I’ve driven Hwy 2 (Queen Elizabeth II highway between Edmonton & Calgary) dozens upon dozens of times. I drove it this afternoon after visiting my sister, bro-in-law, and niece. Today, our sunroof decided to start acting up and spontaneously opened about 10 times between Red Deer and Airdrie. Funny car. Ha ha. ha. Then, as … [Read more…]
On October 31, Amber and I got to go on a date. But my mom was there too. But she wasn’t really with us, she was on the stage. We attended Ignition Theatre‘s production of Deathtrap on the Matchbox stage. The Red Deer Express had this to say of my mom’s performance: Debby Allan brings … [Read more…]
I became an uncle twice over in the past three weeks thanks to each of my two dear sisters. My niece Abigail was born to Saison and Dean at the end of July. My nephew Kai was born to Salomé and Brad last night. I just realized that these little ones are going to cost … [Read more…]
As penance for having complained to my wife for the past few weeks about having to live in the world’s largest horizontal apartment building (NW Calgary) and about the high cost of living, I’ve decided to force myself to come up with a list of positive things about living in Calgary, AB. 1. Calgary is … [Read more…]
On August 6, 2000 Amber and I were married in Smithers, BC. Our first night together as husband and wife was spent at the magnificent Logpile Lodge just a few minutes drive out of town. Exactly eight years later, Amber and I spent our anniversary at the same lodge. April watched our kids for the … [Read more…]
A couple days ago I had to pick up our vehicle in BC and drive it to Red Deer. The trip took me on much much of the road that I cycled five years ago when I crossed Canada. It was the first time back on this section and the memories just flooded back. I … [Read more…]
My final week in Tactic involved attending 6 meals at people’s homes, a farewell service after church, 3 days of medical clinic where we served over 400 people, many errands and sales, and my first soccer game. Far too many feelings and occurrences to record here. We flew in to Edmonton on Friday night with … [Read more…]
I’ve installed my last stove. The owners asked me in December to hold delivery until their new house was built (I delivered my second to last stove in May for the same reason). Their house is in Chitzujay, Cobán – up over the mountain to the north for 30 minutes of back roads. The drive … [Read more…]
Amber and I finally went out on a date, after more than a year. Children. We took some friends along, newlyweds, to help us remember how it´s all done. Got a baby sitter (our sponsor child) (bonus) and headed to Coban to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Then we grabbed … [Read more…]
Since Mr. Morgan Spurlock made his indicting film on fastfood culture and the health deficits, I think McDonalds has responded incredibly. I’ve never been a fan. I usually felt lethargic after eating a 1/4 pounder. I prefer to support indie restaurants rather than the franchises. And about 9 years ago they had McWraps which tasted … [Read more…]