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assistance…

14 Sunday Jan 2018

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started the weekend watching skating as the various teams get ready for the Olympics…

on Saturday my son-in-law and two youngest grandsons came over and we went shopping at Costco and Save-On-Foods… I love it when we shop together because there is ample assistance to bring in all the items, lol…

we prepped ribs, baked them and then my son-in-law finished them off on the bbq… supper was delicious with rice, asparagus and Caesar salad…

when they left, the middle grandson stayed behind for a sleepover and we watched some skiing before bed…

this morning we woke up to fresh snow on the ground… snow pants on both of us, we decided to walk to the “A” for breakfast… wasn’t too cold going as the wind was behind us…

after breakfast we walked around Bruce Park to collect poke balls… the wind came up now and again so it was a bit chilly on the way home…

he shovelled and then helped me package up meat for the freezer… then we put away the last of the Christmas decorations…

he was picked up around noon and then I went back to watching sports and napping for the remainder of the day…

misty…

25 Thursday Aug 2016

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misting out this morning when I got up… still had to go outside and add water to the pond…

as I left the driveway I stopped and took a picture of the fountain which we finally got going a few weeks ago…

yesterday it was sunny with a beautiful blue sky as I drove to the office… this was the view today…

the mist turned into outright rain, lol… not nearly so lovely…

picked up an A & W Teenburger for lunch to support the MS Society… wonderful treat and an excellent excuse to have one, lol…

not exactly on my eating plan…

tonight the boys have come over for a sleepover… well, really to play Pokemon Go… after supper we walked to, and around, the Park and caught lots and then had ice cream at Sargent Sundae on our way home…

now there is some hot tubbing going on and then we are off to bed;-)…

gonna sleep well tonight…

decorate…

05 Friday Feb 2016

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came to my daughter’s house after work for a sleepover…

helped decorate cupcakes for the nine boys (ages 6 and 7) who came to the birthday party…

  
they were made to look like little bags of popcorn… very cute…

the theme of the party was movies… 

hot dogs were eaten with French fries and ketchup and then they watched a movie in the basement, for nearly an hour, eating popcorn and candy…  

then they lost interest in that… the next treat was root beer floats… a large number of them didn’t like root beer, ice cream, candy or cupcakes… strange…

  
then there were presents… yay…

finally out came the cupcakes and happy birthday singing…

  
now, they are all gone… it is quiet… 

we are recuperating…

toes…

19 Saturday Dec 2015

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we got up early so my daughter could call her husband to be sure he was up… he was spending the day flying to get here… quite a circuitous route… we didn’t want him to miss his ride… 

it was beautiful outside and I got this shot of the snow hanging from the neighbour’s roof…

  
made breakfast and then we popped out to get a few last minute groceries… my Winnipeg daughter picked us up and we went for pedicures…

  
pretty toes for everyone… mine are purple… 

  
nice time… one child went off visiting and the other headed home…

I had a nap and then got some prep done for our Christmas dinner tomorrow night…

  
started with the stuffing… my favourite… then turnip and potatoes… put some of the stuffing into muffin tins… the rest will go into the turkey…

had a lovely time watching some luge, skiing, and show jumping in between the prep work… haven’t had the opportunity to watch much sports so really enjoyed the time this afternoon…

food is ready for cooking now and first thing in the morning I will get the table set…

going to watch a few shows and then head to bed… the visitors are sleeping over with the grandkids so I will see them later tomorrow…

quiet evening:-)…

project…

28 Saturday Nov 2015

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out for breakfast and did a bit of shopping with my daughter…

had a nap and watched some figure skating and skiing on tv…

ordered supper in with the kids and saw the Snowbirds out the front window… they were here as part of the Grey Cup celebration I think…

  
watched my grandson find all the purple rocks in the coffee table… “there are a lot Grandma”…

  
he told me all about the birthday party he had been at this afternoon where they got to hold frogs and lizards and snakes… got the bed ready and our project done…

  
hardest part was getting the cardboard off the chocolate covered raisin container…

we worked very well together and had fun counting and talking about nice things we could do for others during Advent…

  
project complete and one of us is in bed watching tv… 

not me this time as I am waiting for his brother to arrive from a different birthday party… 

thanksgiving…

12 Monday Oct 2015

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got picked up by the kids on their way home from a family dinner last night…

had a sleepover at their house and this morning my daughter, a friend of hers, and I, went to Thermea…

  
it was windy first thing when I woke up…

 trees swaying in the backyard…  

blowing in the front…

pouring as we drove there, but we went anyway… when we came out of the locker room the rain had stopped and there were few people around… wind was a bit strong but we had a great time and had most of the areas to ourselves… even got to sit around one of the fire pits…

lovely start to our Thanksgiving day…

from there we popped over to Ikea to take back a few surplus items from their kitchen reno… I usually try not to go to stores on holidays but this was the only time we could get there… 

picked up a couple of cushion covers and a lovely orchid…

 

reminded me of my beloved who was always bringing orchids home to me… seemed like a great thanksgiving treat…
ended the day with a wonderful turkey dinner…

  

new…

25 Saturday Jul 2015

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put out the cushions, watered the plants, filled the pond, and then finally sat in the garden…

  
just about then a large bird flew through the garden and landed on the trellis behind the waterfall… the sparrows flew away very quickly… from my bird app I think it was a hawk… that was new, as I’ve never seen one in the garden…

shortly after that the kids picked me up and we went lounge chair shopping…

  
got this one and then a cushion from another store… not sure whether to keep the cushion… 

  
picked up this umbrella for the kids and when they put it up the crank stopped working and we had to take it back, but we got a new one which seems okay…

  
they got a new lounger and cushion and someone is very happy with it…

  
and now we are sitting on their deck swatting mosquitoes…

sleeping over and going to spend the day boating in Gimli… great start to my holidays…

I am just about ready for bed, cause there was no nap today…

special…

18 Saturday Apr 2015

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woke up way too early… went out for a hot tub and watched the light come up as the birds sang in the trees… opened my parcel from Cyndi and Ron and found a beautiful bead…

  

which, I discovered a little later, she had made… also some black currant and vanilla tea… gonna try that tomorrow…

went for dimsum with the kids and enjoyed every bite…

then we headed over to The Forks for the Chocolate Festival… wandered around for a couple of hours collecting small bits of a variety of chocolate items… they were tiny and I didn’t have all of them but did get tastes…

ended our visit with a walk down by the river…

  

lots of steps today…

came home, had a rest and made mashed potatoes and stuffing for tomorrow’s supper…

lovely collection of birthday treats…

  

calls, emails, posts all added to my special day… and to top things off I have two sleepover buddies tonight…

sleepover…

27 Friday Dec 2013

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got up early and had a hot tub… then we went to the “A” for breakfast… after that we headed downtown to the Jets Gear store where we spent over an hour choosing just the right pieces for Cyndi and Ron… they are attending a Jets/Senators game once they get home and were wanting just the right outfits, lol…

by the waterfall in the Hydro Building with a bag of goodies...

by the waterfall in the Hydro Building with a bag of goodies…

next to SuperValu for a few groceries and gift certificates… apparently Sobeys are few and far between in Ottawa…

home for a rest and then the kids arrived for their sleepover… we had a supper of various leftovers from the last few days and they all went out bowling and to Sugar Mountain while I watched some TV…

cheers with apple cider...

cheers with apple cider…

when they got home they made a little nest in the basement, watched a movie and ate popcorn and then had a hot tub…

hot tub fun in the snow...

hot tub fun in the snow…

now they are cuddled up in front of the TV getting ready for a few hours (hopefully) of sleep…

sleepover party...

sleepover party…

glad that I am two floors up, lol…

so long…

08 Tuesday Oct 2013

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when I got up this morning I decided to take a few photos of the car before leaving… took one in the garage, the driveway and part way down the street… there were a few tears in my eyes as I drove to work for the last time in the car that George and I had chosen together, and which was also the last place where he was alive…

last time in the driveway...

last time in the driveway…

Crystal and Kyler met me at the office after work and we headed to Woodhaven to get my new car…

the process always takes a long time… we met with Courtney, who went through the reams of paperwork… m fingers were cramping by the time I wrote the last signature… then we walked over to Ranger Insurance to get the new registration and fill out more paperwork… did get to keep the old plates so still have a remembrance of George on the car…

back to Woodhaven where we waited a while for Courtney, and then Nelson came along and we went through the tips and tricks of the new car…

unfortunately, they had put on the winter tires, which I had decided not to do for another month or so, and they didn’t have anyone there who could change them back to the pretty all purpose ones… made me rather sad as they are a big feature of the sporty look…

new car with my plates on it...

new car with my plates on it…

drove home again with a few tears welling up, picked up Chinese food for supper and met up with Jeff, the little boys and our friend Jackie… had a nice celebratory dinner and Crystal is sleeping over so she can take me to work and take the car in to have the tires changed first thing in the morning…

I feel exhausted… been a long, and stress-filled day…