It's already been three weeks since our return from our road trip! And of course, there hasn't been a dull moment! There was plenty of laundry to wash and put away, sheets and towels to be put back in the RV and getting the RV cleaned which after 4 weeks was in real need a deep clean!
And just a few days after we got back, I went on a overnight girls outing with a very good friend, Janice! We camped at the Lynden RV park and did fun stuff like having pedis, walking to Edaleen's for an ice cream, therapy in the form of clothes shopping, taking a hike around Lake Padden and going out for dinner. We had a blast!!
Since we live very close by, their kids are often at our place, and our kids will often go there. Here's Cassie and Jordan are playing 'tap tap nail' with Taleesha.
The Saturday before Mum was leaving to head back home, we went for breakfast at Dutch Mothers.
Unfortunately the photo is a bit blurry, but here we are about to tuck in to pancakes, waffles and bacon and eggs! It was delicious and we didn't need lunch that day!
Monday was the first day of the Washington North West Fair in Lynden. It's a bit like the Kelmscott Show but a lot more animals! The weather was fabulous and we enjoyed looking at the various stalls and shows. Check out this pumpkin!
That evening Mum, after 3 months living with us, left us and returned to Australia. Since we still don't have visas, Hester kindly offered to take her to Vancouver airport. It was wonderful to have her with us, and we were thankful that she was healthy and well to be able to undertake such a long trek on her own! We can report that she had a good trip back, and is adjusting well to life back at home!
As part of the school's fundraising, we had a dairy booth at the fair, manned by volunteers of our church/school. So Anthea did 4 hours on Friday morning as a cashier (her Subway and fruit stall experience came in very handy) and I also did a four hour shift in the afternoon from 3-7pm. My job was to take the completed order sheet and fill out the order by scooping ice creams and making sundaes. We had a busy and fun shift and I now know the many various flavours.
Someone had some free time up their sleeve and decided to straighten their sister's normally wavy hair!
On Tuesday, 25th of August, Cornerstone Christian School opened its doors for a new school year. Shantel is now in year 2 and Stefan in Year 11. Steve is teaching year 7/8.
Since Taleesha is almost five and a whole year away from kindergarten (pre-primary), her and Cassie will enjoy informal preschool at home! Last week they learnt the sound 's' and the number 1 which they both knew already!
A little playmate (Alaynia) who lives all the way out in Ontario came and joined the girls for the afternoon!
After a very dry summer, Saturday became one very stormy day. We had crazy winds gusts which by midday, we along with the whole Whatcom county, had lost power. We watched as the wind just peeled off the tarp like plastic, from the next door's hoop barn. Many trees and branches broken and were uprooted. This was put down to 1) a storm like this is too early and 2) the trees were still 'green' with lots of leaves which with the wind coming through, knocked them over. This was also apparent in the corn fields. One field was planted a lot later than the rest and this field was flattened by the wind when across the road, a field planted weeks before stood up straight and tall and undamaged.
We too had no power and so Steve rigged up extension cords to the RV's generator which provided enough light and and some power for light phone charging. By morning we still had no power and our 4 fridges/freezers, which were full of meat etc, were also connected up. After church, the generator decided it had done enough and wouldn't start. Then just as we were about to go to church at 2pm, the power turned back on! We quickly reconnected them all up and were very thankful for power! And there are still families without power.
Tucking into a bowl of ice cream which was getting soft in freezer without power! The kids didn't mind in the least!
This week we are on school cleaning duty and I'm also in the committee organising the Fun and Fitness Carnival to be held in two weeks time, so that's also keeping me somewhat out of mischief! Shantel has soccer practice twice a week leading up to the soccer games and she is looking forward to that!
Well, that's our update!
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