Well this last week has been a very uplifting week for our daughter

Patty

She has been working on getting her Grade 12 ..

and I mean a graduated Grade 12,

ceremony and all.

Well she learned at the beginning of the week that her teachers had put her name in for

Recognition for Academic Achievement

a bursary set up by Reg McNamara

(a teacher that passed away a few years ago with cancer.....)

she knew nothing about it....till they phoned her .

She was more honored more then words can say ....that these teachers saw and watched her

and honored her enough to do this.

We are very proud of her ..she has worked hard to get here.

WAY TO GO PATTY !!!!

Another's heart is a rare and fragile gift

Hold it gently and with both hands.

May you always be each other's greatest gift.

Happy Anniversary

love from all of us ...

Have a great night out on the town ....make sure you

spoil one another

(Thanks Joanne for the elements used to make the layout.)

Happy Birthday Dave.....

Well today maybe April Fool's day ...but this man who is nobody's fool ....

and we all want to wish him the best .....I know his Neti girl will be spoiling him rotten ...

Neti could you give this a man kiss on the cheek and a big hug ....you two have a great night.

Love Bare, Jud, Missy ...and peewee sends a lick ....

(I want to thanks CJKeifer for the kit used for layout ..also remember just click on the picture for a big look at the layout )

Well finally it was nice enough to take a walk around the stables ...boy the horse are so beautiful some still have their winter coat ...and some have really attitudes...the first horse race for Kamloops is the May long weekend ...it would be neat to see these horses race seeing we have been here since they have started training .... some of these horse will be racing for the very first time ....

This horse above has only had a rider on 3 times...still being broken

it will be a another year before it will run

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These were sent to me ..they are so cute ....enjoy


NO PARENT LEFT BEHIND.... I promise you cannot read these and not laugh out loud. These are real notes written by parents in an ALABAMA school district.

Spellings have been left intact.

1. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take PE today. Please execute him.

2. Please exkuce lisa for being absent she was sick and i had her shot.

3. Dear school: please ecsc's john being absent on jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
4. Please excuse gloria from jim today. She is administrating.

5. Please excuse roland from p.e. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.

6. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.

7. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part. 8. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins.

9. Chris wi ll no t be in school cus he has an acre in his side. !

10. Please excuse ray friday from school. He has very loose vowels.

11. Pleaseexcuse Lesli from being absent yesterday. She had diahre dyrea direathe the shits.

12. Please excuse tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea, and his boots leak.
13. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.

14. Please excuse jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.

15. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because i don't know what size she wear.

16. Please excuse jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it monday. We thought it was sunday.

17. Sally won't be in school a week from friday. We have to attend her funeral.

18. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the marines.

19. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well.

20. Please excuse mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.

21. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.

22. Please excuse brenda. She has been sick and under the doctor.

23. Maryann was absent december 11-16, because she had a fever, sorethroat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever an sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.

Now we know why parents are screaming for better education for our kids.

Well the Spring Break and Easter all in one ...what fun.
Well as many of you know our daughter Sam is off to BCIT for the month of April ...so she wanted to leave Easter Sunday so we all decide to have the big dinner Saturday ..we all headed out to Barriere ...so Ivy could join in the fun and for the dinner .
It was fun and relaxing. It was nice to meet Cory ( the new fellow in Sam's life).
Sunday was the big hunt for those chocolate eggs....Candy and DJ and Drew and Keisha came in and we all had breakfast at Glen and Patty's ....the kids had so much fun and the Easter Bunny left a treasure map for the older kids to hunt out their stuff..hehehe ...Drew was the first to finish. Hannah and Abi and Melissa and Racheal all did the Wildlife Easter egg hunt too. Mindi sent me some picture of Jordana and Matty egg hunting .

Hope you enjoy the slide show ..and thanks Dani for the layouts used and KimB.

As we all know this the start of the Easter holidays ...it is when Jesus rose ...he died for us ..

for our sins and with His love all can be forgive and love can grow.

I was reading this and thought this is one reason are Father in Heaven

had his own Son die for us ..to be that bridge

to be that LOVE

I hope and pray you will read through the story and let it touch your heart.

God Bless you all over this holiday ....

Love Your Enemy

It is far better to forgive and forget than to resent and remember.

It was in a church in Munich that I saw him – a balding, heavyset man in a gray overcoat, a brown felt hat clutched between his hands. People were filing out of the basement room where I had just spoken, moving along the rows of wooden chairs to the door at the rear. It was 1947 and I had come from Holland to defeated Germany with the message that God forgives.
It was the truth they needed most to hear in that bitter, bombed-out land, and I gave them my favorite mental picture. Maybe, because the sea is never far from a Hollander’s mind, I liked to think that that’s where forgiven sins were thrown. “When we confess our sins,” I said, “God casts them into the deepest ocean, gone forever. And even though I cannot find a scripture for it, I believe God then places a sign out there that says, ‘NO FISHING ALLOWED’.”
The solemn faces stared back at me, not quite daring to believe. There were never questions after a talk in Germany in 1947. People stood up in silence, in silence collected their wraps, in silence left the room.
And that’s when I saw him, working his way forward against the others. One moment I show the overcoat and the brown hat; the next, a blue uniform and a visored cap with its skull and crossbones. It came back with a rush: the huge room with its harsh overhead lights; the pathetic pile of dresses and shoes in the center of the floor; the shame of walking naked past this man. I could see my sister’s frail form ahead of me, ribs sharp beneath the parchment skin. Betsie, how thin you were!
The place was Ravensbruck and the man who was making his way forward had been a guard—one of the most cruel guards.
Now he was in front of me, hand thrust out: “A fine message , Fraulein! How good it is to know that, as you say, all our sins are at the bottom of the sea!”
And I, who had spoken so glibly of forgiveness, fumbled in my pocketbook rather than take that hand. He would not remember me, of course—how could he remember one prisoner among those thousands of women?
But I remembered him and the leather crop swinging from his belt. I was face-to-face with one of my captors and my blood seemed to freeze.
“You mentioned Ravensbruck in your talk,” he was saying. “I was a guard there,” No, he did not remember me.
“But since that time,” he went on, “I have become a Christian. I know that God has forgiven me for the cruel things I did there, but I would like to hear it from your lips as well. Fraulein – again the hand came out—“will you forgive me?”
And I stood there—I whose sins had again and again needed to be forgiven – and could not forgive. Betsie had died in that place--could he erase her slow terrible death simply for the asking?
It could not have been many seconds that he stood there—hand held out—but to me it seemed hours as wrestled with the most difficult thing I had ever had to do.
For I had to do it –I knew that. The message that God forgives has a prior condition: that we forgive those who have injured us. “If you do not forgive men their trespasses,” Jesus says, “neither will your Father in Heaven forgive your trespasses.”
I knew it not only has a commandment of God. But as a daily experience. Since the end of the war I had had a home in Holland for victims of Nazi brutality. Those who were able to forgive their former enemies were able also to return to the outside world and rebuild their lives, no matter what the physical scars. Those who nursed their bitterness remained invalids. It was as simple and horrible as that.
And still I stood there with the coldness clutching my heart. But forgiveness is not an emotion—I knew that too. Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. Jesus, help me! I prayed silently. I can lift my hand. I can do that much. You supply the feeling.
And so woodenly, mechanically, I thrust my hand into the one stretched out to me. And as I did, and incredible thing took place. The current started in my shoulder, raced down my arm and sprang into our joined hands. And then this healing warmth seemed to flood my whole being, bringing tears to my eyes.
“I forgive you, brother!” I cried. “With all my heart.”
For a long moment we grasped each other’s hands—the former guard and the former prisoner. I had never known God’s love so intensely as I did then. But even so, I realized it was not my love. I had tried, and did not have the power. It was the power of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Romans 5:5 “….because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us”

This story was sent to CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE CHRISTIAN SOUL by Corrie ten Boom

Well the kids came for the day ....they are getting so cute and their sayings wow

The scrapbooking kit was made by Olivia or (I should say Mrs Miles

a very talented Sister in law)...the kit is up for sale at Sophia Shoppe

you will found it under Olivia Odorazio ..check out the store

(just click on the names and you are there)

Has you can see by this picture ..I found these stairs ..just there

where do they go????

Why the barrel inside the stairs ????

Where we are staying ..we get to watch the jockeys to trucks running the race horses getting them ready for the season..I am hoping to make it to the stables and get some up close shoots.

Our little Hannah and Abi ..want to feed the birds ..so they spread bird seed all over ..and the geese seem to like it

Well to day is a very special day .....our granddaughter's birthday

we love her dearly
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABI

It is also our future son-in-laws b-day ..today to

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DJ

We all enjoyed DJ's birthday dinner at his mom's (Ivy) in Barriere
Thanks Ivy ...it was awesome
It was a busy weekend but a lot of fun dinner and then Sunday Abi's party
Here are some pictures of Abi's get together with Chris the Clown and her friends..

Want to wish Tanya a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY

have a great day and make sure those boys spoil you rotten

XOXOXOXO

Barb these are the flowers I picked up on the weekend ....

hope you like the layout I did for them ...

my SIL Barb had this scripture and it was so in line for me :

Resentment is racing your emotional motor...
it wastes valuable energy and gets you nowhere.
"See to it that no one misses the grace
of God and no bitter root grows up
to cause trouble and defile many."
Hebrews 12:15 NIV

I want to thank Shari for sharing this with me ...

she and others have been helping to face a few dark corners ...

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and

always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side
of the situation.Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up
and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time.
How do you do it?" He replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you

have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or ... you can choose to be in a bad mood......I choose to be in a good mood."Each time something bad happens,
I can choose to be a victim or...I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or... I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," he said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation
is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood.
You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live your life."
I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was
released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins...wanna see my scars?". I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place."The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of
my soon-to-be born daughter," he replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or...I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
He continued, "..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors
and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man'. I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,"said John. "She asked if I was allergic to anything 'Yes, I replied.' The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity'"
Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude... I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
Attitude, after all, is everything.
After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

You have two choices now:

I have been reading these last few days ...a sad feeling of

loss and feeling of what is yet to come...

as we prapare to move and start off on another adventure....

here are a few things that has stood out to me ...

_____

Life presents enough challenges without us adding
more burdens to our load. We can flip the switch on
guilt, worry and resentment once we become aware
of them. To prevent those downward spirals, make the
choice to eliminate the energy vampires. Your life will
become lighter and more positive.
If you struggle with perfectionism, challenge it every
day by being less than perfect. Uncover any unfulfilled
need from childhood that drives it, and fill that need
using the awareness you have as an adult today.
The path of forgiveness is the best way to travel
unburdened. Often it is the only way to unchain yourself
from the past. Give yourself the gift of forgiveness
So you can be free to live the life you really want.

________

To forgive the unforgivable is the highest form

of love. In return you will be blessed

with peace and compassion.

_________

Get over the disease to please.

Understand you cannot please everyone.

Being able to disappoint others is crucial

to reclaiming your life.

_______

The longest journey is the journey inward.

________

Everything you want is on the other side of Fear.

_________

and this one of the Irish Prayer is for all I love

May the road rise to meet you

May the wind be always be at your back

May the sun shine warm on your face

The rains fall soft upon your fields

And until we meet again....

May God hold you safely in

the palm of His hand....

Well ...here is the newest picture of our son Shawn and daughter-in-law Mindi and our very special granddaughters Jordana and Madison....boy do we really miss them ..we love you all dearly....

Can't wait for a camping trip and to spend some time with you all ...I want to thank KimB for these beautiful elements for this layout ..make sure you check her blog site out ...another very talented lady ...

Here's a cute picture:
...this was taken out at HVC thought it looked so much like a dinosaur..hehehe

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLESIA !!!

Today is a very special day ...

we want to wish this young lady a very Happy Birthday

and ask for the Lord's blessing in her life ...

she is very special to us.

All our love from the Forsyth's in the fifth wheel

The Boyes family

( I want to thank my SIL Barb for her elements used and for her words of of wisdom in putting this layout together...also thanks to Amy for the elements used from her kit called Emma(her little girl and she is a cute). Please make sure you stop these girls blogs ...they are awesome ladies and have lots of freebies and help.(just click on their names and you are there)

This week Barry and I took a drive to HVC...

the day was awesome and we need to pick up Melissa's

form...she was doing the JUMP ROPE

for the HEART & STROKE...

HVC ( Highland Valley Copper)

has grown so much over the years .

When we got back to town ..Barry decide to wash the truck

the bubbles just kept growing ...then pop

So today I leave you this thought :

Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely the best.

What do you think ??? God Bless to all have a great day...

Wishing you all the best for Valentine's Day

love you all with all my heart....and some face might be missing in my layouts

but you are not missing in my heart ...

XOXOXOXO

Thanks to Dani for the frames and Barb for the elements used

Well the truck is out ...we have gotten a new truck ..

it is a 2008 Dodge Ram Dually
it can carry our fifth wheel plus more ...and has all the

safety features Barry feels we need to be on the highway ...

Supper time !!!!!!

Well this was supper last night ..sorry it sort of melted the filmstrip..heheh

I did the cod fillets laying on orange slices..

and fresh spices ...and scalloped potatoes..

Barry loved it

(Thanks to marcee for the film strip element )

This is our first campfire ..it was awesome ..can't wait to meet with all and have a campfire

and weiner roast and those marshmallows we love so much ...you know

the coconut covered ones....hehehe

Grand Daughter
Granddaughter, you're the future

through time flies by so fast

Here's a wish for happiness

and love that's meant to last.

so it's only natural

now that your birthday's

here to wish for you a special dayfilled

with happiness and cheer

Happy Birthday

Granddaughter

Happy 7th Birthday Jordana

We love you and miss you girl...

I hope you get all that you wished for

God Bless you and keep you

Love Papa , Grama, and Melissa ..tooo

Thanks to Mrs Miles for the elements used

in the layout

These pictures are from Bill (Barry's twin)....

he is working in the area of Baker Lake ..

which is in Nunavet.

Bill says when these pictures were sent to

Barry the temperature was -58....oh boy that is cold

brrrrrr.

(please remember to click on the layout to

get a large view of it and also just click on Baker lake to

Learn more.)

awesome picture of SunDogs

Way to go Bill ..

This last picture was from Bill at Yellowknife and in their musuem neat

sculpture of a Polar Bear

Thanks Bill for sending the pictures to Barry and sharing .....hope you enjoyed the layout I did ...

Happy 9th Anniversary

Miles & Barb

May you always be warmed by each other's smile,

Always take time to walk and talk a while,

Always know deep down you're each other's best friend,

And enjoy the kind of love that grows and knows no end.

Wishing you an 'always' kind of love!

Happy Anniversary

We love you both ..more than words can say

have the best day ever.

Love Barry, Judy and Missy girl

Thanks to Amy for the love note elements and paper and frame.

Make sure you visit Barb and Amy..blog sites

to very awesome ladies

Well for all that read my blog ..the water is running again ...Barry got it going HURRAY

A Moment for You

Be good to

yourself

Life is so busy,

it's probably been

a while since you

asked, "What makes me happy?"

Or maybe you worry that

taking some "me" time

will take away

from the people

you care about.

But you're

important, too!

So today and everyday

do something

that makes you smile.

You deserve it!

Well today Glen and Patty brought the girls and came up for lunch ..it was great to have them...

This is awesome recipe to follow ..I did it Barb and the pictures are below ...thanks sis

Fully defrost roast.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Put roast in pan, fat side up.
Season.
Poke a meat thermometer in it.
Put in preheated oven.
Bake 60 minutes.
Shut oven off. DO NOT open door.
Leave, door shut, for 2 – 4 hours.
Turn oven on to 375 degrees F. Roast for additional 60 mins.
Check thermometer for doneness ( I left mine in an extra 20 mins for medium)
Take out of oven. Cover with foil. Let rest for 20 min.

This was how it looked going into the oven :

and below is the end of following my SIL Barb baking instructions from her blog site

Barry loved it Barb ..thanks again....

Well today is Dez....... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY... we hope you have a great and wonderful day ....

Boy the weather is awful

-33 with the wind last night ....but the

fifth wheel did great ...but we did lose the use of

our water ..

But Barry say we have the water in our holding tanks

and we can last about four days ..so by that time the

temperate will be back up

...I pray.

Well today was Abi and Hannah ....dentist appointment day ..this was their first time for cleaning their teeth ....by a dentist..

Dr Chris Wilson is an awesome dentist ...he has patience and a soft voice ..and his nurse is so helpful and caring ...thanks to both of them for being so gentle and caring ....

Abi loved it and thinks that dental floss is so neat ..she has been flossing all day .

Hannah well Dr Wilson got a peek ...but Hannah stills thinking about this teeth and dentist

thing ...but she loved the prizes.

Thanks to Amy W for the paper and beads..and hearts...theses come from her kit

Love Letters...check out her site...

And to Barb and Olivia for the sparkle red hearts.

Just click on the ladies names and you away you will go to their blogs.

Well here are a few shoots of the area where we live...the area is beautiful and the snow adds so much character to. We have been in our fifth wheel now since June 10th, 2007 ..and this is our first winter....

Barry and I have learned so much about not having to have that big home ...and all the toys ..and learning to live with what we really need...and the time we have for each other. Barry is learning so much about videoing and me learning my camera...and taking pictures

We are so excited ....for Spring to arrive and to start

camping and fishing ....

but winter has been awesome for us and a great

learning experiences.

Well today I babysit ...and the girls were ready for their Grama. It was Grama we have to have a tea party ...

Hannah had the teapot and teacups on the table before I could say OK.

Well then Abi decide that today's menu should be cheese and crackers and pickles of course.

So off the kitchen and Abi pulling a chair in so she can pile everything on the plate and serve it for tea..she is the little hostess.

Our tea is Mango Peach flavoured water ....so it was a fun time . Then after tea time it was off to build a fort ....sorry did not get any pictures of that ....next time

(My thanks to Bannerwoman and Evak and Bderksen for the elements used in this layout.)

love the teapot and cups Barb

also : did you know ---the energy saved by recycling just one

plastic bottle could power a computer for 25 minutes.

Remember to Recycle....

Patty took the girls to the Backyardigans ....has you can see they had lots of fun

they were in Kamloops ...Wednesday and Thursday...both nights were sold out .


Just a little quick note to all

_A Moment For You_

You
have so much
to look
forward to!
Adventures,
accomplishments
and unexpected
opportunities.
Happy surprises and
precious moments.
And more love,
lots of laughs and
too many blessings
to count. So whenever
you feel stuck in a rut,
remember.
Life has
good things in store
for you. Enjoy

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Oh Father, everything around me seems to be changing--

my body, my family, my world. How grateful I am that you, Lord, never change.
Therefore, regardless of the changes that occur in mylife, I know I can trust you to keep on taking care of me just as you have in the past I thank
You that You will generously provide all that I need.
You will make all grace abound to me.
Then I will have plenty for myself as well as for others.
In Jesus' name, amen

In the last few days I have been total of 2 friends having cancer...
both are a case of cancer returning ....
yesterday I was luck to be able to spend the day with one of them
Rose ...she has a positive attitude ....she has the Lord in her life ...
My other friend Miriam ..has been a friend since grade 7 and
I believe the Lord is going to bless her .....
so if in reading this could you please add a little prayer for each of them .....

Friendship is a precious gift,

that cannot be bought or sold.

but it's value is far greater,

than a mountain made of gold.

For gold is cold and lifeless,

It can neither see nor hear,

and in the time of trouble,

it is powerless to cheer.

It has no ears to listen,

no heart to understand.

It cannot bring you comfort,

or reach out a helping hand.

So when you ask God for a gift,

be thankful if he sends,

Not diamonds, pearls or riches

But the love of real true Friends.....

~ Author Unknown

Ephesians 4:26-27
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,brawling and slander
along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another
forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Here is gramma bragging
Has many if you know we got to see all the grandkids ...so here are some up to date pictures of them

These are our granddaughters all 5