One year later

Well its been exactly a year so its time to give this blog another shot. Its snowy up here but not in Toronto. We live on a large ridge that ends up being slightly colder than Toronto and sometimes gets more snow or severe weather. The kids and I have been having fun in the snow the past two weeks but now its crunch time and I am really focusing on finishing up my papers. Just a few more weeks to go.

Snow!

Well we got some more snow. Theres been about 5 inches on the ground since the middle of last week. Taryn has had great fun making snow angels and sledding. Sean didn't like the snow at first and was reluctant to wear mittens. When kids are his age snow is just a nuisance. the mittens make it impossible to use your hands. They become little penguin flippers and the snow pants make walking difficult. Add to that the fact that 5 inches of snow just about reaches his knees and going outside can be more hassle than fun. He eventually got used to the snow and now he has some fun and is definitely fun to watch. It reminds me of stories my parents would tell me about my falling over in my snow suit and just lying there like a mattress unable to bend.

no news is good news right?

so, I haven't written anything on here in a long time but I don't think anyone has been on here to read anything either.
I am coming into the final stretch of the school semester. I should be working on a paper right now. i am taking 4 classes instead of 5 next semester. I like school but I and struggling to keep up.
The kids are doing great. Taryn is going to school in the afternoons and is in a soccer league. Sean is starting to talk more and more and steph is getting into her swing at her job.
Its getting cold here. We had a couple inches of snow which has since melted but we might get a couple of inches this weekend
Manchester orchestra was in town a couple of weeks ago. We went to see them and then jeremiah came over for dinner the next day. It was really good to see him and the show was ton of fun.
well, I will get back to school work now.

Gardening

Taryn has become semi obsessd with picking tomatos, green beans and peppers.

Labour Day Picnic by the pond

We made some sandwiches and headed down the trails at Grandma and Grandpas to the pond and had a picnic.

raspberries!

Today we took the kids to a farm up the road and picked raspberries and black berries. They had a great time and I will post some pictures on here soon. Steph got a job waiting tables at a resort in a town called Hockley about 20 minutes away. Tonight is her first night working. Hopefully it goes well. We are hoping that the tips turn out to be as good as the manager told us. She is still going to be looking for something else that might be days instead of nights but its good to have some money coming in. We have been working all week on the basement hoping to get it finished before september. We will be tiling tonight. The plumber comes tomorrow to work on the kitchen and bath and the electrician comes next week. There is alot of electrical work to be done down there.

church hopping

we visited a church in Orangeville which is the nearest reasonably sized town (26000 pop). It was the local baptist church and there were a few hundred people. It meets in an old school and they have converted the gym to their sanctuary. Music and sermon were pretty good. The music was Passion standards, and the kids programs seem to be pretty good. A big priority is finding a place that has lots of kids and good programs for them. We are also trying to find something close by. We would like to really get to know people. It is tough checking out churches because we liked Trinity in Atlanta so much and there just doesn't seem to be anything that could compare up here.