Luxury motorhomes

Marlene & Peter (L's parents) have traded in their old 1996 33' motorhome, for a luxury 2002 36' motorhome (well, I think it is a luxury motorhome). This thing is NICE!!! It has 2 slideouts (you push a button and part of the wall slides out further, only when stationary tho). It really is a moving house: nice kitchen with all the mod cons, kitchen table & chairs, a 2 seater leather love seat, a 3 seater sofa bed, nice bathroom, queen size bed, 2 TV's, VCR, satellite and LOADS of storage. And we're going away with them next weekend...CLASS IN A GLASS! You could NOT drive this thing on British roads my friends, this thing is a monster.

Outside view of the luxury motorhome. 

Daniel getting comfy in the luxury motorhome. 

Weird (short) weekend

This weekend is gonna be pants as Lindsay has to work today, so really our weekend has to be crammed in to tomorrow. But the weather has been good today, so I have been sunbathing while he isn't here.

However, next weekend is a long weekend as Monday 2nd August is a bank holiday here, and we both have Friday off, so 4 day weekend...CRACKIN'!

Super Sundays

I LOVED yesterday, it was a GREAT Sunday. Sunday is my favourite day of the week anyway, but yesterday was just CLASS. We had a great preacher from Canada Food For The Hungry, who talked about the missionary work they do, but who also preached an awesome sermon.
Then we went downtown to the river bank to watch the speed racing and eat yummy food, although it was a bit hot 30+oC. Then we went over to Dawn & Dereks for a BBQ, to hang out with a group of friends and to watch Calender Girls (and bask in their air conditioning), the boys weren't too keen at first on the film, but all agreed at the end how good it was. I did feel a little homesick seeing the beautiful Yorkshire countryside though. It really was a wonderful day.

The Boy watching the racing 

Speed boat racing in Saskatoon 

The heat is on

Well I got my wish, looks like today will be a scorcher, but maybe just a bit too hot, it's forecast as getting as high as 35oC. I am so pleased that the church has air conditioning, at least we'll be cool during the wedding and reception.

Tired (but the good kind)

I started a new temping job yesterday afternoon and had my first full normal working day today. It was a really good day, but I feel pretty tired now, although it feels good to actually have done a decent days work, and know that there will be some money coming in. I seem to get on well with the other women in the office, and have been invited to go out for lunch with them tomorrow for someone's B'day. It's a relief to have some work.

I'm hoping the good weather lasts for the weekend, it would be nice as we have a friends wedding on Saturday, then we were hoping to go to 'A Taste Of Saskatchewan' on Sunday. It is a food festival based down on the river bank, it's great, good food, good weather and the 'River Roar', which is speed boat racing.

What am I gonna do now.

It looks like more work is coming through for me, which is great, and will do my purse a lot of good.

My problem now is that I am worried about when I will get the opportunity to listen to Radio 1's Chris Moyles show. It is a problem cos 'the boy' doesn't like listening to it, so I usually listen to it once he's gone to work, but now I'm gonna be working when he is! I know that it isn't exactly crucial to listen to it, but it lessens my homesickness listening to it... oh well, I'll think of something.

Me and the resident bear in Waskasui 

Our 1st wedding anniversary 

Experimenting

Lindsay spotted that I could put pics on here, that I had been too chicken to try, so here is a picture the weekend of our 1st anniversary.

What a weekend

Last Thursday (1st July) was Canada Day, which is a bank holiday for everyone over here. So Lindsay got Friday off so that we could go up to Candle Lake for the weekend. Wednesday (30th June) was Daniels 4th B'day, so had B'day cake and pressies with him Wednesday night, then travelled up north to the lake on Thursday morning, watched Linds and Pa in law play Slow Pitch ball (like baseball), then Wes & Diane & Boys arrived so had more pressies and B'day cake again....IT WAS GREAT...love B'day cake! Later that evening Me, Linds & Peter went down to the lake shore to watch the Canada Day fireworks display, and got half eaten to death by mosquitoes.
The rest of the weekend was taken up with golf for the boys (including Daniel...he even has his own golf bag & clubs), eating, walks, eating, games, eating, and crazy golf...loads of fun. Plus got to have lots of cuddles with Steven who is only 3 months old, loved it, he is very cute.

Jesus in mainstream music.

I'm not hugely in to Hip Hop or Rap, but one artist that has caught my eye has been Kanye West. I quite enjoy the stuff of his I have heard and was surprised and pleased when I saw one of his videos on TV the other day... called "Jesus Walks". The video definitely gives you something to think about, and I think that the video and the lyrics will be seen as controversial. So check it out.

Catch up

Not much has really happened the last couple of days, as you can tell from the lack of blogs. But we did have fun yesterday, lunch with Dawn & Derek, went for a walk to get ice cream cones with Janelle, Steve & baby Isabelle and then on to Darrens for a housewarming BBQ, man that is a NICE house. So it was a fun day.

I had my first temping job on Friday afternoon, which went well, I was just answering the phone. But I have to admit that I had been feeling a tad nervous.

England Lost (what a downer)

Well my excitement with the footy was short lived, and they really should have won todays match. What a bummer.

Work (or lack of)

Decided that I needed to get on and get some work, so today I went to a temping agency and signed up. So hopefully I'll have some work come my way in the next couple of days...YAY to the money, BOO to the hard work. BUT looking forward to meeting some new people, it'll be a good opportunity to make some new friends.

ENGLAND WON !!!!!

We beat Croatia 4-2.....this means we go through to the quarter finals.

It's funny how, now that I don't actually live around people who watch it constantly I am actually beginning to watch it more, and really enjoy it. Not sure the neighbours liked all the yelling tho ;-)

Life in general

I was just chatting to a good friend from home on MSN (Kaz it was great catching up!!!) And she asked me how I was feeling about living in Canada now... and it's funny, cos I had been thinking about the very same issue 1/2 hr earlier while I had been out walking.

I have to admit to still having very mixed feelings. I still miss England very much, I miss my family, friends and church hugely.

Here are some lyrics from a song that I really relate to: 'Where am I now, I'm looking but can't see ahead, Lost in this space, there's a voice calling out in my head..... I'm falling away, I am lost in the wilderness, I'm pulling away on the wings of a prayer, I'm travelling thru riding high in to paradise, and all I can see is wilderness.' It reminds me so much that God promises to refine us, that he may lead us through the desert in that process, but it is so that we can pass on to the greater things He has planned for us. I believe in His promises, and every day He shows me more and more things to be thankful for: we have people here who care and love us, He has provided a roof over our head and food to eat, we have a good life in a great country.

He has also taught me to remember that really what He cares about is me, not what I wear or eat, where we live or what we drive. But about me spiritually, not the external me. Maybe He will bless us with somewhere nice to live, or give us an amazing sports car, but that won't be what matters, what matters will be where I am going with Him, where His place is in our lives, how we are fulfilling the purpose He has designed us for. Maybe that will mean living in a tiny house in the worst area of the city, but maybe that is so we will be Jesus to our neighbours, which would be far more rewarding than a nice house or sports car.

I have 2 prayer requests: That you would pray that we would hear Gods voice clearly, and that we would know & act on His truth fully.

But I know that I/we can only do this because 'I can do all things THROUGH Him who strengthens me' Phil 4 v 13, praise God that He strengthens us, protects us, LOVES us and carries us.

God bless all.