Dancing with the boyz.......

Day 92 of my 365 day blog challenge

I think this picture was taken when I was in grade 6.  Dancing with the boyz.....Look at those short shorts, the awesome shoes and the big white socks pushed down.  I was cooler than the guy in the plastic leather pants and shades.....lol  I'm not sure what we were doing.  I think it was someones birthday party.....lol

I'm pretty sure I kissed every single one on those boyz...lol Guess I was trying to find myself and figure out my way.  I realized pretty quickly that I was more interested in playing sports etc with them then kissing them :)

I was the sporty girl of the group in case you didn't notice.  I always had the lastest shoes, hats etc... Pretty sure I even had a pair of those "leather pants".  I wore a lot of hats, Adidas/Nike track pants and apparently short shorts..:) I never understood "girls" clothes.  Why the dresses, the flowers, the pink, the shoes......ughhh Thankfully my parents understood me and I was able to wear my hockey jerseys with my hat on backwards...lol  Always felt so comfortable and never ever cared what people thought.  Tough skin that's for sure.   Put me in "boys" clothes and I was happy! Didn't want to be a boy, just felt more comfortable in the clothes.  Even today though I do buy girls jeans, I make sure they fit a little more loose.  As for t-shirts.........in the boyz department :)

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Where it all started.........

Day 92 of my 365 day blog challenge

This is where it all started...lol Nathan's first baseball bat.  It was a little silly then and not as serious as we are now :)

We are a baseball family!!! We practice 2 nights a week and play on Saturdays and Sundays.  When we are not with our team, you can find us at the diamond at Troutlake playing catch or watching another team.  Soccer is fun and Nathan enjoys it, but when it's ball season that's all he wants to do.

I remember the same childhood memories playing ball every chance i had.  It's just a fun game.  Yes, at times it can be a little boring but fun.  Once again, my dad taught me everything I know.  I sometimes find myself coaching the same way he did too :)

Come out and catch a game this summer at Troutlake.  Some good ball with the kids and a nice way to spend a sunny day! 

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As I sit I am surrounded by technology...

Day 91 of my 365 day blog challenge

As i sit here on my sofa watching the hockey game and thinking about what to blog.  I look beside me and I see my phone, the remote for the tv, Nathan's Samsung tablet and I'm typing on the laptop.  Seriously? Am I missing anything? The wii is turned off right now. But seriously, am I missing anything or have I covered it all?

I remember when pagers were cool........lol I also remember when I bought my first cell phone.  The big ones that you carried and they plugged into your cigarette lighter in your car.  I had a jeep then and I just bought the phone.  I had the roof off and I put the phone on the dash all cool I'm sure.  Went around a corner, the phone flew out the open window and as I watched it in the rear view mirror, a truck came by and crushed it.......LOL I was heartbroken!!!

Our kids know too much.  Youtube, the internet, iphones, tablets, DS, Wii, techno, thechno, techno!! Wowza!! Nathan loves watching youtube to learn about skylanders, annoying orange videos, mario bros, you name it.  But we can't protect him from it.  It's all around us. 

Thankfully Nathan is an extremely active boy.  He does get a lot of screen time but there's a good balance between that and other things.  He reads, he plays, he's active and loves the Internet and that's okay.

So for now I am putting it all away for tonight.  Shutting down the laptop, turning off the phone, watching the Canucks and then going to bed!!!

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Too sore to type tonight........

Day 89 of my 365 day blog challenge....

We played baseball today with Nathan and my wrists are super sore.  I'm sure that I have arthritis right now in my wrists and hands.  Swinging the bat, catching the ball and throwing was just too much for me to handle today.  They have been sore for about a week now.  So, it's late and I'm sore so I'm done for tonight.  Too sore to type and need to rest.

Sorry, still trying to understand this pain and figure out how to best manage it.

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Easter dinner isn't what it use to be...and i couldn't be happier

Day 88 of my 365 day blog challenge

My opinions and my beliefs are just that...mine :) I am not judging anyone with this blog but rather voicing my opinion.  With that said, read on if you may...lol

I have spent that last 30+ years of my life eating everything under the sun.  Meat, dairy, sugar, wheat, cola, crappy chocolates, chips etc etc......I never really noticed that I felt like crap until I decided one day to cut it all out! I have never looked back and nor do I feel the need too.  "Food" isn't what it use to be.  Today it's a multi-trillion dollar industry, most of it is made in a factory and it has so many ingredients in it that we can't even recognise it anymore.  More and more people are getting sick, cancer, strokes, heart disease and an overall general feeling of being unwell.   

I know that there are people who don't yet understand the concept of simply eating Organic Vegan raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.  Understanding that a whole food is simply that, a whole food.  A pepper is a pepper, an apple is an apple.  Nothing changed or added.  Fuelling our bodies with these foods not only allow our bodies to heal themselves, but are also so important for our planet.  I had a huge wake up call almost 6 years ago when I was diagnosed with cancer.  I thought I ate well.  Animal products, "foods" that I couldn't even read the label, processed "food" (what is that)?

I've had people say to me "I could never give up meat".  I'm sure that I felt the same way years ago.  Today I couldn't even imagine eating it.  Not only because the fact of the matter is, it's a dead animal and my body can't break that down but also because, I love all animals.  I don't care whether it's a dog, a cat, a pig, a cow etc....it's an animal. 

I invite you to take the time and watch a documentary called "Food Matters".  It's something that everyone should see.  Then you can make an informed decision on what is best for you.  I like most people just followed the 4 food groups because that's what I was taught and that's all I ever knew.  Then I watched the movie and everything I thought, came crumbling down.  I had to switch gears to ensure that i fuelled my body with the best food possible to ensure that I am living the healthiest life possible.

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A quote about how I am feeling...

Day 87 of my 365 day blog challenge

Life is so full of lessons.  I've said it so many time before that when the student is ready, the teacher appears.  Well it feels like for the last 2 years or so that i have been a full time student with an open heart who is ready to learn.  I have forgiven myself time and time again for the many years wasted and living a life where I have been waiting for the storm to pass. 

I blame myself for getting sick and having to take so many years off work to get well.  Why did  I need so much time? I was in treatment for almost 2 years but why am I now almost 3 years later after treatment just getting back to work full time? And my body is sooooo tired.  What happened to me? How did I allow this? I am not a lazy person.  I have always worked hard and never let anything get in the way of that.  I look back now and think to myself "what the heck was I doing"? I think that I was so mentally unwell that I couldn't even see it.  I have been fighting ever since to stay all around healthy.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.  I have been dancing for awhile now and I can't tell you how amazing it feels.  Sure sometimes the storm comes in and it's dark and hard to dance.  But I pick myself up, dust myself off and........dance!

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Where have the last 35 years gone....

Day 86 of my 365 day blog challenge

 

Have you ever looked back at your old pictures and thought "where has the time gone"? 35 years..35 years!!! Since this picture was taken.  I think I was about 5 years old.  If I were to see this little girl on the street today I would see a little tomboy and maybe a little gender confusion.  But I can't ever remember being confused and wanting to be a boy.  I always knew I was a girl and wanted to be one but I just preferred shopping in the boys department and hanging with them.  But now I do see how people may have been confused when I was young.  Though I didn't see it then and at times it was very difficult.  I was always defending myself.  It wasn't as accepted then and people didn't understand it.  I'm sure for the most part, people thought I was a boy.

 

I remember being at family picnics at age 8 or 9 and running around in swim shorts and no shirt just like the boys.  My parents and I never talked about my desire to wear boys clothes and baseball hats.  They just embraced me and went with it.  Sometimes I wonder if I ever let them down.  No pink dresses, no pig tails or nail painting.  Just ball caps, dirty nails and sweaty sports gear....lol

 

I hope that I have never let my parents down.  I feel so blessed that they loved me unconditionally and allowed me to be me.  Sure we had some tough times growing up as I'm sure all kids and parents do.  But they never tried to change me.  They were proud and likely didn't care what people thought.  My whole childhood I was told by others how cute I was.  I mean with that little androginist look, who could blame them ;)

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