Thursday, December 25, 2008

Oh the weather outside is frightful...



Well, it's Christmas morning and I'm enjoying my coffee and the quiet... I am wondering whether I will get a phone call to say that Christmas Church Service is cancelled. It snowed most of yesterday and seems that it snowed overnight as well. It's absolutely beautiful but without snowplows it makes for difficult driving conditions. We are hoping to spend time with friends at their cottage and I'm hoping we'll still be able to get there. For all of the times we've heard the "romantic" songs about white Christmases - I guess we got it!! Wherever you are, and whatever the weather we wish you the Lord's blessing on this day and may the real meaning of the season bring you much joy and comfort!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

This and that....

The last few days have been very cold and snowy. The kids were let out early last Wednesday because of blowing snow. Then the next days (both Thursday and Friday) were snow days as well. This is all very exciting for the kids but I find it very anti-climatic. The Christmas Concert was cancelled and all of the fun related to the last day of school didn't happen of course. The kids have braved the extreme cold (9 degrees F.) to play in the drifts but I, on the over hand, have stayed warm inside. L has begun working on her days off - and is especially in demand when the weather is bad and NAC's can't make it into work. We live less than a mile away so she doesn't have much of an excuse not to make it there. We celebrated hubby's birthday last week. He is our "games" person so we gave him a game called "Blokus". We have been really enjoying this game. I highly recommend it because it requires a lot of thinking & strategy and it's new each time you play it. It really depends on what the other players do as to what strategy you will use.

This past weekend we went ice skating with the family - something we haven't done in quite a while. We had a bunch of friends over on Saturday evening and again today lots of visiting with friends. We are looking forward to a relaxing Christmas break. We'll keep you posted!

P.S. I need to run since I am talking on MSN with my niece Becky in Indonesia.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Another good concert...





This past Thursday we thoroughly enjoyed watching & listening to Natalie MacMaster at the MBT in Bellingham. It was the first show after the renovations to the theatre - and they have done a beautiful job. Natalie is expecting her third child and is seven months pregnant. This did not seem to slow her down as she could dance better than most who don't have that extra weight... She is such a beautiful person - both in outer beauty as well as her character. She has a most amazing pianist, cellist, drummer and pipes player. Our house is often filled with the sound of celtic music - mostly Celtic Women and Hailey Westenra but I think we will be hearing more of Natalie's music. We could not resist buying her first DVD and it's nicely done.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

'Tis the Season...

I don't have any photos but I guess that doesn't mean I can't post. The weeks after Thanksgiving have been fun. Henry & I took some friends to listen to the Messiah (still as a birthday gift). L and her friend LF came as well. It was an incredible performance by the West Coast Chamber Orchestra, the Abbotsford Youth Symphony, and several large choirs and soloists. It was absolutely beautiful and a perfect way to begin our Christmas celebration. We also had the opportunity to listen to J in the North South Youth Symphony. It was not a Christmas performance, but nice non-the-less. Tonight we have a Ladies' Christmas Social from our church. It is supposed to be a bake exchange but I just couldn't find the time to get that part done. Nice that they left that optional. We are also looking forward to the school's Christmas Concert - lots of opportunities to celebrate!