurking
* i was a high school cheerleader. for my "brother-school's" (it was a perochial school group) hockey team
* i want to have a financial freedom now. not in retirement, i don't want to wait. now.
* i save things. lots and lots of things. sometimes things that don't have much meaning. except to me. one might say i am a little bit of a packrat. the good news? i am so organized, you'd NEVER know i save things. lots and lots of things.
* we have just been approached with a possible relocation opp (via my job) and i am actually contemplating it!

okay, that was fun. go ahead, play the game.

blanket of white

we've been covered in the white stuff for about a month or so ... and i have to be honest, i am loving it! (not only for the photo opps for the 365 project, but the beauty and the peace that the snow brings to the air) there have been many winters where we had just bitter temps, and ice, and rain. this year, we've got lots of snow. today 6 inches fell, and tomorrow another 3 have been predicted.

it's wonderful fluffy white stuff this time. easy shoveling, i was told. by sean and cameron. and you know what, the little man began the journey of a little business with this snowfall - when you turn 10, you know, you're old enough to venture to your neighbor's and clear away his driveway for him. and a shiny 10 dollar bill awaits you. :) who knew?! and man, what the future holds - "there ARE 10 houses on this street mom!" love this stuff .....

in other news, we had a hockey tournament this weekend, and in all it went well. lots of positives came from it. made it to the semi's and lost in double over time. it was a heartbreaker, and in the end, they completely should NOT have lost at all. they dominated the other team, skated better, and worked their tails off. the shots on net were very lopsided, but the bottom line was the other team put it in the net when it counted. :( cam played very well, had two goals and one assist in the tourney. the team scored a total of 1o goals, so to have a hand in three isn't too shabby. he has been trying to shake this cold, and today seemed to be less coughing, more sneezing, and stuffy nose symptoms. like i said to him, it's a blessing to have tomorrow off from playing hockey - we can lay low, and re-energize for a busy week coming up.

i'm off to cuddle on the couch .... hope your sunday night is warm. :)