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dismantled…

20 Tuesday Sep 2022

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Monday some jobs got done…

I met the kids at the “A” for breakfast and then we worked in the garden…

Virginia creeper was pulled from behind the hot tub and some tiny holes were filled in the foundation close to the door…

the hammock was dismantled and pieces put into the shed…

then we started catching fish to bring into the condo… we got nine so far, including all the biggest ones, and will do more every now and again…

they caught them and I put them into the tanks…

happy to get some of the fall chores done…

WWTB day 5…

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

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great news… the youngest did go to camp and had a great time… I was a bit worried about whether he would actually get there…

he hadn’t been to camp before and had a poor night’s sleep… maybe worrying about it…

got up and got his bag packed with lunch, two snacks and a water bottle in addition to rain gear and a change of clothes… had a bit of trouble getting the bag closed, lol…

spent a few minutes relaxing before taking him over to the Park…

dropped him off at the very beginning of the check-in time and he went in, a bit tentative but he went through the gate…

kept my phone close all day long, but he clearly enjoyed himself and there were no calls…

when I picked him up he wanted to stay longer to play soccer…

as we drove away he advised that I needed to drop him off at the exact same time tomorrow so he would have extra play time…

meanwhile the older one slept for most of the day… he did eventually get up and do the few chores on the list I’d left him… did I mention he is 13, lol…

together we decided on bits and pieces to have for supper from various meals we’ve eaten over the last few days… we also reviewed our planned meals and made a few adjustments to be sure we had all the meals covered…

tv and video games till bedtime, lol…

I think some of us are more tired than others…

chores…

21 Friday Apr 2017

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the ordinary chores of life are becoming easier…

putting out the garbage and recycling, and even the yard waste, is now just another item on the list of things to do on Thursday evening… or sometimes on Thursday morning when I’m really organized…

I’m already making plans with my grandson for work we need to do in the garden… he has been a great help with the maintenance of the yard…

even making all the meals is getting easier as I am much more organized with shopping for groceries and being sure to have what I need in the fridge and pantry…

still there are days that I don’t want to wear those big girl pants… 

miss my beloved…

chores…

09 Saturday Apr 2016

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had a good day… it was both restful and productive… got lots of chores done…

made a batch of zucchini basil soup and had some for my lunch… tasty as always…

watered plants and did laundry while watching some PVRed shows…

packed more items into my bag for the trip and read up on a few more places to eat…

spent time cleaning up email on the computer and trying to figure out the scanner… maybe tomorrow that piece of technology will cooperate, lol…

  
sun shone for the entire day, but it was cold with lots of blowing…

chores…

19 Saturday Sep 2015

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lovely Saturday…

the morning glories didn’t realize I was home all day and started opening early, lol…  

they looked like velvet today…

 finally moved the bed and found the missing dragonfly… tidied up the bedroom and had breakfast watching some of my PVRed shows…

  
did a number of chores around the house and spent some time reading an actual paper book out by the pond…
  
napped and got dinner in the oven as the kids were coming over… able to spend a bit more time outside with the book as I waited for their arrival…

morning glories stayed open quite late in the day…

  
the little boys are so cute… they remember our conversations about the garden and were excited that the flowers were still open, even though it was supper time…

after supper they watched tv while we sat out in the garden…

  
getting a bit cool in the evening… the Virginia creeper is changing colour and many of the leaves have already dropped…

we are looking forward to next weekend when the boys will all be staying with me while their parents go out of town…

cleared…

04 Sunday Jan 2015

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spent a very quiet last day of holidays…

lots of TV watching and napping…

did a few chores around the house and got supper ready for the kids…

my shoveler worked very hard when he arrived…

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that driveway is a lot bigger when there is five inches of snow on the ground and it is minus 40 with the windchill…

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all cleared now so I am able to exit the premises, lol…

guess that means I can get to work tomorrow…

normal…

25 Saturday Oct 2014

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spent my Saturday in my new normal… a quiet day to recharge my batteries…

a few chores – watering the plants, putting chemicals in the hot tub, laundry… chatting with my girls on the phone or by text…

the garden needs work before the weather changes, but this Fall I am not motivated at all to get the work done…

George loved to putter around on Saturdays… cleaning the garage, working in the garden… going for bike rides… he liked TV as well…

watched some skating and a few cooking shows…

made coleslaw and used up a few frozen wieners which I cooked with brussel sprouts and a baked potato…

IMG_8973.JPG pleased that I’ve been using up things in the freezer…

used to run around and do shopping and errands and use Sunday to relax…

missing my beloved… don’t really love my new normal…

not so quiet day…

11 Saturday May 2013

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well, was planning on staying home and not doing much today, but that didn’t happen…

did a few chores around the house between TV shows and had a nap in the morning…

callas...

callas…

then got a call from my sister-in-law, who was in town for the weekend from Calgary, and we visited Shelmerdine, Canadian Tire, Costco, Safeway and then to my nephew’s house for barbecued steak dinner… it was wonderful to wander through Shelmerdine and see, smell and touch all the gorgeous plants…

steak, roasted potatoes with truffle oil and seaweed salad...

steak, roasted potatoes with truffle oil and seaweed salad…

not gonna lie, the seaweed salad wouldn’t be my top choice… we did finish dinner off with homemade banana bread covered with caramel sauce… yum…

homemade caramel sauce...

the end of the homemade caramel sauce…

I just got home and finally called my son-in-law in BC to wish him a happy anniversary… I spoke with Cyndi fairly early this morning, but with all the running around didn’t get to speak with him until now… looking forward to seeing both of them very soon…

heading to bed, not even sure I will have a hot tub tonight…

hopefully tomorrow will be a bit quieter, and warmer, although if there hadn’t been any wind today it would have been quite warm…