The first several years that we lived here, snow was a rarity and tended to be no more than a light dusting. The last 3-4 years, this has not been the case! We got another decent dump of snow over the kids' mid-winter break, and I was not a happy camper. I think just with the restrictions of the pandemic already on us for almost a year, this added feeling of being stuck because of snow, even just for a day or two, proved to be the last straw for me! The kids did enjoy it, and it was completely gone in under a week, so it really wasn't that bad. I am always a bit of a snow scrooge, and this year it was even worse!
Brian took Lynsey and Nathan snowboarding on President's Day, while Adam and I hung out at home. They had some trouble getting there because they closed the road for avalanche control an hour earlier than advertised, but they decided to stick it out and ended up getting a few hours in at the hill. It was a good first day for Nathan, he is trying his best to learn something that I don't even have the courage to learn haha! I'm just too old to learn, and have no interest:-/. Anyway, they went again yesterday and had a much better day! I'm so proud of both the kids for working to improve their snowboarding, and I think it's so fun that this is an activity they can do with their dad! We are already planning future trips to Whistler where Adam and I stay behind at the resort and hang out in the hot tub/pool while the other three hit the slopes:-). Sounds good to me!
Other than the snow, not a lot of excitement around here. Oh except that I sold the van! Woohoo! What an experience, seriously. It took 9 days of having it listed before I had a serious buyer, and we got what we were hoping to get for it so that was good. People on Marketplace are just ridiculous. I can't count how many messages I got where people made me offers, which I accepted, and then they disappeared. I think several people made offers before actually reading the description (the Canadian Speedometer was a bit of a deterrent). People told me they were on their way and then just didn't show up, people that seemed genuinely interested just stopped messaging me instead of responding to my question asking if they were still interested, I just can't believe people's standards of communication. I am so completely the opposite of this that I had a real crisis of my faith in people! Just use basic manners people - you may be talking to strangers, and you don't owe them much, but common manners and decency would be appreciated. Well I ended up selling the van on President's Day, the day Brian was out snowboarding with the kids so it was just me and Adam. It wasn't completely smooth, Andy and Kristy came to help me out at the time that the guy said he would be coming, but then he didn't come and didn't respond to my messages asking if he was still coming (grrr!). He did eventually come (an hour late) but Andy and Kristy were gone already so I met him together with Adam, did the test drive with Adam and I in the backseat. I think Adam was a bit confused by the situation but he handled it pretty well! In the end, the guy did buy the van and it was relatively painless. I'm so glad that is over and done with!
I am so happy that winter is almost over. Virus cases are dropping, vaccines are becoming more plentiful, it feels so hopeful right now that things are getting better. That summer might be semi-normal. I so badly want that to be true! Nathan's in-person school got pushed back AGAIN, but at least there is a solid date - March 18th. He is so looking forward to it. Adam is now going from 8:50am-12:20pm 4 days a week, and I think that is much better for him. It's better for all of us actually. He needed something to do in the mornings while I was out at the gym and walking the dog, it's better for Brian especially. No more morning distractions!
This is Brian's news, but he never blogs so I'll mention it, he is switching teams within Facebook in the next few weeks. A new challenge for him, but I think it will be a good one! Change - the only constant in life:-).
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