06 Saturday Sep 2025
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getting rather used to using Uber…
Friday, I took three, lol…
I appreciate how quick they are… each one today arrived within two minutes of my ordering the ride…
the cars were clean and the drivers were friendly…
I also appreciate that I know the cost from the beginning and don’t feel any stress if traffic is slow or detours needed…
23 Monday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, cars, classic cars, odour, picture, smell, smoking, thunder, thunderbird, widow
tonight I followed a car with the licence plate “57TBIRD” all the way along Portage Avenue…
I couldn’t get a photo as I was driving, but I went online and found this photo of a thunderbird…
made me laugh a bit as the exhaust smelled terrible… the windows were open and at least one person was smoking a cigarette…
seemed like they were still living in 1957, lol…
also made me think of the thunderstorm on Friday night…
16 Sunday Oct 2016
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big girl pants, cars, colour, grandson, heart, hugs, moments, sky, special, sunrise, Ultimate, walk, widow
first thing I saw this morning was this stunning sky…
the colour in this picture is accurate… amazing… brought joy to my heart…
drove to the Formal Gardens at Assiniboine Park to walk and collect poke balls… one side of the garden was filled with parked cars…
there were tons of kids playing everywhere, but it took a while to figure out that an Ultimate tournament was going on… the other side of the Gardens didn’t have any cars, lol…
decided to walk the loop in the opposite direction than I usually do because so many cars were coming into the area…
it was chilly, but not too bad as long as I kept moving… and I had dressed warmly…
as I was taking pictures of the berries on this tree it occurred to me that a dear young friend and her daughters might be somewhere in the Park playing… they were and we found one another and had a visit while the girls played a game… got this shot of geese flying overhead during the game…
she said the sweetest thing when she introduced me to someone… she called me her mom of the heart…
it was a great treat to spend time with her and we stood for an hour or so and I didn’t feel too cold until I left and got back into the car when I realized how cold I was…
after a few errands it took me quite a while and a few extra blankets to get warm again…
the kids came for dinner and the final surprise was my youngest grandson helping me download and play a new game and giving me a big hug as they were leaving…
day filled with special moments…
14 Thursday Feb 2013
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Baileys, cars, chocolate hearts, cookies, cupid delivery, feeling sorry for myself, lost son, miss him, neighbour, new reality, one step at a time, remembering daddy, roses, sadness, sorrow and healing, The Keg, time passes quickly
my neighbour of over thirty years lost her forty-year old son to cancer a few days ago… I cannot imagine her pain…
I spent a few minutes with her and we talked about the sadness but also the need to go on, one step at a time… a friend of hers was there and my neighbour mentioned that my husband had died a few months ago… it is nearly a year but time passes so quickly… she will be fine, like me, moving forward and doing what needs to be done…
for me there is no choice… I work at seeing the good in things around me, remembering the best and looking forward with hope…
I ordered roses for my girls and did very well until I was asked what the card should say… then the tears began to flow and I could hardly speak… both of the florists I spoke with were very compassionate, patiently waiting until I could speak again… the cards said – remembering daddy…
no matter what else was going on he always made sure that each of them got a rose for Valentine’s Day to be sure they knew how much he loved them… what a romantic he was… I miss him so…
had quite the up and down day today… woke up very early thinking about George and wishing he was here… at work, I delivered flowers to one of my colleagues and was feeling a bit sorry for myself because I wouldn’t be getting any…
then I was called out of a meeting to deal with a situation at the front… it was two cupids singing and playing a cute song as they delivered a heart-shaped cinnamon bun and chocolate heart…
In the heart of winter you may feel like an icicle – but your heart can be warmed with this message by bicycle – let there be no questions or shades of grey – your kids wish you a happy valentine’s day – so ignore the quality of singer or song – just know that with us, you can do no wrong.
treats…
it was our soup day so I had a lovely lunch with some of my colleagues – Thai Coconut Curry soup and sugar cookies – some very pretty ones that Crystal dropped off, and some rather strange looking ones that I made last night…
after work Crystal and I went to look at cars and consider whether I should upgrade… then we went to The Keg, where we met up with Jeff and had a lovely dinner… steak and lobster for me, yum…
finally I got dropped off at home and charged into the house on a mission to get the garbage and recycling out for tomorrow’s pick-up…
on the floor I spot…
what the…
and followed along…
up the table…
where I discovered a cute card from all the kids…
… your “Lots of Love Club”!
as I sit here writing, and drinking a small glass of Baileys, I can look over and see the chocolate hearts, which I have not yet moved, lol… pretty great kids…
what a day… filled with tears and laughter as I move forward in this new reality…
herbiggirlpants 