30 Wednesday Oct 2019
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backing, big girl pants, family, memories, parents, poppy, remembering, widow
picked up a poppy the other day…
dug around and found a backing piece and put the poppy on my jacket… I hate to lose them…
it feels important to wear this sign of respect for our veterans and those who serve now…
I remember my mom and dad, my father-in-law and my son-in-law…
29 Tuesday Oct 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, organized, prepared, review, widow, will
recently I’ve heard a lot about Wills…
today on tv they were discussing the need for one, and how most people don’t get that piece of organization done…
I did mine in July of 2012… and I likely need to update it as they mentioned you should review it every five years or so…
amazingly, it has been over seven years since it was written… it was shortly after my beloved died and I was getting ready to have major surgery… I wanted to have my affairs in order on the chance that I didn’t make it… wanted things to be as easy as possible for the girls…
rather proud that I was able to put my fingers on it right away when I went looking, lol…
28 Monday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, feet, friend, moments, pedicure, purple, sensitive, treat, visit, widow
went for a pedicure with a great friend who I hadn’t seen in quite a while…
it was lovely to spend time together and catch up on one another’s goings on…
when I first started getting pedicures they were very difficult as my feet are sensitive and it was hard to sit through all the cutting, filing, and pushing that is part of the process…
recently that hasn’t been a problem, but this time one foot was just so sensitive that I could barely stand the process…
my esthetician rewarded me with an extra long massage when it was all done;-)…
and I have pretty toes again…
27 Sunday Oct 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, condo, family, fish, garden, grandsons, pond, searched, son-in-law, widow
all the boys came for dinner tonight…
they searched for fish in the pond, but the fish are trying really hard not to be found… wish we could tell them they are going to freeze if they don’t come into the condo;-(…
my son-in-law is much more patient than the younger boys although he only caught a few… two more of the babies and one bigger one…
we talked about catching the fish with grandpa and how the three biggest ones have been in the tank and pond since before he died…
we will continue to see if we can find more… still time before the pond freezes over…
26 Saturday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, computer, creepy, Fitbit, moments, noise, sound, Technology, widow
been laughing off and on for days…
all of a sudden, a few days ago, it sounded like the computer was making a noise each time I received a text message or phone call on my iPhone…
it was kind of creeping me out…
a few nights ago, while I was on the phone with my daughter I heard it again and then I heard something fall…
that’s when I started laughing because I realized that it was the old Fitbit which I had put on the shelf in the hall and hadn’t disconnected…
it was vibrating and responding to each text and call and eventually vibrated right off the shelf…
found it on the stairs, lol…
23 Wednesday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, customer service, Fitbit, moments, replacement, Technology, version, widow
I’ve had a Fitbit for 5 years and I really like it…
in that time I’ve probably had about three versions of them…
I’ve also had a few replaced due to various problems…
last week I sent them a photo of my Fitbit screen as it had been filled with gray lines for about a week…
they responded the same day and offered up a few suggestions as to what I might try… after I tried their ideas and nothing changed, they advised that my Fitbit was still under warranty so they sent me a replacement, which arrived yesterday…
last night I set it up and it is working perfectly…
they sure provide excellent customer service…
22 Tuesday Oct 2019
this little flower made me think of all those I know who are hanging on by a thread for a variety of reasons… even though it has been cold and snowy it is still blooming…
I was also thinking of a friend’s comment that they couldn’t pull out the plants that were still flowering in their garden, lol…
beauty is all around us, if we just take a moment to look…
21 Monday Oct 2019
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I’m not sure why but I love bendy buses…
I’ve ridden in them in Ottawa, when visiting my daughter and son-in-law… there are lots of them there…
there haven’t been many here until recently…
for whatever reason they’ve been driving down the street by our office and I got a photo the other day…
not sure why, but when I see them they make me smile…
20 Sunday Oct 2019
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AAA Downtown Dental Clinic, big girl pants, blessed, dentist, filling, memories, moments, walk, widow
had to go to the dentist for a couple of fillings… sad face…
I am seriously stressed by dentists, but go regularly so that I don’t have any problems… clearly had a very negative experience as a child and the fear has never left me…
I’ve been going to a specialized dental office for over twenty years and still I am nervous every time I go, lol…
the nerves at this appointment came because many years ago something happened when I was getting the freezing in my upper teeth… I mentioned it, and she changed the type of medication she used and then stood and chatted with me until it was time to start the procedure… clearly an attempt to keep me calm, lol…
got this shot as I was walking back to the office… felt much more relaxed as I passed by the Delta…
19 Saturday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, knocked, moments, nature, photos, PTE, thought-provoking, trees, widow
went to PTE this afternoon… the play was thought-provoking and very well done…
walked home from Portage Avenue afterwards…
so many broken branches along the way…
that snowstorm really knocked around the trees and the city will be recovering for a long time…
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