Start again

Well it has been a very long time since I have written anything in a blog. It is time. It is a new year and I believe 2015 will be a good one. 2014 was a little tough. Financially draining for sure. The big house on Queen Street is now a 4 plex. Just after all that was done then the roof had to be done. And it is a Huge roof on that 110 year old Victorian house. With many peaks and a turret. And then the basement leaked. Argghhhh. The ceramic tiles had to be dug up and another sump pump installed while breaking through the outside wall to put drainage tiles in. Needless to say, none of that is cheap. Now we will see whether Revenue Canada will await my taxes that were owed during all that or whether I will have to sell the old girl (house that is)to pay them off. Time will tell, and the universe will unfold the path as it should. Looking forward to a trip to Ecuador in April with my 2 brothers. I bought the ticket awhile ago now and of course I am freaking out that I should not be doing this with my current financial situation but......................the ticket is bought and I really need a mental break. We will do a little exploring up in the Andes and visit the volcanos but mostly plan on vegging on the beach. We are staying in my brother Garys in laws 3 bedroom condo in a little town called Crucita on the west coast. Funnnnnn!!!!! Looking forward to getting away from the cold. It is a beautiful snowy day out here on the farm. -20 C though and I find as I get older, I am not doing well in the cold. Got a friend working up near the Arctic and she friggin loves it. She wrote on her facebook this morning that she was up at 4 am with the full moon, taking her 2 husky dogs for a walk in the minus 40s before she went to work. She loves it up there. Some part of me does not understand that. I seem to like the idea of 80 F year round being on the Ecuador.