The Great White North

So normally people tell me they are going to do things, and more often than not I am left to be disappointed. This is one thing that has always driven me nuts, because I am a big believer in doing what you say you are going to do. Even if is hurts, if you say you are going to do something, you should follow through because someone may be counting on you, or expecting something.

Yesterday, my faith in that was restored. We had talked with one of the pastors from the Canada group about going up there to talk about the mission at their youth fundraiser, and even at the Canadian Seminary. Yesterday, Pastor James called and asked us how our calendar looked for April 13th to 18th. It was open, so he is now getting us tickets to come talk about the mission to the Canadian Lutherans. Super Excited.

One day we are going to the seminary to talk the students, then have a meeting with a group that is coming in May. Another day, we will do touristy stuff and go to the West Edmonton mall, which I guess is bigger than the Mall of America. That would put me at the 2 biggest malls in North America in less than a year. FUN!!. On the Sunday, we will be speaking at 3 services at the church and helping work the Youth Fundraiser for their annual trip here. Can't wait, really excited.

We are slowly coming out of Snowpocalypse. Water emergency and rolling blackouts are over, but there is still a shortage of plumbing parts in town as everyone is trying to fix broken pipes. We got some from Teri who stopped at a store in Roswell to bring them on Saturday when they came for the baptism of Alivia. Good call. Hopes are to have building 5, 13, and the main line where the pressure regulator done today. Check out the picture below of the plumbing aisle at Lowe's on Sunday, 3 days after most of the popular things were sold out. And of course there is a super cute picture of Viviana crashed out on Erin's lap with a sucker in her hand. Have a great week, stay warm through the next chill coming tonight. Lucky for El Paso, this one is going to just miss us to the east.

Unsuccessful

Remember in my last post, I talked about starting to read the 900 page Don Quixote? My goal for the weekend was to finish it, and then be able to put up a blog saying I finished. No such luck. I got sidetracked with other things, but I have finished one third of the novel, so maybe a couple more weeks and I will be done.

Hope everyone is staying warm during this snowpocalypse.

Snowpacalypse as defined in the Urban Dictionary:

A weather condition in which the amount of fallen snow, while not really such a big deal, wreaks havoc on a city, effectively shutting it down and leaving its citizens stunned and unable to see any sign of hope or a return to normalcy. It's perceived much like the aftermath of a nuclear event, but really... it's just freakin' snow!!