crystal's little corner

Today's challenge was my favourite photo of my best friend.  Well, that would be a picture heavy photo because I'm blessed with this amazing trio of friends, who are there for me regardless of what's going on! Friends that are there for you at your very worst - from the night you & your husband split up, and take care of you on your first childless Christmas; showing up with wine & chocolate at the end of a relationship; cooking you dinner when you've had a horrible day for no reason at all - and then at your very best - concerts, boating, beaches, sledding, Wine Wednesday, and memory making! I'm lucky.  For I have these friends.  Who would do anything for me, and in return, I would walk through fire for.  I only hope that the three of you know I much I appreciate you all, for every aspect of friendship you bring to the table.  Friends that became family.  That we have.

So one of the items on the 30 day blog list is a photo of myself from 2 years ago. This photo was taken after I went whale watching for the first time, on my 10 year wedding anniversary.  I was blissed out happy that day.  Amazes me how much has changed, how much I have changed.

Blog for 30 day Challenge... I am obviously failing at 30 consecutive days in a row, but am using the 30 day list as more of a guide for days when I feel like I need to write something - but have no idea what to do!  So, I guess we'll call this day 3 :) I live in this beautiful little corner of the world: Seriously, how lucky am I? Beautiful scenery, access to beaches, kayaking, the smell of the ocean, and a cool little vibe. Most of the time, I love everything about this place. :) 

Like seriously? Wtf is wrong with me that I can't get a second date? Am I missing something glaring? Most of the time I'm ok with being on my own. But this week is kicking my ass emotionally and it really sucks that I'm alone all the time.  :(

It's been a tough day to be a parent in my little village. There was a threatening note found at the local high school on Friday.  With no statement from the school board, RCMP or schools, you can only imagine what happened when parents of students at this school caught wind of it.  The gusts of social media gossip started, and completely spun out of control.  Some parents chose to keep their children home.  If I'd had a child at the high school, I likely would have done the same.  There was no mention of violence towards the other 2 schools in our community, yet some parents from these schools also chose to let their kids stay home today. I opted to send my kids.  I felt like a bad mom, but once I started to really think about it, I came to a couple of conclusions.  First of all, with all the media, parents, and police officers at all the schools, today was likely to be the safest day to send the boys to school.   Secondly, I could use this as an educating tool.  I talke