This is my niece Cam (Camilla). She was born 19 years ago, on this day! I love her SOOOOOOOOOO much! She was my sister's first child, and I was so excited and nervous to be an aunt, as I had never been one before. I wanted to be a "cool" and "fun" aunt. I remember the day she was born, like it was yesterday! She was so small, and fragile. As she got older, she was a ham for the camera, and such a joy to be around. Kindergarten, became grade school, and soon it was on the grade 8. The night she graduated from high school, I was SO proud! She continues to make me a proud aunt. She's already lived on her own in the big city (Vancouver), gone to college, gotten her first car, and her second job.....this proud aunt could go on and on. Some of the things I LOVE about Cam, is firstly, her laugh! She has the best laugh ever, and it makes me smile. Cam has her own sense of style that is uniquely her own. She's somewhat quiet, but mature. Cam knows what's important in life and isn't afraid to "go for it". I made most of my "auntie mistakes" on Cam, but she's never held that against me :) I feel so blessed to be a part of her life, and to be her aunt!

 

I am so thankful for MANY things. I am thankful for my husband, who always provides for us, and has weathered "all of our storms". I am thankful for both of my families, well three actually: Schellenberg/Stingl/Larnder. Some of us are a little bit mental and somewhat nutty, but we all love each other, and that's what matters :) I am thankful for my friends, near and far. Some I have not met in person (yet), and some are across the world, working, but all of my friends are important to me and play a special role in my life. I am thankful for my cancer, because it helps me to live each day to the fullest, even if that means sleeping all day from chemo. Life is good, and there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for :)

 

 

I have been a bad blogger. I have not had a laptop since Christmas, so I'm sure people are giving up on my blog! LOL! Well, I'm back!!!! :) Well, winter came and went, spring and summer came and went, and now we are into fall. Couple things new with us: we are praying about moving..either to somewhere different in Abbotsford, or closer to Langley, so Pete's commute to the store is not so long. We would LOVE to live in the country off of Fraser Highway, maybe in a mobile home. Other than that, spring and summer were wonderful, especially summer, since my BF from high school, Lisa was home for the summer. We did lots of great things together! She is SUCH a blast!!! I've just started up a new ministry for women with cancer. There will be more about that on my cancer blog. Now that it's September, I am kind of in "nesting" mode. NO, I'm not pregnant, I just enjoy being at home making nice warm meals for us, cleaning, resting, enjoying the smells, and colors of this beautiful season. We are SO blessed to live where we do! We have beautiful mountains around us, beautiful yellow/orange/red leaves falling to the ground. I love going for walks in our neighborhood, and smelling all the wood stoves and fireplaces. It gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling, like a well worn sweater. You know the kind...it's all worn out, has holes, but you just can't throw it out. It's like an old friend. Things I am looking forward to this fall are, meeting my (hopefully new) sister in law Jen, at Thanksgiving, doing a cancer fundraiser for the new cancer treatment I am going on, spending quality time with friends and family. I will try to be better at posting more often, now that I have a new laptop. Thanks for sticking with me, I'll make it worth your while :)