the writing of the blog has been stalled for the winter months a little. mostly for lack of material, but i figured i owed it to the readers, if there are any left after the long break, to write something and put up some pics.

here the snow has been on the ground ever since ashley left pretty much. today was our first day above freezing since that time too. it has been the coldest winter they have had here since 1978. it has been around -30C at night and -10C during the day. my southern ass has gotten used to it though, key: lots of cloths. plus it helps i stole a pair of wool lined pants from jim before i left! sorry jim it was not a conscious steal, either got mixed up or a blind case of cleptomania. hell, you don't need them for yall's winter anyways. tomorrow, we do have a day planned, it includes walking across the river! i will get back to you on that one. seeing how the weather is the way it is, we don't get out much, but if we do then we go and hangout on a frozen lake nearby and watch meeshka play or watch the kids play hockey or slide down the hills of ice.

wow look at her belly!(that's our niece paulina)
about lyala: she is doing real good, except for the constant begging me for sweets(we have had to ration them, doctors orders). we are going to one of the best doctors in the city, he is the guy that the other doctors go to. everything is healthy, but we still don't know the sex. but we have picked names for both genders. i will withhold them for copyright purposes, for when we do have that gender.

about me: work is going well, i am liking it. but not much to say there. civ iv came out so i am happy. the language is coming along. and that's about it. i am sure i will think of something to say as soon as i sign off. i call this "flying bird through dirty window"