Go Mooseheads Go!!

Well it's been a few days since I posted, so thought I'd better do a catchup in case you'd all think I'd forgotten about it....Of course I'm assuming this is being read!! Feel free to leave comments - at least I'll know this is a worthwhile experience!
Well as you know we had a busy weekend culminating in a trip to see the Mooseheads on Sunday evening - but more of that later.
Saturday was the usual brilliant sunny day, clear blue skies but a bit chilly! We'd been invited to lunch by a lady that Deborah had met online in one of the expat forums. She was really miserable and had a real downer on Halifax - however, as it turns out, she'd been dragged here by her husband having to leave a country she loved (France) and a house she loved. It's all been a bit of a culture shock for her. However, Deborah had arranged to introduce her to the delights of Costco and they arranged to meet outside Home Outfitters. Val thought she'd said Home Depot and needless to say they missed each other. Well the lunch was by way of an apology. So a pleasant couple of hours was spent lunching and chatting.
We then had to get home as Deborah and I were off to the Sears Halifax Toastmasters (of which I am a member - see link on the right) 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner. This was being held at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel (very nice - I stayed there when I was out on my own last November). It was a most enjoyable evening. The keynote speaker was John Buchanan - an ex-premier of Nova Scotia and quite a witty talker.
The next day, Sunday, was spent 'pottering' and then in the afternoon, we were off to see the Mooseheads as it was their Annual Scouts Canada game. For those not in the know, the Mooseheads are Halifax's Ice Hockey Team - see the link on the right for their website. There was an excellent turnout by the various Beavers, Cubs & Scouts from the Halifax area and they helped swell the total crowd numbers to 8750. There were loads of things going on during the breaks, throwing T-Shirts and Frisbees into the crowd and so on. The evening was marred slightly by the major fight/brawl that broke out at the end of the second period. It involved 10 players and the ref's were having real problems controlling it. There were blood splatters on the ice, helmets, gloves and sticks strewn everywhere. Needless to say the kids thought this was great! All the scout leaders and parents were all thinking what an excellent example this was setting! Halifax won though which was a result, ending six consecutive defeats and I think they won again last night.
Emma thoroughly enjoyed it, Matthew would have but he was a little under the weather with a sore throat. This has in fact got worse and he is now on his 4th day off school. He's a lot better now, but has no energy and as there was gym today, we decided to keep him off for another day. He will spend today catching up on homework!!
The weather all week has been cold (-15 overnight up to just below freezing during the day), but clear and bright with lots of sunshine. Despite the freezing weather, the snow still manages to melt on the deck. Apparently the back of the house is a major sun trap in the summer - looking forward to that! We've had a couple of flurries during the week, but nothing major. We still have snow on the ground though from the last snowfall a couple of weeks ago.
Work is going slowly. My colleague is away on a course (I can't do any courses until I have been here for 6months....) so I have been able to use his computer. My new one arrived last week but who knows when it will actually make it to my desk. If it's not here by Monday then I'll have nothing to do! I've actually been quite productive this week doing a behaviour characteristic analysis on a Deflector baffle assembly. Management seemed impressed, so let's hope it spurs them into action to get this PC delivered. Unlikely.
Carolyn and Tim arrive in 10 days - really looking forward to that. Apparently the skiing at Wentworth and Martock is quite good at the moment, so Tim may get some snowboarding done.