Thanksgiving

Holidays are always a great time for me - always have been. Over the years I have had disappointments on holidays at not being able to be with family, but have learned to accept the fact that what we want is not what always happens. Today we will be having Thanksgiving dinner at the oldest daughter's house with her husband and our grandson. This will be the first holiday when both of the grandkids are together, and we hope to be able to make this a tradition for them.

On this day of thanks we have lots to be thankful for, including jobs, a new home, a nice awd vehicle in which to get around, and family around us to make it a great day. We have had snow since mid-October and got another couple of inches last night, so we are truly in the midst of a winter wonderland.

You always miss those you have left behind, but always keep them in your prayers as well.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and may the Lord truly bless you as we get ready to celebrate the birth of His Son!

More Snow

We got two new inches of snowfall last night which was great. We have had snow on the ground since mid-October, but what happens is that we get an inch or so and then a cold snap (single digits) actually compresses the snow down to what looks like a thick dusting. Then last week we had a warm front come through and the temps got into the upper-30's and a lot of the snow just disappeared.

The landscape is beautiful with the snow covering. I'll try to get a photo once the sun comes up - sometime around 11 or 11:30.

1435 - Well, the sun never really "came out" today, but here is a shot out our bedroom window towards the inlet:

Too Efficient

There are times when people around you are just too efficient. When we moved we shipped all our belongings in an ocean freight carrier. They brought the container to the house and we loaded it up, and then sent a semi to pick it up and carry it to Seattle to be put onboard ship.

It was scheduled to arrive to us sometime in mid-December, which was okay since we have minimal stuff we need and could get by. We had planned a nice Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends and a quiet weekend with Christy having Thursday and Friday off.

Except the container arrived today - three weeks early - and we have three days to get it unloaded before they come to pick it back up.

So much for a quiet holiday.

Oh, and we are in the process of swapping apartments - not a big deal with just our clothes and some blow-up mattresses. We were scheduled to move in a couple of weeks (the new place is bigger so the five of us won't be stepping on each other), but now I am asking the owners if we can unload our container into the garage of the new place until we can move. All-in-all, it looks like a really busy holiday.

P.S. (@ 1644) - Just found out our new apartment isn't going to be ready until Tuesday, so we can't unload into that garage, but also found out we don't incur storage fees as long as we call for pickup by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 12/4 - Thank you, Jesus!!!!!!

Fresh Start

Over the years I have posted lots of blogs. Generally I would start a blog when a small group was having trouble getting together. The intent was for the blog to create an avenue of communication. Sadly, that has never been the case. While the blog is a great way to communicate; it is not the most popular anymore with places like MySpace and Facebook taking over those honored positions. While I have used MySpace and Facebook, I have also been attacked through them with DOS attacks, and so stay away from them now for the most part.

A fresh start - another blog - another location. The family and I have moved to the great white north and are enjoying it immensely.

This is a good example of what happens when fog comes in and then freezes in low single digit temps. It is absolutely breath-taking when seen in person. Right now I am the only person in the family without a job, so it falls to me to run "Granddaddy Daycare" for Lydia Grace, my three-year-old granddaughter.

She is a handful for an old man like me, but I don't think I would trade a minute of it. I am back in school working on a Bachelors in Information Systems Security. Sounds impressive, but what I am really trying to do is fill in the gaps of my nearly 40 years working in IT. Unforturnately, I am finding lots of gaps that need feeling. Fortunately, I am not doing too bad - but it is only the first

semester :->

So sit back and relax; and I'll do my best to keep this posted and up to date!