slow snow falling deep

Snowy today. After our mild weather last week I was thinking that Spring might have been around the corner, but I always forget that February typically teases us with one week of mild weather. The race is fast approaching...only one more weekend to train and then I'm up! I really hope that it doesn't snow or rain for the race...is hard enough to to run 25km, much harder when I'm wet and cold.

Have been immersed in memories lately. Travelling back and forth in time, recapping moments that I haven't thought of for a while and also taking stock of where I am in the here and now. Apparently yesterday was "World Thinking Day", a day meant to encourage awareness of others and self. I think I'll honour that by contemplating how I can improve life for my children, my family and myself. Not materialistically, but ideologically speaking.

Am looking at my children differently lately. They are getting older, A2 will be 5 in one month, and they are learning so much about the world around them. Still, there is so much that I can't teach them and even more that I can't protect them from. Am having to learn how evolve into the parent of older children who can just sit back, guide gently and comfort when needed...missing the infant years when everything was certain and predictable.