Sam's favorite pastime!
Can I just say that Andrea made me do it. I didn't think you needed to see me but she thought different!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR......

Hudson, happy birthday to you! Poor guy, he has to be out tonight so no real party for him. However, Karen and her gang are coming for an early supper tomorrow night to help celebrate Hud making it to the other side of 35. Chinese food and Skor bar trifle here we come!

HELLLLO!?!

I got breakfast in bed this morning! What's up with that?
Much appreciated but not sure why I deserved it.

Someone has it in for me!

The kids are home today and they are wired! They cancelled school cos not everything is plowed out. They also have an insevice on Friday. This is not my week. They are all fighting and won't stay out longer than 15 mins. I'm going out of my blooming tree! And of course, Sam decided that it had been long enough since his last expression of creativity and went wild with a marker.... HELP!

Thought the pants could use some colour

It's up my nose

Sam at work again today

For Andrea....

I can't comment on your blog, but I wanted you to know that I am thinking of you and praying hard for your brother. Love, Alison

It's Over And Cleanup Has Begun!

The snow has stopped so now everyone has started the digging out process.The wind is still against us and makes it sometimes difficult while shovelling but that too will end soon. I'll assume that life will be back to normal tomorrow and the kids will return to school. These three days weekends are becoming the norm. It was funny getting to our driveway this morning as the drifts up our staps were as high as Huds hips. He waded through and then i worked my way out with the small shovel. He tackled the offering from the snowplow and then we managed to meet somewhere in the middle. Even under the van was totally full.
Hope everyone is staying warm and Andrea that your family is staying dry.

Sam taking care of himself

The BBQ

Nice Drift

We're out

and again

The neighbor

You Know It's Bad When....

They cancel school on Sunday night. The wind is crazy. Hud cleaned out the driveway twice and both times by the time he made it into the house it was essentially filled back in. Amazingly though, we still have power....

And so it begins again....

SNOW! Up to 45 cm hitting us today.It's started already. They called last night to say that they were cancelling church because of what was coming. We are under another blizzard warning, winds expected to reach 100 km/hr. Do you suppose we will manage to hang onto our power? Nasty thing is, Hud couldn't buy any propane for the stove. So maybe we'll dig the BBQ out from the snow we already have and count on that for supper if need be.
Daniel , Craig and I did make it to Martok yesturday. It was -18 but Daniel loved every minute of it. Karen and I got to spend the afternoon together in the lodge. She suggested when we were out to see how the guys were doing, that if we walked like we'd peed ourselves then our skin wouldn't have to touch our jeans and we would be a little warmer. I think a couple of times we were the entertainment! Just like old times except we leave in different vehicles ( again for Andrea ) now as we live in opposite directions. Karen and I, I'm sure will always be friends though the relationship may change some, but I often wonder about Daniel and Adam as they are still young. They have always been like brothers but distance and time can be hard on a relationship. They still love to get together, it's just that life keeps marching on.
Have a good one and I'll keep ya posted on the blizzard!

So Far Today...

I didn't sleep well all night as I was afraid the alarm wouldn't go off and we would miss going to Martok so Daniel could snowboard. I already feel nauseus. I got up at 5:45 to shower and pack our lunches. My brother was due to pick us up at 6:45 to head to the hill. At 6:50something his girlfriend called to say that his truck is having issues and he's going to try to get it home. Depending on when he gets home, he may or may not take Jessy's car and head out again. So here we sit, tired , waiting to hear our fate. Poor Daniel, he hasn't been to the hill yet due to various obstacles...Claire's ballett class being one of them. That being the reason I can't take our vehicle. ( that word is for Andrea )I would really like to go back to bed but everyone is up now thanks to the phone ringing and just the general rumblings of us puttering around downstairs.
Hope everyone else has a good morning.....

Nipple talk.....

So I'm getting dressed this morning and Claire looks at me and says "Mommy your nipples are sticking out of your skin. That must hurt." Her next phrase was " Those underwear are pretty, and that's a really pretty nipple cover. I can't wait to be a mommy. I'm going to have big nipples like you and Karen!"
As it turns out, I am not well endowed......
The other day she wanted to know why I have fur on my bum! And to think I always thought I was normal!

isn't it lovely