The Summer of Our Thirtieth
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It all started 30 years ago ….
It was supposed to be just a simple, easy summer. Nothing too fancy. Maybe actually go to an all inclusive for once in our life. Maybe get a certificate to an off-season condo for a week. Maybe two. Hey, 30th and all. Then the Toronto convention was announced. “Waste of time applying”, we said. “They’ll…
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Back To School
I always loved September. First day of school. Mostly I loved the new “supplies”. Fresh books, pens, pencils, and any other thing I could convince Mom was necessary. Everything bright, new and full of hope. Decades after school is a distant memory, here we go again! Who’d have thought the old dogs could take on…
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Times & Places
Leslie very kindly put together a quick list of what we are up to (so far) this summer. It’s kindda scary! For those that want to keep track of us, here you are: In Newfoundland April 13 we leave home April 14 Pioneer sessions in Deer Lake April 15 Circuit Assembly in Corner Brook April…
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Farewells and False Starts
On Sunday, two days before Memorial, the congregation had a party for us. A nice cake – quoting Isaiah – was our send off (along with enough food for 10 other congregations!). They were profuse in their affectionate farewells and generous to help us on our way. The terrifying part is it felt more like…
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On Our Way
Our house is shut down. Our car is loaded. Our goodbyes are said. We are on our way! We are stopping for a last chicken dinner in Victoria Cove at Angie’s. Then two or three quick stops in Gander and on to Deer Lake. Pioneer Sessions tomorrow. If all goes well we’re on the boat…
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Meetings & Parting
It was great to be at our pioneer meeting with the West Coast Gang! The program was excellent! Poor brother Sideris was battling a cold and still carried off all his parts on the meeting. Like the energizer bunny, never stops! I had a part that was supposed to end with the music video “Best…
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Toronto Bound
Off the boat at 7 am after a nice breakfast on board. We had planned stops along the way and didn’t plan to make our days too long. The day was good with only light rain at times. We stopped for gas in New Glasgow and lunch in Amnerst, NS. Then we booted through to …
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Class – first glimpse
Thursday – first time setting foot in our class! We were to report in for 1:00. It was mostly a meet ‘n’ greet. A time to get to meet the other students and our Instructors. Our instructors are Morris Charland and Frank Correia. There are two other C.O.s and their wives attending as observers too.…
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First Week and Still Alive!
Wow! What a busy week! And I suspect that was the easy “warm-up”. Actually, it is mostly just a matter of getting used to the way things are done and setting a routine. I think we have almost settled into a routine. …. almost. We have been ordered (strongly encouraged) to get enough sleep. Don’t…
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Getting into the swing – Week 2
Its hard to believe that week 2 is over. It seems like we were waiting forever, and now it is 25% done. The schedule is becoming our routine now, but it is a real day’s work. We’re up just before 6am, out the door by 6:45. Breakfast at 7:30, Text & comments at 8:15, official…
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