October was filled with appointments for Blake, doctor, dentist, optometrist and getting his passport fast renewed. Because we needed it quick we had to make a few trip to down town Calgary. Not my favorite.
Dave was assigned to speak in The Pass and took Blake as his speaking companion. It snowed on the way up. Blake was excited to see snow again, despite being very cold. A stop at Lumbreck Falls on the way home because it is so pretty.
We had Thanksgiving dinner with Leah and Braydon that day. We had ham and funeral potatoes for Blake. I wasn't sure how I was going to get it all ready and travel to the pass. Leah came early and put potatoes in the oven so everything was hot and ready when we got home. Worked great. That night Blake did a fireside. Did an awesome job. Everyone was fascinated by his experiences and the country. He got a ton of questions and I think he could have gone on longer. Leave them wanting more :) Leah and Braydon stayed for the fireside then we played some games after. On Thanksgiving Monday we had dinner at Myrna's. Was nice to see everyone.
One of our early morning trips to Calgary we came home through Okotoks to get some groceries. There is a bakery there called French 50. One of the doctors at my clinic had brought cruffins for everyone one day and they were so good. I have stopped twice now trying to get some for my family but you have to get there early in the morning because they sell out fast. We are driving back around 9;00 and I was like oh French 50, we have to go. They only had chocolate left, I grabbed 3 9 (not cheap) and were brought them home to enjoy. Something on my list of things to make.
We moved cows home. It went so smooth. At one point I asked Blake why he was just hanging back and he said he that the cows were moving themselves. We could have opened up gates on both end and gone and had a snack. It did go extremely smooth and did not take long.
Blake applied and got accepted to the bio/chem program at the U of L. He starts in January.
On the 22nd little Rhoda joined our family. Cora had her on the side of the road. Did not quite make it to the hospital in time. She is a cute tiny thing. Jane loves her sister and loves to give her lots of kisses and to share her books and toys with her.
Cute sleepy little sisters.
We did get Blake's passport back just in time and then headed to Africa.
