Tulip's Tantrums

I've been looking at pictures and for some reason nursery rhymes and songs came into my head. Oh Dear! is one my nana used to sing to me. She used to sing all the time. I loved it. She played piano, organ and accordion, completely self taught. I got my love of piano from her. I remember tinkering on the keys and getting myself into trouble. The time came when Nana was selling her piano and we got it! I promptly started piano lessons and the rest is history. Mostly because I take a lonngggg time to play a song now. Ariya tried out piano last year. It wasn't really her thing. We did get a little music reading and theory and songs into her, so that's good. I'd Hendrix to pick up an instrument, but he is just WAY too busy right now. He's got a squirrel running in him that keeps whipping him around in different directions all the time. Darrin got home yesterday. He's finally done travelling for a little while. He's off to Shell for a few months. It will be nice

 I can't believe I haven't written since July! What a slacker I am. It's not just on here: I bought a 5-year diary to capture family happenings. I write in it a little more than here, but not much. It's going to be slim pickings to read it 50 years from now. The support group didn't work out. They talked about everything except what we were there to discuss. It was disappointing. Live and learn. A psychologist friend is starting group sessions on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It's similar to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), with the focus being on the present and future with skills to deal with the past. Mostly about mindfulness, which I can certainly use more of. We'll see how the group goes. Time will tell. Darrin's worked two sets north of Timmins, Ontario. I guess it's been quite the ordeal. They certainly don't follow safety like Western Bird employees. He gets to come home on the 17th and