Another Day in the Life: November 2006

It Snowed!!!!

I remember groing up and how we always made fun of the people in the big city when they would take pictures of all their snow and send them to us. We would laugh because it's what we saw for 6 months of the year and now I'm doing it......Here they are, pictures of snow for you to enjoy.

The snow reminds me of home and Christmas, though I have to admit, this much snow in 24 hours is a new experiance for me.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Here we are....playing in the snow. Lots of snowballs were thrown, faces were washed, and bodies were bruised but fun was had by everyone!

They don't call him the shit disturber for nothing!

We hooked the sleds behind the truck and went sledding - it's very similar to what we did with the snowmobiles in smithers except that we don't ha

ve ashphalt and oncoming traffic.

We wrapped up the night with a delicious fondue while the snow fell lazily outside.

Go Oldies!

Thursday November 23 was hockey night for youth and young adults. 18 people showed up so we decided to break into 3 teams. When asked how we should do it the suggestion came forward that the "old" people should play on one team. I don't know if I've ever been called old. We thought we'd be schooled but it turns out, these oldies still know how to run and shoot. Here we are.....number 1 in the tournament. Go oldies go!

Welcome Kaitlyn Charlise!

On Sunday November 18, I had the priviledge of meeting Kaitlyn Charlise Gysbers for the first time ever and a chance to reconnect with "family." The Gysbers were the family that I lived with for the first two years of university, it was there that I learned a lot about living in the big city. Thanks for a great two years and for a great afternoon on Sunday!

Lynn Valley

On Saturday November, 17 we hiked from Lynn Canyon to the Lynn Valley headwaters and around Rice lake.

What a beautiful day and a beautiful time spent with friends!

Stairs, stairs and more stairs. Brought back memories of ladders, ladders and more ladders on the West Coast trail and the endless Km's of railway tracks on the Chilkoot trail. I'd almost forgotten.
Feel the burn!

"Faithful One, so unchanging. Ageless One, you're my rock of peace."

"You are my rock, in times of trouble. You lift me up when I fall down. All through the storm, Your love is the anchor..............."

Friday November 10, 2006

Friday November 10 marked the first day that I did clinic by myself. I felt once again like I was standing at the end of the road with my lunch pail, waiting for the school bus on my first day of school, except this time I was not a school girl anymore. I was a grown up woman, in a suit. The day was a blast, a kick-off for the evening to come…..

At 6:30 we left for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Some of you from small towns may understand the enormity of this occasion. We battled traffic the whole way into the city due to a stall on the bridge. Finally, we decided that we probably wouldn’t make it in time but we prayed that God would part the traffic just like He parted the red sea or the clouds this summer when we hiked the Chilkoot trail and guess what? We made it! The music was more than beautiful. It could be felt to the depths of the soul. I don’t thing I stopped smiling the entire time. It was also a pleasure to look down the row and see 8 pairs of eyes mesmerized by the performers on stage.
Thanks for the great night everyone. I have the best friends in the world!

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some people move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understandings with passing whispers of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
Others stay in our life for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts,
And we are never, ever the same.”

Life is Beautiful

"All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all."

Ok, so maybe I'm just a little homesick. I went out to the farm to visit Grandma and Uncle Wayne and Auntie Judy. It was so refreshing to leave the city and spend some time with family in the country. Now all we need is the snow!!!!

I was even at the birth of a calf on my day off-call.

Flowers sure brighten up our house on all these rainy days!

Sunset at White Rock beach.

How to Lose a Date in Ten Minutes: Halloween 2006.

I Don't Look for Adventure....It Finds me!

We decided to do a short canoe trip down Widgeon creek and then a long hike. What we didn't know was that the tide was out and the water table was low.

So we pulled off our hiking boots and socks, rolled up our pant legs and stepped into the cold water with the spawning salmon. We did a bit of pushing and a lot of pulling........