Time Warp

I feel like I have been the victim of a time warp - the last post I had was 2 weeks ago but it seems like it was more like 2 months. We've jammed a lot of things into the past couple of weeks!

Cliff and I were able to go to Calgary and apply for our passports. We went up Wednesday night and stayed with his aunt & uncle, while Zane had his first sleep over at a friends house! He did fabulously! I was really worried that he would be ok when we dropped him off but have a really hard time when it was time for bed and stuff but I couldn't have been more wrong! My very grown up 4 year old informed me that it was only a sleepover and I had to beg for a hug and kiss good bye. Happily we only had to be in line for about 45 minutes in the morning and ended up being #16. 20 minutes after they opened we were processed and on our way to breakfast! We should be receiving our passports by the end of the month, or first week of May.

We were also blessed to be able to go home for Easter and had a lot of fun with both families. Zane and Rhett had a lot of fun finding eggs - Zane finding the eggs that were hidden and Rhett finding the eggs that were in Zane's basket! Lots of treats and spoilage for all. The Easter bunny also made sure to bring some nice new church books for the kids - to try and emphasize the real meaning of Easter. We went to church in Barnwell and were really blessed to see lots of old friends. It's always like going home when we go to the Barnwell ward.

I am so thankful for all the things that the Easter season brings: spring, egg hunts, flowers, birds etc. But most important I am so thankful for my Saviour and for his sacrifice for me. Because of the Atonement I can depend on Him for the remission of my sins, as well as the comfort and knowledge of eternal families and burdens that are lightened. There is nothing that He hasn't experienced or suffered and I know that He will help me through all things in my life as long as I ask him.

Cliff has good news for him that translates to good news for our family! Trail has been working for awhile to get a particular builder here in Red Deer to use them as their supplier for appliances. For those who don't know how this works, here's a quick summary: The home owner buys the house from the builder and the appliances are already included in the price. When a builder has a contract with Trail, their account is assigned to a sales person who makes sure the proper appliances are delivered on time etc and helps the home owner pick out different appliances if they want. Then that sales person gets commission on the product put into that home. This particular builder does a massive amount of homes per year and has agreed to award 60 homes to Trail at the moment. If they like the way things go they will award the whole contract of 500-600 houses PER YEAR to Trail. So, how is this good news for Cliff you ask? Well he is the sales person that is in charge of this account! So, potentially if things go well he will be making commission on all those houses per year! The rest of the news is that he is soon going to be the Assistant Manager of Trail here in Red Deer. I am so proud of my hubby! He has worked really hard to get to this spot and is being rewarded for the last 2 years of hard work! Congrats hon! (Of course this means that my golf widowship has just been signed and sealed. Sigh.)

Here's some cute pics of my kids! Hope everyone had a fabulous Easter weekend and congrats again to Suz and Keith for their beautiful baby boy Cameron born on Easter Sunday and Tisha and James for their beautiful baby boy TJ born on the 13th! All the best to you and your new babes!