at the spray park the other evening ella asked me, "how come girls wear a bathing suit that covers their nipples even though they don't even have breasts, but boys don't?"
well kid. that is a good question. i told her well, you know, grown up men don't wear shirts usually when they're swimming so boys usually dress the same. and because grown up women wear tops to cover their breasts, i guess little girls like to wear a top just to dress like their moms or something.
and while i think that that might be true in some cases, i feel i was totally bullshitting my child. because the real reason is that for some reason that i can't fathom, it seems to make people uncomfortable. i read something recently about a woman who was told her 7-year-old was not allowed at the swimming pool without a top on. they said it made the other patrons uncomfortable. and according to that mom, it clearly made some "grown up men" very uncomfortable.
what is the source of this discomfort? is it because young girls are sexualized at such a young age now in north american society? so much so that they can't deal with looking at a girl child's body without feeling inappropriate feelings in themselves? maybe. or maybe it's a gender issue. gender is so strictly enforced by our society. girls wear pink. boys like trucks. never the twain shall meet. so when a girl child doesn't wear a top, even though they don't have breasts yet, people freak out. because she's cross-dressing? she's not conforming to the gender stereotype that is expected of her. and i will not force her to.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A Vague Idea
I am a lesbian. I was married to a woman. We conceived a
child through donor insemination. We are now divorced and share custody of our
daughter, Ella. Too much information?
The other day an acquaintance forced a little epiphany for
me. She casually asked in an elevator about my family life. I indicated that I
have arranged my life in a way that allows me to spend more time with my kid,
which I am so lucky to do and so grateful for. She praised my choice, as many
traditional folks do. As we walked out of the building, she went on to pry
further. There came the point where she asked about Ella’s dad. I said lightly,
“She doesn’t have a dad, she has two moms.” The woman paused, looked confused,
and stopped in her tracks to ask, “What do you MEAN she has two moms?” I sighed
internally, and then took a breath and I explained. I am a lesbian. My ex-wife
and I conceived Ella. She has two moms. This wasn’t an earth-shattering
conversion, I realize. But it happens all the time. The conversation naturally
reached the point where I was forced into choosing whether to be vague, or to
be up front about the unusual nature of my family (i.e. to come out).
See, here’s the thing. I’m good at being vague. Gender
neutral pronouns. Evasive wording. I’m a smart, educated woman. I can wiggle
around it. I’m not ashamed of who I am. I am proud. But I get tired! I phrase
things to avoid the conversation when I don’t feel like having it, like with a
casual acquaintance such as the one above. I say “my ex …” or “I’m divorced and
her other house does things this way…” and so on. It’s really easy to evade the
fact that I’m a lesbian and my kid has two moms when I just don’t feel like
explaining and justifying my life to relative strangers.
But it dawned on me recently that Ella can hear me. She may
not know what I’m up to when I do that, yet. But it’s not fair. She does not
have the vocabulary or linguistic skills to twist and evade and be vague. Nor
does she have any idea that her family is something people might judge. She
knows it’s different; she’s not blind. So it’s not fair that she has to have
“the conversation” whenever she’s questioned, because she doesn’t know how to
avoid it or even that she might want to avoid it. So I had damn well better
have that conversation every time it comes up too. I had better set an example
for how easy and simple the conversation can be, and how to respond to positive
and negative feedback when it does happen.
So no more evasive actions! When asked “Where’s Ella today?”
The answer is “She is with her other mom” not “She’s with my ex.” I don’t give
the speech I gave at the start of this post to everyone I meet. But I will come
out.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
resurrection
this blog is nearly dead. i'm going to need to resuscitate it. things have changed a lot around casa ella y kim. i don't really want to go over all the details. i'm just going to start back in here. because the child is having milestones like crazy and i wanna beam about it.
we went to sask for the long weekend in may and ella bonded with her cousin chloé like crazy. they played and played. it was wonderful.
we went again a week ago. and she got to bond with her auntie and uncle and cousin and nona. and she got to swim at the lake - The Lake - our lake, my lake, the lake i grew up at. these are all things that make me happy.
and the milestones!
she finished preschool. i couldn't go to the end of preschool party with her because of work and i was very angry and upset about it. but her other mom went for a little while and then her auntie went. but. she finished preschool. she was proud, and is so proud and nervous and excited about starting kindergarten in the fall. it's just so great.
AND! she lost a tooth. her first grown up tooth appeared, behind her baby tooth, before that baby tooth even grew loose. but it pushed and pushed and finally the baby tooth fell out the other night. and really lost it. we couldn't find it anywhere. i'm pretty sure she swallowed it with her bedtime milk. we ransacked the house. i even looked in the garbage at the park because she had gum at the park. sigh. it's gone. poor baby cried until i promised we would simply write a note and the tooth fairy would still come.
and she did! pink glitter trail from the fairy door to ella's pillow. her little glittery pouch with the note in it now contains two loonies and two glittery barrettes.
wah. my baby is growing up.
we went to sask for the long weekend in may and ella bonded with her cousin chloé like crazy. they played and played. it was wonderful.
we went again a week ago. and she got to bond with her auntie and uncle and cousin and nona. and she got to swim at the lake - The Lake - our lake, my lake, the lake i grew up at. these are all things that make me happy.
and the milestones!
she finished preschool. i couldn't go to the end of preschool party with her because of work and i was very angry and upset about it. but her other mom went for a little while and then her auntie went. but. she finished preschool. she was proud, and is so proud and nervous and excited about starting kindergarten in the fall. it's just so great.
AND! she lost a tooth. her first grown up tooth appeared, behind her baby tooth, before that baby tooth even grew loose. but it pushed and pushed and finally the baby tooth fell out the other night. and really lost it. we couldn't find it anywhere. i'm pretty sure she swallowed it with her bedtime milk. we ransacked the house. i even looked in the garbage at the park because she had gum at the park. sigh. it's gone. poor baby cried until i promised we would simply write a note and the tooth fairy would still come.
and she did! pink glitter trail from the fairy door to ella's pillow. her little glittery pouch with the note in it now contains two loonies and two glittery barrettes.
wah. my baby is growing up.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
friends make things more bearable
it's true. one of the good things about even a truly terrible horrible crappier than crap job is the people you meet. funny, nutty, lovely friends you make as you endure the #$!^#$-flinging. yep, good.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
the good.
things are a bag of suck around here right now and i've nobody to talk to. so. what's good? ella learned what an exclamation point is but pronounces it "ex-amazin point!" clearly, the child is a riot.
and right now? after a full year of intermittent announcements that she was going to sleep in her own bed tonight and then chickening out every night, telling me "i was jus' jokin' you, mom"? she is right now, asleep in her bed. tonight when i asked if she wanted to sleep in her bed, she lept! as though i was asking whether she wanted to go to big rock candy mountain with toys on top. and she did. she went to sleep. when i turned a light on in the bathroom, thinking the indirect light would comfort her, she hollered "mom! it's too bright! turn off that light!"
she's growing up. my darling child.
and right now? after a full year of intermittent announcements that she was going to sleep in her own bed tonight and then chickening out every night, telling me "i was jus' jokin' you, mom"? she is right now, asleep in her bed. tonight when i asked if she wanted to sleep in her bed, she lept! as though i was asking whether she wanted to go to big rock candy mountain with toys on top. and she did. she went to sleep. when i turned a light on in the bathroom, thinking the indirect light would comfort her, she hollered "mom! it's too bright! turn off that light!"
she's growing up. my darling child.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
does everyone see?
does everyone see her like i do? i wonder. can strangers on the street see the exuberant spirit inside her? the wild, funny, generous little heart that beats so quickly inside her chest? i feel like no one could ever know her like i do. the pure joy inside her. the pure love inside her. could anyone ever delight as much as i do at the peculiar shape of her mouth when she smiles? when she laughs? does anyone marvel at the way her innocent mind works? i don't think so. i feel like a genius because i see it and no one else does. people may admire her and compliment her and appreciate her sweetness. but i am lucky enough to really know her. to know a girl child who is perfect in every way. who grows by leaps and bounds. who laughs with abandon and makes me laugh from my deepest being. the one person i'd rather be with than any other. my daughter.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
ella LOVES skating.
four years old is a whole new world. ella has sprouted an inch, a clothes size, and an attitude. hooo, the attitude. it's TFO after TFO around here.
but also with the adorable. her love of skating. i've never seen her love anything so instantly and with such abandon since, well, the wiggles. the first time she skated she was cruising around the rink singing to herself "i'm 'kating... i'm 'kating." a couple of days ago on her new skates (non-rentals) she would spontaneously shout "woohoo!" just from the pure joy of skating.
also - "i teached myself it." this may as well be her catch phrase. everything now is "mom, you want to see my new twick?" and when i ask where she learned that the reply is inevitably "i teached myself to do that twick since i'm four now. i can do so many things now that i'm four."
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
all i want for xmas
i am back from saskatchewan and feel like xmas is over. we did everything xmas is for me. got together with my mom's family, ate a lot, the kids bonded and played. we went sledding and snowshoeing. we opened presents. we played cards and dominoes. we drove the insanely long drive there and back. i'm all done now. sated.
and i love my daughter so much it hurts. she makes me so proud to be her mother.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
I was tagged by mommyknows.
Anyone reading this has been tagged too!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Who can keep track? I cry a lot.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, except when I am really tired it gets sloopy. Yes, I said sloopy.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Spicy turkey or whatever.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably not, since I probably wouldn't return my phone calls.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Am I from Saskatchewan?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes. Could they be the cause of my frequent bouts of laryngitis?
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Don't think so. Although I am susceptible to peer pressure when it comes to adventure-type stuff.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Special K.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Depends on the shoe.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically? I dunno. Emotionally? I dunno.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I have no idea. Their kids?
15. RED OR PINK? Pink.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Anxiety.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My mom. She's too far away.
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Brown moccasins.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Roast chicken and sweet potato fries.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Toopy and Binoo.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? I love the smell of different bodies of waters. Lakes, rivers, oceans, humid air, even swimming pools.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My auntie Cindy.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Women's soccer! Rowing!
27. HAIR COLOR? Brownie.
28. EYE COLOR? Green/grey depending on the light.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Salt.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I don't watch scary movies. Me no likey.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Um. I think I watched True Lies on tv last night. Lame!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Fuchsia.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? What? It is currently winter. Which do I prefer? Summer. Hello, this is Canada.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Meh. Not a dessert person. I do like chocolate cake.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea. I don't think anyone reads my blog except Jody.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND. The general public!
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Dance Hall Road by Marion Douglas. I sort of hated it at first but now I'm sort of invested about half way through.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A wrist rest.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Like I said above, I think True Lies last night was on while I worked in the background.
42. FAVORITE SOUND. Ella's laugh.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Meh. Whatever.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? I guess Japan would be the farthest away.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Wouldn't you like to know.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Seriously, if you read this, let me know. I really do think Jody's the only one who reads!
Anyone reading this has been tagged too!
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Who can keep track? I cry a lot.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, except when I am really tired it gets sloopy. Yes, I said sloopy.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Spicy turkey or whatever.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably not, since I probably wouldn't return my phone calls.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Am I from Saskatchewan?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes. Could they be the cause of my frequent bouts of laryngitis?
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Don't think so. Although I am susceptible to peer pressure when it comes to adventure-type stuff.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Special K.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Depends on the shoe.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically? I dunno. Emotionally? I dunno.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I have no idea. Their kids?
15. RED OR PINK? Pink.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Anxiety.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My mom. She's too far away.
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Brown moccasins.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Roast chicken and sweet potato fries.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Toopy and Binoo.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? I love the smell of different bodies of waters. Lakes, rivers, oceans, humid air, even swimming pools.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My auntie Cindy.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes!
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Women's soccer! Rowing!
27. HAIR COLOR? Brownie.
28. EYE COLOR? Green/grey depending on the light.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Salt.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I don't watch scary movies. Me no likey.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Um. I think I watched True Lies on tv last night. Lame!
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Fuchsia.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? What? It is currently winter. Which do I prefer? Summer. Hello, this is Canada.
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Meh. Not a dessert person. I do like chocolate cake.
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea. I don't think anyone reads my blog except Jody.
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND. The general public!
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Dance Hall Road by Marion Douglas. I sort of hated it at first but now I'm sort of invested about half way through.
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A wrist rest.
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Like I said above, I think True Lies last night was on while I worked in the background.
42. FAVORITE SOUND. Ella's laugh.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Meh. Whatever.
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? I guess Japan would be the farthest away.
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Wouldn't you like to know.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Seriously, if you read this, let me know. I really do think Jody's the only one who reads!
Saturday, September 06, 2008
preschool preview
preschool is going to kill me.
today was like a little preview. ella had her first gymnastics class. her first class without mama. she wailed. cried. hollered "mooooooooooom" like a cow in labour. sucked her fingers out of total fear and anxiety. wailed. stared bug eyed at me from across the huge gymnasium.
and i had to sit in the fucking bleachers and watch. it was not good, people. my heart ached. it was a good thing my mom happened to be along or i'd have probably caved and gone running to save her.
she made it through the full hour. participated in most of it. (said no to some, i saw.) even tried to muster a smile at one point. but oh, man, she cried tears of relief when i finally met her at the end.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
recognize her?
i flip back and forth between having the opinion that it's getting easier to send ella off to her other mom's house each week, and that it's just not getting easier at all. maybe right now i'm extra sentimental because preschool is looming.
my baby will be starting preschool soon, and i'm just feeling sad about it. don't get me wrong. i'm excited for her, cuz i know she'll enjoy it and make friends and blah blah blah. but i'm sad because it's good evidence that she's no longer a baby. it's just gonna keep going from here - her independent little life as a big girl. ooh, motherhood is hard on the heart.
my baby will be starting preschool soon, and i'm just feeling sad about it. don't get me wrong. i'm excited for her, cuz i know she'll enjoy it and make friends and blah blah blah. but i'm sad because it's good evidence that she's no longer a baby. it's just gonna keep going from here - her independent little life as a big girl. ooh, motherhood is hard on the heart.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
her latest thing
hand-funnel-whispering hints. especially when playing eye-spy. only her hints are the answers. but it's still cuter than a basket of kittens.
also now that she's mastering the letter L, she's using it on words that actually do have a Y, not just the words where she pronounced the L as a Y. the other day i yawned and she said "oh, you lawnin' mom?" hehe.
also now that she's mastering the letter L, she's using it on words that actually do have a Y, not just the words where she pronounced the L as a Y. the other day i yawned and she said "oh, you lawnin' mom?" hehe.
Friday, July 18, 2008
i grew up here.
just was looking at this pic i took of ella on our recent visit to christopher lake. i grew up there. that beach there, where ella's lying? i took swimming lessons there as a kid. at 8 am. hot damn it was cold some mornings. i mentioned this on our visit. my mom said it was NOT 8 am. i was all it was too! she said, no, it was maybe 10 am. i said you're nuts, i remember distinctly it being the ass-crack of dawn and cold. we jokingly continued to argue the point. ella joined in. first she took nona's side and told me "no. mom, is was 10." "8" "is was 10!" "8" "10". . . you get the idea. awhile she switched to my side and argued with nona until my poor mom was blue in the face. i told her she'd better give up. ella is relentless.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
saskatchewan
being home in saskatchewan is totally soothing for me. and watching ella have a blast with my mom is over the top goodness. it was really cool watching her get used to the country too. running wild across the great expanses of grass, dirt, beach, whatever. lying on the ground picking and eating wild strawberries with my mom. experiencing what it's like to go out into the garden and pick some veggies and eat them right then and there. helping my mom plant and re-plant flowers. splashing at the lake. digging in the dirt. not afraid to be 40 yards away from me running all over at my grandma's farm. it was amazing.
and she went to sleep in about 7 seconds every night. :)
and she went to sleep in about 7 seconds every night. :)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
summer is good.
nothing to say really. other than i love summer. i love thunderstorms. i love watching ella ride her bike and run from playing in the sand to the swings to the monkey bars. i love the spray park. i love swimming pools. i love the lake. i love sunshine and my skin turning bronze whether i like it or not. i love the shade of green that grass and leaves turns in the bright sunlight. i love sitting on my patio in the shade while ella plays in her sandbox.
Monday, June 23, 2008
to my girl
i wish for you to be happy more than anything. i wish for you to know you are a worthwhile person, that you are a marvel.
i hope your struggles are just enough for you to know yourself, but not so much that you suffer. i want your joys to be massive and for you to know how to revel in them and appreciate them.
i hope you will care about others enough to act on their behalf. i want you to feel loved and strong and at peace.
i hope you find something(s) to do that make you feel fulfilled and powerful.
i hope you travel the world and meet amazing inspiring people. i hope you always feel grounded and safe and that you are never alone in the world. i want for you the chance to speak more than one language. to know that living in canada as a white woman is a privilege. to be brave. and curious. and hopeful.
all this and so much more i want for you.
i hope your struggles are just enough for you to know yourself, but not so much that you suffer. i want your joys to be massive and for you to know how to revel in them and appreciate them.
i hope you will care about others enough to act on their behalf. i want you to feel loved and strong and at peace.
i hope you find something(s) to do that make you feel fulfilled and powerful.
i hope you travel the world and meet amazing inspiring people. i hope you always feel grounded and safe and that you are never alone in the world. i want for you the chance to speak more than one language. to know that living in canada as a white woman is a privilege. to be brave. and curious. and hopeful.
all this and so much more i want for you.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
internet friends
remember when it was cra-zay-zy! to say you met someone online - whether it was for romance or otherwise? for me it's become more and more the norm. i have this amazing group of internet friends that i usually refer to as "my online mommies" and they are the ultimate support group. even better, they are a sounding board, a friend to chat with who's available at any hour. and now that we're preparing for the 3rd of what has become an annual gathering, they are real flesh and blood friends. in the best, most real sense. the only downside is that they're not available to babysit. heh.
speaking of which, sometimes you meet people who aren't across the universe from you! and just the other day ella and i managed to get together with jenandtonic and her marvellous daughter charlotte. it was a thrill to watch our shy girls hit it off like crazy. ella, who has been clingy to the point where she won't even go upstairs in our own house without me, wandered off to another room and another floor with charlotte after ... oh, 10 minutes? i was kind of boggled. awestruck. needless to say, cutenesses abounded. and i can't wait to do it again. and jen is my hero because she blogs for a freaking living. at least in part.
end ramble.
speaking of which, sometimes you meet people who aren't across the universe from you! and just the other day ella and i managed to get together with jenandtonic and her marvellous daughter charlotte. it was a thrill to watch our shy girls hit it off like crazy. ella, who has been clingy to the point where she won't even go upstairs in our own house without me, wandered off to another room and another floor with charlotte after ... oh, 10 minutes? i was kind of boggled. awestruck. needless to say, cutenesses abounded. and i can't wait to do it again. and jen is my hero because she blogs for a freaking living. at least in part.
end ramble.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
she's back
nothing fills your heart with joy like a child's face lit up like this on sight of you. my daughter's been on holidays with her other mom for the past 10 days. longest fucking 10 days of my life, it sort of seems. the longest we've ever been apart, that's for damn sure. my heart was a sort of constant ache until this moment.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
learning to make an inuksuk
i signed ella up to take part in a sweet little workshop about building an inuksuk at the children's festival. inuksuit (inuksuk plural) were built (and still are i suppose) by inuit people - they are kind of like stone cairns that resemble humans. they were used to help indicate the way for travellers or to pass along messages or to store food under... (here's what wikipedia has to say about them.)
this is the third year in a row i've taken ella to the children's festival in st. albert. there are so many fun things to do, and most of them are free! we have big love for the festival! even though ella was quite sick this year, we didn't want to miss it, and she managed to muster some enthusiasm in the spirit of it all.
this is the third year in a row i've taken ella to the children's festival in st. albert. there are so many fun things to do, and most of them are free! we have big love for the festival! even though ella was quite sick this year, we didn't want to miss it, and she managed to muster some enthusiasm in the spirit of it all.
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