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Oh it is winter!! The temperatures here in AB have been almost unbearable. All week we have watched it (and felt it) get colder and colder. -18,-26, -38 and then you have to add the windchill all I can say is NOT fun.
I, Sonya have also been sick. Yes, a full blown winter cold and have spent 3 days in bed...wishing I had financial shares in a kleenex company.
Well if we don't freeze we will be back to post again in a day or two.

What a Difference 2 Days Can Make

Well, we knew that winter was bound to arrive in Alberta whether we wanted it to or not, and it is now here! For two days straight we have had flurries and definately everything is covered in snow, which is a wonderful thing when you don't have to move it, but the roads do need to cleared as we have another group of 100 coming this weekend. As you can see in the pictures, two days ago our temperatures were much warmer.
The one thing about being in the country is when you look out the front door you see a huge blanket of snow everywhere...no dirt, sand or salt residue only a few tracks from the little critters that run the property. It is beautiful.

The past week here has been full of activity. David and one of the camp board members gave oversite to a small work crew who were upgrading our outdoor zipline and building a whole new indoor climbing wall. They were long workdays but worth it. Wow, it is exciting to see this change come about here.

A iew from the Front Window

It really is hard to believe that is November! The weather and temperatures here have been so above normal. This is an added bonus when there is still lots of outside work to be done around the camp property. One of these tasks is to "batten down the hatches" and cover all the windows with plastic so that was done today and now we have lost our beautiful view. This picture was taken last night as we watched the beautiful sunset. Another reminder of the beauty in God's creation.

We continue to putter away at the process of moving. Bit by bit we hope to have everything here by this Sunday! Oh how we love boxes..not!

Housewarming Gift

Well we have begun the journey of moving AGAIN.
Our final destination here at camp became available beginning of last week and we grabbed the paint brushes and went crazy. We also decided that two rooms (our bedroom and the scrapbook/workout room) would be getting laminate flooring, so that kept David busy. By the weekend we were ready to begin the march of the boxes. We have downsized so much in the last 3 yrs since moving west but there always still seems to be "stuff" and the current pile in the middle of the room is a true testament to that fact. Now the process is to decide where everything will belong in our new surroundings.

The cats, Charity and Chloe made the transition fairly well although they cried during the ride to the house but this by far has been their shortest car ride! Charity is an old pro when it comes to moving. She has moved 8 times and after she runs through every room she settles in quite nicely. Chloe however is still the skittish one and hides under the bed or runs out of the room if you rustle paper or move too quickly. At night when things are calm she does come out and sit with us.

We also acquired a new outside cat as a housewarming present, since the previous maintenance family couldn't take her with them. "Scotia" is now a camp cat and can regularly be found outside our front door looking for abit of food. She even let us take her picture.

It feels really good to be in a "home" again :)