The Ugly...continued

I was going to have a second post last week about all the ugly, but I think the rest of the family pretty much described everything.  I don't need to dwell on anything bad, as it still is paradise here.

I am glad that our little run in with the critters is over, and I can report that there has been no new bites or issues since the drastic steps were taken.  So now it's just a funny anecdote we can share about this year.

I have a guilty pleasure I have to confess to.  Every morning, I wake up and check the weather forecast.  It is autumn here, and the temperatures have been dropping, so I like to know if I need to put socks on with my shorts, or if it's going to be sandal weather.  I also always check what the weather is like back home.  I have this huge smile every morning, as our temperature here is in the mid teens, and the Calgary forecast has this funny "-" sign if front of the temperature.  Yes I understand I am checking in the morning, which makes it somewhere around 01:00 there, but I still find it really hard to be cold when I know the difference.

That being said, our house does not have a furnace, so we do feel a little chilly here, but we have been lighting the fireplace, and sitting around as a family visiting, playing, reading, and just relaxing in the evening.  It's quite amazing how stress free life is when you aren't constrained with schedules, and commitments.  The kids only have one event each week (guitar on Fridays after school), and we combine it with a beach date, play session with several of the local families.

The last couple weekends, we have tried to get out to the mountains and find some new hikes, or neat places to take/recommend to guests.  We have found a couple real quaint little towns, with some easy strolls, plus a few great treks through the mountains.  We even managed to explore the local climbing area, and got in a quick climb after school one day.

It has been raining here for a couple days, and all the locals are telling us it's pretty rare to have this much rain this time of year.  The rainy season is still a few months away, and the summer here was extremely dry, so the extra moisture has filled many of the reservoirs, and the little streams and creeks are flowing.

I played Futbol (soccer) last night in the rain, and even though I was completely drenched, it wasn't cold.  It was the first time I wasn't overheated playing since I started.

Hope all is well back home, and I will post again soon

CIAO
Shane