Get out there and be amazing!

                            Get out there and be amazing--

To-day -is Friday, the 26th of June--I am up-- just about ready to start the washer--Lopez and Sushi are up-- We have sun outside but it seems a tad cool--I must  hurry as this AM I shall try to have Service Canada  print out some forms for income tax  papers to be sent to the accountant---

                            There is always something  isn't there?--

                                   

                             Words I wish I had written--

#1.When you are on a hole, stop digging--

#2.Seek friendships-

#3.Know the ropes-

#4Your eyes are the windows of your soul--

#5.Make history your teacher.

                                    Blasts from the past---

                        Below--Son#2 with Hannah , his daughter--

                        --just graduated from University

            It looks like---  the inside of a "plane"--below--

                        Below----Fred--with Son#1 and son#4

                    Fred helping a Grandchild with his work--below-

                                        Below--little Lopez--

I must get off of here--but--I hope that your day is happy--and a good  successful day--Don't let the "crazies" get you down--Smile---Remember----Being humble is a building block to greatness--Now get off of here , and I shall return later to check on you all-

                        -Oh --- and , big hugs to you all--

 

Never give up.

                     Good Morning--It is Thursday June 25th--I have a Doctors appointment at 10am this morning-- must get Lopez out here -and fed too- The wash is done--ready for the dryer-- I was awake for the last hour but did not want to get out of bed--and I went to bed early too---It does look like we might get rain--kinda cloudy--So---Yes, I shall return. I just am checking here to see if you all are "up-and-ater"-LOL--

                                Words I wish I had written

#1.You cannot have enough ideas

#2. Wake up!

#3.Mistakes are opportunities to learn

#4.Forcing yourself to be active is the hardest part of being active.

#5. Stop disappointing yourself

#6.Return all phone calls within a day.

                            AND--Blasts from the past

and--there are the ladies with the dogs--Allison with Tyson, Erin with Gerrard and me with Lopez

                                                        Above--fun at the dock

above--Allison with her 2 children--Sophia and Jacob

below---Allison in front --me on then rt

Time to get ready to get out of here--I hope your day is "Hunky Dory" as Grampa used to say--So, wake up!--"Live" this day--Try really hard --Remember--"You Can"--- Now, get offa here --go on--get going-- oh yes---and--  HUGS!

Another day, another dollar--

 Good Morning--  It is Wednesday, June 24th--freezing cold in here --I just came downstairs  to turn up the heat--It is 6am---Lopez and Sushi are still bed--I just got the washing in--turned up the tiny furnace---

Well, a lot has gone on in the past hour--The clothes are now in the dryer--Sushi is fed--fresh water--  litter changed--My 104 thousand pills have been swallowed--(and that is a challenge!)--My blood pressure has been taken--(nearly normal!)--and Lopez needs his walk now (well as soon as I can get him out there)-Oh, and I have coffee-I made it---I see the sun  is up--rising above the trees--looks like it might be a hot day--

                                Words I wish I had written

#1.Never lose your child heart.

#2.Don't be afraid to ask for help.

#3.Never look back.

#4.If you know nothing, say nothing.

#5.Being totally alone at times can be very healthy.

                                Blasts from the Past

            Emma and Ava---top step-Jacob, Sophia-lower step

                                Jacob and Ethan-cousins

                                above--Emma and Ava

                                                Charlee

                                                                        my little yard--

                                        (I had to throw that one in)

So--time to carry on here--get wee Lopez out--face this day--I hear the dryer telling me it is done--Gil will be here soon to finish up the addition to the deck--

--I hope you will have a fantastic day--Try to make it that way--Being able to live with yourself is more important than anything else--There will never be enough time, but there will be the time you need-Don't try to please everybody, but enjoy the day-So, Get up and Go--Get off of here-- and make to-day a great day!-Oh-----and  BIG HUGS--

Life can be tough, we must be strong-

 

Good morning--To-day is  Tuesday, June 23rd--Above is a picture of "The Women's Circle"--the group that I became a part  of the other night, when I travelled to the lodge up north of the city here-- I cannot  make the picture any larger, but, yes, I am in this picture--( Can yu see me?--standing up, in a black and white sweater, about in the middle, 2nd row-)-and yes, life "CAN"  be tough and yes, we must try to be strong--

The bed is stripped-- Lopez , Sushi, and me--We are all up--

The laundry is about ready to hit the dryer and the sheets from the bed will be put in the washer--I took the garbage to the road, in my night gown--

So many words I wish I had written--

#1.Be your own best friend.

#2.Exercise instead of worry.

                            #3.If you look the part, you better be the part.

                    #4. A good marriage gets better with time.

                #5. Elbow grease gives the best polish.

Blasts from the Past

Cousins--Jacob and Ethan-above

more cousins-Emma, Ava-top step, and Jacob and Sophia below

Below-my Dad-with Andrew and on his right, and son#2, the pilot

on HIS left---taken on Daytona Beach many years ago--

above---  Fred babysitting one of the kids

Time to get off of here--to get on with our day--I hope that your day will be fabulous--remember to move forward, not backward, do what matters most, most of the time, trust your instincts, and never look back--Now go on, get off of here--Beware of how special you are--and smile--and the world just might smile with you-

You are unique---

Good Morning--To-day is Monday, June 22- We have sun--

Lopez, , Sushi , and I, are up--It feels cold in this tiny house--I have the heat on--The washing is done--waiting to go into the dryer--

Last night, Jackie picked me up, drove North, to Laurentian Lodge, where  a large group of women were out there celebrating the Summer Solstice---or-the longest day of the year--- We had a fabulous Dinner together----Most of us had lost our husbands, so it was very nice to get together---something  interesting to do--

So--Words I wish I had thought of---

#1.Sometimes things that hurt, teach-

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

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

#4.Use your public library

and-Blasts from the Past

Below-- My Dad on the left---His Dad on the far rt.

Wow! the Grandkids built an ice hut

Charlee,  beside Andie in front row

Emma and Ethan behind

Jacob and Sophia beide  Fred and Me

Time to get on with your day--I hope that you are happy--that you hold your head up high--Friendship with yourself is needed before you can be friends with anyone else--A beautiful soul lasts longer than a beautiful body--So much to think about isn't there?----So, Go on, get off of here--

Oh-----and Hugs to yu all--

 

The voice of every girl can change the world!

To-day is Sunday, June 21st-- sunshine-with hot air outside--I do have the AC on already--All of us are up--Sushi--Lopez and me--and guess what?--I am meeting Dave for breakfast as well as Emma-- one of the "Grand"--grand daughters--so, guess what?-- To-day is Sophia's Birthday--as well I think it is "Father's Day" to-day--and--Emma has a Birthday  this coming week--So much to remember isn't there?- I will probably finish this blog a bit later--I must meet Emma, and Dave at the restaurant--but-"-I SHALL RETURN!"

---and here I am--back--after eating with  -----Emma--and -----DAVE -(-Emma belongs to Son#3--Phillip and Julie)-- is at University now--(Ist yr)-but will be attending University for another term soon, in Copenhagen, Denmark-How nice will that be?(--for sure, her voice will one day change the world--)

So, You know, we all change the world--in so many ways----The world needs great ideas from simple problems and we, the women of this world have many great ideas! Just think of all the ideas that have passed through your life, as you kept a home going, as  you raised your children--kept them safe--schooled them---and loved them all--

Words I wish I had thought of-

                           #1.Every second you are alive gives you the opportunity to live your life.

#2.Marriage is a 50/50 proposition

#3.Love is for eternity

#4. Great people do great things

Blasts from the past

Son#3 with his Dad

above--  Sophia, in the waiting area beside the Delivery room,  waiting for her baby brother to be born--definitely not happy

Fred with Ava

                                    Son#3, Fred, and I

So, another day--Are you having a great day??--just a bit of advice here--#1 Never sleep apart from your spouse unless you have to--

          #2.Love creates love.

           #3.Celebrate being alive

           #4.Love is about acceptance

Lordy Be--I must get off of here---- "You" must get off of here-- It is "Fathers Day"-Remember---it is loving and giving that make life worth living--Now get off of here--

        --Oh!!!--And-----BIG HUGS to---keep the world going!

--

"YOU CAN"__End of story--

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 To-day is Saturday, June the 20th--looking "coolish "out there --no rain--  but no sunshine either--and cool in this tiny house--I must close some windows-get the washer going-----get Lopez  and Sushi up-----So, time helps-We are all "up and at-er" here , as Mom used to say-The wash is in the dryer--Lopez is asleep on my chair in the living room (what happened to his bed?)-I just swallowed my 5026 pills--well, it really is 14 pills--Who does that every morning--now really?--(and it isn't fun!)-I see Lopez goes for his bath this afternoon--That will make hm not scratch so much--So, ever onward here--I could not decide this morning--AC or nothing?--finally decided on the AC--still not sure----

                So-----Words I wish I had written--below---

#1.Your best friend is yourself-

#2.Nothing is simple anymore.

#3.Realize life is a gift, not a right.

#4.The older you get, the more precious life becomes.

#5.Will this be important  five years from now?

                    and---  "Blasts from the past"

                                Below--Charlee, and I---

                    Below--Gramma and Grandchildren

                            Below---Charlee with her Mom

                    Sophia with her Dad , Dr Bertkowitz

above-- Prom Night at the high school--my sister-back row on the rt-"me-"-front row sitting, on the rt--

                Below--Andie, Ava, and Ethan-(cousins)

I hear the clock chiming--telling me to get going--A new day ----Remember to enter a room as if you owned it, to-day--(The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts)_--So get out there and make your day a good day--and---

Yu can feel younger longer than you are young---So, get off of here and get on with to-day-- 

                            OH------AND BIG HUGS__