Well, since you asked, Matt.... ;-)

The surprise was great! Actually, Sheldon was quite sick that day (and the day previous), but I didn't know that at first. He looked like he wasn't really enjoying himself and I was a wee bit bummed, but then when I actually talked to him I found out he was feeling really lousy. He had an awesome weekend, though -- and he was suprised and happy to see me ;-) -- and can't wait to see his friends again. He's already getting "So when are you moving to Calgary?"... haha. And he's talking about doing so. I knew this would happen. It was Chantelle's strong tie to her TEC friends that drew her to Calgary, and it is a big part of what keeps her there I think. I was quite certain that if Sheldon felt the same way about TEC and made the same kind of friends, he would feel that pull to go there as well. We shall see what happens.... he has 2 years of school left yet. ;-)

I had a good day in Calgary before going out to Closura. Kevin picked me up at the airport and we spent the next several hours hanging out at the zoo. It was alot of fun. . :-)

It was so great to see Chantelle, too. It was pretty brief, but good. I miss her so much. She's doing really well, working her two jobs, and she now has a new boyfriend. Scott is also a part of the TEC community, and she's known him for some time -- he was on the worship team on our TEC weekend 4 years ago. Nice guy. :-)

My grandpa passed away last week. I went to his funeral on Monday -- went down to Maple Creek with my sister and brother-in-law. It was a very déjà vu experience.... so eerily like 8 years ago when we went down for my grandma's funeral. It really struck me, the two days that I was there, how emotionally disconnected my family seems to be. I'm not going to get into all of that here, but it gave me alot of food for thought, as did a few other things. Every once in awhile I learn something that is kind of like a "piece of a puzzle" falling into place, helping to make the "picture" just a wee bit clearer. Okay, this won't make sense to anyone but me... but that's okay. :-P It helped to talk with a friend about it last night.

My grandma (on the other side of the family) has been in the hospital. She had hip replacement surgery a number of years ago (first one hip, then the other), and one of them went out on her last week. It is back in place, but it's temporary. She needs to have a whole new hip replacement done, however she has heart problems that puts her at a high risk. It sounds like she is going to risk it, as otherwise she will be completely bedridden. She is fiercely independent and does not that to be the case. I don't know what kind of a waiting list there is for the surgery... I'm just waiting to hear more. And praying that all will go well. She's 86 years old, had a mild stroke last year, and with the heart problems....... =
*looks at the clock* Oops... must get back to work. :-P Have a great day, all!