You're braver than you believe--

 

Good Morning--  It is Wednesday, July the 8th--Sunshine outside-- a tad cool--(but it will warm up for sure as the day progresses )--  The wash is in the dryer--Lopez in his bed in the living room, Sushi fed--so, I guess to-day, is well on it's way--

                        Words I wish I had thought of first--

#1.When someone lets you down, don't give up on them.

#2.When you really like someone, tell them.

#3. Try really hard.

#4.Forgive and forget.

#5.Straighten out your problems before  you go to bed and wake up             smiling.

                                    Blasts from the past

                         Below--my brother, Wayne, and his wife

                    Below, our old dock, on Dunlop Lake

                Below--Allison's 2 children many yrs ago--

            and there they are again, with their Mom, Allison-below

        Westview Park, on Elliot Lake, very near to my tiny house

        Below---A lot of Drs--Fred, back row, third from the rt

                    and my Dad on the rt with his friend, Ben

Enough of the past--  and on to to-day--I hope that you make your day  the best ever! Let experience guide you--Try to be happy--understanding, and remember good times--Memories  of good times  will keep happiness in your heart--Never underestimate the power of love--and try to grow old gracefully-- and----oh yes------------------

                                            BIG HUGS

Be Happy---

Good morning--  To-day is Tuesday, July 7th--  garbage day here--The sun is out--sorta cool outside--The AC is flying, upstairs--I feel it down here--  Lopez and I are "up--and at-er"--I must start the washer--
 -so lucky to have that   in my kitchen--so handy---- Sushi has been up,  way before me--jumping across my bed--Time to wake up and become aware--

                            Words I wish I had thought of--

#1.Expect nothing--

#2.Happiness is up to you-

#3.If you enjoy your life, your children will enjoy theirs--

#4.Look forward to better days ahead--

#5.A friend in need, is a friend indeed.--

                                Blasts from the past--

        Below--a bunch of cousins, out on the lake, on a winter day-

Below---(June-56)--my youngest sister ,   Sandra, with my Mom---

Below---Allison's 2 children, any moons ago--Sophia now going to Kent State, in Ohio

Below--Son#2 and his family--

Below--  one of the beaches here in  Elliot Lake

beautiful beaches here--clear water

So--guess what??--

Time to get busy--time to get on with the day-- An hour wasted can never be regained--My Mom used to say, "Rome was not built in a Day--"--Funny what one remembers from their childhood eh?"--

Remember, --great people do great things--and--Hold your child's hand, every chance you get---also-----Love has no ceiling--enjoy your children, even when they do not act the way you want them to----but--best of all--Big Hugs to you all---Enjoy to-day--It only comes once!!!

Braver, stronger, and smarter, than you believe-

 Good morning--To-day is Monday, July 6th--doesn't seem as hot-The AC is off--so far this morning--Lopez, Sushi ,and me--We are all 'up and at-er'-----just ----Well--6-30am--Now the AC is back on-( Lordy Be-!!-I just cannot make up my mind here--)-It feels quite nice outside--but--I think it will end up being "hotter than hot"---as the day goes on--I see sun over on the horizon--

So I took the multitude of pills--mostly vitamins --which make me feel queezy--(Is that a word?)-

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1.Keep your desk neat.

#2.Understand that life is not fair.

#3.Make choices out of love.

#4.Leave your shoes at the front door.

#5.Believe in hope, work, family, learning, knowing, loving, and with a little luck, happiness will come.

    

                                    Blasts from the past

        Above, Dunlop Lake, shoreline-with so many trees

                            Below--Charlee, without her glasses

            Below--Charlee sith her Mom and her Dad(Son#1)

                The snow at Dunlop Lake--  so so much of it!

-        sliding in the Ohio snow--Jacob , their Dad, and Sophia

                                                Charlee

                                the family--with Fred

                        Time to get on with our day isn't it?--Don't let being tired , stop you-_I hope that to-day, you set aside, time, for a little fun--Mom used to always say, "Rome wasn't built in a Day"--Take time to enjoy this day--Be good and you'll be happy--OH yes----- and hug the people and animals, you love--

                                BIG HUGS to you ALL!

           remember--"YOU" are -brave, smart, and strong-----

                    brave---------smart---------and strong-----

You are braver than you believe-

Well, I do believe--and hope, that I really will always be with you--to remind you that you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,  and smarter than you think----but most important,  if ever we are apart, I'll always be with you reminding you  to be happy.-

To-day is Sunday, July 5th--I see the sun way over there in the distance--It seems a bit cooler this AM---I hear the washer is done--must move it to the dryer--and then get Lopez out--"A woman's work is never done"--(Mom's expression)---

                Lopez seems to understand english--Does your dog?--

So I have fed Sushi--changed her water--have a funny feeling I should turn the AC back on--have to think about it--will be out for breakfast with Dave and don't want  to come back to a very hot house----

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1.Get out of the house everyday-

#2. If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

#3.The past is the only part of your life that you cannot change.

#4. It is okay to feel sorry for yourself--for  five minutes.

#5. Adapt--or--perish.

                                    Blasts from the past---

I found the above picture--and had to  post it-Look at all the clothes on the above women-Poor them!!I am so happy that we do not dress like that anymore--

                    Above--cousins with an ice hut out on the lake

                    Below--Ava, Emma and Ethan--in their ice hut-

Below--Son#2-2nd from left--  on his BMX bike--his friend, John, on his BMX bike-beside him,  on his left--Both are Pilots now with Air Canada

above-left to rt--me, Marvin, my brother, Mary Beth, my sister and Wayne, my brother---

                                Grandchildren--acting silly--

                    So--Time to get off of here--on with the day--Time to get up and go--I hope that your day is fabulous--  Make it that way--Leave the herd and think for yourself--This day only comes once--Kiss someone goodnight even if he is asleep--Remember--a home is made of love and dreams---  oh--- I almost forgot--

                                  BIG HUGS to you all!

 

Remember-one day at a time-

                    Good Morning--  To-day is Saturday, July 4th-

We have sunshine--(no lollipops)--but, I think it will be a warm day  here--The poor old AC is still chugging away upstairs--One of these days it just might get turned down--or--better still--turned off--The wash machine is chugging away here (It is at one end of my tiny kitchen)--So, to-day is "the glorious 4th--  (My Mom always used to say that__My Mom was a "wanna-be"-American person!)-

                    So, words I wish I had written---

#1. Life is a great bundle of little things--

#2.To-morrow will become a yesterday

#3.Choose a business partner who is strong where you are weak-

#4. Success is being able to spend your life in your own way-

#5. If you cannot be kind, at least be vague-

                    And--Blasts from the past--

                            Allison's family--  and "dog"

        above-a bunch of cousins--at Phil's house--outside

                        Emma, Andie and Charlee----cousins

Allison's husband, reading to Sophia who has a rice cooker on her head---(makes a good hat  eh?)

Below--Left to rt ) Cousin Doug, my brother Wayne, his wife, and me on the rt--

Time to get on with the day here--get Lopez out--turn down the AC---Remember--Never put off to to-morrow, what can be done to-day--Remember the good of the past-and try to get out of the house everyday--Knowing that you do not know much is knowing a lot---Anyway--Time is flying---  Get off of here and have a great day--Move forward--not backward-----oh----and----

                                            BIG HUGS

 

I hope something beautiful happens to you to-day--

                                               Good Morning--

                                    To-day is Friday, July 3rd--

Lopez and I are up and -at-er here-- freezing cold in here--the AC is running-- looks a lot like rain outside--kinda dark still--The washer is chugging away--Lopez is on the sofa--I really hope  that we do "NOT" lose power to-day--oh-- I do see that this afternoon, we will have rain--That might cool the temperatures down--I hope! Right now it looks like a storm is about to hit us--kind of dark out there--

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1. When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.

#2. It isn't the whistle that pulls the train.

#3.Long faces make short lives.

#4.Don't let being tired stop you.

                            and-Blasts from the past--

                            below-- Son#3, Fred, and me

 Below---Did you ever see so many water toys along the shore??--

                    oh my goodness--The whole family below

                        below--Fred, Me and Andie

                    above--Me--with Andrew, #1 son,   as a baby

Time to put the  wash into the dryer--It is still looking like a storm about to hit us--I best get off of here before we lose power--I hope your day is absolutely fabulous--Refuse to be negative to-day--Be   happy--Let love be the only thing you do in excess-and give yourself plenty of time to play--and--try--to -Be happy--__and----- BIG HUGS---

 

Get up and at-er--

Good Morning--  We have clouds--a bit of heat---looking a lot like rain--on this, Thursday, July 2nd day--cold in here-- (the AC has been running forever)-It will be wonderful to feel some cooler air outside----(if that ever happens)--I must start the washer---Lopez, Sushi, the cat, and I are up--but it took a great deal of willpower this morning , to get my feet on the ground---

-Yesterday, Son#4 called and said, he was taking our "old" boat out--on Dunlop Lake--and would pick me up at the boat launch--if I wanted a ride in it--Of course I wanted a ride in it--so I hurried-- packed some water for Lopez and I--and drove out to meet him at the boat launch, and up the lake we went--It was so good to see our "old-er" boat all restored--new carpeting --the seats recovered--hopefully the motor restored or worked on--It felt like "old times"--Fred had purchased this boat  many many year ago--(He was not really too knowledgable  on the "lay of the land"--always hit many rocks when he drove the boat-- which used to make us all cringe----)---Anyway, it was a wonderful, boat ride-reminded me of old family times----

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1.Listen to our children

#2.Do not kiss and tell

#3.Reading a book is like living another life

#4.Never lose the desire to play--

                                and---Blasts from the Past--

below-Left--me--and my sister-with my young sister , Sandra, in front

                Below--a couple of Mermaids with their cousins

                            below---and there are the cousins

and  there is our old dock--  of course with a couple of dogs on it

                                    a lot of grandkids--below

                            Below--Allison and her family

Time to get off of here--I hope you make this day, a great day-Take time for "you"-Never give  up on what you really want to do---If you do not feel old, then you are old--Sometime to-day, shout for joy, --Cheerfulness is the principal ingredient in health--a wealthy person is one who enjoys each day--  So, get off of here, get out there and 

"Do your thing"--Oh yes--and--BIG HUGS-