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complicated…

17 Tuesday Apr 2018

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accident, beloved, big girl pants, car, complicated, steps, widow

was talking with someone who recently lost a parent…

we were commiserating on the steps and costs of dealing with a death…

it has been a reminder of all the difficult times that we went through when my beloved died…

on the weekend relived a bit of the trauma around the car… after he died, it had to be repaired and detailed following the accident and then I had to have it safetied so that my name could go on the lease instead of his…

so many complicated steps… hard…

carspital…

14 Thursday Dec 2017

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battery, big girl pants, car, carspital, DonVito, home, paint, Shadow, widow

Shadow is home… yay…

left work a bit early so I could go and collect her… two weeks in the carspital seemed like forever to me…

I still would forget what the udrive car looked like when I was in parking lots, lol… thank goodness I took that picture the first day…

when I arrived at DonVito on Sargent the process was smooth… after I returned the rental they walked me around the car and explained everything that had been done to her… my biggest concern was that the colour wouldn’t match the rest of her, but happily it was perfect…

then, as I was getting ready to drive away, I realized my parking pass was in the rental car… turned off the car, went in and got someone to fetch it… then when I got back into the car, it chattered and did not start…

went back in and was told that I shouldn’t have turned it off for 15 to 20 minutes after it had been boosted… there didn’t seem to be any clarity on why the battery was dead…

a young woman mechanic came out and got it going… I drove around for half an hour to be sure there was enough time for the battery to charge before getting gas and returning home…

thankfully it started after the fill…

we will see what happens in the morning…

so happy to have her back…

rental

22 Wednesday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, car, hospital, rental, Shadow, shopping, Technology, widow

this morning I had to leave Shadow at the car hospital… it was rather sad…

took out the car emergency bag, the quilt, and the grocery bags from the trunk… the parking pass and garage door opener from the front… and, finally, the snow brush from the back seat…

then spent quite a while at the car rental place getting another vehicle… a long involved process that included walking around the rental car looking for any teeny dents or scrapes…

it was difficult to leave her behind… likely for two weeks, while she has work done to fix her up like new…

didn’t like the feel of the new car and it has the touchiest brakes ever… stopped to shop and parked a long way from everything as I tried to figure out all the stuff…

did manage to connect the phone and get the seat and mirrors in the right position…

then I had to take a picture so I knew what I was looking for when I came out, lol…

checkup…

15 Wednesday Nov 2017

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Shadow went in for an exploratory checkup on Monday, following the accident….

it seems like I waited a long time for them to complete the inspection…

when they gave the car back to me, the list of things that need to be replaced was very long… now they send the information off to MPI and await approval… then the repair place will order the parts and call me to make an appointment…

seems like a long process…

hope she looks as good as new when they are done…

plate…

01 Wednesday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, bitter, car, delicious, Hachez Chocolate, licence plate, plate, widow

two fun things today…

at lunch I got to enjoy this lovely little Hachez chocolate…

77% bitter it said… it was delicious…

on my drive home I spotted this licence plate…

I really like that one… and it reminded me that I don’t work this Friday…

one of these days maybe I will get a special plate of my own…

thinking…

07 Saturday Oct 2017

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apple pie, big girl pants, car, family, garage, health, pie, thankful, thinking, widow

today I’ve spent a lot of time thinking of some of the reasons to be thankful…

my health…

family and friends…

work and great colleagues…

a comfortable home and garden…

almost forty-two years of marriage…

I’ve also been appreciating my car and the garage that she gets to live in… George did the majority of the driving, partly because I was happy to be chauffeured, but mostly because he loved to drive…

one of our traditions was to take a drive out of the city to enjoy the colours of the foliage… sad that has fallen by the wayside… still not prepared to drive on the highway, lol…

once I was on my own I had to put on those big girl pants and drive myself places… going in and out was huge, as there is a little jog between the driveway and the garage… every time I went in or out was stressful…

now it is a piece of cake…

had some fun today and made an apple pie for our Thanksgiving dinner, which is a rare occurrence… George was the pie maker and I’m thinking he would be proud of me… looks good, fingers crossed that it tastes good too…

barbecue…

06 Saturday May 2017

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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…

brush…

23 Monday Jan 2017

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beautiful, big girl pants, brush, camera, car, pictures, snowflakes, widow

got out to the car around 7:15 pm and there were huge fluffy snowflakes on it… not tons, but enough that I needed to brush them off…

was in a hurry to get home as my Monday night friends arrive between 7:30 and 8 and I wanted to have the coffee going when they turn up…

got out the brush and then had to go back into my purse and get out the camera so I could take a few pictures…

luckily my spot is right by a light so I could get some good shots…

this was the best one…


snowflakes are so beautiful… glad I took the time to check them out…

beast…

17 Tuesday Jan 2017

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drove home in this beast…

my daughter picked up my car from the office and left me hers… thankfully she backed it into the spot so it would be easy for me to drive out… happily I made it home safely…

my grandson was taking his driving test this afternoon and my car was a better size, particularly for the parking portion of the test…

very excited to hear that he passed on the first try… well done…

never-ending blooming orchid…

strap…

23 Wednesday Nov 2016

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last night on my way home I stopped and picked up some beautiful flowers…

divided them up and took half to the office this morning…

have a new technique when I take flowers in the car… put them in one of the cloth/fabric grocery bags and then strap them into the car seat…

works great to keep them from getting crushed and they stay upright on the trip… 

enjoyed them all day;-)…

the others are in the bedroom where I can enjoy them all evening…

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