That was fun!!

The other day we went to see the Mendelsohn Choir at the Yorkminster Church downtown. It was beautiful. It was an afternoon of hymns and chorals. We really enjoyed it. It was like a "professional" hymn sing. You got to sing along on every third song. It was so beautiful. We both really enjoyed it.

Long overdue

I know, I know, what's happening.... why haven't you updated your blog... sigh.... it is just too busy. Too busy with what? Who know's? I'm out alot, work is busy, travelling alot...the list goes on. I'll try to be better in the future.

So what has been happening during the last two weeks? Lots!! I got to spend time with Jay and Laura and the girls over halloween. The girls were so cute.

Ralph, Teresa and I went to a golf sale in early November. It was awesome. Ralph was there at the beginning of the sale (actually he stood in line for an hour). He was able to find some great deals for us. Teresa has a whole new set up clubs (Mizuno) and I am happy with a new Driver and 3 Wood. We tried them out already at the driving range and can't wait to get to the golf course.

Another amazing thing that I have to share with you is that I found an Iris in bloom. Isn't that amazing!!

That's our girl!!

The morning dawned crisp and clear. We were on the road bright and early with the anticipation of seeing Laura run her first 10K Marathon. We were so excited!! We got a little nervous when we discovered that the Burlington skyway was closed for roadwork. We were delayed by 20 minutes. Fortunately we arrived in time.

As parents we must have a built in homing system to Laura. It didn't take us long to find her amongst the 240 odd runners. They hadn't left yet, so we were able to wish her well before the race. We then joined Jay and many other people from St. Thomas to watch the race. How awesome it was to see so many people there. There were about 20 people from St. Thomas, many from Laura and Jay's church and several of them were running in the races as well. There was a 5K, 10K, 20K and 40K race being held today.

The weather was cool, which eventually turned to "cold".... I'm glad Ralph and I had jackets. We anxiously waited for Laura to come. All of sudden we saw her!! The crowd of us shouted encouragement as she raised across the finish line in a time of 1 hour 20 minutes. A personal best for her!!! We were so proud of her accomplishment.

It was fun to watch Laura and Jay's friends all do their best in their races. They all seemed to do do well and received a lot of encouragement from each other. What a fun day we had all together.

The Falls

Aren't the falls amazing...? It sure was cold, but we still had fun... You get hypnotized by the flow of the water as it goes by. There sure was alot of mist.

They're off!!

Teresa and Lawrence, Sandra and Kelli are off to Florida for a weekend cruise!! Isn't that awesome. I had the pleasure of helping them go to the airport!! Have a great vacation!!

A trip to Buffalo

On Saturday, we thought it might be nice to take a trip to Buffalo. We were up bright and early and Ralph took Oakley for a nice long walk before we left. As we pulled out of the driveway, the battery light came on. We thought it might be a good idea to have this checked out, so we went to Midas. We ended up getting a new battery and new Alternator... Sigh.....3 hours later we were done. We went back home, let Oakley out again and headed for Buffalo. We got there around noon. The Fashion outlet mall was wall to wall people. Most of my favourite shops were closed for renovations or they were moving, so we didn't have much success. I had hoped to get some Christmas shopping done. Off we went to the Walden Galleria Mall and it was just as busy. It took us a long time just to find a parking space. We shopped for a couple of hours (unsuccessfully) and then went for dinner. After dinner we went to Michaels and I'm happy to say that they were having a sale and I was able to get a new Cricut cartridge. I'm soooo excited about it, as it is called "Going Places" and it has some awesome travel ideas that you can use.

We headed for home but had to wait for 1.5 hours at the border because it was so busy. We got home around 9:00. At the mall they had a bird demonstration where I was able to take this picture of the owl. Isn't it amazing!!

Sandra and Marijka

On Friday I babysat Marijka Sinke at the church. Tim and Aline lead the YIC group and they need help with babysitting. I offered to help them so it was my turn on Friday. Sandra came to visit us. Marijka loves Sandra.