17 Thursday Nov 2022
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just finished the calcium pills I had been taking and happily tossed the container into the recycle bin…
they included a bit of vitamin D and were very large, so I was happy to be done with them…
I had asked the pharmacist at the IDA about what to replace them with and he suggested Tums… I was surprised, but happy, because Tums are chewable…
so now I take two Tums and 2 vitamin D pills instead of one huge pill, lol…
16 Wednesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, Eggs Benedict, food, hollandaise, moments, sauce, treat, widow
took some time and made a nice breakfast…
quite a while ago, I got some packets of hollandaise sauce… used one for the first time…
started with an Eggo waffle for the base, added some bacon and then a poached egg… finished it off with the hollandaise…
came out nicely and I enjoyed it;-)…
15 Tuesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, Fitbit, google, hue, moments, percolates, son-in-law, Technology, widow
while my son-in-law was here at the end of August, we tried to install a tp-link switch in the computer room… an issue with wires meant we couldn’t do it…
it didn’t seem like that big a deal, so I left it alone…
today I removed the cover and put in one of the Philips Hue bulbs… the cover will have to stay off so that it gets sufficient air which is okay…
and, with this bulb I am able to dim the light which will be especially good at night when I am charging my Fitbit…
funny how a simple solution can be found if it percolates for a while, lol…
13 Sunday Nov 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, encouraging, masking, memories, moments, out and about, PTE, Technology, widow
recently went to the theatre… a friend and I have been going together for a number of years…
during the pandemic we watched online, but that certainly wasn’t the same…
we had gone to a live presentation in the spring and were happy to be back…
they are still spacing people out, skipping intermission, and encouraging people to wear masks… both of these helped make the afternoon enjoyable… we also had another friend join us…
as is often the case, the set itself was interesting… from before the play started, when the set was quietly tidied… to the end, when it was absolutely trashed, lol…
so nice to do some more normal activities…
on our way home we followed a car with my beloved’s initials…
10 Thursday Nov 2022
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aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, exercise, friends, moments, Pan Am, pool, registering, Technology, water, widow
this morning my adventure buddy and I went back to aquasize for the first time in about three years…
we’d been going to Cindy Klassen at that time… currently that pool is closed for repairs, so our excursion today was to the Pan Am pool…
we hadn’t been there previously and weren’t sure of the situation with Covid, so we were a bit nervous…
registering for the class online had been complicated, but we got it done… and the great news is that we can use our Healthy Living Access card from now on… no more fighting with the online registration system;-)…
the space was clean, there were ample lockers, the other participants were friendly, music was excellent and the teacher was tremendous…
and we appreciated the assistance of the staff as they answered all our questions;-)…
we had a great experience and are looking forward to the next time… especially now we can use our Access cards, lol…
had a two hour nap when I got home…
wonder how I will feel tomorrow…
09 Wednesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, confused, moments, ready, Technology, widow
last week the cleaning company got a little confused and they came on Friday instead of Wednesday…
it always takes a bit of time to be sure everything is tidy for their arrival… when they didn’t arrive on Wednesday at the designated time, I called and left a message, but didn’t hear back…
Thursday I called and left a second message, but again didn’t hear back… this is not the norm with this company so I was starting to worry about them…
Friday, first thing in the morning I got a call… due to a few strange happenings, both of my calls had been missed and their scheduling app had a few hiccups, so they now had me scheduled for noon…
I ran around and did a final tidy and they arrived a few minutes early… they did a great job of making the place nice and shiny…
the bed always looks fancy after they’ve been, lol… very nice for an afternoon nap;-)…
07 Monday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, camera, happy, impressed, iPhone, iPhone 14, moments, nature, night, photos, pictures, snow, Technology, weather, widow
really impressed with the photos this iPhone takes…
yesterday it snowed for most of the day and I took these photos…
this one was out the front of the house at 6:35 pm… sadly, it was dark out there…
and this one was out the back a few minutes later…
great night shots…
01 Tuesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, fire pit, garden, grandkids, happy, moments, propane, repairs, wasps, weather, widow
early in the summer we finally found the coloured glass for the fire pit…
shortly after that it ran out of propane so we had to get the tank filled…
then it was warm, so I didn’t use it…
a while ago, I tried to turn it on and discovered there was a problem with the ignition system…
the kids figured out the problem, consulted with electricians and eventually ordered the required piece…
took some time, but it finally arrived…
we took out the tank and brought the fire pit into the kitchen… pieces came off and then we spotted a wasp nest… thought they were dead, but then they started to move… quickly it got put outside, spray was applied and it was left out there….
tonight, the stars aligned, and after some serious activity on the deck, it is working again…
yay, yay, yay…
28 Friday Oct 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, driving, getting out, Life, masking, moments, normal, Staples, vote, widow
was out and about like normal people on Wednesday…
walked to the community club to vote, then to the IDA drugstore and back home…
after lunch drove to Staples, Home Depot, and Chapters…
wore my mask whenever I was inside and felt pretty good about the whole business, lol…
gave my hands a good washing each time I arrived home…
27 Thursday Oct 2022
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bloodwork, clinic, Dynacare, moments, results, Technology, widow
had bloodwork done again yesterday morning…
when I was at my appointment recently, the doctor advised they hadn’t received a report from Dynacare with numbers for my A1C…
I had it taken a week ago, so he checked online, and it said there was no sample… once I got home I gave them a call and was told someone would call and they would come out to take it again at no charge…
apparently, something happened in the lab…
I am still happy to pay for them to come to the house to get this done, rather than go to a busy lab…
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