September is not half bad in Winnipeg. Third week in and it is still around 85 degrees everyday--can't complain. I am completely in denial about seeing the first signs of the cold winter coming up. I will be honest though, there is a tree down the road that is loosing its leaves---nooooooooooooooo!
Anyway September has turned out to be a very busy and exciting month. Let me tell you all about it friends. The month started out with a bang--Dan came back from Texas and his cousin Josh and wife Audrey visited for two weeks from California. It was so great to have them around and hang out. They just left this last Sunday so we are having Josh and Audrey withdrawals now--come back guys--we miss you! The month also started out great because I (Sarah) was surprised to open my mail box one day and find a working visa inside! Everyone say Yeah! I have been sending out resumes ever since. Here in the land of Canada, receiving a working visa also means that you can enroll in the provincial medical plan and get your social number. So, in other words we are officially in business. I am free to work, get sick, and get a credit card. Yes! I have been applying for numerous positions in social work and some government support positions. Excited to see which job God is going to bless me with.
Dan started classes again this past Monday for EMR training (emergency responder). He is in class from 8 to 5 all week. By the end of this week he will know what to do at the scene of an accident and how to deliver a baby--among other things. So far he has been enjoying these classes and excited about all that he is learning.
There are two more weeks of excitement left in September. The 24th is our 5th anniversary already! We decided to do something really crazy and go to Grand Forks, North Dakota for the weekend and stalk up on our American goods. Kinda sounds sad huh? But it should be fun! The 30th will be my 28th birthday too. So it is a month of partying and celebrations.
We would love your continued prayers for Dan's testing coming up and my job searching. Please email us if there is anything you need prayer for--we want to be there for our friends and family and have seen how much prayer makes a difference in the last couple months. Let us know. Until next time!
P.S. I think many people are confused about how Dan's fire training and hiring process is working--so this is the tentative schedule:
Currently--taking EMR classes. The lecture portion will be done this Saturday. Then he has hands on training once a week for a month or two. Then he takes the Provincial tests to become a EMR. With this training he will be able to work on a Ambulance.
Then Dan will need to go back to Texas to take his pump operations training and testing. That teaches him how to work all the water mechanisms on a fire truck.
Then the last big thing he needs to do is get his air brake license--so he can drive a fire truck.
The city hiring for fire fighters only happens once or twice a year and there is a rumor that they are planning a hiring for November. So we are waiting for that announcement and hoping that Dan will have everything finished. Hope that clears everything up. Thanks!
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