Some seasonal news. It's light out when we leave for work, and light out when we get home (almost). We saw a cardinal yesterday, and Grandma says she is seeing robins. All good signs, but then again it did snow down here today as well.
The bad news is that our new computer died, and John has sufficiently messed up our old computer to make this a very frustrating affair. It took us 8 hours to get on e-mail. Must be some kind of record.
We had a wonderful President's Day weekend last week in Pittsfield and stopping by Meadow Lakes coming and going. Grandma's entry below forgets to mention all the cookies and chocolate we ate. Friday night we tried to get to Charlie Brown's for dinner, but they were full, so we went to Perkins for dinner.
All the way up to Pittsfield, we saw no snow and couldn't imagine that there would be anything white in Pittsfield, but we were wrong. Lots of snow and still very cold. We even walked across the lake, dodging snowmobiles and atv's and ice fishing holes. We had dinner and a movie at John and Marilyn's, and then caught up with Annie Lynn, Michael Boyle's former wife, who came over to the house/project. Speaking of the house/project, we heard that the town has granted us a historic waiver to allow us to start construction. So as soon as the snow melts..... We also saw Cara and Sage, who came over and tried out our new couch.
Peter is busy and happily so, as he talks about law firms struggling in this current climate. He filled us in on his current eminent domain cases. Also on the brother front, David has been sending comments on the top ten movies and suggested Star Wars and Lawrence of Arabia. We hear that Paula's sister is struggling as well.
And we talked to Andrew who is looking for time to come east. They are busy with basketball tournaments, and getting ready for Claire's confirmation (in May) and graduation.
Lent starts this week. Why is it that we always get Girl Scout cookies the week before Lent? Couldn't someone plan better? What's your favorite cookie? We have votes this year for Samosas.
Other news - Margaret came down with a bad cold. Sean and Amanda visited Grandma and so did Rell. Annie is a few weeks away from her spring break; she will spend the first part of that period in the Boston area, including having a job interview. Good luck.
Tomorrow, John is off to Miami for a conference, and he was trying to get to Venezuela to check in with the press and culture section at the Embassy there. But no visa.
And, for everyone who visited us in Ottawa, you must have seen President Obama this week, in the Byward Market, buying a beavertail and maple leaf cookies at the French cafe. We were there!
So, have a great week. Love from down here.
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