What a Difference 2 Days Can Make

Well, we knew that winter was bound to arrive in Alberta whether we wanted it to or not, and it is now here! For two days straight we have had flurries and definately everything is covered in snow, which is a wonderful thing when you don't have to move it, but the roads do need to cleared as we have another group of 100 coming this weekend. As you can see in the pictures, two days ago our temperatures were much warmer.
The one thing about being in the country is when you look out the front door you see a huge blanket of snow everywhere...no dirt, sand or salt residue only a few tracks from the little critters that run the property. It is beautiful.

The past week here has been full of activity. David and one of the camp board members gave oversite to a small work crew who were upgrading our outdoor zipline and building a whole new indoor climbing wall. They were long workdays but worth it. Wow, it is exciting to see this change come about here.

A iew from the Front Window

It really is hard to believe that is November! The weather and temperatures here have been so above normal. This is an added bonus when there is still lots of outside work to be done around the camp property. One of these tasks is to "batten down the hatches" and cover all the windows with plastic so that was done today and now we have lost our beautiful view. This picture was taken last night as we watched the beautiful sunset. Another reminder of the beauty in God's creation.

We continue to putter away at the process of moving. Bit by bit we hope to have everything here by this Sunday! Oh how we love boxes..not!

Housewarming Gift

Well we have begun the journey of moving AGAIN.
Our final destination here at camp became available beginning of last week and we grabbed the paint brushes and went crazy. We also decided that two rooms (our bedroom and the scrapbook/workout room) would be getting laminate flooring, so that kept David busy. By the weekend we were ready to begin the march of the boxes. We have downsized so much in the last 3 yrs since moving west but there always still seems to be "stuff" and the current pile in the middle of the room is a true testament to that fact. Now the process is to decide where everything will belong in our new surroundings.

The cats, Charity and Chloe made the transition fairly well although they cried during the ride to the house but this by far has been their shortest car ride! Charity is an old pro when it comes to moving. She has moved 8 times and after she runs through every room she settles in quite nicely. Chloe however is still the skittish one and hides under the bed or runs out of the room if you rustle paper or move too quickly. At night when things are calm she does come out and sit with us.

We also acquired a new outside cat as a housewarming present, since the previous maintenance family couldn't take her with them. "Scotia" is now a camp cat and can regularly be found outside our front door looking for abit of food. She even let us take her picture.

It feels really good to be in a "home" again :)

Beautiful Banff

As we promised....some pics of Banff, AB.

After 3 years out west we FINALLY made it to the mountains!!
We were so blessed to be able to go on this trip as our camp board sent us to a couples conference at the Rundlestone Lodge. It was a wonderful facility and we enjoyed the "cabinish" ambiance and the relaxing hot tub. (Unfortunately the hot springs were closed for renovations.)
We also spent an afternoon walking through all the little shops looking like real tourists and then took a trip up beautiful Sulphur Mountain. This is where we caught the gondola ride up to ``the top of the world``. Now, as breathtaking as it was...half way up the mountain it really took Sonya's breath away and the feeling of panic seemed to hit. (Really, I , Sonya never thought I was afraid of heights...but that is a long way up!!) Once both feet were on the top of the mountain everything was ok again and we enjoyed the sights immensely. Our Creator has given us so much to enjoy!

In a Fog

For the past week or so there has been a flurry of activity in our region. It's the time of year when you look out accross the fields and think that there is a haze of fog in the air, when actually it is all the farmer's working on their harvesting. Now to us this is an amazing sight to see as neither of us have a country farm bone in our bodies. We will look at the fields but can't identify the type of crop if our lives depended on it. This whole process has given us a great admiration for the farmers out there who work so hard to provide healthy food for us and a living for their families. God bless them!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Please tell us that we are not the only ones who seem to be thinking that time is flying by so quickly...wow! We are always reminded of the days quickly passing when we think of all the things we want to post in our blog.

Since the beginning of the month we have enjoyed the slower pace of camp life. On one of our days off we took a scenic drive through the countryside. Talk about wide open spaces. There is so much to see! Our fall season of colours came and went very quickly. We were able to snap a few pics before all the leaves disappeared but it is amazing how one rainy day with high prairie winds seems to clear out the trees quickly.

We have also just returned from 3 days in beautiful Banff, AB. We will share more about that in our next post...with pictures.

Postcards from Home

Well, the mail came and.... nothing for us. So sad. Being at camp we only get mail picked up from town about twice a week. Every letter or card is a great source of encouragement!! Today we commented, "Do people even write letters anymore? even a postcard would be nice" Then we got into a big conversation...about do people even send postcards anymore? So, we decided, Let's find out:

We want to hear from you!!! Ofcourse we know hundreds of people do not read our blog but if you do we are asking you to send us a postcard...or even ask a complete stranger to send one..lol (This is cheaper for our American friends) Please mail them to:
Box 690 Alix, AB. T0C-0B0

Thanks! We look forward to seeing where they come from :)