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Has another year flown by so quickly? Time to sit down and take stock, to
reflect on the year gone by and write something for posterity (can't trust
to memory anymore!). We've been adopted by two cats that Duncan has aptly
named “Cute” and “Cuddly”. We're running a little behind
as we're packing up for our first Christmas away - we'll be celebrating the
holidays with our families in Edmonton and Canmore this year.
We've spent lots of time in Alberta this year, as Kathleen was on sabbatical
and learning new techniques at the U of A, starting with taking the family
to Edmonton for July. Her research also took her to N. Manitoba to study salt
springs and mine tailings, to Banff and Calgary for the hot springs research,
and to Salt Lake City for a conference. In between the extensive trips, she
enjoyed cycling to work, the chance to catch up on her writing (manuscripts
and proposals), and successfully applied for tenure and promotion. (To learn
more about her research check out her updated web
page) Still, the fall was a difficult time, as her Grandma Wiggins passed
away in Sept., followed by her Grandpa Steele's death in Oct.
Steve had some big changes this year too. At Prairie Architects, he worked
on a small low income housing community, a community hall, prototype northern
housing, environmentally friendly buildings, and wrote specifications for
many other projects. Steve finally resigned from Prairie and joined
Smith-Carter Architects and Engineers as a specifications writer. Their
website has lots of fantastic pictures. He took a couple of weeks off in between,
and has really enjoyed it since starting in early December. The commute is
shorter and will be easy to “scoot”.
Duncan (almost 8) and Andrew (5) have advanced into grade 2 (French) and preschool.
Andrew had a busy year of tests that determined the underlying neurological
cause of his difficulties with speech and some movements, and has worked hard
for his physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Duncan (and
Steve) really enjoyed archery lessons, and Duncan had another summer of soccer.
Both boys started gymnastics this fall and seem to be naturals. At home, they
love computer games (Duncan is amazing!), Lego (of course), and stuffed animals
and puppets (“stuffies”).
There's never a shortage of things to do. Steve and Kathleen continue curling
in the university fun league, with Kathleen skipping again and serving as
treasurer. We did the big trip to Alberta in July by car and included a trip
to Drumheller to see the dinosaurs, Canmore (Duncan climbed his first real
mountain), and even stopped off at the town where they film “Corner Gas”
on the way back through Saskatchewan. Steve and Kathleen even took time out
to see two big shows - Mamma Mia! and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Dracula.
As for all the snow this year- well, since we're shoveling it anyway, might
as well make a big pile that doubles as a slide and a snow cave. Don't worry
about us Winnipegers, we've stocked up on hot chocolate and marshmallows.
Thanks as always to Mike for hosting our web site. Here's a new crop of pictures, organized by themes as usual. Enjoy!
Last Updated: January, 2006.
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