Sorry...Again!!

I have been meaning to blog for a few days now, but look, almost 3 days are gone since my last posting. I am not doing so good on the blogging thing lately.
Maggie has been taking up all my time today. She is not quite herself today and is getting into everything. Aidan is home sick today, as he was on Monday. It is just a cold. I will watch to make sure it does not get worse. Supposedly there is a 10% absenteeism at most Calgary schools right now. H1N1 has hospitalized some 200 people in our region. People are being extra cautious right now. I always just keep a sick kid home!!

Line-ups to get the vaccine are 3+hours long. I was thinking about getting my kids and I one, but I am not going to make them stand in line for that long. Temper-tantrums would ensue. Perhaps in a week or so when everyone is less anxious.

Other than that, life marches on. Seems like I am doing a steady run most days...On a treadmill...With no emergency stop button. (Sigh!) Why do I do this again? Sometimes I need reminders....



Built from clay and breath of God
This is who you are
Made to house eternal love
This is who you are
Matter and spirit combined
This is who you are
Temple for the Lord Most High
This is who you are

Echo of creation’s song
This is who you are
Remnant of the Chosen Ones
This is who you are
Ember of a holy fire
This is who you are
Object of the King’s desire
This is who you are

Who you are, who you are
Who you are, who you are
Heaven sings this song to you…
This is who you are

Little lamb who wanders off
This is who you are
One the Shepherd won’t leave lost
This is who you are
Rescued by His sacrifice
This is who you are
Now the hands and feet of Christ
This is who you are

Who you are, who you are…

Hear the Father call your name
Shine with His eternal flame
Bear His image in your soul
This is who you are
Listen ‘til you finally know
This is who you are

Church This Weekend

Okay...Carolyn Arends and Phil Calloway...It was awesome!!

Our Escape....

The Three Sisters - Tower above Canmore

Sorry I have been on blogging hiatus for awhile. I needed a little break. Plus, I have been so busy with walking people to and from school...Seriously, it takes a lot out of you!!

Our weekend away was great. It was exactly what I needed and what the doctor ordered. We got a really good deal on a King Suite at the Pocaterra Inn Best Western in Canmore (click here). It was lovely. We had a fire place, a little kitchen place (with a sink and a small stereo). We had a jacuzzi and bath robes. All in all it was a great room.

Views from our hotel window...Why we go there!!

We walked around Banff and stopped at our usual stores. Of course the candy store. They have tons of candy and lots in bulk. I always get coke bottles. I love coke bottles. And the Christmas store. And the toy store. Those are the major places we need to go while in Banff.



On Saturday night we went out for supper to the restaurant we always go to: The Grizzly House (click here). (Tina- you would love this place!!) I was going to take some pictures, but decided against it because we were surrounded by grease. The Grizzly House is a fondue restaurant. It really is an eating experience, not just a restaurant. You get a nice 4 course meal. We had soup, cheese and bread fondue, then your main course, then Toblerone chocolate fondue with fruit and cookies. It was divine. I had the wonderful Hunter Fondue with Buffalo meat, Venison and Wild Boar. It is so yummy. Jonathan had the Beef and Lobster Fondue. You have the option of using hot rocks (600 F) or oil. We usually get both. Anyway, the whole "experience" takes about 2 hours or so. Make reservations early, too! They book up quick!



Anyway, the food is good. The decor is...woody. Lots of wood paneling, shelves made out of tree branches and trunks (finished, but still tree branches). Each table has a phone that you can call other tables with. Jonathan did the obligatory phone call from the bathroom. He hung up before I could say anything because it didn't ring on his end. Meanwhile, a girl at a table opposite to us, saw me hang up and then dialed my number. I picked up expecting it to be Jonathan. Which is what she said to me when I answered. It was funny!! She continued to call other tables all night long!!



It used to be a disco, back in the day. So the dance floor can get a bit slippery with all that oil. Anyway, they used to get food from the Chinese restaurant next door. (Yes, through a hole in the wall!!) When that place closed down, they brought in the fondue pots and a new place was born. It really is worth a visit, if you are ever in Banff. It is right on Banff avenue, so you can't miss it!!


We made it home safe and sound on Sunday afternoon. The only problem with these weekends away is that they just go by too quickly...

A Rare Photo of Jonathan...driving home through construction!

Tuesday Tunes 46: Out of My League

Well, that was Thanksgiving...Just in case anyone missed it. Or is thinking it might have been Christmas since we woke up to snow this morning. Traffic is bad. Maggie was half an hour late being dropped off. Jonathan left early for work....People have forgotten how to drive on winter roads. It happens every year!!

Our Thanksgiving was just fine. We had it at my parents' house. We put the kids to bed and played some games. It was fun.

Aidan still has one more day off. Since we went back to school so early this year, they have given us a few extra days off throughout the year. This is one of those days. It is nice. I do not want to walk in the snow. Plus, the kids do not have winter boots. I am afraid that I won't be able to find any, either....

I thought I would share a song that I love right now. It is a Stephen Speaks song. I hope you enjoy!!