Saskatoon March 18 to ........

Apparently Saskatoon is in the same boat - no spring and a mountain of snow. Saskatoonians are a hardy bunch. As soon as it gets above 0 degrees celsius they think it's warm. People are driving with their car windows down wearing short sleeved shirts; kids are biking wearing sweaters; the waitresses in a restaurant were wearing dresses and flip flops. I'm still bundled up in my winter coat and mitts.

Abby is 5 and has just graduated from first year Sparks - I attended the ceremony - it was much like herding cats.

I got to go and watch her get her immunization shots. Poor kid had to get one in each arm and Sally came so close to fainting she threw herself on the examination table so she wouldn't hit the floor. Both girls got juice boxes and shared an ice pack.

Today I was the helper at pre-school - my hat is off to all teachers of small children.

We are still awaiting the birth of Abby's little sister - any day now, any day now, any day now.

The day has arrived - healthy baby girl August was born April 29 weighing in at 7 lbs, 5 oz, little sister to Abby!!!!

Will soon be back to Ontario for Omi :(

Spring - did I miss it?

We've been home for weeks and are still waiting for spring. The temperature in the Bahamas has been in the mid 20s - perfect (in my opinion) - guess I shouldn't have left until now and flown straight to Saskatoon. The girls (and me) are anxiously awaiting the birth of Abby's sister!!

The temperature here, except for one day has been disappointing to say the least and I don't think any one enjoyed the freezing rain and power outages. 

The best part of returning is reconnecting with friends. Remember Chris' valiant attempt to prevent damage to the boat when we jibed and she got that horrific bruise from the main sheets? Well, the bruise is gone but she seems to have a permanent dent in her arm. You got to see it to believe it.

First time ever I watched the much touted Release of the Swans in Stratford. They parade down the road from their winter home. I do think it will be my last watching of the Release of the Swans (yawn).