Winter Fun

One of my big worries before we moved was how to keep active during the winter.  All I could imagine was bored kids stuck inside watching tv. But the truth is so much more fun.
Yes, there are days that are so cold you don't go out if you don't have to and when you do you move fast to the next warm spot.  But then there are days like today.
Ryan and I were out by 9 this morning snowshoeing in the grasslands a block for our front door. We walked and talked for about half an hour.  Then home for tea.
Then the family was out on the rink skating and avoiding bumps and pits.
People keep asking me how I am handling the weather. Today I can say that I am loving it!

Happy Birthday Take Two

On my birthday we were in the middle for the Plague. OK it was not the plague but it was the worst cold/flu/infection either of us has had in a long time. So we decided to postpone my birthday until we could at least eat the cake.
So this Saturday we celebrated my birthday. It was a wonderful day. We went down town to the river. This beautiful, wonderful city of ours makes a ice rink every year in the park by the river. Imagine this, skating beside the river, surrounded by beautiful buildings, trees and lightly falling snow. Laughter and music fills the air. If we get cold we can go into the warming hut where a wood stove is ablaze. It is probably the most romantic place on earth. And it is free. Yes, free, even the skate rentals. What a wonderful city.