The Get Everything Done Week

 This week and last week are definitely the "get everything done" weeks. Starting on the 17th, Grace has 4 precious weeks of break from her university and we want to make the most of it! So we're trying to clear the decks to focus on one another and the many Christmas activities we've written on our bucket list. It is a bit of a struggle since Jasmin has her book editing to do this month, Aiden and Mom have school work still to finish, both girls are slogging away at the online instructional portion of their Driver's Ed program, Dad is juggling lots of Zoom meetings and website creation, and Grace is now deep into her final projects and such for the semester. Hopefully we are successful and next week can be the restful fun that we dream of. Since for the last 5 years Christmas traditions and celebrations have centered around a big campfire feast on the beach, we're not just sliding into our usual, but having to come up with "new" ones.

Like most lists, there are way too many ideas to fit comfortably in a week, so curating the list and planning is also on mom's plate for this "get it done" week.

Our foster dog is feeling very comfortable and at home now. We've had her for over 3 months as she recovers from hip dysplasia surgery. This is where we find her when we don't let her out into the back yard because she tends to bark at every noise she hears from the neighboring yards. So she sits here and watches the squirrels run along the fences instead. :) We are probably saying goodbye to her soon, as she will be in the shelter while we visit Edmonton, and so she might get adopted while we are gone.

Imma has graciously dressed the girls for winter! We had very few suitable sweaters for these grown up girls but now they are warm in style. 

We've had a few Christmassy things happen already. The girls went to a Christian ballet production by an old friend. We tried out the studio's worship evening that same weekend. It was quite interesting and different. Rather than just music with space and permission to dance, it was a guided experience of using gesture and dance to pray, praise, and worship our God. It happens once a month, so we may try again - though it does clash a little with other scheduled things and is quite far.

Grace and Mom headed to Ellel for another afternoon of ministry. Grace with a prayer team, and Mom in the creativity room. Even the 2.5 hours was not enough for Mom to finish her collage, but as far as it is, it looks good and portrays the meaning she desired. Hopefully there will be some time in the next week for her to finish it (and maybe post it?).

We actually had a snow day for Aiden's co-op last Monday! So he had an "extra" day this week - throwing out our carefully planned schedule for finishing school work. He's working away with a will to get finished on time though.

Let's get it done so we can rest and celebrate!