Deep Freeze Dreams and Longer Days Ahead

I awoke to the storm still in full force at 6 am, but managed to fall back asleep and didn’t wake again until after 8:30. It was still howling outside, feeling like –33 (–22 actual). Coffee was first, then feeding the cats and Harley, followed by some online vacation browsing. Weather like this makes you want to be elsewhere, without question. I’ve always wanted to do a yoga beach retreat, though they can be eye-wateringly expensive. From there I moved on to Spanish lessons—Super Duolingo for a week, so we’ll see how that goes.

Kaylin snapped this adorable photo on her polaroid and left on my lamp, my fav of the season

and yes I am wearing my holiday uniform :0)

S finally stirred around 11 after a long sleep-in. After breakfast and coffee, he settled into Big Brown with his laptop. The hurricane-force winds eased after lunch to a more typical wind, though still with sharp, biting gusts and blowing snow. I loaded all the photos from the Kuhn–Paetz game night and published that post, then worked on today’s blog in the now sunshine while stretched out on the bed. With that done, I started putting away a bit of the Christmas décor—stuffies off the sideboard to begin the slow transition.

B and Cooper were out after 3, bravely heading into the deep freeze to feed the horses, adjust blankets, put Switch’s on, and pick out feet. BRRRR. Shaina called for a short chat to share some good news: she and Matt have rented an Airbnb in Calgary for February.

Brr outside.. Beibs swinging the feed tub lol

loads of snow caught by the snow fence

B made it back into the warm house after 4 to thaw out and was asleep on the couch not long after. I moved back to the bedroom after finishing the Christmas Eve post to catch the last of the day’s sunshine. The sun set before 5, but with the comforting thought that each day is now getting a little longer.

In the city it was Jim 's birthday so they celebrated at an amusement place. Look at Renn sweetly waiting for her turn at the video game then it was her big chance, just look at her go in the video below.

I spent far too much time trying—and failing—to send 100 Christmas photos to Kaylin, restarting both the router and my phone with no success. In the end, I created a shared album, which worked perfectly. I then added other family members to get the feel they were here with us.

B stayed for supper, fully expecting a delicious ham—is that ever possible? She was very disappointed. After eating, she and Cooper headed home. S enjoyed his ham dinner and went downstairs to watch the World Junior games that have held his attention the past few days. I worked on blog photos for a bit, then headed to bed to watch more Emily in Paris.