I know they said that Newfie winters were something to experience, but when the weatherman on the radio not only says that they hope they are wrong, but that this is a good baptizing storm for newbies, it's not a good sign.
And here is the result of the St. Patty's storm..
Pics HERE
Let's just hope that this is the last winter storm that we get to experience here.. I'm all ready for the spring down pours that they are famous for.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Newfoundland is CLOSED
20-50 cms of snow predicted. PLUS about 20mm of Rain predicted.
Schools are closed across the island.
Businesses, clinics, malls are closed.
Even the buses and plows have stopped running for now.
Stay home if possible!! Yeah right. as if anyone would travel in that weather!! ;)
If Ontario thought their snow was bad, try shovelling a couple of feet of cement. LOL
Friday, March 7, 2008
Theme week!
It was theme week at Kat's school.
On Wednesday it was "Career day". Kat went as a Rock Star (or as she said a "top star" like Hannah Montanna).
On Thursday it was PJ & Crazy Hair day.
I put 19 little elastics into her hair (plus another 3 into her Lion's hair LOL).
Today was a field trip to the bowling alley. She had a blast. She bowled a strike on her first try! Way to BOWL Kat!! :)
Fun week for her!!! :)
On Wednesday it was "Career day". Kat went as a Rock Star (or as she said a "top star" like Hannah Montanna).
On Thursday it was PJ & Crazy Hair day.
I put 19 little elastics into her hair (plus another 3 into her Lion's hair LOL).
Today was a field trip to the bowling alley. She had a blast. She bowled a strike on her first try! Way to BOWL Kat!! :)
Fun week for her!!! :)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
House Hunting
Man.. It's hard to hunt for a house when you are thousands of miles away from it. It's a matter of trusting the pictures and the info on the pages instead of being able to take half a day to drive around and actually look at the houses. But we have found a few that have really peeked our interest. :)
First Stop : Rockland
We looked at this builder before moving here when we were thinking about moving, so we have seen the village, the model house, the street, etc.
These are the models we have been looking at :
The Bellerive
Charlemagne
Bromont
Looks beautiful.. Plus - it's close to a major highway, it's in a small city (so all the amenities are close by), schools are really close by.
The problem - the building of these houses will not be completed until November '08!! Man. So these houses are pretty much out of the running.
BUT :
a find on mls.ca
- gee looks awfully familiar doesn't it? It's the first floor plan seen above. So almost brand new house now for sale. *If* it's still available in April, then Steph will go check it out. (and unfortunately it's a big If).
Next City : Limoges
This is a much smaller area. Small town.. big community maybe. But it has it's advantages. One of which is we would be close to the community that seems to be adopting several Northerners. So some of Steph's friends will be very close by, which means a much more social life, and if these friends ever have kids, our kids will have babies to babysit. LOL
One that caught our eye.. LeClair Homes: Majestie Model
Unfortunately, as you can see.. even though it's a beautiful house, and fits all our criteria - it is slightly out of our price range. So even before we can research this house further, it's already out.
Next set of new houses that we have been looking at is SACA Investments.
Especially this model (hopefully this link works - it's a link from a pop up window, so maybe opening it in a new window would help)
It's a beautiful house, and it's in our price range. Plus we have heard from the builders and if we put our deposit down in April (when Steph is in Ottawa), then it will be built by the end of August. :) So right now, in *new* houses, this is our prime pick. We like the fact that we won't have to change anything. we will be moving into a house that we picked the elements for - rather than someone elses elements that may or may not work, and that we would be changing at some point. Of course with our budget, we won't be able to get every upgrade we want - plus some upgrades are ridiculously priced, but we should be able to get enough to make it uniquely ours.
And now.. Just for the fun of it.. Let's look at other areas..
West End Ottawa
Criteria : 3+ Bedrooms, 2+ bathroom (preferably 3 - master ensuite, kids bathroom, and powder room on main floor), big kitchen, garage, would be nice to have an unfinished basement, and of course, nice floor plan that is good for a family of 5. Oh, and no fixer-uppers. We have done enough renos. ;) Preferably not in the middle of nowhere - we want the kids to have access to friends without walking a mile to the closest house, but we don't want to live on a really busy street either. (is that enough criteria? ;) This is going to be our long term house. Hopefully we will be there until the girls graduate from highschool - so.. 16 years or so.
These houses are *just* out of our price range, but they would work for what we are looking for - except they aren't ideal location being so far off any major road.
house #1
house #2
house #3
And for the fun of it.. A little more specific in location : Huntley Ward S-E 9104 (ie, just off highway 417, and really close to my parents). For our criteria (see above), there are 4 houses for sale..
List here
Can i just say Yikes?!?!
And why not venture a bit further out of our reality...
Houses in St. John's
Keeping it fair - same criteria, and have put in the range being the top that we can afford.. Just to see what we could afford if we were staying here.
House #1
House #2
House #3 (new house being built - i saw 3 other models too)
And Houses in Halifax area
There was a slim chance of us moving to Halifax, so thought i would add some from there..
House #1
House #2
House #3
So that's the gist of our hunt.. for now at least. :)
First Stop : Rockland
We looked at this builder before moving here when we were thinking about moving, so we have seen the village, the model house, the street, etc.
These are the models we have been looking at :
The Bellerive
Charlemagne
Bromont
Looks beautiful.. Plus - it's close to a major highway, it's in a small city (so all the amenities are close by), schools are really close by.
The problem - the building of these houses will not be completed until November '08!! Man. So these houses are pretty much out of the running.
BUT :
a find on mls.ca
- gee looks awfully familiar doesn't it? It's the first floor plan seen above. So almost brand new house now for sale. *If* it's still available in April, then Steph will go check it out. (and unfortunately it's a big If).
Next City : Limoges
This is a much smaller area. Small town.. big community maybe. But it has it's advantages. One of which is we would be close to the community that seems to be adopting several Northerners. So some of Steph's friends will be very close by, which means a much more social life, and if these friends ever have kids, our kids will have babies to babysit. LOL
One that caught our eye.. LeClair Homes: Majestie Model
Unfortunately, as you can see.. even though it's a beautiful house, and fits all our criteria - it is slightly out of our price range. So even before we can research this house further, it's already out.
Next set of new houses that we have been looking at is SACA Investments.
Especially this model (hopefully this link works - it's a link from a pop up window, so maybe opening it in a new window would help)
It's a beautiful house, and it's in our price range. Plus we have heard from the builders and if we put our deposit down in April (when Steph is in Ottawa), then it will be built by the end of August. :) So right now, in *new* houses, this is our prime pick. We like the fact that we won't have to change anything. we will be moving into a house that we picked the elements for - rather than someone elses elements that may or may not work, and that we would be changing at some point. Of course with our budget, we won't be able to get every upgrade we want - plus some upgrades are ridiculously priced, but we should be able to get enough to make it uniquely ours.
And now.. Just for the fun of it.. Let's look at other areas..
West End Ottawa
Criteria : 3+ Bedrooms, 2+ bathroom (preferably 3 - master ensuite, kids bathroom, and powder room on main floor), big kitchen, garage, would be nice to have an unfinished basement, and of course, nice floor plan that is good for a family of 5. Oh, and no fixer-uppers. We have done enough renos. ;) Preferably not in the middle of nowhere - we want the kids to have access to friends without walking a mile to the closest house, but we don't want to live on a really busy street either. (is that enough criteria? ;) This is going to be our long term house. Hopefully we will be there until the girls graduate from highschool - so.. 16 years or so.
These houses are *just* out of our price range, but they would work for what we are looking for - except they aren't ideal location being so far off any major road.
house #1
house #2
house #3
And for the fun of it.. A little more specific in location : Huntley Ward S-E 9104 (ie, just off highway 417, and really close to my parents). For our criteria (see above), there are 4 houses for sale..
List here
Can i just say Yikes?!?!
And why not venture a bit further out of our reality...
Houses in St. John's
Keeping it fair - same criteria, and have put in the range being the top that we can afford.. Just to see what we could afford if we were staying here.
House #1
House #2
House #3 (new house being built - i saw 3 other models too)
And Houses in Halifax area
There was a slim chance of us moving to Halifax, so thought i would add some from there..
House #1
House #2
House #3
So that's the gist of our hunt.. for now at least. :)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
February is almost done
Another month has flown by. Countdown to the next move has started. Pretty amazing.
Here.. The snow continues to fall, but we have had a few odd days.. One big rain storm that melted a bunch of the snow (and made our bathroom ceiling leak). A few days with plus temps. And can't blink for too long, another snow storm last weekend, which dumped a good 30 cm in less than 24 hours.
Kat had a fabulous birthday. Thanks to everyone who spoiled her. She truly appreciates it. ;) While we didn't get to go out to dinner - due to Kat being fearful of having a coughing fit at dinner, we still had a good dinner at home, and of course cake.
We have made the decision to definitely move back to Ottawa this summer. Several opportunities have come up - people just want Steph to work for them. He has people telling him that if he wants a job that they will find him one. Guess people like him. ;)
And just a few pics from Feb.
Click here for pics
Here.. The snow continues to fall, but we have had a few odd days.. One big rain storm that melted a bunch of the snow (and made our bathroom ceiling leak). A few days with plus temps. And can't blink for too long, another snow storm last weekend, which dumped a good 30 cm in less than 24 hours.
Kat had a fabulous birthday. Thanks to everyone who spoiled her. She truly appreciates it. ;) While we didn't get to go out to dinner - due to Kat being fearful of having a coughing fit at dinner, we still had a good dinner at home, and of course cake.
We have made the decision to definitely move back to Ottawa this summer. Several opportunities have come up - people just want Steph to work for them. He has people telling him that if he wants a job that they will find him one. Guess people like him. ;)
And just a few pics from Feb.
Click here for pics
Monday, February 11, 2008
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