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relish…

25 Tuesday Feb 2020

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had a lovely day…

my son-in-law arrived and we had breakfast at the “A” before we headed to Costco…

I really enjoy spending time with him and relish every moment… lots of great conversation as we talked about their upcoming vacation…

off to Costco where we picked up a few things and renewed my membership as well as used my annual refund towards paying the bill… this time when the renewal notice arrived, the cheque was on the first page, lol… last time it was on the second page and I didn’t see it… maybe I wasn’t the only one who didn’t see it…

I always appreciate when one of the kids come shopping with me… once we were back home, he helped put everything away and we had a cup of tea before he left to get his errands done…

leftover…

24 Monday Feb 2020

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I’ve used quite a bit of the leftover rice that I made last week…

so far I’ve made a few things with it… combined some of it with shredded Brussels sprouts; mixed it with shrimp and egg for a lovely fried rice; and combined it with meatballs…

but I am getting a little tired of it, particularly as rice isn’t one of my favourites, lol… I would much rather have potatoes…

but I do love rice pudding;-)… so I did some research and then made some…

had some for breakfast… it was delicious…

grow…

23 Sunday Feb 2020

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had a wonderful lunch out the other day…

arrived at the restaurant early and was very relaxed as I had a glass of water and looked around as I waited for my friend…

usually when I am waiting for someone at a restaurant I focus on my phone, lol… today I didn’t feel the need to do that…

what a difference eight years makes… before my beloved died, I had never been in a restaurant on my own…

I continue to grow as time goes by…

valued…

22 Saturday Feb 2020

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I was recently reminded how important it is to hear that you are valued…

if others only point out negative things, even if they aren’t true, it is easy to fall into the trap of believing them and forgetting your best qualities…

don’t let the negativity make you forget your own value;-)…

remember your worth, because you have many excellent talents…

route…

21 Friday Feb 2020

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had a lovely walk this morning…

exactly a week since I took the same route on a freezing morning… quite a difference today…

today I parked much further down the street and enjoyed the stroll to and from my appointment, where my doctor was pleased with my blood pressure, A1C and heart…

looking forward to more walks in nicer weather…

paraffin…

20 Thursday Feb 2020

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today I finally made it to Total Wrapture for a pedicure…

I’ve been waiting for a while but things hadn’t fallen into place until today…

it was time to give my nails a rest, so I kept my socks on while I waited for my appointment as I wouldn’t be having them painted…

the last few times when I’d had the paraffin treatment, it seemed that the polish came off sooner so I haven’t had it for ages… since I wasn’t having polish I decided to have the paraffin treatment…

it was lovely and my feet felt so soft afterwards… also nice to leave without worrying about smudging toes, lol…

they will have a good break without polish and will be ready for colour when I start to wear sandals again…

grateful…

19 Wednesday Feb 2020

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this morning my Seize the Day calendar reminded me to start each day with a grateful heart... it was a good reminder…

I am grateful for the birdseed in the feeders in the front and back yards… thanks to my middle grandson who filled them all on Saturday…

so far only the squirrel has found the one in the front, I had a quiet time watching for the birds through the window as I sat in the sunshine…

both birds and squirrels have found the one in the garden…

I am grateful for an early morning rainbow on the kitchen floor, new leaves on the Japanese Maple, and sunlight shining on orchids…

I am grateful for time to read, food to eat, a comfortable home to live in, and wonderful memories…

sometimes a reminder is just what’s needed…

sipping…

16 Sunday Feb 2020

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this morning I had some leftover popcorn from yesterday’s movie…

reminded me of what a wonderful day I had with the boys yesterday…

and today I spent time with my oldest grandson… we shopped, made spaghetti and meatballs for our supper, and watched some tv shows before he headed off with the car…

also had a surprise visit from a dear friend… lovely catch-up from a busy week…

had hoped to pick up fresh flowers but the options weren’t great so I didn’t being any home… but there are still a few blooms floating around the house…

sipping tea and realizing how blessed I am…

movies…

15 Saturday Feb 2020

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what a fun day… my son-in-law called fairy early, dropped off the younger boys and headed to the gym…

my grandsons helped me make Thai Curry Shrimp Soup and we put some games on the tablet… once my son-in-law returned we had lunch at Applebee’s, wandered around the mall where I picked up some new tea and got an excellent deal on a pair of leggings… and went to the movies at Landmark…

when we got home my son-in-law fixed my thermostat so that it won’t keep going down to 18 degrees Celsius in an effort to save energy… but freeze me, lol… he also fixed the toilet paper holder so the roll doesn’t fall right off…

they left and I put on the tv and warmed up some of the soup…

pretty excellent day…