Memories of New Brunswick

After spending over a week in Fredricton with the Zuidhof family I've decided that it would be a great place to live!
We spent lots of time in the great white outdoors skiing, skating, sleding, hiking and touring.

Jabin loves hockey and everything that playing hockey involves - Even falling down and fighting.

Tuckered out after a long day of being dragged everywhere by Sarah and I.
Here's Jabin and Tianna in the Bulk grocery store. Check out how huge the bulk bins are. you could almost swim in them.

We took a two day trip and toured around the Bay of Fundy. The scenery was incredible as well as the architecture on the buildings. All the towns seem as though they are asleep, waiting for the coming of spring and fishing season. It's so quiet and peaceful.

We went on a hike along the coast in St John and saw many seals playing a jumping in the water. What a treat!




But the best part about the trip was once again spending time with Sarah, Aron, Jabin and Tianna.

Thanks for all your hospitality. Sure do miss you. And I'm still waking up at 6 am!

A Korean Experiance

Last week Wes, Jen and Evan cooked a real Korean "feast" for Amylou and I. It was delicious and so great to have all of them back after a whole year!

The Opera

I remember as a child growing up in the country how the "opera" was something that the really rich people got to do in the big big cities. Margo won tickets at my grad to "The Magic Flute"

the largest Opera put on on yet in Vancouver. The live music, acting, and dancing were incredible as the performers reinacted Mozart's tale of of Coast Salish Mythology taking place on the Pacific coast. What a gift to be able to witness something so spectacular!

A Grooming Experiance

This past weekend we had the pleasure of having a visitor from the north. Not just the north as in Smithers B.C. but the true north. Becca Gesch came all the way from Inuvik NWT to visit. What a pleasure it was to have both Amylou and Becca, the girl next door and the girl on the other side of the fenceline, both great childhood playmates cooking dinner for me after a long day of clinic.


We went to Manning Park for the weekend because I had the weekend off - but mostly because we wanted to visit the groomers. Here's Justin and I outside of their house ready to hit the slopes.

When we looked at the nicely groomed runs the next day it was hard to believe that we had been on such steep slopes in a machine only hours earlier.










Here's me, trying to stay warm in the trailer and recovering from a long hard night of grooming - ok, maybe it wasn't very hard or long.




















Look who's taking over the grooming operation!

Ouch

Yup, that's my poor totalled car. However, my neck and back felt a lot worse than my car looked. It happened one snowy morning on the way to Body Worlds at Science World when I got sideswiped on the freeway. I will miss Granduc. That car and I have been a lot of different places together and put on a lot of Km's. Through all the moves of the last 4 years my car has always been my safety net because it meant that I could always escape.











But....Mark, Danielle, Kiah and I went to Science world anyway and had a great time looking at how all the parts of the body worked to gether and acting like little kids. However, now we actually know how and why all the expirments work like they do. It kind of takes the wonder out of it that one has as a child




INTRODUCING.....my brand new car - well brand new to me anyway. I'm thinking of maybe calling it Manford because it's so huge, then again, maybe I just need to hang on and wait for this car to develop a little more character.
I think I'm probably the midwife with the smallest car.

I can Never Tire of it

I got to go "home" between Christmas and New Years. We had a great time skiing, snowboarding, skating, snowmobiling, sleding, eating dinners together and celebrating Christmas with my family a few days late. What a blessing this trip was and what a blessing all the people in Smithers remain to me.

Wisselink Dinner

On Boxing day, the Wisselink family got together. We made the traditional walk around the dike, ate great food and of course, laughed until our sides ached and people were rolling on the floor.

Auntie Judy thought she just might have to take Steven to the ER, he was laughing so hard!






Cousin's meet for the first time.


Too much turkey!
All the way from Korea and California.