Christmas Day 2006

This morning Tim, Andi and Charlotte came to visit us first. Charlotte brought her kitty with her. Kitty had come from Santa. Kitty was not a real cat as Charlotte's Mum and Dad had told her that she wasn't able to have a real kitty as it would make Daddy sneeze all the time. She told them, then maybe Santa could bring her a parrot! Finally Charlotte agreed that a toy kitty would be fine, so here she is displaying kitty in all its glory.

We played and talked for a while until Ben and Josée came withTegan to visit us. We shared stocking stuffer time, unwrapping one gift at a time to appreciate what the others had. Cynthia and I did well getting a toy water cooler from Ben and Josée along with a Sudoku machine which has 2 000 000 Sudoku games programmed into it. I think I will be dead or blind before I ever get anywhere near solving those!

Later in the day, and after lunch, Ben, Josée, Tegan and we went to Kye Bay for a walk. The wind was at our backs as we set out. Coming back it made our eyes tear up and brought roses to our cheeks. We enjoyed it but were glad to get home to the warmth of our wood stove.

Later in the evening, Jean and Ron Joined us for Christmas Dinner. Ben and Josée also came back for the meal too. We ate like kings and queens at the table Cynthia had prepared for us. The meal was beautiful. After dinner we played different games for a few hours, then the guests went home. It had been a wonderful day packed with heartwarming experiences. Thank You Lord for Your goodness to us and the blessings You pour out upon us.

Christmas Eve 2006

We spent a very enjoyable Christmas Eve with Ben and Josée at their home. They invited us to share a meal with them and one of their friends called Ross. We had a good time over the meal and then played games for a while after dinner.
At 10:30 p.m. we left to go to the midnight mass at Living Word church on Mission Hill. The service was celebrated by David, our priest at C.O.O.L. and Bill the priest who runs Living Word church. David celebrated the mass and Bill delivered the sermon. it was a good time remembering Jesus and His birth, the reason for the season. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all who read this. May the love of Jesus fill your hearts with love, now, and in the years to come.

Winter Pics: Dec. 2006

On Friday Dec. 01/06 Charlotte spent the day with us. She was not well. In order that she not infect other children in Andi's daycare, Tim brought Charlotte to us on his way to school and picked her up again on his way home from school. During the day, we read stories, made Christmas cards and did a little cooking. We played games when Charlotte felt up to it. She also had a small snooze after lunch in Grandma's big bed. In the first picture here you can see Cynthia and Charlotte really getting into a Winnie-the Pooh story.
After school, Tim called to get Charlotte. In the other pictures, you see him standing on "Mt. Canuck" which was the name I gave to the huge pile of snow which had accumulated at the front of the carport. Most of the snow was from the upper roof and carport roof. Some of it was from snow which I had thrown on the pile while clearing a path around the house. Anyway, at its maximum height, Mt. Canuck 's peak reached the height of the carport gutters. The snow will be with us for a long time I fear, but it's an ill wind which blows no one good luck. Mt. Washington, our local ski hill was able to open earlier than usual and is looking forward to a bumper season.