I thought I'd posted here already - haha! He is going to Canada for 16 DAYS! to see my BIL, SIL and new nephew that was born on the 30th Dec! Thomas Ronald. He is sort of representing the famly coz his mum and dad went to Canada last year to see them so they won't be going. They are coming here too in May or June but Al still wants to go see them! He hasn't told them but has set it all up with a friend of theirs in Montreal and he is going to just knock on their door when he arrives!! It's -14 during the day and -20 at night right now so he needs a jacket and some warm stuff!!! We are going to miss him terribly - I haven't been apart from him for longer than 5 days when I have been on school camp since we got together more than 11 years ago! I will split my time from here, mums, and my IL's and mum will stay with me so I'm not alone at all. Ugh. Hopefully it will go fast!