Shopping

Today after school, I picked up the girls and we headed to Goderich for ballet and an evening of shopping. Samantha needed basically everything for summer, nothing much fit from last year. We found a whole lot of stuff for Katrina in the boxes I keep when stuff is given to us or Samantha grows out of it. Katrina was so exited about it all last night when she was trying on stuff but tonight she just couldn't hide her disappointment when Samantha got all new stuff. I told Katrina she could choose a couple things but I know how hard it is with all the choice that's out there. She has really good taste too!We did great at Walmart but by the time we got to Zeller's, Katrina was getting tired and started to fully realize what was going on and began to cry. How do you explain to an 8 year old the value of a dollar and that she can't always have everything she wants? I've never been indulgent,probably more the opposite!She was very upset that she"only got 3 things and Sammy got 2 Million!" Maybe I should take them shopping separately so they don't know what the other is getting. I kept my cool but I was at a loss for any ideas of what to do.
I don't want Samantha to feel guilty about what she is getting because she needs these clothes. She was getting upset at the end of our shopping trip because I was trying to get her to understand what Katrina was feeling by turning the situation around. She understood then but I'm not sure it helped. Anyway.....

Time for bed. Hopefully things will look better tomorrow.

The lovely smells of the country

Ya gotta love it when you open the door on a beautiful spring morning, laundry basket in hand with lovely scented clothes all washed and ready to hang out.You take a deep breath to inhale the warmth of the earth and damp grass only to fill your nostrils with the putrid smell of pig manure. Yep, that's living in the country.
Oh well, it could be smog and fog, right?
Today is a day of mixed feelings for me. Busyness, discouragement, dissatisfaction,
frustration.....I have these days once in awhile. My life seems so dull and ho hum which is ok sometimes.
I'll get through this day and tomorrow will be ok. I have to trust and have faith in God and draw close to him. I have slipped away like rolling down a grassy hill. It's fun until you stop and then you are dizzy, the world is spinning and your direction isn't clear. So you lay still for a few minutes, closing your eyes, listening to the sounds until your head stops spinning. Open your eyes, watch the clouds drift by and take a moment to be silent with your creator. This is what I need to do.
I wonder if our hill is dry yet......

Here's to an aromatic day!

Spring!

Spring is finally here! I will miss the cozy days I spent at home with the kids at home on snow days but it will be good to be able to send them outside to play. I could live without the mud though!
I am back to work 3-4 days a week. I'm busy cleaning up outside and inside. There's always a mess left from the winter snow and this winter from the corn and oat pellet dust that blackened everything! The spring rains have been very helpful to wash it away but there's still a tonne of work to do so I better get back to it. I was reading Sandra's blog, enjoying her updates from Vegas.

Later.