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Wintering in Cape Breton

Two days ago, it was rainy and 9 degrees - Today, it is blowing and snowing and a real snow storm. It's supposed to snow between 30 and 50cm tonight and tomorrow. We are snug and cozy in the house with the wood stove roaring and Sallys mitts and hat drying beside it. This winter has been the mildest winter of my life..... I LOVE it here!!!
(photo of our property 2 days ago)

This week has been a good one. We've spent some real time outside. School is still out for the holidays for conventional school so Sally has been playing with her cousins in the afternoons once her school work is done. She's a quick learner and she loves talking about new things. This week we did a geography lesson using a puzzle of a map of the world. We also built a robot that sets up domino's and talked about gears and chain reactions. She is reading full sentences and is doing simple addition and subtraction. To say I am proud would be an understatement. It truly has been so much fun sitting with her and helping her learn. 
Ruby is a delightful, energetic and loud baby. She is eager to walk these days and has already taken some solo steps. She loves to climb things and would chase Sally in circles all day. Over the holidays she popped 8 teeth and is now eating anything and everything she can get her chubby hands on. She's quick to smile and loves to be outside. She is such a delight and she brings all of us so much love and joy... its hard to imagine what our family was like before her anymore. 
Justins contract ended just before Christmas... so we all took time off around that time to rest and recoup. It's been nice having him more rested and less stressed... although he still could use more rest and some more time to decompress as he's been working hard for 3 years straight without much relaxing time. Alas, he isn't one to rest long and he's already spent a few afternoons in the wildness cutting limbs off trees (aka limbing) and clearing sections of our land. It's starting to reveal itself to us and we are excited about all the possibilities. We've spent hours and hours planning and drawing up plans for where things would go and now that the property is opening up, it's exciting to start to enact those plans. 
Me? I've been busy trying to keep 2 growing girls entertained, educated and cared for. Stay at home moming isn't for the faint of heart - it's full on and consumes all your time. It's rewarding and filled with love too, but it's lots of work. I love being around for the girls and I love knowing all the things they are doing and eating and playing. Going back to work is going to be challenging but I am eager to start making some money so we can start to enact our plans. I also miss creating and developing new ideas and plans.

2021 was a busy, action packed, change filled year. It gave us Ruby, a house in the mountains, property by the ocean, a new home and some new friends. It's been rewarding, hard work and was filled with challenges. We've taken them on, worked through them and are excited to see what 2022 brings. It's filled with possibilities and wonder...........

Happy New Year friends - we hope 2022 is kind to you all!!! ❤

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