BBRRRRR!!

Oh my goodness, how weather can change in one week. Alberta was the coldest place on the planet yesterday!! We have to move to Siberia to warm up! -43 with the wind chill for November is a little much for sure. Thank goodness dad and I made a heated cat house this fall before he left. The poor little thing is doing well in it's cozy little house. We bought 2 dog houses and drilled holes in the back to have an extension cord through and bought two heating pads. They are also working great. However Molly our Irish Terrier is beginning to pee in the house again because she doesn't want to go outside. I can't say I blame her!
Mom and Matt got back safely from Sask. before the frigid temperatures arrived. The roads were great until Stettler and then became icy. They roads are still in bad shape and the snow mixed with the cold has created hard driving conditions. 4x4's are a must.
On Sunday they travelled to for a Westren Final Party between Sask and Calgary. I had to shake my head at the roughriders for wearing no long sleeved shirts under their jersey's. If there is one thing people from Sask pride themselves on is being able to endure the extreme cold. I find myself doing the same thing, talking about some of the terrible conditions I have driven in or walked through. Crazy people.
Matt's van is not appreciating the cold and would not start yesterday. Mom phoned CAA and they boosted it for her. The van does not have a block heater in it. Instead it has a button you push that warms the inside of the van and the motor too. However the battery needs changing because it won't keep the boost. Mom had to re-boost it again when she got home after school. I was supposed to take Matt for his chiropractor appt but we cancelled due to extreme cold weather.
Mom and Matt are heading back to Calgary again for Sunday's game but thank goodness tomorrow is supposed to warm up to -13 and will hit above 0 by Saturday. I will believe it when I feel it!
We are so excited to hear that the Scotts Tournament of Heart's is again being held in Red Deer 2012. Big party at our house! Last time it was here, I was pregnant with Shaunie and Jonmarie started walking on her own. Now they are 8 and 6. Time sure flies.