It's soooo hard to say good-bye! Thus we are still here - in the driveway. Naomi is with Sierra, Eden is counselling at Kids Camp, Eli is having a farewell party at Alex's... Tim and I are in our little home having just dropped off our beloved Bentley at his new home with Eric and Nicole Johnson... wow! The empty nest might be harder than I thought. However, if you don't have a nest then it can't be empty! Our wonderful home of 10 years is up for sale - and ...

"Sometimes in the winds of change, we find our true direction." This is the moto on the wall of our new little home. The winds of change are blowing! The Sea Can is packed. The house is bare. The animals have new homes. And we are snug in our very little home - not quite organized - not yet adjusted - but together - living in style in the drive way! The kids have finshed school with honors and awards and I will be officially unemployed with Tim in just a few s...

The tragedy of life is not death but what dies within us while we are alive. Be positive, life is precious. Have faith in what you cannot see in order that you might see what you have faith in. (Hiroko) This was on the price tag of a lovely shirt that I did not buy. However, had Naomi not been with me to jot it down on paper, I might have bought it just for the tag! The Irony? Tempted as I was, it was the shirt's own tag that prompted me to put more value on...

Tim is officially Retired. Of course this is only for a year, but it sounds so much more optomistic than unemployed. He is in Grande Prairie this weekend with Eli at the last indoor soccer tournament of the year. Eli has been playing for the U15 Northern Strikers and they kick butt! I will be working until the end of June but I finished my MACP practicum on Friday and will be handing in my Case Study this week! It will be like landing a very long flight in a ho...

Tim is officially Retired. Of course this is only for a year, but it sounds so much more optomistic than unemployed. He is in Grande Prairie this weekend with Eli at the last indoor soccer tournament of the year. Eli has been playing for the U15 Northern Strikers and they kick butt! I will be working until the end of June but I finished my MACP practicum on Friday and will be handing in my Case Study this week! It will be like landing a very long flight in a ho...