A Busy Week

It's funny how my blog can remain quiet, but the reasons behind the quietness shifts.  A few months ago, no posts meant I was likely hiding under my covers, hoping the world would go f@#k itself.  I didn't want to talk to anyone, much less share about my life with the internets.

Fast forward to this month and things are the complete opposite.  I'm feeling so flippin' fantastic that I don't have time to sit down and blog.  I returned back to work this week (after it was suggested that I take the summer off due to my shitty work performance from January to June of this year) and it felt completely different than when I left...different, in a good way.  I'm actually enjoying being there and I'm actually motivated - two key things I wasn't experiencing earlier this year.  When I started back in January, on my second shift there was a kerfuffle in the classroom that left me in tears.  That should have been an indicator that I wasn't ready to be back at work.  This time around?  My second day in the classroom only left me with a chipped tooth courtesy of a breath mint.  I'll take broken teeth over crying in front of my co-workers any day :)

We welcomed my sister home last Thursday...she's visiting from Germany for ten days.  We spent the long weekend up at the lake and it was a great mixture of relaxing, reading, visiting and, of course, eating.  We're heading to Saskatoon on Saturday for my favourite event ever...having my whole family together.  Even if it's just for lunch, it means the world to me when all of my siblings are in one room.  Maybe we can re-create this photo from last year - I accidentally set the self-timer for two second delay and, despite a valiant effort on my part, I didn't quite make it back to my spot before the picture.  Best. family. photo. ever.

The rest of the photos are from the lake...our last trip up there until next summer :)

Cuddling with Grandma on the deck

Enjoying the newly built deck on top of the newly built garage :)

Grandma and Kat watching the neighbors go by

Our last trip to the lake and Kat FINALLY decides she likes the water...yeesh.