Just some randomness

J and I spent a good chunk of the day cleaning the house.  It went well.  We had a pretty good time.  As much of a good time as you can have cleaning and trying to get five kids to clean.  I hope to keep it up now!

Today is Family Day here in Alberta.  We celebrated by having a family over for a turkey dinner.  We are seven and they are 6.  We had a great evening.  I think their older boys got a little bored.  However, we did try to include them in our conversation.  They cleaned up supper and chatted with the adults.

J worked a full week.  He came home very tired and then ended up being called back to work even though he'd booked time off for the weekend.  He has been home, though, since late Saturday morning.  It has been so nice to have him home for a good chunk of time.  We got a lot done on the house - not just clean up.  He did some more duct work and laid some lino in the kitchen (a temporary fix that makes it easier for more to clean in there).

Tomorrow he will be not be working either (unless it's in the evening).  We are taking the kids to Tammy-Lee's and spending most of the day in a neighboring town.  J got a job offer that requires us to think and figure and plan and see if we really want to take it.  We will be picking up a few (unrelated) things tomorrow as well as some groceries.  I will enjoy tomorrow - spending time with just him.  We did a lot of fun stuff this weekend, much of it without the kids, but with other people.  So I want to be just with him.  I am so thankful for Tammy-Lee's willingness to take all of the children.

Oh, we'd been having some trouble with the bus.  A couple of times the engine overheated on the way back from the neighboring town and we had to be picked up by the tow truck and his family's minivan!  However, we've now figured out what the problem is.  For those of you who know a little about engines and such - it only has three gears and is geared low (does that makes sense?  I could be describing it wrong).  Going over 100 km an hour (60 mph) is a no-no.  It blows the heater hoses off.  As long as we putt away down the highway we'll be fine.  Oh well, we are on the look out, now, for another motor and transmission (I think) that has more gears.  Another issue (now) is that it drinks oil!  Every couple of weeks it seems the oil pressure is too low and we have to top it up.  I guess the upside of that the oil changes will be far between????

I guess that's it for now.

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,