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December 2005 - October 2007

So ... the unthinkable occurred this weekend. I washed and dried Kirk's iPod. I know, I know .. you must be thinking "How on earth could she have done this?!?!" I ALWAYS check all of our pants pockets when I'm sorting the clothes, but I just never thought to check inside the breast pocket of his dress shirt. When we heard a clunking noise coming from the dryer, I immediately asked him, "Do you know where your iPod is?" It was at that moment that the feeling of dread overwhelmed us both. We retrieved it from the dryer and attempted to get it to come back on. It did appear that the screen was functioning again momentarily, but alas, it is dead. I must say that Kirk handled it very well. He's so understanding and patient. I love those attributes, and I love him! I think you can guess what's on the top of his Christmas list now.

nice weekend !

Well, I finally managed to initiate Kirk into the Horner family camping tradition this weekend. It was wonderful. We met my parents down at the Greasy Creek site in the Parksville Campground. It's become one of our favorite camping spots. We even brought along the dog, but I dont know if we'll do that again. She didn't exactly enjoy being on the leash the entire time. The temperatures were great during the day, but at night that windy 40 degree chill hit hard inside the tent. Next time we'll bring more blankets, but overall, we really enjoyed ourselves.

One of the major highlights of our trip was that Mom was finally able to teach me how to crochet! I've been wanting to learn for a while, so I was thankful that she sat by the campfire with me and shared her impressive skills. I've already started on a little afghan since we got home. It's great fun!

Yesterday, Kirk & I sang a duet at church. One of his all-time favorite songs is "The Old Gospel Ship" so, we sang it together. There were so many people who came to us after service with lots of compliments and big grins on their faces. They were so pleased that we had pulled out such a classic hymn to sing. It made us feel great.

Yesterday afternoon, we were treated to an enormous Mexican feast provided by our moms. They had both prepared various dishes that morning for Sunday dinner. When we discovered what they each had made, we decided to have them join their forces for us to all eat together. It was great! The menu consisted of beef & bean burritos, chicken enchiladas, spanish rice, black bean tortilla soup, homemade salsa & guacamole, and chocolate cake with ice cream for dessert. Needless to say, it was fantastic!

work, work, work

I'll just completely avoid the subject of how long it's been since I blogged and move right on into the celebration of Kirk's new job! He is now an apprentice electrician. He's really been enjoying learning this new trade. He should be able to complete his certification/licensure within 1 year. We are thrilled that he works the same schedule as me during the days with weekends off as well. Not to mention the wages are much more competitive. It's great!

Speaking of work, we are absolutely addicted to "The Office" (the U.S. version). I know the original British version is cleverly hilarious too, but we just relate so much more to the other. We've been getting seasons of it from Netflix.

We were scheduled to go camping this weekend, but the weather forecast is not looking favorable at all [insert thundershowers here]. We'll probably just postpone until next weekend. Maybe by then the temperatures will have dropped a little more into the autumn range and some colorful leaves might be peeking out from the forests.

Well, that's all for now. Maybe it won't be several months before I blog again!