Hi!

Greetings to all! Right now, I am sitting in the Wal-mart parking lot, hoping that I'll get another internet connection before we leave town. :-)

Life has been going along smoothly and happily for us. :-) Well, mostly. Except for the normal scratches and bruises and arguments that seem to punctuate our existence, things are just fine.
The family has been going to look for land a couple times or more a week. I happened to go with them once earlier last week... we found some beautiful land up by Duck Mountain. It was almost mountainous, with creeks running through it at the bottom. There were many trees... birch, poplar, evergreen, etc. It was perfect ranch country. :-) The R.M. Map showed that the land in that area all belonged to one family. 5 brothers who were all older, if names can be any indication of age. :-)

Dad called one of the brothers... although they aren't ready to sell right now, he was very friendly and gave Dad several names of people in the area who might be interested in selling their property. Nothing has come up of that yet, however.

Sara is growing like a flower in summer weather with just the right fertilizer, sunshine and rain. She's really starting to smile a lot... especially just after she's just woken up.

Well, I have a connection so should post this. :-) Thanks for all the comments on my last post. I do appreciate them! :-) And Samantha, I am 5'3". :-) Shorter than you. You could reach the top shelf in the kitchen cupboards. LOL! :-D

pictures and a bit of an update :-)

Today, Uriah asked, “How old are you, Nomie?”
I told him. He looked up at me thoughtfully and said, “Yer quite short.”
I'm afraid I'm not doing justice to his tone of voice... you'll have to imagine it. :-)

Nothing too new here. Except that it would appear that spring has come... I am loving it's early arrival. It's so much fun to go outside with a sweater and not a heavy winter coat. :-) :-) I have been able to go outside every day for the last week or so. Gotta love the fresh air. :-)

The family is still looking for property. Dad offered twice on one piece but both were turned down... tomorrow, they are talking about heading up to an area near the SK/MB border to look around. Lydia and Ellie are both excited because they loved Manitoba. :-)

My health has been about the same. I have my good and bad days. My Dad didn't want to take me to Saskatoon for the vitamin C treatment (4 hours one way) so I have been trying to find something closer to home. Haven't had any success in that as of yet but it will all work out in the end... someway, somehow. :-)

Last night a friend brought over a movie about The Kettles. We're now fans. Why didn't we learn about this wonderful family before?! :-D LOL! So much of it we can relate to and the humor had us all totally cracked up several times. :-)

the search continues

The land search was quick this time... My Dad and brother came back home yesterday. In Maple Creek, it was blizzarding and the wind was howling; typical Saskatchewan winter weather. :-P


Jesse said that at one point, they could feel the back of the truck jerk towards the edge of the road.... which just happened to be a steep embankment. He said that it was only because they were in the front of the truck that it didn't go over. Of course, Martha then informed him it was lucky he's so fat. Sibling love is the greatest. hehe.

When they arrived in Saskatchewan, Dad realized all the pictures he had seen on the internet of that area been taken at the park. Said park has trees and generally looked inviting. Needless to say, this trip was unprofitable, so once again, we're out of options. It will be interesting to see what God will bring into our lives. He's always taken care of us before, so I'm not real worried. One nice thing about this excursion was that they were able to stay with some friends in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is good to be in contact with them again!

When Dad and Jess went through the US border on their way back home, Dad accidentally (he realized afterwards) told the border guard that they had just been visiting friends in Medicine Hat, British Columbia. The funniest part about that mistake was that the border guard didn't even blink. LOL!

I'm not feeling as good as yesterday but definitely better than earlier this week. I always seem to forget how good it is to feel good... but right now, I'm reveling in it. ;-)

Search for Land

That sounds so like Christopher Columbus, doesn't it? We're not that adventurous. At least... I hope not. LOL!

For awhile there, it appeared that the door to Canada had been shut. But now, my dad is talking about going up to Saskatchewan and looking for land. It's been a long 10 (almost 11) months that we've been here... renting in a subdivision. It's been good. It's been a wonderful thing to go to church again and make new friends. To see a different culture.

But we're just not cut out to live in town. And it's hard to reconcile yourself to 1o acres when you used to have 480. So, perhaps this time, we'll find something with our name written on it.

An update on myself... my health has had good days and bad days. Today is a good day and I am feeling very happy and rested. Thanks to all for your prayers on my behalf! ::hugs::