The most exciting thing of January was the weather .... well it wasn't really exciting but definitely mentionable. Once it started to snow, there seemed to be no end to it. For a week and a half we got lots and lots of snow. Of course this was when my husband was away so I got to shovel most of it. The snowbanks kept growing larger and larger, to the point that in some spots I could not add more snow to the pile. I'd push the snow further and further away to where the piles weren't as high. And then when it finally stopped snowing, it got so warm that it all melted. Then it dropped to -37C and then got warmer and snowed. And then got colder, warmer, and so on.
Playschool resumed on Tues & Thurs afternoons for Charly. Then I signed both kids up for swimming lessons at the same time, Wednesdays at 5pm. Charly is showing improvement and is becoming more and more comfortable in the water. Sarah loves the water, but doesn't like lessons where she can't just go play with the ball that she can see other kids playing with across the pool :) And then I signed charly up for soccer on Saturday mornings. The first soccer event he got on the field and just stood and watched everyone else running around him. The 2nd time he joined in the fun of chasing the ball.
Our townhouse had been empty for a few months and in January we finally found a renter for it. So add showing the townhouse, getting final fixings / cleanings done, inspections for new tenant, etc. I had little time to spend around home. But I finally started spending time on genealogy, something that I've always loved to do but has been put on hold for the past 4-5 years. So I have years of info to go through and catch up on - a never ending jigsaw of people, events, and dates.
Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/snowite73/201101##
Videos:
Charly on sled: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKxpRDkxrLg
Charly with laundry basket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4WoyG0Zbvs
Daddy's welcome home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xcmyIuRc8A
Soccer warmup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HT7zXn5taY
Soccer game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHY1b7-JBDU
Throwing snowballs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX5S9jLmwLw
