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Yesterday we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary!

The day saw my sister, her husband and family arrive to stay with us for a week.  They are moving to Rosetown and awaiting possession of their house.

My son is in town.  Funny how we still think we are young — how can he be 22 years old and us be celebrating 30 years of marriage.  I was reminded that our wedding day it was raining in Toronto and then it snowed.  That memory is still fresh!

The evening we attended a concert with the Continentals.  Young, vibrant and active — a joy to be with them.  Right now I’m off to ask them a few questions — always good to understand youth and what the upcoming generations are thinking.

Add to all the happenings of yesterday that this day on the calendar is Thanksgiving in Canada.  Can’t think of a better day to celebrate our anniversary!!

I awoke this morning with thanks on my heart.

If I can put it this way — I’m saying more often, “This is a God thing”, or “That is a God thing”. 

When thanksgiving starts from God, the affects quickly spread.  I find this true for relationships, for relatives, for resources, for reconciliations, for reconstruction of life.  All of these are things I am grateful for. 

The beginning point — as I was lying in bed I was hit with this once again — is God, who through Jesus opened a clear path to him, and through his Spirit now provides daily comfort (giving of strength).  To God goes all the credit. 

AMEN.

Today I was looking at my schedule.  Actually I do that every day. 

But particularly on days that I’m told to look at my schedule, I take note.

I’m enjoying a number of things that I have become involved in.  I’ve jokingly (OK, maybe a bit seriously) told my wife I wanted to run for mayor.  She immediately reminds me that will not happen.  Then she lists the basic reasons for not running.  Number one being that I don’t have time.

What’s with this time thing?? 

I mean, I have all these great ideas.  With each idea comes a little slice of the time pie.  Now, I figure I have a huge pie — sort of like an extra large pizza pie. 

Others around me seem to have another perspective.  They see my pie as more like one of those $3.99 specials at the Superstore that barely fit in your hand.

Where is the middle ground?  I guess I will have to watch I don’t overdo myself, while still staying motivated enough to get some things done.

So,  what brought this rant on?  Well, I figure Prime Minister position will be open in the next few years.  I just need to start planning now!!  And maybe I won’t tell my wife just yet (OK, so she reads my blog — I guess the word is out!).

When our son headed onto a cruise ship to serve as a theatre production person, he left behind various goods.  All stored in a “U Haul” storage area.

With his current expectation to continue for another contract, the goodies continued to wrack up rental fees.  If this continued, thousands of dollars of rental money would have been accrued (I’m already sounding like an accountant).

Not willing to give away money on storage items worth less than the rent, he went up yesterday and retrieved the goodies.  They are now sitting in our basement. 

Tonight was a clean up night.  We found places for storage and did a bit of sorting.  Tomorrow we will continue. 

Monday the basement suite is being occupied by my sister and her family.  At that point there will be no remnants to indicate the mess from tonight.

Amazing where boxes can be stored.  Even more amazing is how storage spaces can be arranged to look like part of the decor!!