A Gift of Time

During the 6 week wait, we have discovered that it has been a gift of time for us and our family. We have enjoyed xc skiing together, meeting with friends, hiking, running and swimming. We have had time together which has re-established our relationship, which has probably taken a bashing in the past two years, with busy work schedules and juggling family life. We are both there for Heather and Finlay and I think I have seen a change in them with us both being around. Everybody seems a bit more relaxed.

We had a short break at Baker creek for three nights and took the advantage of being near Lake Louise to go skiing for 4 days. It was great to get the kids up on the ski hill, as they hadn't done much skiing prior to that this year. We couldn't have asked for more, the weather was warm, the ski hill was quiet, no line ups for the chair lifts and the snow was fabulous. After fun on the hill we were able to return to a log cabin and relax by a log fire.
When we first arrived at the cabin, we found a card and a half bottle of champagne. The card was from our friends Chad and Shannon who are traveling for a year, and it read." Relax and breathe in the mountain air! Your stay is compliments of Chan and Shannon who e mailed us earlier."
This brought tears to my eyes again, with Heather asking "why I cry every time someone does something nice for us".
The kids also enjoyed some skating on the pond and we played some family games. The kids were excited and happy and it was great to be away and having fun.

Lady MacDonald Hike

The following week the children were back at school, so James and I took the opportunity to take advantage of some spring weather to go a hike up Lady MacDonald. It had been many years since we had hiked by ourselves and we really enjoyed our time together talking, relaxing and feeling reconnected.

Of course James was laughing with me on our return, descending on icey patches with poles which were too short!!! Making me look and feel like a 90 year old!!!