The Ugly and Beautiful

Here is my house at the moment. Isn't it lovely? We are now living in a basement apartment except for our bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. I miss the windows and the light I have normally during the day.

This week has been a rollercoaster. From my house being ripped apart, moving downstairs, an armed and dangerous man loose in the area to Cliff Gingerich passing away ( a well known member and sweet guy) . It was a sweet and uplifting moment when we had this amazing sunset last night. We have hope in Christ Jesus. Thank goodness for the security we have in Him.

Here's the view looking in our front door into the kitchen dining room. It's gonna be nice but it's quite a mess right now.

Ohio

Today I'm in Ohio at the OFA showcase which is a huge tradeshow for the greenhouse industry. Kev and I are learning lots of new things as well as hearing confirmation concerning ideas we've talked about. I always enjoy this and get pumped but then I get home and find it hard to make these ideas happen. The biggest reason for me is that I am raising a family and am not willing to be a workaholic. I feel my time will come when they are older but want to be careful that I don't do too much now. I want to be available when my kids need me. I enjoy being home and being a mom. I have lots of years to work. I feel like I'm on a yo-yo sometimes...work, family, work, family. I love both but how do I balance without burning myself out? As the kids are getting older, I am enjoying more freedom at home and at work. A full nights sleep does wonders! I am able to hand over more responsibility to my kids freeing me up to work a little more.

Anyway, that's my rambling for today. I am heading over to the arena to see Kev play hockey with a group of "plant" guys. He was excited but nervous so I better go see how he's doing.

Lorraine

Wow, it's been quite awhile since I've blogged! We have been so busy with work, house and other stuff that I just haven't had time, but here I am. Tomorrow Kevin and I are heading to Burlington to Ikea to check out their cupboards and kitchen stuff. I know it seems like a long way to go for cupboards but we've heard they are very reasonable and have neat storage ideas. I have the catalogue and have gone online and we've been there before. It's a neat store.

Saturday was Katrina's birthday party which went well and Sunday was my husband's parents 40th Anniversary celebration. This Saturday is Samantha's 12th birthday but Kev and I are leaving for a greenhouse conference until Wednesday so the kids are staying with Grandmas and Grandpas, dividing their time between the two. Sam decided she would postpone her birthday party until August because High School Musical 2 is coming out. She and her friends are crazy about this movie. I remember that stage although I think I was a year or two older....

My house picture is not real recent as I haven't taken any pictures lately.

Well, here are some pics for you to check out. I need to get to work. Have a great weekend!