January
20090101 Thursday High: Low: Sunrise 8:26, Sunset 4:31 Re: Pine Falls MB sun times
Made it out to Mom and Blair’s for breakfast. We had to snowshoe up the lane as we could not drive in by the pasture. We enjoyed spending the day with Mom and Blair. Left a little earlier than we had planned as the wind got up even higher. It was a bitterly cold snowshoe back down the lane. The wind managed to strip all the salt and dirt off the car and polished it to a bright shine. Only on the wind side though.
20090102 Friday High: Low: Sunrise 8:26 Sunset 4:32
We did not get out to Mom’s for breakfast as another storm was on the way. We managed to beat the storm to Moose Jaw. We settled in for the night and just enjoyed our wee holiday at Temple Gardens Spa. It was fun to sit in the hot pool outdoors in the blizzard.
20090103 Saturday High: Low:
Still blizzarding by the time we left Moose Jaw but cleared up a little east of Regina. Home by 6:00 p.m. A lot of snow here too. The lane was quite heavy. Glad to be home.
20090104 Sunday High: Low: Sunrise 8:26 Sunset 4:34 – 7 minutes more daylight this week
It is a cold windy day. Church then home to put all the tree decorations and other Christmas decorations away. Chris did a lot of snow blowing. I tackled laundry – enjoyed a little TV this evening.
20090105 Monday High: Low: Sunrise 8:25 Sunset 4:36 Re: Pine Falls Manitoba
A cold morning, -37 but bright and sunny. A good day to get caught up with my office work. I tried to find the time to get my sewing machine set up for all the quilting I need to get done. Hopefully tomorrow. Blair started his Semi Truck driving training course today.
20090106 Tuesday High: Low: Sunrise 8:25 Sunset 4:37
Happy Birthday Mom – 86 years old today. I called Mom for her birthday; she was having a great day. Blair is off to Swift Current for the next couple of weeks for his Driver Training, so he can drive Semi trucks. I managed to get started again on April’s quilt.
20090107 Wednesday High: Low: Sunrise 8:25 Sunset 4:38
Just an ordinary January day. Still a very cold winter. We actually got into Winnipeg and did a few errands. Visited with Mike, Gayleen and the boys. We stopped in Selkirk for supper, an enjoyable evening.
20090108 Thursday High: Low: Sunrise 8:24 Sunset 4:39
Bob Stenzil was over for a meeting with Chris this morning. I spent much of the day working on April’s quilt. I think I am beginning to like it. The design is starting to show.
20090109 Friday High: Low: Sunrise: 8:24 Sunset: 4:41
Haircuts today, just a quick trip into Beausejour for that. Overcomers Outreach tonight. There were 6 of us in attendance. This is an excellent program. Will it change my life? Time will tell.
20090110 Saturday High: Low: Sunrise: 8:23 Sunset: 4:42
Elders meeting for Chris this morning. I did laundry and some work on the Overcomers 12 Step workbook, then worked on piecing April’s quilt. We got in a snowshoe this afternoon. The snow is very deep this year. McPhee swims in it. It’s kind of funny to watch.
20090111 Sunday High: -17 Low: -23 Sunrise: 8:23 Sunset: 4:43 12 minutes more daylight this past week
Good church services then off to Altona to meet Ron, Leanne and Chantel for lunch. The restaurant was busy, the service was slow, but it gave us time to visit. Ron has agreed to go to Promise Keepers with Chris in March. It is getting very cold tonight. Down 2.5 pounds from last Sunday.
20090112 Monday High: -18 Low: -32 Sunrise: 8:22 Sunset: 4:45
Attended the “Spring Tea” ‘cookbook’ meeting this morning. It went very well. Home to do some office work and get some quilting done. It is cold and windy today. It has been a bitterly cold winter so far.
20090113 Tuesday High: -24 Low: -35 Sunrise: 8:21 Sunset: 4:46 I am now using the sunrise/sunset times for Pine Falls MB
My turn to take lunch to Bible Study today, so baked a cake this morning. Chris got his contract with Alberta Justice. It gives us enough work to take us to the end of March. That is good news. Now we have some organizing to do.
20090114 Wednesday High: -25 Low: -32 Sunrise: 8:21 Sunset: 4:48
Our Winnipeg day, rush rush rush. We saw the movie “Gran Torino” and really enjoyed it. Shopped for new shirts for Chris and suit pants tailored. Enjoyed supper with Mike, Gayleen, William and Ashton. Very cold today with schools cancelled again today because of the cold and high wind chills. -48
20090115 Thursday High: -21 Low: -30 Sunrise: 8:20 Sunset: 4:49
Office work this morning. Then I managed to get a couple of hours work done on April’s quilt. Chris and Judy Otto were busy tying up all the details on the Edmonton workshop next week. It has grown from 2 to 14 participants and the facility is too small for that many.
20090116 Friday High: Low: Sunrise: 8:19 Sunset: 4:50
Warmed up somewhat today – but a strong south wind. Overcomers Outreach this evening, but first the group met to go through the “12 Step” training session. They met here for supper. It was a good session. I did laundry today and got organized for packing for our trip to Edmonton.
20090117 Saturday High: Low: Sunrise: Sunset:
Laundry today and final packing for our trip to Edmonton. We even managed to get a batch of wine bottled. Got the house tidied and we are ready for eleven days away.
20090118 Sunday High: -2 Low: -18 Sunrise: 8:17 Sunset: 4:53 16 minutes more daylight this past week.
Our travel day to Edmonton. Left McPhee with Mike and Gayleen. It was a good flight though I was frustrated with the people who put their seats back into my space. Great to see Craig and Dena and the children. They have grown and changed a lot since August.
20090119 Monday High: -5 Low: -19 Sunrise: 8:15 Sunset: 4:55
Caitlin and I spent the morning together as Dena did substitute teaching for Sean’s class. Joshua Dunning was here for the afternoon.
20090120 Tuesday High: -4 Low: -13 Sunrise: 8:15 Sunset: 4:57
IKEA day with Caitlin. I baked cookies this morning and after lunch we headed to Ikea. Caitlin to play at “Smalkids” and Dena and I to wander the store. Caitlin kept the secret of our shopping trip from Sean and Kirena very well.
20090121 Wednesday High: -4 Low: -5 Sunrise: 8:14 Sunset: 4:58
We decided to paint Sean’s bedroom. It was something to do. He picked orange for a couple of walls and a dark blue ceiling to show off his solar system and stars. Light blue was chosen for the other two walls. It was a fun day. I went to bed real early.
20090122 Thursday High: -4 Low: -17 Sunrise: 8:13 Sunset: 5:00
Cold and windy today. We got the second coat of orange paint on Sean’s room. Dena worked on the ceiling. Sean and I played video games – I am learning a lot.
20090123 Friday High: -17 Low: -25 Sunrise: 8:12 Sunset: 5:02
Dena and I had our day together – fabric shopping – wall paper shopping and lunch at “Kids in the Hall”. We had supper with James and Jess at a great Indian food place. The food was really good, and we had a great visit with them. We all watched the first disc of “Love and Respect”
20090124 Saturday High: -19 Low: -27 Sunrise: 8:11 Sunset: 5:03
Chris and I went off to buy him a new suit after breakfast. That was an experience in Alberta customer service. She knew what she was doing but was rather rude. Craig and Dena went on a date. The children and us watched a movie “Kung Fu Panda”
20090125 Sunday High: -21 Low: -30 Sunrise: 8:10 Sunset: 5:05 19 minutes more daylight this past week
We attended James and Jessica’s church this morning. It was a great service. Dena, Jess and I had a fun afternoon at the “Bridal Fantasy” wedding show. Jess got her wedding gown, veil and tiara. This was quite an experience for me.
20090126 Monday High: -21 Low: -28 Sunrise: 8:08 Sunset: 5:07
Ah Monday. We finished priming the walls in Sean’s room and the first coat of paint on. Chris and I met Sally and Lynn for supper at “Louisiana Purchase”. Finally got some money put into James and Jess’s wedding account.
20090127Tuesday High: -14 Low: -23 Sunrise: 8:07 Sunset: 5:08
We finished painting Seans’ room and put up his glow in the dark stars arranged in constellations. I helped with laundry and just enjoyed Caitlin. It is quite a pleasant day outdoors in Edmonton.
20090128 Wednesday High: -11 Low: -22 Sunrise: 8:06 Sunset: 5:10
Dena and I went to Beaumont to see Mel and Alec’ Dunnings’s brand new 4000 square foot home. It was most magnificent. In the afternoon we went to Walmart. Chris and I went out for supper with Tim and Marie Owens. We had a good visit and meal. We also watched the kids’ skating lessons.
20090129 Thursday High: -18 Low: -26 Sunrise: 8:04 Sunset: 5:12
Our day to travel home – but first a trip to the fabric store this time with Caitlin. I think she will be a quilter as she had a breakdown in the store over some fabric. Dena finally got her a couple of small pieces which Caitlin loved. We arrived home by 9:30 p.m.
20090130 Friday High: -7 Low: -23 Sunrise: 8:03 Sunset: 5:13
A rather crazy day for me today – so much office work to be done (which got done in the afternoon) – a Tea Committee meeting – then supper at Bob and Jackie’s for the second of our “12 Step Program” study. I also have a cold settling in.
20090131 Saturday High: -.5 Low: -12 Sunrise: 8:02 Sunset: 5:15
My cold has fully developed today. I worked most of the day on financials – finally got Chris’s invoice done. We had quite a little wind and snowstorm midafternoon. Enjoyed a quiet evening.
February
20090201 Sunday High: -12 Low: -21 Sunrise: 8:00 Sunset: 5:17 22 minutes more daylight this past week.
I did not go to church this morning because of my cold. Chris picked me up after church and I drove him to the airport. I came right home and watched a couple of Elvis Presley movies. I quite enjoyed them.
20090202 Monday High: -13 Low: -26 Sunrise: 7:59 Sunset: 5:19
Mostly office and personal accounting work today. My cold is still developing so it is a good week to be at home alone. The ground hog predicts 6 more weeks of winter – Ha-ha this is Manitoba after all.
20090203 Tuesday High: -12 Low: -31 Sunrise: 7:57 Sunset: 5:20
My turn to take lunch for Bible Study so I baked a cake. I decided I did not feel well enough to go so took my cakeover to Ann Baker and she will deliver it for me. I did some quilt piecing today.
20090204 Wednesday High: -9 Low: -22 Sunrise: 7:56 Sunset: 5:22
I am still feeling unwell. Ann Baker phoned – she is also under the weather. We commiserated with each other. I spent most of the day piecing April and Curtis’s quilt. Boring TV after supper – a strong south wind today.
20090205 Thursday High: 0 Low: -16 Sunrise: 7:54 Sunset: 5:24
It is a beautiful weather day – spent the morning working on April’s quilt – then headed for the city early afternoon. Made stops at Walmart and Staples then to Mike and Gayleen’s for supper. After supper we went to the pool to watch the boy’s swimming lesson. Afterwards I went to the airport to pick up Chris. Happy Birthday Blair, 40 years old today.
20090206 Friday Sunrise: 7:52 Sunset: 5:26
A busy day as usual. We met Alex and Dora Cross for lunch and had a nice visit. It was a pleasant day, weatherwise. Overcomers Outreach meeting this evening. I lost 7 pounds since last Friday.
20090207 Saturday High: -2 Low: -11 Sunrise: 7:51 Sunset: 5:27
An Elders meeting for Chris today. Then we just relaxed and watched TV in the evening. We need these days once in a while.
20090208 Sunday High: -1 Low: -11 Sunrise: 7:49 Sunset: 5:29 23 minutes more daylight the past week
Church and another trip to the airport. This is getting to be a routine. I stopped for a few groceries at Safeway on the way home. I spent some time on my 12 Step notebook and planning a program for Overcomers Outreach next week as I am leading the meeting.
20090209 Monday High: +2 Low: -11 Sunrise: 7:47 Sunset: 5:31
Rainy – icy day – highways are in a terrible mess. I cancelled my dental appointment – encouraged the postponement of the Tea Committee meeting and just stayed home for the day. Quilt – quilt – quilt.
20090210 Tuesday High: +4 Low: +.5 Sunrise: 7:46 Sunset: 5:33
Another day of rain and drizzle – at least the temperatures were warm enough that I could safely navigate to the barn. Checked the lane, it looked icy to me so cancelled Ann Baker coming over for supper and going to Bible study. I worked on my quilting project.
20090211 Wednesday Sunrise: 7:44 Sunset: 5:34
Another grey day – cleaned house – phoned Chris’s Mom to see how the weather was treating her. I am still not going out of the house. We need a couple more inches of snow to cover all the ice – we got 6”.
20090212 Thursday High: -5 Low: -13
Made chili this morning in preparation for tomorrow. Got a few more errands done up and tackled the drive into Winnipeg. The laneway, grid road and the highway to Scanterbury were very icy. I had supper with Mike and Gayleen and picked Chris up at the airport.
20090213 Friday High: -8 Low: -18 Sunrise: 7:40 Sunset: 5:38
Tea Committee meeting this morning. Chris had a dental appointment. I spent the afternoon getting supper ready for our turn with the 12 Step training. I led the meeting tonight for the Overcomers Outreach meeting. It was a busy day.
20090214 Saturday High: -12 Low: -24 Sunrise: 7:38 Sunset: 5:40
Slept in this morning till 8:00 a.m. Chris did chores outside and inside and I worked on April’s quilt. We cooked a nice Valentines supper for ourselves with a great bottle of wine and watched some taped TV.
20090215 Sunday High: -14 Low: -25 Sunrise: 7:37 Sunset: 5:41 24 minutes more daylight this past week
It was a chilly but sunny day. We went to Ron and Leanne’s after church for dinner and a great visit. Back home by 8:00 p.m. Chris then chopped a few more wagon loads of firewood for the next two weeks.
20090216 Monday High: -13 Low: -27 Sunrise: 7:35 Sunset: 5:43
We went to Pat and Barry Senyk’s for lunch enroute to take Chris to the airport. We had a great visit. I was home by 4:00 p.m. I just enjoyed the evening, doing up some office work and will finish it tomorrow afternoon.
20090217 Tuesday High: -6 Low: -23 Sunrise: 7:33 Sunset: 5:45
It was a workday for me after I got home from Beausejour – a haircut for me and McPhee had his yearly visit to the vet. He did well – lost some weight and his teeth are OK. Bible study this evening.
20090218 Wednesday High: -16 Low: -25 Sunrise: 7:31 Sunset: 5:46
Ann Baker and I went to Pine Falls today – out for lunch – the fabric store for backing for April’s quilt and the main fabric for James and Jessica’s wedding quilt. We also visited Doris Stucky in the hospital. We had a good visit. The weather was sunny and cold.
20090219 Thursday High: -14 Low: -28 Sunrise: 7:29 Sunset: 5:48
A beautiful sunny day – still cold though. I finished piecing the top of April’s quilt and started getting the fabric ready for the back. It was a 12-hour quilting day.
20090220 Friday High: -10 Low: -21 Sunrise: 7:27 Sunset: 5:50
Off to Winnipeg after lunch – a few errands to do, dropped the vacuum off for its yearly check-up. To Mike and Gayleen’s for supper and a visit. I picked Chris up at the airport and home by 10:00 p.m.
20090221 Saturday High: -11 Low: -21 Sunrise: 7:26 Sunset: 5:52
Men’s Breakfast at Stead Ranch this morning. I got Chris’s laundry done – ready for him to repack. It was a busy day for Chris. A relaxing evening.
20090222 Sunday High: -11 Low: -24 Sunrise: 7:23 Sunset: 5:54 27 minutes more daylight this past week
Off to the airport again after church to drop Chris off for his trip to Edmonton. Back home I got the backing sewed together for April’s quilt. Started cutting out some pieces for James and Jess’s quilt.
20090223 Monday High: -6 Low: -26 Sunrise: 7:21 Sunset: 5:55
Tea Committee meeting this morning – taste testing the menu. We will go with the salad and rolls and hat-shaped cakes. A little office work and then sewing on James and Jess’s quilt. I got April’s quilt sandwiched (layered). Laid it out on the basement floor.
20090224 Tuesday High: -6 Low: -11 Sunrise: 7:19 Sunset: 5:57
Quite snowy by afternoon. Ann Baker came over midafternoon and we enjoyed supper together. However, when she went to go home – she slipped into the south ditch of the laneway. It had snowed enough to cover all the landmarks on the laneway. CAA managed to navigate the lane and tow her out.
20090225 Wednesday High: -9 Low: -22 Sunrise: 7:17 Sunset: 5:59
A nasty north wind today – brr – sunshine was welcome – I did office work, some cleaning and a lot of quilting. I didn’t feel the need to go outside at all.
20090226 Thursday High: -18 Low: -32 Sunrise: 7:15 Sunset: 6:00
Into Winnipeg by midafternoon. Enjoyed time with Mike and Gayleen and the boys. I watched their swimming lessons, then off to the airport to pick up Chris and Kirena. Kirena is here for the weekend. It is wonderful to see her.
20090227 Friday High: -20 Low: -34 Sunrise: 7:13 Sunset: 6:02
We took Kirena into Mike and Gayleen’s midafternoon for her visit and sleep over with her cousins. Overcomers Outreach this evening. Not a great evening – so tired of the cold and the wind.
20090228 Saturday High: -13 Low: -26 Sunrise: 7:11 Sunset: 6:04
I am very tired today. We left about 9:30 a.m. to head into the city to pick up Kirena and then to Beausejour for some groceries, renewing the car insurance and a haircut for Chris. We watched a couple of movies with Kirena downstairs this evening.
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