.............just really sore muscles! We had such a great time in Maine at Sugarloaf and in Freeport shopping. My kids are so easy to travel with, I am so lucky. We went with Patsy and her two kids, Hilary and Alex, who have been friends with my kids since they were in nursery school together. They all got along so well. Things did not get off to the smoothest start. We were supposed to leave after I got off work on Sun, but Hilary had a bronze medal hockey game in Greenwood at 415, so we would leave right after that. But, of course the gam
e has to go into double overtime and then she finally scores her third goal of the game and gets game mvp. So, we leave at 730pm. Of course, then it is a blizzard outside and visibility is the shits until we get to Halifax. Patsy, tried to clean the windshield and no fluid would come out, even though they just filled it before we left. Found out the next morning, it was frozen in the line and we had to keep stopping and throwing snow on the windshield. Arrived in Woodstock at Patsy's grandmother's at 3 am. Dragged four sleep
ing kids into house and put to bed. Up at 7 and drag four sleeping kids and two tired mothers out to car. Pour water over windshield wipers again and finally get fluid. Yeah for us. Drive to Bangor, stop and get groceries, we were like kids in a candy store, cheap alcohol at grocery store for mothers and all kinds of cool new packaged junk for kids. Finally get to sugar loaf at 1230, check into hotel, drag stuff and four tired kids and two tired mother's (who really want to drink the cheap alcohol they bought) up to room to eat lunch. After lunch we go to rent ski's, after 4 sizes of boots for Conn
or, we all have our equipment (no melt down yet) I am outside getting my ski's on with Sarah, Connor and Hilary when
Alex comes out saying that he has two left hand mittens and his mother's ski boots (which she brought with her) just broke! I go back in and Patsy and the three guys renting equipment are peeing their pants laughing over this ski boot that is now in four pieces. So, we rent Patsy a pair of boots, she walks back to hotel and gets Alex proper pair of mittens, while they are adjusting her skis for new boots. Finally on the hill at 245!!!! No major meltdown yet, but mother's are really needing the cheap alcohol. After that things went quite smoothly, spent 2 1/2 great days of skiing. The hill was great, lots of trails so it seemed like no one else was there even though there were lots of people. On Wed we went right to the top, which involved taking the super quad lift, skiing down a little bit, and taking the timberline lift. It was 4300 feet in elevation and the runs were awesome. We even did a black diamond and the kids did a double black diamond. Went to Freeport Wed night and spent Thurs in the outlets. The kids loved Abercrombie and Fitch, all shirts were 12.99. I got a pair of Clarke shoes for 49.99 what a rip off Canada is with the prices we pay. Headed back to NS Thurs night and stayed in Springhill at Patsy's parents house, home on Friday. That's it in a nutshell, a great time had by all, and yes the mother's did drink their alcohol and pop a lot of ibuprofen at night!
Yesterday was my niece Kaylie's b'day. It's a big one, she is 10. Double digits. She lives in Nanaimo, which is too far away. She is such a sweetie and I love her very much. When I was visiting in Feb, she would read to me at night and because I was not used to the time change I was falling asleep early in the evening. She got the greatest charge out of that and would laugh at me. I miss those snuggles and giggles. Love ya! (here are some pics of her from my visit)
e has to go into double overtime and then she finally scores her third goal of the game and gets game mvp. So, we leave at 730pm. Of course, then it is a blizzard outside and visibility is the shits until we get to Halifax. Patsy, tried to clean the windshield and no fluid would come out, even though they just filled it before we left. Found out the next morning, it was frozen in the line and we had to keep stopping and throwing snow on the windshield. Arrived in Woodstock at Patsy's grandmother's at 3 am. Dragged four sleep
ing kids into house and put to bed. Up at 7 and drag four sleeping kids and two tired mothers out to car. Pour water over windshield wipers again and finally get fluid. Yeah for us. Drive to Bangor, stop and get groceries, we were like kids in a candy store, cheap alcohol at grocery store for mothers and all kinds of cool new packaged junk for kids. Finally get to sugar loaf at 1230, check into hotel, drag stuff and four tired kids and two tired mother's (who really want to drink the cheap alcohol they bought) up to room to eat lunch. After lunch we go to rent ski's, after 4 sizes of boots for Conn
or, we all have our equipment (no melt down yet) I am outside getting my ski's on with Sarah, Connor and Hilary when 
