The best day

It's amazing how there are opportunities to make everyday one of the best of your life.

I've been fortunate enough to be blessed with two wonderful people that I can honestly say I enjoy every second of everyday with. For those of you that laugh about Vancouver and it's snow days (particularly those of you in Alberta that are suffering in -50 oC windchill temperatures), two points of thought. First, it does snow in Vancouver especially on the North Shore (not at all in Richmond though). Second, the problem with Vancouver is that the temperature when it snows is around zero. So, during the day it snows and melts on the roads, then at night the water freezes into ice. By the time morning comes and it hasn't thawed yet, there is a layer of ice on the ground underneath a light layer of snow. Compound that with some of the worst drivers in the country (hey, I'm considered above average here) and that's a recipe for a great excuse to not go into the office.

Geneva got up on Tuesday morning and said as she walked out the door, "if it looks bad, I'm turning bad and we're all staying in." The beauty of UBC and EA is that we work at places that embrace technology, work-flex, and being able to manage your own time. So Geve kissed Sydney, exchanged "bye-byes" and not five minutes later came back through our door. Living where we do, they don't always plow down the road that leads to our complex. Sure enough, 2 feet of snow, no plow and no way to get out.

Well, it was a great excuse to work from home and spend a full day with the family. Sydney was sick on Monday, so it was better than she stay home anyways. I think she had a good time with mommy, daddy, her six dwarfs, her fisher price kitchen, her rubber ducky tub that she fills with stuffed animals, and discovering that there are dvds under the TV that she can scatter across the living room floor. For me, it was a reminder of those great four months we had at home everyday last year.

Enjoy the pics. Love you all.