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I took this picture thru the windshield of the truck when we were going down the highway with a point and shoot camera! I am amazed at how well it turned out!

Back Country Horse Trip

On Monday I took 3 of the kids and we headed out to my ex in laws place for a couple days visit. I get along well with my ex's parents. They are good to me and my kids.

When I first told Sid that we were going to go and spend 2 days with my ex in laws he said he thought it was a little weird that I get along with them so well. But now he loves them as much as I do. In fact we are going there in October so Sid can do a sheep hunt!

Anyway my father in law took us all out to the back country. My two nephews, the ex's 2 cousins and the girl that works for my father in law were already out at the camp.

We rode for 2 and a half hours before we got to the camp. The scenery was spectacular!

We stayed in camp for 1 full day and then 2 nights on top of that. It was great being out there. The kids had fun playing with their cousins that they didn't get to see much this summer. I had fun cooking on the wood stove with Corrina, the ranch hand that is out there.

The Competitors

Last time Sid was here, Danika was showing him how she had downloaded pacman onto her phone. Sid let her play the Simpson's game on his phone. He showed her how to play. He told her to try and beat his high score.

We went out later that evening and he left his phone with her to try and beat his high score. Well she did. She put her name in his phone as the high score. He was laughing and said now they have a competition!

So at work he called me and said "I beat her!" He asked for her cell phone number and he texted her I BEAT U I BEAT U I BEAT U. She thought that was so funny!

Last night she talked to him on the phone telling him that on Monday (when he comes to town again) she is going to "so own him" because she is going to beat him on the game!

It is funny to watch them with their little competition!

Portraits

This morning my friend brought her daughter who is 13 over for portraits. She had to take an hour to get ready before they could leave. She took so much time and care to get ready, one would think that she would WANT to get her photos done.

Once she got her, she was almost impossible to get a good pose of her! However I was able to get some good ones! I just kept taking pictures and asking her questions and letting her talk!

Paige is a really cool kid! She is so animated and hillarious! I love to joke around with Paige and bug her! So it was a fun photo shoot!

Fort McMurray

I went for a walk while I was in Fort McMurray one afternoon on the weekend. There is a great walking trail that goes around a rather large lake. Well it goes MOST of the way around the lake. Me being me, I HAD to hike the remainder of the way. So I walked thru the bush and along the shore line until I ran into a trail again!

Here are some pictures from my walk!

A New Look at Life

I am going to go out and take a some photos this afternoon. Our hotel is right near a walking trail around the lake. I can't wait to walk it. I am sure there are tons of photo oportunities that are waiting for me out there!

I find this city so beautiful. There is something about the north that I love so much. Twilight is the best up here. I was looking off the balcony last night and I could see tons of things to take photos. Except that I didn't feel that I should be out walking around alone in a strange town at 2am!

Sid and I are planning on walking around the lake tonight after supper. I want to take some photos of him while we are walking.

The kids want to know what he looks like and so does Norine and some of my other friends. I can't wait until he has days off so that we can spend whole days together and not just the evenings. It will be great when he isn't so tired all the time from working 13 hour shifts!

After 4 nights in Fort McMurray I think I should be well rested and very happy that I was with the one person that I love spending time with!

The new person in my life

I have found someone that I like sharing my time with. The kids haven't met him as of yet. They will meet him the next time he is in Edmonton. They know about him but haven't met him yet. There is plenty of time for that.

Sid is such an amazing person. He is so sweet and gentle. Totally different from the other two that I have had experiences with. He doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs. We want the same things in life. He is so gentle and I believe him when he says he will never hurt me. I love hearing that from him...it really puts me at ease.

We haven't been together for long but it feels like we have known each other for years. It is weird how it works like that.

Sid is such a hard worker. Sometimes I think he works too much! He needs to learn to relax and have some fun. That there is more to life than money and what it can buy. I know that he is concerned about not having enough to make ends meet but working that hard isn't good for anyone!

Anyway, I am happier than I have been in a long time. I am so glad that Sid came into my life. I love talking to him and being with him as much as I can.