fusion friday

It's that time again:

The first fusion was held this past March and was a great success.  The next Fusion is on June 13 with a focus on water and sanitation.  The following is a fundraising email that I received:

Did you know that the equivalent of 10 jumbo jets, full of children under age five, crashed today?

Today,
nearly 1 billion people, a sixth of the world’s population, do not have
access to safe drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people are without
basic sanitation.

Lack of safe water and adequate sanitation is
the world’s single largest cause of sickness. At any one time, half of
the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water
and sanitation- related diseases!

The fight against global
poverty begins here. With access to clean water, basic sanitation, and
hygiene education, the cycle of poverty and disease can be broken.

Join
us on June 13 as we take our stand in this fight against poverty.
FUSION is a benefit concert where every cent of our ticket sales
proceeds will go to help bring clean water to our world.

We are supporting:
www.watercan.com

For more information please go to: www.musicforjustice.com

So you know where I'll be on June 13, why don't you locals come on out and support the cause.  Hope to see you there. 

Happy Weekend. 

first day

We did it and I can't believe it.  We ventured out for our first beach day of the season.  The kids have been pleading with me to go to the beach and I've been waiting for a day that didn't include crazy winds or rain.  Today was that day. 

Before we left home I warned the kids that the water would still be quite cold since it really has had no time to warm up.  My words didn't matter to my brave little crew who decided they wanted full beach experience, bathing suits and all.  Brrr.  I wimped out and chose layers to keep me warm.  It also helped to have a hot cup of tea as my companion. 

It was still cool outside when we arrived, with a slight warm breeze.  The dark clouds gave a foreboding of possible rain but none of that mattered.  We came for some serious play business.  There has been months
of pent up beach angst in all of us, waiting and wanting to be in touch
with the sand and water, free from our heavy winter clothing restraints.  It was lovely.  It was hopeful.  It made my heart leap seeing the kids run back and forth through the sand and water.  They alternated between their play and coming back for a towel to warm themselves.  The coolness in the air did not let up. 

With my camera happily affixed to my neck I clicked and sipped my tea until my book drew my attention away.  Did I mention that we were the only souls actually near the water.  There were a few walkers, taking in the trails but other than that we owned the beach.  So unlike how it will be in a couple of short weeks when the rest of the city joins us to play in the sand. 

We stayed until the clouds gave way to a light spitting and returned home to warm bubble baths for all.  A fine finish to a fun day.  I can hardly wait for our next trek to the water, I have a feeling we will be enjoying many more warmer days. 

flower making...

...should always follow a rainy day.  Don't you agree? 

Instructions available in picture description at flickr.  Click on photo for further details.

I'm still working on my laundry pile.  Seems there is always a basket or two lurking in the corners waiting to be done.  But things turned out much better the next day, as expected  Fresh start right?  Love that I can go to dream land at night and wake up with a whole new perspective.  This little trick has also saved hubby and I from many a late night argument.  Sleep it off I say, sleep it off.   

rainy day

It was a rainy day yesterday.  Well not completely but at least the latter part of it.  I was also having one of those Mondays, "off and confusing".  It started with a sleep-in much later than usual.  When I finally got up my hair was standing on end.  Serves me right for going to bed with wet hair.  That was followed by a door bell ring from my post man who was delivering a package to me filled to the brim with fabric.  I quickly threw a hat on my head so I wouldn't subject him to the ultimate bed head.  And no, I have no pictures.  Gotta draw a line somewhere. 

Sometime around 1:10 pm I remembered that we had soccer.  Oops, that one wasn't going to work out either as I had not yet made lunch for everyone.  Now that I had the whole afternoon ahead of me I went to work at the dreaded clothing switch over.  Umm, is there a chore more chore-like than this?  I really do not, never have, and never will enjoy the seasonal clothing switch.  It literally takes forever to figure out who fits what, what is going to be used again, goodwilled, hand-me-downed to family, etc.  The boys dread it just as much.  I usually have to psyche myself up with a good cuppa to get me through the whole experience.  The bright side?  The 4 kids and I are all ready for summer.  We are ready for you summer.  You can show up now, anytime...please...   Winter clothing is almost all packed away in bins until October.  Freshly washed clothing is strewn about the house, hanging dry.  All in all it took about 7 hours of my day to unpack, sort, pack, launder, etc.   Not exactly the way I planned the day, but necessary none the less. 

The evening was just as awry. Dinner was being brought home at 6:50 pm by the hubby who realized the type of day I was having.  Hungry children were whining, the B-meister was crying because he felt tired and emotional.  I was feeling a bit unglued myself.  My hair was still standing on end.  I missed my 7:30 pottery class.  Nothing went terribly wrong today and nothing went terribly right. It is 12:15 am.  The house is quiet.  I can hear the hum of the dryer in the distance as it works overtime keeping up with the extra laundry I created today.  It really was a bizarre sort of day.  I feel a bit like I was living in someone else's body.  I think I'm going to call it quits and just let the day rest.  Let my body and mind rest.   Tomorrow when I awake things will start anew, it's another day to look forward to and I do think it will have a bit of sewing in it.  

ps, I couldn't post without pictures...even if it is of my crazy laundry day.