May 2017

A quick update. Sam's doing well in his second year of his apprenticeship for becoming a carpenter. He has stuck with one truck now for 18 months. That's something we all appreciate after he bought, fixed up, and sold 11 different vehicles since he was 16 years old. Our most recent refurbishing was a 13'4" Boston Whaler Sport which Sam picked up in Williams Lake a year ago. Through the winter, we 'gutted' that boat until there was nothing left but the hull. The past 3 months we have rebuilt it. We learned how to rivet, install rub rail, wire electronics, mount lights, build custom benches, remove the motor, get the new motor installed, fix the trailer wiring, paint the hull, re-epoxy a million holes and install switches. What a project. Sam is amazing. Anyway, we took her out on sea trials last Sunday and she runs beautifully. The new motor makes it ride like a little sports car on the water. We hope to have many wonderful hours on the water with our little boat. Karly is doing great in Victoria. Morgan (her husband) is almost finished his teacher training and Karly is starting 3rd year in nursing at U Vic this fall. Kate is working in the ER at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and taking courses to become a ER nurse specialist. She's busy but doing great. Debbie has a challenging class of Kindergarteners and is looking forward to the summer which is just around the corner. God is good to our family and through the challenges, His faithfulness becomes more and more evident each day. Gerry