The week that was

This was a pretty crazy past week. It started out promising with the Flames winning to force a game 7, but later that night we got a message about Kristin's cousin. He had surgery over the weekend and seemed to be recovering okay when suddenly he slipped into a coma. The doctors had no idea what was going on and the situation was very serious. On Tuesday I was able to visit him in the hospital. It seemed so surreal to see him lying in the ICU and remembering the last time I saw him when he was running around playing. It puts things like hockey into perspective when you are dealing with life and death.
Near the end of the week the doctors figured out what happened and were able to bring him out of the coma. He is pretty weak, but was able to finally get out of bed and into a wheelchair. He had a lot of people praying for him and I believe he is being healed.
Kris took Evie out to visit friends a couple of times this week so I had some evenings off. It was good to have some time to sit down and figure out what would be happening in PEI this summer for Damons wedding. I booked plane tickets and a hotel so it is really happening. I spent all Saturday with Evie as Kris was out most of the day and evening. That was nice as I hadn't really seen much of her the previous few days.
Hopefully the coming week will be a little calmer.
Evie sure is cute when she's eating
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Snowed In!

Yesterday it snowed and melted and kept snowing and freezing and now the roads in Calgary are a mess. Apparently between 6 pm and 6 am last night there were over 200 accidents. Yikes! I'm glad I got home early. But now the question is, can we even leave our house?
Well, we did and we survived. On Saturday we went to Mal and Gin's for Kelsey's Birthday Extravaganza. Mom and Dad and Corey came too. It was an excellent evening. Sunday we went to the Farmer's Market for some baby food supplies. Tonight is game 6. I am nervous, yet also tired. Now that you are up to date you may resume your life. Here's a more interesting picture:

less unbelievable

Well....the series isn't over yet.

So Evie has started trying carrots now. She seemed pretty confused at first, but seems to have taken to them. Or so I'm told. I tend to be at work when Evie is eating. Stupid work. Today is her 6 month birthday! Also, Happy Birthday Kelsey! Friday is 6 month vaccinations. I get a tetanus booster shot. Hooray!?

UN-BE-LIEVABLE!

We had guests over so I didn't start watching the game until the first period was already over. You can imagine my dismay to have a first image of Kipper being pulled and the Flames down 3-0 in the first 5 minutes. I was not overly confident in their ability to come back, but they really proved me wrong. Some people might have said not to get too excited when they made it 3-2, but the way they were playing, I had to believe. ;) From the 2nd period on, it was a very exciting game to watch. I couldn't believe that Tanguay missed the open net in the final 20 seconds. He is so snakebitten.

Dealing with Conflict

Welcome to todays lesson, "How to Deal With Conflict". Step 1, don't do what Jeremy does. Thank You.
(That's Menno Simons).

Yes, I do not deal well with conflict. My solution is to avoid it at all costs and if it does happen, then bury it and pretend it didn't happen. Unfortunately I think this response can lead to more broken relationships than the initial conflict. I don't know if this was just my temperament or has something to do with growing up in a Mennonite church where non-violence is important. However I don't think they actually ever taught us to avoid conflict, I just somehow picked it up. Whenever I heard "Blessed be the Peacemakers." I always wanted that to apply to me. Unfortunately the way I tried to be a peacemaker was to avoid getting into any conflict in the first place. It's not so hard to make peace if nobody breaks it. So I ended up a conflict-avoider instead. I think peacemaking is a calling in my life, but I haven't found out how yet.
Anyway I think it is time to do what I can to make peace in the conflicts I've tried to bury.

Better now

Don't worry; yesterday was just one of those days. But I'm feeling much better now.
The playoffs are now officially under way. Hooray for the Flames on winning Game 1!

Some pictures

Do you ever feel like there are so many problems in the world that you are sick and tired of it?

Here's some pictures from Easter that I was supposed to post a long time ago.
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