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Starbucks…

19 Wednesday Apr 2017

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got an email from Starbucks the other day to advise that for my birthday they would give me a free drink or something to eat…

then I had some trouble getting my app to work… had to go in and change my password, lol… not sure if my age is making me forget passwords or what the deal is…

the reward is only good for a few days, so today a colleague and I walked down to a Starbucks which was close by to redeem my treat… for whatever reason the network wouldn’t connect so after a number of attempts, just paid for my Evolution drink, which is one of the only things I can have there;-(…

was kind of sad because I’d been excited about the treat… tonight I tried the app again and it connected just fine and this came up…

but I think I had to redeem it by end of today, lol…

the whole thing is a bit funny because I didn’t need the drink so should have just walked away without it…

then, to top it off, I left it at work when I came home…

maybe I will walk down there again tomorrow and see what happens…

tulips are nearly done…

Mazatlan Day 4…

20 Monday Mar 2017

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up around six this morning… did some beachcombing with the middle grandson and my daughter… 

I provided the bag and they found the shells, lol… many were thrown back because we have a strict rule about not keeping broken ones… 

the waves were beautiful and some crashed like thunder…

daughter found a very nice cowrie which we decided meant she won the day… 

also had to pick up a few rocks for the collection, lol…

met up with the rest of the family for breakfast and then three of us walked to Starbucks stopping along the way to check out the shops and plant life…

found vanilla, hot chocolate mix and a few other goodies… apparently chocolate shops, which we have been watching for, are few and far between here… 

once we got back to the hotel we went to the pool where the rest of the group were, and the kids spent the remainder of the day there… I had a nap and also some pool time… 

it gets dark here quite early – around 6 – and we’ve been enjoying the sunsets, which have been stunning…

heading out for a steak dinner shortly…

another wonderful day in paradise…

thankful…

07 Friday Oct 2016

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more lovely blossoms in the living room this morning…

headed out, met my daughter at Starbucks and then we went and found fresh turkeys for our dinners… they are coming here on Sunday and they are having a dinner for my son-in-law’s family on Monday at their house…

made zucchini-cheese soup, pretty tasty…

later we went to see Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK… it was wonderful…

this one had a narrator which helped everyone understand the story… the last one we saw was a bit confusing, lol…

came home and made the second meal from my #ChefsPlate box…

delicious…but I am certainly using more pots and bowls…

missing my beloved a lot over the last few days… guess it is the whole thanksgiving thing…

I am so thankful for the years we had together…

smell…

10 Friday Apr 2015

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there’s a lovely smell in the house these days…

last week when I picked up the tulips I also picked up a hyacinth…
was hoping for purple but it turned out to be a white one…
  
every time I walk into the house it smells like spring… even smell it when I am walking down the stairs…
recently had a lovely walk in the spring weather with someone I don’t get to visit with much…
had a cup of tea at Starbucks, where she had to point out the area where the milk and sweetener were located… 
I laughed as I mentioned how I was always embarrassing my girls by not knowing where things are located…
the peace lily is beautiful right now…
  

Habitat…

23 Sunday Mar 2014

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had a lovely time today at the Habitat For Humanity Garden Party…

one of our colleagues was the chair of the planning committee so some of us from the office attended and brought our daughters…

space looked amazing, food was good, and there were wonderful silent auction items, with a one in a hundred chance to win a trip for two to anywhere WestJet flies…

we didn’t win anything but it was all in support of the organization so were happy to take part…

George was always interested in Habitat although he never did get an opportunity to attend one of the builds…

lovely way to spend a Sunday…

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some of the centre pieces were calla lilies in tall vases or lit branches…

and the cake pops from Starbucks were tasty and looked beautiful as well…

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music, music, music…

12 Thursday Dec 2013

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Crystal picked me up from work tonight and took me home with her…

once we got there we had a lovely dinner of tortellini with mushrooms and shrimp and Alfredo sauce… very nice, although just a bit spicy for my taste, lol…

while our musician was getting ready, I helped with homework and watched video games…

then we were off… dropped the musician at school and ran over to Starbuck’s to get some coffee and hot chocolate… another lovely treat because I never even think of getting something from there… I particularly like their white hot chocolate… it has lots of whipping cream in it…

found a great parking spot and joined a large gym full of family and friends to see and hear the concert… bands from grade 7, 8, and 9 played with a few songs from a choir and a final piece from the grade 9 jazz band… the first song that the grade 8s (our boy) played was spectacular and the final piece by the jazz band was very nice as well…

for whatever reason, this year the band members were not on risers or a stage and so the only picture of our guy was a tiny bit of hair sticking up from the crowd of young people… the director told us that the 85 member grade 9 band practices in three separate groups and they had only played together as a whole band since yesterday… quite a feat…

gym full of family and friends...

gym full of family and friends…

back to their house where I was turned over to another driver for the ride home…

our musician...

our musician…

before we left I got a couple of great shots of the musician, who was happy to comply…

our musician with his sax...

our musician with his sax…

on the ride home I was reflecting on all the band concerts that George and I attended over the years while the girls were in school…

I was very pleased that Jeff brought me home, because once here, he shovelled out the sidewalk at the street where the plows had piled up big chunks of snow…

now it is all clear, and I am heading to bed… been a busy day…