I've talked in earlier blogs about getting a craft room set up. Well we've been busy cleaning up the basement and sorting out all the stuff left in our basement when we moved the office to the shop. Of course that involved sorting out other stuff to make a place for this stuff!! As a result, we got alot of clean up done. Several truckloads went to the dump, a truck load went to the new office and the rest was sorted and assigned a new spot in the basement.
I am so grateful - this has been along time in coming and it means so much to me to have Harv dedicate his precious time to helping me on this project. He had me pick some tile for the floor last week and he brought home an in - floor heating system which he is going to start installing this week. Our goal is to at least have the floor done by Christmas. I'd like to have the walls and ceilings done as well but we'll see how it goes. Needless to say, I'm very excited to see it started.
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Some time in October, my friend Jan and I spent an afteroon browsing at Michaels, and we came across some neat little things in the $1.00 bin. Jan said, "These would make great party favours. Let's have a party for the girls."
So that's what we did this past Thursday night. We called it a "Girls' Night Out' and invited 18 of our friends to join us for
dinner at our house. 
We would have invited more but our dining room can only comfortably seat 14. Thirteen girls were able to come and we had such a nice evening. What a blessing to have so many that we can call our very good friends.
Jan and I set the table with white tablecloth, red hurricane lamps and poinsettias. It looked so pretty. Dinner started with a salad of mixed greens, green gapes, cranberries, feta and pine nuts; followed by Teriyaki Chicken, rosemary potatoes and a veggie platter of green beans, roasted red peppers and julienned carrots. For dessert we served chocolate mousse in dark chocolate cups.
We sat around the table with our coffee and tea for a long time after dinner talking about Christmas- past gifts - great gifts and not so great ones (this involved some very funny stories), Christmas traditions and especially memorable Christmas experiences.
It was a relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable evening made that way by the warm friendships we share and by our bond in Christ.
I am ever grateful to God for these wonderful friends He has brought into my life.
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This past weekend Tim and Dulci and the children came from Seattle to see us. It was the Amercian Thanksgiving so after celebrating with Dulci's family they drove up Friday afternoon and stayed until Sunday morning.
It was nice to spend time with them. We've all been busy and not been together for a while. It is always so much fun with our grandchildren. Nate and Ella are growing up so fast - Ella is learning so many words and Harv and I are absolutely smitten when she comes running to us for a hug. Nathaniel has the vocabulary of a 6 year old and talks and talks. He is endlessly curious and every response begins with "Why?" His conversation is never boring and he delights us with his unique comments. 
We took them over to Rick's friends' place to see the puppy that used to be ours and the kittens at Uncle Rick and Aunt Adele's. We played in the hot tub and read stories, baked buns and played with trucks, and did lots of cuddling. We are very blessed as grandparents to have our grandchildren come so often. The credit goes to their parents who often give up other things to bring them to Nana and PopPop's.
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Well winter has officially arrived with the first snowfall last night. I wanted to take a picture of the trees last night - every little branch had a covering of snow but Harv had taken the memory stick to the office to download the pictures. I was ready for bed and didn't feel like going out in the cold so it didn't happen. It was very pretty. By morning the rain had started and the magic was gone.
When we left the house this morning, we saw that that little bit of snow was just enough to bring the dead branch of our big Maple tree down. We've been planning to take that branch down for some time as it has been shedding bits of bark and moss and branches. We were surprised that the big wind last week had no effect on it but this little bit of wet snow did the trick. Now we only have to pick up the pieces.
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Our ladies Bible Study at church is going very well. We are doing a Beth Moore study called "Believing God". I am so impressed with the commitment the ladies have to the study. There is alot of homework involved and everyone is making an effort to keep up with it. The discussion times are so meaningful as well and it is wonderful the way everyone is willing to share what God is revealing to them each week. This past weeks' lesson includes a study on how God remembers us. In Isaiah 49 He says "... I will not forget you. See I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands." We learned that when God remembers us, He always acts on His remembrance. We sometimes want to think that God has forgotten us, or does not hear our prayers but we can be assured that He never forgets us - we are always before Him and He acts on His 'moment by moment' remembrance of us.
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I can hardly believe the month is almost over. It's been very busy business-wise with a number of large projects coming through. It is good to see Harv's hard work result in purchase orders. There are alot more jobs on the horizon which is very exciting for Klassen Specialty Hydraulics.I am so thankful to God for the way He has provided for us - work, play, family and friends.
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