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We're thinking of selling the Jeep
and replacing it with one of these! We’ve been having a bit of trouble with the internet, and after getting kicked off (and losing my writing) twice, I gave it up. But I’m back!
We’ve had rain, rain, rain! Finally the past three days have cleared up, and the sun has shone all day. The wild flowers are beginning to appear, and we’re all thinking maybe spring has arrived! It’s funny, because the local people seem to put on shorts and tank tops as soon as the sun breaks through, and then they keep them on when the rain comes! You can tell we’ve all spent time in the south, and aren’t acclimated!
Last Wednesday we ladies went into town and had lunch with a dear woman who was in RVICS for years, but had to quit when her husband died. She is 85, and I tell you, we all got tired from watching her move, and hearing all she does! We had lunch at a retirement home in Prince George (no, Elsie doesn’t live there, but she’s thinking about moving in in a few years, when she’s ready! Apparently she’s waiting until she gets old!!) It’s a grand place~~much like the Lodge,
but on a larger scale. It looks like a wonderful place to live.
Sunday was a full day for us~~some of us went to church in Prince George at the church our project manager (Rod) and his family attend, and where they lead the praise team. Then we all met for lunch, and afterwards some came back to camp, and the rest of us attended the music recital of Rod’s wife, Renee. After that, we came back to camp for our Friday tour~~of course I know it was Sunday, but sometimes things work out like that, and this was certainly worth the wait! We flew over the area with a local pilot. If I thought it was beautiful on the ground, it’s even more magnificent from the air! The snow is gone, and there are so very many shades of green. Tim took us up in two groups; the first group saw a couple bears, and they flew over the camp, so I’ll include those pictures. We flew toward town, in search of a moose…which we found! A moose and her yearling calf! Tim said it’s rare to be up and not see bears, sometimes as many as a
Us from the air!
That's the Welcome Center next to LeRoy. The rest of the buildings are past us and down the hill. dozen in one flight, and moose are not uncommon, but they’re more timid at the sound of a plane. You'll not see pictures of the animals because that didn't work out!
We had hoped to tour a lumber plant~~the plywood mill is the one that the RVICS groups from past years have toured, but now they no longer give tours, because of the cutback in funds, due to the slump in business. Then Monday night, the largest plywood factory in Prince George caught fire, burning completely, and the flying embers ignited two downtown businesses. It burned all night, and well into the next afternoon. They said it was the worst fire in Prince George’s history. It’s undecided if the lumber plant will rebuild, and approximately 350 people lost their jobs. That’s very devastating for this area.
Last night we had a fire down by the lake and cooked salmon, baked potatoes and steamed vegetables. It was one of those perfect evenings~~weatherwise and companywise. After eating we moved up to the Welcome Center to have pie and ice cream (it's all about a balanced diet!) and the thunder and lightning came and brought pounding rain with it! Our timing
The Welcome Center is the first building
you see when you arrive at camp. The staff has spent the month getting the offices moved into here; hence the phone and internet problems! We had devotions and socials here. It's gorgeous inside. was terrific! And today the sun is shining again.
Tonight the camp is putting on an appreciation dinner for us~~as if they don’t feed us every day, and aren't constantly telling us how much they appreciate us! I am a little uncomfortable with appreciation things, because I feel like I should thank them for letting us hang out at their place for a month. The staff here has been so friendly, and they have just made us feel such a part of them. Aren’t people just so kind wherever you go?
I want to include a funny story: I told you that different groups have been here the past weeks, doing their outdoor ed programs. Some just stay the day and they usually do a campfire thing for lunch, but some spend up to three days and two nights. One group was here and at the last lunch there was no silverware on the tables, just cooking utensils…a spatula, a measuring cup, a rubber scraper, soup ladle, you get the idea. They were thrown in the middle of each table (of eight people) and after grace was said the kids were told to pick one utensil~~
then they were
told they had to eat that meal with it! It was the funniest thing, and certainly slowed the eating! (I’ve been out of the classroom too long, because I was surprised at how quickly a group of kids could finish a big meal!) This was funny, but Dave (Program Director) said they don’t do it for all groups!! Gee, I wonder why??!!! And I was thankful they didn’t do it for the staff! I like forks!
We are leaving Thursday after lunch, and will drive to Three Hills, Alberta to spend the weekend with Wayne and Lois. Oh come on, you remember them….if not, look up a January, February, or March entry! Then we’re home, to get some much needed hugs from grandkids~~and kids! We’re going to spend the summer in Dickinson, ND, helping a friend do some projects at her place. I intend to keep posting entries from there. In September we begin again, this time in southern Michigan, and then down to Florida for the winter months, and ending in Ohio in the spring. This has been one of the most incredible years of our live. The things we’ve seen, people we’ve met and things we’ve done
are just way more than we deserve. The concerns we had when we left Montana last June just never came to pass, and the blessings were more than we could even dream about having dumped on us. What an awesome lifestyle.
Henry and Ann are going to Pennsylvania to work on an RVICS S project~~a special and independent project at an established RVICS project site. LeRoy and Arlene are going home (PA) to get their house and belongings ready for a sale, and they will be moving into a smaller house. They’ll be on project again in January. Glenn and Joyce are staying here for two more months to do an RVICS S project at this camp. We’ll be working with Henry & Ann again in April and May of ’09, but we’re not scheduled to work with the other two couples in the next year. So the parting will be bittersweet, as they all are.
Goodness this has been long…that’s what happens when I haven’t blogged for so long! And now I have pictures to share!
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Lisa
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very pretty :)
:)