However when I go up to the lady to get my Iron checked she looks at my card, pokes my finger and drops my blood into the little blue container of liquid.
At first it looks like it is dropping quite well but then it gets about half way down and like a puppet on a string starts back for the top... rather quickly...
The lady goes 'oh dear' and I explain that the same thing happened to me last time but when they tested it on the machine it turned out quite fine. So she squishes my finger a little bit more to get some more blood out and puts it in the machine as she laughs and tells me she has never seen blood float up quite that fast. Then the thing beeps and she tells me that my iron is to low and Im not aloud to give blood; she sends me off with a nurse who gives me a thing that tells me to eat more steak.
However then Nick goes through and is approved just fine (other then I think he streached the truth on Question #1 where it asks you if you are feeling well today!!)
So my expectations going in were turned upside down and I was the one that ended up sitting there reading Macleans about how Canadians use to much water!
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We have been relatively busy lately with WEDDING stuff... Just in case you wanted to know it is 32 days until Wedding number 1 and the plans are going well... or I am just forgetting to do a whole bunch of stuff... Who knows it could be a mix of both.
Both sides of the family are very excited for both weddings; the Bradfield crew is excited to have an excuse for a family reunion and it should be tons of fun. I have had so much help from some awesomely creative ladies that are helping me decorate for the wedding in Ontario.
So I guess the couple of things that happened wedding wise over the last little while would be the wonderful ladies of Hawkesville threw me a bridal shower with games (they tried to see how well I REALLY knew Nick; which I would have to say I passed with flying colours) a chocolate fountain which I believe was the favorite of the guests under 15; ate some jelly bellys (Some tasted like ear wax... some like marshmallows) and just had some good time to hang out and visit with all of the amazing ladies that I have got to know over the last 4 months.
Then Charity (Nicks sister) and Dad threw us what they call in Ontario a 'Stag and Doe' which purpose was to help raise money for the wedding; which it did do that! They had rented the bottom part of a bowling ally in Waterloo and bowled the night away with a raffle; 50 50 and at the end of the night through some scheming of some uncles Nick and I Pied each other...
So it has been a pretty fun couple weeks and we thank everyone that was involved. We feel so blessed by the family and friends around to support us.
The count down continues!
speaking during the service on May 23. I had the opportunity to lead a boys bible study again and also to preach at our home church of Hawkesville Mennonite. We also took part in a one day church retreat with fellow Hawkesville Menno members.
The Out of the Cold program we help out with on saturday nights at Bethany Evangelical Church is taking it's usual summer break; so we attended a volunteer appreciation dinner where Jocelyn and I shared a bit about what the program means to us. I also spoke at Bethany Church on Apr 17 to a group of approx 70 men about our ministry and what God has done in my life. Another appreciation dinner we attended was at Woodside Church for helping with the tuesday night kids club program. Jocelyn and I will be speaking at Woodside on May 9 during 2 adult sunday sessions.
Nick and Jocelyn
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