24th Annual Moonlight Run

Another March full moon was witness to a bunch of crazy runners heading off into the dark, snow-slicked coulees. It has been a beautiful week, full of sunshine (and wind). So nice to see the sun and feel warm in it. Today got cloudier and colder as night approached. As the 10kers lined up little flakes began to fall. As we lined up for the 6k, the flakes got bigger and more numerous. But it was relatively warm in the huddle.The cannon sounded and we were off. Lots of little kids this time out - made me seriously think about bringing Logan...

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The Road to Nowhere

I was listening to CBC Radio as they talked about this road in Nunavut that was called the Road to Nowhere, but in reality, for the Inuit, it was the Road to Everywhere.  Seemed fitting as I began my ski on a trail leading to a destination that that had yet to be decided.  But, I'm ahead of myself... Dora had decided. to head to Calgary to get her hair done with her Mom.  So the two of them headed North with the two boys.  Bachelor Weekend!...

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House Plan

We got a final draft of our house plan today and we're pretty excited!  After two week of drafts going back and forth, we think we have it.  Three bedrooms, a mud room, nice open kitchen area and a breakfast nook.  Lot's of stuff and apparently a lot more room.  While we initially started out around 1400sq ft, this final draft is over 1600sq ft.  Bigger than we were looking for, but hard to squeeze our wish list into that...

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Spring??

The snow on the front lawn melted in a day. We could sail to the mailbox, not because of the wind but the level of the water in the gutter. I got to wear a shell and light fleece for a jacket today. AND the sun was shining. The birds supplement my alarm clock now. There are rubber boots instead of winter boots in my front closet...Could it be? Could this really be the start of a new season? I don't know about you, but I amFREAKING READY!!Too subtle?I thought n...

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Hard Day

Today started out like any other this week. Get up, get ready, get the boys up and ready and out the door to dayhome. Except instead of going to work, I came back home and cleaned closets and did laundry for the morning. I know, exciting. My heart was only half in it though. My mind was in my childhood, reliving memories of Hazel. My Great-Aunt Hazel passed away last week. She was 83. She is my grandpa's younger sister. She was our family reunion organizer forever! And I think that's where most of my memories of her come from.We used...

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Two feet meet two planks

During teachers convention, we took the family down to Whitefish for some skiing.  The Hironaka's were gracious enough to accommodate us and let us stay with them at the cabin.  With some great snow and a lot of enthusiasm,we headed to the hill.  One slight problem... we didn't book ahead for child care and it's presidents day weekend.  Not smart. We get to the hill and realize that our skiing will be limited for obvious...

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