more snow more wind more driveway cleaning

What more to say. The snow is now 5 feet high on the side of the driveway!

And one for Sylvia (ok and Linda)

A few pictures from Lakeview Celebration. The first event in the newly finished Lobby

A few photos from tonight's Celebration at Lakeview Church

Ok Linda here you go

We went to visit Colleen's Mom in PA on Nov 11th.

Just another day

Well really there never is JUST another day. We need to realize each day is a blessing from God. Oh, there are some days that don't feel like a blessing, some days are a matter of choice not desire.

Today is a good day. Above freezing, warm office, car and food. All other things are a bonus.

Old but beautiful

Well she isn't really old, just having a Birthday. Today is Colleen's birthday. She got this bouquet

from her Mom yesterday afternoon.

Cold but beatiful

The blanket of snow creates a stillness.
The soft fluffy snow shows the smoothness and grace of God's creation. 

It warmed to -11

Just making a path to the alley and garbage. It is about 10 cm deep, light and fluffy! And COLD! 

YIKES -22 this morning

we should be able to declare the first -20+ day as vaction or sick day!

Sam at tea

Poppa Neil can't resist his youngest grandson. Sam is a few months younger than our Alexander.

Colleen's Birthday Tea

 

The last 14 hours

Well we now have 20 cm of snow and the first BIG driveway clearing behind us! Sorry no pictures. check out the web cam at http://webcam.usask.ca/bowl_big.html to see the beauty of it all.

Another day in sunny Saskatoon

hopefully the sun will come out melt the ice on the roads.

UP EARLY AND DON'T KNOW WHY

I trust all of you are well.

short update

We have been after Melissa to post so I will try to lead by example.

I have been trying to finish one project for a few days now Colleen has been trying to get me to finish for maybe 5 years! when I put it on top of everyday concerns for her health, Jay, Julie and Alex and Melissa it almost overwhelms me. Also I am not the world's best finish carpenter. Not the worst, but I like to do it myself and have the determination and not much skill. So it has taken me 3 years to get to where I MIGHT have the patience to use the skill I do have.

Oh please be praying for Lynn and Sylvia as they travel to Belfast, Ireland, oops Northern Ireland, to Jenn & Roger and David and Hilda with their mix of children and child to be. I think Jenn is due within the next couple weeks.

Saskatoon is a sheet of ice

Well this morning we had everything covered with a thin sheet of ice. Most has cleared now it is noon. I heard of several semi trailer trucks in the ditch and saw several bike riders picking themselves up after discovering that lateral stability is not good on ice!

Several years ago I talked with my friend Lee Barbour, engineering prof( now department Head), about bikes and cars winter stability. A bike has a better weight to contact surface ratio than a car, but the car wins with the protective cage and lateral stability every time!

It makes me desire Kaohsiung.