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A couple nights ago I was typing up a blog but couldn't post it because I didn't have an internet connection. We're house sitting for a pastor from our church right now. Tonight I'm at my parents' place and after reading all the blogs I thought I'd better write something.
Let's start with today.
Today we went to the Vancouver aquarium. A colleague of ours (I feel ridiculous using that word, but it is so much more succinct than writing, "a guy who works at CLBI with us") is out here with his family so we decided to go together. Jeremy and Heidi have three great kids. Levi, Dani and Avey. I think Levi is 4 1/2, his sister Dani is 3 and little Avey is around 6 months. It was great to see them and fun to visit the aquarium with kids. They were so excited about seeing different animals. The sharks were the most important for Levi to see. I don't think he was disappointed by the "miniature sharks". They looked like "typical" sharks, but they were only 4 feet long or so. Does anyone, particularly the Abarbanel kids, know if sharks stay small if they're kept in a small environment? Or do you think these are a small breed or sharks? Anyways, we also enjoyed the Beluga show and the kids and guys watched the dolphin show while Heidi and I chatted as she comforted fussy Avey.
As you readers may recall, I am not a huge fan of aquatic life - particularly whales. So how did I manage? Any panic attacks? Did I cover my face? No... for the sake of the children I acted like all the other normal adults at the aquarium. Even putting my face close to the glass to see the fish. Actually it was fine, though I did feel a little wierd seeing the belugas - especially when we viewed them from the glass that shows under the water.
I'm reading a very enjoyable novel write now. Which leads me to recommend a work of non-fiction by the same author. Sheldon Vanauken is the author and he wrote the story of he and his wife's dating/marriage, "A Severe Mercy". It is excellent and well written, really makes some good points about love and marriage. The novel "Gateway to Heaven" (sounds cheesy but isn't) is similarly focussed around the theme of marriage. Vanauken is a Christian and these books are faith inspiring, that being said I wouldn't recommend them to our younger crowd of blog readers - mature Katelyn included - because Vanauken does include details about married life that are better suited for married and older single people to read. Anyways, it's really nice to be reading a novel. I need to get over the guilt of thinking I should be doing something else instead of reading it though.
Okay, that's all the time I can dedicate to blog writing right now. I promise more diligence in the future.
I hope you are well, let me know if you're reading okay - it's very encouraging.
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