Don't forget Canada Tracy!!!

Hi Tracy,
Now that you live in the land down under do you think you'll get a chance to walk on frozen lakes?

This obviously is not a new photo; it was taken during Tracy's January visit this year (on First Lake). That's Declan in the green, and Darby in the blue (with red toque). (I took both boys skating on the lake this year.) Do they wear toques in Australia? Tracy will have to let us know?

There is still snow on the ground here - not much but I hear it may snow tomorrow. It was actually really nice today; the boys played outside for most of the afternoon. We had a BBQ!!! We just might get a chance soon to teach Darby to ride a bike without training wheels!

We recently watched "Escape to Witch Mountain" - it actually held the boys attention the whole time. They've since watched it a second time.

We went for groceries today. Big deal right? Like why would you want here about us going for groceries. Here's the thing - we go as a family. Marla does up lists for the boys to be responsible for. Basically, we take allot of time doing groceries. So we get to the front and we're in line. We're next to go. And the P.A. system announces that the BMO is having problems - we can't use our debit card. We'll no big deal you say - just use your credit card. Well our MasterCard is with BMO! but you must have another card you say - I most certainly do. The problem is they don't take American Express!. But wait there's hope - there's a BMO branch next door. I run to the bank (I have blisters by the way - that whole working out thing brought them on but hey I'm tough and I ain't quittin'). I get to bank and there is a shitload of people there cursing the way that maritimers curse: "it's a sin", "it's some shitty", "it's dat Stephen Harper fellar's fault I tell ya", "dem bastards in Ontario are at it again". Apparently, BMO is having major problems. I head back to the grocery store where I left Marla and the kids. We go to customer service - thank heavens they fix us up. They eventually accepted my MasterCard and we went home - the size of a twoonie.