First Snow!

As we settle in to our new home, our

new centre, we've joked about the first

snow that would soon arrive. In 2023,

the snow didn't arrive until December.

But this year, after a meeting in our

kitchen that is still waiting for a real

window, I came around the corner

to my office and squealed out loud!

Snow was falling in big flakes. It was

not sticking on the ground but falling

so lightly from the sky. My team all

started coming to see and we had a

bit of a laugh that we were so excited

to see the "white stuff!" We know it

will soon truly arrive and stay, and

then we won't be so excited to see it

anymore. For now, it made the day

feel warm and cozy inside and gave

us the chance to do more bonding

over our heaping cups of sweet tea!

Do you love the first snow each year?

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 6.

We have a dream one day of living by the

ocean. Over the years, we have had many

dreams and have often been able to meet

those dreams, even if it's not the full one.

We wanted to not live in the Big City and

when our daughter was 4, we realized we

needed to figure out if the school system

we had grown up with was what would

work for our kids. In the end, we did a lot

of research on the varied options in our

Province and ended up in a small hamlet

outside of the Big City. This school system

is consistently rated at number 1 each and

every year and that was a huge selling point

for us. We've never regretted it and our kids

did end up wth the best of all. After more

than 2 decades of living in town, our next

dream was to live in the country, something

we envisioned as just the two of us. That

dream has now been achieved as we've

enjoyed 8 almost 9 years now out in the

forest, or rather the "big woods!" But it's

not just the two us as was the original idea.

Again, no regrets! We have 2 more dreams:

to live by the sea and to live overseas in

the U.K. for a short time. The photo above

is what I see if we were able to move out

to our favorite little island on the West Coast

one day. Ah, so peaceful! One day! And

then once we're retired, living for short

periods of time in the U.K. would be the

next step. One day, dear friends, one day!

Do you have dreams to still pursue?

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 5.

I found this amazing photo of a board to

keep track of all the books that are read.

Thinking about putting one in each of

our classrooms for our new centre. Such

a new idea to keep track of books read,

especially in a classroom setting. Lovely!

Do you keep track of the books you read?

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 4.

Pretty floweres to welcome my new team

members to our new site as we get ready

to open up soon for the kids and families

who will soon join us. Love the colors!

Are you still finding lovely flowers in the Fall?

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 3.

When I was growing up, my family
loved watching "All in the Family."

I didn't quite get all the jokes at the

time as I was so young but I truly did

enjoy my parents laughing at a time

when we were all so young, with

very little money and many dreams.

They saw something in the show that

I can now see as an adult and truly

appreciate the opportunity to watch

programs from my childhood. The

series is now done on the channel it

was being rerun on but my dh found

the DVD set and ordered it for us so

we can watch all the episodes all over.

Any opportunity to have a good laugh!

Did you watch "All in the Family?"

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 2.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Awareness Month. We have 2 events

this month that I'll share but for today, 

a photo of my childhood bear and 2

of the sweet bears that represent all

the babies we have carried and lost.

A beautiful month to remember our littles.

~ Chy

Blogtober ~ Day 1.

 

Today is the first day of Blogtober. I've participated

for the last few years and though I'm tagging along,

I am doing it in my own way. I miss the days of

blogging where everyone would participate in

"parties" and themes but it has changed so much.
I'm still in! But understand that others have moved

on. I love capturing life and though this year has

been incredibly busy, writing to share is so healing.

Are you participating in Blogtober 2024?

~ Chy

Hello October.

I love Fall. It's cozy, colorful and somehow

comforting. We work on getting the garden

put to bed, the garage organized and the lists

for Thanksgiving, November Break, birthdays

and of course, Christmas, all sorted. A time

to begin practicing Hygge again ~ not that I'm

sure we actually stop through the year. Walks

to memorize the garden before we can no longer

see it once it's covered in snow. And plans to

work on the dollhouses, scrapbooking and any

other art we can do while the leaves fall and

the weather changes, we embrace October!

Do you love the beautiful season of Fall too?

~ Chy