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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…

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…

reflection…

18 Saturday Nov 2017

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big girl pants, chocolate, flowers, home, iPhone, lunch, moments, Nhu Quynh, pictures, PTE, reflection, Technology, widow

been doing a bit of reading on taking better photos with my iPhone…

today I spent some time working on a reflection picture… here’s one of the pictures that came out fairly well… maybe not as dark as it should have been…

then it was out and about for lunch and our play at PTE…

lunch was a lovely treat…salad rolls and a noodle bowl at Nhu Quynh on Ellice… delicious, and I even managed to bring some home for tomorrow…

the Christmas decorations at Portage Place were pretty, so I took a few pictures… then on to the play… the set was made up of suitcases… very cool…

had some of a dark chocolate Callebaut bar... delicious…

then home for a nap… was up very early this morning…

tub…

29 Saturday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, home, hot tub, reminder, special, team, Technology, tub, widow, work

nine years ago today the hot tub arrived and sat in the garage…

took another few weeks before it made it to its home on a new deck beside the house…

actually got to sit in it on Mother’s Day that year…


it is a special reminder of the previous ten years of work… they were quite amazing… 

started the job on a contract to get the space set up as the organization had moved from Toronto… there  were boxes everywhere…  the whole place needed to be set up… from there I worked up to the office administrator and consulted with the students regarding finances and bursaries… the team grew and was quite wonderful… 

was always happy to welcome people to our space and enjoyed working with the governing body from across the country… remembering all the things I learned about conference calling and how over those years the systems improved… I have always loved working with technology and certainly had lots of opportunities to do that…

grew as a person during those years as well… we had 360 degree performance reviews which involved input from all of the people I interacted with… from my colleagues, to the students, to the council and committee members, to the suppliers and people who rented space in the building…

the staff team also met in pairs to encourage and challenge one another… sometimes it was very hard to hear where I needed to improve, but, in the end, very beneficial…

I really have been blessed in my work life… 

was talking with someone a few days ago and mentioned how I didn’t go back to work until my girls were in high school and so I anticipate being on the job for a few more years as I had all that time at home when they were young… what a gift that was…

the hot tub reminds me of special times with special people…

easy…

25 Saturday Mar 2017

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big girl pants, chips, chocolate, easy, home, quiet, relaxed, sunset, tech, tv, widow

took it easy today after all the fun and busyness of the last week…

slept in and had a smoothie for breakfast… unpacked and did laundry… put chemicals in the hot tub and watered the plants…

added the new blanket to the bed, watched a good amount of tv (we didn’t even turn the one on in our room while we were away)… and also ate chips… had very few while I was away… missed them a lot…

gathered up all the chocolate that I purchased and took a few photos…

loving my new tech bag… it has all my bits and pieces in one spot…

tonight took this picture of the sun setting… appreciated the sunsets in Mazatlan but happy to be home and see my own, lol…

really enjoyed the quiet day…

furnace…

12 Thursday Jan 2017

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big girl pants, furnace, home, service, snow, temperature, widow

this is so not how I wanted to end a very long day…

been outside and cleaned out the pipe, but the furnace is not happy…

waiting for a call back from the service people… 

hope I get to bed before tomorrow’s very early start;-(…

have now spoken with the furnace doctor who said it should be fine as the heat has started to come through… apparently all the blowing snow has caused lots of problems… 

even if the furnace stops working in the morning it shouldn’t get much below 55 by the end of the day…

good news, I guess…

alone…

03 Tuesday Jan 2017

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alone, big girl pants, chocolate nibs, food, Goldeye, home, smoothie, snow, sushi, Tea, widow

ate well today… started with smoothies… mine was the usual spinach, yogurt, avocado and almond milk… my daughter’s was banana, frozen red berries, coconut yogurt, a bit of spinach, almond milk, and chocolate nibs…
we made it out of the driveway… there was a good bit of snow in it but I didn’t get stuck…

did a bit of shopping, came home, picked up her luggage and went for sushi on the way to the airport…

yummy… and I didn’t eat too much…

got her to the airport and then went and picked up a few groceries…

made it home and into the garage without getting stuck…

my grandson and his girlfriend came over and he shovelled… 

made them pizza and I had goldeye, salad and radishes…

after supper they headed across town…

I am now home alone… 

with tea and the last two imperial cheese cookies from one of my Christmas gifts…

Ottawa day 7…

07 Wednesday Sep 2016

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bark, big girl pants, breakfast, chocolate, flight, gifts, home, Ottawa day 7, packing, Pokémon, PokeStops, stash, widow

well, spent the morning in Ottawa and flew home this afternoon…

started out with an egg on an English muffin, with a side of pistachio/coconut bark, all made by my daughter…

we said our goodbyes and she headed off to work… took a bit of effort to get my bag packed… apparently the gifts for my daughter’s friends filled up my suitcase, lol…

then finished taking a few pictures… of the chocolate stash…

final job was to wash the last of the dishes… this is becoming my trademark whenever I am with my kids… but really, fairly easy to manage, lol…

had my bags at the front door when my daughter surprised me by coming home for an hour before I left…

while I waited for my flight caught a few Pokemon and collected items from three PokeStops which were right at the gate…

touch down… home…

had a wonderful, crazy busy, and memorable week…

complete…

13 Wednesday Jul 2016

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beloved, big girl pants, brave, complete, different, home, journey, mandevilla, strength, widow

recently had a conversation with someone about having that person at home you can tell anything to and they will immediately take your side…

this is one of the things I miss about being on my own… my beloved would listen to my version of whatever it was and be ready to go and do anything needed to sort out the situation… so often I would then have to calm him down, lol, but just knowing that he was always in my corner was so wonderful…

I miss him in different ways on different days… he really did complete me…

in these 1590 days I have continued to learn things and gain strength each step of this new journey… I am braver, stronger, healthier and maybe smarter… maybe…

mandevilla bud…

home…

20 Monday Jun 2016

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Atlanta, bags, big girl pants, duty free, full moon, home, seats, travel

woke up to another great day in Atlanta…


lazed around a bit and packed up our bags… always interesting how difficult it is to get the same stuff back into your bag, lol…

headed to the airport hoping we could get seats together on the plane… apparently you need to book online as soon as you can because when we went to check in there were no empty seats and we were at opposite ends of the plane…

decided to head out early and have a nice breakfast at the airport… not to happen… when we finally got to the correct terminal – after taking the train again – all they had was a food court, sigh…

this was my breakfast…


wasn’t quite what we imagined it would be… it was a full moon after all…

at the gate we were advised we were stuck in the seats we had been assigned… I ended up in the furthest window seat at the back of the plane, where there is no window and the seats don’t recline at all… really felt claustrophobic the whole flight… strange that they were far apart as we booked them together…

my daughter had purchased some duty free liquor and when we arrived in Toronto and made it to the security line we were advised it wasn’t in the right bag, duh, so we had to leave the area and go back to WestJet check in and leave her bag, with the liquor there to be checked… luckily we had a spare cloth bag… then we had to go back through security again… omg… good thing there was time before our flights…

we ordered some lunch in an Irish pub place and it took a long time to arrive… thankfully it was right beside the two gates we needed…

after lunch we spent a last few minutes to say goodbye between the two gates before we each headed to our flights…


standing in line I could see her waiting for her flight…

two and a half hours later and I was home… unpacked a bit, had a bite of supper and heading off to bed as I work tomorrow…

a great trip and lots of fun… 

now, back to reality…

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