Where`s the white stuff!

I`m being a bit more pro active this week by actually writting a blog entry on time for a change! We`ve had some very cold starts here in Ralston this week; one morning when I got up at 7.30 am it was a rather chilly -20 outside but luckily by the time we set off on the school run an hour later it had warmed up to a more acceptable -15!.
Though very cold, it was a beautiful clear sunny day and the trees were covered in this stunning thick white frost... hopefully you will be able to see it in this picture which I took (very quickly!) outside my front door.

That extreme cold has thankfully been an exception and the temperature has mostly been fairly pleasant (well for Canada!). No doubt that will change very soon; snow flurries are forecast for tomorrow and the long range forecast is for the first snow dump of the season to arrive on the 1st Dec. Very festive!

The children are all happy and well. Leigh & I have had a couple of nights out this week, one of which was to Ralphs Texas Bar & Steakhouse in Medicine Hat. We had a good fun night dancing to Country & Western and generally laughing at Rednecks! We were introduced to this sheep farming cowboy called Rex who knew someone from Cornwall called Terry Baton and wondered if we knew him! Hang on a minute...surely not....you don't mean... old Tezza Batts from Truro...Lol!


Just had to add this lovely photo of my Mum (aka Granny Plymouth) which was taken on her recent visit out here at Lake Louise - I promised her fame on the blog! And this very cute picture of Charlie looking like something from South Park!