...and snowing

 

...and snowing, and snowing...

Still snowing...

 

 

Frightful Weather

 

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

 

It's snowing outside, we have a tree for the first time in five years, the food network has been airing christmas specials all day, and we had hot buttered rums. Life is good.

Thankful

Thank you, God, for everything. Truly. My life is blessed with beautiful family, friends, school, work, and home. I am blessed with God's wondrous creation right in my own yard. I have the best neighbors in the whole wide world. My coworkers are amazing. My husband is tolerant of my quirks, foibles, and obsessions. My schooling continues to be managable. My work is life-changing. Church is a constant reminder of who I am as a person, and the vehicle for working out my salvation. My sister is a marvel who inspires me with her insight into humanity, and whose generous spirit humbles me. My grandchildren are the light of my life, my reason above all for living, my joy, my love. My daughter is a much better person than I ever hope to be; she is patient, energetic, industrious, hospitable, and sweet natured beyond words - not qualities her father or I posess! Thank you, God, for the food we eat. Thank you for the world so sweet. Thank you, God, for everything.

Servant of God, Marianne

 
 
 

Marianne's coffin

 
 
 
 Vern willingly took on this labor of love, but what an emotional journey.

Pelican Beach

 
 
 One of my favorite places in the whole world. I could have stayed and stayed....

Cranbrook, BC

 

 

After eighteen years, I am hanging up my piano teacher hat. I will dearly miss my students, who are like family to me. The piano teacher/student bond is like no other. A relationship full of respect and mutual appreciation brings more than piano playing skills. Life skills are learned on the bench of a piano. I am a richer person for the experience, and have memories full of joy, frustration, laughter, friendship, and pride. Thank you to all who supported me during these years. Wonder what the next eighteen years will bring?

 

Present Meets Past

 

Being in the presence of these magnificent creatures was rather humbling. These photos are taken at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. If you ever pass through the prairie that way, be sure to stop in!

These guys have it really tough!

 

Christmas in Calgary