Well, well, well. I almost forgot about this thing. In fact I did for a long time. There is a possibility that I might get back to it. For now anyway.

Some things have changed. Taylor, my oldest son, has flown the coop. Left the nest. He is on his own now. Taylor is 18 and has migrated back to his hatching place. British Columbia never was his cup of tea and he seems to be happy in Edmonton.

Jason, the second oldest, is a member of a heavy metal band called "Radioactive Babies". I think he likes jamming with the "Babies" and hopefully I'll get to hear him play with them soon. That is if he can stand having his parental units in the audience.

Jake is Jake. He is the youngest of the three. A few months ago we were leaving the dentist at the second largest Mall in Canada and this fella called us over. He was looking for extras for a Nivea for Men commercial. Jake auditioned right there and then at the entrance to the Skytrain station. He got a callback and worked as an extra for the first time. Jake had so much fun doing that that he would like to do it again.

Philip is working on yet another short film. Man, I love this place! Where else would it be normal to spend lots of money on a hobby like this? Philip's got a stable of actors ( I think that's the term in the biz) that he uses for his films. Mojo (my best friend), Tara (my sister), and Csilla (I think he found her on craigslist) are the three major actors. They've all done acting work before. It's really cool to see how this all works and how involved friends and family can be.

Mojo and I continue to do our Pagan Podcast, The Wigglian Way. That's another thing that it too much fun. It's work too, but I really enjoy it. I've really stepped out of my comfort zone on that one. Although it's a podcast and not a live show it is public speaking and that's something that I never would have thought that I would enjoy or even be reasonably good at. It turns out that I am not too bad. Mojo is great! He really was meant for that kind of stuff. His personality is condusive to the creative arts. People like us and on podcastalley.com we are in the top 5 for religion and spirituality. That's pretty cool.

I can't wait. We, we being Mojo, Sarah and I, are off to Faerieworlds and Dragonfest in less than a month. Faerieworlds is in Eugene, Oregon. It seems as though it will be a pretty funky music festival. There will be pretty fey all over the place. Sarah is vending...it will be fun to give her a hand with that. Mojo and Wendy are playing the second stage. Some of my favourite Pagan performers will be there. I'd like to get a few short interviews and/or some quick soundbites.

We will leave for Dragonfest directly from Faerieworlds and embark on a 20 hr care journey. I am not really looking forward to that part. We are, however, driving a different route this time and that should be interesting.

Dragonfest is so much fun and I am looking forward to seeing all my friends.

We, or rather I, had to postpone recording The Wigglian Way this week. My back started acting up again. I wasn't sure why until I remembered I worked really hard on Friday. It's that or the kidney stones. Who knows? And I am about fed up with doctors right now. I don't like them at the best of times and I've needed them more lately than I have in years. I am enjoying some relief from pain yesterday and today, although it means I don't get to sleep, codeine does that to me.
Saturday night I got to spend a lot of time in LM's pool and hot tub which was incredibley nice. I am blessed to have a generous friends, LM being one of them. It was Steven's 30th birthday party and we had so much fun eating, talking, and playing in the water.
I can't seem to put my thoughts together right now, so I am going to go take a pill, and get some rest.
Laters.

We did our ninth episode last night. I thought it was good, Mojo not so much. However, he wasn't feeling well. Me? I felt great! I actually think I might be getting the hang of this. Doing the show last night was enjoyable...after the redo. We do do redos. More often than not it is because my segment bombed and I insist on recording again. Like I said before, Mojo is an actor. This all comes very easy to him. Usually, when I do public speaking...and YES this is public speaking I get all confused and promptly forget everything I just said. I stutter, and get worried...so worried I even will forget something so "me" as my middle name.
Anyways (haha, I abhor that word but apparently said it at least17 times on the first recording lastnight) I just wanted to thank 2 very special people for allowing Mojo and I to do this thing we think we do. Sarah and Philip. You two are great. Without you I honestly believe that there wouldn't be a Wigglian Way. Thank you so much, I for one, appreciate everything you do for me. I know I said it on the show but the printed (even virtual) word seems more solid to me.



Oh, I was seriously going to post Sarah and Philip's photos but the only picture I had of Sarah wouldn't work (I am not very technically inclined).

The Wigglian Way

Hey, I've got this new thing going. Okay it's not really new. I've been doing it with my friends Mojo and Sarah for about 4 months. It's called The Wigglian Way.
The Wigglian Way is a pagan podcast and it's fun. I really enjoy doing it. I wasn't so sure I would like it at all. All my life I thought I was an extrovert but apparently I am an introvert and my anxiety before every show displays that character flaw. Maybe it's not a character flaw but I really do have to fight my fear every time. At the same time, the show gets easier every time. So, if you are looking at this blog...check out The Wigglian Way at www.thewigglianway.libsyn.com.
Soon I am going to be addiing some links to other sites that interest me.
Thanks for reading this and thanks for listening to my show (you better).

This time it's even been longer. I hurt myself at work and have been out of commission for a bit.
Now I am feeling better and can maybe blog a bit.
I recently got a digital camera and wanted to share some of the photos I've been taking. Most of them are at night and I am not that good, but I've enjoyed trying.
So, here goes.
That's some of what I've been doing. I know that the pictures aren't high quality but I like the way they turned out. The image of Science World is particularly pretty to me.
I think I like taking photos and would like to take some of architecture and flowers.

Wow! It's been awhile. Where has the time gone? I sure as hades don't know.
This summer was quite busy but I still can't figure out why I didn't have time to post.
We'll have to move before November and in this city it is turning out to be quite difficult to find a place big and nice enough for the family. Not to mention the dog and cat. The expense (and boy is it expensive) isn't the problem. It's that nobody is renting.
I may have found a place. However, it entails getting an addtional job, which isn't so bad in the long term. I will blog about it when it happens but I am learning not to be too optimistic and count my chickens...blah blah blah.
The Pagan New Year is soon upon us. I have many plans/dreams/and hopes that I intend to bring to fruition. I am hoping to take a number of courses within the next six month. Perhaps I have planned on too much or maybe it is just that I can't decide which courses to take. There are two jewellery making courses, one a silver smithing and the other a glass bead making course. At Douglas College there are two I'd like to take. The first would be a step towards attaining long time dream to be a Doula. The second is an Autism and Behaviour course. Both would help me in a huge way. Finally, I'd like to take an African dancing course or an adult ballet class.
I think, due to time and money contraints I will have to wittle the list down a bit.
There is so much more, but I am sort of supposed to be doing something right now ....be back later .

Everyday musings my foot! If only I could muse everyday. Well, I guess I could muse more often but I haven't a Muse (that is an entirely different story).
Anyway, now seemed like the perfect time. We are "suffering" a heat wave here in Beautiful British Columbia. I love the heat but this is ridiculous! Who to blame? The government of course. Who else can you blame?
It's 8:30 am and the house is still barable. I am trying something new. I am facing the fans outwards, towards the outside, to see if we can't blow the heat out of the house. I don't know if it will work but cold is the absence of heat. Makes sense to me.
I think it is finally time to show my family a park that I fell in love with 2 yrs ago. I think with the forest, the ocean, and the lush groundcover that it could be the coolest (natural) place in the Lower Mainland. I am going to convince my family that we have to go to Lighthouse Park today.
If I have the energy and am not too hot I will write and tell ya how it goes.
I have to get out of the heat. I cannot regulate temperature very well and when it's hot I am REALLY hot. I just want to be in bed.

We have just experienced the brilliance and the idiocy of our southern neighbours on their Independance Day. First, the launch of Discovery in all it's glory! I had tears in my eyes when the orbiter turned and there was our Mother Earth in all her beauty.
The idiocy? We live in British Columbia, Canada. Roger's Wireless just phoned to see when we were going to pay our son's cell phone bill. Now, you would think that they would have the correct information for billing. You would think that that was important. Apparently not.
The operator/collector asked Philip, "I just want to confirm that you are at 503 Blackburn Street, New Hampshire?".........NEW HAMPSHIRE?? That's on the other side of the continent. In another country! I wish they were sending the bills there, but NOOOO, somehow they get here to our address. I don't know how and I don't know why. Anyhow, not to insult anyone's intelligence, we paid the bill, online. Too bad someone in New Hampshire didn't.

Hhmmmm, I haven't written in awhile and some have been mentioning it. Which means, at least two people read this thing.
Part of the reason that I haven't written is because I feel so amateurish (is that a word?) after reading and becoming a huge fan of www. dooce.com , thanks Heather (you don't know me but am truly interested in your life). I've passed the recovering Mormon stage and barely remember anything from my early years. Okay, maybe I haven't passed it but blotted it from my mind along with all other memories.
Now I am a Witch!!! Um, a tad different.

Anyway, I am looking forward to the Gathering for Life on Earth. Every year about this time or 3 months earlier I start thinking almost exclusively of this festival. Like last year my Mom, brother Mangus, sister Tara, and niece Alessa will be there with me (brother in law Mike and niece Aiyana are not attending this year). New addition, my son Jacob. He is excited about being able to be nekkid as much as he would like. He is also looking forward to being "responsible for himself"....he isn't really but I've told him this so that he will behave impeccably.
The Gathering is the one time a year that I drink fairly heavily and not worry about it. It's party time for me. Hopefully, my Mom, brother, and sister will assist me with Jacob. However, I have seen numerous times parents of children at the Gathering NOT being responsible. That's not me. After the kids are safely in their tents THEN I will go to the "special place that starts with G" to have a bit too much to drink, lose my inhibitions, and dance like there's no tomorrow.
I should come back with some interesting purchases and if I do I will post the pictures here.
Mostly, the Gathering is MY time. It is where I do what I want when I want. I spend a lot of time meditating, drawing, and just staring into the lake. Yes, it's all about me.
Just this year, it's about Jake too. I hope he enjoys it. Aiyana didn't like it last year because of the nudity. Jake is a bit more open about that kind of thing so I am sure that he will be fine.


Okay, outside of the Gathering. Work is going great (when it is going smoothly). I can't write anything that I could get fired for because there just isn't anything. Not that I have observed anyway. I work for a great company that truly does care about the people we serve.
The kids all passed into their next grades. Taylor is going to grade 11 (GASP!! am I old or what?), Jason is going to grade 9 and High School, and Jacob is headed to grade 7. Luckily Alessa and Aiyana will still be going to that school with him, so he won't be alone.

I guess that is enough info for now.

Talk atcha later.

Hey there.
Today I am involved in a fundraiser, a silent auction, for the Circle I belong to. I created something for the auction which I hope someone, anyone, bids on. I don't really care how much they bid but I would really like if someone wanted it.
For the auction I was going to do another project but I was doing it when I was sleepy and it didn't materialise the way I wanted it to. It was supposed to be a painting of a Goddess giving birth to the Sun. Somehow I smudged it and it didn't look anything like I wanted it to.

I knew I had to get something going as I had made a commitment to have something to auction. I was listening to "I hear you calling" by Chalice and Blade and felt sort of inspired.
There are many new things happening to the Traditiont that I belong to, and this project symbolises how I feel about the whole thing.

Here it is....I hope you like it.

Your Stress Level is: 60%

You are somewhat prone to stress, especially when life gets hard.When things are good, you resist stressing over little problems.But when things are difficult, you tend to freak out and find it hard to calm down.

How Stressed Are You?

I hope the coding worked properly. I guess this is how stressed I am. Let me know how stressed you are.

I am so ANGRY that Chris Daughtry is no longer on American Idol. However, he will make it.

Soon I will be putting pictures up...maybe.

Look at this bed! I love it and I wish I could have it. Maybe if I win the lotto....

It is handcrafted by the artist John Perilloux out of Louisiana.

Here is his website

http://www.johnperilloux.com/index.html

Okay, I couldn't save the picture but go to the site and look at the furniture. It is gorgeous.

Very nice day.
Took Murphy to White Rock (where apparently dogs aren't allowed). It was the first time I had let him off his leash. He had sooo much fun. That dog was everywhere. You couldn't stop him. He didn't go far but he was running around like a mad dog. He rolled in the sand and wiped his face in it. He chased birds that were much bigger than him. I was laughing so hard.

Then, when we got home he had a bath and he isn't he world's stinkiest dog anymore.
He smells so good.

Holidays!! Don't need to get up with the ALARM! Don't have to slave away at work. Fun and frivolity. Just what Beltaine is supposed to be. Carefree.. Today it is quite windy outside but we are still going to head out to the beach with Murphy. Perhaps we will stop and have lunch. I am thinking I would like some sort of salmon dish. I love eating out on the patio of almost any restaurant in the fresh air. Today it will be an adventure with the wind. Gelato is an option as well. I am hoping that the ocean will be wild and am looking forward to hearing the water lapping on the beach.

Well, shortly we are off.

A very happy Beltaine (or May Day) to you and may your life be fertile.

Just a quick post. I am busy watching, "Dead Like Me".

This is Murphy.

I got a dog! His name is Murphy and he is four years old. Murphy is a shelter dog who used to be named Soonjin but I don't speak Korean. He is a shih tzu and kind of stinky right now. He will be going to the groomer on Saturday. The poor guy hadn't been cared for very well. But now he will be spoiled. I will get a picture of him up soon.

Hhmmm, this is what I woke up to this morning. Guess I should stop having Albertan guests visit...hehe. This is what Dai, Aaron, and Amber brought. I think it was the combination of the three.
Tomorrow is Taylor's and Jason's birthday. Tay is going to be 16 and Jason 14. I know this sounds cliche, but it seems like I just gave birth to them yesterday. They are both taller than me now. Their voices have changed and I have a pretty good idea of who they are going to be when they are older. I am very proud of my sons (Jacob too!!). I've been thinking of scanning one of the two pictures I have of Matthew and putting it up here with pictures of Tay, Jay, and Jake. Of course, it is March, and that has traditionally been a difficult month for me. It seems though that this year it is going a bit easier on me.
I am hoping to get my tattoo this month (at the end) or early April. It will be to mark a new era in my life. I can't put my finger on why it feels like that but I do sense something under the surface that is just "different."
Chances are that I am going to be looking for and/or interviewing (as I have submitted a CV already) a new job with a school board. I've applied to the one and intend to apply to 3 more. I was going to do it today but I HATE snow. Okay, that isn't true. If I am in it for recreation, I love it. If I chose it. Like going up a mountain to tube or throw snowballs or something. To do day to day business......yech! That is the primary reason I moved away from Alberta. Cold and Snow. Yeah yeah, it looks lovely, clean, and pristine. Nice for postcards and Yule. Full stop.

Anyhoo, get back to you soon. I can't believe I am the mother of 2 teenagers and a pre-teen. I feel barely out of my teens myself.

AHA!!! I think I've got it!!
I changed the template of my blog and it got fixed!
Not sure right now if I like this template...I think I will try to customise it...or find another.
However, that big gap is gone and that's what counts.

Hehe, I am so proud of myself.

Last day of February. In the last week I have seen flowers blooming and snow falling. Strange place to live. But awesomely beautiful. Spring has sprung and I need to do something different with my life. Still thinking on that. I often wonder how much more I can volunteer for projects or events without spreading myself too thin. By volunteering, filling up my schedule, etc...I think I will learn and experience new things. However, I find myself going too fast to enjoy anything. Sure I get many flashes of enjoyment but ...I guess it all comes down to...how can I work from home and still make the cash? Working at home would give me more time with the kids and Philip. My time would be my own. Any ideas? Please, feel free to comment.

I haven't written in the blog for awhile. I don't know why. I think it may be because of that huge gap at the top of the page and I have NO idea how to get rid of it. It is not aestheically pleasing and it really bothers me. Almost feel like scrapping the whole blog.

Arrghh! I have to get rid of that blank space on my blog. I don't know what happened.

Okay, so last week I hurt my back and I have been able to rest a bit since. It is sort of nice. Over the last week I have seen two things on tv, that while being extreme, made me want to add something to my life. I have been thinking of making a change. Most of all, I want to be home more for my children. This working out of the house is killing me. I need to figure out a way to work at home and make enough money to share the bills and whatnot with Philip. The two things I saw were a WALMART commercial with this guy who rock climbs, he is about 45 ish and seems to be having the time of his life. The other thing was Jack Osbournes, Adrenaline Junkie. Now, don't start thinking weird things. Right now I don't want to rock climb or do extreme sports. The thing is that I want to do someting. Working, worship, and home are not the only things I want. I need something more. It could have to do with the fact that next month heralds my last year in my 30's. I don't want to grow sedate and bored. I need some excitement.
Alright, on proofreading this, I realize there are two topics...but really, they are one and the same.
I don't want to work somewhere out of the house anymore and if I do I want it to be my OWN. AND it has to be somewhat exciting or leave time for exciting things to happen.

Please, friends and family. Feel free to comment on any one of the blogs that I write. I value your input.