2019

Well, here we are in March...how does time fly so fast? We are wrapping up hockey season this week and figure skating...and jumping into calving soon. That's so crazy. The kids have had a fun and busy winter.  Clarence played on the Squirt hockey team and enjoyed having Matt as his coach. Clifford and Clancy enjoy Termite hockey practice and Clifford loved playing the few games he has had. He made lots of goals and was so proud of that. Tonight is his and Clancy's final game against me and the other moms of the Termites.  We always have lots of fun and enjoy skating against each other.  Clarence and Matt got to play each other last night, and they enjoyed that as well.

Adina finished figure skating this past weekend with her figure skating show. She loved it and was so cute skating with her group.  She also did her testing and was overjoyed to pass into the next level...Basic 5. And she gets to look forward to having Aunt Tori be her skating coach next year, which will be so fun for her!

 Betsy has loved her time as a rink rat this winter. She is very at home there and loves playing and running around during everyone's practices and games.  With snacks and friends at the rink, what more could she want?

We have made good use of our trips to town every day to stop in and say hi to Great-Grandma Muriel many nights a week...she loves having the kids pop in to say hi and always has a snack for them. Betsy found her stash of mini marshmallows and when she walks in the door, she heads straight for the spot Grandma keeps her marshmallows and needs to have that for her quick snack. It's fun having Grandma so close to the rink and be able to stop in and see her often.

So...onto calving. We had calf 1 in February. Yesterday, we had our 2nd.  I'm sure by next week, we'll have a bunch...hopefully they will wait to come until after the snow tomorrow. 

This weekend is the Old Timer's hockey tournament, so Matt will be skating in that with my dad, brother, and a bunch of others. On Saturday, though, we are all heading to Wannaska to a bull sale. Dan Anderson, a rancher who has sold bulls to us for many years, is having his final bull sale on Saturday. He has talked Clarence into being the auctioneer for it, so Clarence has been practicing his "auctioneer talk" for the past few weeks. He's watched youtube videos on it, printed off pages of tongue twisters to learn to control his tongue, and has been selling his toy bulls in the toy room to his brothers on a daily basis.  We will see how it all goes on Saturday. He's excited about it and it will be fun to watch him.

And today, March 13th, my dear old dad turns 60. If you think of it, call and wish him a  Happy Birthday! He's taking a break from work tonight to watch Nikki and I play hockey against the Termites, then we're going to the bowling alley for supper.

I've been subbing a lot now this winter, and it's fun to see my kids during the school day. Betsy and Clancy usually stay home and do chores with Matt, but sometimes, like today, they are off at Grandma Juli's to play for the day. Fun for all of them! They have also gotten to spend more time with Aunties Megan and Nikki, too, so they enjoy getting to play with cousins.

Well,.....I'd better go air out Matt's hockey equipment...he wore it last night and it's sure to be stinky. I'm so glad I don't have to do this skating thing too often...I really don't like skating, but I don't mind the game once we actually get on the ice. 

See ya!