Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Thanksgiving on Oeming Road
Hello -
We celebrated such a lovely Thanksgiving I feel I want to share our good fortune with you. I went to the Internet for some new ideas & found out that their menus were almost identical to ours. I had a friend come over & help me prepare the feast. We gave the turkey a good rub from a recipe on the Internet. Our menu included turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage salad, peas, corn. My very own pickled beets & Grandpa's very own tomatoes - we had a bumper crop. Katie brought pumpkin pies made from pumpkins she grew in her garden. After dinner i had my friend tell about the origin of this Canadian holiday - very interesting. Hu brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Reminded me of the times when we went camping - he would scrounge around & bring me a bouquet of sild flowers to adorn our table. Some things never change.
Katie & Jason are moving to Slave lake this weekend. Jason got a good teaching job there in the highschool. I hear that it is a picturesque town with parks, library, swimming pool. There is a vibrant branch of the Church. Hu visits this branch in his capacity as Stake Sunday School President. We hope to drive up & visit them some weekend - stay in a hotel & get acquainted with the area.
We attended Stake Conference this past weekend - very good talks & counsel. Hu gave the opening prayer on Sunday. Very articulate & spiritual
Good news from Spencer & Nora this morning - their baby is a boy - so I better hustle & get some blue fabric for a quilt!
Love to all
Grannie
We celebrated such a lovely Thanksgiving I feel I want to share our good fortune with you. I went to the Internet for some new ideas & found out that their menus were almost identical to ours. I had a friend come over & help me prepare the feast. We gave the turkey a good rub from a recipe on the Internet. Our menu included turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage salad, peas, corn. My very own pickled beets & Grandpa's very own tomatoes - we had a bumper crop. Katie brought pumpkin pies made from pumpkins she grew in her garden. After dinner i had my friend tell about the origin of this Canadian holiday - very interesting. Hu brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Reminded me of the times when we went camping - he would scrounge around & bring me a bouquet of sild flowers to adorn our table. Some things never change.
Katie & Jason are moving to Slave lake this weekend. Jason got a good teaching job there in the highschool. I hear that it is a picturesque town with parks, library, swimming pool. There is a vibrant branch of the Church. Hu visits this branch in his capacity as Stake Sunday School President. We hope to drive up & visit them some weekend - stay in a hotel & get acquainted with the area.
We attended Stake Conference this past weekend - very good talks & counsel. Hu gave the opening prayer on Sunday. Very articulate & spiritual
Good news from Spencer & Nora this morning - their baby is a boy - so I better hustle & get some blue fabric for a quilt!
Love to all
Grannie
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
October - Oeming Road
Well, here we are - September is history & October & Thanksgiving are upon us. We have had some beautiful sunny weather & it was pure joy going for walks in the environs.
Jam/jelly making is done! But I do have some cranberry juice which I will make up whenever.
We had a wonderful holiday to lake O'Hara courtesy of Coleen/Hu/Karyn/John. It is a beautiful spot in Yoho National Park, just over the border from Alberta. Many hikers come here. And though their season is short, they are booked solid. We met interesting guests & did a hike around the lake - it was a challenge & we won't do it again. Funny, years ago Grandpa said we did the hike & it must have been easy because I don't remember the hazards we encountered this time. One thing I learned - faith & fear cannot exist. When I was fearful I was frightened & was ready to give up. When I had faith I had confidence & kept going.
I saw a stage production of Pride & Prejudice at the Citadel Theatre. Very beautifully done. We also attended the dinner theatre in Rosebud (a drive of about 3 h) courtesy of Hu. Driving back was a challenge - fog patches so much of the way. Good thing Hu was at the wheel.
We have resumed our FHE study group - every 2 wks. We are studying The Articles of Faith by James Talmadge. I love the way he expresses himself - sometimes I consult the dictionary just to make sure I understand the word.
Grandpa has done a little work in the campaign office of our MP. Elections are Oct 14.
The highlight of every week is reading the e-mails from Elder Schneider & Sisar Redd. We feel like we are their companions in their missionary labors.
The General Conference was special & Calgary getting a Temple! Maybe we should move back? But we enjoy our Condo here.
Love to all
Grannie
Jam/jelly making is done! But I do have some cranberry juice which I will make up whenever.
We had a wonderful holiday to lake O'Hara courtesy of Coleen/Hu/Karyn/John. It is a beautiful spot in Yoho National Park, just over the border from Alberta. Many hikers come here. And though their season is short, they are booked solid. We met interesting guests & did a hike around the lake - it was a challenge & we won't do it again. Funny, years ago Grandpa said we did the hike & it must have been easy because I don't remember the hazards we encountered this time. One thing I learned - faith & fear cannot exist. When I was fearful I was frightened & was ready to give up. When I had faith I had confidence & kept going.
I saw a stage production of Pride & Prejudice at the Citadel Theatre. Very beautifully done. We also attended the dinner theatre in Rosebud (a drive of about 3 h) courtesy of Hu. Driving back was a challenge - fog patches so much of the way. Good thing Hu was at the wheel.
We have resumed our FHE study group - every 2 wks. We are studying The Articles of Faith by James Talmadge. I love the way he expresses himself - sometimes I consult the dictionary just to make sure I understand the word.
Grandpa has done a little work in the campaign office of our MP. Elections are Oct 14.
The highlight of every week is reading the e-mails from Elder Schneider & Sisar Redd. We feel like we are their companions in their missionary labors.
The General Conference was special & Calgary getting a Temple! Maybe we should move back? But we enjoy our Condo here.
Love to all
Grannie
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