Short sweet February

Gone in the blink of an eye, just like Franklin’s fly pie, a reference probably lost on many. But still a good reflection of what the heck happened to the 28 days of February.

A sweet month with 3 family birthdays as little Man C shares his with his dad (as he did with his dad). We added in many sleepovers, a family games night, and some construction time at both offspring’s houses, which meant a lot of the month was spent. But in the best way. I will always remember winter birthdays during the pandemic and celebrating with a walk outside, maybe around the fire. So this still feels special. As I stated in Sweet snippets I feel so grateful that a huge portion of my time is taken up by grandchildren. That will change.

As per usual, there was time spent connecting around food. The family pizza night above where there was a hold back on dough because someone, heavy cough, screwed up the dough recipe. The lunch out catching up with a work friend. Dessert night, where we consume calories and friendships. Oops. That doesn’t sound right. We don’t eat our friendships. Dessert night, where we consume calories and camaraderie. That’s better. We’ve also connected with our soccer mates, and the Snickerdoodle thing is still causing laughter.

Ah, those chocolate caramel tarts
were the winners for me

Usually February is skiing month but alas that was January this year although we’ve decided it’s also March. We are returning so we can get some Ron and Bernie runs in versus Grampa and Nan runs. Forecast looks good for fresh snow and decent temperatures. So part of February was spent on the high a ski trip gives me and now part on the anticipation for the next one so I guess February was a mental ski month!

I did manage to fit in one short road trip south. It was quite balmy and there was very little snow. I chose a road less traveled, which was a nice change, and I am really enjoying the wonderful new vehicle. I’ve used the technology inside it to connect to a series of podcasts called Just One Thing. I have referenced that before and said more later, and I’m just gonna say the same thing again, more later.

Old barns on quiet rural roads,
South Hill Moose Jaw library mural

The trip also meant that the quilt top, batting, and backing was dropped off for the hand quilters to work their magic. I am letting go (sure I am) of the mistakes in it and will focus on how good the quilting makes it look. At this point, it’s hard to say if it will be back before they take their summer break but it’s off my list.

I’ve definitely been connecting to my creativity this month. I zipped up two little baby quilts and got one mailed off. Lots of scrap booking activity with the wee lad’s birthday book (which will be done on time even if I have to stay up all Monday night). It led me to decide to update his sister’s and make one for their dad for Christmas. 100% leaving that zipper on those feet jammies for a new month.

Which pretty much wrapped up my month except for the usual. You know the stuff you can’t avoid, like cleaning bathrooms or vacuuming. Also, the stuff that is a little higher on the list but is still repetitive, like baking bread, daily dog walks (usually with snow shoes), or doing weights. Even still, those ordinary everyday items can do add gratitude to my life. That I can indeed do those things.

So that’s what was on the calendar in February. Like I said, “in the blink of an eye.”

Bernie

Just in case you want to learn about the fly pies here is Franklin Fibs .