End of Month

Wow! Where has this month gone. So quickly the time is passing. There has continued to be alot of cold weather here in the west but we are surviving. Even our cats though know at night the best way to keep warm is to snuggle.
Things at church are keeping us busy and now Sonya is leading a young adult bible study on Wednesday nights as well. It seems she has found lots to fill her time with now that she has taken a break from her studies.
We will continue to try and post often through the next month. May you know today that you are never alone. God is always there.

Frosty Alberta

Hi everyone out there in blogger world. Alberta weather is quite a mixture. We are in a real hot spell.Two weeks of only -12 to -4. No snow for the past 2 weeks but lately we have had lots of frost which makes all the trees and bushes look like Christmas cards. It's very pretty. Now we are in the post holiday stretch of dull days that bring on that cabin fever affect. Sonya's been scrapbooking and I've been suffering along with the Leaf's season and lost in a mystery book or two.

Work for both of us is a little slower now but we get the shifts in and await the next season.Please feel free to leave a comment so we know we are not alone in blogger wilderness. We would love to hear from you all.

Creative Moments

It is always nice when the creative juices are flowing. There is something about it that just nourishes the soul. So tonight, actually thismorning I found myself sitting at a table with lots of stuff in front of me and voila! two hours later I am completely finished.
We have a new scrapbook store in town and the owner asked me if I'd be interested in creating a shadow box that she could display. So she gave me the frame and a picture of her girls and the rest was up to me. I like how it turned out and can't wait to see what I'll be creating in the days ahead. The final pictures are not the best. It's hard to see the 3D dimensions of the raised photo, or the sparkle of the glimmer mist on the wooden butterfly, but I really want to share them. One of the layout inside the shadow box and one outside the box.
Oh and if you haven't done anything creative lately...try it..it's a great feeling!

Front Porch View

It is a beautiful day in Camrose! The snow is glittering from the reflection of the sun and the promise of a few days of warmer weather is very exciting. Yes, a balmy -4 predicted for the entire weekend. An interesting fact though, they do not plow the snow off the roads in Camrose unless there is more that 6 inches. Right now from all the extreme freezing temperatures we have had, our roads are like a mogul course and your entire vehicle shakes as you drive. It seems they only plow the main two streets. hmmm....

Not too much has been happening other than work. Our church activities will begin again next week so that will keep Sonya busy. All 3 of our students are back from Christmas break so life at the house seems "normal" again.

A New Year

So today a thought came to mind..

What really does a "new year" mean? They say out with the old and in with the new, but as the years pass by this seems harder to adjust to. It seems to be a test of faith. What lies ahead? Do we keep plodding along with our daily tasks or do we seek out new adventures? Do we live with purpose?
I think this will be our challenge this year.
Life seems to be getting shorter and why not live it to the fullest!

Constant Change

After a recent phone chat with a friend from the East we were reminded that we need to update our blog more often. We will try and do better in the new year.

The Christmas season was full of activity.
Our plans to stay in Alberta for Christmas changed when we recieved word that David's daughter, Allison would be marrying her longtime beau, Erik, on Dec. 19th in Amhurst, NY. So we flew to Toronto and then drove down for the wedding. She looked beautiful and we are so thankful that we were able to share in this event in her life. The next day we headed to Burlington, ON. to enjoy a Biehn Christmas. It was so good to connect with the brothers, sister-in-laws, neices, nephews and their kids.
After that celebration we made our way to New Hamburg, ON. for a quick overnight visit where we finally got to see our godkids, can't believe they are now teenagers!!
Christmas eve we were back in Alliston, ON. at Sonya's sister's place with the entire family there. We all attended a Christmas Eve service together at Stephanie and Tom`s church and then came home to relax. Abit of a flu bug seemed to hit various members of the family so things were more low keyed than usual. Christmas day was filled with excitement as we enjoyed the children opening their gifts with enthusiasm.

Sunday the 27th we flew back to Alberta. Yes, we were 2 of the approximate 400 people who were in the security line ups at Pearson Airport...what an experience of patience! Thankfully, even though we were an hour delayed, our flight arrived back in Edmonton and the cool, crisp, freezing wind was waiting to greet us. It was back to work on Monday and the week has slowly carried on since then.

No big plans for New Years...yet.

We are Alive

Wow...can't believe that we have been such bad bloggers!! Where has this fall gone? Even our neice (2yrs) and nephew (1yr)have been growing quickly! It has been crazy busy!!.
David has continued to work his full weeks at the Totem hardware store, and Sonya has been catching part-time hours at superstore gas bar, while keeping her school scheduale quite full. We also have been involved with many church functions. Working with one vehicle turns everyday into a planning event so as to avoid having to walk..
Here in Alberta we have had our cold snap and this week we saw the temperature fall down to -35 degrees...whew...thankfully the prairie wind remained calm or it would have been unbearable. Today we are enjoying a balmy -27 degrees. LOL.
Christmas is right around the corner and although we thought we would be staying out west our plans have changed. David's daughter, Allison and her beau Eric, are getting married in Amherst, NY on Dec. 19th so we will be arriving for that big day and then spending Christmas in Ontario with family. Then returning back to west on the 27th so time will go quickly.
If we don't get the chance to write again before Dec. 25th, we wish you all a Merry Christmas. Be safe and be blessed.