Where this is smoke, there is fire

I dropped my oldest at a birthday party and went through the Timmie's drive-through to get coffee/tea for my friend and I. I am sitting in my truck and I notice black smoke billowing across the sky coming from the direction of my house. I drive to my house and noticed that it's not my house but another house burning, the front completely engulfed in flames and my first thought was, "Thank God, it's not my house." Then of course, my Catholic guilt gets the better of me and I realize what an un-Christian-like thought that was, so gave myself a mental kick in the butt. I also noticed how many people were pulled over on the side of the road, out of their vehicles watching and how many people were making a point of driving to the location of the fire just to see what is happening.

I understand that it's human nature to be curious but standing there and watching someone's house burn to the ground turns the whole event into a freakish sideshow. Here are all these people watching someone else's life literally go up in ashes and smoke and it's being treated like an event to pass a boring afternoon. It kind of made me disgusted

As far as I know, everyone came out alive which is fantastic! Now, knowing this community, everyone will band together to help them out.

Spring is in the air...

Friday started off with major anxiety and apprehension cause I had to go to the Dentist, just a cleaning but I am always terrified! The people that work at my Dentist's office are amazing and humour me. This was my first time at their new office and OMG!! they have chairs that give you a massage while they are doing stuff in your mouth! AMAZING!! Almost makes the whole trip worthwhile... almost.

Had a great weekend cause my brother and sis-in-law and nephew came up! We always have a ton of fun with them. Their dog and my dog met for the first time and played. It was a riot! We couldn't stop laughing at them and our bellies hurt so much. My bro and SIL used to live in Timmins which is about 7 hours from here but they moved back to my home town so now they are only 3 hours away which is so much better but I still wish they lived closer.

Today I decided to get some spring cleaning started cause it's in the air... you can feel it and smell it and I am so glad. D and I washed windows while listening to the Beatles cranked! Then when I was about to pull out the vacuum someone decided it was the time to watch Kung Fu Panda again. I am just waiting for it to be over to get the vacuuming done. Tomorrow I think I will be washing walls and baseboards. I have to get hubby to fix my clothesline so I can wash curtains and bedding and get it on the line. Nothing is better than bedding hung on the line in spring. I can't wait!!

The only thing I don't like about the spring is the mud and dirt. Now that we have a dog, I hate it so much more. The puppy comes in all covered and we have to wipe her down before we let her in. Remind me again why we got a dog? LOL. She is sweet so I guess I will get over it.

Well, back to the spring cleaning and the laundry.

Slan

Wooshie Finger Hold

We have just started watching Kung Fu Panda for time number one today. I used to love this movie but we are averaging about 5 times a day. Ugh. I really dont know how many more times I can watch it. I think it needs a break. After watching it so many times I am wishing that the Wooshie (spelling might not be right, sorry) Finger Hold would be the most awesome power that a mom could have. Think about it, you lightly grab your child's finger and they automatically start dancing around, knowing what is coming. Oh, the power.

Sometimes I wonder what attracts a kid to a certain movie. We have tons and he consistently picks this one. Oh to see inside the two year old's brain. Really, I have no idea why he does anything that he does but most of it makes me laugh. Both of my kids do. They are so much more entertaining than tv or a movie.

Being as this is my first kick at the cat, so to speak, I think I have done okay. Now I must hie myself away to the monotonous chores of a stay at home mom.