Living life in the Great White North

Living Life in the Great White North

This is my first taste of a real winter. I must admit I am loving it. The scenery is breath taking. In this photo there is almost 2 feet of snow on the ground if there is not already. This is a lamp post a few feet from front door in the front yard. As a scrapbooker I am getting into Photography so this is me being all fancy with a regular old digital. I am pleased with the photo!

How does a big snow differ up here then where I grew up? You can only imagine. Here schools do not close but if the roads are covered buses do not run. This gives everyone an excused snow day. There are no un-excused days here. If your sick or out due to the weather then you are suppose to make up your work. Only in the upper grades do they give you a 0 on a test you fail to attend. So we do not have to worry about schools.

Can you believe it would be -20 with the windchill and parents walk their kids to school. The wind can be whipping and all the valley girls in their Catholic skirts are on the side walk as well. I am freezing at the thought of hitting 0 degrees and these people are enjoying it.

Winter here is really nice. I guess I can say that because I really do dislike the heat. But this winter has been tough. We were all healthy till we came back from Disney. Since then Chasen fell off the stairs and was hurt followed by a tummy virus the week before and of Christmas. We get everyone well and I wake New Years Day feeling the worst I ever have. Flu bug hit me. I was the only one to take it but I stayed upstairs and in the bedroom. A week later the snow began to fall and I went from a Sinus Infection to Bronchitis to Pneumonia. All I could do was watch the falling snow from the window.

3 weeks of inhalers and drugs and I am well. February hits and we take the weekend before Valentines to shake off some cabin fever. It was good thing to because for Valentines Cupid brought me a full blown relapse of Double Pneumonia. I have been off my inhaler now for a week and were testing the waters. The Doctors can not promise I wont need a round 3 but gosh I wish I could get better and stay better. I have yet to enjoy this snow!

Right now my munchkins are sleeping. Alexander has began to have Asthma attacks that are not in junction with an illness. I wish he could catch a break. The little man is such a darn good spirit and trooper. He has been tossed some of the yuckiest hands of illnesses and colds and now were still facing the unknown with his delays and behaviour. Yet you would not know it once you look into those huge lovable brown eyes and he says Mommy for the 50thousand time in one day.

Chasen is a ball of energy on a war path. He is into everything and then some. Alex was such a lazy good babe. Chasen, not so much. If it is not glued or nailed down it becomes a chew toy. He is talking, or trying to. Itty ATTT is how he calls the Kitty Cat only ATT is at the top of his lungs. He is all into Dadada, Mamama, Bite, Cup and ball. He is smart as well and picks up on things just as fast as Alexander did at this age. My boys will soar by me and be as brilliant as their Daddy. I just hope they get an inch of common sense from me. :)

Speaking of Daddy, Dennis is on his way home. He landed in Buffalo a couple of hours ago but was delayed when they lost his luggage. All is good now and he is in route. The kids will wake to him and be so happy. I can hopefully catch up on some sleep before Monday rolls around as well. I don't sleep well when he is gone and with the kids sick this week you might as well turn on some french station up here and just stay awake.

Dennis and I are doing great. Looks like we are in need of holding out at least another year up here. While I do love the family style the community has to offer and I do love the cooler summers and winters, we both want to go home. Were playing it right though. The house has set us back as we did not count on having to remodel the downstairs from the flooding and leaks. That is almost complete. He has some management courses and certifications pending as well. Not to mention Alexander is being provided with resources and we have a team, yes a team, of advocates for him. They not only help him with his needs and development but they also help me. There is allot of support and I am seeing him grow. Makes it worth while.

That leaves myself. What am I up to in the Great White North. Well when I am not sick or changing a tushy I am doing my own things. Along with being a stay at home mom I help run a local moms group. We have outings and loads of fun. I am a huge event planner and always looking for some kid friendly things for the children. It is very rewarding. Other than that I have completed the remodel of my scrapbook room and I am ever so addicted!

With out my boys and all the joys I could not put my life in photos, on a screen or on a piece of cardstock like I do. Life with my boys, all 3 of them, is my joy!

Be Well~