Yesterday was so much fun. I have always loved horses and would find myself mesmerized by show jumping on TV whenever I came across it. We got some free tickets to Spruce Meadows and decided to go. It was really fun and cool and I want to go again and again. Okay you get the point. Spruce Meadows is not just all show jumping they have a dog trick area and pony rides and wagon rides (all free with admission). They also have more than one riding arena and a marketplace to walk around and a museum with different exhibits. Needless to say I would and plan to go back again. By the way rush tickets which were still really great seats were only $5 an adult or $10 for a car I think is what the sign said (parking included in the price).
We were there to see the CN National show and it was great. Ian Miller won in remarkable style. Few rider/horse teams went clear both rounds and I think his jump off time was like 40 seconds which is amazing. Ben and Joe had fun too. Kaleb was just there to look cute. One of the times when Ben saw a horse jump he said "AMAZING" all long and drawn out. Ben said the horses were knocking down their toys and making a mess when they knocked down rails.
Oh yeah and Ian Miller said "Hey" to Joe as they passed in the washroom. Totally jealous.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Back down to southern Alberta!
The last few days have seemed like a whirlwind of driving. Joe's brother Jon went through the temple for the first time on Friday and we went down for that. Since we were already driving through Calgary we went to the Zoo and Benjamin had lots of fun. He really liked the "Tiggers". We called them tigers but most of the time Ben called them Tiggers which was really funny to hear. I enjoyed seeing the Sting Rays the most just because I don't remember seeing them before.
Benjamin fell out of the bed on Thursday night onto Joe (we were on an air mattress) at 2:30 am and didn't go back to sleep until he fell asleep giving Leslie a hug while watching a movie sometime Friday afternoon. That's right AFTERNOON!!!!!! He slept better Friday night but we put him down asleep in the play pen and Kaleb slept on blankets on the floor.
The temple was nice not just for being there for Jon but we also were able to seal Susie's dad to his parents, Susie's parents to each other, and Susie to her parents. Which was really special to be there for.
Kara
Benjamin fell out of the bed on Thursday night onto Joe (we were on an air mattress) at 2:30 am and didn't go back to sleep until he fell asleep giving Leslie a hug while watching a movie sometime Friday afternoon. That's right AFTERNOON!!!!!! He slept better Friday night but we put him down asleep in the play pen and Kaleb slept on blankets on the floor.
The temple was nice not just for being there for Jon but we also were able to seal Susie's dad to his parents, Susie's parents to each other, and Susie to her parents. Which was really special to be there for.
Kara
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Red Deer
We have moved to Red Deer and are liking it. Our place is alright it has some things wrong with it but I think we are really going to like it here. Today a contrator came over to look at some of the issues with the place and one of them is that our old cupboards seem to be sinking in the middle. When I told the landlord about them I thought they might just try and resupport them somehow (seriously I do not renovate nor think I can ever properly renovate anything). When he was over here today the onsite manager asked him to price out new cupboards for here and when I was outside I heard her talk to him about pricing out new windows for here as well. Who knows if it is for all 3 three complexes that she is in charge of or just a few but I hope we get new windows.
Before we moved here Diana was telling me about this place called the Collicut centre and how cool and cheap it is. Well she was right. This place has a wave pool, workout rooms, workout classes, climbing walls, gyms, and an ice rink all in the same building. A person can go and pay one flat fee and do anything they want in this place for a day. And monthly passes are really cheap to like $37 an adult and that actually will get you into a number of rec facilities in Red Deer. I am really impressed.
Joe starts work on June 1st and I know he is excited to do that. He will work 8:30 - 4:30 for the first few training months. Once those are done and he is paired up with a senior employee he may be able to do flex hours. Which means he can work an extra hour a day and get 2days off a month. He would have to use those hours up within a 12 week cycle that way people are not banking their hours and taking a month or more off at a time. So he could take the 2 days off every month of he could take a week off every 3 months.
Oh and I missed it and Joe missed it but we Kaleb rolled over today. Joe put him down on the floor to go and make him a bottle and came back to see him on his stomach. Hooray for Kaleb!!
Before we moved here Diana was telling me about this place called the Collicut centre and how cool and cheap it is. Well she was right. This place has a wave pool, workout rooms, workout classes, climbing walls, gyms, and an ice rink all in the same building. A person can go and pay one flat fee and do anything they want in this place for a day. And monthly passes are really cheap to like $37 an adult and that actually will get you into a number of rec facilities in Red Deer. I am really impressed.
Joe starts work on June 1st and I know he is excited to do that. He will work 8:30 - 4:30 for the first few training months. Once those are done and he is paired up with a senior employee he may be able to do flex hours. Which means he can work an extra hour a day and get 2days off a month. He would have to use those hours up within a 12 week cycle that way people are not banking their hours and taking a month or more off at a time. So he could take the 2 days off every month of he could take a week off every 3 months.
Oh and I missed it and Joe missed it but we Kaleb rolled over today. Joe put him down on the floor to go and make him a bottle and came back to see him on his stomach. Hooray for Kaleb!!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Found a place!
Well last Saturday we went to Red Deer and looked for a place to live. We found a place after seeing 4 sketchy places and are so relieved we don't have to go this weekend. The place is a 2 bedroom + den 4-plex. There is a deck so we are excited to get a bbq and there is a green space across the road and a park like 1 block away. Joe can easily catch a bus to work and not have to pay for downtown parking. I hope we like it. Happy Easter everyone. Kara
Saturday, March 28, 2009
House Hunting in Red Deer
The search is on and has been on for awhile. The next few weeks though it is REALLY ON!! I really don't like searching for a place to live because I know everything I say and do is being judged on whether we will be good tenants. Which of course we are. Packing is such a pain especially with a baby that would rather be held then put down and Benjamin who undues everything that we pack. Oh well I really am grateful for Joe to have a good job to go to before school is done. That is such a relief.
Just for Diana's benefit I made sure not to start my blog off with so..... because apparently that is how all of my blog's start. Thanks for the tip Diana.
For all of those non Atwood's who read this Joe's family is so blessed to have 2 and soon to be 3 missionaries in the field. Ron who is in Peru seems to be baptising a bunch of people every week, Mandy who is in Arizona hates the heat has had a run in with a tarantula and is converting people galore, and Jon who will be leaving for Houston in July. It is wonderful to get weekly letters updating us from the field.
Our little family is so blessed as well. I love Canada and all the support they give out to families who need it. Mat leave is wonderful and so is getting more money than originally expected. I couldn't imagine only getting 3 months and having to go back to work in such a short period of time.
William don't be mad if you read this but you need some prayers this week even if everything turns out fine. William, Joe's youngest brother, is going in for a Cat Scan Thursday. He had lost his glasses and needed a new pair so he went in to get one and the optometrist noticed some sort of abnormality. Well what he saw makes him believe that fluid is not draining properly from his brain and he needs to get a Cat Scan to see what is happening. Hopefully everything is fine.
The Atwood's
Just for Diana's benefit I made sure not to start my blog off with so..... because apparently that is how all of my blog's start. Thanks for the tip Diana.
For all of those non Atwood's who read this Joe's family is so blessed to have 2 and soon to be 3 missionaries in the field. Ron who is in Peru seems to be baptising a bunch of people every week, Mandy who is in Arizona hates the heat has had a run in with a tarantula and is converting people galore, and Jon who will be leaving for Houston in July. It is wonderful to get weekly letters updating us from the field.
Our little family is so blessed as well. I love Canada and all the support they give out to families who need it. Mat leave is wonderful and so is getting more money than originally expected. I couldn't imagine only getting 3 months and having to go back to work in such a short period of time.
William don't be mad if you read this but you need some prayers this week even if everything turns out fine. William, Joe's youngest brother, is going in for a Cat Scan Thursday. He had lost his glasses and needed a new pair so he went in to get one and the optometrist noticed some sort of abnormality. Well what he saw makes him believe that fluid is not draining properly from his brain and he needs to get a Cat Scan to see what is happening. Hopefully everything is fine.
The Atwood's
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Warning: Kinda Gross Poo Story
So I was making lunch and thought I smelled that Benjamin had pooed I checked and sure enough he had. Well I started to go to change him and noticed a brown thing on the floor and looked closer and realized it was a piece of poo. Then I noticed brown streaks on my kitchen floor. I then realized that a piece of poo and escaped from Benjamin's diaper and he had stepped on it and spread it around. I quickly changed and cleaned off the poo from Ben's diaper as well as washed the kitchen floor (don't worry). The joys of diaperhood. I did do something similar to Mom on Mother's day but that was partly Chris's fault. So I guess I sorta deserved it. Hope this made you smile. Kara
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Lots of Stuff
So I almost forgot my password for this blog that is how long it has been since I have last signed in. Anyways loads have happened since I last posted.
Kaleb Arthur Atwood was born Jan 11 at 5:05 p.m.. He weighed 8lbs 10 oz was 21 inches long and was also 2 weeks early. My water broke 10:30 p.m. the night before and I spent the night at the hospital wishing the baby to come faster. I had to go on the nasty drip and even then Kaleb took another 6 hours to come out and 3.5 hrs of that I was begging for an epidural. I finally did get one and what a relief it was. Kaleb is a pretty good baby. He really likes being held which makes getting things done really hard. Benjamin likes him sometimes and likes hitting him whenever he can get away with it.
So about a week ago we went down to the Cutbank MT to pick up a stroller. Of course our car got searched nothing was found of course but they even brought the smelling dog in. Once we got there we had some time to kill before we could pick up the stroller so we went to JCPenny's and got some deals of a lifetime. We bought $800 worth of clothes for $179. We found kids coats that are normally $50 for $6 and shirts and pants for Joe for like $10. He is now set for his new job.
Joe got a job with Revenue Canada in Red Deer. The job starts June 1st so we will be moving the end of April. His job is doing business tax audits. We are both excited for him to have a job before he is done his schooling. I will be sad to leave Lethbridge though. I just realized yesterday that I have lived in Lethbridge almost as long as I lived in Drumheller.
Well I hope that brings us up to snuff. Kara, Joe, Benjamin, and Kaleb
Kaleb Arthur Atwood was born Jan 11 at 5:05 p.m.. He weighed 8lbs 10 oz was 21 inches long and was also 2 weeks early. My water broke 10:30 p.m. the night before and I spent the night at the hospital wishing the baby to come faster. I had to go on the nasty drip and even then Kaleb took another 6 hours to come out and 3.5 hrs of that I was begging for an epidural. I finally did get one and what a relief it was. Kaleb is a pretty good baby. He really likes being held which makes getting things done really hard. Benjamin likes him sometimes and likes hitting him whenever he can get away with it.
So about a week ago we went down to the Cutbank MT to pick up a stroller. Of course our car got searched nothing was found of course but they even brought the smelling dog in. Once we got there we had some time to kill before we could pick up the stroller so we went to JCPenny's and got some deals of a lifetime. We bought $800 worth of clothes for $179. We found kids coats that are normally $50 for $6 and shirts and pants for Joe for like $10. He is now set for his new job.
Joe got a job with Revenue Canada in Red Deer. The job starts June 1st so we will be moving the end of April. His job is doing business tax audits. We are both excited for him to have a job before he is done his schooling. I will be sad to leave Lethbridge though. I just realized yesterday that I have lived in Lethbridge almost as long as I lived in Drumheller.
Well I hope that brings us up to snuff. Kara, Joe, Benjamin, and Kaleb
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