Family: Our family is expanding – that is, we are expecting a new baby in the new year. This is very exciting and there’s some pics from the ultrasound at www.jonanddarlene.schmidty.ca. I can’t believe what a miracle this is! There’s definitely some change in the air for our household.

School: Yes, I feel like I’ve been in school my whole life. Which isn’t far from the truth actually. I think the longest time I have not been in school was between zero and 5 yrs of age. Five straight years without school and I probably learned everything important in life, or least that’s what some book once said, or was that kindergarten? I got a black eye in kindergarten and don’t remember much else, so refer to earlier comment. Anyway, I’m hoping finish my Masters of Environmental Design – Planning degree by the end of 08. I hope it works out. My thesis is about historical land use change in the MD of Foothills. If I had a minute of your time I’d explain more.

Running: I used to never think of myself as a runner, but the last few years I’ve gravitated closer to that label. Being away from grebel ultimate groupies and other team sports I enjoy, running has become my exercise. I’ve been going through physiotherapy for about half a year and finally can begin running again. Physio is over and I’m up to 34 minutes of running with breaks. Hopefully by the summer of ’09 I’ll be back in marathon shape or something close to compete in a few 10k, half-marathon or trail races.

And I defnitely can’t forget the fun of having Darlene come and visit up here last weekend. We went snowshoeing on both Saturday and Sunday. Check back here for pictures, coming soon!