Family Day.

Today was Family Day in Alberta. An extra day

off to take time with family and enjoy each other.

Happy Family Day!!

~ Chy

So Very Loved.

I forgot to post about Mother's Day .... it was a

sweet day, with love and gifts, laughter and good

food. I was, as always spoiled with items that

made me giggle but also feeling so very loved!

~ Chy

Mom's Birthday.

Mom just had her 80th Birthday on the 18th of April. We celebrated with her and the care team at her assisted living centre but she didn't really catch on that it was her special day. Treats and gifts and lots of laughter. But my heart breaks as we visit and see how much her cognitive mind has changed. I love this photo, when she was healthy and she knew who we were then. Now she smiles and babbles along, but I'm sure we show up as strangers in her vision. It was still a beautiful day and I love we can spend time with her. Can't believe my "young mom" is now 80!!

                                      ~ Chy

Special Gift.

We were so excited to be gifted this amazing

crystal nativity set from a dear friend and her

sweet daughter. I have my gramma's set, my

mom's and now we have our own. Beautiful!

~ Chy

 

Special Day.

I missed recognizing International Women's Day

here on the blog. Celebrated on March 8th each

year, I was first introduced to this special day at

the age of 16 when I was in the Soviet Union on

a school trip. We planned to be in Red Square on

the 8th, expecting to see women marching or being

honored. We were so disappointed when we got

to the square and it was all men. Where were the

women, we wondered? We found out later that

it was not meant to be a place for them as they

worried an uprising would occur. This image of

no women on International Women's Day will

stay with me personally forever. I'm so thankful

to live in a country where days like March 8th

are recognized for what it is meant to be. I know

this is not true everywhere but hope it continues

to change, especially in places where women are

not valued. What did you do on the 8th of March?

~ Chy

Birthday Dinner.

Celebrating birthdays at this stage in

my life is not as exciting as when I

was a child. But I've learnt in the last

few years that it can still be a great day.

After a couple of harsh work days, it

was a lighter load today, with the end

of the day spent teaching a class at

the University. I love teaching adults

about life experiences, like grief and

loss. They eat up every word. So

empowering! And they always give

us the very loveliest gifts at the end.

Picked up our grand baby from school and

came home to find treats for dinner. A yummy

asian stir fry with my favorite cool drink, with

extra, extra lemonade, thank you very much!

Then it was time for cake. A scrumptious and light

whipped cake with chocolate covered strawberries.

Oooh, so good! My dh carefully picked the

strawberries off the cake so I could indulge

in these sweets. Guess what? I didn't share

either!! Only on this day, the day of my

birth, do I ever allow myself to be selfish.

It was a great day. I received so many FB

birthday wishes that I'm having a hard

time keeping up in thanking each poster.

Texts from special friends and family. And

some lovely calls, including a surprise

one from our Mayor. Had a great chat

with her and loved what she shared with

me ~ that's a story for another day. We

learned some much needed funding came

through for my centre, another fundraiser

yesterday netted more funds than we

had hoped for and new granting streams

that we thought had dried up years ago.

Much lighter and brighter day today.

This getting older is not so bad!! I

could live these special days more often.