[i] LoveLife

On the road again.

If I could be so bold as to hope for a few things today they would be: easy packing, soothed sickies, warm see-ya-soon-hugs, a few see-you-some-tears, good weather, clear roads, hot coffee, happy kids, never-ending DVDs, naps (for everyone but our fantastic driver Dan), and smooth sailing home.

Fingers crossed.

GO!

Oh, Canada!

We've been taking it easy the last couple of days. Penn was sick. Then Pilot was sick. Then Kam was sick. Little bit of a gross stomach bug rocking around these parts, but everyone is recovering nicely. Nice enough for Dan and I to go see Sherlock Holmes yesterday (terrific movie!) and to take in a World Junior Hockey game (Slovakia vs. Latvia). Good times. Oh, Canada. I love winter. I love holidays. And only another day or so until we go back home and start closing the shutters on 2009. I have some resolutions to figure out and some ideas and plans to take care of too. 2010 is going to be amazing. I can feel it. ;)

'Twas.

Peace + love from us to you.

This photo is a keeper for a few reasons; first Pilot thinks Santa is crap so we booted him out of the way, second our small people are usually cheerful pups but this shot looks like they are tortured souls, and third - well, I can't think of a third reason right now - but, it's a keeper anyways. [Photo taken in Santa's Village upstairs at the Children's Museum.]

Tonight: we are celebrating with a traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve meal + holiday drinks. I, for one, am going to bed early because the last couple nights have been more disruptive than usual (IF THAT IS POSSIBLE) and I feel more like a night ninja than a human being.

Ho, ho, GO.

Winter wonderland.

We drove all day long yesterday to make it o BabaLuba's house for dinner. It was THE MOST picturesque day with a white sky and hoar frost covering the entire landscape. Which is just amazing to see. It must have been icy out there on the roads because we saw lots of cars in the ditches. My girl tribe was, and I am afraid to say it, AWESOME. The girls were happy and entertained and delightful for the entire 9 hours in the car. And after a few really horrible car trips with Pilot - their ease was remarkable. Thank you in-roof DVD player. Amazing.

And here we are. It's snowing! My Christmas wishes come true. The girls are loving life with BabaLuba + Grandpa. The dogs are frollicking in the snow. Dan has his feet up and coffee in hand. The holidays have begun.

Today: nothing to do, but enjoy it. GO.

(Prints/stuff purchased since yesterday morning will not be shipping until December 30 or there abouts.)

The gallery prints [swoon].

It's not very often that I swoon over my own work. BUT. I picked up a chunk of the gallery prints from the I FOUND WINGS collection - and I nearly started to cry. They are beautiful. Actually, they are beyond beautiful. The prints are technically perfect. That's amazing. Typically - there's always something that I'm not 100% happy about. Paper. Scans. Shots. Colours. Some. Thing. But, not these. I photographed the paintings myself on a splendidly snowy afternoon where the light was PERFECT. It could not have been better for creating really, really accurate representations of the originals. Which are pretty close to my heart - it's no secret. So to say that the prints are beyond beautiful - give me a deep sense of pride.

After January 1st - I'm raising the gallery print prices to $100. I'll try to get all the sizes posted this week and note that we won't be shipping again until the New Year (but you can order then now for the $85 price which includes shipping). Sweet deal.

Today: SO MUCH. TOO MUCH. Including a lot of coffee, Dora and prairie landscapes. Will post again tomorrow.

GO!