We got almost 10 inches of snow over the past two days -- the biggest dump in about five years. And it's supposed to get colder -- hovering in the minus 15 to 20 C range. But I love it, even the snow shovelling! We should get in some get good X-C skiing on the Victoria golf course. Will be interesting to see how Joan handles it. We've gone swimming several times lately at the MacEwan U. fitness centre. Joan LOVES it! I strap a foam float around her middle and she happily paddles up and down the family area lanes. She laughs and smiles from the moment we enter the pool until we leave... It's good exercise and fun! I plan to do it least once a week. The fitness centre has lockable family dressing rooms where I can help Joan in and out of her swimming suit. We just got home tonight from the Edmonton Symphony's annual production of Handel's Messiah with a 75-member chorus and four big name soloists. As always, wonderful!! On Thursday, we got back from Calgary and a nice visit with Angela, Joan's best friend from her nursing days at Foothills Hospital. Angela and her hubby have a condo at Canmore. She has offered me the use of the condo in January so I can ski at Sunshine Village while Joan stays with her in Calgary. I'm really looking forward to that as I couldn't do much skiing last winter for various reasons. Have had no major behaviour incidents for several days now. Joan still tends to get a bit loopy when she gets up and at bed time and if we sit around the house for more than couple of hours. This coming week, Edmonton hosts the trials for Canada's men's and women's curling teams for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Thanks to a friend with some free tix to give away, Joan and I will spend most of Monday and Wednesday at the Rexall Centre where they've set up the Briar curling ice at the hockey rink.