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bite…

19 Tuesday Dec 2017

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amaryllis, big girl pants, bite, Costco, family, holiday, home, lunch shopping, son-in-law, widow

did a few jobs around the house this morning and then went out for lunch with my son-in-law…

caught him mid-bite… this would make my colleagues laugh as I am always taking pictures of them eating lunch with their mouths open, lol…

we popped into Costco and picked up a few last minute things… always happy to shop there with him because I usually pick up heavy items…

after he left I spent some time admiring the amaryllis… over the last number of weeks I’ve taken quite a few pictures as it has grown…

a nap, and then, I picked my kids up at the base and brought them home;-)…

happy holidays…

pattern…

04 Monday Dec 2017

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beloved, big girl pants, birthday, daughters, dinner, FaceTime, family, memories, pattern, Skype, Technology, traditions, widow

today marks six birthdays without my beloved…

it always felt that he lost out because often his birthday and Christmas would be lumped together… particularly for the many years that we really lived hand-to-mouth…

for all of our family birthdays, the birthday person got to choose what we would have for dinner… for the last number of years we have had burgers, French fries, milkshakes and apple pie in his memory… he especially liked the burgers just down the street…

the first few years we Skyped with the out of town kids… one year we had a phone and an iPad so we could get both of them in the room with us…

last year everyone was busy so I had a quiet day remembering so many fun times we had over the years…

our plan was for the city kids to come over tonight but the momma is sick so they stayed home… wasn’t planning to connect with the out-of-towners but was able to FaceTime with my daughter while she had her supper…

I was going to stop and pick up groceries and then a burger, but it was miserable outside so in the end I drove straight home and then ordered a thali platter…

time with my BS buddies and now to bed… life has settled into a pattern and I wear the big girl pants more and more easily…

not sure if that is a good thing or not…

Brandon, Day 1…

30 Thursday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, Brandon, Day 1, drive, family, fun, grandson, poor refereeing, tournament, volleyball, widow

left work at noon and met up with my kids at home…

then it was into their car and off to Brandon for the eldest grandson to play in his last high school volleyball tournament…

my goodness… seems like just a few years ago he was a baby;-)…

nice drive on a warm and sunny day…

we made it just in time for their first game… they played really well and just missed out on the win.. our hearts were racing…

then we headed to the hotel and checked in… fifteen minutes later we were on our way to the next game…

saw this lovely sunset as we arrived at the second school…

their game was over half an hour late and this series had very poor refereeing…

out for supper at the hotel now and then to bed… been a rather long day…

struggles…

14 Tuesday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, Christmas, family, flowers, friends, health, issues, struggles, widow

over the last while I have heard so many stories of struggles…

friends and acquaintances are dealing with family health issues all around them, as well as their own…

have been spending time thinking of each of them over the last week…

on a more positive side, I am starting to feel better, which is wonderful news…

moved…

12 Sunday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, declutter, family, furniture, guest room, living room, moved, widow

a lot of furniture was moved today… seemed simple…

it was that little thing where to make one change you had to make another and then another… thankfully my son-in-law and grandson were up for the job and made it happen…

ended in the living room… I am very happy with the outcome… need to change out the plants and the items in the drawers of the table…

this is the tv/guest room now…

and finally this is the downstairs look…

although when I am on the treadmill I face the tv, this does point out that I need to get some art up on these walls, lol…

now some decluttering and it will be all good…

mothers…

09 Thursday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, blessed, daughters, family, friends, gift, memories, mothers, widow

been thinking a lot of mothers and daughters lately…

a number of women in my circles are in that difficult place where they are looking after their mothers…

some of them are ill, some just need extra support…

it reminds me of when I looked after my mom as she was dying… and what a gift that time was for me…

it also makes me think of my girls and how they are looking after me now…

seems like what goes around comes around, lol…

carvers…

29 Sunday Oct 2017

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beloved, big girl pants, carvers, family, George, grandsons, halloween, pumpkins, simple, supper, widow, witch

this afternoon when the kids came over, they brought their pumpkins… they are way bigger than mine, lol…

we had supper early and then got down to the business of carving…

this year we all scooped out the guts and seeds from the inside of the pumpkins… usually some people don’t want to get their fingers dirty…

went for simple designs this year as there were only three of us carving four pumpkins… great job by everyone…

they decided to leave the pumpkins here because they will all be out on Tuesday trick or treating…

works well for me because I haven’t brought out any of the Halloween decorations…

wrote this blog on carving pumpkins a few years ago and there are pictures of George working with the kids…

was thinking of him a lot as the younger boys and I worked away…

witch’s hat looks pretty cool…

windows…

24 Tuesday Oct 2017

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beloved, big girl pants, clean, family, funny, George, husband, laugh, widow, windows

was recently talking with friends about cleaning windows… at the time we were looking out the dirty ones in my living room…

in our house George was the one who cared about the windows being clean…

my friends felt that their husbands seem more interested in clean windows as well…

we kind of laughed because we all like clean windows, we are just less likely to do the cleaning, lol…

as I arrived at the office this morning I noticed the window cleaners setting up across the street…

too funny…

leg…

22 Sunday Oct 2017

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big girl pants, family, grandsons, hot tub, hurt, leg, supper, walk, widow, zoo

on Friday the boys and I did some walking… to the bakery and grocery store, and around the zoo…

I was fine for the first part of the day but when I got out of the car at the zoo I felt like my leg had slipped out of the socket… seemed like it just needed to be pushed back in…

walked all around the zoo slowly and took a few sit down breaks while the boys played on/at various spots…

when I got home it was still very sore and by the time I went to bed it really hurt… thought about a hot tub but was worried I wouldn’t be able to get out on my own… when I went up the stairs I had to take them one at a time… had trouble finding a comfortable spot to sleep…

by morning it was still uncomfortable but a bit better… seemed best when I was still… bending, leaning, twisting all caused pain… walking was a slow process but as the day progressed I felt better…

still sore in the evening but was able to get into the hot tub and felt good when I got out…

slept better and feeling good today although I have taken it very easy…

disconcerting because I can’t put a finger on what caused the problem…

my activity today consisted of putting a roast into the crockpot and enjoying the smell all day… oh my…

came out fabulous… looked a bit brown, but tasted delicious… made a potato and cauliflower mash, blended all the vegetables that cooked with the pot roast in the crockpot and mixed them with the shredded meat…sprinkled some green onion over the top and that was it…

example…

17 Tuesday Oct 2017

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big girl pants, example, family, fun, pictures, signs, walk, widow

been thinking of what a great day we had on Sunday…

this picture is an example of the fun that filled the day… the daddy was photobombing a picture…

it is quite wonderful when the stars align and everyone is happy and cooperative…

the sun shone and our group walked and ran and jumped… who knew how much fun you could have in a skate park without a skateboard, lol…

I was especially happy when we ended up at The Forks because I’d been wanting to have a photo with the Winnipeg sign…

when I was visiting my daughter in Ontario we went and had photos taken at a variety of signs… two different Ottawa ones and then at the Canada 150 sign… in Kingston, we took night shots and daytime ones, at the Kingston sign… over the summer I’d taken a few pics at the Canada 150 sign at Assiniboine Park…

so it really seemed important to get one here…

done…

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