Polar vortex –v 2.0

For the first time in my nearly 40 years, I have snow boots. I made the mistake during the first couple of snowfalls and the first polar vortex of thinking that thick socks and rain boots would cut it. I was wrong. We are in the midst of another storm, one that should bring a…

Deep freeze.

It is cold here. Steal your breath, can’t feel your body parts cold. And as much fun as it is to have everyone ask, “Feel like Canada?”, I grow weary of correcting them, “No, actually it does NOT get this cold in Vancouver.” However, with the bitter cold comes the sun and some days, much…

Snow Day.

Today’s advent activity was putting up Christmas lights outside. Then we walked out of church at noon to discover snow was falling…2 inches in a hour and by dinner time 9 inches. The girls spent most of the day playing in it. And the Christmas lights still got put up.