Baby, It's Cold Outside!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Just dropping by to wish all our lovely friends and relations all the joys of the season . . . and trusting your wallets are not too diminished, or your waistbands too expanded, by the excesses of last week!

I did try to send some Christmas cheer before the big event, but the computer refused to let even a thought leave the warmth of our house, lest it freeze to death in the minus 35 (plus wind-chill) temperatures and waist deep snow drifts. Cold does not even begin to cover it. As we speak Bert is sporting his trapper hat and thermals in a valiant attempt to clear the drive (yet again) - adding to the 3ft piles we already have at the sides - before the next dump of snow, which is on its way.

Driving has become an extreme sport . . . 400 accidents in one day in Calgary before Christmas, almost added to by me when my brakes froze on a downhill approach to a red light!! Scary, scary stuff.

Dylan is loving the white stuff . . .frozen paws aside . . .

Click link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7798245975357893023&hl=en

On a more positive note the sky is blue, the kids are out skating on the lake (fantastic view of them from the house), the mountains are stunning and life in a snow-globe is very, very pretty!!

We'll be raising a glass to you all tonight, and hoping that the New Year will bring you peace, health and happiness . . . lots of laughter, and small credit card bills :)

All our love and every warm wish from the land of ice and snow.

Nicki, Bert and the tribe xxxxxx

Hey Ho, Let's Snow

Howdy, its Katie :)

A blizzard has just descended on High River and I'm just back in from shovelling the drive ... the very icy drive. I fell flat on my face - i hope no one was watching :)

Mum and me put the christmas lights up around the garage today . . . after failing to figure out the big ladder, getting extremely annoyed by the plastic clips, lots of swearing and 2 smashed bulbs, the snow started and we realised we should have done it a couple of weeks ago!!

We are getting our christmas tree tomorrow . . . it's going to snow all night & the temperature is going to go down to -30 (yippee), but we'll have brave it - true Christmas spirit!

I came back to Canada a couple of months ago after spending 9 weeks in England. I started at sixth form college and really liked it but missed everyone here :( so i came back :)

I'm going back to college in September to study Childcare and Education.

Eleanor and I have been asked to help out at our next door neighbours (Liz and Terry) daughter's wedding in February. It is in Banff. We'll mainly be looking after everyones kids at the reception (and being paid for it) :D. Liz is booking us a hotel room. I love Banff so it's something to look forward to.

Merry Christmas in 13 sleeps :) - I have been counting down the days since the end of November!

Lots of Love - Katie x