Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had or is still having a great holiday season. I'm still on vacation mode (yippee!) and won't head back to work until the 6th. We haven't travelled anywhere far from Coquitlam, but we've been having a blast just relaxing at home.

It's been a snow-filled holiday season so far. Snow, snow and more snow. And sub-zero temperatures. This type of weather is unusual for the Lower Mainland. It's fun for a while, but when you're not able to leave the house because the street hasn't been plowed for days, or the snow turns to black ice, well it's not fun anymore. My family and I used to live in Ontario from 1988 to 1995, so I'm sort of used to all this harsh winter weather. But at least there, the streets, alleys AND sidewalks get plowed, salted and taken care of by the municipalities. Unfortunately, that really doesn't happen here. I've had to call the City of Coquitlam Engineering department a couple of times and beg them to get a snow plow through our hilly street.

Anyway, all this bad weather had us staying in and enjoying our Christmas gifts. I am addicted to Rockband 2, and I am definitely loving my new Ipod Touch. Thank you, Vince! I resisted the urge on getting an Ipod the past 2-3 years, but now that I have it, I just wonder why I waited so long. I'm especially hooked on the wi-fi capabilities and podcasting. Who needs to watch Martha Stewart on tv, when you can just stream or download her podcast on your Ipod? *lol* (As you could tell from this post, that despite of me being a geek, I have been living under a rock the past couple of years. hahahaha.)

In the next few days, I'll be slowly taking down our Christmas decorations and cleaning up. The new year also means rummaging through boxes and getting rid of old and unused stuff. I already started purging old stuff like Claire's old toys and clothes. Once that's all done, then I can slowly get back to scrapbooking. And speaking of scrapbooking, my husband mentioned I haven't posted a layout or project in the blog for a while. I'll do that soon, plus I've got some scrapbooking news to announce. More later!