I don't know about you, or if it is a French vs English thing, but Thanksgiving was never a big thing for us. It was basically a day off. We didn't do the turkey (that is a Christmas thing for me), we didn't give thanks, and we didn't even really get together as such... It was more like the last day off before the Christmas break. Since I've been exposed more to the English side of things, I've come to realize that more people might celebrate that day. Nothing like our neighbors the Americans though., but still.
I will give thanks for what I've got. I'm thankful for my health in general, for my good husband, for the family I chose, i.e. my friends. I have a good life and for that I am thankful, and not just today but most days of the year. I write most because I know some days I do forget...
This time of year my favorite "holiday" would be Halloween. That I celebrate! As I kid I used to dress up and go trick or tricking. I just loved it. I remember wearing my snow suit under my costume because it was so cold, or wearing a big garbage bag over my costume because it was raining. The joy of living here, you never know the type of night you'll get. All my goodies for the little monsters are ready. I started assembling my little bags and realized that I had done them all. I have one hundred and twenty of them, and I'm hoping it will be enough. As long as the weather is cooperating, it should be good.
Things have happened here and there, and at times I feel like I should be a fucking recluse, with no neighbor, no screeching kids, no hyper sensitive people, no relatives, just myself. And maybe Hubby (depending on the day, ah!)
I've been trying to get things together for Canada Posts to issue an official Postcrossing stamp. I've asked Canadian members to help me in this. The response rate is low. Oh, I guess I should be happy that some did answer my request, because after all, we are Canadians - we are great at asking for things, but when comes time to actually do something or to get involve we go roach (as in we disappear as soon as the light in on us). We're are great for wanting, but to actually act, that is a whole other story. And when you are one (of the rares) who do actually do something, you are judge for being a shit disturber or someone who's disturbing and even a bully because you are pressuring people to do something. No matter what you are fucked. Damned if you do and damned of you don't.
We've had Provincial elections, and for the first time in a long time, people actually elected a majority government that wasn't Liberal or Québécois, a first since 1966! Oh, by the way, if there is anybody from any of the political parties, the elections are now over, so please do remove all those big card boards. We've seen them all, please take them down. Last elections I had to send an actual email to a party to ask them to actually stop littering the neighborhood with their signs. As I was reading a news feed earlier I came across an article stating that the 'new' government was racist, because the Premier didn't want any religious signs (that old debate, again), and the Muslims, etc. were up arguing about it all. Why are we supposed to remove any religious signs (as in crosses) from City Halls, Parliament, schools, etc. even if we are (mostly) a Christian nation and yet it would be allowed for women to wear a hijab or men/kids to wear a kirpan? I don't get this not good for one, and yet the others do it. If we are a lay-society, then everybody is the same and shows nothing... but then that would be too easy.
We live in one crazy world that is for damn sure!
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