Seattle Sunday's - Wooden boats

We have declared Sundays as "Seattle Sunday's" ! Since we are already so close in Bellevue at the UU church for the 11 o'clock service we thought it would be fun to pack a lunch and head into Seattle afterwards.


Yesterday Tony and Sage found this Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union. On Sunday's they offer free boat rides on one of their wooden boats. It is pretty popular so you have to get there early to sign up. So Tony  dropped us off at the UU and then went over to sign us up for the 2 o'clock boat ride. One thing I am learning about being out here in WA - when it is dreary, rainy and gray, people still get out and do things. I was surprised that on a cold day we weren't the only nutty families going out on a boat ride : )  

 

Volunteers and sailors mending sails 

 Getting ready.

Heading out to the Schooner. 

Perhaps we will be able to get on The Puffin next time. A wood stove powered wooden boat. The captain is 15 years old!

Wolf College - Wilderness survival class

Today Ryan, Adeline and I bundled up and headed to Bellevue for a wilderness survival class for homeschoolers. The boys have taken many of these types of classes over the years, but it is always good to learn it from someone new.

 They learned how to make a "critter nest" from the debris  to sleep in and stay warm

 It is just a quick type of shelter to get you through the night if you are lost in the woods

 looks cozy

 learning how to build a fire

 keeping warm!

It was a good class and thankfully the sun was shinning.

Good Bye 2012!!

I have been thinking of how to write this post to sum up 2012. I thought about just stickin' to the facts but in the end I decided to be honest. 2012 was not a great year for me! It was a year full of panic and anxiety attacks averaging 2-3 a week. Full  of sadness, tears and disappointments. It was a year of trying to get through the day to day while recovering from surgery, learning to trust again, letting go of resentment and packing up leaving a coast, family and friends that I love and moving way to the other side of my world to the unknown west coast. 

I have so much I could write about how I feel as this has been a difficult transition for me, one that I realized I could no longer move past on my own and have sought out a therapist who can help me do just that. I am hoping that this year I can find a peaceful mind and heart, to remain present with my children , find my balance in life and regain patience. I shall love and live one day at a time this year.