The Hilton Chronicle

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Tell Me Agin Why I Live In This Country?

No sooner had we dug ourselves out from three or four days of continuous snowfall than we were plunged into the deepfreeze which, as I type this, sits at -35 degrees. Over the weekend I was out at least twice a day shovelling snow. I guess the only redeeming thing about that is that the constant movement prevents you from freezing up in the icy temperatures.
I have been virtually locked out of any of the computers here for the past few days as one child or another has been busy writing essays, studying and doing school assignments. Even Dianne was busy for the last two weeks writing an essay for a bible study course she is taking and has been glued to the upstairs machine for the duration. So I have had a good excuse to why there have been few to no posts.
Dianne will be leaving the freezing climes of Edmonton next week as she wings her way to the sunny beaches of Cuba where she will spend a week taking a few continuing education courses and generally soaking up the rays with the rest of the staff in her office. I have not been invited and will remain here to hold down the fort. And probably shovel a bunch more snow.