Shadow says 'Happy Christmas'
2014 started with the end to the longest, coldest winter which at the time seemed never ending.
Isaac turned 18, graduated from Harvey High, worked at PFY summer camp and started studying refrigeration and airconditioning at St Andrews.
Josh turned 17, started a new part-time job in town, is part of the debating and science clubs at school and plays soccer (football) on the school team, he also is involved with junior firefighters.
Harriet turned 14, started taking Max to dog agility as Shadow broke his leg and couldn't go. She is involved in drama, science club, track and field and cross country. She is still part of 4H too. In October she was baptised in a local lake.
David continued to work for Salesforce.com and got promoted towards the end of the year. He had a couple of business trips to Indianapolis during 2014.
I still work for PFY and my role continues to challenge me and change with the different funding we get.
We all are involved with Christ Central Church where David and the boys continue to do the moving and sound team and me and Harriet do kids church and turkey cooking for the sandwich run.
We still have lots of animals including pigs, chickens, a cow and Isaac's ducks. We didn't do turkeys this year after all the stress of 2013 losing power over Christmas and I have to say when it came to Christmas eve and we didn't have to pluck anything it was a relief.
It was the summer for visitors, firstly David's parents came in July for a couple of weeks. We visited a number of local attractions and then David and his dad started on changing the windows in the house an taking off lath an plaster so we could insulate the walls.
As soon as they left my family came for a Woollin reunion. We had a great week at Yoho Lake and a special weekend on PEI.
Our house renovations have continued with every thing we do making it a much warmer house. Before the weather turned David got the house wrapped and some siding on, now he's working inside insulating, leveling ceilings and floors and decorating. We had a deadline as Mum and Dad were coming for Christmas. We were up till 1.30am Christmas day finishing putting wood on the floor so we didn't just fall into the basement, plasterboarding and then putting furniture back in and putting up the tree!!!
the lounge floor the week before Christmas being taken up
the tree got a temporary home in the dining room until we got a floor in the lounge.
Mum and Dad at Rich and Jen's
Mum scoffing poutine!
Josh should graduate from Harvey High in June and Isaac from NBCC. We would love to visit family and friends in the UK (but that's probably more of a dream), we need to finish the house and we may even get to move into the farm. Another quiet year then!!! We have no bookings as yet for 2015 so feel free to come and visit us sometime in the remaining 51 weeks of 2015.
Happy New Year!
