Old house, inviting house...

 ...at Nana & Grampa's...

 Nana's gleaming hardwood floors...and sweet inviting corners of the house! We may live almost seven hours away from family and friends in one of the closest cities...but this is a second home for us. Poor grandparents have to put up with the noise and chaos of 10 little feet and 10 busy, messy hands every other month or so...

 ...the Whirr of the blender, a daily familiar sound in Nana's Kitchen...like mother like daughter, we are both fans of our daily smoothies. My mom's is more power packed than mine...with fresh coconut water, she takes an ax to a whole coconut, and all manner of hardy greens and exotic fruits...mine tend to have peanut butter and protein powder added to the blender of greens and berries. If we don't have a salad in a day, we will surely have a green smoothie...

 One of their spare bedrooms has been re-purposed into a mini library, sanctuary, and prayer corner. When you walk in to this home, rich essential oils fill the air with a warming inviting scent. We rested here over a few days while we experienced living a country song...YA...we lost our dog, we lost our truck - that kind of country song. Our rescue puppy still has a sense of adventure...Thanks to the Humane Society Lost Dog Hotline in Winnipeg, he was found within 2 hours. And the stolen truck has been found, we are waiting to hear of the damages...meanwhile kids were taking turns with a stomach flu....Ha, Ha, Ha...What a riot! If we can live knowing that these cloudy days, are just temporary - what seem to be set backs could actually be a spring board?! 

Warmly, 

Patty-Jean