08 Monday May 2017
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great evening with my BS buddies…
tonight they helped me finish up a project for an event tomorrow… four sets of hands make any piece of work get completed much quicker…
never know what topics we will cover in our time together… tonight we touched on pianos, rubber coated driveways, housing, people skills, travel, teaching, busy schedules, sleep patterns, and chairs…
can’t even imagine where I’d be without these amazing women…
flowers make me happy too;-)…
07 Sunday May 2017
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Assiniboine Park, baby whisperer, big girl pants, breakfast, nap, sweetie, walk, widow
spent a wonderful morning with this little sweetie…
we had breakfast together at the “A” where my talent as a baby whisperer was once again demonstrated… happy to know I’ve still got it as I haven’t been around little ones much recently…
managed this shot while she was napping in my arms…
after breakfast we went for a lovely walk around the Gardens and Park…
what a treat…
06 Saturday May 2017
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barbecue, big girl pants, car, chair, craving, Outlet Collection Mall, plates, purple, red, shopping, Teen burger, widow
great luck with shopping… met the kids out Kenaston and my grandson headed off in my car and my daughter and I went searching for a few things on my list…
got the cutest little red barbecue that is being put together at the store and delivered sometime this week…
had to download this picture from the internet because I didn’t take one while we were in the store, lol… it has two burners, with shelves on both sides that fold down so it won’t take up too much room in the garage… and it has four wheels which will make moving it around much simpler…
then we found a purple sports chair… had seen one last summer and been on the lookout since then… it’s purple after all… it has a little table and containers for snacks and drinks… will be great for soccer games and camping…
at the same place found two pretty plates… been feeling like my plain white with black on them are getting boring…
went to the new Outlet Collection Mall and I picked up a better quality garlic press from Think Kitchen… the Mall was a big space with many stores, some of them new to the city, but only appeared to have a few actual outlets…
had a teen burger for lunch… not exactly the best meal for me but I’ve been craving one, so adjusted the rest of my meals for the day… it is much better for me to have the food I’m craving rather than end up eating all kinds of things I don’t really want…
got dropped at home, had a nap and then made a ChefsPlate dinner…
feels odd not to have the car, but my grandson will bring it back at supper time tomorrow…
busy, but productive day…
05 Friday May 2017
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big girl pants, breakfast, daffodils, emerging, garden, hot tub, nap, Park, walk, widow, wonderful
had the most wonderful day off…
got up early, had a cup of tea, and went for a walk to the Park… it was a beautiful morning…
I’ve never seen debris up against the bridge before…
had breakfast on my own and watched geese and ducks while I enjoyed my meal…
then I wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens with my camera in hand…
plants are springing up and the daffodils were blooming… haven’t been for a while and happy to spend time in the Gardens and see the life emerging…
got home, had a nap and lunch… then I went out for a hot tub and enjoyed watching the waterfall…
air dried on a lounger in the sun and spent some time reviewing my photos from the morning…
watched a bit of tv… had another nap and made one of my ChefsPlate meals…
finished the day with chocolate and chips…
couldn’t have been better…
04 Thursday May 2017
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big girl pants, chocolate, Friday, garden, morning glories, seeds, widow, wildfire
tonight I took a picture of my seeds with a dark chocolate bar… ate a few pieces of a different bar, which was already open…
most of the seeds have been growing like wildfire…
the morning glories are doing amazingly… sadly, the moon flowers seem to be growing at a much slower rate…
this is my Friday off and I am looking forward to three days full of relaxing in the garden…
03 Wednesday May 2017
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the sky has been very interesting over the last few days…
yesterday as I was waiting for my ride to aquasize got this shot…
it looked really bad but there wasn’t any rain coming down when we got out of the pool…
we could use some rain to clean up the dust but I would prefer that it rain during the night, lol…
today I caught a few pictures of some cool looking clouds as I made my way home…
now the sky is a beautiful blue without a cloud in sight…
02 Tuesday May 2017
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big girl pants, bowl, chocolate, dinner, gather, Homer's, May, May day, Morris dancers, widow
last night we celebrated May Day...
the dining room table was set and ready by 4:15, which was pretty good considering I got home at 3:45, lol…
this group gathers every month or so and share a meal, check-in with one another and then have a conversation which can lead us in a variety of directions…
I’ve had this bowl since Christmas when my son-in-law bought it for me… since then it’s been sitting in the counter with various chocolate bars in it… put buns from Homer’s in it… first time it has held something other than chocolate, lol…
it is a beauty… although it looked pretty good filled with chocolate;-)…
there had been tons of research done and we learned a lot… heard about Morris dancers and saw photos of May Day traditions over the centuries…
enjoy spending time with this great group…
01 Monday May 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, daughter, decisions, freezer, frozen, garbage, grandson, smell, strong hands, widow
or not…
Saturday was a good day… up at a reasonable time… made a lovely breakfast… I tend to have eggs on the weekend…
got some laundry done… even scrubbed down the top of the stove… sure do miss George for some jobs and scrubbing is one of them… my arms are wussy but he had strong hands and arms… when he scrubbed a pot it was completely shiny when he was done;-)…
had a break and sat outside and read for a bit… texted with my daughter to see if they were coming for dinner on Sunday and when she advised they were, I headed down to the freezer to pull something out to thaw…
that is when the day took a turn… everything was thawed… as in not frozen, not even cold… bad… it smelled bad and all of it was bad…
my daughter and grandson came over and he – who has a strong stomach and weak nose – unlike his mother and grandmother – took out five bags to the garbage…
then he hosed down and rinsed out the freezer a few times and moved the – now very heavy and completely full – garbage can to the back of the yard… of course Friday was garbage day, so the disgusting smell will be around all week… likely we will need to put some bleach in it for a few days after it gets dumped to get rid of the odour…
so, here’s my freezer today…
waiting to be picked up and taken to the scrap yard…
starting to research a replacement… should I get another chest freezer or go for an upright one…
decisions, decisions…
30 Sunday Apr 2017
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great excitement today…
ran out and did a number of errands and when I got home came outside and sat by the pond… first time I’ve been out on the back deck this year… only brought out cushions for one chair but it was delightful to sit out and read a book in the sunshine…
had my lunch there and eventually it got so hot that I changed into a tank top and shorts…
kids came over and my son-in-law cleaned the leaves out of the pond, with a little help from the younger boys… they found a frog, woohoo, which always makes me happy… maybe it has been making the odd noise I’ve been hearing when I’ve been in the hot tub over the last week or so…
and he got the pumps in and working…
there is still lots of work to do in the pond, as dead plants need to be removed, ones that are starting need to be cleaned up, and new ones purchased and popped in, although not before all chances of frost are gone… have lost a few when I was over eager, lol…
we had barbecued steak for supper and now they are gone and I am sitting listening to the water running with the sun shining in my face and a blanket on to keep me cozy…
will be sure to have a hot tub to enjoy the sound of the water before bed…
summer really is coming;-)…
29 Saturday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, home, hot tub, reminder, special, team, Technology, tub, widow, work
nine years ago today the hot tub arrived and sat in the garage…
took another few weeks before it made it to its home on a new deck beside the house…
actually got to sit in it on Mother’s Day that year…
it is a special reminder of the previous ten years of work… they were quite amazing…
started the job on a contract to get the space set up as the organization had moved from Toronto… there were boxes everywhere… the whole place needed to be set up… from there I worked up to the office administrator and consulted with the students regarding finances and bursaries… the team grew and was quite wonderful…
was always happy to welcome people to our space and enjoyed working with the governing body from across the country… remembering all the things I learned about conference calling and how over those years the systems improved… I have always loved working with technology and certainly had lots of opportunities to do that…
grew as a person during those years as well… we had 360 degree performance reviews which involved input from all of the people I interacted with… from my colleagues, to the students, to the council and committee members, to the suppliers and people who rented space in the building…
the staff team also met in pairs to encourage and challenge one another… sometimes it was very hard to hear where I needed to improve, but, in the end, very beneficial…
I really have been blessed in my work life…
was talking with someone a few days ago and mentioned how I didn’t go back to work until my girls were in high school and so I anticipate being on the job for a few more years as I had all that time at home when they were young… what a gift that was…
the hot tub reminds me of special times with special people…
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