02 Friday Mar 2018
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bed, big girl pants, blessed, castles, dinner, exhausted, grandsons, ice, ice castles, The Forks, widow
had a wonderful evening with my two youngest grandsons…
met up with them around 4:30 and then we wandered The Forks, visited the Ice Castles and had dinner out…
they must have gone down the slides a dozen times… now we are home and in various beds watching tv…
what a blessing to have time with them… although I am exhausted, lol…
18 Tuesday Jul 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, iPhone, laptop, lunch, meeting, project, telephone, The Forks, widow
wonderful day…
lunch out with a friend… went to The Forks…
ordered a tasty lunch…
caught up on our lives and discussed a project we are working on together… this is great because we haven’t worked together on anything for quite a while…
and then tonight I spent time with two wonderful women working on the same project… we had laptops, iPhones and telephones to get us through the meeting, lol…
so much more fun to work with others on any project…
pretty special day…
14 Wednesday Jun 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, pitcher, Pokémon, rain, soccer, sun, The Forks, treat, weather, widow, work
what a lovely evening…
weather was crazy all day… every time we looked outside it was either pouring or the sun was shining…
had arranged to go home with my daughter after work so I could attend the youngest grandson’s soccer game… he plays regularly on Wednesday evenings and I haven’t made it to a game yet…
the weather wasn’t looking promising but thought we’d give it a shot…
my oldest grandson picked me up after work and just as I came outside there was a huge downpour… by the time we picked up my daughter the sun was out again…
we dropped him off at rowing… he’s just taken up this sport and is really enjoying it…
then we went to their house for supper… my son-in-law had a delicious dinner all ready for us… butter chicken, rice, corn and salad…
I really feel blessed and treated when someone else makes the dinner…
by this point the soccer game has been cancelled, so we decided to go Pokémon hunting at the Forks…
we wandered around, inside and outside, and I was excited to find the cutest little pitcher… I’ve been looking for one for when I have my loose tea…
hard to tell but it is purple, lol… it is a little whale and it gurgles when you pour the liquid… so cute…
it rained as I was getting into my car to head home and shortly after I took this picture of the sky…
gorgeous, again…
02 Monday Jan 2017
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big girl pants, chocolate, CMHR, cold, Empowering Women, flight, hot tub, museum, snowflakes, The Forks, tomorrow, widow
started the day with breakfast at the “A” as my son-in-law was leaving around noon… we took the car cause it was kind of chilly out…
good sized snowflakes were coming down so I took a bit of time and got a few good shots…
came home, packed up the son-in-law and dropped him off for his flight…
we ended up waiting with him for over a hour… always sad when they are heading home…
we headed downtown, visited Chocolatier Constance Popp chocolate shop and went to check out the Empowering Women Exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights…
we didn’t walk the ramps due to time constraints but it would have really helped our Fitbit steps, lol…
it was very windy today which made it feel especially cold… but we did go to The Forks for a short wander… nice to check out the renovations…
came home, warmed up leftover steak and lobster for supper, and then headed out for a hot tub…
in now and planning some chocolate tasting with wine and tea… then to bed…
she leaves tomorrow afternoon…
12 Tuesday Apr 2016
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appreciation, big girl pants, birthdays, decades, Forks, friend, lunch, packing, sunshine, Sydney's, The Forks, walk, widow
had a lovely walk to and from the Forks today…
excellent meal at Sydney’s at The Forks… had a wonderful shrimp bisque and their signature salad… the bisque had a teeny tiny Monte Cristo sandwich in the middle of it… very tasty… salad was delicious too… today I wasn’t even tempted by the bread, lol… it was a fork and spoon kind of lunch…
my friend and I were celebrating our birthdays, which are ten days, and a few years, apart… on top of a great chance to catch up, I was treated to lunch… we’ve known one another for three decades and have both worked and volunteered together… I learned much of what I know about how to deal with people and appreciate them from our time together… always enjoy every chance we have to get together…
got this great picture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as I walked back to the office…
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
really happy to be outside… although it was a bit cool when I was walking into the wind, the sunshine made up for the chill…
should have gone to aquasize after work but this has been and will continue to be a very busy week so decided to rest and finish up the packing…
well I better get on with that…
15 Wednesday Jul 2015
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appreciation, Beachcomber, big girl pants, blessed, garden, mandevilla, Pictionary, The Forks, water taxi tour
had a wonderful day…
checked the garden and saw that one of the mandevilla buds had finally opened… they are beautifully structured, but take a long time to open…
we didn’t have to be at the office until an hour after our usual time as today was staff appreciation day…
while we ate breakfast snacks, which can be a bit complicated as we have a number of food issues, we played a serious game of Pictionary… some of us can be a bit competitive…
at the same time, taking turns getting henna tattoos…
they were beautifully done by @dahliahenna…
then, a walk to The Forks where we got to take a water taxi tour on the Assiniboine and Red rivers… great fun… nothing like the wind in your face riding on the water…
got a nice shot of the Legislature… things always look so different from the water…
lunch on the patio of the Beachcomber with an incredible group…
walk back to the office and then home…
truly blessed to work in an organization which does appreciate and care for all staff members…
