Ron Cole : off the map...navigating life.

wind, rain...sleep deprivation

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Since mid-November we have had 9 power outages due to ferocious wind storms...three in the last week. On top of that we're doing some renos in the house. Little over a week till Christmas, the house is a mess...not a decoration anywhere. Colleen flies home on the 21st to spend Christmas with her Dad who has cancer. Friends have said, " are you crazy...what atime to do renovations." We've waited 7 months for this guy, I didn't want to wait another 7. Oh, yah...working nights and trying to sleep through saws, nail guns, air compressors, hammers...ear plugs are not working. I have my parents, and my sister with her two children comming over for Christmas dinner, so my oldest Megan and I will attempt to create a feast.

I hope this doesn't sound like complaining...its just been a very unusual advent/ christmas so far. I do apologize for the lack of blogging, my constant state of sleep deprivation have caused the firing of the neurons in my brain to work like dirty spark plugs. My sputtering thoughts amount to nothing.

winter camping...almost

Right now we are in a freak of nature. Normally we don't get snow in Victoria, atleast not in November...and this amount. Im writing this brief post from work, as we are with out power at home. And being in the country and on a well means no water. Its been out for almost 36 hours now...and is supposed to go down to -12 degrees celsius with the wind chill. Last year, I made the passing comment to some friends how much I missed not getting back up to Strathcona Park winter camping. Well no need to think about it anymore...I'm doing it.