Dancing Queen

Hi.

I'm still here.  

So, I have this new passion.  It's ballet.  It's not totally new.  I started taking Adult Beginner Ballet last September.  I just didn't blog about it, because I didn't really blog about anything last year.  I took classes once a week from September to May.  Our class was not involved in the spring recital, but I helped out, reprising my role as Mrs. Potts with a class of five-year-olds who danced to "Tea for Two."   And then I did a summer session in June and July.  

In mid-summer I bought season thickets to the RWB.  (I am SO excited.  The Music Man and I are taking Monkey with us to see "The Princess and the Goblin" in three weeks!)

Then later in summer I registered for fall classes.  Plural.  I am taking a class on Monday nights with the teens, which is a great challenge.  And Adult Ballet on Wednesdays.  AND ballroom on Thursdays with The Music Man.  And it is all lots and lots of fun. I have dubbed this the Year That I Do Something For Myself.

That's what I have been up to these days (among other things, of course.  Like teaching piano again.  And being the mother of a first grader.  And contemplating very seriously becoming a home-educating family.  but more on that another time...)
 

Flower Child

So, maybe you all knew this already, but I am a bit of a hippie (well, you know, minus the free love and LSD...) I do lots of alternative things (co-sleeping, home birth, extended breast feeding, free range organic food, etc. etc.)  I even kinda look like a hippie.

But today I think I made it official.  For an appetizer before lunch I fed my family Dandelion Fritters.  Yup. Dandelions.  Dipped in batter and fried.  And they were good.  And I'll probably do it again.

Groovy man.

Peace.

First Hike

We had our first family hike of the year on Sunday afternoon on the lake trail. It turned out to be a beautiful day and we had a lovely time. The Music Man was disturbed by the number of beaver-felled trees there were. Monkey hiked liked a trooper and even The Little One managed most of the outing without being carried. We are looking forward to a season of exploration, although snow and rain in the forecast will likely keep us indoors most of this week (you know, because it's Spring Break...)

(gurg. This post was supposed to have pictures, but blogger uploader is being silly. I'll try to add them tomorrow...)

Spring is Sprung...

I am a Daisy What Flower Are You?

And all is now (finally) as it should be

Well, after a bizarre-ly warm and snow-less winter, thus far (I'm making up words today) all is now right in the world. We had a snow storm on the weekend (although I would hesitate to use any descriptor such as "whopper") and we now have a proper Manitoba-winter covering of snow.

Phew.