Pictures coming soon??

Well last night, Daryl ordered our pretty new (well refurbished.. so new to us) macbook. Which means that fairly soon we will have all of our pretty little pictures available to us! So stay tuned for pictures of what all's been going on in our lives!

The week that would not end

Okay, maybe I'm being over dramatic, but the Grunau family has officially learned their lesson when it comes to the land east of us. I feel that I need to make a little side comment here before I tell you about our week in Manitoba.
On a whole, Manitoba HATES us! That cute, little province, our next door neighbors bites us in the butt every time we have gone there. We are continually screwed over by that land!

And the week we went did not disappoint. We drove to Elkhorn resort on Saturday, and the weather was beautiful! It was perfect driving weather and we had a great drive. We arrived at the resort just before supper, so we had time to check out the resort, find our cabin and get settled in before we ate supper. On the first night everything was looking promising. Our cabin was really nice and had everything we needed. The resort looked nice and there was a lot of outdoor things to do. But then we woke up the next day and for the next 4 days it was FREEZING! It was constantly around -35 (with the wind chill) from Sunday until Wednesday. So obviously we couldn't go outside with Libby, so we spent ALOT of our time in the cabin, playing games, eating, sleeping and watching TV (good ol' HGTV). We also went to the indoor swimming pool a few times. Libby liked the water, and she even liked the lifejacket we bought her. We had planned to go to Brandon (an hour away), but after a snapped block heater cord we
couldn't get our car started (which just aggravated the feeling of being trapped). Thankfully my friend Alissa was able to come and see us (it was so great to see her again!!). We were even more frustrated when we saw the weather channel proclaiming that Saskatchewan and Alberta was nice and mild! Were we ever thankful that we had come to Manitoba to escape 'chilly' Saskatoon! ARGH!
The day before we were leaving it was only around -8ish so we went outside and played. Libby loved the playground. Thankfully most of it was made out of heavy plastic, I kept having visions of Lilbby's tongue stuck to the monkey bars. She especially loved the slide (which she calls 'weee'). We also went tobogganing and Libby really liked that too! Of course we had to start half way down the hill....she didn't even like it when Daryl started at the top by himself! And we also walked around giving Libby a bit of a sled ride. So it was a really nice LAST day there...stupid Manitoba.
Oh well, all in all it was still nice to get away and be unplugged from the world. We had a fun time hanging out as a family and just enjoying each other.
Next year though, I think we'll head out to Alberta.... IT doesn't seem to hate us as much!

Completely unrelated

On a completely unrelated topic to the post below, Libby's hair now fits in pigtails. Actually she could have worn them a long time ago, but now they don't look dorky! She is so cute, and I think she looks a lot older now. She's not my baby anymore... she's my little toddler, complete with tantrums (it is really hard not to laugh at her... except when we're in public, then I just turn red).

Oh well, I guess we're just winding up for the world of the two year old!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

Man, I cannot believe how much it has been snowing lately! I am noticing all of this for a variety of reasons....
-we now have to shovel our own sidewalks and driveway (at our townhouse it was all done for us... I now realize I never said thank-you enough!!)
-Our driveway is WAY bigger than at our townhouse (we can fit 4 cars in the back)
-Our wiper blade sucks on the Corolla, so I can't just wipe away the snow off the windshield. Even if it's just a light 'dusting' I have to pull out the brush.... pretty annoying.
- We are running out of room to put the snow... we can only have our driveway so narrow.

Oh well, it is still beautiful, and supposedly we are supposed to get to above zero for the next few days (I'll believe it when I see it). It also doesn't help that lately I have known many people who are escaping to the warm climates of Mexico, Australia and the Caribbean...man life's rough for some people.

The Grunau family is also off on a vacation soon. Yes it is a resort, yes there is a pool and a hot tub, and yes there is a golf course. Problem is you would have to shovel the 8 feet of snow to find your little white ball! In the Grunau household we escape the Saskatchewan winter blues by going to northern Manitoba! That's right, Daryl, Libby and I will be in a quaint little cabin (3 bedrooms, full kitchen, living room, fireplace, 2 baths) for a week! We'll be roughing it all right! There will be lots to do though... plenty of outdoor activities and there is an indoor pool and hot tub as well. We are really looking forward to spending some family time together away from all the busyness of life. I think it'll be a lot of fun! It reminds me of when I went to my best friends cabin all the time in Hay River. Lots of time talking, playing games and great food (hopefully my cooking won't be compared to Mrs. Forbes' though.. I wouldn't stand a chance!)

I think it will be a great time, but hopefully we won't get cabin fever and start going crazy.... Is anyone else thinking about the Simpson's episode where they're at a cabin and they have no TV or beer. "No TV and Beer makes Homer go crazy...." YIKES! I'm sure we'll be fine though... we have TV after all... and a dvd player.... and we stocked up on snacks.... we'll be fine... I think....

Let you know how it all goes.... if we survive that is!