let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

SOMEWHERE ELSE!

okay, got that off my chest...

yesterday was a day of flying by the seat of my pants. no plan. a list, of course, but no plan. does that make sense? not really. anyway the day started out with picking up "betsy". my car who was in for some surgery and it didn't go well. in other words I was not willing to pay what they asked to get her all spruced up.

let's be real. she is thirteen years old. she has almost 300,000 km under her belt. and she is just SO tired. so I drove her very carefully to the mall to pick up presents and groceries. I then went to meet her for lunch.

no art day this week. I have been feeling very discombogulated because of all that has been happening around me. I have been creating an album for my next trip. you can see it over here so the art keeps happening despite my state of mind.

christmas is right around the corner and things need to be done and I absolutely hate feeling rushed about it all. so today was a day of forgetting about the rushing and slowing down and checking off the things on my list.

after lunch I went off to my mom's to do her hair as she had a party to go to. she sat in the chair and I pretended like we were in a salon and asked her the salon type questions. did your husband drop you off? why are you getting your hair done? where are you off to tonight? are you finished with your christmas shopping? she giggled and answered the questions as if I was her stylist. dad thought we were nuts. god I love those two! I am really enjoying our moments together. we have all worked hard to get to where we are today and I treasure our relationship. afterwards she tried to pay me! how silly!

betsy got me home safe and we had a really good conversation about where she is headed. the time has come to say good bye. I will hang on to her for a little while longer, but I understand that she is ready to go. I cannot watch her suffer any longer. and so the sleepless nights, the headaches, and some tears will continue... 

yes, people! I realize I am talking about a car! I am NOT completely nuts! YET!

has anyone seen my sidewalk?

or better yet....has anyone seen my dog? the white one? he went outside with the brown one and I just can't seem to spot him in all that freakin' snow! can we talk - COLD? -45 C. oh you will get varied reports....-36, - 44, -27 but - 35 with the wind chill. whatEVER! it is cold! and I lost sight of my sidewalk. I saw a woman trudging through the snow this morning in a long coat and she looked tired. I mean really tired of trying to walk through all that snow. my heart of hearts told me that she was not out there for fitness. no. she probably had no other option. and so I bundled up with my baklava, 1998 warmest jacket ever, my super dee duper polar tech mitts and my runners! gasp! I have no snow boots! none! and I shoveled a trail. a small snow shovel sized trail from the back door to the front sidewalk and up and down the city sidewalk. now when she is done school or her shift at work and she is on the way back home she has a path. ta da! good deed for the day - CHECK! and I have a steamy cup of hot chocolate cause hell knows I ain't going out there to buy snow boots today! although I may go look for that dog....