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The Mystery of Crystal Cove

The Mystery of Crystal Cove....

Velma was feeling rather 'otherwise' as the team set out on its latest mission.

While Scooby Doo was going for his morning stroll he noticed the towns formaldahyde supply had been stolen! *enter oohs and ahhhs*

Scooby called Shaggy and Velma gave Daphne a ring and then they all paused.... Where was Freddie? (The sign reads 'Freddie was unable to join us as he is getting his hair cut').

Shaggy with his best pal Scooby! Buds for life

Daphne, loves the camera. Velma would much rather be solving the case.

Daphne was happy to discover that Freddie had accidently put the formaldahyde in the Mystery Inc. club house cupboard instead of in the fridge! Oh geeez silly Freddie.

And so the mystery was solved and their bellies were filled with candies...

Tragedy

I am very heartbroken today, a young man with mental health issues has been charged with his fathers murder and the attempted murder of his mother. I knew him, I cut his hair and we laughed and joked about life and it truly breaks my heart. Mental illness is something even the most intellectuals in the field will never understand, my prayers and concerns are going out to him and his family members.
As much as my current situation feels crippling and horrible, I feel blessed to have the people, friends and family in my life and especially my children. I am grateful for my own mental health and know that my situation of pain is temporary whereas his and his families is now everlasting.

A very sad Chelsea....

2 weeks down the rest of my life to go...

If I can make it through the past two weeks and still smile I have a feeling I will be just fine :) No I WILL be just fine!

One broken clutch, 2 broken brakes, no voice, four kids, 5 essays, cleaning and reorganizing my house, dump runs, kids class parties, play dates and rice krispie treats, picking money from money trees...

Now just to finish the two essays I have left to do by Sunday night and then 2 more weeks of book work and VOILA a 2 week break....... from school that it

Then onto psychosocial rehabilitation clinical for 8 weeks and in between that I have been given the opportunity to be flown to Vancouver for 3 days for mental health seminars :) and then Christmas.... Which the kids and I decorated for last week while listening to a barenaked holiday album, it brought our spirits up thats for sure.

We are just going to enjoy our nightly family meetings, Tuesday morning colored pancakes and Sunday night movies and cross our fingers it doesnt snow until after my appointment for tires that arnt bald as beanies.

Where Theres 4 Theres More

6 ish yrs ago I never thought I would be a happy single mother to four kids, I would have never thought I would have encompassed the self esteem that I did... I also never thought I would meet Todd fall in love and share a life, I would never have thought that 3.5 yrs later he would tell me he got a house in Lake Cowichan and was moving out in 3 days. I cant control him leaving, I cant control any of what he chooses to do. I however will keep going to marriage conselling, and change the name to personal counselling, I will keep going to school, keep loving my children, and try to recover the parts of my soul and wellbeing that have become lost.
On a side note I have learnded that people may think they know what has gone on behind my closed doors, however they do not . And I am ok with that, I know what has gone on, and I know what my truth is. I truly thought I was worthy of a happy marriage, i know my children are however that is apparently not in store for me, and soon I will be ok with that to.

Penelope and Count-Pumpcula

madame penelope and count-pumpcula have made their debut! mardi gras decorations you think... no no they are a pumpkin and a squash that shall be entered in the carve for a cause at the kids school

Count Pumpcula is a hansome devil submitted by Ty

Madame penelope is an outgoing peacock who is just bedazelled

Her feathers are fierce and if she deosnt win I shall be devastated... yes I am entering my creation as my daughters LOL I dont have much excitement so I have to create it where I can

Hopefully these two earn enough quarters to win big

Interpersonal Learning and Insight

Rylie- Precious and full of emotions

Ty- Intelligent and kind

Olivia- Sweet and soft

Oliver- Hilarious and strong willed

While in school there are multiple times a week we look inward, evaluate our beliefs, keep our behaviors and ethics in check and continually strive to seek insight and grow through our own interpersonal learning.. I am now doing that in my own life, what I learn might not please the masses, however I seek peace and safety for me and my children.

Sometimes the attributes and 'tendencies' we learn about ourselves are hard to learn...
Sometimes the truth about what is in front of us is even harder to see...
Sometimes the voices of others say things that we cannot control and in turn hard to hear...

I am nearly 30, learning what I actually like, actually think and actually feel. During Elder Zivics visit with me and my kids he said that Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways, I have seen this before in my life, events that seemed to only have a devastating result have turned into experiences that have shaped me. I am unknown of what is to come that is out of my control, but what is in my control will be happy calm and spent with my children and once they are asleep my textbooks... Only 8 more months till I am a Registered Psychiatric Nurse....woohooo