Tuesday, February 21st - what a roller coaster week it was

Today it clear and the sun is threatening to come out and the big news is there are no storms predicted for this week!  Kids on the island only went to school one day last  week because of the weather. Three large dumps of snow in seven days was just a little more than our road crews could comfortably keep up with.  But it appears things have quieted down for a few days.





We ended up postponing our Valentine's Tea until Wednesday. Unfortunately the change in date and the previous as well as expected coming storm lessened our numbers but there were still eight of us. By all accounts a very nice time was had by all. Only when you get a group of people like that together does it become so obvious how small the island really is. Turns out pretty much everybody was either related to somebody or at least knew them or there family. It was almost like one big family reunion. Needless to say this made conversation easier as people caught up with those they hadn't seen in a while. 

Lloyd had gotten home in the morning and stayed up to blow the snow out of the bottom of the lane that had been unceremoniously deposited by the snowplow. Our neighbour, who usually keeps us up and running, wasn't home so we had to resort to desperate measures - like the little snow blower.  It's a lot slower process and took him until almost 11:00.  I always say everything happens for a reason and in this case I was so right. He was having a coffee before heading off to sleep when he realized that one of the goats, Amelia, appeared to be in some discomfort. It became obvious at approximately 11:15 that she was about to give birth.  Great, just before guests are due to arrive. 

Billy the kid on the left, Benjamin Button on the right aka Bill and Ben

Lucky for me that he was still awake and could take over the midwife duties. He sent me inside to retrieve a couple of things just as Brenda arrived so she took over the fetching and carrying for him.  He stayed out there and looked after things while I greeted visitors. Once all was well and mother and babies were well taken care of, he was finally able to go upstairs to get a bit of sleep.

The good news is we have two healthy little babies, the not so good news is they are both boys. But gosh are they cute - both look like almost carbon copies of their daddy, who is also very cute, even as an adult.  Now we are waiting for the second one, who we estimate should be Leah, sometime in the next few days.   It was good on Amelia to provide some entertainment for my party as we all trooped out to the barn to see the babies before everyone left to go home. It's never boring out here on the hill!

I recently obtained a little part time job and yesterday was my first day. It should have been last week but the weather kind of interfered.  I'm now a merchandiser for Carlton Cards. I have three stores I'll be looking after restocking, ordering and keeping track of their card displays. I had a few hours training yesterday and I think it will work out just fine.

I finished just in time to meet up with a few of the girls at Meghans for some snacks and a glass of wine before leaving to see a movie. We saw Lion, which has been nominated for an Oscar. We could see why, it was an excellent movie, made all the more special because it's based on a true story. Often the true stories are much more amazing than anything that writers can make up. Very inspiring and well done.