Sunday, December 14, 2008

Back to blue

I missed the old blue template, so we're back to that ...

It is cold in Cold Lake today ... -40 with the windchill ... good day to stay indoors with a baby who has a cough. Except, we had to go OUT doors this morning at 5:40 am to drive Peter to the base, so he could catch a bus at 6 am to drive to the airport in Edmonton. Not good ... at least Ainsley & I were able to come back home and go back to sleep until 9:00! She's such a good girl letting Mommy sleep in ; )

Peter is on his way to Germany for the week, he'll be back on Friday afternoon. Then, he is off until the second week of January! Oh, and did I mention that when he goes back to work he will be starting off the new year with surgery?! Yes, he has a hernia ... which apparently he's had since he was a teenager. He can remember feeling the bump inside his tummy, but it was never an issue. Last weekend though, he played road hockey and took a few too many hits to the stomach I guess. He was in pain all weekend after that, and finally saw the doctor and base surgeon on Monday ... they were a little surprised that it had gone unnoticed, especially since he is aircrew - technically it would be okay if something happened to him mid-flight because someone else is responsible for flying the plane! Anyway, the hernia will be repaired soon and hopefully we won't have to worry about it again.

In the meantime we are planning on enjoying a nice fluffy, white Christmas here in the west. We got quite a bit of snow last weekend so the ATV's are put away and the snowmobiles abound! Snowmobile parking at Tim Hortons' now open .. seriously. The roads have been pretty slick lately and I've been passed by several skidoos while cautiously driving into town!



We wish so much that we could be closer to our family this Christmas, but we're pretty excited to begin our own family traditions with Ainsley and watch her tear open her presents (and then eat the wrapping paper!)

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

That time of year ...

I am so behind in my blogging! It has been pretty busy around here. A few weekends ago, Ainsley & I drove to Edmonton to pick up Peter when he got back from California. We had a fun weekend shopping at WEM and eating out!

Last weekend we went to the Santa Claus parade in downtown Cold Lake. There was quite a turnout, the streets were lined with people and there were lots of floats too ... we were impressed! The neat thing about small town life is that, though there were alot of people out for the parade, we still saw several people we knew and their families.


On Saturday night we put up our Christmas tree and decorated it, while drinking eggnog of course. Ainsley enjoyed playing with what soft ornaments I could find for her to chew on and throw! Then, on Sunday we went to Moose Lake Provincial Park and went for a very long trek through the woods ... we were exhausted afterward, with the exception of Ainsley who got to nap for most of the hike :)

(They relaxed while I decorated the tree!)


This weekend the Christmas celebrations are starting. I have a Christmas dinner on Friday night with the girls ... then we have a Tacky Sweater Party to go to on Saturday night ... and then Sunday is the church Christmas potluck. The list continues ...

I am excited for Christmas; Ainsley already has a pretty good stash under the tree, and its going to be lots of fun watching her tear away (and probably eat) the wrapping paper.

Speaking of Ainsley - she is growing so much. She is 7 months old as of yesterday, and weighs 16 lbs., 3 ozs. She is sitting up and clapping, and able to put small pieces of food in her mouth by herself - with Mommy's supervision of course! She is also getting very good at handling her pink sippy cup and likes to drink her water from there. Also, she seems to be getting close to waving, but we're not sure. She & I will be heading to Ottawa in late January for a 2 week visit - I am very much looking forward to that! It will be interesting to see how the flight goes however ... I will be one of those people on the plane going back and forth down the aisle with the baby to keep her entertained! She is just the best little girl, sleeping very well (up to nearly 12 hrs. straight at night!), happy most of the time and curious about everything!!




I will try to keep up a little better ... not as much spare time as I used to have ; )

Team PM & Ainsley