Spring?

I am about to partake in the great Canadian pastime of talking about the weather. It seems that nature is messing about. It's been above zero, during the day, for the past few days. It's really odd. Snow keeps melting, and birds are singing. They are in for a very rude shock in a couple of days. I honestly don't like it, everything gets muddy and gross, and you know the weather is just lulling you into a false sense of security.
This past week seems to have flown by. My parents have gone south to Mexico, following in my brothers footsteps, for a little holiday. We saw Heather and Eric on their way through from Mexico. It seems Niki and I are the only ones not leaving Edmonton for a warm holiday. Serves you all right that we should have unseasonable warmth!
Niki had her book club on Friday, which allowed me to invite some of the boys over. We were able to get in a game of Axis and Allies. I hope fun was had by all, this time Germany and Japan were able to crush all who opposed them. You can probably tell by the previous sentence that I was playing Japan, and Aaron was Germany.
Niki and I have turned Mondays into our watch TV together night. We finished season three of Dexter and I am hoping we will move onto Battlestar Galactica. I know that sounds nerdy, but it's the best show on TV right now.
That's all for this week. In the traditional Edmonton salutation, Stay Warm!
Scott

Winter winter and more winter

Hey Hey,
We have reached the long dark winter of the soul. The festivities are all past, cold and snow stretch out before us. Being from the island, one tends to feel that by the end of January, it should start to warm up. That does not happen until the end of April out here, but when it does, it's like a fireworks display of life. I do kind of like the cold and snow though, as long as you are dressed for it. My new MEC fleece and headgear have been helping out with that.
Our volleyball has started up again, no injuries so far. I ripped my calf muscle last year. I have noticed a general out of shapeness in the physical areas. Niki made me a scrapbook for Christmas and some of the picture were from just after tree planting, and I have noticed that a wee bit of mass might have been added since then. It spurred me to get a gym membership. Now I am not always the best at persistence when it comes to the gym, but I have a new weapon. I don't like using hot water at home, so I only shower at the gym. I paid for the membership, I might as well use their hot water! The cheap menno strikes again. So far so good, been going regularly and have only showered, at home, once this month:) Don't think I am just not showering either, I don't think the wife would let that slide.
Good news, it looks like we have two renters for our basement suite. It should be an interesting experience.
Another good note is that my friend Steve has moved to Calgary and will be joined shortly by his wife Kimasia and daughter. Niki and I are looking forward to being able to visit them.
Until Next tuesday, cheers,
Scott

A New Year

It's a new year. The arbitrary time when as western culture, we turn our numbers over. My only real new years resolution is to write something in my blogs every Tuesday morning. What's the point of this thing if I never write anything down.
That said, a lot has happened since October. Hovan and Laurie came to visit. Good times, Hovan and I were able to do a lot of very important things, mainly involving mass media. He was also here for the first snowfall, which quickly faded. That mild November weather seems a long way away now.
We were also able to get our tree up and trimmed with Laurie, our first one in Edmonton.
I went on two trips with my dad to pick up machinery he left in Armstrong. Everyone should do some trucking now and then, it's fun. You get to see the country, wildlife, and watch lots of TV via a laptop. Just make sure the driver does not get distracted and wander off the road. Luckily that never happened, but we did see three fairly serious accidents on the second trip.
Most recently there was our mid winter celebration of Christ's Mass. A time to spend with family, good friends, and eat a lot of food. We should change the name to Gluttenymas.
That's a quick streamlined up-date of the last two months.
Next post, Tuesday Jan 13:)
Cheers,
Scott