Starting Anew...

Here it is, the middle of September and I haven't written anything here for awhile. Some things have changed and some things stayed the same...

Where should I start? Let's start, as usual, with the boys. Jason has begun his teaching career at Augustana Campus. He's phoned recently and said that all is going well with his classes and he's enjoying it. Deb has left Regina tonight(Friday, Sept. 18) to go visit Jason and Shelley so I'll get more news soon. Shelley hasn't had any luck with finding a job, but she's hopeful for the future.

Scott picked up a short teaching job for the fall. The school is located just 10 minutes from his flat! Teaching is going well, but he has some "problem" children which of course can be challenging. He's still planning on backpacking Europe with Devin when their working visa runs out in December. Deb and I worry about him doing this, but 'kids will be kids!' and we just hope he returns safely in the spring.

Deb, she's still at Rosemont. The job has remained manageable to the point where she is sometimes 'bored' but she finds things to do. She slow down quite a bit on the scrapbooking, but is planning on getting back at it this fall when things quiet down a bit. Our fall is filled! We have Mom's 80th birthday is in October. Jason's convocation is in October, and I have a wedding to do at the end of October. Deb has also planned a short getaway to Calgary to visit a close friend in High River next weekend. As you can see, we're busy.

Me, I'm out of retardment(retirement). I'm working full time (6 hours/day) as a sign language interpreter at Henry Janzen School. I sign all morning and work with two hearing impaired children in the afternoon. The job is challenging and rewarding too. Hopefully, I can do this for a few years before I have retire completely. My photography is going well too. I did a wedding in August. I was happy with many of my shots with only a few that I was unhappy with. The couple were beautiful and the day was cloudy (rainy, too). This help with some good shots, but made some shots tricky(father was grey hair that match the sky!). I didn't take a lot of other shots, but did manage some 'educational' shots at the airport in the restricted area which could be used for teaching purposes.

I'm closing with wishing all the very best for the coming season and hoping that you'll see family and friends as we will be. Good luck until we see each other. Take care.