As 2016 came to a close, our winter operations company was extremely busy with snow plowing, salting/sanding and anti-icing. Both of our kids are now heavily involved in the operations and for some of the drivers who've been with us for 20years, they remember Sarah and Cam as babes. Our entire team has absolutely rocked an entire, unprecidented, month of operations. Fall went out like a dragon and winter entered, well, like a....you get it!
2016 was a year of renewal for our family. In so many ways and one day there may be a book explaining it all. If you want to know more, let's go out for dinner or drinks....its been interesting. Sarah graduated university in Toronto and moved home for a few months (she returns to TO on Jan 6th to resume life). Cam graduated high school but had finished early and scored a dream job restoring vintage vehicles and building hot rods. He's just finished his level 1 RedSeal in mechanics at UFV.
Dwayne transitioned fully and beautifully into the life of hop farming but more than that being the expert in the field (no pun intended!). He is sought out for speeches and events for his knowledge and business savvy. Our hop processing plant finished in time for harvest and it was amazing to see the product it produced. It's the most advanced plant in Canada and we are very proud of it!! I am still sorting out who I am now that I'm not a stay-at-home-mum. It's a title I held for 20years...now what?
Each year, for the last few, I haven't made resolutions I've chosen a word. One little word, to help guide my year. Last year was JOY. To find joy in everything or anything was simple but not always easy depending on the day.
So for the last month I've gone through my list of possible words. I've literally tried each out and kept coming back to one that seriously spoke to me. While it can be construed as selfish, it's also very generous and kind. My word for this year is MORE. More love to give, more learning, more growth, more smiles to share, more joy, more happiness, more time with friends, more healthly choices, more hugs....you get the picture. Every time I turned around there was the word. MORE.
I hope you choose a word for this year. I hope more than ever that you find everything you are needing in 2017 and that you are loved more than you thought possible.
Looking forward to connecting with more of you this year!
Much love,
Di
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