Where did the summer go :(

It seems just yesterday that we were at the camp enjoying the summer, visiting the kids in the south. Now it's 10 below and we're shovelling the driveway again. There's a trade off for the quieter way of live, the natural resources that surround us. That trade off is called winter, and it sucks!

As I look at the pageviews, I wonder what brings people here to this page? Are you looking for me or are you genuinely interested in what I have to say :) Maybe you're looking for my co-worker. Yes, there are in fact a number of people with the same name as myself. It's not uncommon considering we've got a large French community up here in the north.

Sharon and Mike on the highway for the upcoming long weekend - visiting Jordan in Guelph.

Winter woes

This winter was particularly brutal not so much snow but the bitter cold and the amount of ice build up. There was flooding in the Flour Mill and Notre Dame was closed for a bit.

Most of the snow has melted away :) To pass the cold days and nights, I've been dabbling in photography lately, Sharon's been busy with yoga.

The upcoming long weekend will be our first opening of the cottage and I hope that winter hasn't been too hard on it. We've been giving serious thought to relocating south, closer to the cottage and better business opportunities. I'm hoping this will be our last year in Sudbury - crappy roads, cold weather, limited employment opportunities and a whole lot of rocks. We'd also be closer to Ashley and Jordan. Ashley graduated and is now working in Human Resources for a Toronto area firm. Jordan is now self-employed as a home renovator.

This has been one of the coldest darkest miserable winters that I can remember. While the amount of snow has been reasonable, the temperatures have been dismal and the sun rarely shines through the clouds.



We're thinking perhaps it's time to move to Southern Ontario. Sharon could find accounting work and there are relocation options for me in the mining industry.



Having just purchased a smaller home almost two years ago, the value of the house has increased - but do we want to relocate ourselves yet again? So much incertainty.

Signs of spring

It's been a miserable winter, although not as cold as I'd expected it might be. Sharon took up curling and I've gotten my lazy butt back to the gym. Ashley came home for reading week and helped us paint the rec-room.
Tax season is gearing up and that means a lot of clients rushing in to file their taxes. Some of them think that carrying fees for their mutual funds are a deduction but not if they've set them up as a TFSA.

A TFSA is a great way to save some money without feeling the taxman's bite when it comes time to withdraw.

Sudbury roads are full of potholes and as usual the city won't take any liability for them unless you put up a 10 foot billboard informing them of the holes in the streets.

Until next time.

Summer coming to an end...

A year and a day later... has it really been this long since the blog updated? Well there isn't much content to begin with and I doubt anyone is really following this. The nights are getting a little colder which sucks, but it was a hot beautiful summer.


I was able to get some roadtrips in, and the kids had fun. It's rather wet and cold here in Sudbury and I actually had to close the windows before going to sleep... gone are the days of listening to the wind blowing through the window. :)


The Vale strike is over and everyone is back to work now. It was almost an entire year and many people ended up losing their homes or vehicles.


Speaking of homes, we painted the kitchen and living room and laid down new flooring. Here are some photos of it, taken with a point and shoot camera:

The garden has been neglected this year, due to laziness more than anything. We wanted to go blueberry picking as well but again, due to laziness, didn't. I've started takig up walking at night trying to get a little more exercise instead of lazing around the house.

Summer 2009

Well the summers have been quite wet haven't they? The few weeks that we do have sun sure are beautiful though. It's a perfect time to head to the island and enjoy the sun.

Where has summer gone? It seems like only yesterday that spring was here. Summer is slowly fading away and I'm almost in tears thinking about it.

Well.. for now we've got a few more weeks of beautiful sun and camping around a fire with a nice cold refreshment.