Kelsey 3months old

This is her true happy face.

Snow Removal

This city is buried in snow.  And temperatures have not reached above freezing for months- so it never melts.  But there are some very creative solutions to remove snow from the narrow streets that suffer.

The "Snow Spitter" is a giant snow blower.  The auger grinds up the snow banks and then spits it into the back of dump truck.

Then the job is finished off by large and small tractors that clear the roads and sidewalks.

It's a nice public service but you pay a premium for it (50% tax bracket).  But the kids sure enjoyed watching.

Reina Quotes

"I want to cut the beans!"

"Yes, I like the salad, except for the leaves."

"Mom, I want to see the spiting truck"

(see snow removal for picture)

Winter break Skate Camp

You want to be good to your kids.  You want them to have fun.  Then why did my kids think I was torturing them when I enrolled them in ice skating camp over the Christmas holidays?  I thought that this would be a great way to learn to skate without going to weekly lessons.

Needless to say after 3-4 hours of skating (for three days)  Brooklyn and Reina had nothing good to say about the experience.  I told them now that they live in Canada they have to learn how to skate.  Everyone does it.

However, I did learn one lesson, "Less is more." especially at Christmas time.