Hillsong - still

Wedding Day

So as sad as it may seem, this is the only picture I have of Vikk & Chris' wedding!
Waiting on one of Vikk's friends to show us the ones she took. In this day and age of digital cameras I cannot believe that I am starving for pics!

They wedding was wonderful, a little cold but that is to be expected in March.
Vikk was a gorgeous bride! I know she would be!

More pics to come when I see some!

From Jolene and Hank

Thank you to everyone who has prayed, loved and supported us as we waited for the ultrasound today. Unfortunately God has chosen to take this little one home to him when the time comes. The baby for sure has Meckel Gruber and will not make it much past delivery. This is so hard. Please continue to pray for us as we walk through this valley all over again... And we continue to pray for healing for our little one

Zander is One!

Zander and Papa...a great team!

Hank, Jo and Zander in the Mayan Riviera Dec 23, 2010

Zander and Auntie Vikk relaxing at the resort

Z snuggling with Uncle Chris

Feb 7th was Zander's first birthday! time has really gone by so fast.
I had forgotten how much babies change every single day.
Life has been really great since this little guy was born. Holding him for the first time was an amazing miracle but little did I know that every day with him would be just that!
I love being a Nana and I hope Z feels the love.
Zander LOVES his Papa...I knew he would, how can a kid help but love a guy who will spend the whole day on the floor with him, playing!
It has been a joy to watch how he learns to interact with different people. Z would always cry with Vikki's fiance Chris and I kept telling Chris...just wait, in time he will be your best friend. Well, now he is always playing games with Chris across the supper table and can often be found sitting on his lap.
Even Uncle Pierre was able to hold him the other day!
Mostly he is not shy at all, just needs a few minutes to warm up to some people.
He is toddling around everywhere, done with nursing, getting teeth all the time it seems!
He was awesome in Mexico, everybody loved him!
The expressions that he has are priceless! I love watching him find new things in the house and just seeing what he will do with them!

Oh, and the personality that is coming through!
the other day Jo had us over for supper and I got ready to leave, Z crawls after me and waves and says "ta-ta"...but then Dave opened the door and walked out---Zander howled! He held out him hand and cried so hard his whole body shook! wow...he did not want Papa to leave!

I am really looking forward to going for walks with him this summer. He will not just sleep the whole time, I hope he loves the outdoors as much as he did last year!
Well that is a long rambling post, see you next time!

Noah's 2nd Birthday

Today we remember our first Grandson Noah's birth.
He would be 2 and I wonder what he would be up to if he was with us!
This year for his birthday we got him a Living Gift.
500 little fishes will be sent to India for the mothers to tend to till they
are grown enough to feed their families.
I love the thought of little bellies being full because of our little Noah.
Our thoughts go out to all families who have Angles in Heaven...may the LORD comfort you all
on your special days and in the Christmas season.

the dress

Today we picked up Vikk's wedding gown!
It fit her like it was sewn just for her! Beautiful!
Now to finish all the other plans!!

Snap Fitness

So I finally did it, I started my free trial week at Snap.
I have gone 3 days and I do believe I will really enjoy it.
I just have to make sure that I go right after work.
Jo might join me and I am hoping Vikki will want to as well!
That gives me exactly 1 month and 1 day before we leave for Mexico!
I have been walking all summer and also using my elliptical at home since April 11th and I have lost a total of 11 lbs...slowly but surely!
I am not starving myself...just trying to be smart about what and how much I eat!
Feel free to keep me accountable with my working out!

Vikk's Shower

Saturday the 13th of November we had a Tupperware shower for Vikk.
What a wonderful turnout! I think there were 26 ladies present!
Once all order, specials and bonuses and bookings were in place Vikk will have over 1400.00 in Tupperware! How cool is that!
I do not have pics yet:(

8 months

He has learned to clap and does that when Daddy comes home from work

and when he is happy, which is most of the time!

oh and how he drools! his shirt is halfway soaked and he was over maybe 2 hours!

See the tiny tooth beside the turtle??

Thank you Lord for this blessing we call Zander David Wall!

Fender Bender Friday!

Yes that is me standing by the Black Ford Edge!

I had a feeling before I even got into the Edge at work that I needed

to talk to God about safety!

I prayed that he would keep me safe and that I would not have an accident.

All the way on the drive to the Credit Union my thoughts were

"what would I do if I had an accident with a Meridian vehicle"

Well now I know. And God answered half of my prayer, whiplash is all I have.

I was waiting to turn left onto Mountain when I was schmucked from behind,

I never saw it coming! Apparently she did not see me on time either.

What a sweet girl, I felt so bad for her. English is not her first language, French is.

She did not understand half of what was said.

I am thankful I got to meet this young girl.

After Bernie picked me up and brought me back to work I went to fill

out a police report, she was still there waiting for a taxi.

I asked her if I could give her a ride home, she was so distraught.

She accepted and I brought her home.

After my chiro appointment today I feel much better, hope it stays that way!

God is Good, All the time!

Summer 2010

It has been a while since I have posted...not really good at this!
Summer...almost gone again but it has been great!
What have been the highlights?
Vikk & Chris' engagement and planning of the wedding.
Spending time with the best Grandson ever, being able to walk, bike and just feeling better in general!
Jo has begun working for Constelation a few evenings and we have the pleasure of having Zander time! I LOVE sitting outside with him and just watching him...he loves being outside!
We went to Facon Lake for a Penner Campout. I love getting together with family! It makes me feel closer to my parents.
Harvest Festival was spent the best way possible...watching Zander so his Mom & Dad could enjoy the festival!
So, while that is not much, it has been a full summer. Thank you Jesus for that!

anniversaries & engagements!

Today marks 25 years of marriage for Dave & I.

We did not do anything special today and that is the norm for us and we like it that way.

We are however going to Mexico in December and that is how we chose to celebrate!

Sunday night Christopher Patrick Andrusiek asked our daughter,

Victoria Danielle to be his wife and she said yes!

Guess what I did today...

I booked us a vacation to Mexico for my cousin Jac & Jarret's wedding in December!

We will be celebrating Dave's 50th birthday and our 25th Anniversary as well!

Chris and Vikk will be going as well.

The only sad part is that Hank & Jo and Zander will not be able to go

as of right now, who knows...maybe it will work out somehow!

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1 year and 5 months since Noah went to Heaven.

Going for a walk...Zander is 3 months old.

Music

I have added a lot of songs to my Play List!

Some are there purely for memory sake and others I just LOVE!

Enjoy!

It has been a long time again since I have posted...life sure gets busy!
Easter weekend is almost over and I for one am so thankful that Christ was willing to die on the cross and rose again so that my sins can be forgiven!

My life has been very full since little Zander David was born!
Oh how I love that little man!!!
I am still patiently waiting for his Mommy and Daddy to want an evening out so that we can have him to ourselves!
We have had the pleasure of watching him for about 2 hours last week while Jo helped Hank at the shop...he slept the whole time!!
He is such a blessing and such a content baby as well, we are all so thankful!

Spring is here and with that for me always comes the feeling of refreshing. My prayer is that I will have more energy this year, I have taken steps to help me in that regard and I hope they will pay off!

Well, this will be all for now, someday I will post pictures, I am kind of following Jo's lead on that.

Update...

SO I was reminded today that I had not posted a blog for a long time! I guess there is someone checking it once in a while after all!

Dec 12/08 marked one year that Hank & Jolene's baby boy Noah Gabriel was born into the arms of Jesus.
Hank & Jo went to Grand Forks that weekend and asked if we would join them. Dave and I went for one day and night.
I think the the time leading up to an anniversary is sometimes harder than the actual day itself. We had a great day, talking about Noah, what he would have been doing if he were with us. WE also had the joy of shopping for the new baby boy that Hank & Jo are expecting for Feb 17Th of this year.

To commemorate Noah's 1st birthday I ordered a Grandmothers Bible.
It is full of great devotions for Nana's and prayers for the little ones.

I found that I missed Noah incredibly over the Christmas season. I kept missing that little one year old boy that could have been running around, touching the ornaments on the tree and squealing over the pretty presents!
I can imagine Noah having more fun with the boxes than the actual gifts!
We did have a great Christmas and I sometimes felt a little guilty that we were all so happy, but I am so thankful for where the Lord has brought Hank & Jo so far and has comforted the families.
God is good...all the time!

Novasure

Friday September 25 I had a Novasure ablation done.
My reason for writing about this is that I want to know if any of you bloggers have had this procedure done and what your results have been.
I was supposed to do this a few years back but made the mistake and went online to research it and scared myself out of it!
Well, circumstances lead me to having it done and I am now waiting to see if this was the answer to my health issues.
My Dr's are just short of promising that my life will see a marked change for the better.
I would really like to hear about your experience if you are willing to share.
you can email me at vfriesen@hotmail.com

http://www.novasure.com/

a wreath for Noah

Noah would be just over 9 months already!!

I have been wanting to make some kind of a

wreath for his grave

for a while but was not sure what to do.

One day I came up with the idea to make a toy wreath!

I went to the Dollarama and purchased a bunch of toys

and baby items and came up with this!

I put a stuffed Bunny at his grave for Easter,

but stuffed animals get very wet and dirty at a graveyard!