Tonight while watching the Wonderful World of Disney with my boys, an AMBER alert took over the screen. It was regarding a baby inside a vehicle which was stolen. Apparently the father ran into a flea market for a minute and left the baby (3 months I believe) alone. The vehicle was stolen. It feels like a movie when the thief turns their head to notice a baby in the vehicle. My children wanted to know what the amber alert meant, so I educated them. It's sad really, that this even happens. Children being abducted. A parents worst nightmare. Thankfully the vehicle and baby were found and baby was unharmed. Thank you to the thief for having enough of a heart to leave that child safe.
What erks me about all this is these people who think they can take whatever they want, whenever they want it. Thieves, bad guys, low life. Where did something go wrong? What makes people think it's OK for them to take something that doesn't belong to them? What makes them think it's OK to hurt others, to take their hard earned possessions. It's so frustrating. I work hard for what I have and for someone to come along and take that away, well, it would suck. Yes possessions are replaceable. I get that. But these people who just feel entitled. Ugh.
It is then as a parent that I really worry. I worry about my boys and hope that I am raising them properly to lead a good and honest life. These thieves, they have parents I assume and I can only imagine what their parents might be thinking. I guess sometimes you just do the best you can and the rest is out of your control.
Onto brighter things. It's SPRING! We even have some tulips starting to push through the ground. It's so lovely to see the grass turning green and hear the birds singing again. This winter wasn't a typical winter for us, that's for sure, so it hasn't been too bad. I wish we had've been able to ski a bit more - I don't even think we built one snowman! Crazy. Although, looking at the upcoming weather for this week, it looks like we could be getting one last (hopefully) dumping of snow. Up to 15 cm. Thanks to whomever put away all their winter gear. My oldest asked me the other day when I'd put the snow pants away. I said May! lol, don't want to jinx anything.
We had a great March break too. The beginning of the week we went to the Science Centre and stayed for 2 nights at a hotel with a pool and slide. My oldest got his brave pants on and took to the slide for the first time. He discovered that he loved it! I'm so glad he tried it! My youngest discovered that he can in fact swim! I've been telling him that for so long, but he hasn't wanted to try. This hotel had a smaller pool that was shallow, so I think that gave him the courage to ditch the life jacket and glide through the water. Fast forward to today's public swim and my youngest jumped into the deep end and swam all by himself. Such a proud mom I am of these two boys.
The rest of the week was spent around the house, playing soccer and riding bikes. Another first for my youngest. He learned how to ride a two wheeler back in February during an unseasonably warm day. He was afraid to try again, until this weekend when I found him on his bike, learning again on his own. By the time yesterday rolled around, they were doing circles around me! Winter is great, but the warmer temperatures are so welcomed here!
And now the boys are tucked into bed, the laundry's been done and the dishwasher is humming. Tomorrow will be back to the grind of school and work. The kids will be sent off to grandmas house while I work the night shift and hopefully avoid the flu that is causing an outbreak in our town.
It still surprises me that people actually read what I've written here, so thanks to those who do! I appreciate it. I love that it's a little therapeutic release for me that I have found. Just like a diary, only the lock is left open.
Till next time.
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