The Darkness

It is -1c here now, it got down to -5c last night. It does look pretty though.The kids and Teosdee are amazed by the frost and why everything is now white. It gets dark now at well before 5pm! The streets are not safe enough around here to be walking around.This is how a mole must feel.Teosdee has to go on a visa run before the end of December, so we sent off an application for an Irish visa yesterday. Her visa is valid until May, but she can only spend 6 months at a time here. We will apply for a more permanent visa before May. I seem to have spent the last 10 years dealing with visas, I should find a job as an immigration expert. I don't worry too much about visas anymore as whatever will be will be.A refusal would give us a good excuse to escape and go back to the warmth, although that would be a big shame for Joseph's school. 10 days without smoking-is it getting easier?