Make it so.

Well Red Bird, I just finished a long Skype conversation with my beautiful daughter while making a batch of both Granola and Museli, for which I am famed by the way! I followed that up with a listen to the new music you sent me, do keep it coming , I am happy for you to share your addiction with me, all while the sun shone on my face through my window facing the ocean. Yesterday we took the ferry to Galiano Island and hiked up 'mountains' and sunned ourselves by the ocean, Vancouver in the distance and two strikingly beautiful seals playing in the waters at our feet. We fell in love with a plot of land, just outside of our financial reach, but none the less felt happy and satisfied with what we have. Our morning mantra here is 'Oh look, another beautiful sunny day' and I pinch myself regularly that this is my life. While soaking in the scenery yesterday, as the ferry lazily made it's way back to Victoria, I had a moment of realization. We are exactly where we want to be and we made it so. When I think back over my adult life so far, we have come such a long way. We married very young (pretty sure money changed hands, within the family and out, as to how long it would last!) We had our children young, not by accident as assumed by most, but because we had this plan, the big picture that was going to put us exactly where we are today. I say plan, it was probably part plan and part wishful thinking but every step of the way we always had this goal in mind. Freedom from financial worry, early retirement for my husband, children grown, successful and happy and the world at our feet. We are currently deciding where to spend Christmas, will it be here or will we run towards the sun and explore this continent further. We have that choice. WE made it so. Our route may be sightly unconventional and I know it certainly isn't for everyone. We live in a RV, we home school, we penny pinch and make do. We don't go with out however, we will always put happiness first, but we carefully consider what we need over what we want and make sure our wants are justifiable. There's nothing like stripping everything back to bring into perspective what you do really need in life. This blog is sounding more and more religious by the minute, worrying for a skeptical atheist as myself, but I don't believe in any external being, it's all right here for the taking, you just have to make it so.
So as you can see I'm feeling pretty smug right now. I can't think of anything I would want to change in my life. The boy despite his difficulties, (had a total anxiety moment on the island) is doing so well away from school and the daily stress it invoked, he's even looking forward to a pot luck social on Saturday night here at the park (don't laugh at me, a night out is a night out even if it is called 'a social'!) Well, the peppermint tea won't make itself and I have a raw carrot cake waiting to be eaten (I know I was skeptical too, but it's as delicious as the raw brownies I posted. It's topped with a cashew coconut icing  to die for. Not one ounce of fat or flour in any of it!) Your last email cheered me immensely, I'm so happy fledgling is doing so well. Write soon dear friend.

Always yours
Sparrow

okay, I have to admit that the realization above didn't take too long as we actually spent a good part of the ferry journey sat on the floor, around the coffee table between our seats, indulging in scones and chocolate cake. I'm beginning to think we may have a cake problem!

Pretty sure he was enjoying watching us as much as we him....either that or we were sitting in his sunning spot!