Awesome week with Anna

This past week my sister-in-law has been up visiting and I must say that we have had quite the time together doing all kinds of crazy things! Here is a list of what we've accomoplished.

1. Rollerbading (almost every day, sometimes longer than what we expected)
2. Canoeing (on the Wapiti River, very fun! Glad we got out before the hail)
3. Pic-nic in the rain (with Mel & Pete, and Mom and Dad at Pipestone Creek)
4. Shopping (for my birthday) (yay)
5. Gone to a bridal shower
6. Toured our new Basement Suite
7. Made cookies (peanut butter, so mom had to leave the house)
8. Went to church...
9. Ate lots and lots of watermelon (with Roll Kuchen, fried bread, menonnite meal)
10. Played with my new deep fryer. Watch out for cheese rolls when they explode :)

So as you can see we've been having a blast and she's not gone yet so there are more adventures to come. Today there is lots to do so I should go! We get to move into our new suite this week so we are going to go do some cleaning today!


This photo is a result of Anna getting water dumped on her head (by her brother... John... my husband... that rascal)and I am pouting because of the last picture in which I am only 1/2 in.

Today's Accomplishments

Today I turned my yogurt container inside out. :)


Oh... and I got paid to scrapbook... :)

yay!

Light up My Night

So this past weekend John and I were able to go out to Alberta Beach with his parents to celebrate Grandma Gall's birthday at his uncle's cabin on the lake. (confusing enough?) It was SMOKIN hot there so it was nice to be on the lake and John enjoyed doing a little tubing and skiing :) with his cousins. The second night we were there we had the most amazing lightning storm I've ever seen! It was crazy! Middle of the night but light up like day and seemingly constant lightning every 5 seconds. It was amazing! John got up to take some pictures (with lightning striking that often your chances of getting a shot are pretty good) Well he got a few check them out on click. If you can't view the slide show click here.

Not a cloud in the sky...

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! Honestly, it is gorgeous here in GP! I'm sure it's wonderful other places too (and depending on how you handle heat, you may not think it's wonderful either) I however, happen to think that it is marvelous out there. As I was eating my lunch in the park in GP with my friend Heather, she commented that there was actually not even one cloud in the sky. Forget not that this is the praries so to say that we couldn't even see one cloud no matter where we looked, that's pretty cool (hard to understand for all you BC-ites, I know, breath deep and the chlosterphobia will pass). :) All of this was actually just a prelude to echo what Heather said to me this morning! God is good! He didn't have to give us blue sky, or the ability to hear beautiful music, or the ability to relate to and converse with the awesome God of the universe, but that said, we know he did all that and more! What a good God! If you've forgotten, just look out your window... if it doesn't hit you at first, keep looking!


P.S. I spotted this the other day and it made me laugh, click here.

Ode to Bryony

Today, this is who I am missing. Bryony. Now for those of you who don't know her, you are really missing out. She's sweet, lovely, and a dear friend. She is also the quietest person I know! :)But that ends up being one of your favorite things about her, especially when you see her not being quiet and it shocks the living daylights out of everyone around her! :) Bryony is also a brave soul... she married Toban. :) (JK Toban, you know we love you too! I just can't help it) She is beautiful, intelligent, and a great listener! This is my ode to Bryony. I love you girl and I miss you!

How I know I'm a hick from the stix...

Well folks, this last weekend I returned to my roots (whatever) and lived the hick lifestyle. Bla Bla Bla... basically I went to a mud bog. Now for those of you who have no idea what that is, it's essentially when grown ups get to play with real trucks and cars in the mud. Technically it's a huge mud pit that is created specifically for this, that is used for races to see who can get through the pit and in the fastest time. Comical, to say the least. Here are some pictures. Rest assured, I probably wouldn't have gone if my brother wasn't one of the competitors. He is the muddy one :) riding a quad. Enjoy. If you can't view the slideshow below click here.