my time

i seem to be able to do a lot more of what i want now that i am in charge of my own time. i have gone biking more in the past 2 weeks than i have in the previous 4 months.

yesterday chris and i had an exhiliratingly grueling day at the woodlot. pictures will follow when chris emails them to me (kylie has our camera).

today after church i was invited to my pastor's house for lunch. patty made beef dip (i think she used her prophetic gift to determine my favourite meal) and chilliwack corn. after lunch me and (their son) matt tried out my longboard on a steep hill for the first time. we were having so much fun we decided to videotape it. this is my first attempt at video editing so its far from perfect, but it was super fun so if i can get my hands on a camera you can expect to see more.

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after risking our lives i had a quick dip in the backyard pool with their 5 year old son james (throw me again marc... AGAIN!). all in all a great weekend... oh except for the fact that kylie is in lethbridge... don't worry, i miss her desperately and thus am trying to keep as busy as possible with outdoor activities! ;-)

oh, i almost forgot... niko was mr. guard dog this morning! i had assumed that he would be a terrible guard dog as both malamutes and golden retrievers are super friendly and accepting of anyone. however this morning at around 6:00 i was woken up by loud barking and growling. in my sleepy stupor i thought, "that cant be niko, it sounds way too mean and niko is a nice puppy" then i realized that it was extremely loud and our neighbours were camping and thus it couldnt have been their dog. i got out of bed and went downstairs to see what the problem was. niko met me on the stairs and led me to the back door where he stood bristling and growling and barking and acting all tough. i put his long leash on him and let him out. he instantly raced around the corner and picked up a trail and started tracking, only to be stopped by my hand on the end of the 50 ft rope. i then looked up and saw my neighbour putting his kitchen window back together...

apparently he had been woken up by niko and came down into the kitchen in time to see a guy crawling through his window! he had climbed up on our adjoining balconies and was about to gain entrance. dan confronted him and he slid back out onto the balcony and jumped down and ran away. i'm assuming he stayed away from our place b/c of the big black snarling guard dog in our basement! anyways, niko saved the day! go niko go!