back to normal

Things are getting back to normal again, no more big adventures for a while. It's about 2 weeks into teaching and I think that I am getting back into the swing of things. Casey is busy with all his boys in the dorm, giving out medicine, helping with homework, making them watch rock'em sock'em (thanks Tom & Mitch), giving girl advice and of course making sure that they get up on time and go to bed on time. Things are pretty routine.
The weather on the other hand has been cold, not like Manitoba cold, but cold as in the buildings have single-pane glass and no insulation. The mornings are the worst in my art room, I can see my breath for a good part of the day until the sun shines in and warms up the room at 4:00, just when school is out. I know that this coldness will pass, usually the school doesn't open until the middle of Feb but they are trying to extend the summer vacation, so shorter winter breaks. Oh well, it makes us tougher.
Oh, the picture above is a hail storm, it has happened a couple times this winter and sometimes is accompanied by thunder.


We went on a hike last weekend to the remains of the Everst House, actually this is a picture of me on top a nearby mountain, it was a beautiful day with great views. The Everst house is an interesting landmark because Mt. Everst was named after the man who lived in this house, he was a famous surveyor who mapped alot of the Himalayas.


This is our friend Will, he is the son of some fellow teachers at Woodstock. Will loves motorbikes and as soon as he found out that we had one, we became one of his heros(appartently before bed he lists off all the people with motorbikes that he knows, yes we are in that list!). Last weekend, Will saw us with the motorbike so got a chance to sit and play with all the buttons.


Casey also grew a beard for a while during vacation, he has trimmed it up since, but I think that this the most facial hair that he has ever had. This is also a picture of Casey enjoying a cup of coffee, of course it had to have whipped cream.