Nov 27, 2010

Well, we have had our first snow.  It started on Wednesday afternoon with a blizzard and lasted until Thursday night.  We had over 3 inches and then it decided to rain all night Thursday.  Friday was a beautiful winter day, with some snow still on the ground.  Vancouver Island itself did not fair well and had lots of snow and then freezing rain.

We also had our coldest day ever! that we have seen since moving here.  On Monday, the daytime temperatue was minus 12 C and since we were gone overnight Sunday, it was only 2 inside the house.  TALK ABOUT COLD!!  Thank goodness for electric blankets! We have no proper heat in the house so it was a tad chilly.  It took two days to warm the house up once we lit the propane heaters, had the fireplace going and when the geny was on we had the electric heaters going.  Once the house is warm it stays that way.

George had been busy finishing the walkway to shore and has succeeded in doing a nice job, which he always does.  It is such an improvement and now looks like a proper dock.  It is a little slippery at the moment until we put some rolled roofing down.  George skiied down it the other day.  The otters like the frost on the dock and when then discover the new walkway, they will have a hayday!

December is almost upon us and George and I are excited to spend time with Signe.  Of course everyone else as well.  Signe is now a year old and is such a delight.  She is a good natured little girl.  She is walking now and giving her mom and dad lots of trouble.  They have moved to Grande Prairie and have rented a house.  Darren is doing his practicum close by and Melissa has been certified for a day home worker. 

Christine is doing well in university and enjoys university life.  Being such a social person, she gets along well with everyone.  She will be helping her dad this Christmas break in our hardware store in northern Alberta.



Happy Birthday Bear!



Bear is now officially 12 years old, as it is her birthday today.  She has been spoilt lately, spending the night in the house.  Old age has crept up and she feels the cold.  She has been quite frisky lately, after two bouts of antibiotics and having her ears cleaned.  She is deaf in the one ear because it had cauliflowered and her ear canal is swollen shut.  I will be making a sign that goes on her back that asks not to feed her.  She is allergic and is on a special diet.  Because of the type of dog that she is, yeast forms in her ears and causes all sorts of problems.  When Sue comes to visit, Bear and him like to chase each other.  Have not seen Bear do that for a few years.

Belatedly we wish all our neighbors to the south a wonderul Thanksgiving.  It is the start of the holiday season now.