White Canada, Blue moms.

Even if not all, many people would get the “blue’s clue”…..specially the moms like me. No doubt Canada looks very beautiful when its all white, covered in thick, pretty, pure white snow. Even the trees and sign boards and roads and cars. Specially when its snowing, the scene is remarkably beautiful. If I were a painter, I would make lots and lots of paintings to describe this and I could have stayed busy indoors. Unfortunately, I am not a painter instead, I am a full-time, stay-at-home mom of three kids, two of whom are under two. This is where the “blue” enters on top of the “white”.

I, like all normal people, love to go out with my kids in the huge double stroller I have; in which both my younger ones can sit comfortably. I walk long walks…to the malls, playgrounds, OEYC, doctors and wherenot; till this WHITE takes over the grounds and side-walks. The stroller simply  wont slide through the thick snow/icy ground. And I am not alone here, a lot of moms even with single strollers face the same trouble. As I try to push the stroller, my feet slip backwards and steering the stroller is harder than anything. During this struggle, I suddenly feel I have to check on my little ones and whewwww……they have removed their gloves and caps and their hands, ears, noses and cheeks are turning blue (I myself cannot feel my nose and now my breath too). With wind chills and wind gusts of Canada ….. ewww ……. first I tried to hate it, but it wouldnt go away anyways; plus the scene IS beautiful when I see it from inside, through my living-room windows. So I decided to hibernate with my kids for these few months (which btw seem forever). Thats why, White Canada, Blue moms……but not for very long!!