Ben had a week-long school holiday at the end of February, while I was on medical leave. Initially, my mom had offered to come over but, after discussion, we decided that it would be easier to ship Ben to Canada on his own. He arrived in Montreal and spent the night there. He, Nat & the boys were all supposed to go to my mom’s place on the weekend for my cousin’s wedding. The weather turned for the worse though, so they ended up with only Ben being dropped off/picked up in Hawkesbury. He then spent the week skiing, snowshoeing, sewing and shopping. Nat and the guys came the next weekend, so my mom had a full house for a couple of days – before Ben and Nat had to go back to Montreal for the return trip.