A gas fireplace just doesn't compare to a woodburning one. You can't even see our fire going on the bottom but it is. Ryan's graduating class sold poinsettas as one of their fundraisers. They are really nice. I'm hoping to pick up Christmas village stuff when they go on sale after the holidays to put in this spot next year.

Our tree...I bought some ribbon to put on it but it just didn't look right. I also bought way too much. I thought it said 7' but it was 7m....so I have about a 100feet of ribbon. Lots of bows to be made.

We think we're going to back to the old fashion lights. These just aren't bright enough. We also got hit with a major snowstorm..you can see the drifts in front. I left my van at work and Roy picked me up. There were 27 vehicles in the ditch between Red Deer and South Edmonton (150KM) this morning.

Woody's Pee Wee Team

Mark is back to playing hockey. This is his first year in Pee Wee (that means checking is allowed now). They've won their first two games but lost an exhibition game last night. There is only one out of town team that they play in their league. So that is not too bad for travelling.

Happy Birthday to Me

Ryan made me breakfast for my birthday. I spent the morning at the Dr's with Mark and his ear infection. In the afternoon, Roy put up Christmas lights. I don't know what to do now for the rest of the month because that's usually the amount of time required nagging him to put them up.

Roy gave me flowers and a cake with a carrot for each year. I'll save you the time counting, there are 30 carrots. He also made some delicious ribs. Mark sang a beautiful made up song and did a little dance...very entertaining. Must have been the medication he was on.

Halloween

Ryan went to a party dressed as an unemployed rig hand. Mark was a skeleton, apparently with a broken neck. The mask on the right hand side was something Roy picked out while we were in Vanuatu.

Thanksgiving

We went to Mike and Tannis's for dinner. We almost didn't make it because of Roy's terrible directions but that's another story not suitable for blogging.

Mark and Clara

Not sure who is happier in this photo...Sean or Statira.

Happy Birthday Mark!

Roy buttered Mark's nose. He asked for hotwings and Frozen Oreo Cake for his supper. He bought a game for his Xbox with some of his b-day money and is saving the rest...but don't tell him because I think he's forgotten about it.

Ryan made the Red Deer paper twice in a couple of weeks. He's #55. The caption was not flattering to Ryan or his team. Ryan's team is 6-1 with one more game to go. Then there is the play offs.



Ryan and his team mates were in the Terry Fox run. This photo made the front page of the paper. I guess they took turns carrying their injured team mate.