Just a short note to update everyone that we survived the snow! We received approximately 26” of snow, and spent a good part of Sunday clearing everything out. My father got a chance to break in his new snow blower. (The snow blower is super cool. It’s very powerful, and came with all of the accoutrements including heated handles! I don’t think our old snow blower would have been up for the task of the amount of snow we had, so good job Grandma Lois and Pop for anticipating the snow this winter.) Eoin and my dad made a great team. While I watched Graham, they cleaned out our very long driveway and made paths all around the house and office for us and the tenants; then they did the driveways of the neighbors across the street and around the block. They did great work; when I went out to work on the driveway this morning, it was 95% dry! The roads were another story. The secondary and tertiary roads were pretty treacherous. Graham had the day off, so today was his first official snow day!
We did get a chance to join the annual Gingerbread House Making party on Saturday before the snow caught up with us. Who knew – but the little guy really enjoys gingerbread cookies! Last year he slept through the whole party. But this year, he stayed awake throughout the whole party, including a chance meeting with a jolly red man named Santa.
In other news, Graham is currently sporting a black eye. He was running at school on Friday and fell into a cabinet. Plus, he had his first big bleeder at home today. He fell and hit his mouth on the coffee table, busting his gum and his lip. We’ve been keeping an extra eye on him because it seems as if his balance has been off since he was sick a few weeks ago. In addition, he got his first-year blood tests last week and the doctors reported that he is a little anemic. Nothing is insurmountable, but these are definitely areas of concern for us.
If we don’t get a chance to speak directly with you, we wish you a very happy, healthy holiday season! 2010 is sure to be filled with many more exciting adventures!
Love to all,
Graham, Eoin and Jessica