out and about
As my days off draw to a close I always feel a bit melancholy. This time I'm also feeling a bit of trepidation as Jack will be away for a week of work while I'm also working full-time (All summer, I've had my week off when he went back to work) and the girls will be in school as well. Solo parenting while working full time and being on call makes me feel about as skittish as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I've tried to anticipate different scenarios (me being gone in the evening, being called during the night to a birth etc) to come up with plans for the girls but I know that however things happen, it will be ok.
Today was a lovely day. After lunch we headed south of the city to a lake just to check it out. It was cool and cloudy so not really beach weather but it was nice to drive out there, check out the beach, and get some fresh air. On our way back to the city we stopped at an establishment that has a big, gorgeous outdoor labyrinth tucked away in the trees. We walked the labyrinth (well, I walked, the girls ran), walked along one of the paths through the trees, trying to tune out the nearby highway traffic and the sound of the girls bickering. Noise and all, it was a lovely walk and I felt much the same as I did when I walked the labyrinth in Toronto after doing the OSCE's more than a year ago. With each turn along the path I could see and feel the path that my life has taken and getting to the center was such a good feeling :-)
(p.s. Pics on Flickr!)
We picked up groceries after that, I made a lasagna for supper and then we took the girls and the dog to the off-leash dog park for a walk. It's a huge fenced in park and it was so nice to walk hand in hand with my beloved, kicking up dust on the trail as dogs ran circles around us, sometimes coming closer for a sniff. The girls just love seeing all the other dogs, we all get some exercise and the girls can get their ya-ya's out before bedtime.
Tomorrow, church in the morning and then we're taking the girls to see Planes, and it's back to work on Monday. I've missed seeing my clients and colleagues and I've got some more babies coming this month, so WOOT!!
Now, I'll log into MoreOB and try to get through another module. I had planned to plow through a bunch of it while I was off but, you know how that goes.... So, I'll settle on the couch with my dear husband, dig out something Cadbury and focus on DVT, fetal assessment in labour, and GBS prevention. Booya!
Today was a lovely day. After lunch we headed south of the city to a lake just to check it out. It was cool and cloudy so not really beach weather but it was nice to drive out there, check out the beach, and get some fresh air. On our way back to the city we stopped at an establishment that has a big, gorgeous outdoor labyrinth tucked away in the trees. We walked the labyrinth (well, I walked, the girls ran), walked along one of the paths through the trees, trying to tune out the nearby highway traffic and the sound of the girls bickering. Noise and all, it was a lovely walk and I felt much the same as I did when I walked the labyrinth in Toronto after doing the OSCE's more than a year ago. With each turn along the path I could see and feel the path that my life has taken and getting to the center was such a good feeling :-)
(p.s. Pics on Flickr!)
We picked up groceries after that, I made a lasagna for supper and then we took the girls and the dog to the off-leash dog park for a walk. It's a huge fenced in park and it was so nice to walk hand in hand with my beloved, kicking up dust on the trail as dogs ran circles around us, sometimes coming closer for a sniff. The girls just love seeing all the other dogs, we all get some exercise and the girls can get their ya-ya's out before bedtime.
Tomorrow, church in the morning and then we're taking the girls to see Planes, and it's back to work on Monday. I've missed seeing my clients and colleagues and I've got some more babies coming this month, so WOOT!!
Now, I'll log into MoreOB and try to get through another module. I had planned to plow through a bunch of it while I was off but, you know how that goes.... So, I'll settle on the couch with my dear husband, dig out something Cadbury and focus on DVT, fetal assessment in labour, and GBS prevention. Booya!