Lately I have been feeling that while I have been going to my Ladies group for the past 4 or so years and have had perfect attendance. I'm justnot enjoying it at all anymore. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy the women and the friendships that have come out of it, but I find myslef not very happy after those meetings. I haven't been part of the xecutive before  (always a little timid of the positons I guess) But I have been thinking that maybe thatis the key for me as I haven't been happy this year in specific withthe decisions made by the exec. I don't enjoy the new format at all and really don't enjoy that they have themed (food theme) our secret sister gift giving. I would rather choose for myself what it is that I want to by and not have to work around some theme. I also am not fond of the theme either and don't want to recieve gifts of said theme, not just because but for a couple of reasons really, I would rather by my own food, not want people to waaste their money buying me food that i just won't use or just end up going to the food bank, I don't want cook books as a matter of fact would you like some of mine? I have enough kitchen gadgets to last me and a friend a lifetime, I make my own wine so don't want store bought wine,don't use paper napkins or tapered candles ... those go into the re-gift programme, don't like chocolate, so that would just be again given away.... really I would rather not receive these kinds of things... not that I'm ungrateful really I just don't want my secret sister wasting their money on something that isn't gong to be used or appreciated. We don't have happy talk anymore.. this was something that I always looked forward to as I don't spend time with most of these women on a regular basis so I am hapy to hear about what is going on with them and thier families. I too woul dlike to share some happy talk but don't get to anymore. .... Oh how the list goes on

My knitting group is on  the same night as my ladies group although it is on every wed were as my ladies groups the first and third wed, so I do get to go to half of the knitting group nights. I truly enjoy my knitting group and really look forward to going to it and visiting with everyone. These are all different aged women of varying different skill levels and crafting interests, we are all at different points ion our lives right from very small kidss not even ion school yet to caree women with or without kids... this is also very similar to the women in my ladies group although none of them have small kids that aren't in school yet and when the mention of babies and small kids come up they are all like oh no why on earth would you want to have more kids (as it is common knowledge that I in fact would have more kids, even though mine are already 13 and 10) were as at my knitting group they are all ohh really you would that would be cool, but not for me .. or whatever they say, never has it been a negative comment or unsupportive comment on that topic...

I just feel very much at home with my knitting group and have started to feel very much on the outside looking in at my ladies group.
I think that as I have paid my dues for the next three years for myladies group I will stick with it and maybe for me part of the key is going to be to take a spot on the exec, as my Pa always says if you don't vote you can't complain, I think that this is true for this situation as the exec has made up some new rules without disscussing it with the entire goup until it was already decided. So maybe if I can be a part of the exec I will be able to voice my opion and maybe even be heard. I have talked to the group about my feelings of the new fromat and they just don't seem to hear what I have to say at all... although I thionk that if it was one of the women that were a bit better spoken or whatever they would be heard alright. And maybe even things would be different if it was one of them that had tryed to make the poiints that I have tried to make. I don't know but I am frusterated with this group and the decions being made and them not hearing what I have to say.

Maybe after some time I will be able to decide on my own what to do... I have alreadty had a couple peopl esay oh just quit the ladies group and go to knitting as that is were you would rather be.

Only time will tell. For now I'll just sit on it.

We had a nice uneventful weekend here. Kayne and I went around to a couple of craft and pottery sales between here and courtenay and then I took him to Walmart  (to start but they didn't have what he was looking for) and Zellers so that he could buy himself a Lego set. He was pretty intent on what he wanted but neither store had what he was looking for so he opted for another largeish set. I figure if he is using his own money (he once had a paper route andstill has money in his account from that) I'm not a big fan of going out and buying ones-self stuff right before birthdays and christams but he says that he wantd to buy it and well what was I to say NO I want to!....so really he got a set that he wanted and is undestanding about saving and spending what you save way earlier than BIllie...as she isn't showing any signs yet of wanting to save.

They both went to Madagascar 2 on Saturday night...they said that it was great other than some random loud screacing sound right before the movie actually started. I was a nice mom and went by the theatre on my way top a craft sale and picked up their tickets for the evening, this was good b/c when we got their the line up was a long one....so my kidsjust strolled right on by everyone in line cause they had their tickets already. (highly recommend the getting tickets during the day for evening shows on opening weekend)

I went to knitting group yesterday afternoon and as always quite enjoyed the company and myself. I am looking forward to seeing the larger part of the group this wednesday. I have been working on a ( pair of socks ) for myself lately as I was working on a nice wrap out of some beautiful Kauni yarn and have made a mistake somewere and haven't been able to find it so I've been taking a break from it and will go back to it after I have finished the socks. I will post a pic of the socks again when they are done. Oh I will alos post a pic of the wondeful wrap to when it's done.

The mail has just arrived and I got my package from my bag exchange....it came all the way from the UK! I must go now and take pics and open up the package! I'll post pics of this package later to!

( Q3 bag swap pics and info )