21 Friday Jul 2023
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band, big girl pants, blessed, candles, concert, family, moments, music, Planetarium, quartet, queen, Technology, widow
the other night we went to a Candlelight Concert at the Planetarium… fun to get out…
a string quartet played music from Queen as well as a few opera pieces…
it was lovely and we enjoyed it…
we also decided we’d like to attend one of the actual planetarium shows, lol…
03 Thursday Sep 2020
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adjust, band, beautiful, big girl pants, bracelet, Fitbit, purple, shopping, snazzy, Technology, widow
a few weeks ago I ordered a couple of new bands for my Fitbit… they arrived and were excellent…
one is very fancy, but needed to be adjusted… a few days ago I cut off a portion of it, but it was still too large…
yesterday I tried again and now it fits perfectly and looks great;-)…
very snazzy…
31 Thursday May 2018
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band, big girl pants, concert, grandparents, grandson, growth, memories, moments, widow
tonight I attended my eldest grandson’s final band concert…
when I think back to his first few performances it is amazing how far he has come…
what a treat to be able to participate in these memory-making moments…
watching these kids grow and hone their skills in music, sports and life has been such a gift…
grandparenting is one of the best jobs ever…
21 Tuesday Feb 2017
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aquasize, band, big girl pants, change, dinner, family, optimist, Optimist International Band Festival, widow
headed downtown to work this morning planning to go to aquasize at the end of the day…
instead I met up with my daughter, grandsons and a few friends… we headed over to Portage Place to find dress pants for the oldest who was performing at the Optimists International Band Festival tonight…
then we had supper… the kids had sandwiches from Subway and we adults went to Clay Oven…
we got to the venue just before they played their pieces and then watched their workshop with an adjudicator from Montreal who spoke in French for the whole time…
took a video of both of their songs… but didn’t take a single picture of the whole band, lol…
a wonderful treat to get the opportunity to hear the oldest one’s band…
12 Monday Dec 2016
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was picked up at the office and got this shot of the moon which is going to be full tomorrow…
had a delicious supper at my daughter’s and then we headed to my grandson’s band concert… sat between the two little boys and had lots of fun, sharing chocolate and almonds…
the concert was great and certainly brings home the season…
what a gift to be able to attend special events like this…
01 Wednesday Jun 2016
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worked a bit late and while I was still there got a call from my oldest grandson…
he wondered if I wanted to go to his band concert tonight…
we figured it out, they picked me up from the office, and off we went…
they are very good… this is the grade 10-12 band…
here is the grade 9-10 jazz band… the music was excellent… their director tells a story/joke when she introduces each piece… they are always very funny… although we never get them because she tells them in French, lol… tonight I think the person beside me was translating for the person on the other side of her…
always so pleased when I can fit this type of thing in… he is growing up so fast and when you look at him now you see a young man, not a kid anymore…
very happy he called and we were able to make it work…
14 Thursday Apr 2016
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band, big girl pants, fit, Fitbit, Flex, purple, replacement, ripped, weight loss, widow
a while ago I noticed that my Fitbit Flex band was breaking…
after I bought the Fitbit I ordered a purple band… I know, you are shocked… about a year later it ripped, so I ordered a set with 3 in it… a purple, pink, and turquoise one… of course I’ve only worn the purple one, but I was able to give the turquoise one to a friend… still need to find someone who could use the pink…
it’s been about another year when I noticed this break…
instead of just buying a new one, I emailed them, thanks to a suggestion from my daughter… they responded very quickly and said they would send a replacement… at no charge…
when I arrived home today there was a parcel on the step…
yay… and here is the new one on my wrist…
Fitbit Flex band
another exciting piece is that now it only has two open spots where it fastens… in the last year or so it has moved at least five spaces… I was actually wearing the small size while I was waiting for the replacement to arrive…
another visible example of how much weight I have lost… way to go me…
life is good…
26 Friday Feb 2016
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had a lovely day focused on family…
met my daughter for lunch at The MET… first time she’s been there… beautiful architecture, but also light and airy…
I beat her there and had a cup of tea while I waited…
we both had fresh mussels and frites… I asked that they leave the cheese off mine… delicious… ate every single bit…
I ordered the mixed salad for us to share but ran out of time so brought my portion back to the office and gobbled it up around four…
after work I walked to her office and we went over to the RBC Convention Centre where my grandson was meeting us with his other grandparents… then we watched his band play in the Optimist Clubs of Winnipeg International Band Festival…
they did a great job and the adjudicator/ conductor had fun as he shared a few ideas with them… it was amazing to watch and hear them adapt and improve with his conducting and stories… his final comment was you are a very good ensemble and if you work on each note on the page you will be amazing…
lots of adapting today as I hadn’t even heard about the band festival until lunchtime… happy to have the salad to eat before I headed out… important that I eat at appropriate times now…
reorganized my schedule and had a great time… those big girl pants, lol…
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