Not your grandmother's teapot...

Yesterday we went on our second hike with the girls to a trail called "teapot." Sorry about the title Grandma! It was the only witty thing I could come up with at the moment...and I knew you'd understand.

We spent the first part of the day cooped up in the house, and it was a relief to get outdoors and enjoy some scenery (even if the weather wasn't particularly fantastic). Although we were under overcast skies and the occasional raindrop, the trail was gorgeous. We hiked up a wide, groomed trail that soon turned into a winding dirt path through the forest.  Disappointingly, our camera battery died before we even started, so pictures posted on here are poached from the internet.

It took us about 40 minutes to get to the top, which was a bit quicker than we expected (we know, we know...aw shucks, guys...). There was a particularly steep part of the trail just before we made the plateau that got the heart pumping and the legs burning (truthfully, due to our neglected state of fitness, most of the trail had this effect - but this part in particular!) It then opened up to a beautiful view of Cultus Lake below, as well as a view of the valley on the other side.

And mosquitoes. Lots of mosquitoes.

After hanging out for a little bit at the top, we headed back down the mountain, with Kara walking on her own for a big part of it (she had been wanting to walk herself since about half way up!). Although not all good things come to an end, the girls patience soon did, and we spent the last half of the way down listening to Emily complain and Kara changing her mind by the second on whether she wanted to walk or ride. It seems as though they, like us, will require some conditioning!

We packed up and headed back in to town, rewarding ourselves by picking up some subs and relaxing at a nearby park. We met a few locals that gave us tips about where to hit up next! That is, once the blisters on Sarah's heel....heal.

After spending a bit of time here, it's easy to see why David uses so much mountain imagery in the Psalms.  For many people, myself included, the beauty of nature reveals the majesty of God. Obviously, this is just as true in Ontario as it is in BC, but for me the mountains add another dimension to it.  They feel so close but yet so far...they really make you feel kinda small. (I know what you're thinking - did he really just say that? 9 years of university, and he's just learned that mountains are big, and he is small? Shocking.) Anyway, in my mind they give a hint of a more complete cosmic perspective - mountains are big, but our God is so very, very much bigger.

For our next hike, we'll make sure our camera is charged up, so we can share some more pictures. And we'll bring bug spray. Adios for now!

A week in review... from the garage floor.

I can hardly believe how the time flies! It's hard to believe I haven't written in almost 5 days. I've tried numerous times but haven't been able to get to the point of completion of a thought let alone a coherent sentence (right Dave? lol, he edited my last lengthy late night post and this one too).

Anyway, here's a week in review. You might want your tea for this one :)
Monday was gorgeous, so we went to a local duck park and escaped a near attack of suspicious and over protective Canada geese. Beyond that, Monday is a blur.... I had some great 'God times,' along with a workout in the evening at an outdoor Bootcamp that my friend, sister and neighbor, Sarah runs. The girls came with me while Dave researched where to take our car for some much needed care.

Tuesday was the first beautiful sunny day that we've had since we rolled in 2 weeks ago. We were thankful for those gorgeous days, but since then we haven't seen very many mountain tops. Today, it was a mountaintop day! To start the day, we had my cousin Rachel over with her little man Sammy. It was nice to finally get to know my cousin, who has lived here in BC her entire life. Her little guy, Sammy is a day older than Kara so it was neat to introduce them as well. I'm excited to see more of my BC family in the months ahead!

After lunch we decided to head to Harrison Lake, a beautiful alpine lake surrounded by mountains with a small lagoon/reservoir like thing, a sure place to take our visiting friends and family. After Emily had her initial scream of terror when touching the water, the girls played for a couple hours - digging in the sand and throwing handfuls of mud at each other and into the lake.  It was a relaxing afternoon.... after after which we paid the price: due to missed naps, the girls fell asleep at about 5pm and then didn't wake until close to 7pm. That night they were up late "partying" with us and since then it's been a bit of a struggle to get them back into routine.

A face off...

Kara's a little unsure...

Emily watches from the shore, several feet from the "dangerous" water.

Daddy helps ease her in.

 Look at the mountains (the pictures don't do the white caps any justice)!

Snack and making roads in the sand... remember this Porringa family?

Eventually, the allure of the mud won Emily over!

Wednesday we woke early (despite the late night) and headed off to our first Chilliwack Birthday party (It wasn't our first BC birthday party though - Dave and I enjoyed celebrating Charis' birthday back in January when we were interviewing!). The party was for one of our landlords little girls, Leah, who is Kara's age (I think she just turned 3). Anyway, the party took place in their beautiful backyard and their indoor pool, quite a uniquely beautiful house! The girls did well with all the commotion of about 15 other kids and 5 adults, but were not too fond of the pool. Much to my chagrin, Emily screamed and clung to me every time I so much as brought her near the water, and Kara was a leach around my neck for the 15 minutes that I forced her to endure..... we will have to get some more swimming practice in at Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's house while we are home in St.Catharines.

That afternoon Kara and Emily had normal naps but woke up a little grouchy and generally sad. "I want to see my Grandma's" was Kara's complaint to which Emily replied Bapa Bapa. Skype has been a life saver for times like this and although it's definitely not the same as a hug it feels a bit like a long distance hug. I truly am thankful for the advances in technology which make our cross country divide a little less dividing.

That evening we had a couple, Jon and Bonnie Esau, and their little 2 year old Callie for dinner. This lovely family shared with us about their upcoming move to Thialand where they will be serving as missionaries for 10 years. It was really great to have God-centred conversation as well as some laughs about parenting with this young family, who I'm sure will become dear friends of ours in the months to come. Both Dave and I really enjoyed our visit and I'm happy to report that my 3rd serious attempt (something more than sausage or hot dogs) on the BBQ was a success. I now kinda know how to do grilled veggies with goat cheese and pork on the BBQ!

Thursday started out as a blah day because the rain clouds rolled in again. Really we had nothing to complain about as the last 3 days were gorgeous and sunny. Not too hot, but warm enough to wear our summer clothes and even play in the water. Thursday we dedicated to getting our licensing arranged, car fixed, laundry and clean up. It ended up being a great day as I listened to a couple really encouraging and helpful sermons while I cleaned up the kitchen and folded laundry.

Thursday for dinner we had company again but this time it was the couple that we met our first Sunday in Chilliwack, Pam and Dan. It's such a God thing that after just two visits we already feel so comfortable with them. It might help that they are from Ontario, Christians, knew Graham a little, are great with our kids, super helpful to us, and to top it all off- Pam is a year ahead of Dave in the residency program, so they can talk about everything medical. Praise God! Poor Dave, he has been going a little batty waiting for residency to begin. Although we've had some great family time and really enjoyed exploring a bit he's really been missing the "man factor" is his life. Wednesday night with Jon Esau will hopefully result in a round of golf next week and a Thursday with Dan will likely turn into a game of squash in the weeks to come.

That night, the girls refused to sleep. I don't know what kept them up but for the first time in awhile it didn't really bother me at all. I loved rocking and then laying with Emily and Dave and I took turns lying with Kara until she nodded off as well. Emily was up late into the night hanging out with us in the Papasan chair. I have included a few pics for effect :) I kept thinking... these times will soon pass. One day, our girls will be out late with friends and less excited about spending their evenings in our arms :) . In short, God has yet again provided for our specific needs.

It had been 2 hours of rocking... so we gave up and she joined us for tea.

But she was NOT sleepy.

And it didn't seem she was hurting...

Little scammer just loves her parents to herself!

Tylenol saves the day again, back to bed for Emmerson... this time, no complaints.

Today is Friday, it's been raining off and on all day but for some reason today still seems so bright. Perhaps it is the way the clouds seem to be wrapping their arms around the mountains, or the way the sun insists on shining through the dark clouds even if just for a minute or two. The clouds are dark but yet there is light all around the mountains in places where it seems that the sun is winning the battle of the sky. I'm not used to this rain yet, but I am slowly starting to adapt. For example, we played with chalk in our garage today while the rain teemed down around us. It was kinda peaceful and the girls thought it was cool. "Hey Mom, we're not getting wetter!" Kara said to me. Emily just ran in circles with the pink chalk she was liberally adding to the floor. :) And that brings us to now... I'm sitting here watching my girls and blogging from the floor of our garage and thanking God for simple days like today.

Prayer Requests for the Week (Since I have hardly said much about what God's been doing here)...
- The situation with my Dad. No details needed. Please just pray for him. Father's day was weird and prompted some e-mailing.
- For Dave as he begins his last week of 'vacation' before Residency, his first week as Dr. Heywood is just around the corner and holds all the expected feelings of anticipation for him.
- For the relationships that we are making here, that God would be in them and that we'd continually rely on his perspective and direction. It's interesting thinking about who it is we will be doing life closely with when there are so many people we've met in the past almost 3 weeks!
- Huge praise for the awesome package we received today from the Heywood's, complete with love letters and outfits for the girls! So fun!

Checking out our super sentimental album from our small group is a almost daily activity!

Outfits from Grandma and Grandpa H

P.S.... Kara is singing right now "I cleaned the rain! Nice and clean! I cleaned the rain, nice and clean, nice and clean!" and Emily is humming along. Duets, is in their future, I can see it!

A little bit of this and a little bit of that...

So I decided that since we've been here for 2 weeks, it is time I stop counting the days as if this is some vacation log; afterall, this is where we live now! Some days it feels like we've been away from Ontario forever, and other days it feels like we just left. I do have to admit, I'm counting the days now until I go back because the weather out here is starting to make me gloomy. Actually, it's not too bad but I am eager to see the sun and to wear shorts again. We've been assured by all the locals that this is exceptionally strange weather for Chilliwack and that this spring (now summer) has been far more rainy and cold than usual. I hope it is true, otherwise I might have to buy the girls some more pants and sweaters as we are quickly wearing out their "cold weather" clothes.

So, it's been a while since I've written and it's getting pretty late so I'm going to try and make this a quick sum up of the highlights of the last couple days.

Thursday, I went over to my neighbor Sarah's house. She and I had a great talk while sipping our much needed coffee, and Kara played with her new friends Cade (3) and Sydney (5). Emily was a little mommy suck today but I didn't mind at all, as she was warm attachment on yet another cool day. Sarah and I have a lot in common, and it's wonderful to have her so close by. I pray that we will be able to support, encourage and hold each other accountable over this next chapter in my life. Right before we parted I suggested we pray together and she was quite excited to do so. I have a feeling that will be the first of many morning prayer times with that dear sister of mine!

After that amazing start to my day, we put the girls down for their naps while we had a visit with two of the pastors from the church we attended last week, Central. We had a really encouraging and affirming conversation with Pastor Ron and Pastor Garry. It's seems crazy to think that we've already found our church, but then it's not crazy at all, because we've been praying for God to lead us and give us discernment and he has answered that prayer! So much of what we discussed and then prayed about together assured us that this church is a place where we will be challenged, encouraged, and put to work. :)

Friday, I was reacquainted with a wonderful Mommy, Kristi, who I had just started to get to know from Bethany when she ended up moving to Chilliwack last June. She saw on facebook back in March that we were moving to Chilliwack and messaged me. We chatted a bit then, and planned to get in touch when we were settled - so this week God put her on my heart and I felt like I should get together with her. It was clearly God's prompting me at the moment, because it turned out that she was having a pretty low day that day and had prayed that day that God would give her a Christian friend to journey with.  I'm thankful I can be that person for her, as we had a great time catching up and introducing our children. Emily is just a week older than her youngest, Zoren and her two daughters are a little older than Kara.

After lunch I headed to the Superstore (the cheapest grocery store out here, so sad) and spent more money in one run than I ever have. Too bad that the $25 coupon thingy that I was hoping to get after spending a wack load of money was no longer in effect! No turkey, no crock pot, no nothing as a bonus for spending money! Booo. It was actually quite hilarious, and made for some comical discussion as I tried to load up all my grocery bags into the cart. I think there were two couples standing behind me that both switched lines after assessing the mountain of groceries (and coupons) that I had to run through the cash. I got home with just enough time to make dinner to bring to the Farr family up on Promontory Mountain. After dinner we went to the park that is across from the Farr's house. Kara was so funny. She kept doing this crazy fake laugh that became a real laugh (My family would be familiar with this from the game we used to play in the car on long road trips). I think this silly side of hers is really brought out by Skye Farr (4), who is a crazy little lady herself. The two of them have a great time, while Charis (6) looks after and entertains Emily. It's quite a blessing to have those little ladies around; I think Charis is having more success teaching Emily how to speak than Dave or I. That night Charis and Skye slept over and then spent most of the rest day with us while their Mommy and Daddy, Marcelle and Nate, went to pick up furniture for their new house.

Saturday, was a full day of activity around the house. The day began with making smoothies, popsicles, fruit kabobs and finally cookies. In between making these messes in the kitchen the girls, Dave and I played pictionary, coloured, had tickle wars, danced, played polly's, barbies, beads and built a town in the basement of all the homes that we miss back in Ontario. I guess this town was pretty much built by Kara and Emily and I last week, but Charis and Skye added their creative decorating to the buildings. By night time we were tired, even though we hadn't hardly set foot outside due to another rainy day! My amazingly thoughtful husband suggested I get out for a bit at bed time and so I finished the day hanging out with a couple new friends and came home to a spotless house! Dave, is not only a super dad but a super husband!

Fruit Kabobs!

Emily had to be separated because she was stealing kabobs!

Charis cooking!

Skye taking her turn with the new pampered chef tool!

Our super clean house!

Dave rocks...

Our last purchase (seriously) Ikea shelf to hold toys and movies!

Kitchen of my dreams :)

Sunday, we heard a great sermon by Pastor Matt finishing up the book of Jude. It has been so neat to really dive into Jude and read just small sections at a time and apply and cross reference the text.
Central Community Church Website .We also met a few more young families at the church and I grabbed all the papers to get set up for volunteering in children's ministry this summer. There are so many kids at this church it's crazy, and they don't stop any of the child care over the summer, they just give the regular teachers a break (meaning everyone else who hasn't been involved is really required to step it up). I loved how the Pastor made a call out from the pulpit to all the people who weren't volunteering. Anyway, praise God, Kara has now met 3 little girls who are all within a few months of her and all have curly hair. The four of them, Kara, Nora, Maggie and Natalie, make quite a little group of curly haired cuties!

Tonight we went for dinner at the Farr's again. We were truly spoiled with BBQ Salmon, Dave's favourite. We then set out on our first hike up the Mount Thom Trail. We didn't make it to the top of the summit though because the girls were getting tired and bed time was upon us, not to mention we are seriously out of shape and that climb was a little treacherous at times along a narrow ledge and up hill! We'll tackle it again on a nicer day and perhaps when our butts have been whipped into shape a little. :) Only problem.... I think that was one of the easiest hikes! Yikes. I think that sums up (in a slightly long-winded fashion) our last couple days.  Goodnight for now!

Testing out the back pack!

Getting fitted wasn't easy..

Little cling on

Thankfully she loved it!

Looking out over Promontory...great view but so many clouds!

Charis and Skye were troopers!

Family pic, but getting dark.

Skye got tired....

The path got narrower and narrower.."Count to 400 girls and then we'll head back."

Charis : "Mom, I counted to 400..." I think she counted by 10's :)

Sticking flowers in Daddy's ear

Learning about the vegetation as the girls picked us endless flowers and leaves.

 Emily was great until the path started to get a little more treacherous and then she was less than impressed.

Day 12- Game Day!

What a day! First off, I'm sad for all of you that are sad about the game 7 disaster that was our night. There are so many gloomy people out here in BC and I imagine I might feel some of the wrath tomorrow as I'm out grocery shopping (you'd never believe the rudeness that I experienced on Tuesday after the big devastation in game 6!) So, my perfect little impression of all "BCites" is squished as reality hits- people are not always nice. Regardless, I still say people here are very friendly and we are blessed to be a part of this little community of Chilliwack. Let me tell you about it....

Today my landlords dropped by to give us yet another key for this lovely home God's blessed us with and to invite us to a birthday party! Yay, I love parties! I just hope we get some warmer than +15 and overcast weather, otherwise swimming will be a little less exciting.  Secondly, one of our neighbors that I met at the park the other day came by to invite us to watch the Stanley Cup Finals with a bunch of the neighbors. They had set up a couple big screens in their garage and had lawn chairs and food out for everyone to enjoy as we watched that miserable game. I can't say I care two hoots about the hockey game (I'm sorry Dad and anyone else who this is horrifying news for) but the Party was great! It was truly a unique experience for me and Dave to be a part of a neighborhood get together that was so.... neighborly. :) Kara and Emily were in their glory as there was a million kids running around, lots of chips and little boys giving out chips (an even better combo for my little flirts). To top it all off one of my neighbors, who is in some way frighteningly similar to me, runs a "Boot Camp" every Monday, Wednesday and Friday night. So, off I went to have my Butt whipped with her tonight because there wasn't another soul there because of the big game (except we recruited a 15 year old superstar cheerleader who was stretching in the park :0).  Oh and one last thing, praise God our Far Away Farrs are not so far away anymore, they live just up the mountain from us now. Dave helped them move in today so we look forward to game nights and babysitting trade offs as well as dinner dates and playmates! For those of you who don't know who the Farr's are, they are a blessing and an answer to our prayers but also the sister of my sister-in-law, Annette. We've been connected to them for years but only really by acquaintance through our studies at Brock and some camp work Dave did.  Now they are living just 5 minutes away!  It's amazing how God provides. Off to bed now!

Day 9- A refreshing beginning to the week!

So today was a beautiful day in Chilliwack, one of those days where you can see the tops of the mountains for at least part of the day. We woke excited to check out the church that some of our neighbors and new friends are attending. We've been praying that God would make it clear to us which church we are to plug into and quickly because we don't want to waste any time on the periphery but rather start fully participating in the church community as soon as possible.
Well a huge answer to prayer was that today's service totally had us excited as Pastor Ron spoke on some topics that have been near to our hearts recently. He challenged us to be genuine followers of God who portray Christ in their words and conduct. He spoke out of Jude where we are warned about apostasy and false teachers and how if we are not reading God's word and seeking his truth we, as Christians, are susceptible to be deceived. Furthermore, the first book that I saw when walking through the church foyer was "Weird" by Craig Groeschel. Many of you know that Dave and I love to tune into www.lifechurch.tv to hear Craig's sermons. Weird is a recent series that he did that has really convicted us to travel the road less traveled, regardless of how "weird" it may seem to others. If anyone wants to read his book, I suggest asking Kevin and Brenda Sinke to borrow it. I know they have a couple copies. Anyway, long story short... I think we found our church. We're going to continue praying about it and have planned to meet with the lead pastor this week to talk to him and get a better sense of who they are and what they are doing in the community of Chilliwack. It really is insane how many great churches there are in the area and so many friendly people with whom we know we could do life with. Please continue to pray for discernment and unity about where to spend our time.

On a lighter note, we had a really encouraging day. Church was great, the girls did awesome in sunday school, we had a lovely couple over for lunch after church, and we met some more neighbors who are also very involved in our church and have such a passion for many of the same things we do. It was funny actually, we've known they lived kitty corner to us and just haven't had a chance to meet them yet and then we were introduced at church which led to us borrowing their ketchup at lunch today which then led to a great conversation in their backyard while our kids napped. It seems Sarah (our neighbors are Sarah and Chad) and I have a lot more than just our names in common so I am thanking God for her and excited to see all that I will learn from her.

Another praise, is that our little Kara is totally connecting with the kids here. Our neighbors have a sweet little charmer who is just a few months older than Kara, and Nora, the daughter of a Kristy and Graham who I think I've mentioned before, is super sweet with Kara. The two of them played quite independently, having funny conversations while they played with side walk chalk in our back yard. It just warms my heart to know that God has provided friends for Kara. I think there is 10-12 kids that we've met this week that have kids within a year of Kara, many of whom Kara will see at church or at the neighborhood play ground. God is good.

Emily is loving life too. She has mastered the climber even though it was designed to keep little kids off of it (a rock wall). She also enjoys scampering up and down our two flights of stairs that are both soft carpet and split 8 steps at a time, so if she were to fall it wouldn't be devestating on her little brain. Speaking of little brain, pray that she starts talking more.:) She is getting frustrated with not being able to communicate so we are actively practicing and emphasizing words and common phrases with her in hopes that she'll acquire a few more words.

Super cute thing that was said today as we drove into our garage after our Vedder River walk this evening. Emily loudly and happily exclaimed "Yaaaaayyyy" to which Kara responded, "This is our new garage in our new house, I like our new house!"
Oh and when we were driving to the Vedder Trail I looked back at our chatting little ladies to find them smiling at each other and reaching across the seat between them to hold hands. "She is my stister and I love her," announced Kara when I praised them for being nice friends. They held hands all the way to the trail which is a 5 minute drive from our house and a great place to run and walk.

Our new "zooper" double stroller is far easier to maneuver than the double I used in St.Catharines but might not suffice if I am going to be running regularly with the two girls. We'll see what resale is like, in the meantime the girls love their new 'stoller'  :)

While walking the Vedder River trail we met a very friendly man named Pat, who to no surprise was a christian too, it seems everyone we are meeting right now goes to a church in the area. God certainly is providing us with a support network fast! We walked with him for a half hour and never thought to ask him to take a family picture but thankfully two very sweet ladies were more than willing to try and pull a smile out of our girls for the family picture.

So, it is Sunday, we've been in Chilliwack for a week now. We are chatting with tea while Dave plays his guitar (newly tuned and stringed by Dave after Graham showed him and who to Dave's delight is a phenomenal guitar player). Life is peaceful. We did some gardening, lawn cutting and relaxing with friends and our girls today. It was just a really nice Sunday. We are so thankful.

Day 8- Just 2 boxes left to unpack!

What a week! It has been so good to reflect with Dave about all the simple and huge ways that God has blessed us by bringing together all the details of our move out here. Now that we have had one week (crazy how time flies) in Chilliwack it is so easy to see countless ways that God has helped us and answered our prayers. From finding all kinds of furniture, and Chilliwack essentials at great prices, to meeting incredible people who have fed and encouraged us. We have had a busy but very full of blessings week. 

The biggest praise that I have today is that I already feel like this is becoming home. It is so beautiful here and although we haven't seen the mountains much since the weekend (today we came close, just the peaks were hidden), the community itself is so great. Everywhere we go everyone is so friendly. Whether meeting neighbors at the park, talking to bank tellers, or grocery clerks, it has been just one friendly helpful person after another. Moreover, I have met numerous ladies in the past week who have warmly welcomed us to the area, many of whom I hope to run into at church tomorrow as we are checking out a different church in town called Central. Kara will have already met 3 of the little girls that might be in her sunday school class tomorrow as I took her to a mission fundraiser today that had several ladies with their little daughters in tow. I am so thankful that Kara is meeting some friendly little playmates as she has been asking to see her sweet little Sinke friends back in Ontario.  Don't worry Katy, Kara has not forgotten you!

Speaking of Kara, I have to share some of the funny things she's been saying recently.

Earlier today when I was putting all my friends and family pictures up on the fridge Kara exclaimed "Hey that's Josh's mommy. I like him. He's my Josh. He's a REALLY big boy!"
Janet, my little lady hasn't forgotten her Big Josh. Her comment reminded me of a picture I have of Josh and Kara sitting in bumbo's next to eachother when they were babies. She was such a runt and he was such a big guy. It made me smile.

Later when I was trying to get Kara to go to bed she blurted out "I want to get big like Mommy and Daddy. I need to get growed up," to which I replied, "If you want to get big you have to eat your vegetables and drink your milk." So we marched down stairs to get some milk while she chatted away, "I need milk to grow me bigger. What else? I need water, animals, begtables... but NOT my potatoes. I want some juice too, to grow me bigger. I needa get me bigger soon!"

At bed time Kara was talking up a storm like she usually does and Dave told her she needed to stop talking and go to sleep to which she replied, "But Daddy people are sposed to talk!"
It's true I guess, we are always telling Emily that she needs to talk because that's what people do to communicate. Funny kids... they make me smile and laugh more than anything else in the world.

The high light for today and answer to prayer... finally getting Kara's room all set up. We found an awsome deal on Craigs list for a pile of furniture for Kara but had no way of getting it all. God totally took care of that as a couple from the residency program in the year ahead of Dave was heading to the same city with their pick up on the day that we needed to grab it. Then the Nate, Marcelle and the girls came to Chilliwack for the day and so Nate was able to help Dave move all of it into our house! It worked out so well. The highlight though was seeing the sheer delight of Kara when we set it all up complete with a "pokadot" blanket. In short, she has actually been asking to go to bed the last two nights she loves it so much, that and we've been running the girls ragged with visiting the park, meeting people, and running around the back yard or big box stores.

One last highlight... painting the girls toes...lol. Emily was super cute and insisted on being a big girl too so both our girls are going to church tomorrow with pink toes or "ink owes" as Emily calls them. :)

Anyway, I should really get to bed. Pictures are hung, boxes are unpacked, groceries are bought and laundry is all done (it's just strewn all over the floor ready to be folded and put away), and furniture is almost all purchased, just Dave's office desk needs to be picked up. Our house really is starting to feel like home. Dave's been a work horse, totally filling my love tank with my love language of "acts of service", lol. I've even seen him folding laundry today!

Bed calls and rest is needed! Hope everyone is Ontario is doing well. Please don't hesitate to call us, we now have a home line and local cell phone numbers.
Update: many people probably have the numbers by now, so we're going to take them off the website, but if you need them (or our address), just drop us an email :)