Last Days...

Believe it or not, we have been up to a lot since we left New York City.
After bidding soggy farewells to our favourite Wieske family we hopped on a plane that took us to Edmonton. The Pilot nicely told us that it was to be -25 on arrival...ever had the feeling of snot freezing in your nose????? But being in Edmonton wasn;t the end of travelling. We hopped onto the skyshuttle which took us to the Greyhound Bus Port...(who with dismay took note of our 9 suitcases) and safely arrived in Westlock where Uncle James (I adopted the Moeskers) picked us up in Dan's cousin Gerry's truck. We stayed at the Breukelmans in Neerlandia. A beautiful place inthe middle of nowhere. A bit like Little House on the Praire. Needless to say I did almost fall down the three flights of stairs numerous times. We also visited Gerry's house (self built outa logs!!!!) before calling it a night.
The next morning, bright eyed and bushytailed, Lissa and I took off with the Moeskers and met some of the family: Aunt Wilma, Aunt Freida, Marion and her kids. We basically spent our days visiting family actually, but on the first day
WE SAW 2 MOOSE!!!
It has been the highlight of my trip.
But us girls had to cut our Neerlandia trip short and after visiting the Hutterites we were left to our own devices and back on the bus to Edmonton. Not that we minded after the hip high snow drifts and freezing cold. And in Edmonton we spent our days  (AND OUR MONEY) entertaining ourselves in the big West Edmonton Mall!!
What a mall. Really all I can say.
My favourite part besides the shopping, was getting an antiques photo done! we all dressed up as ladies of teh Wild West, looking spiffy in long dresses, hats, gloves, parasols, fans etc etc. We looked amazing if I saw so myself.

And now, we are currrenly in warm vancouver. A lovely 9 degree cloudy day when we landed yesterday. The view from teh plane was amazing: all the beautiful mountain peaks through the clouds. And where we are staying (more of the Moesker family) is directly under neath a small mountain. Its gorgeous country...beautiful Creation. Today is Sunday and we had a very nice sermon by Rev Bouwman in Yarrow: an uplifting account of the Hymn of Praise in Isaiah 12. Looking forward to the sermon this afternoon.

But, sadly, it is my last day in Canada today. Tomorrow at the crack of dawn, Im up and ready to leave for the airport for a long flight to Hongkong, then Singapore and finally home. So this may or may not be my last post but never fear followers...Lissa has volunteered to take over!!

Three cheers for Lissa!!!!(nah seriously thanks Liss)

Much love from Vancouver!!

xxx