I guess I'll start with today. We went to Lampman where I attended the annual library luncheon as a guest at Shauna and Carol's table. There were 12 tables with a hostess or two for each table, each with a different theme for decorating. Some were very formal - fine china, silver, white roses for a centerpiece, lace tablecloth, crystal goblets. Others were informal such as the Rider one I was at, complete with a Rider bucket holding a lovely mixed flower bouquet , green plates, white tablecloth and a Rider keychain as a favor for each guest. The hostesses wore Saskatchewan Roughrider green tee shirts! Each table had a different menu - two salads and a dessert prepared by the hostess. The guest speaker was one of the founders of the Breast of Friends cookbooks. These ladies from Foam Lake have produced three very successful cookbooks that have raised over a million dollars for breast cancer awareness. A fourth will be out before Christmas, "Breast Wishes". Thanks, Shauna, for this treat- a perfect early Mothers Day gift.
On our way home we stopped at Sholter and Horsman in Estevan and bought a new front loading Maytag washer! It won't be delivered for a week or so, but that's okay. We brought our hampers of dirty clothes to Kirk and Shauna's and came home with enough clean clothes to last a couple weeks or so. I have had two Maytags in our almost 44 years of married life so didn't want to switch brands now. The other two were suds saver models, which they don't make anymore. The front loading ones use a lot less water than top loading so we'll give it a try. This gives me a chance to house clean the laundry room before the new machine arrives. It needs it!
Last week was a busy one. Vickie Skjonsby and I took in the 25th Weyburn Conference Convention in Yellow Grass on Sat., April 17. It was a gorgeous day with 36 out for this special 25th annual convention. There's a lot of restructuring happening in our ELW so this could be our last convention, to be replaced by less structured "gatherings". Manitoba and Northern Ontario synod is experimenting with these proposed changes this year so we will find out at next year's synodical convention in Winnipeg just what changes will be implemented. Yellow Grass ELW has just a few faithful members and they did a super job of hosting us.
On Sunday the 18th, we went with Pastor Cicely to the annual Metochos Ministries annual meeting, roast beef banquet, silent auction and program in Midale. I was amazed when a dozen cinnamon rolls went for $80 while handmade quilts with hours and hours of cutting and stitching were sold for $50 and less! Our Torquay Grannies had been asked to sing but that didn't work out for all four grannies. Howard and I filled in with three of the songs that we enjoy singing with the accordion. Since we had just been to Norway, we sang "He the Pearly Gates Will Open", a song originally written in Norwegian and translated to English. Good thing the tune is the same in any language! I guess that makes music a universal language.
The rest of last week had above normal temperatures. What a treat to be out in the warm sunshine again! It was fun to check on perennials poking out of the ground. I was happy to see green leaves on my little May Day tree. The original tree was in my Grandpa Erickson's yard in Frontier. My sister got several small trees from ones that had been transplanted in the Gilbertson yard from Grandpa's. Last spring I brought one home after we were out to Frontier for the 17th of May celebration. I look forward to seeing my tree all full of lovely white blossoms. I'll be thinking of Grandpa and the pride he took in his yard. The "summer house" we used to enjoy as kids is still in the yard in Frontier. How we enjoyed that wooden swing and the hammock that was so close to the wall that our seats bumped it with every back and forth movement. Precious memories.
My sister and a friend have a goal of losing 10 pounds by the end of June. She invited me to join them so I "signed up". The idea is to keep track of everything you eat. I've had a few slip ups but it really makes me more aware of those little bites that one takes without really thinking about it. It helps to keep tempting things out of sight. I keep a bowl of fruit on the table and now reach for an apple or grapes instead of a cookie. It's hard to resist as Howard likes his coffee and a snack two or three times a day and it's tempting to join him. But then I remember that it takes a half hour walk to burn the calories in one cookie!!
When I got a new iMac computer just before Christmas, I wasn't able to continue with the Caseware accounting program that our accountant son Clare uses. I got behind in bookwork and now it's income tax time! Clare brought out his older laptop with Windows and I did some catching up this week. Now I need to catch up on my ELW bookwork as I am secretary/treasurer for the Weyburn conference. I must get my reports in tomorrow's mail!
We are trying to work in a quick trip to Edmonton to visit Howard's sister, Ardis and her son Kris and Stacy, Samuel and Ava. I bought Air Canada passes last year that expire on May 7 so we better book some flights and go! We are supposed to be retired so I guess the farm will manage without us for a few days.
Well, I think this is enough blogging for one post so will sign off for now. We had the furnace on again today so the temperatures have certainly cooled off. Showers and rain are in the forecast for this week. A few farmers have started seeding. Clare is close to ready, thanks to good help from Carl this spring. We'll keep you informed, maybe more than you want to know!
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