Friday has come again. I had a good week overall, but I have been struggling with knowing that March will be two years without my Mom. She was hospitalized in February and those dates keep swirling around in my head. I don't want to write too much about that here because I have been journaling and I will write a more dedicated post about grief pretty soon. I've been feeling really distant from my extended family and that's been hard. I'm not good about reaching out and I don't have many people in Montreal. My inlaws are supposed to visit in March, I think that will help.

I've been watching the Wet'suweten protests and it breaks my heart that Canada is still here. They still call in militarized RCMP when Indigenous people protest. The government calls for the Rule of Law, but the Rule of Law doesn't apply equally to us. The Rule of Law also allowed it to be illegal for Indigenous people to hire lawyers until 1951. Rule of Law has allowed them to break treaties over and over again. The Wet'suweten people are not a conquered people, they have not given up rights to their land. The Wet'suweten hereditary chiefs offered an alternate route for this pipeline to proceed, and it was denied. Now railways are being blocked and many people caught in the middle. For a government that promised to build relationships with reconciliation, it has time and time again proved that to be a lie. If you want to read an interesting article you can read "A Pipeline Offers a stark reminder of Canada's Ongoing Colonialist" by Alicia Elliot. I'm thinking of writing more education posts when it comes to Indigenous people in Canada. I think education is key, and we've been negatively portrayed for generations.


Today is Valentine's day, and my son picked out a red plaid shirt because it was his "most handsome" shirt. We did his Valentine cards yesterday and I hope he has a fun day at school. One of my favourite things about mornings is our walk to school. My son is a natural storyteller and I love the conversations we have. It's 15-20 minutes of our time, and there's no rush to get to school. His school building is supposed to change in March, our walk will be much shorter though. His school flooded and had to be renovated last year and they're almost done. Since it's his first year, he's a bit worried about the change. Remember, he's the kid who hates changes.

Okay, so let's talk about what I've been up to this week. We had a big snowstorm last weekend and that made it hard to get around the city. Snow removal has been really slow going where I live. I haven't been reading as quickly this week, but I am reading and enjoying "Such A Fun Age" by Kiley Reid. I really enjoyed working on my blog this week. I can't believe we are halfway through February, spring is around the corner but it's freezing here today. I hope you all have a great weekend.