Before heading home, we had a big breakfast. Then we said goodbye to Gay and Spike and hit the road. The roads were much better than the day before. But we did pass 15 cars and trucks that had gone off the highway during the storm. They had been there for a couple of days.…
Both Caileigh and Chris had to work Monday morning, so tried to get on the road around 9am. We were on our way to Montreal to go visit Grandma Gay. Caileigh and Chris were great hosts. It was wonderful hanging out with them. The Ottawa roads were still sloppy from the previous day’s snowstorm. And…
Sunday morning, we woke to the news that the snowstorm was coming. Round two of Snowmageddon – Ottawa Style. There was an advisory not to drive if you didn’t have to. So that meant that Bethany, Issac, and Ada were not coming today. Neither were Pat and Alex. Which meant that we didn’t have to…
Saturday morning we got up and had our morning coffees. Caileigh and Chris are serious coffee folks. They weigh the coffee grounds instead of using measured spoonfuls. The result was an excellent pot of brew! Tara and Dan arrived a little later and the core group was complete. Yay!! The plan was to hang out…
Keaton and Kate couldn’t come home for Christmas. They postponed their visit until February. This would be our first chance to see the newly married couple. The first leg of their trip was with us. And it was a whirlwind. First, their flight got delayed. They got in just after midnight on Friday morning. When…
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