February 2011 Winter continues!!!

Oh boy what a month!

To top it all off our old roommate got married! Never thought it would happen, but this is the story:

When he was between 10 and 12 he was at a Christian summer camp event. Being the tall skinny loaner he was, he got picked on mercilessly! He was being picked on by a group of guys, when this girl tells them to back off or she will tell her daddy! (not realizing she meant god the boys scattered)
 John lamented "why does no one ever love me?"
She replied "But I love you."
Somehow by the end of the day She promised John that she would marry him one day. He told here that he would wait for her.

Time passed as it always does, she grew up and went on with her life. John did likewise but he always kept to his promise and waited.

This year they met in a church function, John did as he always does and prayed for everyone who he felt needed one. She, apparently also does the same. Only this time he prayed for her. That shocked her because NO ONE prays for her!

They started dating and over the course of time realized that they were those two kids from so long ago!
in the course of a few short months they decided to get married!

Marianne got on the job and the house was all abustle as we got things in order. She had some amazing friends from her past who went above and beyond what anyone else would ever do!  With only a few bumps and some tears the happy couple are now married!  After almost 50 years of waiting!!!

It was such an enjoyable diversion from the life on the farm, I got to visit Toronto and see Niagara Falls (yippy) and a chance to visit with my friend.

Here on the farm we still have more snow!  Winter is going to be over soon, I hope!

Anyhow happy February (posting soon a page called "Toronto wedding" with more pics and stories)

New Year 2011

Dawn of a new year (almost)

January went by without any real progress.  LOTS of new problems and issues but no real progress. We currently have snow and cold and oh yes more snow!

Marianne had to goto Calgary at the start of the year and deal with the deal there going BAD! What should have been, is no longer. Someone cannot keep their word, and nothing pisses me off more than someone who shows that their word is worthless.

I grew up with a firm rule: that you are only as good as your word, so your word had better be worth more than anything.

People who's word is worthless only show me their worth, and I have no more nice things to say about them.
Needless to say this has just cost us here, almost quite literally, the farm. It also is showing that people who you think you can trust are not trustworthy. My faith in humans as once again been restored to its brilliant luster. (yes I am being sarcastic!)

The luster! Careful you don't step in any!

On the plus side we now have someone who SHOULD be able to use the house to help people out, as we had intended in the beginning!

Anyone want some snow I can sell it to you really cheap! That is all about it for January... Oh great It is snowing again!