I was invited to join Bob and his co-workers for a luncheon. This luncheon was to honour Bob and wish him a speedy return to work. The work that this crew went to putting the lunch together was amazing. Lots of good food and a special time to greet those I knew and meet new staff. The contractors who were on sight came down for lunch as well. I was so touched by how highly all of these folks think of my Bob. Their kind words will be a salve for both of us for many months. The staff each brought a gift for Bob, to help pass the time over the next 3 months. Bob will become a champion at sudoku,wordfind, crossword puzzles. He will be encouraged by words of John Ortberg. He has a new devotional to read each day. A magazine entitled Get Rich at Home. Bob has new music to purchase on line as well as a card for online books. The model plane will be fun for Bob to put together. There are also 413 Motivation Stickers!!!!! "Good Job, Well done Etc." I can use them for ? --lots of pee, good eating, finally a solid poop!!! who knows as we aren't sure of what will need motivating. ;-}. The Landscape crew bought Bob a BIG eagle which is totally touching. On his desk Bob has Isaiah 40:31 which pointed them into the eagle direction. All of this covered in a warm fuzzy blanket to keep him warm. How blessed Bob is to have each one of these folks in his life. Which in turn means I am blessed too. ;-)
Bob's brother Gerry and Gerry's wife Claire took a few days away from their jobs to make a trip out west. They camped in Okotoks for 2 nights. On the second night (Fri) our family was able to all be out there for a neat evening around the fire. Mike and Cori and their 4 kids along with Tim and Barbie and all 4 of their kids made the effort to be out and spend time with us and G&C. Way to many marshmallows roasted and consumed!!!! Barbie and 2 of her kids spent the night out there in a tent. Kuddos to them. However when we arrived to go for breakfast with Gerry and Claire, Gerry had already helped them pack up and the kids were gone. I'm thinking that morning comes early when you are camping!!!!!
On Saturday Mike and Cori and kids spent the afternoon with us. We spent some time in the park but way to many wasps for a picnic so we finished eating in the condo. Lots of playing with the 3 little ones.
Hated the fact that Sunday arrived as that meant the weekend was almost over and reality was going to kick in. Our families came to church with us and then we headed to Tim and Barbie's for a bar -b -que lunch. Mike prayed for his dad, which means a lot to us. It really was a great visit. THE highlight had to be the water balloon fight. Once the little guys caught on it was crazy, they loved getting Uncle Mike, Hannah and Colton soaked.
Homeward we came to pack and get ready for tomorrow. Bob shaved his beard off. He thought if he just let it fall out he would end up eating a lot of it!!!!!! We are as ready as we can be. We don't know what tomorrow holds or any days in the future but we are so grateful that God knows the future and will see both of us through. So I am thinking that we obeyed the doctor's orders and had a great weekend.
Thank you for praying.
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