Shooting Bellies

I shot my second Maternity photo shoot this past Saturday. She is a beautiful woman with the perfect pregnant belly. I love how a woman looks pregnant. She is doing what her body was meant to do.   

President David O. McKay said “Motherhood is near to Divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.” 

PS These photographs are unedited.

Love you Forever

Happy Valentine's Day!

I had to work today at the hospital, it was a great shift though I was aching for energy.
I came home to a tidied kitchen and this beautiful arrangement on our kitchen table. It was so nice to be remembered even though I told Him that we would go out on Friday instead.

I'll love Him forever.

Well Again.

I am well. At least mostly, I still have a wet occasional cough but I have 2 puffers for that. I shovelled the driveway after work today and my realtor came by to tell me how much he loved the paint job on the house. He said it looked a hundred times better. He is so positive, complementing us on our renovations, telling us we did a fantastic job. Yes it is beautiful and I thank Heavenly Father for this home. We are enjoying every last moment we have in it, but I will also grateful when it is sold and not a worry anymore.

why is it not listed??

I have currently discovered that selling ones house takes more time and effort than I thought. At one point I even felt like giving up. It has felt like an eternity try to calk and finish the trim, paint the outside, finish the basement etc.

Other tasks to complete before we could sell our house include selling our birds, packing away our nic-a-bric and make it photo ready to advertise on the website I created.

Oh and to GET WELL, yes I am sick with a bronchial infection and being an asthmatic these things tend to hold on for dear life. I've gone through two rolls of toilet paper!

Life Planning

I think it is about time I wrote. While my journal has received miles of writing in it, my blog lays vacant. I think it is because I am unhappy with the format of it and I'm planning a major overhaul.

As well as a life overhaul.

Since Nov 28th my life has been filled with renovations. Buying, planning, preparing, and then doing. Things are finally coming to a close in those tasks and then enters the selling.

We pray that the process won't be too painful. The market is cool, there are buyers, just not in abundance. So where does that leaves us? relying strictly on the Lord. What a growing experience that is! With so many unknowns or hows I feel like driftwood relying on the current to take me to my desired destination. When I get worried about how we will pull this off, I have to take a deep breath and remember that to build a mountain it takes one stone at a time with the Lord helping us move the heavy ones.

Some of my unknowns: when we will put the house on the market, how long it will take to sell, if we will get the desired amount, if and when our birds will sell.etc etc.

So here we are trying to figure it all out.

facebooking

so it has been awhile since I have written on this blog. Jon and I have been been busy renovating and hatching plans for the future. I  have also been on face book a lot more lately as I try to keep in touch with family and friends. Today I am sending out Christmas Cards, and making a delicious dinner for friends.
stay tuned for a more interesting entry...

Last night was a Hoot

My coworker took me to the bird conservatory near town and we got to help set up nets and watch as Megan banded and recorded the owls we caught. It was exciting to handle such beautiful birds. They were so soft and fluffy. 

this little guy did not look impressed

my coworker

hanging out on my arm

he just kept staring at me refusing to fly away.

megan hard at work recording the owls' details.

Dress-up with Jackie.

 So an other great thing that happened this year is that my best friend from Thunder Bay moved to Edmonton. And as usual we started to play dress-up with some indian fabric I got from a lady at church.  I had bought the bindi when I was travelling in Nepal.

Friends from Cardston.

Well technically they are not from Cardston, they are from all over the place but that is were they are currently living. I have been good friends with the McKays for many years, I love and admire them. 

They came to visit us here in Tofield in September.

At the West Edmonton Mall

Lindy's little guy got picked at the Sea Lion Show in the West Edmonton Mall. 

On the rides in the Mall

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Exploring the lake near Tofield.

One cute family!

last of victoria pictures

I realize it has been a while since I wrote and these pictures are coming late but I wanted to show and to help me remember the amazing time we had.

Visiting after another salmon meal at the Carter's house

Digesting

Dad enjoying the view on the top of Mt. Doug

Tod Inlet lunch with the family.

Watching Humming birds

happy Dad.

 Zeek teaching Uncle Jon how to fry eggs.

Or maybe he is teaching Zeek

Teaching guitar

Eating freshly caught Salmon from Uncle Shawn

Playing in the Garden with my Niece Shay

We went Kayaking the ocean with good friend Frankie, my sister maya, and mom

we played with my nephew Zeek and spent some time with cousin Crystal!

Oreo'd the Shaffer's car during Sunday School.

Played with baby ducks and other animals on the Carter farm.

Hiked with my sister Kara and Zeek.

More hiking

Malia at the top of Mount Work.

Tired from the fast hike

A little silliness

More silliness

Tried out some new hair colours.

Hiked in the dark with good friend, Kath to the top of Mount Newton.