It occurs to me that if I was to complain about our bad weather, I'd be met with catcalls and jeers from the other side of the Rockies. All I can say is, "Don't you wish you lived in Alberta?!"
Just kidding. Even the worst day in BC is better than the best day here. Not that I'm ungrateful, I just love my BC. Only two more weeks until we come home. If we click our heels together three times, maybe it'll come faster.
In all seriousness, I really do feel bad for you west-coasters. And, I have to say, I'm kind of chapped that this winter is happening when we're not there. I mean, seriously, why is it that the best winter ever happens when we're gone? And by "best" I don't mean that there's something inherently great about it--I just mean that it's good winter weather, what with the snow and all. It really does say, "Winter." That's all I mean.
If it makes you feel any better, what you just got came here today, and resulted in a fair amount of snow for us, too. No, not as much as you got, but a fair amount. And it's cold. This evening, it was -37 with the wind chill. Brr. Suffice it to say we didn't leave the house today.
Oh yeah, and my car now won't start. Lovely. Not sure what to do about that one, except maybe put a hair dryer under the hood. We can get a block heater installed, but not until Thursday. Of course, Thursday is the day all this is supposed to be gone. But hey, maybe I'll be able to start my car again and get it to the shop.
Because of the inclement weather, I really don't have much to report about the day. The most exciting thing I did was go and borrow some eggs from our friends down the street so my wife could make a very yummy dinner. It's really dumb when it takes you 10 minutes to bundle up for a 5 minute walk down the street and back. I don't think I'd want to be out there any longer, though, considering at those temperatures, exposed skin can freeze in a matter of minutes. Seriously, could you ever really get used to this?
On the school front, I polished off quite a bit of work today. Finished up my sermon, which I will have to preach tomorrow after all. One of the guys in my class called me today and asked to trade days, so I accepted. I've got it all done, so what the heck. Better than waiting (see previous blog posting regarding this).
I also banged out the first draft of my biggest project of the semester, which ended up being 18 pages. Now for the editing. The worst part is that this assignment doesn't have any page number guidelines--you just need to include all the information. If that takes you 8 pages, fine. If it takes you 20, fine. Seems a little arbitrary to me, and I don't think mine will end up being less than 16 after edits. Which is fine. If there's more in there, there's a better chance that there's more the prof is going to like, which is good for my grade.
What else? Theo's still teething like a mofo. We think he finally cut his one tooth today (it's only been a week-and-a-half), which is a big relief because, frankly, we're tired of the bad mood. Not that I can blame him. Poor guy. Let's get it over with, already, hey? It was a trying day, that's for certain.
Now I'm here, doing my blog before it gets too late. I owe my wife a back rub, so I'm going to chop it off right here. She's such a trooper with the little guy. We were talking over dinner about how when you think about it, it's really amazing that she's even able to carry him as much as she does, considering he's 1/4 of her body weight. Wow. She deserves a back rub for that.
So, I guess goodnight is appropriate. I might have more exciting things to talk about here tomorrow because I'll actually be leaving the house. Woo-hoo! See you then.
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Feel free to mock away! We're wimps out here in BC. I certainly have never seen snow like this before - at least not that I can remember. I took some pretty sweet pictures yesterday and put them on my blog. It's always great to hear how you guys are doing. Take care!
Hey, who is complaining???? Our wonderful Magnolia Tree broke in half/// sob, sob, it's over 30 years old. Then, I had to wait for the bus for 30 minutes to get to work at Gastown. Try and walk on the sidewalks.....Nobody seems to know that there is a bylaw that says you must clear your sidewalk of "snow and ice".... As beautiful as it is (and I put on my old ski jacket etc., looking like??? I don't know, but it kept me warm. Walked into Kerrisdale to get potatoes for dinner, now, doesn't that sound like Three Hills?? Walking back was murder because of the uncleared sidewalks again. Do you have sidewalks in Three Hills??? Looking forward to your coming home. By that time, the snow etc. will be gone and we will be back to the good old rain....YEAH!!!
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