22 Tuesday Aug 2017
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apps, big girl pants, calories, Fitbit, frustrated, MyFitnessPal, research, steps, widow
frustrated with my Fitbit and MyFitnessPal…
since yesterday the step count has not transferred between MyFitnessPal and Fitbit so I have way less available calories to eat…
I can eat more, but then I don’t meet my goal for the day…
must have spent hours over the last few days trying to sort it out… looks like this might be a problem with one of the apps…
argh…
not sure what to try next…
21 Monday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, cloudy, eclipse, fun, moments, overcast, pictures, rain, sky, sun, Technology, weather, widow
seems nearly everyone was talking about the solar eclipse…
since early morning the weather was not looking good… they were projecting rain and cloudy skies for most of the day…
we were sure we wouldn’t get to see anything but decided to go and stand outside just to be part of the excitement…
a colleague arrived back from lunch with the proper eyewear and just for fun we looked up…
and the clouds parted in a tiny circle and we saw the eclipse… it was great fun as we passed the glasses from one to another and even to a few passers by…
less than five minutes and the clouds rolled back in…
now that was a moment;-)…
20 Sunday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, bunnies, family, fun, goats, grandsons, memories, moments, petting, petting zoo, Stonewall Quarry Days, widow
the daddy and I took the two younger boys to Stonewall Quarry Days…
they had the most fun in the Petting Zoo where they petted, picked up, and fed many animals…
the huge turtle, maybe it was a tortoise, was a big hit… and then the bunnies…
the hens were fun but they ran away a lot, lol…
feeding the goats was very entertaining… we bought two ice cream cones filled with pellets and they really took their time sharing them out amongst all the animals…
wonderful how they are getting more gentle with animals and understanding that they shouldn’t just dump all the food in one place all at once…
they are growing up and it is such a gift to be able to spend time with them on a regular basis…
19 Saturday Aug 2017
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rather sad today…
this was the scene from yesterday… the back side of the house is done but not the front, although apparently it is water tight…
was looking forward to it being all finished this afternoon… they told me they would be here around nine this morning…
this is what the roof looks like now, sigh…
they never came and their stuff is all over the yard so I can’t even sit out and enjoy the garden…
I’m fairly sure they aren’t going to come tomorrow and Monday’s forecast is for rain…
feeling rather grumpy and wishing my beloved was here to sort this all out…
18 Friday Aug 2017
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yay, it’s Friday… seemed like a long week… too funny because I only worked three days, lol…
blessed today with help from my grandson who ran some errands for me and did a few jobs around the house… and he took the car in to be washed… she looked stunning when I got into the parking lot after work…
went out for dim sum for lunch and enjoyed every bite and the great company…
came home to a nearly completed new roof… sadly there aren’t purple shingles available…
supper, made up of last night’s leftovers, was basically ready…
now enjoying some tv…
pretty fine day…
17 Thursday Aug 2017
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went to the Farmers Market today and picked up a few things…
got tiny cucumbers and potatoes, a cauliflower, peas, two kinds of buns, a chocolate bar and 3 purple glads…
as I walked home with my treasures lots of people commented on the gladioli…
for dinner I had roasted country style spareribs along with new potatoes and dill, beets from last week, and cucumbers in vinegar and water… delicious…
wonderful to have access to fresh food so close to the office…
life is good…
16 Wednesday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, camping, encourage, family, friends, fun, grandson, helpful, kids, memories, Nutimik, teenagers, treat, water, widow
really impressed with the teenagers we spent time with over the last week…
they were polite, helpful, kind and caring…
not what one always thinks of seventeen year olds…
they had such fun together and with our younger boys… clearly most have younger siblings…
they played with the younger kids, had real conversations with the adults, did dishes, cleaned up, ran errands, paid for supplies, and took turns with the fun activities…
the most impressive thing for me was how they encouraged one another, rather than tease or make fun of… jumping off the rocks was quite stressful for some, as was learning some of the water sports, but they only ever encouraged…
what a lovely group of young people and what a treat to spend time with them…
15 Tuesday Aug 2017
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bannock, big girl pants, campfire, camping, family, memories, moments, Nutimik, packing, skunk, vacation, widow
our final day of camping…
we woke up at 5 am to the sound of a critter under the camper trying to eat something… it was a skunk and it was trying to devour the chocolate cookies which we had missed putting away along with the marshmallows last night… not sure if we breathed for the thirty minutes it wandered around the campsite…
I got up around 7:30 and spent a quiet time enjoying my tea, reading and thinking of all the great moments over these five days…
once everyone was up, the last meal we cooked on the campfire was chicken and bannock…
packed up the camper, dropped the boat at a friend’s seasonal site and headed home in three vehicles filled with very worn out individuals…
back in the house by 3:30 and busy unpacking and organizing supper and tomorrow’s lunch for work…
had an awesome time and made lots of wonderful memories…
14 Monday Aug 2017
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our last full day here…
we got up early and the younger boys, the daddy and I went fishing…
we arrived back with 2 pickerel which the daddy filleted, and we will have for a late night snack…
brunch was ready and we had bacon pancakes with chocolate bits sprinkled on top… pretty tasty…
cleaned everything up and met the kids at the diving rock…
had a fun day as one person learned to wakeboard and others had turns on the wakeboard and the kneeboard… and snacks on the boat…
total of six seventeen year olds along with the twelve year old, the eight year old, three adults, and one dog…
amazing how well we all got along…
supper was tacos in a bag, one of the boys’ favourites… not quite the gourmet meals we’ve been enjoying, lol, but we are planning on pickerel and bannock as a late night snack…
four teenagers along with the mommy and daddy went fishing and the younger boys have been keeping the fire burning using only small logs, twigs, and bark which they have been finding in the woods… been very entertaining…
gonna miss these guys tomorrow night, lol…
13 Sunday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, boat, campfire, camping, cooking, diving, family, fun, marshmallows, Nutimik, wakeboarding, water, widow
vacation is such a wonderful time…
big breakfast of sunny side up eggs with hash browns and bacon… again, on the campfire…
then another glorious day on the water…
tubing, cliff diving, wakeboarding and beach time…
for dinner tonight’s menu was steak, shrimp, lobster, potatoes, mushrooms, green beans and peas…
dishes are done and we are roasting marshmallows…
quick trip down to the beach to post this and then off to bed…
