Lotsa snow here in the north...!!!

Hi there all...It has been a while....We have all been a little under the weather the past week...Sort of passed the bug along to each other one at a time...Now its Daddy's turn...He is not feeling so well today...We have had ALOT of snow here lately, it has snowed just about every day and there is still lots in the forecast for the next little while...We got about a foot or more at least...It has been very mild and it is very beautiful....We will definitely have a white Christmas this year...But up here I do not think we have to worry about that....:)))...Well I have been giving the house a good clean and putting up some festive decorations...Got some Christmas shopping done...Not quite finished yet...But getting there....We are coming to the south in a few weeks for some Christmas festivities.....Looking really forward to seeing everyone then...Jesse has some thing happening at school...I am going to start next month to volunteer at his school once a week...Help out with his class...I think that he will like that...Little ones always find it so special when their mom and dads are there...So hopefully it goes well..Will has not been hunting lately he would like to get out a few more times before the end of the season...Which I think ends in a few weeks and a two week break and fishing season begins....Of course weather and ice thickness factor into that....The lake is frozen but probably not too thick yet....Well that's about all here new in the north....Will talk to you all soon...Until next time....

Winter storm coming our way!!!!

Good Morning all...It is a grey day here in the North...We are in for a winter storm starting later this afternoon some time ...Snow, freezing rain...10-15 cms they are predicting....Will left early this morning to go hunting...Last day of rifle...He will be gone for the day ...In hopes to get that big ol buck...He still has about of month of bow season left so his chances are not up yet...Especially with Johnny getting a very nice 10 point buck it gives him some initiative...lol...Well I am just doing some organizing and getting Jesse room back together ...I painted it last week ...Now I hope to paint Owens next week...I have collected some neat things in the last few years for the boys rooms...Now I can decorate them..Sort of an outdoors theme...Will post some pics when I am done...My sister Debbie here for a few days..The boys just love her and have so much fun with her...Well that's about all new here in the north..Will post if any news on any deer ...lol....Until next time....( Wanted to wish Wills brother Andrew a VERY HAPPY 30th BELATED BIRTHDAY....Best Wishes to you!!!!)......

How precious life really is....

Good day all....It is about -1 here in the North and it is a overcast kind of grey day...Winter is approaching...We got home last night from Southern Ontario...We attended the funeral of Arlene Brokking...A couple very close in age to us...She was a kind gentle person and always nice to visit with...Will has been friends with Philip her husband for many years and grew up together going to the same church and school...Both love hunting and fishing...She passed away last Thursday at the age of 34 ..A young mother to three precious children...Being there and seeing this family just broke my heart and really put into perspective..How precious life really is...God gives life and God takes away..Our lives are all planned and the number of years, months, days and hours are pre-planned by Him...Arlenes time was done here on earth and God wanted her to come home...Such a comfort to her husband Phil that she was a Christian ...It will be very hard for him and the children in the coming weeks and months....Time does heal...And we must trust in God that He will look after them ...Please keep them all in your prayers ...Until next time....

Pumpkin Carving, Trick or Treating and Some Hunting has begun...

Good Day all...it is about + 5 here and raining....We had a fun weekend..Friday evening we went to Aunt Colleen and Uncle Mitchs for supper and carved a pumpkin...The kids then got some costumes on and we went trick or treating with Miriam and Jacob in Trout Creek....We went to about 5-6 houses and that was enough for the kids...But they got plenty of candy just with those few houses...People gave out lots...lol..We had a fun night and then went back to Miriam and Nandors for some goodies...

This is Jesse our fireman...With real soot on his face and all..... Here is our little hunter....A little Davey Crockett/ Daniel Boon..... Carving a pumpkin with Uncle Mitch..... And like I had said it is officially rifle season here...My hubby was target shooting today and scaring the jeepers out of our dog and now has gone to Trout Creek to my sisters to hunt...He has a tree stand set up there...So I will keep you posted on his adventures and he does have a doe tag for that area so he has options a doe or a big ol buck...Apparently there is a BIG OL BUCK down there that the locals have been trying to catch for about 7 years ..A 8-9 point...So if that big ol buck comes in range ..He might be in our freezer and mounted on our wall.....Oh boy....Have a great rest of the day and until next time....