Sunday afternoon found us out at the dam again - walking along the shore - throwing rocks in the water - trying to determine what kind of skull we found on the beach (after some research tonight I am saying it was a White Tail deer head).
Not only did we find dead things - we also found some living ones..... snakes!!! Sari was walking ahead of me and all heard was this yelping scream - turns out that she almost stepped on a garter snake. There were actually two of them ahead of us - so we watched them for a while (I did not pick this one up this time) - it was neat b/c he was out enjoying the nice sunny day like the rest of us - so we just left him alone.
Shady Shane and his boys met us out there so that was fun too. We don't get to see them that often these days. The we ran into a whole bunch of our Ukrainian friends who were out there having a picnic and playing "football" (soccer) - it was cool to see them all together - speaking their own language and having fun. I am certain too that the laughter after I left had nothing to do with the Ukrainian comment that one of them made while pointing at me..... right????? (Actually - I just made that part up - those guys just would not do that - they are about the nicest and most respectful people around - good guys)
Church this morning was nice too. I often get up and say "Well - lots of people are away today" (usually about 30 on any given Sunday - a different 30 every week but 30 none the less) but today most people were there (a handful still missing) and it was really nice! Nice to see the place full - nice to have to look for a table to sit at during lunch b/c they are all full - nice to hear the singing with that many people - nice to see people smiling b/c it is nice out...... it was just nice.
On a not so nice note: My mom's husband's brother passed away this weekend. He had been battling cancer. The family knew that it was just a matter of time and so it was not a surprise - but not easy either. Mom and Laurie are coming down tomorrow for "prayers" tomorrow night and then the funeral is Tuesday in Lampman. It will be nice to see mom and Laurie - but the circumstances could be nicer.
So - off to another week. Looking forward to our trip to Minot over Easter break. It is not an exotic destination - but I am really looking forward to just getting out of town - seeing something new - eating out - wandering the mall (some) - going to the motorcycle shops - sitting in the hot tub....... it is going to be lovely!!!!
Have a good week!
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