Its been about 2 weeks since I blogged and things are sort of getting back to a more normal routine...sort of. I'm afraid I wasn't very positive on the last post - but my mental picture is getting better thankfully! We are slowly settling into our temporary home, although I'm not certain I'll feel at home until I have my own kitchen again! The latest word on our house is that it should be available by the end of November, but I'm not getting any hopes up just yet - I'll believe it when we're moved in! I just hope that happens before Christmas, as I was REALLY looking forward to entertaining in my own house over the Christmas holidays!
Its beginning to feel a lot like winter around here now, with every night reaching below zero and daytime highs staying closer to freezing every day! There has been a bit of snow fall, although not enough to really make the ground white yet! The winds continue to puff frigid air from the northwest at 30-60km/hr almost every day, but we must enjoy this while it lasts and remember how nice the fall was when we're stuck in the middle of -30 January!
Over the weekend I drove up to Saskatoon for the annual vet tech conference to get some continuing education hours. It was great trip - but it wore me out - I guess it all started on Thursday when I was up at 3:30 AM, worked 12 hours and didn't go to be until 11 pm. It was a cold day of exporting and a lot of driving that day, but thanks to my winter clothes(which made me look like a beast from a fairytale I'm sure!), and a thermos full of strawberry vanilla tea, I was warm all day! That evening I meant to finish packing for my trip, but Andrew came over with little Liam and I spent a couple of hours visiting and fussing over him instead!
I slept in on Friday morning and didn't get off on my journey until 11:30am. I stopped in Brandon for lunch at Tim Hortons and got very sick within an hour of eating...needless to say it was a bit of an uncomfortable trip from then on as my entire digestive system rebelled! I reached Saskatoon around 7pm but spent a further half hour getting lost and driving around the city before arriving at my hotel. After checking in and a quick shower to try and refresh myself, I headed down to the conference area to register and browse the trade show. Upon receiving my registration package, I was informed that all of the hands on sessions for the next day had been cancelled, thanks to a strike by the university employees. I was rather disappointed as this was one of the reasons I had travelled so far for the conference, but I decided to make the most of it! My room mate from college was to share a room with me at the conference as well and she arrived a little later in the evening and joined me in browsing the trade show. We picked up lots of information and free goodies from the different reps and got some good sales talks from them as well! Over the course of the evening I ran into a total of 6 of my college class mates, which was nice - its neat to see where different people have ended up. Lynz and I were joined by Janelle and Mark as we browsed the trade show and after the trade show had shut down and Mark had left, the three of us went up to our hotel room to visit. Lynz and I stayed up until 3:30am....just like being back in college!! Saturday we enjoyed many informative speakers, and a day sprinkled liberally with snacks, more browsing and more visiting. The culmination of the event was a nice banquet on Saturday evening with an awards ceremony which was to be followed by some entertainment - the entertainer however, did not arrive, so we were forced to seek our own entertainment - more visiting upstairs until after midnight! We said our good-byes to all of our other classmates and called it a night. Sunday morning dawned with snow...apparently - as there was still snow in the shadows by the time we were up and at-em around 10 or so. Lynz and I made our way to Montana's for brunch and said our goodbyes from there. The drive home was long - as I was tired, and somewhat bored with driving by this point!! Thankfully, I made it home by 9pm even after a few stops for refreshment and to break up the monotony of the road ahead of me! The Lord graciously kept all the deer in the ditches and me between them!
My lack of sleep caught up to me yesterday as I somewhat dragged through the afternoon at work. I was in bed by 10 last night and feel a lot better today!! I am glad to be home safe and sound, and was much encouraged by the good visits I had with my fellow classmates - I miss some of the friends I made at school, and wish I wasn't so far away from them all, but such is my life it seems - I'm far away from a good many of the people I care about - sometimes I wish we were back in the old days when people didn't move very far apart very often....but I guess this is life!
Oh, before I close, there's one other exciting piece of news, I saddled Riata for the first time on the Sunday before last. She did very well, didn't even seem to mind the saddle being there, although she sniffed it and the blanket curiously before I put them on. I even let the saddle almost fall off her a few times before I got the cinch tightened, and she didn't spook. I expected her to at least kick or buck once or twice when I started working her with the saddle on, but not even one little flip of the hoof! I just hope she is this well behaved when I go to ride her for the first time next summer!!
I'm posting this with the joys of high speed Internet as I wait for Julie at work - its kind of nice to have a chance to just sit down and type on a computer that actually responds properly!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
SLOOOOOW
Well, I guess this will be a short update, since it has taken me over half an hour just to get to this page from the time I sat down at the computer....I miss my high speed already!!!
As you may have assumed, we have moved out of our house, we are currently living with my in-laws for an undetermined amount of the future.... It has been a stressful couple of weeks since I last posted, finding out that the current tenants of our future house would not be out by the end of October like the said they would be was the first in a string of events that has caused me a lot of frustration and uneeded anger. I have had a needlessly short temper and just have not been myself the last couple of weeks. All this turmoil has played havoc on my emotions - I haven't struggled like this for over 5 years! I know that God has all things under control but I haven't been trusting him as much as I should have been. I'm working on this now - like usual, after I'm already down in the dumps I realize what I need to do different rather then just doing the right things all the time.
I was busy at work and with other commitments and didn't get any packing done until late last week. It started with a 17 hour day at work two saturday's ago, coupled with a dog to train 2-3 nights a week for 3 weeks and weekly bible study, etc... So, we ended up doing most of the packing on Saturday and we had help to move the piano, furniture and all the boxes we had packed up to that point on Sunday afternoon. I was thankful for Trevor's help in the packing as he was probably much more efficient then I was - we both felt like we were getting a cold, and I being short tempered and exhausted was not doing much to help the situation. We both had Monday and Tuesday off so by getting the bulk of the move over with on Sunday, we were able to concentrate on finishing up the packing on monday and cleaning on tuesday - last night trevor went for the last load of misc stuff and we called it DONE. I've never been more glad to be done with something....except we're not really done - since we can't get into the house, all of our belongings with exception of the piano (which is in the living room of our future house) and the things we need every day; are in the garage of the future house... We packed up our necessities and our animals (Cootie the kitten and Sneef the dog) and moved out to my in-laws for the time being. This hasn't been the end of my stress as we're all fighting off a bad cold bug. I have had some trouble sleeping since we got here, but last night I was able to sleep well for once. I hope that continues since I am very tired and I need to get some sleep to help me get back into a proper frame of mind. Also on that note, I'm trying to get back onto my healthy eating thing that I was on during the summer (although you couldn't tell by looking at me that I had changed anything :( and I'm trying to get up the courage to get a gym membership to get more exercise, as that always helps me sleep and clears my head a bit - not to mention my figure needs it.
All in all, I guess its all working together for good - as God promised it would. Why can I not believe that better? It would save me and the people around me a lot of frustration if I could!
I guess I could sum this up by saying there's been too much goin on in my life lately to bother sitting down to blog - and I'm not sure how often I'll be blogging from now on thanks to slow speed internet!
As you may have assumed, we have moved out of our house, we are currently living with my in-laws for an undetermined amount of the future.... It has been a stressful couple of weeks since I last posted, finding out that the current tenants of our future house would not be out by the end of October like the said they would be was the first in a string of events that has caused me a lot of frustration and uneeded anger. I have had a needlessly short temper and just have not been myself the last couple of weeks. All this turmoil has played havoc on my emotions - I haven't struggled like this for over 5 years! I know that God has all things under control but I haven't been trusting him as much as I should have been. I'm working on this now - like usual, after I'm already down in the dumps I realize what I need to do different rather then just doing the right things all the time.
I was busy at work and with other commitments and didn't get any packing done until late last week. It started with a 17 hour day at work two saturday's ago, coupled with a dog to train 2-3 nights a week for 3 weeks and weekly bible study, etc... So, we ended up doing most of the packing on Saturday and we had help to move the piano, furniture and all the boxes we had packed up to that point on Sunday afternoon. I was thankful for Trevor's help in the packing as he was probably much more efficient then I was - we both felt like we were getting a cold, and I being short tempered and exhausted was not doing much to help the situation. We both had Monday and Tuesday off so by getting the bulk of the move over with on Sunday, we were able to concentrate on finishing up the packing on monday and cleaning on tuesday - last night trevor went for the last load of misc stuff and we called it DONE. I've never been more glad to be done with something....except we're not really done - since we can't get into the house, all of our belongings with exception of the piano (which is in the living room of our future house) and the things we need every day; are in the garage of the future house... We packed up our necessities and our animals (Cootie the kitten and Sneef the dog) and moved out to my in-laws for the time being. This hasn't been the end of my stress as we're all fighting off a bad cold bug. I have had some trouble sleeping since we got here, but last night I was able to sleep well for once. I hope that continues since I am very tired and I need to get some sleep to help me get back into a proper frame of mind. Also on that note, I'm trying to get back onto my healthy eating thing that I was on during the summer (although you couldn't tell by looking at me that I had changed anything :( and I'm trying to get up the courage to get a gym membership to get more exercise, as that always helps me sleep and clears my head a bit - not to mention my figure needs it.
All in all, I guess its all working together for good - as God promised it would. Why can I not believe that better? It would save me and the people around me a lot of frustration if I could!
I guess I could sum this up by saying there's been too much goin on in my life lately to bother sitting down to blog - and I'm not sure how often I'll be blogging from now on thanks to slow speed internet!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Pinky Runs!! and other news
Yes, as the title says, the object of our most frequent disagreement (not major - mostly just joking disagreements now) is now running! After numerous -- read expensive -- set backs and four onths of work, it finally drove out of the shop this weekend for the first time! Here are a couple pics! 
In other news this weekend, Julie and I both worked yesterday - exporting cattle up north, so it was about a 17 hour day! I'm really tired, but I'm not sure if I'll take tomorrow off or not. Our moving plans - or lack thereof have been foiled - as the current tenants - despite telling us a month ago that they'd be out by the end of October have now told us they won't be and don't know when they'll be out. We have to be out by the 27th, and already have appliances coming for the 20th...so we will have to pack everything up and store it in the garage and live at my in-laws for an undetermined amount of time - it makes me somewhat frusterated and upset because its hard enough to move when you both work full time, but now I'm going to have to move twice, which means twice the time off work... argggh - I wish we could just make some plans and stick to them for once!!
We had our thanksgiving dinner today - since Julie just came home on Tuesday and we wanted to include her in it! It was nice - and we really do have alot to be thankful for - family, friends, food, shelter, the list is endless really! I know I shouldn't be grouchy about such a simple setback, since its not like we'll be out on the street - I must be thankful for the things we DO have! I have a picture of Carson and Conner when they were over for dinner today- cuddling with Wyatt!
On Tuesday, Trevor and I took the day off and with Evan and Andrew's help we collected and sorted the cows, had them preg checked and put RFID tags in all of the animals in preparation for shipping them on the 20th. We only had one open cow out of 21 so that was a blessing!
On Friday night we went to a concert - Comhaltas was in town on a North America tour - they were great musicians! I could have enjoyed the concert with out the male singer's songs, and it would have been better if I could have been able to hear the MC's jokes and introductions!! It was a nice concert though!
On holiday monday - thanksgiving day, Velma and I finished processing apples into fruit leather and applesauce and did some other work in the kitchen all day! On saturday of the long weekend I worked in the morning and then Trevor and I went to Winkler and ended up buying all new appliances from Sears. We went with all Kenmore appliances, and we got a really good sale price on almost every appliance. We kind of splurged on the stove - its a smooth top/self clean with two expandable burners and a warming plate. We got a front load washer and dryer - the smaller model - 3.1 CFt but I am looking forward to the high efficiency side of it! We got a basic 18CuFt fridge and a middle of the line dishwasher - that is the appliance I am most looking forward to I think!!
Last weekend we moved the cows - here are some pictures --
Other then that, life keeps plugging away :)
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Changes are a comin'
Well, I guess its about time I blogged about the events of the past week, as they are quite important to our future.
Last Sunday morning on our way to meeting I realized there was a note under our windshield wiper. We stopped and I pulled it off, it was notepaper from our realestate agent - it said "I need to show the house Monday morning". Now, why he didn't call us, I'm really not sure, but such is life. After we got home from meeting, the real estate agent stopped by and asked if he could show the house in the late afternoon so that the interested party could get back to the city that night. We agreed, and I started lunch on the stove and got busy cleaning - the house wasn't too messy, but since these people were very interested I wanted it to look extra nice. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door - it was the interested party - they wanted to know if they could see the house later in the afternoon (the real estate agent hadn't talked to them yet) They also said they wanted to see it earlier then we had arranged with the real estate agent - so we called him and set it up for 3:30. a few minutes later the phone rang. One of our friends wanted to come visit and see his cows etc. So we invited them for supper and over the course of a couple phone calls, I agreed to make roast beef dinner and meet them at my sister-in-law's so we could all have supper together. So - with Trevor's help I got supper in the oven, lunch finished on the stove and the house all vaccumed and dusted, etc. and cleared the cobwebs from the basement. They came to see the house at the appointed time, and by 4:30 the real estate agent was back with an offer for our full listing price, even the possesion date was good for us, so we signed - SOLD!
I was very excited that we had finally sold, as it is just another piece of the puzzle coming together for us to move out of town and establish a place of our own. The place that we are renting will be available in the later part of october sometime, and we have to be out by the 27th. Hopefully we can just pull up with the horse trailer, load everything in and make one big trip. We sold the appliances with the house, so now we're looking at buying new or newer appliaces for our new house. If anyone has suggestions of good appliances or ones to stay away from - please comment, this is going to be a fairly large purchase so I'd like to do my homework. We also are going to need some living room furniture, etc - but some things I will be able to get from dad's excess furniture eventually....hopefully. I'm pretty excited about having more room, but I'm going to miss my well laid out kitchen and all its cupboards...although the house is bigger, the kitchen storage is lacking majorly! The bedrooms are small, but it will be alright I think :) The other thing I just realized is that this house only has bathrooms in the basement and the upstairs - none on the main floor - bummer. I guess we can't be picky right now though.
The rest of this week was fairly quiet, we actually spent quite a bit of time at home together which was nice. It was a busy week at work, which wore me out and caused me to be somewhat emotional, but I guess that is part of being a woman! Sometimes it frusterates me though! Last night we went out to the house we are going to rent to take some measurements and look over some things. The current tenants also gave us a few pointers on things to beware of - like insulating the pump house so it doesn't freeze in the winter, not to drink the water (the well is in the barnyard under the barn pretty well, so you can imagine why the water is not drinkable....) etc etc. Its a place with lots of potential, but it also needs lots of work and work=money.... :S I think we'll be looking for another place to buy...but I guess time will tell.
This week our local fabric store was having a huge clearance - so I spent my whole lunch hour in there on friday and bought lots of flannel and fleece and denim - for baby stuff, pajama pants, vests and other stuff. I also got about 15 or 20 patterns - at 80% off...so I've got lots of projects now :D I'm pretty excited!
Today we slept in, I made and omelete for breakfast, and then we did a little bit of running around in town before going out to the farm. I visited with velma for a bit, ate some lunch and then headed for Jaime and Liam's baby shower. It was a nice afternoon of visiting. I had made a bunting bag type thing for Liam's carseat. It is denim on the outside and has John Deere flannel on the inside. I hope it works out for them. I forgot to take a picture of it, so I'll have to take a picture when she uses it someday. Tonight we ate supper with velma and then came home- but on the way home Trevor got a service call, so he had to be gone for about an hour or so. I guess I'll update again when something exciting happens :)
Last Sunday morning on our way to meeting I realized there was a note under our windshield wiper. We stopped and I pulled it off, it was notepaper from our realestate agent - it said "I need to show the house Monday morning". Now, why he didn't call us, I'm really not sure, but such is life. After we got home from meeting, the real estate agent stopped by and asked if he could show the house in the late afternoon so that the interested party could get back to the city that night. We agreed, and I started lunch on the stove and got busy cleaning - the house wasn't too messy, but since these people were very interested I wanted it to look extra nice. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door - it was the interested party - they wanted to know if they could see the house later in the afternoon (the real estate agent hadn't talked to them yet) They also said they wanted to see it earlier then we had arranged with the real estate agent - so we called him and set it up for 3:30. a few minutes later the phone rang. One of our friends wanted to come visit and see his cows etc. So we invited them for supper and over the course of a couple phone calls, I agreed to make roast beef dinner and meet them at my sister-in-law's so we could all have supper together. So - with Trevor's help I got supper in the oven, lunch finished on the stove and the house all vaccumed and dusted, etc. and cleared the cobwebs from the basement. They came to see the house at the appointed time, and by 4:30 the real estate agent was back with an offer for our full listing price, even the possesion date was good for us, so we signed - SOLD!
I was very excited that we had finally sold, as it is just another piece of the puzzle coming together for us to move out of town and establish a place of our own. The place that we are renting will be available in the later part of october sometime, and we have to be out by the 27th. Hopefully we can just pull up with the horse trailer, load everything in and make one big trip. We sold the appliances with the house, so now we're looking at buying new or newer appliaces for our new house. If anyone has suggestions of good appliances or ones to stay away from - please comment, this is going to be a fairly large purchase so I'd like to do my homework. We also are going to need some living room furniture, etc - but some things I will be able to get from dad's excess furniture eventually....hopefully. I'm pretty excited about having more room, but I'm going to miss my well laid out kitchen and all its cupboards...although the house is bigger, the kitchen storage is lacking majorly! The bedrooms are small, but it will be alright I think :) The other thing I just realized is that this house only has bathrooms in the basement and the upstairs - none on the main floor - bummer. I guess we can't be picky right now though.
The rest of this week was fairly quiet, we actually spent quite a bit of time at home together which was nice. It was a busy week at work, which wore me out and caused me to be somewhat emotional, but I guess that is part of being a woman! Sometimes it frusterates me though! Last night we went out to the house we are going to rent to take some measurements and look over some things. The current tenants also gave us a few pointers on things to beware of - like insulating the pump house so it doesn't freeze in the winter, not to drink the water (the well is in the barnyard under the barn pretty well, so you can imagine why the water is not drinkable....) etc etc. Its a place with lots of potential, but it also needs lots of work and work=money.... :S I think we'll be looking for another place to buy...but I guess time will tell.
This week our local fabric store was having a huge clearance - so I spent my whole lunch hour in there on friday and bought lots of flannel and fleece and denim - for baby stuff, pajama pants, vests and other stuff. I also got about 15 or 20 patterns - at 80% off...so I've got lots of projects now :D I'm pretty excited!
Today we slept in, I made and omelete for breakfast, and then we did a little bit of running around in town before going out to the farm. I visited with velma for a bit, ate some lunch and then headed for Jaime and Liam's baby shower. It was a nice afternoon of visiting. I had made a bunting bag type thing for Liam's carseat. It is denim on the outside and has John Deere flannel on the inside. I hope it works out for them. I forgot to take a picture of it, so I'll have to take a picture when she uses it someday. Tonight we ate supper with velma and then came home- but on the way home Trevor got a service call, so he had to be gone for about an hour or so. I guess I'll update again when something exciting happens :)
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