How Did We Get Here?

Ok, not so much this week.  Cara came and babysat so I could go to a City Ward- Let’s Talk Meeting.  Pretty sad that it’s the first time in probably a year that we’ve had a babysitter and we go to a city meeting.    It’s amazing how much more interest I have in politics after battling the government over EFI.  Anyway we have a new city council and there are far too many issues that smell bad in this city.  There’s the 2 year sick leave policy for city employees that the city is proposing, a decaying water system- we still have wooden pipes in some areas, issues with garbage collection, pension board lawsuit, coziness between the city and developers.  Anyway, thanks to Cara, I was able to go and got to have my voice heard.  It also helped that there were no seats left and I ended up sitting on a bench with the mayor and the city employee who was taking notes.  I got to comment directly to them about my concerns.  Oh and I showed everyone the water that I collected in August  http://blog.canadianparents.com/sarahnb/2008/08/25/smartest-city-vs-dumbest-city/ 

Tonight at Kid’s Club we started learning this song:

Christmas is a Time to Love.

Christmas is a time
Christmas is a time
Christmas is a time to love

Christmas is a time
Christmas is a time
Christmas is a time to love

We often start to worry and people get upset
When things don’t go all right on Christmas day
What we should remember in all the push and shove
Is Christmas is a time to love.

Maybe things don’t sound right or look the way they should
And maybe they’re not perfectly in tune
It really doesn’t matter, let’s keep our eyes above
‘Cause Christmas is a time to love.

The kids will be singing it at the annual Christmas dinner.  It’s such an important message and exactly why  we should be organized in our Christmas prep.  So we can enjoy the fullness of the season and make room for others. 

Funny thing is, this song is from a musical that we did when I was in the 8th grade.

Psalty’s Christmas Calamity.

Have you seen this baby?  She’s missing and was last seen 2-3 weeks ago.  She may be wearing a diaper and her rubber boots.  No raincoat or hat.

Update-  Baby Kate has been found.  I searched this entire house, emptied baskets of laundry.  I finally found her in our closet under some clothes.

When I first saw this doll in the stores, I fell in love with her rubber boots so my mom bought her for Lydia’s birthday.  I had to wait months to give it to her.  I have to say that I love the Little Mommy and Sweet as Me line of dolls by Fisher Price.  I grew up with my own Fisher Price dolls, Baby Ann is in another blog post.  I still have them.  Lydia got the FP newborns for her first Christmas and this year I have a couple tucked away.  Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find their clothes anywhere but from the FP website.  They are the cutest though.