Where Will Santa Live?

David Suzuki has a site with a seasonal message about global warming...and it's fun and interactive.

It also brings our attention to some serious concerns about where Santa will live once the polar ice cap has melted. This has nothing to do with music but it's playful:)

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating this weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving! (to those of us in Canada)

It's Thanksgiving holiday in Canada this weekend.  We're relaxing and counting our blessings and watching nature turn into a flamboyant lady full of swirling dances of color.  Wow!

I have so many blessings and much to give thanks for.  

During this Thanksgiving I am reminded of the gratitude I feel for...
...my life with my wonderful husband,
...for the loving attention of my family,
...for my work with children and 
...for the opportunities my gifts in music and dance have given me throughout my life.  

I am grateful for my family and especially knowing that my Baba is still with us.  Each day is truly a gift in her life as her time with us really is a day to day blessing.  We are exquisitely aware that my grandmother's time with us at 97 years of age will come to an end sooner than any of us would like.

We love you, Baba!

Thanksgiving

It's American Thanksgiving this weekend and I'm going to use that as an excuse to list some things I am grateful for in my life.

During last month's Canadian Thanksgiving we were in the midst of mourning the loss of my husband's best friend and preparing for his memorial service.  I was definitely not in the mindset to write anything on a blog!

Right now I have more emotional space and motivation to feel gratitude.

I am so very grateful to my husband for his attention, sense of humour and willingness to be an active, helpful, supportive, loving being in my life.  He'll cook for me, shovel snow and sprinkle roadsalt for me at work to keep my students and families safe as they come and go.  He makes my feel my life is complete even when something might be missing! 

I feel gratitude each time I walk in my music studio for the opportunity to sing and dance and play music with so many loving families. 

I am grateful to have our little dog, Moka, here too.  He makes us all smile and cuddles up every chance he gets!

I am grateful to have my work and the ability to make music everyday. 

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!