for all of about 4 minutes.  and none of it stayed on the ground.  but it snowed, and i finally feel a bit more Christmas-y!

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Dagnabbit, that’s neato!

this household of Wiggles fans is a little sad today – it seems that one of our fave musicians in the world, Greg Page (aka the Yellow Wiggle) is having to leave his wiggly pals.  He has a condition called orthostatic intolerance that will prevent him from continuing to do the singing and dancing that is so much a part of the Wiggles show 🙁  The good news is that the Wiggles aren’t going anywhere… but it just won’t be the same without him.

it’s Thanksgiving… happy turkey day! it’s funny how this time last year i was pretty miserable, wishing for anything familiar, feeling lonely… and this year we didn’t even do anything for Canadian thanksgiving in October. However, i have a nice gobbler in the fridge who will provide us with a lovely dinner tomorrow noon make that today noon!

what am i thankful for? there are too many things to list here, but i want to put a few down “on paper” as it were.

– Brian being in one piece. seriously – those moments of calling 911 and watching him go in the ambulance were the most frightening moments of my entire life. today he’s doing so much better.

– Josh – his silly smiles, funny faces, hugs and kisses, crazy dancing, his secret language known-only-to-him, and just his little self in general. i cannot imagine life without him.

– the joy and provision that God has given me these past few weeks, much of it by complete surprise. i won’t list all of those things here; suffice to say that i am a very very thankful woman today.

and Christmas will be here!  I know this because Starbucks is all decked out in red, their menu offers peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes, and i am in sheer coffee heaven! oh and did i mention that Sarah McLachlan has a Christmas album out?  it just gets better and better!

living in the U.S., it seems weird now that Thanksgiving is in November.  i can’t get past feeling like it’s just too close to Christmas!  this year on Thanksgiving, we will be dining on a turkey breast with all the traditional fixings and sides, and perhaps an extravagant dessert if i can manage it.  we’ll be watching the Macy’s parade and football, and i will be putting up the Christmas tree and as many Christmas decorations as i can.

hopefully by then Brian’s back will be significantly better.  he’s having a rough go of it, and i wish there was more i could do to help him recover.  poor old Josh still doesn’t quite understand that he can’t just flop onto Daddy – when we tell him that Daddy has an “owie” on his back, Josh points to his hand, where he had a pretty nasty burn a few weeks ago when he decided to touch the gas woodstove.  so he does understand what an owie is… just not the magnitude of the one that Brian has right now.  for now we keep asking the Lord for healing and patience.

well, here we are almost a week after Brian’s fall. he’s able to walk around, but cannot bend at the waist at all and must wear his brace virtually 24/7, except for in the shower. Loritab and Flexeril are his new good friends 🙂  Josh is getting a little better about not hopping on Pop, but we can tell that all of this has sort of thrown him off a bit. he’s going to be upset when daddy has to go back to work after having him home all week!

we are thankful for many things this week – the friends who flew to our rescue on Monday night for one. the fact that Brian’s injuries were not more severe. and today, the Paolettis, McLeans, Palmers and Simmons came over and raked 45 bags of leaves up from our yard. Yes, you read that right. 45 bags of leaves… that is what you get when you buy a double lot with big ol’ maple trees all over the place! Jeff also braved the roof and cleaned out the gutters too.

Josh had a fabulous time today. He enjoyed playing with Colin and showing him some of his toys. Also, he has discovered the joy of jumping into a pile of leaves and rolling around just for the fun of it! He’s also learned how much fun it is to have Jess rake a pile of leaves on top of you so that you can jump out and laugh! Kirsten got some great pictures and when i get them i will post them here for all to see.

Brian has an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon in another week, at which time they’ll do some xrays to see how things are healing up. We are thankful, most of all, for those of you who have been praying for us during this time, and we want to ask that you would continue to pray for healing for Brian, and for our little family as we take life one day at a time.