**BRING YOUR OWN YOGA MAT OR BLANKET AND WATER**
NO YOGA ON TUESDAY. TOO WET.
Last Edit: I'm with Julie. I need more predictability than this. The forecast still looks like rain on Tuesday morning, and if it doesn't, the ground will be very wet. I'm thinking we should postpone to Wednesday or Friday. Friday looks better as far as weather goes, any thoughts?
Later Edit: Terryn will meet us at the park on Tues. morning if it's not raining. We will start right at 10:30 as she has to leave an hour later. If it's raining, our options are Wednesday at 11:20 or Friday at 10:20. Which can you make it to? We can make it to either.
Edit:I have confirmed with Terryn. She's excited to join us BUT the weather forecast is 90% chance of rain on Tuesday. What do you think we should do? Is there another day when more of us could meet for yoga? Shall I ask her what other mornings she would be available? Are there any mornings that DON'T work? Ange, could your girls come join us?
Looking for input...
Hello
It seems we've settled into Tuesday being our park day and we've been meeting at Polson Park sometime around 11, bringing snacks. So far that seems to be working well. We will consider a Park move after the end of June.
Would anyone like Terryn to join us next Tuesday for an hour of yoga? She only has between 10:30 and 11:30 free, but is keen to lead us if we're interested. 'Twould be $5 per person, and not necessary to have done any previous yoga.
Comments please.
Thanks!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Kaetlyn's pump
I realize that nothing has been said about raising money for Kaetlyn's pump. I was waiting for Andrea to post - but I'm beating you to it A.
Today was the second garage sale to raise money for the pump - this one was sponsored and managed by Century 21 and was a HUGE event. I don't know the final dollar figures but it topped the amount up to what was needed.
Suffice it to say that Kaetlyn should be getting her new pump this coming week! Yay! We did it! We CAN raise money. What an empowering feeling! I can hardly believe what we accomplished for one of our children.
Anything is possible! It was so great to see all the homeschooling faces today too, and to hear both Eli and Rhiannon busking with their violins (and Evan with his harmonica - grin). And Mika too I think? Wow. Lots of homeschooling talent. And of course the shopping talent of a lot of our kids too (and some dads as well). hee hee
Kaetlyn sure has a great community - what a powerful experience for her and for me too. Just wanted to express that.
Today was the second garage sale to raise money for the pump - this one was sponsored and managed by Century 21 and was a HUGE event. I don't know the final dollar figures but it topped the amount up to what was needed.
Suffice it to say that Kaetlyn should be getting her new pump this coming week! Yay! We did it! We CAN raise money. What an empowering feeling! I can hardly believe what we accomplished for one of our children.
Anything is possible! It was so great to see all the homeschooling faces today too, and to hear both Eli and Rhiannon busking with their violins (and Evan with his harmonica - grin). And Mika too I think? Wow. Lots of homeschooling talent. And of course the shopping talent of a lot of our kids too (and some dads as well). hee hee
Kaetlyn sure has a great community - what a powerful experience for her and for me too. Just wanted to express that.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Wheels for Change
Hi Gang,
So the Wheels For Change campaign is coming through Vernon on Sunday, July 8. The gang is looking for people to help organize the Vernon event, and here's how I think we can help:
The plan so far is for a bike ride around Vernon from 5 to 6 pm, followed by a potluck dinner in Polson Park and then a few speeches (Mayor etc.) and then music.
What they will need is people to join them for the potluck and to bring enough food to feed themselves and the cyclists. So I thought maybe a group of us can do this too - bring a few dishes to share with the cyclists. I think there will be a table set up for food and everyone will sit on their blankets and eat. It wouldn't be just us - there would hopefully be a lot of people. The irony is that the Vernon event is the least organized so far and has the fewest volunteers - weird considering this whole grassroots thing is starting in Vernon. Anyway, I'm hoping some of you will be interested in coming out to support the cyclists with food and company and positive energy. Let me know if you are interested in joining in. I am planning to try to join the ride from Vernon to Armstrong the next day and then again around Falkland when they pass through (I'm organizing their stay in Falkland). If you want to ride some of the way, you can register at www.wheelsforchange.ca. The ride starts in Nelson and ends in Victoria. I just wrote a new post in my blog too, about climate change if you're interested in reading it: www.dragonflywarrior.blogspot.com. I know that many of us are pretty concerned about environmental issues and this seems like a great way to show support. There is also a showing of a couple of movies on Thursday night, May 24, Schubert centre, 7 pm - they are supposed to be very good, not too long, about climate change. One features Cameron Diaz I hear.
So the Wheels For Change campaign is coming through Vernon on Sunday, July 8. The gang is looking for people to help organize the Vernon event, and here's how I think we can help:
The plan so far is for a bike ride around Vernon from 5 to 6 pm, followed by a potluck dinner in Polson Park and then a few speeches (Mayor etc.) and then music.
What they will need is people to join them for the potluck and to bring enough food to feed themselves and the cyclists. So I thought maybe a group of us can do this too - bring a few dishes to share with the cyclists. I think there will be a table set up for food and everyone will sit on their blankets and eat. It wouldn't be just us - there would hopefully be a lot of people. The irony is that the Vernon event is the least organized so far and has the fewest volunteers - weird considering this whole grassroots thing is starting in Vernon. Anyway, I'm hoping some of you will be interested in coming out to support the cyclists with food and company and positive energy. Let me know if you are interested in joining in. I am planning to try to join the ride from Vernon to Armstrong the next day and then again around Falkland when they pass through (I'm organizing their stay in Falkland). If you want to ride some of the way, you can register at www.wheelsforchange.ca. The ride starts in Nelson and ends in Victoria. I just wrote a new post in my blog too, about climate change if you're interested in reading it: www.dragonflywarrior.blogspot.com. I know that many of us are pretty concerned about environmental issues and this seems like a great way to show support. There is also a showing of a couple of movies on Thursday night, May 24, Schubert centre, 7 pm - they are supposed to be very good, not too long, about climate change. One features Cameron Diaz I hear.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
boys dance next year
The dance studio where Evan goes, Accentz (right next to nature's fair) is having another boys class next year - this time it will be a jazz/hip hop combo (I think still taught by Nikki, who is so excellent with the kids). It is scheduled for Wednesdays 5:15 to 6:15. Evan loved his class all year and loved being on the stage at the Performing Arts Centre (for a whole minute and 10 seconds LOL).
There is also a beginners Jazz for adults, if any of you moms are interested. Also an intermediate and advanced Jazz for adults for anyone with some dance experience.
If there is a group who would rather do belly dancing, I bet we could set that up. I know a bellydancing teacher and I bet we could talk our way into using the IWS space (grin).
There is also a beginners Jazz for adults, if any of you moms are interested. Also an intermediate and advanced Jazz for adults for anyone with some dance experience.
If there is a group who would rather do belly dancing, I bet we could set that up. I know a bellydancing teacher and I bet we could talk our way into using the IWS space (grin).
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Medicinal and edible plants class
I have contacted an herbalist named Barbara who runs the Wild Roots Learning Centre over past Enderby (www.wildrootsherbs.com). I asked her about a children's class. Here was her reply:
"I am going to be offering a "Children's Herb Camp" later on in the summer - most likely in July sometime. I haven't quite got all the details figured out yet but I will keep you posted. Alternatively, if you could round up enough people in Falkland or through your home schooling group I would be happy to put together a class for you."
So I'm wondering if anyone is interested in doing a hands-on-in-the-woods nature class with us out here in Falkland. There is a forest very close to my house that is good for walking in (large trails cleared) with a lot of different little ecosystems and a lot of neat plants. I'm thinking we could picnic in the woods too. There's a creek for exploring as well (rubber boots good for this part).
OR - check out her website - she offers adult classes all the time. I'm going to try to take some of them.
"I am going to be offering a "Children's Herb Camp" later on in the summer - most likely in July sometime. I haven't quite got all the details figured out yet but I will keep you posted. Alternatively, if you could round up enough people in Falkland or through your home schooling group I would be happy to put together a class for you."
So I'm wondering if anyone is interested in doing a hands-on-in-the-woods nature class with us out here in Falkland. There is a forest very close to my house that is good for walking in (large trails cleared) with a lot of different little ecosystems and a lot of neat plants. I'm thinking we could picnic in the woods too. There's a creek for exploring as well (rubber boots good for this part).
OR - check out her website - she offers adult classes all the time. I'm going to try to take some of them.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Happy Mother's Day Everyone!
Thinking of all of you, hoping you'll be celebrated in a big way and feel like the very special mommas that you are... I feel very blessed to have each and everyone of you in my life. Thank you for the passion with which you mother...
I didn't realize that even THIS day has pagan roots, but here you go, from about.com:
A Brief History of Mother's Day The earliest celebration honoring mothers dates back to the annual spring festival of ancient Greece dedicated to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
The Greeks would pay tribute with honey-cakes and fine drinks and flowers at dawn. Much like our current Mother's Day tradition of breakfast in bed! Early Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary. Later, in England, an ecclesiastical order expanded the holiday to include all mothers, and decreed it as Mothering Sunday. Servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.
When the first English colonists settled in America they didn't really have time for many celebrations. The tradition of Mothering Sunday was discontinued until 1872 when Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), the author of the lyrics to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace.
In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She wrote hundreds of letters to legislators and prominent businessmen on both state and national levels asking them to create a special day to honor mothers. On May 10, 1908, the third anniversary of the death of Anna's mother, the minister of the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virgina (the church her mother had attended) gave a special Mother's day sermon honoring Mrs. Jarvis' memory. Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white carnation. In 1914, Anna's hard work finally paid off when President Woodrow Wilson made the official announcement proclaiming the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.
I didn't realize that even THIS day has pagan roots, but here you go, from about.com:
A Brief History of Mother's Day The earliest celebration honoring mothers dates back to the annual spring festival of ancient Greece dedicated to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.
The Greeks would pay tribute with honey-cakes and fine drinks and flowers at dawn. Much like our current Mother's Day tradition of breakfast in bed! Early Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent in honor of the Virgin Mary. Later, in England, an ecclesiastical order expanded the holiday to include all mothers, and decreed it as Mothering Sunday. Servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers.
When the first English colonists settled in America they didn't really have time for many celebrations. The tradition of Mothering Sunday was discontinued until 1872 when Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), the author of the lyrics to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace.
In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She wrote hundreds of letters to legislators and prominent businessmen on both state and national levels asking them to create a special day to honor mothers. On May 10, 1908, the third anniversary of the death of Anna's mother, the minister of the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virgina (the church her mother had attended) gave a special Mother's day sermon honoring Mrs. Jarvis' memory. Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white carnation. In 1914, Anna's hard work finally paid off when President Woodrow Wilson made the official announcement proclaiming the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Tuesday = Park Day
Hi everyone Was wondering if we should try Polson again for a play tomorrow? It's just so central and easy for everyone to get to. What do you think?
My Grandma isn't doing very well and I need to go visit her in Kelowna tomorrow so not sure of our plans yet for tomorrow. Might head to Kelowna first thing and stop by the park on our way home. Is anyone else planning to meet up at the park?
My Grandma isn't doing very well and I need to go visit her in Kelowna tomorrow so not sure of our plans yet for tomorrow. Might head to Kelowna first thing and stop by the park on our way home. Is anyone else planning to meet up at the park?
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