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Olympics…

07 Friday Feb 2014

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spent a good portion of the day watching some of the overnight moguls, slopestyle and the opening ceremonies live…

lighting the torch...

lighting the torch…

it was lovely… the TV had been on all night but I did sleep through most of it… which was fine because I had PRV’d everything…

as I was watching the opening ceremonies the sun was streaming through the window… I do love the sun, lol…

sun on the garage...

sun on the garage…

napped for a while, and then watched more TV and worked on a project…

reminded me of the last time I was watching the Olympics… it was the summer Olympics in 2012, and I was watching from the main floor bedroom… we had brought in a bed from my daughter’s house and had purchased a new TV… I had just had my hysterectomy/hernia surgery… got out of the hospital earlier than planned and my nephew came and stayed with me for the first few days…

this was the first time in my adult life that George wasn’t there to look after me… big girl pants can be a drag…

I have bad reactions to drugs of any kind and within 12 hours of my surgery had stopped taking meds as the side effects were worse than the pain… but it did mean that I was hurting and had trouble getting up and out of bed for a while… my nephew was amazing and took great care of me… then my friend arrived and spent a wonderful week with me… she found treats to encourage me to eat as I really had no desire for food… eventually I was able to walk to the back of the garden and sit by the pond…

my friend headed off and I was on my own… and then the Olympics started… I was able to get in and out of bed, but needed lots of rest… so, I would watch for a while and sleep for a while and then watch for a while and so on… it was a perfect distraction…

I am very happy that I had today and have the next few days to watch all I can and then I will PVR all the overnight shows and watch them in the evenings…

and I am very happy that I am healthy and able to work…

life is good…

food…

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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today seemed to be all about food…

started out with breakfast at a regular event we now host monthly… it is at The Met just down the street from our office and the space is lovely, the staff are attentive and the food is excellent…

didn’t actually get a shot of my plate, but made this collage of the bits that filled up my plate…

breakfast collage...

breakfast collage…

then at lunch time – for our Souper Thursday – we had a marvelous Thai soup… my colleague has made this one a few times, but each time it is slightly different, always delicious…

Thai soup...

Thai soup…

spent some time sharing about how WordPress works… it is always exciting to share something you know about with others… nearly always learn something in the process…

finally tonight’s supper turned out to be a lovely garlic bread broiled with fresh garlic and brie and some strawberries on the side… I had a handful of pistachios a bit earlier…

brie on garlic bread...

brie on garlic bread…

as I ate my supper I was watching slopestyle and team figure skating, sigh… I do love the Olympics… a friend of mine was teasing me about this today, lol…

my day really was all about food…

too funny…

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

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my daughter just arrived at the house from the airport, where she just returned from her week away in Mexico…

she walked into the house to discover a pair of men’s shoes at the front door, and heard his voice and mine upstairs, coming from the bedroom…

it didn’t take her more than a few seconds to recognize the shoes as those of my contractor (one of her friends), but for those precious seconds it was too funny…

she and her friend were eager to get home to see their families so they didn’t stay for more than a few moments… they had come by to pick up my car, as while she was away, her car had an oopsie and can’t get in to Autopac until the end of February… there have been so many accidents over the past month due to the bad weather that getting cars in for estimates is taking ages… I’m wondering how long it might take to get it fixed too…

usually lending them the car is not a problem at all, but my travelling buddy is heading off to Hawaii in a week and the other two people who might give me a ride are also going on vacation around the same time…

not quite sure how it will all work out… those big girl pants again…

my contractor was here to discuss our next project – repairing some cracks and painting the stairwell and the inside of my closet…

now I have to move about 40 feet of books so he can get the work done… this might be just the time to divest some of them, although I always find letting books go very difficult… I was hoping the kids could help me this weekend but just discovered they are going to be away, yikes… will have to think about how I might get this job done…

was telling my guy how everyone loves my new purple wall… he had been laughing because we had just talked about how the stairwell wall and closet will all be painted white and he said something about all he would ever need here was white and purple paint… and, of course, he’s right…

purple wall with new picture hanging...

purple wall with new picture hanging…

light…

04 Tuesday Feb 2014

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have really been noticing the additional light each day recently…

today the sun rose at 7:55 am and set at 5:29 pm for a total of 9 hours and 33 minutes of light… a month ago, on January 4th it rose at 8:25 am and set at 4:41 pm for a total of 8 hours and 16 minutes… every day an additional three or four minutes are added on, which doesn’t sound like much, but it sure makes a difference…

amazing what an hour and seventeen minutes can do for a person… nearly everyone I have talked with recently has noticed it… and the fact that we are all feeling better and happier…

the temperature has also risen a bit and we are enjoying more sunshine… walked over to the library yesterday and took a picture of the maze that was built by volunteers over the weekend… it is very cute…

Millennium Library Maze...

Millennium Library Maze…

last night I got this picture of the sunset…

sunset last night...

sunset last night…

tonight on our way home from work the sun was shining into the car and I was basking in it… we also saw a very nice sundog…

sundog 4Feb14...

sundog 4Feb14…

I am also doing a better job of dinner, which I think might also be related to the light… I feel as though I have the energy to cook something instead of relying on frozen things from the freezer or something that doesn’t involved any prep…

I do love sunshine…

the Olympics…

03 Monday Feb 2014

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starting to get excited about the Olympics…

have now organized having Friday off so that I can watch the Opening Ceremonies… I really like to watch the events live if I possibly can…

have downloaded an app – Sochi 2014 – which lists times when all of the different sports are taking place and you can add them to your calendar…

Sochi Olympics app...

Sochi Olympics app…

planning on some Slopestyle qualifying around 4 am on Thursday with semi finals late Friday night…Saturday has lots of skating and some moguls as well… Sunday looks to have some downhill, ice dance and luge…

going to be a rough week next week.. short track is happening at 5 am Monday so I should be able to watch a bit of that before heading to work, lol…

this has reminded me of the time that I was listening to the TV as I was getting ready for work a number of years ago… was so intent on hearing how our athletes were doing that I put cleaning solution on my contact and then put it into my eye… I could barely move, the pain was so bad, and I remember calling George to help me get the lens out.. after rinsing it for quite a while I contacted my eye doctor and had to go right to his office to get it looked at… it too ages to heal… since then I have been extremely cautious as to what solution I am using…

in a recent conversation, realized that I am currently looking back but also seeing how I have grown… some days it is quite easy to put on those big girl pants…

five!

02 Sunday Feb 2014

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today the littlest guy turned five… can’t believe it… his mom is away on a trip right now, so the guys were having a boys fun weekend…

we chatted on FaceTime this morning at which time he advised me that he wanted homemade hamburgers and salad for supper… our family tradition is that you get to choose your dinner… all very nice except his daddy and I had been planning ham for dinner, lol…

they came over just after lunch time and he, his daddy and I went shopping for the birthday dinner ingredients…

riding under the grocery cart...

riding under the grocery cart…

 

he decided he was riding underneath the cart, and seeing as it was just the three of us, we didn’t complain, and his method of travel brought smiles to the faces of most of the people who passed us, lol… 

 

birthday cake...

birthday cake…

 

we spent quite a bit of time in the Bakery section while he examined every cake and finally made a decision… based completely on the strawberries on top…

once we got home all the boys headed out for a birthday hot tub and I started working on supper, although Jeff had already made the burgers… the interesting thing about all of this is that the little guy has been going through a no meat phase…

birthday dinner...

birthday dinner…

we had barbequed burgers, with cheese and lettuce, homemade French fries and salad… the French fries were definitely not up to Grandpa’s standards and we discussed what he might have done differently that made his so good… our other special treat was chocolate milk that we picked up while we were out…

then we had the cake, which looked way prettier than it tasted, lol…

here’s what I wrote last year on his birthday…

this year I was thinking about the turmoil in my work situation when he was born, and how within weeks of his birth I was out of work… at the time it was tremendously stressful… although, had that not happened, I wouldn’t be working at the wonderful place I am now..

ups and downs in the journey…

MBlog 2014…

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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my head is filled with all the bloggers who spoke at today’s blogging conference…

heard about five ways of being – useful, original, confident, excellent, social…

asked “what do you want people to know about you” and told “keep doing it”…

link to your blog on Pinterest… group boards… collaborate…

be trustworthy and consistent… respond to comments with encouragement…

write for yourself… “tell the truth”… “pretend you are good at it”…

set aside the time…

keep legalities in mind…

treat the camera like a person when doing videos…

yikes… now to find the nuggets that speak to me… what a great day…

health break this morning...

health break this morning…

blogging…

31 Friday Jan 2014

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tonight I was at the reception for MBlog 2014…helped everyone find their nametags and then listened and took a few pictures as people networked.. then we listened to a panel talk about blogging and other forms of social media…

it was great to see speakers and participants whom I had seen at our first MBlog event in 2012… and there were lots of new people to meet as well…

had a conversation with a woman who is setting up a website for the over 50 crowd… she is interested in connecting with my blog… will be interesting to see if that goes anywhere…

do love the serving staff at The Fort Garry… it is one of the few places around that makes sure they offer the goodies to everyone, including those who are looking after registration… tonight the young man who was serving the hors d’oeuvres made sure to come out and offer us goodies as well… they were delicious… got a photo of the dried apple slice with cheese and nuts on it… yum…

apple cheese nut appetizer...

apple cheese nut appetizer…

met a fellow who is looking to find his inspiration or the fun he used to have when he started blogging…

had quite the giggle on the ride home as we remembered the last conference and how there had been snow plows everywhere on the roads and the number of places where we got stuck behind them… which really slowed down our ability to get home…

no plows tonight…

twitter…

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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tonight I attended a seminar on Twitter for Business… I signed up for Twitter about a year ago and have tweeted all of 36 times, lol…

the class was great…  I learned some basics from @cendrinemedia in a fun and interactive manner… while we were looking at her page the tweets were racing down the screen…

I think I learned enough to understand the basics and really start tweeting on a regular basis… there is a lot to learn but Cendrine encouraged us to keep the handout filled with the information she shared, and just get started…

tomorrow we have our blogging conference – MBlog2014 and I am planning to do a bit of tweeting during the event… hope it goes well, lol…

earlier, had lunch with a good friend… we ate at a restaurant that sadly is closing on Saturday… I ordered the most requested item on the menu and enjoyed it very much… my friend had the soup which was very good as well…

 

enchiladas for lunch today...

enchiladas for lunch today…

 

going to bed now because it is going to be a very busy few days…

busy evening…

29 Wednesday Jan 2014

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not very often that I have visitors in the evening… well, other than Monday nights, lol…

tonight I had two different ones…

possble picture for the purple wall...

possible picture for the purple wall…

a colleague dropped off a picture for me to check out and see if I want to use it on the new purple wall… thinking I like it, but will need to have a look at it in the daylight…

very shortly after that a friend stopped by to pick up the car to use while she is in town over the next few days…

I had made tea, but both women had things to do and places to be, so I had to drink the tea all on my own…

during the day my contractor friend was by and painted the new door upstairs purple… it looks amazing… so then I had to stage the room to get a picture for you…

purple door in the bedroom...

purple door in the bedroom…

made me giggle a bit… for quite a long period in our life I had red everywhere and it drove George a bit batty… I wonder what he would think now as the purple slowly creeps into the house room by room…

sometimes wearing those big girl pants is kind of fun…