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06 Sunday Dec 2020

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recently had a phone call with a friend… she was stressing about getting gifts for Christmas… I suggested she do a bit of online shopping although she hasn’t done much of that…

made me think about all the items I have purchased online over the last month in preparation for the big day…

and how I learned from someone else that I could order from IKEA and have items delivered directly to my house…

very happy to replace my broken measuring cup and think this steamer will work well in my Instant Pot…

I have ordered from many places I didn’t even know existed… and have also been able to get some local items delivered across the country…

there has been lots of learning in 2020…

miss…

05 Saturday Dec 2020

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sitting in the hot tub last night, remembering my beloved on what would have been his 72nd birthday, I was reminded of all the fun things we have done together during our forty plus years…

I’d been wanting a hot tub since our anniversary many years ago when he rented one for a weekend, but we couldn’t afford one until 2009…

once I chose the one I wanted, he built a deck to put it on, and then a deck to go in front of it… easy to get to, it is now perfect for dips… he never loved the hot tub the way I did, but wanted me to be happy…

when we had friends over (you remember that, right?) for a hot tub, if we needed a drink or towel or anything, we’d bang on the wall of the house and he would come out to see what was required, lol… he’d also take photos when I wanted them…

with the new security light/camera on the garage, I have to go to the side door of the garage and turn off the power so that the light doesn’t keep coming on while I’m in the tub… thankfully the deck goes right there so it is easy to get to and from…

some of our best talks happened late at night in this hot tub… I sure do miss him…

connecting…

04 Friday Dec 2020

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with everyone learning how to connect with family and friends over the last six months or so, my daughter reminded me that we have been doing this for years…

just today, a Facebook memory was of a gathering we had eight years ago… my daughter was in BC, my son-in-law was in northern Alberta, and the rest of us were here…

technology has come a long way since then and there are many ways to connect… the main ones I currently use are Skype, Google Duo and FaceTime… I’ve been using Skype Organize a Conference Call without going through my Skype account, but over the last few weeks going through my account is working much better… I think I need to learn a bit about Zoom…

still, always happy when it works fine…

eighth…

02 Wednesday Dec 2020

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yesterday marked eight years as a blogger and WordPress reminded me in the evening…

kind of amazing to think I have been writing nearly every day for all that time… it started with information about all the challenges and things I learned after my beloved died… from needing numerous death certificates, to knowing the right answers for insurance forms, to how to get the car transferred to my name, to setting up an estate account at the bank… there were so many things that I didn’t know I didn’t know and had to figure out…

I wanted to help others who might be going through similar circumstances…

it has moved from that to sharing a view of my journey as I move through life without my other half…

those big girl pants continue to be difficult to get into some days…

woes…

28 Saturday Nov 2020

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technology woes…

I consulted with my son-in-law about my printer, which says it wants to talk to a technician, lol… sadly, it is dead and I need to replace it… that exact one isn’t available and there are so many options which I have to decide on, and most importantly, will I be able to connect a new one… on to the homework…

recently I’ve been using my landline number on purchases as I am basically always in the house…

a few days ago I received a call and none of my portable phones worked… they all say “out of range”… I tried unplugging and replugging them in, but to no avail…

luckily, I have two phones upstairs that actually connect with a phone plug and so I brought one down to the main floor while I try to figure this out…

technology is such a gift when it is working, but a pain when it isn’t, particularly when no one can come into the house…

timer…

27 Friday Nov 2020

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I’ve been laughing to myself off and on over the last few weeks whenever I looked at the lights in the front window…

I set up the timer twice, but of course, not correctly… I have watched it come on and go off at the oddest times… instead of going off at 11:30 pm, it might come on then… or just stay off… or just stay on… or…

so, yesterday morning, once again I reset the time and tried to get it set to the schedule where it comes on at 4 pm and goes off at 11:30 pm… this time I ignored the directions and just tried to figure it out…

so far, fingers crossed, it has come on and gone off at the correct time…

I am so proud, lol… and my son-in-law will be astonished…

safe…

23 Monday Nov 2020

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our new process when the kids come by is that they leave whatever they have brought for me on top of the hot tub, while I stand inside the back door…

then I put the items I am sending with them onto the front steps and come into the house and watch out the front window…

they were here today to put the summer tires into the garage, return some mugs and drop off meds for me…

feels safe and also gives me an opportunity to see them;-)…

cameras…

19 Thursday Nov 2020

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today I was so excited when Virginia, my mail carrier, rang the doorbell as she dropped off a parcel… she always rings the bell when she leaves something that doesn’t fit into the mailbox…

it was the wifi cameras I ordered so I could watch the birds at the feeders;-)…

plugged them in, connected them to wifi, and then to the app on my phone… easy peasy;-)…

now to see if I can spot any birds, lol…

rang…

17 Tuesday Nov 2020

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been a hectic day, not the norm around here…

a friend dropped off an item she had picked up for me and we had a short chat… she by her car, and I on the steps with my mask on…

time online on the laptop searching and ordering various things… maybe even some Christmas presents…

had a lovely conversation with my Winnipeg son-in-law who then FaceTimed me and maybe got the timer working, lol… fingers crossed…

and it worked… I had read the directions and tried it a few times before talking with him… he is the timer-whisperer, lol…

also spoke with my Ottawa son-in-law who helped me out with a different issue…

I was on a call and the bell rang… my neighbour brought me a cute little tin filled with fresh baking;-)… woo hoo… and I gave her some books which were needing a new home;-)…

I am now answering the door with a mask on all the time, not that the doorbell rings very often, lol…

final event was a delivery from Save-On-Foods with needed groceries… early in the pandemic, it was taking 2 weeks to get groceries once ordered… then it was down to the next day, but now that we are going back into a more serious lockdown, it is taking 4 or 5 days… so blessed to have this option… now I just need to plan a little further ahead…

certainly the busiest day I’ve had in ages;-)…

brainpower…

06 Friday Nov 2020

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seemed like a busy day around the house…

up early and worked on a newsletter with a program I am still learning so it took a lot of brainpower, lol…

my handy person stopped by to check out the front door… he is coming back tomorrow with some weatherstripping which should fix the draft… and he is going to pick up some birdseed for me… yay…

a bit later Lyndsay, from Modern Plate Catering, dropped off supper for tonight – and tomorrow – which will be warmed in the oven… very happy about the fact that they deliver as I am without a vehicle or my personal shopper…

I also figured how to keep the lumbar pillow I am using in the den from falling down every time I get up… I came across it when I did some deep closet cleaning…

phew;-)…