May 2, 2017

Hello to all once again. We have had some very sunny and warm spring days after getting a couple feet of wet snow in April. The snow in our yard is almost gone so that means its been gone everywhere else for a while. We are so sheltered at our place that it takes a while to leave. So back to the first of April. April 1 and 2 where home show days for me. I didn't do to bad but I don't think I will do it again. Not enough people buying gifts like I get at Christmas time. I did get a couple of people wanting shows though so that's nice. The 4th I went to Beaverlodge for a blood sugar test to see if I have GD this time. The 7th was Kelly's birthday so we went out of supper for that and our anniversary that's in a few days. The kids stayed with Heather. Also did our grocery shopping. I forgot how nice it is to shop with out kids! The 9th we had Galen's and Issac's for the evening. The 10th Heidi had a speech appointment in town. The therapist wanted to see where she was at and if she need more. She passed with flying colors!! We where very happy with that. She still had trouble with some words but the therapist said it's totally normal till she gets older and to help her with them at home. The 13th I did some cleaning. The 14th was Good Friday and we always have church in the morning here. We went to folks for dinner and I made a salad. The 16th was Easter and we went to Galen's for dinner. In the afternoon Kelly got a fire call saying that 10 horses had fallen through the ice in a dugout. The La Glace fire station is the only station in the county trained for this sort of recuse. Each fire hall in the county has there own special training in different areas. The caption of La Glace was on holidays so Kelly's new promotion got put into practice. There where 4 different fire stations called out and Search and Recuse out of Grande Prairie. They where able to same 7 out of the 10 so they did really good. These horses where wild broncing horses so that made there work even harder. If you want more details you will have call as there is to much to write. The 17th we ran to town. The 19th the cleaned up the house a little and Travis and Amanda came for the evening to plan program. The 20th I made buns. The 22nd and 23rd Kelly had fire training in GP. The 24th Lorne and Elaine had their third little boy Joseph Grant he joins Lenny who turned 4 on the 26th and Rylan who will be 3 in July. The had a Dr appointment in the morning. Baby sounded happy. I had found out a couple weeks before that I had not passed my sugar test so the DR wanted me to do the second test. I am way to sick in the mornings to fast for 8 hours so she was fine with me following the GD diet till i feel better to go take the test. I haven't gained any weight yet and even lost some weight and haven't gained that back. We went to town for groceries. The 27th was my 20 week ultrasound. We got to fins out what we are having. It's another little girl. Heidi is very excited as she has been quit certain that it was a girl. We took supper to Lorne's in the evening, The 28th Kelly started working in the barn getting ready for chickens. We are getting about 5 year old chickens for the summer and will sell them in the fall. Heidi and Nigel are pretty excited. I also cleaned house. The 29 Kelly worked the barn again. There was a big event happening in La Glace so Kelly had to be at the fire hall at 12 so we took him lunch and ate with, him. Walked around a bit with the kids then I brought them home for naps. I guess La Glace won a contest and a quit well known country singer did a concert in La Glace and the Fire hall was the first aid place so Kelly had to been there till it was over. The kids and I went back after naps and i took Heidi's bike and Nigel's little car and them rode them around the fire hall. We ate supper with Kelly and went to the concert for a bit and I have to say I don't think i ever need to got one again. Way to much drinking and it was so loud! Kelly said I left before the drinking got bad so i's glad i didn't see that. Just as we where leaving we where talking with another Fire member and we all noticed a car smoking right by the fire hall. Sure enough it was on fire. The kids and I watched a bit then headed home to bed. Kelly didn't get home till after 2:30 in the morning. The 30th was church and int he evening about supper time Kelly go another fire call about a house on fire. So later on the kids and I went to check it out. It had spread so a couple of other buildings and barn and then out to a field. He didn't get home till 4 that morning.  Another thing I forgot to say was sometime in the last week Kelly was called to another horses recuse and this horse was draft horse that was stuck in the mud and to more he tried to get out the deeper he sank. They did get home out with little to no injury. Well that is all for this month. The kids are loving to be outside playing and i'm glad but now my house is full of dirt and mud and sand. Oh well they are happy so I will jsut have to haul my sweeper out more often. Till next time.......