05 Monday Sep 2022
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while he was here we worked at having all the foods my son-in-law has missed…
we’ve had burgers and bacon in many forms… we’ve been to a few favourite places…
we ordered samosas and butter chicken… and had Chinese food…
and then there was Tony Roma’s and Captain’s Table and Dairy Queen;-)…
and a few of my recipes were included, lol…
a delicious two weeks😁…
04 Sunday Sep 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, dreaming, family, finished, google, kitchen, moments, painting, son-in-law, Technology, widow
the kitchen is finished;-)… I am sooooo happy… my son-in-law has done a stellar job…
the ceiling was scraped, primed and painted…
the cabinet doors were removed…
everything came out, was sorted, and lots of things went into boxes to give away…
the doors were primed and painted…
the inside of the upper cupboards (which were red) were given two coats of primer and one coat of paint… I have been dreaming about this for at least the last five years…
the doors and drawers and front of the lower cupboards were painted…
the cutting board and end countertop got a coat of paint along the edges…
new hardware was installed on all the doors..
and the light switch (which works with Google) and new light fixture were added…
everything is bright and back where it belongs and I love it;-)…
01 Thursday Sep 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, doors, drying, family, kitchen, memories, moments, rain, shopping, son-in-law, weather, widow
Monday was a bit of a slower day with rain during the morning… we had breakfast out and I put the foodstuff back on the shelves while my son-in-law ran out to get a few things we needed…
then we took everything out of all the bottom cabinets, and while he washed the shelves and removed a few extra shelves in the back of two of them, I went through and set aside items for the giveaway boxes…
the frame and all the doors were primed and there were doors and drawers drying all over the place, lol…
31 Wednesday Aug 2022
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banner, big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, family, happy, moments, projects, rain, son-in-law, Technology, weather, widow
Sunday, now that the two coats of primer were on, the actual paint went onto the shelves and the doors… and because it was going to rain, we had to do the doors inside, rather than on the deck, lol…
then we got to relax as we waited for it to dry…
we checked out a few other projects and I put back the banner that had come down in the hall…
looks so much better now that the holes have been repaired…
30 Tuesday Aug 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, Dairy Queen, doors, ice cream, kitchen, moments, projects, screws, son-in-law, washers, widow
Thursday, the actual paint went on the shelves and doors…
the dishes that weren’t staying were all packed up and a pickup scheduled for next week…
we had to run out to pick up some washers and screws to use on the doors…
we also stopped for ice cream… I got a blizzard and my son-in-law a banana split… yum…
what a great treat after all the work…
27 Saturday Aug 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, happy, interior, moments, painting, projects, son-in-law, Technology, widow
Thursday started with breakfast at the “A”…
once we got home the ceiling received its second and final coat of paint… looks great…
and the new light fixture is super bright and very cool looking… by accident, the Tp-Link switch we put in a few days ago makes the light dimmable… woohoo…
we moved all the dishes from the upper cabinets to the dining room table and then I went through everything and was able to delete about a third of it…
now to box those items up and arrange to give them away…
while that was happening, the doors on the cupboard were removed, the inside sanded and two coats of primer rolled on… what a difference it has already made to the dark red interior…
next will come the actual paint, lol…
26 Friday Aug 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, installed, kitchen, moments, painting, screen, son-in-law, Technology, widow
busy day Wednesday… we went to Rona and picked up paint and a few other bits and pieces… then Best Buy for a couple more switches… finally Safeway for the last item for our supper…
once we got home, plastic was put all around the kitchen… the ceiling was scraped and sanded… plastic came down, floors were swept, paint went up and a new light fixture was installed…
it works perfectly with the switch that went in a few days ago, and which has a dimmer in it… it is beautiful and puts out a great deal of light…
the screen door was removed and had a good scrub down before going back into its track…
almost invisible now, lol…
the new switches were installed and we had bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches for supper…
woohoo…
21 Sunday Aug 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, moments, nature, plants, son-in-law, tamed, virginia creeper, weather, widow
here is my son-in-law trimming up the Virginia creeper which has absolutely loved the weather this year, lol…
but, it has been tamed…
for now…
20 Saturday Aug 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, jobs, moments, projects, son-in-law, switch, Technology, walk, widow
my Ottawa son-in-law arrived today to spend a few weeks with me…
he has plans to help get a few jobs done around my house…
we had breakfast out and then he changed the light switch in the kitchen to one that is compatible with my Google Home…
it felt like I pushed every one of the switches in the basement before we found the correct one to be sure the power was off, lol…
got out the tools Kasa recommended and in a few minutes he had it switched out and working…
then he changed the bulb on the ceiling fixture and put the cover back on… it has been off for months as the Philips Hue I was using needed airflow around it…
looks so much better now…
one job done… not saying how many are left on the list😂…
14 Thursday Apr 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, moments, portal, son-in-law, taxes, Technology, widow
technology is a wonderful thing…
a while ago I gathered all my donation documents and printed them so I would have them ready to go with my tax documentation…
then I got a notice reminding me I could upload everything to their portal…
after that I had to consult with my computer geek to sort out where scans went once they made it past the printer, lol… he even put a link on my desktop so I would be able to find them, lol…
I scanned and named all of the pieces of information… at last I got everything uploaded and then waited…
before long I heard back by email that there were documents for me to review…
once I’d reviewed, signed and scanned them, I uploaded them to the portal…
and before you know it my taxes had been submitted…
always makes me think of how tax time was so stressful for my beloved and how much easier it is now to get them done…
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