Sitting Pretty!

A new accomplishment: sitting! A whole new angle on the world for Baby Corrina. Her grabbing skills have multiplied as well, and i can't carry her around in a store without her lunging for everything that i am holding! On the downside she is teething and her happy, content temperment has dissapeared and been replaced with an unpredictable, moody, unhappy, tearful baby. Plus i think she has hit a growth spurt so half the time that i think she must be in pain and i try to treat that she actually is in pain and starving too. Not too fun for her and i try to sympathize with her by poking my gums alot and starving myself. Well, not really, but i really try to think about what she must be feeling, and then act from there. Eeeekkkk, poor little sitting beauty.(I love the naked pictures! Lovely, soft baby skin!)

This weekend was Winnipeg Folk Festweekend, which i have been dreaming about for about 2 years. I went for 2 days and had a marvelous time. The festival was voted "best festival 2006" by the north american folk alliance! The fest is about 4 days, but with COrrina i could only handle so much and was very tired out by the end! There was so much to see and do there. Amazing music (wailing jenny's, the Cotter's, K'naan, hawskley Workman, fruit, flook, and other superb artists!), great food, sooo many unique people to watch, beautiful trees and grass and sunshine! There were so many handmade treasures to be bought: clothes (see gathered roots link), jewelry, nicknacks, drums, books, iron work, pottery.... The best part is that most of it is recycled material, or organic materials, plus it is all Hand Made and individual! I forgot to take many pictures, i was too immersed in music and people watching. Dave came too one of my 2 days and really enjoyed his time. This is Corrina at folk fest wearing her beautiful hand decorated dress from hungry! it was the perfect outfit! Ahhh, i am soo inspired and feeling free. But, i also feel frusterated because i don't feel like i have anything unique to contribute to the world now. It seems like everything creative has been done. I have been praying that i would find something that would represent me and being unique, but nothing has come to mind yet. That's okay i am so young and have lots of time (hopefully)! One inspiration i can start living is to care about the earth and people more everyday. I am great at recycling, but not so good at reusing, and i could really start reducing. We are back into cloth diapers because i know Corrina doesn't want to pollute the world with diapers she doesn't even have a choice about wearing. So she has asked us to switch back to clothe so there is a chance the world will be as pretty when she is old enough to enjoy it. I will also be conscious of the products i purchase, and i encourage YOU to be too. Tricia has always inspired us to be careful about all the things we buy in packages: cookies (plastic wrap around plastic container, all shoved into a plastic bag), chips, etc... Sure, it's sanitary, so we many be alive in 50 years and in good health, but the world might suck. It has really been on my heart that God gave us the earth to take care of and i know i am not giving that my full attention and best effort. So yes, folk fest was out of this world wonderful and i can't wait until next year!
I hope everyone takes extra notice of the beautiful outside world today, especially the trees!
Janie