Jaren came for the day

Today Jaren came over for the day so I took advantage of the extra help & put him to work!

He washed the car.

Watered the flowers

Hoed the weeds

Then we took a break & went to see the bison. Although he likes our bison pictures the real thing kinda scared him. The bison were right up to the fence so we could see them well from the road. The best I could do was perch him on the car & take the pic with bison in the background.
Thanks Jaren for all your help. Come over again soon.

At the end of the day we went to the Hemaruka picnic and some of the fathers & even a few grandfathers participated in the potato sack race. (Murray on the right.) Click on the pic to enlarge to see it better.

Father's Day in Courtenay

Although we thought we may not make it to Comox this weekend because our flight from Calgary was cancelled at the last minute due to a lightning strike to the airplane, we did manage to scramble & get a flight to Nanaimo via Vancouver. From there an oldtime friend of Murray's dad's was able to pick us up & deliver us to Kim & Yan's in Courtenay. Wouldn't you know it had to happen when we had Murray's folks with us but they survived the trip fairly well.Nicholas got to meet his Grandpa Sankey for the first time.
And his great- grandma.......and his great-grandpa!

On Sunday at the park, Nicholas was dedicated to he Lord by Pastor Fritz.

This happy family includes 4 generations!

Many thanks to Yan & Kim for a wonderful time and for the best grandson in the whole world!!!

We stayed with Scott in Calgary Sunday night and arrived home Monday to find we had substantial rain while we were away. Always a nice surprise!

June 5-10/07

We have had a busy but wonderful week. It began with a visit from 3 generations of our American relatives the Chinns, from Walla Walla, Wa. They are always a great bunch who fit right in and easily become part of our household.

Trevor, Donna, Clarence & Catherine. Catherine is Father Sankey's sister.

Trevor got to help us with some branding & took home some "digested grass" stains on his pants to prove it!

This last weekend CUC celebrated its 100th Anniversary & Homecoming wknd. Cousin Gloria Pierson came from Visalia, CA. On Saturday for supper some 50 family & friends were able to surprise her with a 60th birthday party.

We know Gloria loves parties & is a great sport so we dressed her up in a fashion more suitable to her maturing years, complete with a grey wig, birthday tiara, birthstone pearls and a wheelchair for her faltering steps!

Notice the anklets. Perhaps she will find them so comfortable they will become a staple in her wardrobe?
Gloria visiting with Jim & Vonnie.

Many thanks to all the family for keeping a secret and helping out in many ways. A special thanks to cousin Donna for providing some ideas for added humor. Although Murray told me it couldn't be done, we did mange to surprise Gloria and render her (temporarily !) speechless!

Over the course of the Alumni Weekend we saw many faces from past years . Memories of good times and seeing old friends made it very special.

Darlene (Dudar) Bisgaard & Ruby (Kizema) Parmele. These gals were (are) some of my Ukranian sisters from Maple Hall when we were in high school too many years ago.

Sunday moring it was up early to get Murray's 1981 Corvette vacumed, washed & polished for the Car Show.

I am sure Murray never dreamed he would someday park his "Vet in front of Maple Hall!

Sunday afternoon we entered the CUC parade - a first!

The Alberta Conference Executive dressed for the occasion!

Of interest to some former Acros was the Acronaire float with Dustin Dudar & Ryan Hodgins on the balance blocks.

To round out the weekend was a Southern Gospel Concert Sunday night by the Booth Brothers from Nashville. It was most enjoyable and was followed by a fireworks display coreographed to music and viewed from the south side of the CUC PE center. It was the best I have seen- ever. Yes even better than Expo'86 or the "88 Calgary Olympics.

Monday morning at 6:30 A.M. Leo Ganson came over to help Murray topple some tall, dead evergreens at our Red Deer yard. They were so quick & effecient that I didn't make it outside with my camera in time! Whew! After all that activity I need to sleep for a day!

Next week we head to Vancouver Island. Stay tuned.

End of May/Early June

Last week we were to Red Deer to survey & deal with the damage done to some of our trees by the recent heavy spring snow!

This weekend Scott took time from his busy work/travel schedule to visit some of his rural roots/routes! He spent quality time with his grandparents and on Sunday we enjoyed the company of Ron, Kevin, Angie & Jaren Letniak for a lunch of BBQ burgers.

Many thanks to Patricia for driving Scott home for the weekend.

Jaren wasn't quite sure what to make of this machine Scott uses to move around!