I’m so giddy

You HAVE to save all of your change starting right now. I mean it. You have to get one of these 24 inch flatscreen/widescreen monitors. WOW is it nice! Getting…

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Black Ice!

No snow this morning, no rain, -1. Luckily when I pulled onto our road this morning I noticed it was shiny and not wet and not dry. I could feel…

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We got our exercise today

We ordered a skid of wood pellets for the stove. They delivered them this morning. 70 bags of wood pellets – each bag is 40lbs each. Nothing like some good…

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KABOOM!

Tonight at around 7:30 AST there was a loud bang that shook the entire house and the side door opened a couple inches. We ran around like crazy trying to…

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This is the BEST!!!

Jeff said there is a voicemail message on our phone from UPS. They forgot to get the credit card expiry date for that $286.71 criminal charge. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I’ll hurry up…

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HEAT!

The heat is on! In the basement anyway! We got the part we needed for the pellet stove so we’ve been working at getting it going for a few hours….

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Quick Wednesday Evening Updates

The people across the lake finally got their power back today! Jeff had to get his truck fixed from the hurricane, but it only cost $28. Something in the engine…

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What a sight

Driving into work this morning, I passed a line of 6 hydro line trucks with several other hydro pick-up trucks full of workers. They were heading out towards our place,…

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Noel Movie

Here is a movie that I took after the sun came up on Sunday morning. The worst of the storm was over, but the winds were still strong! I was…

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Power is back on!

Our power was restored this afternoon! Jeff had to toss out everything in the freezer, and most of the stuff in the fridge. It was thawed and some was stinky….

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Noel

We survived. I am at work. Luckily there is a shower here so I could get cleaned up. There is no power still at our house and might not be…

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Latest on Noel

Lightning and thunder have showed up in the last few minutes. We’ve had a few strong gusts, but nothing too massive yet. Steady rain. Power is still on (obviously). The…

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Awaiting Hurricane Noel

We’re waiting for Hurricane Noel to arrive. Nothing much yet. It’s cloudy and it JUST started to rain as I’m typing this. Here is the sky from the viewpoint of…

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Got the Dress

I picked up my wedding dress today in New Glasgow. Of course it wasn’t a quick and easy pick up. Although I had placed a hold on the package last…

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Noel Approaching

The Tropical Storm Noel is headed our way and Saturday now has warnings for winds of 100km/hr with 50-60mm of rain! Latest Updates: http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/index_e.html

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UPS = Criminal Organization

Yes, you heard me. UPS and their “brokerage fees” are criminal. These >:XX are holding me hostage. My wedding dress and accessories has arrived from the U.S. however before I…

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Frosty!

There was a thick layer of frost on my car this morning! Nothing that a good shot of washer fluid didn’t take off though 🙂 Last night it was 14°C…

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What were the chances..

We went to the community casserole dinner. We met up with the lady we knew here and she introduced us to a few others. The community hall, I’m guessing, was…

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