More Christmas Fun ...

Yesterday (Saturday) we celebrated Christmas with my mom's side of the family. It's nice to get together with all of the family (everyone was actually there:) I even got to see my cousin from BC, whom I hadn't seen for years.

My cousin Rachel and I

My cousin Katie and I

The big clan (My opa and oma and their 10 kids)

Me picking a gift

Funny faces

I didn't know what was going on !

The Cousin's :D

Tis The Season ..

Today, we had our family Christmas. We had some good times. We had an early supper, opened presents, and then watched a Christmas movie when the kids were in bed. Here are some pictures of our day/night.

My Dad just takin it easy

Our Christmas Tree

One of the 'fun' gifts

Jay and Kate :)

Seth and I

Ethan and I

Grandma and Ethan

Good Old Family Days :)

Yesterday (Saturday) was my b-day, so the family came over. I had fun with every one, especially my nephews :D Here are some pictures of the day ...

It was very hard to get a good picture of us together ! Seth didn't want to be in the picture, and it was kind of hard to get Ethan to look and smile at the camera at the same time - this was the end result.
Ethan with his cute crinkled nose !

This is an adorable costume Auntie Dani bought for Ethan, isn't he absolutely adorable ?

What can I say ? I am blessed with wonderful little nephews :D And I love them so very much !

It's Been Awhile !

Wow, it's been quite a long time since I've last blogged. I don't know if a blog is even worth keeping up, since there aren't very many who read it. Oh well, I will just do an update any ways. Life is good for me; I am keeping busy with working in the post office, doing school, and coop. I just thought I would mention this in my post. This past Sunday my Pastor preached on Mark 13:24-27 (the coming of Christ), and it reminded me of the song called "Come Quickly Lord" by Rebecca St.James. So here it is, enjoy :D

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"Come Quickly Lord"

By: Rebecca St. James

You're close, very close, But Lord I miss you. Here's where I find hope. You're coming soon

And I long so much to see You-that I cry

Everywhere are the signs that the end is near. I say

Come quickly, Lord. When the sun grows dark, And the moon will shine no more. Quickly Lord When the stars fall out of the sky above, Won't you come, dear Lord

Be ready-is what I want to be. When You come for me. No sitting on my hands, I won't be caught sleeping. And I long so much to see you, That I reach for the sky. And I lift up my hands/and I hold them high...high

Come quickly, Lord. When the sun grows dark, And the moon will shine no more. Quickly Lord, When the stars fall out of the sky above, Won't you come, dear Lord. Come dear Lord,

dear Lord... Come quickly, Lord Jesus-please come for me. Come quickly Lord Jesus-please come for me

Come take us away to be with You/come take us away.

Come quickly, Lord. When the sun grows dark, And the moon will shine no more. Quickly Lord. When the stars fall out of the say above. Come take us away to be with You/come take us away

Update

I haven't blogged for quite some time, so I've decided to do a little update (just incase people still read this blog). I have been quite busy lately. I started in the post office the 5th of September. So far so good. There is a lot to learn - I guess the real test will be the 26th when I am alone for the first time ! I've also been quite busy with school. I have co-op this semester. So it's been a lot of work with homework every night, and writing a new resume, booking interviews/going to the interview, etc. Other than that, I don't have much else to say.

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I will leave you with some song lyrics I wrote in 2006.

He’ll Be There
(2006)

When you’re looking for someone to hold on to/When you’re lost in this big dark world/When you’re all alone and you’re feeling down let me tell you/That Jesus will be there for you...

Chorus: He’ll be the light that shines in the darkness/So everything will be alright/He will be there/Right with you/all along.

When you’re searching for that one special person/That person that will help you find you’re way/Well just stop and think and ask God to be with you/Cuz He’ll always be there for you...

Repeat Chorus

Just trust Him/and He will guide You/through it all...

He’ll be there/Right with you/All along...

News for me !

Reason the title is "News for me" is, because when I got to work this morning I was told that I will be starting in the post office September 5th ! Craziness. It's been 1 month and now I have to begin again with a whole bunch of new information. I am sure I will be fine :D Don't even know why I posted this, just thought I would update my blog. Until next time !

Vacation Pictures :)

As I said in my last post; here are some pictures of our wonderful vacation. Most of these pictures were taken by my sister Danielle (thanks Dani :)

Seth adventuring as a pirate

The sweet lil smiley Ethan :D

Beautiful scenic pictures. I love it up there :D

Danielle and I doing some Karaoke with our 'microphones'. What can I say, "the northern air was really getting to us" (lol)

Auntie Dani and the wonderful boys

Fun Times ...

Well I have no pictures. It's just some words. We went to our trailer this past weekend and I had a blast. Seth and I had many adventures (such as 'adventures on rocky land, bridge land, and shady acre land'). Also, it was quite hilarious when we began to play "Little House on the Praire". Seth was Pa (because he had an object he put in his mouth that looked like a pipe, also he was picking some weeds that actually looked like wheat). I was Mary (and then later I was Laura) and then Danielle V. (my sister Danielle's friend) was either Laura or Mary. Together we would go fishing (pretend fishing that is), do our chores (which in our case was picking wheat, lol), etc. It was quite fun. Seth definately kept me busy this past weekend. Also, we encountered a snake while playing (I was quite scared, but we were fine). That is about it, I might post some pictures later on, but for now it was just a boring blab.

Just in Case ...

Thought I would post some pics of my car (incase someone hasn't seen it yet). I love it very much. It's a great car :)

Watch Out !!!

Well, the reason my title says watch out is, because this morning I woke up this at 6:15 and headed to London at 7:25, to be at my Driver's Test at 8:35. Thankfully I was successful and passed :) I am very happy ! I was sooooo nervous before the test, but I just learned to put my trust in God, and He brought me through it ! So watch out, I will be driving all by myself in the future. Unfortunatly I do not have any pictures of the car I will be driving, but I am sure most of you have seen it already. That's all for now. Bye !

Changes ...

Well as the title says I have made some changes with my job situation. I had an interview at Van Pelt's last week, and just today I was offered the job. I will begin orientation on Monday. Before I was offered the job at Van Pelt's, I wondered what to do with the Caressant Care position. I thought it would be too much between VanPelt's, School, and Co-op. So today I decided to call Caressant Care and tell the women who offered me the job, that it would be too much and I rather quit now, then start on the 13th and quit soon after. She didn't seem too pleased, because she needs students to work there. I felt bad, but I felt like it was the right decision. So now on Monday I will start at Van Pelt's :) Hopefully all goes well !

Just thought I would post this beautiful picture taken by my sister. Again, its of up north.

More Vacation Pictures ...

Just thought I would post some more pictures of the good times at our trailer. I absolutely love the rapids/beach pictures. They are beautiful. God has created such a beautiful earth. Enjoy :) Thanks Jenn for letting me use/copy some of the pics.

Job !!!

Hey there everyone who still checks this blog. Just wanted to let you guys know that I got a job. It doesn't have a lot of hours, but right now I need money so I decided to go for it. I will be a bedmaker at Caressant Care. I start August 13th (since I will be babysitting and going to my trailer in the next few weeks). During summer the hours are 8-11am, and get this during school its 6:15-8am. I know crazy, and not many hours, but its something for me right now as I find a job for the school year. I thank God that He has allowed this to all work out (Romans 8:28). Also, Sandra Luiting is going to be working there too, and I know another girl who is working there. So it seems to be great. I will have to work some Sundays, but it will only be in the mornings. Well I can't seem to remember what else I had to say. So I guess that is all. Bye for now.

Vacation Time ...

Well this past week I went to my trailer. I had a blast. I went to town, played with my nephews, went for a boat ride, and played games almost every night. These pictures below are of the park we go to each year. There is a little trail we walked along, and at the end of our meal each year I always end up feeding the sea gulls. I'm a strange women eh ? Well here are the pics.

Airshow and Bunnies ...

I decided to add some pictures (Jenn sent me) of the airshow.

For quite some time now I have noticed a momma bunny and baby bunny in our backyard. So today Seth and I decided to venture out and see them, and we found the momma bunny sprawled out on the grass, it was cute.

Of course the closer we got, it started to get up.

And last, but certainly not least, is the baby bunny. He (or she) is very cute - although in this picture you can't see it that well.