Well just a regular week at out place. Only had to make one trip to ER. That was with our homestay. I think she's enjoying Canada. She's had the greatest experiences since she came. Her Thanksgiving consisted of the wonderful 'BC Flu" for 1 1/2 weeks. This time to emergency was from Basketball. She dislocated her baby finger. It went completely sideways, she pushed it back into place. It is very pretty colors now.Yesterday she had a better experience of the city of Vancouver. She had some great photos. Hopefully the next few months here will be better. At Christmas she might be able to experience a wonderful Turkey Dinner.
Phil is busy nursing his knee and probably going to be dealing with surgery on it in the future, as whenever he can get in. In between he is playing hockey. Ouch!!
Naomi is working two jobs one caring for an elderly couple, cooking and cleaning(no it is not for Phil and I) and the other is at the local bakery.She brings home some great left overs from the day. Lots of the prize winning cinnamon buns. MMMMMMMM.She is also busy with her music, leading the youth band at the church, and involved with the worship music. I love listening to her. I can't believe graduation is just around the corner for her.
Myself I am enjoying home, just doing the regular with two teens and a husband. Waiting as patiently as I can to become a grandmother. It is such an exciting time. I hold a Bible study for Women on Wednesday evenings. I am trying to continue my quilting and handwork in between times, and still reading lots of books. I am feeling great. The Lord is soooo good! Well I am off to the sauna. Infrared heat is very soothing. I was going to give it up but I love the relaxed feel and the way it cleanses, and heats my muscles etc.
I am starting to ramble so talk to you all soon. Next time I'll post some pictures.

This is some more views from our place and area. Hope you enjoy these. I sure did today.

These are all for little Jamal or Eyleah.

Well another post by bits and peices.I only know how to do it this way. So bear with me as I am learning. I couldn't resist the view from our deck today as the sun shone. I will bring a couple of more pictures as the colours on the trees are changing. What a beautiful time of year!!
Everyone is back at the school week. Camilla our exchange student found out about our wonderful flu viruses here in Canada and spent Thanksgiving weekend ill, very ill, and all this last week feverish and weak. Today she is back to the land of the living and out with her school chums to Tim Horton's to overdose on raspberry filled doughnuts. Not one or two but up to four at a time.
We are enjoying her and are so glad she has recouped.
Naomi is working her way thru this last year of school at the little bakery down town. Phil is into hockey I plan to post some pictures of him in action soon. We watched last night as his team won 11 to 2. Incredible.
I am at home enjoying the scenery and working on ......
Yes you guessed it baby quilts, lots of them. Here are two recent ones.

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Well this is a first for me. I can ramble on and on about my little mundane life and all its wonderful goings on. Fortunately I have a interesting and exciting husband and family to spice the whole thing up. This really is exciting because I have nothing else to do and so now I have something to do besides watch soaps, eat chocolates, chips and chip dip, drink bubbley and all the usual things I do. Today I am doing my unusual things like laundry, dishes, cleaning the bathroom, planning meals, taking care of a sick girl, you know those unusual days. (cough cough just clearing my throat)
We did have a great Thanksgiving , we certainly missed our son being homebut he was in our minds and hearts.
The girls and their men were home. Our precious little grandchild is growing. God is soooooo good!!
We are still figuring out how to do this blogging. It is kind of fun but a bit frustrating at first. Especially when we had more pictures to post and they wouldn't show up even after it said they had been posted. Where are they now? Maybe someone has some new family members on their post at least they are all good looking.
Anyways I am just rambling again and I want to see how this thing works.

Hi Everybody,

Okay Ruth thought it would be cool to have a blog site so here it is. It is Monday, Oct. 9, Thanksgiving Day and we are waiting for Brian and Beth to arrive from Victoria. I made a pancake, ham, and eggs brunch for everybody. This morning Becky and Gavin went and played tennis with G. Nettleton and Corinna. I think they want to play some more this afternoon. It is a beautiful sunny day and we really do have a lot to be thankful for. We are especially grateful to God for healing Ruth recently as she has been off of painkillers completely now for a few weeks. We are looking forward to our first grandchild at the beginning of December and are thankful that Elizabeth is healthy. We miss Philip not being home for Thanksgiving this year but are thankful that he is healthy and has a good job in Kelowna. We will be having a big turkey dinner today at about 5 o'clock and then picking names for buying Christmas gifts. If anyone bothers to read this we hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Phil and Ruth