“We could make this into anything. We could make this into more than words we speak. This could make us into anything. It could make us grow and become what we'll be.” What you Thought You Need - Jack Johnson
February is almost over...uhhhh...the sweet smell of spring will soon arrive. The skiing has been great but its time once again for the sun to shine on out, otherwise we will need to add an annual spring pilgrimage to warmer weather down south (we already have become earlier adopters of the snow bird mentality having begun an annual end of summer pilgrimage to Florida for its sun and warm temperatures).
Here’s what’s been going on...
1. Skiing: Didn’t we start with this last time? Every friday night this month we have ventured up to Seymour Mountain to ski with Sarah’s class. There was one night when the sky just cleared up and stars shown against the backdrop of the Vancouver sky line and its incredible array of lights. It was a spectacle that will be hard to beat this ski season. To add to the night, the snow was incredible or as one of Sarah’s teachers said, “it was Hero snow” (meaning everyone was looking like they were the best skier in Vancouver and the stories of the night would be told for years to come). As for the girls, look for them at the Olympics in 2020. Sarah is becoming a great technical skier and Emily is a kamikaze down hill skier with a penchant for looking for jumps to fly off of.
2. Lets all stay home! Seems as though we will soon add one more office to the house shortly as Elaine has become a candidate for Telus’s ‘work from home’ program. If the next round of interviews go well she will no longer have to make the 1- 1 1/2 hour drive to work (thats each way). I’m not sure if we work from home or if we live at work, with both her and my office soon to be taking up the house...hmmmm. It is however, even more reason to be thankful for the home we have been blessed with as there is room enough for all.
3. BC Home Show: I just finished 7 days and nights of the BC Home Show. The place is huge, and was full of home and garden ideas. In the midst of all of this was Coverstar Canada (is case I have not explained it, this is the company I’m an owner in and takes up the lower half of our house for its office). We all were amazed at the response to our booth and our products. It definitely helped raise the awareness of our safety covers and get our season off to a great start. Now its home for a fews days and then off to Toronto to do the same thing. Hopefully spring break will come soon and warmer weather can fill the lungs (i.e, the spring pilgrimage down south..see above).
4. Basketball: In Sarah’s never ending quest to conquer all the sports her school competes in, she joined the Basketball team this year. After some pretty bad loses at the hands of larger schools with bigger kids, her team came in second in the final play day (Elementary school playoffs). Go Don Christian Elementary! As for Sarah she ended off the season learning how to be a scoring point guard...maybe the summer olympics are passibility....hmmmm.
5. New Music: This month it’s Jack Johnson. Got hooked on his music a couple of years ago. This new album is a little more subdued at times, even for Jack. But there’s enough good stuff to give it a listen.
Talk to you again next month,
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