I don't mean to go on about the weather, when we moved here we thought it was just a British thing to do but Canadians are far more obsessed by the whole subject!
I was trying to think of a way to describe this winter and 'brutal' is the kindest I could come up with.
This is by far the longest winter we've ever experienced and it's no where near finished yet.
Just to put things in perspective Fredericton, which is the city we live close by usually has an annual snowfall of 252cm. From October to mid March this winter we have already had 357cm and that was before this weeks big storm and we still have snow/ freezing rain on the forecast till well into April. We also live much higher than Fredericton so we get more snow and bad weather.
The snow is a problem as there simply is nowhere left to put it but the well below average temperatures mean its not melting. Also the past few years we've had some weeks well below -20 degrees but mainly in the -teens, this year most of the winter has been below -20 which makes it difficult to do anything outdoors as you very quickly lose the use of your fingers and the ability to think.
The kids have had a snow day a week for the past 3 weeks, they are not complaining!
Josh passed his driving test, at the beginning of a snow storm, and is starting to enjoy ferrying Harriet around!
Harriet had her 4H speech day last week and came second talking about Shadow.
We sent 8 piggies to become BBQ pigs last week and have another going to be sausages this week so our numbers are going down till the sows start to give birth this weekend.
I hear it's Mothers day in the UK this weekend, so Happy Mothers day mums and you will get your cards for the Canadian Mothers day in May.
Sorry no photos this time!
Friday 28 March 2014
Sunday 9 March 2014
Spring forward!
So last night the clocks went forward so now I'm sat at 7pm and it's still bright blue skies and sunshine outside, spring is coming. This has been a very long winter and very cold, February was cold and lots of snow, yesterday and today it has been much warmer around 0 degrees but still minus teens on a night. We are still expecting more snow this week but over the next month it should melt a lot.
In February Harriet and I celebrated our birthdays by going to an all you can eat Chinese buffet!
Harriet has spent the last month doing her Stem Expo (science project), her friend Monika paired up with her for this one and for a good number of weeks we've had a papier mache cow hanging in the kitchen. They were trying to make a model to explain how milk is produced. Just before March break they had the fair at school and won 1st prize and they now have to go to regionals this Saturday and if they progress from there provincials.
Isaac is enjoying his coop placement at ET Mechanical, he is travelling round with the mechanics fixing different types of home heating systems.
Isaac and Josh played snow cricket with Richard for the Fredericton Frostival, their team won!
David and I had a night away on PEI a couple of weeks ago, I was going with work so he tagged along with me.
I was taking Josh into town for a driving lesson during a snow storm last month when I hit ice, lost control of the van, snaked down the road before doing a 360 and flipping on the side in the ditch. Once some kind passers by had righted the van we could get out unscathed. Unfortunately the van has some interesting bumps and a smashed windscreen but the garage has given it the mechanical all clear. It has made me super cautious now driving in snow.
Josh has his driving test this week and looking at the forecast it will probably be in a little snow storm.
Me and the kids have had March break off this week, the aim was to get lots of farm jobs done and to finally get round to painting Josh's room. As usual things haven't gone quite to plan and we spent all the time sorting farm issues so poor Josh still hasn't got his bedroom finished. This month we have a number of pigs due to give birth so we are hoping it warms up a bit.
In February Harriet and I celebrated our birthdays by going to an all you can eat Chinese buffet!
Harriet has spent the last month doing her Stem Expo (science project), her friend Monika paired up with her for this one and for a good number of weeks we've had a papier mache cow hanging in the kitchen. They were trying to make a model to explain how milk is produced. Just before March break they had the fair at school and won 1st prize and they now have to go to regionals this Saturday and if they progress from there provincials.
Isaac is enjoying his coop placement at ET Mechanical, he is travelling round with the mechanics fixing different types of home heating systems.
Isaac and Josh played snow cricket with Richard for the Fredericton Frostival, their team won!
David and I had a night away on PEI a couple of weeks ago, I was going with work so he tagged along with me.
I was taking Josh into town for a driving lesson during a snow storm last month when I hit ice, lost control of the van, snaked down the road before doing a 360 and flipping on the side in the ditch. Once some kind passers by had righted the van we could get out unscathed. Unfortunately the van has some interesting bumps and a smashed windscreen but the garage has given it the mechanical all clear. It has made me super cautious now driving in snow.
Josh has his driving test this week and looking at the forecast it will probably be in a little snow storm.
Me and the kids have had March break off this week, the aim was to get lots of farm jobs done and to finally get round to painting Josh's room. As usual things haven't gone quite to plan and we spent all the time sorting farm issues so poor Josh still hasn't got his bedroom finished. This month we have a number of pigs due to give birth so we are hoping it warms up a bit.
My favourite bit of the hockey match!
Everyone else's favourite bit of the hockey match we went to
Snow cricket final match and the winning team celebrations
Harriet's 14th birthday
A quilt I made for a friends baby
Gertrude, Harriet and Monika's cow for Stem Expo
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