My Birthday

It is my birthday today. I am 31. It was hot last night and will be a hot day today. Maybe that is why I had a hard time sleeping but I don't think so. It is 6:25 right now. Mom, Dad (Nana, Papa) and the kids are still asleep. I have been up for a while. I am at the farm and mornings here are beautiful. I love to watch the sun come up in the east and hear the birds chirping outside. Reminds me of my childhood. I had the best childhood. I have the best parents! I love simple life here on the farm.

What I want for my birthday is a day or two to declutter and clean my home in Calgary. Mom and Camellia have offered to watch the kids. So kind of them! I also need to think about readying the baby's room. That will probably happen in August. I want a Garage for my next birthday but that will also be an Anniversary, Christmas, Mother's day gift and it will be useful to all of us including Nathan. He can build his new project (go carts) in there, we can put our cars in there in the winter time, we can store tires in there (we had over $2000 worth of tires stolen this spring as they were left in the back yard) we can use some of the space for storage and someday we can get bikes and store them in there. I am way excited but I know it will probably be more than $25000. And if it does not happen by next year, that will be okay.

If I was still in Young Single Adults I would be graduating today and Institute would no longer be for me. Kind of scary to think of. I have been married 5 1/2 years with 2  beautiful kids and one on the way. I have been so blessed! I know I need to count my blessings more. I want to feel them more. I also want to feel closer to my loved ones. I want to be a better wife, mother, daughter, sister ,nurse. Maybe these can be goals for this year.

Today we are going to Little Bow beach. The kids are looking forward to it. I remember going there when I was a kid with a bag of caramel popcorn and buckets to make sand castles. Yesterday, I was playing blocks with my kids like Camellia and I used to do. Caeleb and Elva have such fun imaginations. I hope they always have those imaginations. They are such great kids!

I want to thank Mom and Dad for loving me all these years even when I am a silly goose (Caeleb and Elva like to use those words). The Farm seems to be a safe haven for me. I am grateful that I can come here.

I want to make this the best year yet!