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What a difference a week makes when you're tuberous.

sprung

So far this week there has been snow, sleet, sun, torrential downpours and windstorms. We were on our way to the mall on Sunday, and were trying to decide if we should go home due to the blizzard, when I said, in all seriousness..."It's going to clear up, look, that guy's in shorts!" It gets confusing around here, weather wise, which is all part of island living.

We had a busy week of visiting with family - Val (my sister) and Eugen and Samantha and Natalie visited at mom's for a few days, so we joined in on some of the spring break fun, indoor rock climbing, swimming and dinners. I remembered how to belay and didn't drop anyone...phew. It's amazing how our kids grow - Samantha is almost a teenager, and I remember like it was yesterday holding her as a tiny one. Val and mom and I had fun finalizing the plans for our trip to Hawaii in three weeks. We are cruising and can't wait to get on board and order our fruity drinks. We can't decide which we'll do first - the gym? bingo? hula lessons? napping? I plan to head straight for the nearest pool side bar for the first of many fruity drinks.

Some signs of spring. I am really feeling the six months that I took off photography. My eye has definitely suffered. Stay tuned for these babies in full bloom.

This tree is just down from my mom's. It's always the first to bloom. Show off.

I can't take credit for this picture. Aidan took it. I love it, but it makes me sad, because my girl plans to cut this hair off this weekend. No amount of cajoling, complimenting or bribing will convince her otherwise. Do you think it's some kind of cosmic joke that I - the owner of a head of thin, fine hair, should have a daughter with super thick gorgeous hair, and she won't let me touch it and wants it short? Mean!

Randomness

Where did the 2.5 months go since my last pathetic attempt at blogging? I certainly can't tell you. There's been lots of work, lots of swimming lessons, skating lessons, and hip hop lessons. I have to confess to some time spent here. Definately not enough time behind the camera.

My family has challenged me to blog a minimum of twice a week...."something, something, not capturing family memories, you're letting the team down...something"....

So, once again, I'll try to regularly get the camera out, I can barely remember how to use it! Today was a good day to get it out...the weather was ridiculous. Mom was off in Victoria and I called her to come home because it was snowing...always the weather optimist, she said "don't worry, it will clear up". I snarled something at her and hung up mumbling about "irresponsibility"and "dead in the ditch".

We carried on to have breakfast (at Ricki's All Day Grill, no less). After breakfast we headed home to find, a kilometer down the road, sun and no snow. Which clinched the walk at Piper's. You all know about Piper's Lagoon. Garry oaks, arbutus, kingfishers, ferries, all that west coasty stuff. You've seen it before, you'll see it again. Notice the blue sky. I hate it when my mom's right. I hate it when I'm wrong even more!

Have I mentioned my kids are thriving? They are. I went to hug Aidan the other day and suddenly I couldn't rest my chin on the top of his head.

They are both a treat. How did someone who spends as much time grumpy and depressed as I do, make such sunny, joyful urchins?

And spring is just around the corner. I took these today outside my house when we got home. Not in the garden, but in the planter outside my door.

About 4 days til you get pictures of the crocuses.

See you in a day or so. I promise! Really. I do.