It has been fun being back home after our Japan trip. We arrived home a few days after Mark's birthday, so when we got home on Sunday, Lindsay had made a birthday dinner for Mark and invited several of his friends over, along with Grandma Stringham. It was good to be home with everybody again. We talked with Jon and Tiff and Cam and D and told them about our trip, and had a chance to catch up with everything with them and the kids!
It didn't take long to get back into the routine of work and a busy life. We are so lucky to still be able to work and thoroughly enjoyed returning to work to see our staff and share with them 'treats' and stories from Japan. It was fun to be back at work...but the first week was very hard because we were very 'jet-lagged' and not getting much sleep during the nights. But things are getting back to normal now, with sleep and our usual routine.
Of course, just as things start to settle into normal, something always seems to happen. Well, last Wednesday evening, just as we were finishing our temple shift, we got a panicked call from Lindsay! James was in the hospital, he had just been hit by a van as he crossed the crosswalk a block from his home. The first vehicle had stopped for him, but the second didn't and hit him going 50 km an hour!
We picked up Lindsay at her home and rushed to the hospital. When we saw James he was in shock and severely hurt. The doctors did several tests and x-rays throughout the evening, and after each test or x-ray they would come in and say... "Everything looks good." We were amazed!! James came through that accident without any broken bones, internal injuries, or even a concussion!! However his face was a mess from the 'road rash', but even that is healing up quickly. He is so positive! He said he really thinks this happened so Heavenly Father could show him how much he loves him... I think that is wonderful! More of us need to think like that!
However, there was some good news for Lindsay and James this weekend. They are building a house about 10 km east of us, and have been putting together the financing and details of it for several months over the summer. They found out on Friday that their hole was dug and a foundation framework was in place. They were so excited, so we drove out together to have a look. It is becoming very real for them now to actually see the whole thing starting to happen! It should be done in the Spring.
We had a fun time on Saturday. We went down to Calgary to celebrate Joshua's first birthday. It was a great time, we spent time together playing with Josh and Ava.
For being just one Josh really knew how to 'operate' the tow truck and back hoe that he got as presents. I think Jon was having as much fun as Josh!
Tiffany's parent's came up as well and brought pumpkins from the farm in Taber. Ava loved the little ones, and lined them all up and said, "Thank you grandma, these are the prettiest pumpkins , I just love them!" It was a cute moment!
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