Is Spring Finally Here....?

   What a vision to behold!  Can it truly be?  Has springtime finally appeared in Alberta?  I am scared to admit that it might be true.  Every time I think spring has finally come....another BLIZZARD appears.  Touch wood.  

  I really feel it this time.  I want to go to the Rockies and go on a hike.  Not that it's a good idea at this time of the year, the nights are still too cold for hiking, but I am itchin.  I am a little antsy...and I can't wait to head into the mountains.  I am so grateful to live so close to the Canadian Rockies...if they weren't here it would be a very dismal place to live as I am not a fan of the Prairies.

   How was your Easter weekend?  We did the traditional Turkey supper, minus the dressing and dessert.  We tried to be somewhat healthy this year, cutting out the fat and sugar.  All the kids were home which was a real treat for us to be 5 again.  
My youngest arrived home from London safely and "wonderfully more" worldly.  My oldest is home from her first year of college for the summer, and my bestie's son is down.  It is nice having a house-full again.  I have missed everyone.   
 I am so grateful to be able to gather together as a family again, kids come and go but it is so nice to have them all home again too.

   I didn't get the girls chocolate this year.  (Unhealthy).  So I painted them each a postcard for Easter.  I used Twinkling H2O's, Liquid Frisket and pen and ink.  

 Jackie took these beautiful pictures of spring flowers on our nature walk today.  It's our last day off.  Tomorrow it is back to the daily grind.  I really enjoyed this weekend.  I feel rested and ready to take on the world again.  I never get week-ends off and I get that's why I really appreciated having this one off.  

   Every Blog post from now on...I would like to incorporate gratefulness and write about some of the things in my day to be thankful for.  Kind of like a gratitude journal.  It is so important for us to acknowledge the good things that happen in our lives so that we take nothing for granted and we can appreciate our blessings more.  

   Our lake is finally melting.  This is Dodd's Lake and the Canadian Geese are back and hopefully we will be able to see some goslings this year.  How exciting will that be?

  Here's some food for thought...

"The world would be a wonderful place if only we'd shut up and let it."