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Here you go Mary..hope these work!

Picture Frustrations...

This morning the girls were all wearing their Christmas dresses and I really wanted a cute picture! Well after a zillion things going wrong trying to get ready to go..I insisted on getting a picture of all 3 of them together. Well no one co-operated, they wouldnt dare sit near each other and ..and this is what I got! Why is it so difficult to get a picture of 3 kids together..smiling and happy???? I guess we will try again next week!!

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Ice Skating!!

We decided for a fun activity, we would take the girls ice skating! This is a whole new thing for them..but luckily we had done lots of rollerblading in Florida..and this is pretty much the same...except on ice! All the girls did great! Paige used the little skating learner and after an hour she had gained her confidence and was going faster and faster! Steff roared around the ice..but would get nervous when it was time to stop..so she decided slamming into the boards was a good way to stop! Emily was careful and cautious but had a ball as she gained her balance and started to glide. There was a cute little girl figure skating in the middle of the ice..and all the girls watched with wide eyes..thinking that was pretty cool! Guess I better just sign them all up for lessons!!

Ready for Basement walls....

Footings are done...basement walls are next!!
We went by and checked the progress of the house. They were busy working away on Saturday. We should get some basement walls poured this week if the weather co-operates. They are moving along quickly and are expecting to start framing in the next couple of weeks! So, they are putting the pressure on to get decisions made!! We love watching the progress and cant believe we are ahead of schedule!!

Burnt Remains...

This is the house the explosion was in...

This one soon caught fire...

This house was spared!! Wow...

Okay, we did a quick drive by this morning before church! The third house was spared and the Global 7 news team was at their door questioning them as we drove by. Apparently, they just moved into their home 11 days ago!! What a nice welcoming present! Wow...they were lucky! No word yet on what caused the blaze...

House Explosion in Evergreen!!

Last night I was driving home from taking our babysitter home, when I saw a huge orange glow in the sky. I immediately knew there was a fire somewhere in the vicinity of our home! I followed a zillion firetrucks, police cars and ambulances and when they all turned down our street I realized the fire was very near our home! I picked up Mike (who said he heard a Boom and felt the house shake) and we headed to check out the situation! A house 2 blocks down from ours had exploded and was engulfed in flames! Luckily the house seemed to be one that was being built. We watched in amazement and very soon after we arrived the next house caught on fire. The third house in line was a house that was lived in..we watched nervously hoping that the third house would not catch on fire! We watched for quite some time hoping the firemen would have the fire under control quickly, but we left (due to extreme cold) and the fire was not under control. We dont know yet this morning, if the third house survived. We will check it out and let you know. Watching the fire made us realize how vulnerable we are. We hear of fires all the time, but never see them or think that it can happen to us. But seeing this incredible, powerful fire so very near our home, made us realize that it so easily could have been ours. I awoke this morning, and told the girls what had happened and we quickly devised a fire plan for our family.

Tobagganing!

| View Show | Create Your OwnThe girls had today off of school...so we headed out for our first attempt at tobagganing! The girls all had a blast together! Paige just wanted to ride and ride and all the girls were so good to take her down with them! She would giggle and giggle! I can tell we will be doing lots more of this activity! Thanks for the fun afternoon Humphreys!!

It's December!!!

Wow, is anyone else wondering what happened to November?? Where does the time go?? It is December 1st and the Christmas countdown begins! The girls are excited for today...they have the day off of school (no not a snowday..just a professional day) and dad promised to take them to get the Christmas tree today! They are so excited! We didnt have a tree in Florida so we are excited to pull out all the lights and family ornaments and trim the tree! This is always the funnest start to the Christmas Season!!! Let the HOLIDAYS begin!!!

Enjoying Snow Day...

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We had a fun snow day and packed in lots of fun. We did math, wrote stories, baked cookies, colored and watched our favorite christmas movies! When Mike got home he bundled up the girls and took them out to help him shovel! Wow..was it cold!!! What a fun snow day!!

A New Blogger!!

My sister Kristin has just started her blog!! Welcome to blogging!! I couldnt add her to my links for some reason...but I will keep trying!

www.bkhagerman.blogspot.com

DEEP FREEZE!!!

SNOW DAY!

I had to make an executive decision today! The temperatures are dipping into -40C (-39F) today with a snowfall warning..but still school must go on!! I just dont get it. It is beyond cold, it has been snowing for at least 24 hours, and the roads are terrible. I officially declared a SNOWDAY this morning when they said on the news...'Parents, dress your kids warmly for the bus, frost bite sets in in under 5 minutes in these temperatures!' Ok, is it just me or is there something seriously wrong with that comment? My response...'Parents you are truly insane if you are even considering putting your child on a bus this morning!!'. So I decided to keep the kids at home today and have a snowday!!! We are planning on baking cookies, playing games and watching movies!! I am Canadian..but I have to say...Canadians are truly crazy!!!

Hope everyone is staying warm!!!

(especially all my family in Arizona..specifically the ones who were out waterskiing saturday!)

Mystery Shoveler.....

I woke up this morning...just dreading having to shovel our driveway and sidewalks again because we are having below frigid temperatures! So I told the girls I was heading out to shovel and Steffi says, 'Somebody already shovelled!' So we looked out the window, and sure enough, someone had already shovelled! How exciting! The girls caught a glimpse of the mystery shoveller...our only clues are a black truck, a white coat, and earphones.

THANK YOU THANK YOU TO OUR MYSTERY SHOVELLER!!!!

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are having a bit of a winter wonderland this weekend!

I wasnt sure if my van would register a temperature past 0 F...but tonight I found out that it does!! -5F and dipping lower! And to top it off we have blizzard conditions too! I know all my Florida friends are highly jealous!! I posted this one for our friend Ryan who is dying in the Florida sun & heat!! Enjoy that sun will ya?

We are beyond freezing up here!!!!!

We are INSANELY COLD!!!

EXCAVATION!!!

So... I decided to take a random drive by the lot today. Occasionally I drive by to check it out and check on other homes going up in the neighbourhood! What a shock I had when I found a digger there!! I had to double check that this was our lot! I sat and stared and then grabbed my camera! I dont think he appreciated an audience so I didnt stay long! But how excited was I!!! We werent expecting any work to start until the end of January even into February! So what a nice surprise to find progress!! Now I will be driving by a little more frequently...too bad I cant disguise my van!! So the race is on Kristin! My sister and I are having a little bet to see who will be in their new house first! She had a running start..but hit a few complications along the way so we thought it could be close. But when she told me a few weeks ago that theirs had started, I thought we were out of the running for sure..with our start date in late January! Now with a digger on site... the race is back on!!

The extra pictures are for Mike's benefit, he is working the next 4 days straight and may miss this whole stage of the house!
PS: I dont know why that darn sign still says for sale...it is SOLD!

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Just wishing all of you who are celebrating and eating turkey today...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Enjoy that turkey!

911

Well, Mike is doing the trauma marathon for the next 2 weeks! ( He has 4 nights OFF in the next 14!!! ) And he has seen too many ambulances bringing patients into the trauma bay! He has had quite the selection of patients coming in, 3 young guys in a car accident, 2 skiiers who collided with trees (separate incidences), etc. Unfortunately, he did not have HIS camera, because his wife has pretty much taken it over. But his training in Miami came in handy when on Sunday night there was a shooting downtown. The patient was rushed into the Foothills trauma center at 1130pm with a gunshot wound to the abdomin. Mike was the attending on and cracked open the patients chest in the ER...rushed him up to the OR and continued to work on the patient for 8 hours. Yes, 8 hours! Unfortunately the outcome was not great as his patient died at 730am and thus became the 22 murder victim of the year. Shooter is still at large. Mike worked hard, and thought he was going to pull through, but he just lost way too much blood. Great going Mike! Keep up the great work!

We just love our deer!!!!

Lighting Up...

So last weekend....it seems like our whole entire block all of sudden was decorated for Christmas! We were definately the odd balls on the street (especially next to our neighbours...who went all out..and he says he isnt done yet!). The temperatures have been bearable this week with rumors of -20C soon to come, so I had to take matters into my own hands..and we headed for Canadian Tire! Well, how overwhelming was that!! Rows and rows of outdoor Christmas decorations. They have these HUGE snowball things that snow inside...so cool..but it was far too big for our front yard. Everyone seems to love those blowup decorations, but one good snowfall and the thing falls flat! So....after much deliberation and searching, we chose out some cute little deer that even move! (And no one else on the street has them...yet) The girls and I assembled the deer and hung a few lights! I wasnt about to attempt a ladder and roof lights...so we did a few things out front to show our Christmas cheer!

'Tis the season for lights!!!!

I CAN SEE!!!!

Emily had a GREAT appointment with our pediatric opthamologist today! He was the first one to tell us that there was something seriously wrong with Emily (due to her being blind in both eyes) and was going to help us quickly figure out what the cause was. We adore him and look forward to our visits/check ups with him. Who can believe it has been 7 years already! Well he gave us great news when he said that Emilys good eye is seeing 20/20!! We are just thrilled. We will keep wearing the cute glasses as a protective measure, but we are so grateful that the eye has made a complete recovery when we were told that most likely she would remain blind in both eyes! We are so blessed! We have visited with all our doctors in the past month and all are just amazed with Emily. It has been great to reconnect and have them see the results of all their hard work and studying!!