3 Months in...

Well, here's a few things I've been up to the past couple months...in no particular order or priority (FYI...I pretty much stole almost all these pictures from other peoples blogs, so yeah, take that):

Renovate my office and tool storage, rebuild urinal flushing mechanism, toilet flanges, flushers and fittings, paper towel dispensers, removing wax, scrubbing, waxing and cleaning floors, drywall, tape, mud and sand, paint, gutters, rebuild door push mechanisms, potholes, burn pile (mountain!), lawn mowing, garbage pickup, decks, stair repairs, snow removal, program equipment building and repairs, clean and organize shop (work in progress), WHMIS, teaching a class, repairing walk-in freezer stuff, insulating, leaky roofs, BMX track, kayaks and canoes, shelters for tables, re-organizing rooms, janitor supplies, picking up branches, inspecting beaver dams, towel racks, loose doors, wobbly fans, noisy fans, old vacuums, leaky faucets, shower curtains, dryer vents, blowing leaves, small engine repairs, recycling, water testing, tool maintenance/repairs, house keeping, tractor driving, golf cart driving, quad driving, boat driving, box building, lamp changing, ordering products, switches, receptacles, boxes, wiring, lights, emergency signs, fire alarm, project proposals and a few other things.



Definitely not bored.  Loving the variety and challenges of working in a dynamic environment.  Feeling as though this is something I could do for a very long time.

Now, people and places...
Loving the new community of friends that we get to rub shoulders with almost daily.  Whether it's at work, waffle Wednesdays, sushi night, drop-in volleyball, floor hockey, family dinners, mushroom picking, team meetings, church or whatever; we're so very busy with people and life is less compartmentalized.

I'm pretty much a weasel when it comes to v-ball...I gotta make up for my height somehow!

I'm now much closer to my parents and even closer now that my dad was willing to move to Nanaimo from Port Hardy, which means both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners as an entire immediate Zalinko clan gathered.  Here is Jax with "Opa," learning how to play by ear!

Our boys are now being home-schooled.  We think it's best.  Rach is amazing.

I get to work with amazing people.  We laugh a lot.  We think a lot.  We pray often and look out for one another.  We dream big and have invested ourselves into camp ministry wholeheartedly.  It's fun and challenging, and there's always something we can be thankful to God for as we consider His grace in our lives and in this ministry.  This pic is only of a few staff but you get the point.

I also get to work with a group of students that are here on campus this year...they help me out a bunch and I really appreciate each of their unique personalities.

It feels like we've been here for many years; small town life fits pretty nice.  You should try it sometime!