18 March 2013

A Joyous Weekend

On our way out of Lethbridge on Friday morning we were driving down Mayor Magrath Drive and Bob said,  "There is Elder Moore".  He was driving a van in the lane next to us so at the next two stop lights we rolled down the window to talk to him.  He had got back from the Halifax mission the day before and was going shopping for "normal" clothes.  It was exciting to see him - he lives in Magrath.

It was foggy and dreary that morning, but as we drove toward Calgary the sun came up and sky started to clear.


That evening we attended the Calgary Temple for the first time along with our three Calgary boys and their wives.
 It was exciting to go in and see the Draysons who had lived in Halifax for part of the time that we were there.  He is going to university in Calgary.



When we came out of the temple we were greeted with snow.

Saturday morning Bob, Edward, Jeremy, Jackson, Bentley, Lincoln, Austen and Miranda went to a car show.  I went over to Nathan and Taras and spent the time there.

He didn't buy it.

At four in the afternoon we attended Miranda's baptism at the Parkland Stake Center.  Four of our children and their families were there.  

A Great Bunch of Grandchildren to Support Miranda

The rest of our time in Calgary was cold and snowy.  This morning I took the C-train downtown for a visit to the US consulate in Calgary.  I'm not too happy about the US attitude about Canadians who were born in the US having to file US taxes and not being able to file without a Social Security # and what a pain it is to get a Social Security #.  I have to send in a document for each year that I have lived in Canada to prove that I lived here.  How many documents will that be?  Also can you believe that my birth certificate is the "old fashioned" kind and I may have to get a more modern one.

Now we are home in Lethbridge once more.

1 comment:

jmkjeldgaard said...

Trying again to comment:

So Anne, I had no idea you were born in the US and where is your birthplace? Are you still a US citizen. I didn't realize one had to file taxes if born here and get a S.S. # - is this a new ruling? Quite riduculous for sure.
Marilyn