FRIENDSHIP MATTERS BIG TIME!

 To-day is Friday--November 28th--a brand new day--and here we are--a part of it!

"30 days hath September, April , June and November--"---2 MORE DAYS THIS MONTH------and Santa comes  next month--December--It has come fast-!!!  Holy cow!-So, You better watch out--You better not pout--because--

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!--Soon!

                                        Words I wish I wrote-

-#1. Put your best foot forward

#2.If you live fearing death, then you do not live!

#3.How you treat your children will be reflected for generations!

So, no snow falling -yet--and lotza snow on the car which I must clear off--I miss our garage--I hear Sushi yodelling upstairs also--afraid of Lopez--   will not come down and she wants her breakfast--Poor little Turkey--I do know she wanders around down here in the night--but afraid of Lopez in the day--You all know that I found her--one winter, on our deck, eating bird seed--She was just a kitten--I tried to give her to the city, who wouldn't have her as she was "feral"--so--she lived under Fred's side of the bed for 4 mos, before seeing the light of day---(Mom's expression)_ and Fred never minded sleeping over Sushi--  He was a good man!! ----

So---How is your day going -so far??---  Are you "happy and you know it"?--Are you looking forward to Christmas---?----Another question here----  Did you  ever get a "DOLL" for Christmas?-- And wasn't that the best gift ever??_-My Grandfather used to hide my DOLL when we visited him in Port Perry-and it would make me cry--and he would say, "There she goes again ILA"---(That was my Mother's name)-and then he would grab my hands and dance me around his kitchen--Memories--  Memories are the best ever as we grow older--82 years --I am 82--and I feel about 21-(WelL__most of the time I feel that way!)-----  Isn't that weird??--Do you feel your age?--

                                        So--a couple of blasts from the past here--

Below--  (which yu have seen before)--are my family-----my Mom nd Dad-My little  sister who I absolutely adored-----

and below is Son#1's daughter--who has finished her Universisy courses, 

and who was our first Grandchild-

SO MANY MEMORIES 

But--  Time to get moving here-- Lopez is waiting in the wings--

Appreciate your family--They will help you when you get older--

Count your age by friends--not years!

 Good Morning --dark---  no snow falling here --yet! Lopez and I have not been out either-- I have heard from Son#2 the Pilot--He has returned--back from Sao Paulo--  probably "de-plane-ing"-  (is that a word?)---then has a drive home, from Toronto--He said that was a 10 hr flight--long eh?----

These days before Christmas are busy ----  decorating--  snow falling which might have to be cleared away--more clothes to pack on the body--So, what I am saying, you might find the blogs a tad shorter--but, I shall try to continue  on--- I know this time of year we are all busy--This A.M., I have a breakfast to get to with a friend of Son#1---AND--IT IS STILL DARK OUTSIDE__

Yesterday was the Bereavement Course at our local hospital--  11am--to 3pm--  long eh?--I think we have 3 more classes--I do find that I am able to accept , for the rest of my life, that I do not have Fred--beside me--in person--and I am finding that it is easier to be alone--go shut the door and actually --"be alone"--(Yes, I could dance! LOL)

                                        and every day  seems a tad better-easier also!

OK--Words I wish I wrote_            -#1.--There is always something to learn___

                                                          #2. Look inside yourself for the strength to continue- 

                                                         #3.-It takes 2 flints to make a fire--

I hope to-day goes well for you--  Once one decides to "have a great day"--no matter what, ---one usually does have a good day--"mind over matter"--as Dad used to say--and---  maybe we should count our age by friends, not years----

Now get out there and dance!

It is Wednesday, Nov. 26th--  overcast--rain off and on--  snow out west  eh??and coming here soon-----The cleaners came yesterday--and this place is all spick and span-- They even told me to go Xmas shopping--leave Lopez in his crate and promised me that as soon as I would leave, he would stop his screeching and be quiet--They were right you know---When I came home with a 3ft Xmas Tree--(not a real one!-)_he was quiet-

 I did buy a new litter box with high sides--no top--for Sushi--I have not removed the old one yet--I just hope she will use the new one--Cats are so "finikity"--(Is that a word?)-

 The cleaners made  the house look great--I got to a few stores --bought a bow for the front door---I also got to go to the seamstress--not the gas station yet-=-yes---- Sometimes --it takes all day to get this short blog out-- 

So, sorry that I did not get to blog yesterday--It was "blog"--and no decorations for Xmas--or--hit the road, and buy a few decorations--make Xmas come to the tiny house!--Below--the tiny tree--the lights work but I need an extension cord--

But , it is a new day--Son#2 is in Brazil--jogging thru this National Park this AM--He sent a few pictures--his coffee--and the National Park--which he is jogging thru--says it is warm there in Brazil--

                            and--  Guess what else he  sent????-his coffee--

                                                        AND___

                                                Mac Donalds pictures!!!

Lopez and I must get out--

Are you Happy and you know it?---

Oh-- the bow on my door-- my Xmas decoration--LOLOL

---Words I wish I'd written--

#1--"The future comes one day at a time--"

#2-"If you think you can, you can"

#3-Keep your soul young!"

So--  That is about it!--Life is good--  We all know that--but , only if we make it good!----Face the day with a positive attitude--Remember -that--also--

Now get out there--and dance!-WE CAN DO THIS!

 

 

"Smile"-because you are amazing-

Good Morning--It is Monday, November 24th--It is very dark outside--feels cold also--My phone tells me it is minus 5  right now, in Elliot Lake--Lopez and I are up---but not too much--"at-er" yet--

The sunrise over Elliot Lake--This Morning--  like--just now--

and--then we have the tree of lights--where we celebrate 2 very important people who are now in Heaven watching over us--  My hubby--and Louis Ucci---You are all welcome to attend--

Words of Wisdom--

#1.--Go home and love your family.

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

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

So---  Life--We are so fortunate to be "in the land of the living"--

a Blast from the past--below--

lovely picture of the 4 boys--above--

and--  Mom and Dad's cottage in Port Stanley--many moons ago--where I  used to date "Skip the drip"--(Dad's name for him)-and, "Horsey Bill"--another nickname from my Dad--

by the way--- Dad called Fred--

"Fred the Med"-

Lopez and  I must get out for the walk--  

Make to-day special ! and--Be kind to everyone!-

--One never knows what is going on in their life!
 

 

Sunday in the rain--

--Holy Cow!-- It is the 23rd of November-and it is SUNDAY__-  We are VERY close--- to Christmas----

Last night I ate a lovely meal at Son#3's home--His wife cooked chicken over Basmati rice with a green salad--  It is lovely to eat with people!---They have a very cute new kitten--long fur--  orange , white and black fur--so sweet!---It seems that Christmas just might be held at their house. We try to change where , which home,  every year--

It was a busy day yesterday,  having to deal  with Amazon--  AND THE STUFF THEY ARE SENDING (without my request)--multiples of--and trying to return whatever is not easy either--Son#3 was just here to help me do all that-

Words I wish I had written--

#1. Get up early three mornings and you'll gain a half day--

#2.Your children are with you, yet they do not belong to you--

#3.-No one can tell you how long you should mourn.

Blasts from the past--interesting--just look how small the children are--

So---Time to get on with the day--raining here outside-nice to have rain--not snow---I must pick up a few groceries , maybe this afternoon--seems that I am always at the grocery store--
Hopefully this rain does not turn to snow later on in the day--although it usually does--

                            but----  we cannot  crawl back inside our lost innocence--

It takes "strength " to carry on---and on--and on--Did I tell you that our hospital here in town is going to honour Fred, at the tree of lights ?  What a lovely honour that is!-- He would be so proud--something he truly deserves--

Be careful what order--

 It is November 22nd--and it is Saturday--  I just called Amazon.ca--- -cancelled my membership--am pretty cheesed off with them---Remember the pads??--all over the front lawn?  Lord love a Duck!-I have stored them in my storage room--  seems like 500  boxes of pads--takes up the whole storage room--Now----  I did order 2 Humidifiers--and now I see they are sending me 2 more--which I did not order---  I just called AMAZON -in CANADA_-  cancelled my subscription--with them---  like forever!!!  ----  I am pretty upset--because this Amazon  people do whatever they want--then charge  me for their mistake--so--I cancelled my subscription completely with Amazon--so mad at them---

And that is why I am late blogging--and also why poor Lopez cannot get out to do his business!--What a smoz eh??-Have any of you had the same problem with Amazon??--kinda drives one crazy!

I shall try not to panic--try to trust what this guy said he would do , at Amazon--(I kinda do not believe him)--

Anyway--I must get Lopez out--and I shall never order from Amazon ever again--Have any of you had the same problem with them??--

OK--Son #2 IS winging his way home from  Zurich, Switzerland----He did send pictures of his meals--

above are-- Ravioli sand fresh  Margarita pizza

It does look good!

        Holy cow--just got a message from Son#3 asking me for dinner tonite--EVER NICE!!! and yes I'd love to go--

OK_-"--  Words I wish I had Written"" #1-The only thing left after you die are the good deeds that you performed-- #2--_The imminence of death should make you live-

#3---Meet others halfway.

Well, That is about it--  Well--  not really --because-- are you feeling strong?-- You must!---

A few blasts from the past--Son#2's daughter--Hannah--  already finished University--

                                    Just look at the happy Grandchild!!!

Now--get off of here---

One Day at a time!

 It is Friday, November 21st-- a bit over a month , till Christmas-

I just had a phone call from Son#2 , who is now in Zurich, Switzerland---flew all night---He says he hears the music from , "The Sound of Music""------"The hills are alive with the sound of music""--even sang that last sentence to me--the sound of music ---song------

He says the weather is a lot like here-

-below--- a "Blast from the past"--a nice picture of son#2, way back when----with his Dad--

and another old picture of the 3 boys--with their Dad

Yesterday I stopped at the clinic--had the sutures removed from my hair line--Thy have not told me yet if  what they cut out was malignant or not--  There were only 2 sutures--So, I think I have had all the tests done that the Doctor had ordered when I returned to Elliot Lake from Lakefield where I did not have a Doctor--Man oh man, when one does not have a Doctor, your body just falls apart!

It is 7-10am--still quite dark here--just beginning to see a bit of light-- Lopez must be walked

So, I hope your day goes well--Remember--

"Stick to your guns"

Mom and Dad always told me that----

Remember--#1.. ""If you do not feel old. Then you are not___ 

#2. The smallest deed iS better than the grandest intention--

$3.-At the end,  we all mend!

and Lopez and I best "hit the road"--

I hope that your day is  fabulous! -and if it doesn't feel that way, make it that way!

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