February 11th Julie's Birthday.

Quite day really, it is probably the coldest part of winter all of last week was below -20c, with some days around -35c including windchill. Most people just shutdown and stay at home in this sort of weather. Not in NB.

Winterfest was yesterday, not a huge affair like in Ottawa, but equally as fun and interesting to be in a maze of snow (and cold too) where the walls are 2 - 3 metres tall.

I am working in Saint John at the moment and commute and stay during the week. Driving a nice big 4x4 Ford Explorer and here you really need it. The last week I have seen two moose walking along the side of the road browsing on twigs. They are huge and I have heard stories that if you hit them in a normal car, the car is generally a write off! Lets hope I dont hit one. Even in a big SUV you are still vulnerable.

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Kippers for breakfast this morning a big surprise for Julie  and after she had unwrapped her presents we were off to the woods for some x-country skiing. All in all a good day after coming home tired and aching. Hot shower settle down to watch "Allo, Allo" on DVD.

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Everyone is getting excited about going back to the UK for Ian and Barbara's wedding on March 17th.