May 1....Day 121

Sunday we spent digging out.........this is our once raked front yard where the daffodils were blooming.....

the snow was so wet and heavy it clung to everything..making cleanup hard....

the andle of the wind filled our front breezeway with about 3 feet of snow....

the birds were out and about not to sure what had exactly happened thro' the night...



...not to sure were we will put this snow and with near flooding conditions whatever will happen as this starts to thaw.....

What a Week April23-30

the window opening of our breezeway had over a foot of snow on it Saturday a.m. after the storm ...to intensify the storm aftermath the wind blew with gusts up to 80 km ph....

this was the view out our back door into the kennel...Thursday the kennel was dry and raked Saturday this was what we saw...the doghouses were completely buried by snow..strange angle of the wind.....

the trees were so heavy with wet snow...we were fortunate not to have any branches break...

my gson was checking out this display at the museum when we were bumming around in Regina..

daughter and gdaughter touring about....had a great time needed more time...will just have to go again...GOOD time

with the warmer weather and melting happening Lyle and I went out to check the kotima on the 23rd...surprising the water was not as high as we had imagined

-Easter Sunday came and went (our plans for spending Easter with daughter and family in Yorkton went arye when flooding in town reach proportions where the town crew were working day and night to keep town safe...hence Lyle to busy and tired to travel)

-the 26th to 28th I spent the time in Regina with daughter and gchildren..had a Good checkup from my neurologist visited with parents and in general we just bummed around...GOOD fun!!

-learned that on April 28th a new great nephew made his appearance..Lincoln (not sure of all particulars

-Friday the 29th it started raining and by 11:00p.m. rain turned to snow--snow continued to fall all night winds picked up and we experienced our first spring storm...when all was said and done we rec'd 2-4 feet of heavy wet snow...no one could move about in town as well we lost power from midnight until 2:30p.m. Saturday...causing a lot of flooding in basements and crippling life as we know it....

What a Week...March 11 to 15

as the snow disappears so the water starts to rise and along with that comes the many issues of flooding...fortunately we are still all above water here...Thanks to the efforts of many....

with Easter quickly approaching I am pleased to say my cards and packages for my little great nieces and nephews were completed and are ready to mail....

...this is a glimpse of what we call "Lake Vennard" located along the west side of our driveway...as the snow disappears the lake rises...no problem yet......

.....these daffy daffodils have only been out of snow for no more than 24 hours and they are poking out....

along with these tulips which have been under 5' of snow until maybe 3 days ago....they are in the very centre of my garden so am quite surprised to see them...I guess it's been a long winter for them also and they are anxious for spring.....

As everything gets anxious for spring so do I....my friend and I have been walking and it is such a treat not to be tramping thro the snow...also nice to see the changes as the warmer weather approaches.....

we are fortunate not to be flooding ...but have had to change our plans to accomadate flooding issues along the #1....

Busy but GOOD week!!! My MS appreciates the warmer days and the disappearance of the snow and ice......

promises of spring

what our little shrubs looked like on Sunday morning after our first spring storm...we were the happy recipients of between 4-8 plus cm of heavy wet soggy snow....guess we need more moisture.....

another photo of our once dry deck...albeit our snowstorm did make for some great photos....

ah yes ! this playful deer was playing peek with the dogs and I ...late last week (I think when they stop coming to the feeder I am going to miss their visits)....

this little fellow came out last week when it was sunny and warm....wonder what he thought of the snow on Sunday.......

just one of the many icicles that have formed with all the melting snow....pretty as pretty can be...spring must be on its way.....

April 1-5,2011

so begins a new month full of hopes and promises..hopes that spring and warmer days are on the way and promises that we are thro with winter... a winter that has long over stayed its's welcome.....

March 12-March 30, 2011

The past few weeks have not only been busy but they have had much fun as well as grief... -March 14-March20.....this was MS Awareness week and also included St.Patrick,s Day...full of e-mail activities and talking to fellow MS sufferers....St.Patrick's Day was a family day...had family in for supper during this week I started walking each morning with my friend for 45-60 minutes...it is so nice to have a walking partner (since my legs and feet hurt all the time I felt a walk would not cause any problems ...has proven to be an enjoyable experience) -March 21 saw the first episode of Dancing with the Stars and as anyone who knows me knows this is one of the few shows I follow and look forward to each new season March 21-27 th had a full view of the weather also..we saw the arrival spring..the weather has treated us to rain sun and yes snow...warmer and colder days as well... on the 27th hubby and I travelled to Yorkton to watch our gdaughter perform with her drama troupe for a dessert theatre...loved it ..first play very serious.."Antigone Now"...a heavy serious tradgedy followed by "I hate the Mall"...a light comedy about happenings in a mall....what a great way to start a new week and the weather was super... -March 28-31...saw a busy week of appointments with the highlight being the 31st when I travelled back to Yorkton to watch my gson participate in a floor hockey tournament...enjoyed their enthusiasm for the game their sportsmanship and display of team work....wish some days I could move as quickly as they did after 5 games when they were starting to tire...a very GOOD day ....decided to have a sleepover and come home Friday.... ....and so ends the month of March on a high note...tired and exhausted but in overall GOOD mental and physical state of being

March 2-March 11,2011

I love the look of this barn and the cattle just add to the beauty of it.....perfect picture for a calendar.....it is located just past Stockholm...we see it when we go to Yorkton to visit the gbabies....

this is what many of the back roads around town look like.......picture pretty but where will all that snow go this spring.......

just another winter scene showing all the snow we have this year......

guess who made these dainty little footprints?.....if you guessed a chickadee you'd be right...they were just outside our front door......so delicate and perfect.....

yes we have had some georgous springlike days in the past week.....but we have also had some real cold and dull gray days also....what ever will be will be.......


The past 10 days have blitzed by....we have had some lovily days but today has been quite blustery...so glad I am not having to travel as the roads are quite unfriendly......the deer have not been making their presence quite so prominent these past days but our doves have been visiting like clockwork...sure do enjoy seeing all the various visitors we have had this winter...I have been busy being sick this last week and after figuring it must be flu I finally went to the doctor and after several tests the verdict is...I have IBS (irratible bowel syndrome) a complication that is often present with MS sufferers..just one more side effect.......It has been GOOD tho' to discover this tho' as it is easier to deal with when you know what the problem is.....

It is amazing at how quickly this year has been rolling along...here we are nearly the middle of the month....March is MS awareness month and the week of the 14th to the 20th is MS AWARENESS week... along with the Scotties and the Brier it has also been a GOOD week for curling and having the Saskatchewan women win the Scotties makes it even better...the men were not quite so fortunate..:( but GOOD curling none the less.........:)

......patiently waiting for spring I am!!!!!