Sasha's first Mother's Day present, created with J's help at daycare...



She was well chuffed with her efforts.



Taken on our post-Brunch walk.

On a bright note, we had an excellent Mother's Day yesterday. Although D only realised that it was to be Mothering Sunday on Saturday evening (you gotta love a man who walks by store windows displaying signs touting how appropriate their lingerie, shoes/bags, spa treatments are for Mother's Day every day and not notice), and dragged me to a store immediately only to wait outside while he chose some cards, he carried it off excellently. We had brunch at The Homeway, a local restaurant/diner that I have been meaning to try, and it was delicious. We then walked off the gazillion calories we consumed in the park. We played with Sasha in the backyard, which looks semi decent now, took a nap, and had dinner at Roberto's, another restaurant that I have been meaning to try. Again, it did not disappoint. It is good to be home again, although by tomorrow morning we will be in Winnipeg and will be there for a week. As much as I realise that we have to be there at this time, I dread having to break Sasha's routine yet again. She has only just started sleeping in her own bed again, without us lying down next to her with her bedside lamp on. She has only just started drinking milk again. She is starting to eat proper meals. While her granpa's house is not totally alien to her, it will still take time for her to get comfortable. By Saturday, we will be at the cottage, and then back home on Wednesday. Did I mention that we will be in Montreal and Kingston a week after we get back from Winnipeg, for yet another week in hotel rooms. I wonder sometimes if Sasha really is a resilient kid, or I fool myself into thinking that she is to make myself feel better about this constant upheaval in her life.

On a sadder note, I have been reading about the bloody crimes against humanity carried out by the Myanmarese government against their own people. The UN estimates that the death toll will hit 216,000, higher than the tsunami death toll. Myanmar cites it at 28,548 as of yesterday. Aid is not allowed to be distributed, and whatever is being distributed has names of senior military official plastered over the boxes. Resources are being diverted for the referendum. Everyday, the newspapers here are plastered with pics of dead bodies and helpless children. Calls for donations are being made. However, as everyone is pretty sure that the monies collected will just turn up in the Swiss bank accounts of the scumbags or that the aid distributed will just help their military junta, there is understandable hesitance.

Edward Burke said that all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. For God's sake, someone, anyone, do something!! (I can't cause my ObGyn would totally freak out)