Anybody out there???

Well its been a number of days since I was a member of the Facebook community and I have to say life has gotten eerily quiet. It's a strange thing to go from having many 'friends' to facing the reality of what you really have and for most of us that's quite a few less.

The tool itself is perfect for folks like me who can jump in and out of conversation without having to sustain it. For a more introverted person it allows you to 'feel' more extroverted. It gives the opportunity to get to know people without having to do all the leg work. Getting together on a regular basis and calling on the phone are becoming a thing of the past. You can connect with so many more people with out so much as getting off your couch. Truly a perfectly convenient tool.

So why would anyone want to give that up?? Good question LOL I decided to do that after I realized that maybe....okay most likely...err, I was spending to much time hanging out. I was completely distracted from daily life with the constant popping on and off all day. So why not just shut it off and forget about it until certain times of the day? I just couldn't seem to make that work either...

Hmmm so now what to do LOL The world of Facebook is continuing on without my contribution and I'm sure doing just fine... Which I think is the most problematic thing about letting it go. This perfectly convenient tool and the people using it really don't care whether you are there or not. This by no means a shot at anyone, just a fact I am becoming acquainted with :)

I can honestly say I was using Facebook to fill a void in my life, to fill the time where nothing was happening. The adjustment is taking some time. I need to get back to dealing with real people. Volunteering is something that brings me great satisfaction and I've gotten away from that. I'm looking forward to contributing again.

Either way this post is really just me getting thoughts out of my head. If you enjoy Facebook and manage it well in your life, kudos to you and enjoy :)

For those of you who may feel like you enjoy it too much I challenge you give it up even if its only for a week! You'd be surprised how deeply the habit to be connected is ingrained in your daily life.

Wye Marsh

We decided to get out of the house today and visit the marsh. We had a great time and saw a bunch of cool things, our favourite BY FAR was the Birds of Prey show!! A few pictures of the day:

Baby Harris Hawks - 4 days old very feisty!

Barn Owl, apparently at risk here in Ontario

Turkey Vulture - No enemies for this bird, the stomach acid that they spit smells worse than a skunk and is very damaging due to the acid levels in their stomach to digest what they eat.

Catching a full grown Harris Hawk

Also catching the Harris Hawk

Missed the name of this one but it was 3 years old and a baby, it was huge and almost took my head off flying over us LOL But very cool! Ate a whole mouse in a couple gulps.

POISON IVY!! It looked like it was everywhere in there LOL

There are many other pictures but unfortunately this new blogger is crappy and making the process EXTREMELY slow. I literally have to keep uploading one at a time and then try and scoot the most recent addition down to the bottom. It has become soooo slow. The rest of the pictures will have to wait for another day LOL

Taking a Break!

I'll be putting the blog on hold for now as we're busy enjoying the 'off' season. Hoping to get back to blogging and our travels a little later :)

Enjoy the summer!

June Round-up!

So being the end of June and a while since I've posted anything this will be a round up of events that have been happening over the last little while :) We've been on boat cruises, homeschool dances, Teddy Bear Picnics and high flying acts...said adventures are found below! I really need to limit my picture taking, it's hard to pick out what photos to include.

Getting ready for the boat cruise on the Segwun in Gravenhurst

Meeting up with friends

More friends :)

In with the Captain

Tour of Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre, thanks Wendy!!

End of year Hoola

Homeschool end of year dance, lots of fun, thanks Carol!

Tech Decking at the dance

Flying Alayna during a family wrestle

Teddy Bear Picnic to celebrate the end of JK and hugs from good friends

Up singing a song

We are now done our first year of homeschooling and had a pretty successful year! Looking forward to a break but also enjoying the gathering of materials for the next school year :)

The Gruesomes

I saw this cool idea while looking for something artsy fartsy to do and came across a site http://www.kinderart.com/sculpture/clayheads.shtml that was doing clay sculptures.

Deep thoughts...hmmmm  

We used some scrap wood from our tree trimmings and an old board for the base

Shaping the paper so he can put the clay on top

The final paper placement

Piecing it all together

Our Gruesomes!

Mr. Monkey's is leaning somewhat LOL  We decided his looked most like an Orc from Lord of the Rings.  Mine we decided looked more like a troll :)

Strawberry Picking!

As most of you know it's strawberry season, so the kids and I went to pick some the other day at Barrie Hill Farms.  We were able to pick 3 big baskets in about 10 minutes, they are huge and juicy!

On the tractor heading out to the fields

Enjoying the ride as well!

Picking, picking...

YUMMY!

Homeschooling Goodness

Here's a bunch of random fun we've been having over the past little while :)

He wanted to learn how to crochet :)

Skip counting by 4's on our number line in the sand :)

Skip counting by 2's 

Being 'sciencey'

Playing with numbers and having a cuddle :)