We're still alive

I really am not good at keeping up this blogging stuff. I apologize. 

Yes we are still alive and kicking it. 

Yes there is still SO MUCH snow here. 

Yes I have the winter blues!

Quite literally. 

I didn't think experiencing a winter like this could have that much effect on a person's mood. But I can affirm it can!!

We went through a 2 week period where the temperature did not go above -30. By the end of the 2 weeks I was going crazy wondering why the heck did we come out here!!

Since it has warmed up a bit I've come back to my senses.. a little.

Never will I take for granted a chinook wind ever again!

It's hard to find entertaining things to do when the weather is that cold. You don't ever want to go outside, because it's just too much work! 

Get all bundled up(and even then it's never enough!)

Scrape your car windows

Let your car run for about 20 minutes

Go run your errand

Try and keep calm with all the idiot drivers who act like they've never seen snow (I thought this was normal for Saskatoon, then WHY can't Saskatoon people drive!?)

Try not to take too long in the store because your car is still warm and you want it to stay that way

Hurry back home

And SPRINT inside

Because literally my lungs just collapsed from that dry, bitter, cold air!

And I can promise if you did that once already that day, you are NOT going to do it again. 

Luckily I have a kind husband who will scrape my windows and start my car for me:)

My sister made me this fun wheat bag and it has saved my life numerous times! I carry this with me all over the house! I even sleep with it. 

This was a day out of that 2 week period. 

That windchill makes everything WORSE. 

I got knitting and crocheting supplies for christmas!

I'm not very good at up keeping that hobby either.

But I'm tryin! 

This is what happens when the temperature drops that bad. 

A STATIC MESS. 

Saskatoon you aren't impressing me thus far.

Storm's hockey injury.

I guess he forgot his elbow pads!

So proud of myself.

I made homemade taco shells!

First try wasn't too much of a success, but once I found the perfect recipe they turned out great! And they taste so much better than store bought! Plus I know what's really in them.. 

Reading week is coming up and we're so excited! Storm more than me because he's actually going home all week. I'm not:( Dumb work is why!

But I guess work isn't too dumb when they're letting me take 2 days off to go home for the weekend at least! 

Counting down the days to

family

&

warmer weather.. hopefully

I can't promise the next time I blog will be soon. 

I will try though! 

Sorry i know i've been slacking in the blogging area of my life right now!

it's actually kind of a hard thing to keep up.

but things are going good! storm did really well this last semester and i'm really proud of him! it was well deserved with all the hard studying he did (i would know because for 2 or more weeks i was a widow).

the nasty flu or cold hasn't touched our home yet, thankfully! well at least not for me. storm got a sinus cold, but once i finally convinced him to DAILY use my Do-terra melaleuca oil it went away as fast as it came! men always trust your wives..they know what they are talking about. 

it's 2013 and i can hardly believe it. the end of last year brought A LOT of changes for us including the big move to saskatoon. now that we're feeling more settled and have a good routine going living here in saskatoon we're pretty optimistic about 2013! 

i will share one of my experiences that closed my 2012 that i wasn't all that excited for. actually it was very unexpected.

storm came home with this.

and if you don't know me.. i'm very fond of storms long locks.

or i guess i should say i was.

before.

i don't think you understand. 

my mom would cut his hair and i would have to watch to make sure she didn't cut it too short. 

i know.. somethings wrong with me.

after. 

but he's still sooo cute:) 

though the worst part was he made ME do it. 

i have never cut hair before. 

we went through 2 sessions. 

1st session: i TRIED trimming his hair with scissors which just created a MAJOR mullet due to the fact that i WAS NOT allowed to touch the hair in the back.

2nd session: he inspected his "trim" in the mirror and then handed me the buzzers and said buzz it. i was furious. not because he was implying my "trim" was bad, but because i've never used buzzers and i didn't want to attempt my first try on him. after my first swipe with the buzzers that's when the tears came and unstoppable laughter from storm. we didn't realize the guard we put on was QUITE short. 

but after all said and done it didn't turn out too bad. i got over it.. after a week or two. first few times i came home from work i'd get all startled because i'd be expecting this shaggy dog and instead a little turtle head. 

but no matter because i love that little turtle head:) 

have a good 2013!