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contrasts…

06 Saturday Apr 2013

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contrasts, flowers blooming, fresh snow outside, quiet and busy, shopping

been quiet and busy, kind of odd…

this morning I watched TV and did a few chores around the house…  went shopping with my daughter and son-in-law and got a new ottoman and groceries…  thought I bought a rug to match one in my bedroom but was way off… the new one will work in the basement bathroom… still laughing about how far off I was on the match…

tried to fix my laptop to no avail… which is particularly sad, as Crystal had it so that WordPress would work before I played with it, sigh…

the rest of the day I watched more TV and napped…  I am getting rather used to the PVR…

got some good shots of the snow this morning, and still can’t believe there was more on the ground when I woke up…  although I think what fell since last night has all melted by now…

flowers blooming inside and snow covered outside...

flowers blooming inside and snow covered outside…

was given information from a friend in case anything happened to her… we talked a bit about the whole mortality thing…  and then I watched a show which talked about harvesting body parts… it felt rather close to home and I was wishing I had someone to talk to about it, but didn’t think calling one of the girls would be a good plan…

well, off to bed… maybe tomorrow the computer will get fixed…

St. Patrick’s Day…

17 Sunday Mar 2013

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horse and pony, shopping, St. Patrick's Day, The Gates

yesterday Tavin coloured a picture for me but didn’t want to give it to me… this morning he went and dug it out from where he had hidden it and gave it to me…

St. Patrick's Day picture...

St. Patrick’s Day picture on the far right…

then he proceeded to organize all the pictures on the fridge…

we had a lovely brunch with some of Crystal’s friends and the boys were very excited to feed the horses…  the horse was very delicate, and only took one small bite of the carrot at a time…  the pony took the whole carrot and dropped it on his side of the fence to eat at his leisure…

feeding the horse at The Gates...

feeding the horse at The Gates…

we went shopping for Crystal’s birthday present… once I got home I had a bit of a rest and watched some TV as my tummy hasn’t been feeling fabulous…

it has been overcast, snowy and windy for most of the day and apparently it will be like that tomorrow as well…

I am off to bed, thinking how George would have enjoyed the brunch this morning… like the boys, he loved bacon…

Emptiness…

22 Saturday Dec 2012

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Christmas Eve, empty, mate, moving forward, shopping, Skype, thinking of others, wonderful

been a busy day… well, the morning was… I did a few chores around the house, and then Crystal and the little boys picked me up and we went grocery shopping for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner…

when we got to the grocery store both boys wanted to hold my hand… this is a bit endearing for me, because when Grandpa was alive, they would have been holding his hand and I would have been walking along behind…

the boys loved to help Grandpa...

the boys loved to help Grandpa…

these moments are precious and made the shopping very special… they are also very busy and three adults with the two of them would have been a slightly better ratio… we shopped at Safeway for the dinner, and stopped at M&M for the treats for Christmas Eve… when we got back, everyone came in for a few minutes to scarf down their lunch and bring in the groceries, before blasting off to the next errand on their list…

I had some lunch and then a nap… I had plans to wrap gifts but ended up laying on the bed for the remainder of the day… the house is feeling empty just now… I am missing the comings and goings of my mate… I haven’t noticed this feeling in recent weeks but as Christmas gets closer, I guess it makes sense…

sadly, I am thinking of many others I know who are facing this Christmas with one less person in their lives… I am sending thoughts and prayers their way and hoping they will be able to find some joy during these special days…

before, all of the kids would come to our house on Christmas Eve and everyone would sleep over, there would be people everywhere… we would get up early and open our presents all together… this year, I am going to the kids’ on Christmas Eve  to sleep over and we will open our presents there… Cyndi and Ron will be together in BC and we may Skype with them as presents are opened, although it will be very early for them…

we will come back here in time to put the turkey in the oven and will likely hot tub and play games on the TV ending up with dinner…

it all feels different and strange to me, but I am sure it will be wonderFULL… I’ll keep you posted, lol…

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