Welcome to the North!

Although this is not a normal occurance... I say Welcome to the North!

This crazy MOOSE was wandering around our community
and seemed lost and a bit slow in his commute... to work?...coming home off night shifts?.. possibly!?

Randy was out scraping the car windows when a truck pulled up on the road and the driver shouted to Randy ... if he had seen the moose that just walked by him.
Randy had been so busy he had missed this odd occurance... the moose turned the corner between houses and began to walk through the back area behind our yard, so Randy hurried in to tell me to get to the window to see this huge animal!
I am so glad i found the camera...
it makes me laugh that I live this far north,
because it doesn't really seem that different..
but moments like these speak volumes about the reality.

thought you would enjoy seeing our local commuting Moose!

Christmas together with Family.... What a JOY!

Well this is really amazing... the blessings of Christmas landed among us... we celebrated this wonderful event of Christmas with our families, and delighted in the simple things that we can be to eachother. As you can see the blessing I am speaking of is our bird... Maggie.


She just loves to laugh and jump...
poop and land on peoples heads.... and of course cuddle.
So Nana was the target and she was only
one of the many landing spots that Maggie nestled into that evening.

We were delighted to see eachother again.
All the family gathered in Calgary for Christmas Day.

Then when we went to Edmonton where we also were so glad to spend time with family.



Celebrations of this type are so precious to us.
It is a real treat to laugh with those
who have known you so long,


and to share life as it has been a while since you sat
and talked over a coffee, or eggnog.
We are really grateful for our families.

These photos were actually to celebrate my Birthday,
and one very vital person was unable to make it...
the new groom in our family. Chris, Shannon's hubby.
Sorry I don't seem to have any pictures of all of us at Christmas.

This is the only child in the family currently.
She is so precious and was a blast to enjoy Christmas with this year.
We love you Chloe!

Thanks everyone for a wonderful Christmas!