Some Favorite Pictures

Here are a few of my favorite pictures I took this fall. I am falling in love with the sepia finish!

Hannah, Mackenzie & Tori

Danae, Natalie & Amy check out the pond. This was not a staged pose!

Kyla

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A thought....

I came across this on another blog, and loved it so much that I thought I'd post it here as well.

The Drifting Life, by William Barclay
There are few people who deliberately and in a moment turn their backs on God; there are many who day by day drift farther and farther away from Him. There are not many who in one moment of time commit some disastrous sin; there are many who, but by bit and almost imperceptibly, involve themselves in some situation, and suddenly awake to find that they have ruined life for themselves and broken someone else's heart. We would do well to be continually on the alert against the peril of the drifting life.

How very true...

Wednesday, November 7th

Until about 2:00 p.m. yesterday, it was gorgeous out! NO wind and lots of sunshine. It felt a lot warmer than 5C. Jeziah & I enjoyed the outdoors for a couple of hours.

Jeziah was "fishing" with this stick. He doesn't want anyone to break the ice because he wants to skate on it. We're hoping he understands us when we say he has to wait another few months.

Yesterday afternoon.

Change is good.

I decided it was time for a change...

9:00 a.m. this morning...

4:00 p.m. this afternoon....

So I Lied?

The kids came home from school this afternoon and tell me they missed the bus this morning?? Apparently he was here, waited a few seconds and left. We must have been in the back room getting them out the door. He claims he was on time, I would say he must have been early. I wonder if our clock is loosing battery power or it wasn't set correctly with the time change...I better investigate. Whatever the case, the kids had a blast at home this morning!

Monday, November 5th

I hope you've enjoyed the blog update. Sorry if some of the pictures are a little fuzzy, I think I downsized them a little too much, but at least they upload really quick on my dial up connection! We had a funny happening today...the bus driver forgot to pick up our kids!!! My intention for today was to stay home, and I did not feel like taking them to town, so they have spent the morning at home. They will catch a ride back to school with Henry after lunch. I look at this as being one of God's interuptions in our lives! And who doesn't like to play hooky once in a while!

Our Southern Adventure - Oct. 22-27

Well, it's encouraging that there are people out there who wait for updates. Sorry to have been disappointing you in the past month! Hopefully this will bring you up to speed for now! What was supposed to be a quick trip to Edmonton for an auction sale, ended up being an American adventure in the southern states for a week. The purpose of the trip was to look at tanker trailers that were coming up for tender early November. We had four destinations: Marietta OH, Jeffersonville, IN (also known as the northern part of Louisville, KY), Calvert City, KY, and Spartanburg, SC. We flew to Columbus, OH and drove to each destination ending up in Atlanta, GA. Well, you can't drive that far south and miss an opportunity to see friends who live about 5 hours from Atlanta ;) So we met Cory & Tash in Montgomery AL for part of the day on Friday. It was a fun trip, but very busy and tiring. We set foot in 9 states (3 of them for the first time), drove over 1700 miles (not including to and from the airport at home), and saw lot's of hills and trees!

From Columbus to Marietta we took back roads. The fall colors were AMAZING! I wish everyone could experience such postcard beauty. The curvy roads did get a little old after a while!

After our first 3 stops, we took a short break and did some shopping in Nashville. It's always been my dream to spend time in Tennesse, and now I know I want to go back some day. It is a very beautiful state, and SO MUCH to do! After Nashville, we drove down to Pigeon Forge and spent a half day checking out a few sites. We loved the Apple Barn!

This shot was taken from beside our hotel in Pigeon Forge, which is at the foot of the Smoky Mountains.

The Old Mill Restaurant in downtown Pigeon Forge. This place still grinds all its own flour. We would have loved to have had more time and experience the food. Hopefully another time!

This picture was taken between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. I walked down a very steep embankment in flip flops to check out this piece of heaven on earth! Another very beautiful spot!

We drove the scenic route from Pigeon Forge back to the interstate towards North Carolina. It was good driving, except for the last 6 miles, which was narrow roads, very curvy, and not my favorite kind of driving, but the views were spectacular!

Driving in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Very pretty, but....

what I call "white knuckle driving"!!

One of my highlights of this trip was to be able to see Cory & Tash. Who would have thought we would have opportunity twice in one year!! What a blessing to be able to keep our friendship alive!

Tash LOVES to take pictures!! We enjoyed a very quiet afternoon at a park close to Montgomery. The weather was a balmy 73F. A very relaxing day after having spent so much time being on the road.

And before you know it, it's time to say good bye, again. And next time we meet, Tash will be a mom! We can't wait to meet little "Miss Doerksen"!

Good Bye USA (taken as we left Atlanta). We have enjoyed our short stay in your country, but we are looking forward to seeing the prairies of Canada!! Yes, we love our flat roads and the fact that we can see for miles!!!!!

Happy Birthday Dexter!

It's been 8 years since we welcomed our first boy into the family! Dexter requested a DQ Oreo ice cream cake...no one complained about his choice!!

Barn - Oct. 19

Here is where the barn was at on Oct. 19th. Since then some of the doors have been added

. There has been no action the past week. I was really hoping it would snow yesterday like the forecast said it would...that way I could post a picture of the barn in the snow! (This is the view from the house)