The day I leave is almost upon us and excitement is mounting. Always bittersweet because there will be much missing.
Everything is packed except for the few things that are still drying on the laundry rack downstairs. Maybe I'll just have to wear those items:)
We didn't get too much strange weather out of the storm on the weekend. Church went ahead as usual with some bare pews due to the icy roads.... It poured for most of the day and lots of water came into the basement until we averted the flow of the drain spouts, many of which were frozen solid and spewing water toward the building instead of away from it. Some sand was brought in and dumped against the foundation in spots and miraculously it stemmed the tide. I borrowed a wet/dry vacuum to help suck the water off the carpet and after two or three days it dried out.
We have had a lot of sunshine since those rainy days and are loving it!!! Blixie spends a lot of time in the house while I am at work but for the last two days she spent the afternoons in the hot sun on the deck on her cushy dog bed. Next week she will be outside a lot more and we'll plug in her heated pad on the super cold days. (I know....a dog with a heating pad...) It keeps the water from freezing too....
I hope to relate my days out East here too. Handy that you can access it from anywhere!!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Our Share
Well....we certainly have had that haven't we....our share of winter. Don't you love it!!!!???
Last year we hardly had any! So this is really cool. There is another storm moving up from the south, and we'll have to see what drops out of the sky as it moves on through. I have about 30kg of salt left and 40kg of calcium chloride. Hope that's enough....
In the Fall, I often find myself dreading the start of winter. But once it's here it's actually kind of nice to get out there and shovel. At least that's what I keep telling myself. I must admit that I prefer it to weeding.
We are having a typical weekend. And things are winding down. I realized that by this time next week I will almost be on my way. Woohoo!!
It was a fun Valentine week around here even though Ray was in Windsor almost all week. He had left little things around the house for me to find, and also left clues on the answering machine as to the whereabouts of different treasures. Some things sat right under my nose!! He buys good chocolate!!! My secret sister bought great chocolate too! That was so fun to find on my stoop! Ray also gave me a movie (A Knight's Tale) and a Best of Roy Orbison CD. He had also cut my favourite crossword out of a newspaper at work for the past week and surprised me with them on one day.... Not all crosswords are created equal so this was SUPER treat! I made Ray a nice roast beef dinner, banana muffins, and oatmeal choc chip muffins. And I took the afternoon off to straighten my hair. Yes, that's how long it takes from washing to final smoothing balm application.... I had to pick him up in London on Friday afternoon because no one from London was in the office. That was a lot of fun with great tunes. We figured out that the car kit for Craig's discman can also be used with an MP3 player. Now I just plug the jack into my MP3 and off I go....
It's the little things......
I'll let you know how the weather turns out.
Last year we hardly had any! So this is really cool. There is another storm moving up from the south, and we'll have to see what drops out of the sky as it moves on through. I have about 30kg of salt left and 40kg of calcium chloride. Hope that's enough....
In the Fall, I often find myself dreading the start of winter. But once it's here it's actually kind of nice to get out there and shovel. At least that's what I keep telling myself. I must admit that I prefer it to weeding.
We are having a typical weekend. And things are winding down. I realized that by this time next week I will almost be on my way. Woohoo!!
It was a fun Valentine week around here even though Ray was in Windsor almost all week. He had left little things around the house for me to find, and also left clues on the answering machine as to the whereabouts of different treasures. Some things sat right under my nose!! He buys good chocolate!!! My secret sister bought great chocolate too! That was so fun to find on my stoop! Ray also gave me a movie (A Knight's Tale) and a Best of Roy Orbison CD. He had also cut my favourite crossword out of a newspaper at work for the past week and surprised me with them on one day.... Not all crosswords are created equal so this was SUPER treat! I made Ray a nice roast beef dinner, banana muffins, and oatmeal choc chip muffins. And I took the afternoon off to straighten my hair. Yes, that's how long it takes from washing to final smoothing balm application.... I had to pick him up in London on Friday afternoon because no one from London was in the office. That was a lot of fun with great tunes. We figured out that the car kit for Craig's discman can also be used with an MP3 player. Now I just plug the jack into my MP3 and off I go....
It's the little things......
I'll let you know how the weather turns out.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
A Great Day
It is a beautiful white world over here and finally a bit milder weather. I must admit I am not a BIG fan of -20 degree weather. I even put on my snow pants to take the dog out at night before bedtime! That would make me a bit of a weenie. But...to each her own!
We got about 15cm of nice fluffy snow last night so after the boys went off to the bus I shoveled the driveway and headed off to church. I love the subcontractor who shovels the church out because he always seems to be just finishing when I get there. This is good because then I can get into the parking lot with my car, instead of getting stuck in that pile the snowplow dumps when they clear the street.
I love living on THIS side of the street. When the snow plow comes by, it always does the right hand side of the street first. The blade takes 3/4's of the street's width and deposits the snow on the right side of the street. By the time the plow comes back.....there's only 1/4 left and that trickles onto the end of our driveway. See??? I LOVE living on THIS side of the street. Now mind you...when you get a foot of snow....you still get quite a dump on the end of the driveway....but at least you can see over it. :):):)
So I shoveled at church and had finished the north side where the sun never shines. There was a thick layer of ice on that sidewalk that is just nicely breaking up. I think I will go and sprinkle a bit of salt there this afternoon and take advantage of this mild weather to get down to the cement.
This is my life....but the best parts of the job this morning were the sun shine....and Ray's Uncle Henry. He came by with his tractor lawnmower/snowblower.....He blew out a whole section at the side of the church that would've taken me hours! He also finished clearing off the front step with his little wonder machine!!! It was soooo great. I gave him a big hug as he was leaving. What a treat to NOT have to shovel that!
I started out in my snow pants, fleecy and spring coat, headband and big fleecy scarf, but by the time I was finished I was down to the jeans and spring coat. Soaked down to my hempie en broekie. NO...I wasn't shoveling in my undies. The weather wasn't THAT great.
I have been very busy playing scrabble online in case you were wondering where I've been. That and playing Minesweeper. DON'T even start! It is actually nice to have a week that's not too busy. I made cards on Monday with the ladies and yesterday was Little Lambs. This morning after shoveling was my once a year appointment with the doctor, and we all know you can't show up straight from shoveling. And since Uncle Henry saved me all that time shoveling I can go and get my hair done this afternoon. I called the spa to see if they had an opening and they asked if I could come at 2:30. SURE! So I'm off to finish the shoveling and then off to the spa....at least THAT makes my life sound a little glamorous.....
We got about 15cm of nice fluffy snow last night so after the boys went off to the bus I shoveled the driveway and headed off to church. I love the subcontractor who shovels the church out because he always seems to be just finishing when I get there. This is good because then I can get into the parking lot with my car, instead of getting stuck in that pile the snowplow dumps when they clear the street.
I love living on THIS side of the street. When the snow plow comes by, it always does the right hand side of the street first. The blade takes 3/4's of the street's width and deposits the snow on the right side of the street. By the time the plow comes back.....there's only 1/4 left and that trickles onto the end of our driveway. See??? I LOVE living on THIS side of the street. Now mind you...when you get a foot of snow....you still get quite a dump on the end of the driveway....but at least you can see over it. :):):)
So I shoveled at church and had finished the north side where the sun never shines. There was a thick layer of ice on that sidewalk that is just nicely breaking up. I think I will go and sprinkle a bit of salt there this afternoon and take advantage of this mild weather to get down to the cement.
This is my life....but the best parts of the job this morning were the sun shine....and Ray's Uncle Henry. He came by with his tractor lawnmower/snowblower.....He blew out a whole section at the side of the church that would've taken me hours! He also finished clearing off the front step with his little wonder machine!!! It was soooo great. I gave him a big hug as he was leaving. What a treat to NOT have to shovel that!
I started out in my snow pants, fleecy and spring coat, headband and big fleecy scarf, but by the time I was finished I was down to the jeans and spring coat. Soaked down to my hempie en broekie. NO...I wasn't shoveling in my undies. The weather wasn't THAT great.
I have been very busy playing scrabble online in case you were wondering where I've been. That and playing Minesweeper. DON'T even start! It is actually nice to have a week that's not too busy. I made cards on Monday with the ladies and yesterday was Little Lambs. This morning after shoveling was my once a year appointment with the doctor, and we all know you can't show up straight from shoveling. And since Uncle Henry saved me all that time shoveling I can go and get my hair done this afternoon. I called the spa to see if they had an opening and they asked if I could come at 2:30. SURE! So I'm off to finish the shoveling and then off to the spa....at least THAT makes my life sound a little glamorous.....
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