Day 156 ~ Saturday, June 6

Remember this photo? I took this photo of the docks at Lakeside when we took Daniel to school. That was April 4 or thereabouts.

2 months later, the water level is MUCH higher!

Dan, waiting patiently while I was shopping...

This is Crystal - we spent most of Saturday afternoon and evening with her, playing Dutch Blitz.

For supper, the dining room served homemade pizza.....it was very good.

Holly was thirsty, I guess.....

The girl below Holly is Kelsie, her roommie. As soon as Kelsie discovered Holly had a jug of water behind her, she physically moved Holly to stand in front of her - apparently, Holly is known to 'randomly dump water on people'.

This is a great photo of Matthew.....he was staff at Vinj and Kath's school and always seeks Jim and I out when we are there. He is a sweetie.

A fun day. I wish I had taken a photo of my hosts, though - LaDawn and Issac. I enjoyed getting to know them.

Day 155 ~ Friday, June 5

Travel to Lakeside, Montana...




These 2 fellas mark the entrance into "Blackfeet Nation Territory"...






The reason for my trip to Lakeside.....

The beautiful (and comfortable) bed I was given in a friend's home.....

And the thoughtful gift that was left for us on the dresser.....

Day 154 ~ Thursday, June 4

I don't know if it is true, or if I am just particularly unobservant, but it seemed that overnight the blossoms on the crab apple trees and the lilacs just popped out overnight!

This was the day Jim and I were supposed to be preparing to travel to Montana to visit Daniel, but at 4 pm Jim got a call from his boss - there was some kind of emergency and they needed him on a job tomorrow morning by 8 a.m. So much for getting ready for a short road trip/holiday. Instead, we focused on getting Jim's truck ready to go. (We really hadn't expected a call for at least another 2 weeks so he was not prepared).

As he went to wash the mud of early spring off his trusty vehicle/office, Jim discovered one of his tires was almost flat - and, worse....it was damaged.

He tried to fill it, but the 'thingy' on the air compressor that puts the air in the tire did not work. By that time, it was 7 pm.....he had to call the emergency guys at the tire shop and then drive in to Camrose to get new tires. He was not home until 11:00 pm. By then, I had washed and packed his work clothes and gotten his 'housekeeping' things in order for him - as well as started to pack for myself.

In the meantime, while Grampa was working on his truck, Seth was playing outside - mostly on the tractor. He got good and dirty and had a great time!

How is it even little boys LOVE to 'drive'?

Later, he did some exploring and turned the snowmachine ramps into a ladder...

Day 153 Wednesday June 3

Tonight we made our first Square Foot Garden......well, Jim had made the frame a week or so before, but tonight we mixed the 'perfect soil' for the garden then we planted the asparagus and tomatoes.

The tractor is a great toy!

Vinj is such a help

Grandpa and Seth take a break. Seth looks so cute, sitting like Grampa.

Oops, this photo is out of order....this is the mixing stage....Vinj said he has had lots of practice with this because this is how he mixes cement in his country,.

While Seth loves to sit on the tractor, he is not so crazy about it when it is running

Day 152 ~ Tuesday, June 2

Stopped to drop something off at the Muyaba's before we went to Red Deer for an appointment.

For reasons I will not go into on this blog, Vinj, Kath, and Seth came to stay at our house for the rest of the week once their small group was over tonight.

Day 151 ~ Monday, June 1

Bible Study with 'the girls' today - at Lana's house.



Melanie (and Suzanne) added to our group this week.

Day 150 - Sunday, May 31

It is Sunday, so it is 'Family Day' at 'the Farm'..... It was a small gathering today - only Andrew and Vinjelu and Kathryn.

Here is a sight seldom seen......




Another sight we haven't seen for quite some time.....

We enjoyed Vinjelu's birthday gift from his wife - a Wii. Here, he is playing baseball....

Vinj provides a headrest for Kath as she watches someone else play....

Seth, loving on Thor.....

....and Lady. Lady loves Seth......

Concentrating.....how do you make this thing talk?

And finally, a shot of two of my dogs....Riley and Lady.....

Day 149 - Saturday, May 30

The Muyabas stayed overnight with us last night so that Kathryn and Seth would be with us all day while Vinj was at work.



Notice Seth's hand on the back of Kath's head - he is doing the cuddling.

Day 148 ~ Friday, May 29

Jim and I spent the day at Vinj and Kath's - looking after Seth and doing some housework for Kath while they went to the hospital for a "BioPhysical" on the baby. This test took them away from the house for about 3 hours. The only results they were given is that there is no emergency on behalf of the baby and that she is very small (only 3 lbs 10 oz).


Here is a photo of part of their back yard - taken from the deck.




Seth figured out how to get onto his rocking horse all by himself...

he was very pleased with himself and started to rock as hard as he could....

Day 147 ~ Thursday, May 28

A busy, busy day.

First, take the truck to the glass shop in Camrose.

Then, come back home to drop Jim off.

I went in to Wetaskiwin to give Kathryn a hand - including take her to the doctor.

On my way in to town, I stopped by this pond to watch a Goose family drama.....

Mom and Dad gather their children for a little trip across the pond.

At first, they did not notice that there was a 'dawdler'

But Daddy Goose quickly noticed someone was missing. He fell back and started loudly calling to his wayward offspring.

The little guy hurried to his father's call and soon the whole family was together again.

I dropped Kath at the clinic for her doctor appointment, then helped with some cleaning before Kathryn dyed and cut my hair.

Jim was busy while I was gone....

He made our first Square Foot Garden frame!

He also finished watering the potatoes - a huge job, since he first made a 'bowl' for each plant to hold water, giving each potential plant a good soak.

I was not at home long before we left for Camrose again to pick up the truck.

Back home to drop the truck off.

To Wetaskiwin to see Vinj come off the field from his first league soccer game, see Elizabeth come off the field from her game, and arrange to meet everyone at Rob and Lana's to give Emma a 'mini birthday party'.

We gave Emma her birthday gift.....the kid's version of 'Cranium'.

We did not play the game, exactly, but Emma and Sophia acted out some of the charade cards and the rest of us guessed what they were doing - while we ate the Dilly Bars and Buster Bars Vinj and Kath provided.

You have to wear these goofy glasses in order to read what you are to 'act out'...... then, if you wear bifocals, it is still hard to read because the print is so tiny.

We had a fun, laughter filled evening.

But we ended by taking Kathryn to the hospital for a stress test on Talia......Kath had been a little worried since her doctor's appointment and had not noticed any movement for quite some time.

The stress test showed that Talia's heartbeat was strong and regular - she also started moving around as soon as they put the monitor straps on Kath. So, Vinj and Kath were able to rest more peacefully that evening.

Me too.