I Can do This

I've been insipred by my daughter and her friends to start this blog. I am not very computer literate - that is I can do my office work on it and type but the set-up, the layout, the design business is all Greek to me. Give me paper, pencil, brush or even a stamp or two and I am empowered to come up with something great but this intimidates me and until I learn the tools of the blog, this is going to be pretty basic.

I've named this blog Kaleidoscopes because lately it feels and looks that way around here. A Myriad of colours and patterns spinning and constantly making new patterns. Each time I think life has settled into a pattern or routine, something occurs to send it spinning again.

We've had alot of events and changes here at the Klassen household and more on the way. Where it will all end - or if it will - I certainly can't predict at this point.

Dave and Chris and Evan and Kyle are moving this week. Dave arrived back in BC yesterday and they will pack up the rest of the household - lock, stock and kid's bikes and be on their way to their new home in Waldheim, SK by the middle of this week. We will sure miss them all. We've missed Dave keenly in the office here and although we support them in their decision and fully agree and understand their reasons for moving, we still regret it. Life certainly will be quieter here without (almost) 5 year old Evan and 3 year old Kyle. We will be back to intermittant visits and marveling at how much they have grown between visits. There were alot of things we'd hoped to do while they were living here which we somehow never had a chance to do. However we are grateful for the many fun times we have had and for the opportunity to be a daily part of our grandboys' lives.

We had a very fun day with Chris and the boys last weekend when she surprised us with a trip on the skytrain to watch the dragonboats in Vancouver for Father's Day. I'll try to attach some pictures.

There is alot to do in the next 2 weeks - mostly on the yard in preparation for Harv's 40th high school reunion on the first weekend in August which will be held in our yard and shop. Also Harv wants to pour a cement pad in front of the shop before then and then do a general clean up so that it is ready for the dinner dance. To complicate matters, we have a motorcylce trip planned with friends for the middle two weeks in July. So we are going to have to get everything ready before that.

Well enough for this posting. I am still learning and hope to show you all some progress in the coming weeks. Thanks to Chris for helping me get this far.