Hi all,

I just back from the high school retreat. The poor skiers couldn't sky because they had to close the slopes dur to a 100km/hr wind up there. Can you imagine the Swiss Alps closed for a weekend during peak ski season!! The retreat was very good otherwise. I can't imagine that in two years Niklaas will be joining me there (If he'll let me go!)

While we were away and having the winds and rain, they got 40 cm of snow in Kandern. Brenda, look out, that blizzard may come yet. The kids have build tunnels and forts and snowballs. Today was BFA winter day so there was no school - perfect timing.

Tomorrow Niklaas starts track (I'm not sure where they'll run!) Pray that he will enjoy it.

Matthew has a violin scales test tomorrow a.m. He's not very confident with one of the four. The judge will ask for any two out of the four he practised for this. On Friday night is his music recital (solo), on Sunday he plays the same song as a solo in church, on Tuesday of next week he plays the same song in front of the judge at teh festival. Hopefuly by then he's comfortabel playing in front of people. Emily is also playing in the festival - I'm not sure which day.

The auditors come tomorrow. I'm so tired of Markus working almost every evening. It looks like I may actually be working quite a few more hours next year, just with a bit of a break every afternoon before the kids come home.

Brenda, your lives sound very interesting and fulfilling with all your ministries. I actaully don't like the word ministries - maybe I should say with all you do. Everything we do is a ministry!!

Has anyone heard if there is a Frances or Abe Klassen still on the face of this earth. I was use to hearing from them about once a week before Dec, now I haven't heard if they are still around since Christmas. I suppose no news is good news - but it's also no news.

Hope you are all well,
Teresa