Youth LYNC

I was at a conference this week in Illinois.

We were mostly in this building - the ARC

They have lots of picnic shelters

...and cabins.

Visiting Sjoukje & Sadie

I went to visit Sjoukje & Sadie
Sadie is sure getting big, and has some beautiful smiles!
I think she looks a lot like her Mom :D

Chickadee

I enjoy watching the chickadees

Around Home

Driving home from a little "Canadian" shopping spree
I spotted this beautiful rainbow.

I got stuck behind the road graters

Our farm

Fall has some beautiful colours.

Homecoming

Marc was pretty excited that Mom & I were coming home.

(Mom was in Pennsylvania, I was at school)

What happened to my room?

This is what happens when you move out...
Brothers take over!

A Little bit of Home in the USA

Joellen & I spent the day cooking up lots of good stuff
to celebrate Thanksgiving!

We had crock pots all over the house (we wanted to avoid tripping any breakers)
The one closest had a carrot dish (delicious!)
The next had hot apple cider
The last one had German Potato Salad
(we had to have some Poot family tradition in there as well)

We also had two more crocks with stuffing, and another dish with sweet potatoes & apple. They didn't make it into any pictures though, so you'll have to use your imagination.

We had both Apple & Pumpkin pie

We were running out of places for food,
so these pies got to hang out on the bookshelf.

This is Fred when he was cold.
(Fred is a turkey)

This is Fred when he was hot!

He tasted very yummy.

Thanksgiving Prep

Joellen & I went on an epic adventure in search of
Thanksgiving food for our meal on Saturday.

Our adventures began in Nature's Market.
Here we found lots of Joellen-friendly food - including Cheese!

Our next stop was Meijer - we were amused by the pickles.
They're like snack-packs, except with pickles.
One kind was even kosher.

Turkeys! This is a must for Thanksgiving.

Two hours later....
Look at all our groceries!

...and then Joellen broke the checkout machine.
This added another 1/2 hour to our time spent at Meijer

And our grocery shopping adventure was suddenly over.
There was still room left in the fridge
(although there is also food in the freezer)

What's Wrong with This?

Joellen & I went on an epic adventure to the grocery store (more pictures to come later) and came across this Pie Shield. Make sure you read fine print before buying!

Notice anything?

(hint: click on picture to enlarge so you can see smaller print)

In Search of Fall Colours

I went for a walk this afternoon, but discovered there are a lot more green trees than coloured ones. A lot of the trees that turned red were a bit dull looking. I kind of liked this one though.