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29 Friday Dec 2017

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been thinking back to some of the best memories of the last week…

one involved the gingerbread house… my son-in-law and I were shopping together in November and we spotted this gingerbread house kit that came with the house already built so that all that would need to be done was decorate… we’ve tried to do this before but have always struggled with getting the house constructed, lol…

we took the kit with us on Christmas Eve and it was a hit…

work began with Auntie helping the younger two… eventually she moved on to something else, but they both kept returning to continue with the decorating…

the final product looked great and the boys were entertained for ages… such fun…

was thinking how George would have loved working on this with they boys…

sugar…

25 Monday Dec 2017

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took my doctor at his word today, when he said…

don’t let obsessing over food keep you from living a happy life…

while we were opening our presents I had a couple of sugar cookies which my daughter had made… they were delicious… when they were younger I made sugar cookies for every special celebration, so it is fun to eat cookies that the kids make…

once presents had all been opened and we’d had a lovely vegetable quiche we had some cherry surprises… a treat that our next door neighbour would make and share at Christmas… and which my younger daughter has perfected…

finished the day off with Deadly Chocolate Mousse from Baked Expectations, after a very well-balanced turkey dinner…

hope that your day was filled with fun moments…

appetizers…

24 Sunday Dec 2017

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have arrived at the kids’ house for Christmas Eve…

took a while to bring in all the goodies and get them under the tree…

then there was gingerbread house decorating… this year I found a house that was already put together… much better…

finally, we ate four million appetizers and soon we will be going to bed…

and hope that Santa finds us…

local…

20 Wednesday Dec 2017

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we were busy today…

slept in a bit and I walked to the “A” and met the kids there for breakfast… one of my son-in-law’s favourite places to eat…

it was lovely to get outside for some exercise… after we ate it was off to the youngest grandson’s Christmas concert… he’d been sick but did a great job anyway…

from there we drove downtown to do some local shopping… picked up some chocolate postcards at Little Sister Coffee Maker, a couple of kitchen goodies from The Happy Cooker and cake from Baked Expectations…

didn’t even get a shot of the slices of cake we picked up, lol…

then it was over to Decadence Chocolates on Sherbrook… had some fun there as we enjoyed complimentary hot chocolate…

last stop was Poco Inspired where we discovered beads, findings, tools, and stones – my personal favourite…

made me think of the Johnny Cash song “I’ve been everywhere”… although I might change the next few words, lol…

bite…

19 Tuesday Dec 2017

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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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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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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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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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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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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…