Its cold. Really cold (-37C ) In fact, it was so cold this morning broke a 40 year old Ottawa record. To be honest, I am glad it’s so cold. Last winter was really mild by local standards and if we hadn’t been hit by a few proper winter days this year I would have felt ripped off. Plus, now, whenever the subject of Canadian winters come up we can talk about today and conveniently ignore the rest.
Getting the kids to school today was also a treat. Jane was convinced they would get frostbite on the way to the car. Layer upon layer was dutifully placed upon them, after which I got a park directly in front of the school (never happens) and we went straight inside. Because of the weather they won't play outside today.
In honour of the undeniable WINTER looming outside the house, here are some pics taken a couple weeks ago when it wasn't so absurdly frigid. One day we headed up to a little hill in the GG's park with Adrian and his daughter Claire (aka our Kiwi neighbors) for a spot of sledding. Good fun, even if I am Tom and Lillian's sled-dog of choice. Yip Yip Appa-daddies!
And here (top) we have Lillian on the verge of learning an important thing about physics and Tom (bottom) enjoying physics.
BTW - I'll see if I can get some more pics of a snowshoeing expedition and another to make a snowman posted later today.
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