On September 10, 2016 Canadians were encouraged to shoot
videos that reflected our thoughts, hopes, and lives. The resulting CTV special
will be shown in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary next
year. I did not shoot a video to share with the country, but that day was a
pretty significant one for me and my own little world.
After two and a half months of
intense and backbreaking work by my dear hubby our yard was ready for sod. Two
pallets were delivered the day before. Family members, both immediate and
extended, came armed with work gloves and good spirits, and within mere hours
we had lawns! Where there was black before there is now green. What a
difference that makes… this is the sight we have had in our minds for so long,
and now our eyes actually see it—and it makes me smile every time I look out
the window or walk outside. The colour green is a relaxing colour that
represents growth, nature, and safety among other things (www.color-meanings.com). It is also
said to have healing powers, and from the way I feel when I set eyes on our
yard now, I can only concur.
To have my whole immediate family
around me on September 10 was a treasure as it only happens a few times a year.
Weekly electronic visiting with my eldest daughter is great, but face to face
is better. I was able to give her a hug or two and share some heartfelt
laughter. When I looked into her eyes I saw true happiness and contentment with
the direction her life is taking with her partner. Living next door to my
youngest daughter, my son-in-law, and my grandson for almost six months has been
life-changing in a good way. The daily connection with my grandson is without a
doubt Mormor’s dream come true!
When extended family members heard
what we were up to on September 10, they offered to help. I have been
absolutely blown away by the generosity shown to us by friends, first with the
move and later with landscaping. As immigrants we learned early on to fend for
ourselves, but without the friends we have made over the years, our life would
be, oh so poor.
September 10… one day of 365 in 2016… a perfect day for me.
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| The red brick road connects our houses, and the troll who lives under the bridge over the Little Sheep River happily lets us cross! |
