Some of my peers may say I have extremely high standards when it comes to my grades… Actually – let me rephrase that – I KNOW I have extremely high standards when it comes to my grades. My grades reflect my high standards but whenever I got a grade that was a little lower than what I would’ve liked or even better than I would’ve liked my dad would always, without fail, ALWAYS, inform me that “Your self worth isn’t based on your grades.” To which I would let out a disgruntled sigh and give a half hearted agreement. Because it is true…? Continue reading →

Wow, I kind of got a little overwhelmed looking at these photos. Remember I mentioned that our house flooded? A water line thawed at the same time that the sewer pipe froze so we came home from Gospel Meeting to an inch of water throughout one end of the house. It has made life interesting for the last six months. So interesting that it’s even overwhelming looking through the photos. I will attempt to just go room by room for you… First off: the Master Bedroom. Continue reading →

“So, where all did you go?”

“Um…. Everywhere.”

In Saskatchewan we do things a little differently in that we have a winter break for one week in February, and then an Easter break at the beginning of April instead of a two week spring break. So when I found out that Dad had a conference during our Easter break I was pretty excited! And then I took what I thought was a shot in the dark and asked my parents if Mariah could come with us. They said yes, and basically knocked my socks off. So my mom texted hers, asking if Mariah would like to come with us. They had to talk about it, so for a whole week I was like, “Raquenna, you can’t get your hopes up – her parents haven’t said yes yet.” So when I thought about it I would just try to tuck it into the back of my brain and not think about it. Finally the day came when I found out that she could come!!!! It was pretty much the best day ever!!!!! And I was just SO excited. It was a dream come true as I’ve always wanted to take her to Vancouver with me and show her where I lived for a third of my life. Continue reading →