Off to the Doctors--

 Well I did give  up--The power was off--could not get on the computer--  gave up--coz I go to the DR for 9am--cud not do everything here-before I go---no TV---no power---no-one to help me--Then-----after calling everyone in the world--the phone rang and it was my friend Kate--who told me to stop worrying--that this happens all the time in this area--that the TV (power) goes out--will come back on it's own--not to worry------  "But what does it look like--a router--?" I asked her--"No, the TV will come back on it's own", she said----AND IT DID___

"Lord love a Duck"--so, I shall return-- just took Lopez out--and he did his business-Son#2  called  also-- asked me if I got the TV back on--"Yes", I said--"It just came on, on it's own", I added--and then said, "What does a router look like?"--and so he explained----  And so, I say again, "Life is hard when one doesn't have a husband--when I spent my life making pies and cakes--  never had to learn about "routers"----- Anyway, I shall return--hopefully in a better frame of mind--  Enough about "routers"--and off to the Doctors--The washer is not even on yet--Poor Sushi is still in bed----but--I know now what a "router" looks like--(I am trying not to panic--)----  Lordy Be!!!

So--here I am--  All is well at the Dr's--have to go to Blood work to-morrow at 7am--so---  I am back home---  and ---

                        Words of wisdom will follow--

#1.Better safe than sorry--

#2.look on the bright side--

#3.Shout for joy--

#4.Long faces make short lives

                                Blasts from the past

                            Below-Jacob with big Beau

Dis you ever see so many children on a dock??

and lots of equipment

Sophia, Ava, Jacob and Emma

Below--son#2, wife-  with Hannah , Helena and friend

Lordy Be--  so much going on here--Time to get on with this day--and move forward, not backward--I hope your day is going  good----take the bad with the good-I hope each day you set aside for a little fun--and listen to our brain--and----BIG HUGS TO YOU!

Struggle to-day, strength to-morrow--

                        Good Morning--  It is  Wednesday, July 22nd--

We have sun---with "cold" temperatures--windy----Lopez and I are up and "at-er"--here --the wash machine is done--AND THE DRYER --and if you can believe it--I have the heat on--  I am freezing!--  sunny and windy outside--

-So, I have talked with Allison who will be leaving  to-day, to drive up here--They will stay in upper Michigan to-night and arrive here to-morrow--excited to have them--SO__

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1. Love is a cure for loneliness

#2. The good and the bad that you do in your lifetime lingers on after             you have left

#3.You cannot always oblige, but we can always speak obligingly.

#4. Love so that your children know that you are fair. caring, and full of integrity.

                                    Blasts from the Past

                                    Dr Fred with Jacob

                                Jacob and Sophia

                                Jacob on the snowmobile trail-

        eating at the Chinese Restaurant in town--  "The Maple"--

                        another meal at the same restaurant

            Andrew --son#1--and I --many moons ago

            Below---  peaceful-- the dock---early , each morning--

    So--Time to get on with "to-day"-- ---Get your body into action--a brand new day--a day to get 'everything " right--to keep your soul young ---Remember--every minute counts--and if you think you can, you can--You are the master of your fate---so get out there and shout--"I am alive"--and, "I Can"----------------- sending you --hugs----

                                            BIG HUGS

Be Strong, Brave, Humble and maybe a Badass-

Good morning--It is Tuesday, July 21st  --no rain--no smoke--so far--Daylight---Lopez and I are up--  Sushi sort of up--I would love to report also, that Son#2 the Pilot, landed last night in Vancouver--sent a message , telling me that he was back in Canada-- not back home yet, but a lot closer. And Allison, our daughter , leaves Ohio to-day, en route to Elliot Lake----with her daughter--

It seems a bit muggy  this AM, which means the AC just might be turned on later--We shall see-

                            Words I wish I had written-

#1. Get out of debt.

#2,When you discover you are on the wrong path, turn back.

#3.Duty before pleasure.

#4.One day at a time.

#5.Be the first to reach out or act loving.

                            Blasts from the past

below-Fred and I with Allison, and her 2 children, Jacob and Sophia

Son#2, Son #1, with their cousin , Trevor, another Doctor, (Fred's cousin)

                            Allison, Me, and Jacob--out for a ride 

            Oh my Goodness--  Here we all are--many moons ago

                                Are they in the ice shack??\

The  time flies doesn't it??--Time to get on with this day--Lopez has already been out--did his business-- (is crated right now as he growled at me--bad boy!)----It is looking like rain outside--The washer has done its job--the dryer is now going-A woman's work is never done--(Mom's expression) 

 So-get off of here--get on with this new day--Make your life more exciting than your dreams--If you think you cannot, then you will not--just remember, you cannot love your pet too much-- You can only be sure of to-day--so, get off of here and get out there and make this the best day ever, in your life.---Oh----  I nearly forgot--

                                                    BIG HUGS

 

You Can__end of story.

 To-day is Monday, July the 20th--no sun-- In fact, it looks like rain outside--no smoke--(I think!)--still looking a bit dark-- Lopez is up with me--in fact on my chair--which is a big "No No"--(He is hoping I do not see him)-I must turn on the washer--Sushi, the cat was up but gone back to bed--I do not see any smoke outside--yet--

                                Words I wish I had written

#1.Listen to your Mother

#2.Put your house in order

#3.Stay faithful to yourself

#4.Every time you go to complain, stop yourself

#5.Love is a gift

                                 Blasts from the Past

                                        many moons ago-- Fred and I

                            Ethan and Andie--at a swim meet--

    Below--little Sophia, now entering Kent State"--waiting for her brother to be born--  4am--

Fred and I at Son#2's wedding

a new morning on Dunlop Lake-below

son#2 with his Dad--below

Son#2 with his Dad --at a later date

inside the cockpit-

Charlee with Andie--Grand grand kids

Time to get on with this day-Remember to-day, to bite your tongue sometimes--Forget a wrong-remember a kindness-- Mom used to say, "Rome wasn't built in a day"--take your time, love deeply--and if you get off track, get back on, as soon as you can--because a person is as great as her thoughts--So go--get off of here--This day has begun, and here we are, a part of it--Oh---I nearly forgot--

BIG HUGS__You CAN do what ever you wish to do-

Stay positive and sparkle--

 

Good morning, to-day is Sunday, July 19th--We have sunshine outside-- kinda cool-ish---Lopez and I have done our walk around the block--He did his business--no AC  running--yet--which tells me it just might not be so hot to-day--Sushi has been up for hours--I must get that washer going--trying to get dressed as I type-  and--I am meeting Dave for breakfast at 9-30am--The great news is--no "smoke"  outside--that I can see--yet--I hope it stays this way--

A text just came on my phone, saying--"Just landed in China Mom"--from son#2, the Pilot-- I believe this is his first time flying to China--There will be some interesting "food" pictures to follow, I am sure-

                            So--Words I wish I had written--

#1.Do not be ashamed to fail

#2. You have 2 ears and one mouth-use them in the same proportion.

#3.Do not be afraid to ask for help

#4.Never give up on what you really want to do.

                                    Blasts from the past

    Fred's Dad, Watson-Son#1 named his cat "Watson" after him-

                                    above, Fred's Mom, Japo--

                                    an early photo of Fred

                                                Fred and I 

                                        Fred with Son#1

and a lot of Grandchildren

a dog on a dock

and there they are--almost all the Grandchildren

Time to get on with the day--face the music--

Remember, the more you know--the less you fear--

Listen to-day with your eyes--

Remember, most people are  what they should be--

be happy--be kind---

 oh-----and "big HUGS"

Holy Cow-- a Pic right from China from Son#2

 

Just tell yourself, Duckie-

Good morning--on this wet, overcast, smoggy day---  (Is it smoke outside --or is it fog out there?)---To-day is Saturday, July the 18th---We have a misty rain outside---It might be smoke in the air--or---is it just a misty day--Who knows these days?--Everyone has been up   this AM--me--Lopez , Sushi--then--everyone, including me, went back to bed after we all looked out the window-(-Do any of you go thru that?)-Then, we all had to do it all over again--I mean--"get up "--Lord love a Duck eh??--

But the dear old washer has been chugging away--now the dryer is doing it's job--  Lopez has gone back to bed in the leather chair--and Sushi is still upstairs back on my bed--asleep--

    So now that I've told y'all, "the lay of the land"--I must get to---

                    Words I wish I had thought of first--

#1.Surround yourself with people who are more intelligent than you are--

#2. Don't apologize for being early-

#3.If you know nothing, say nothing.

#4.Do what matters most at the time.

#5.Be good and happy to-day.

                        

                                        Blasts from the past

                                Andie--- Son#4's daughter

                            Fred, Son#3's daughter, and "me"

Son#2, holding Jemima, the cat---and Son#4 with a toy gun, and Son#3 acting crazy---

Son#2, the pilot and his Dad, my husband

Below--  an ice hut with ski-doos on the lake

Son#2 is out in Vancouver--was up--but now gone back to bed--(See? We all seem to love our bed!!) Time to get Lopez out here--Time to get on with the day--Time to move forward, not backward-

-Remember, if you do not feel old, then you are not--Look to your ancestors for strength-Remember also, that successful people are successful because they think they are--Nothing is worth more than this day--so--

- Get out there and enjoy it!--Oh----and---

BIG HUGS

    

 

Learn to be your own best friend-

Good morning- To-day is Friday, July 17th--  I shall turn off the AC--It is only 12 degrees C. outside-this morning---going up to 24 C this afternoon--I see the sun shining way over  the horizon--a good sign----but--the best news -is--no smoke either--yet---Lopez , Sushi and I are up--was difficult tho to put the feet on the floor--always is- isn't it?  

I must get the washer started--A new day has begun-- 

                        Words I wish I had thought of--

#1.There is no formula for living a healthy life.

#2.Keep track of your life by writing in a journal.  

#3.You cannot love a pet too much .

#4.Family stories keep families alive.  

#5.Your happiness is the result of your own effort.  

                        and---  Blasts from the past--                                                           Below--  Fred at 93---with 5 Grandchildren                    

                       

                   Below--Fred with Son#2, #3 and #5

Son#2  with his best friend, Gerrard, his dog-

Cousins--  Lola and Lopez--

Sophia and Jacob--  and Andie and Ethan-Cousins

a lot of Grandkids  ---

So, something to think about when yu don't want to exercise--  ABOVE

Time to get off of here and face this day---Don't take yourself too seriously to-day--Find some good in everything --Move forward, not backward-----Remember--nobody can take your dreams way--Oh----  and BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL_-