You can do hard things!

 Good morning-- To-day is Wednesday, the 16th of September --almost 8am--and finally I am  blogging this am--The wash has been done- finished in the dryer--folded--ready to carry upstairs--Lopez  asleep in his bed here--waiting for me to get him out--  I have a Dr's appointment at 8am- to-morrow morning---so will have to zip over to the clinic-to-morrow-busy morning when that happens----and to-day is a cool morning--  

Son#2 is out in Vancouver still--  winging his way back from China--

                    Above are dishes of food, he ate while in China

                                So--Words I wish I had written--

#1. Try anything once

#2.If you cannot be kind. at least be vague

#3. Nothing is worth more than this day--

#4.If you smile at people, they will almost always smile back at you.

    and---                        -Blasts from the Past

            above--lotza snow on our old deck on Boychuk Rd

                           Lopez as a teenager--many moons ago

                    above-------=me---- on Boychuk Rd

                            Son#2, with his wife and daughter

        son#4 with Andie, his daughter, and son #2

           Below---Me on the left-------with my young sister , Sandra

It must've been his Birthday--The guy that I married-

So--a new day--just beginning--To-day, try to get whatever you want--, then enjoy it-- If you care about something, it will show--Mind over matter--Be kind to the unkind--Hug your children and be kind to those pets of yours, who love you to the moon and back--oh--and --of course--

                        BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL!

Enjoy to-day-We are alive!

Good morning--We have "rain" falling--dark --kinda cold outside--Garbage day--I must drag the pail out to the road-- Lopez is down here with me--Sushi asleep up on my bed--The wash is  now in the dryer twirling round and round--noisy--

So, Son#2, is still in China--  The computer guy will be here this afternoon to show me how to get his pictures from his phone, onto the computer--It used to be easy, but now with this new computer, easy is not  as easy as it used to be--Life is complicated, isn't it?--too much stuff continually changes--

                                So, words I wish I had written--

#1.You cannot love a pet too much

#2.Family stories keep families alive.

#3.Never ask a Barber of you need a haircut.

#4.A big head means a big headache.

#5.Do not be a mouse, or the cat will eat you.

                                    and--Blasts From The Past

                                          Son#2 with his Dad

                            The Canadian Flag at Son#2's home--

-- Looks like it was a Birthday-Andie, Ava,  Emma, holding Charlie,                                                         and Ethan

                                Looking over a special island

    Son#4 , with his daughter, Andie, and Son#2  beside her

Time to get off of this computer--  Fold the clothes on the dryer-- and get on with the day-- ----maybe get some heat turned up--To-day, try to be kind in all you do and say--Try to stay faithful to yourself---Love your children, to the moon and back, and, hug your pets--Remember, they adore "you"--They do not understand english, so wrap your arms around them, to let them know that they ARE LOVED!--------Oh, and big huge hugs to you also--Enjoy to-day---We are alive!

Life can be hard!

 Good morning--  It is  Monday, September 14th--still dark--  cool this AM--Hard to put my feet on the floor--In fact I got up once , and went back to bed after turning up the heat--Son#2, the Pilot, has landed in Beijing after a long long flight from Vancouver---so far---The wash is done--now turning around in the dryer-Lopez and I are downstairs here--Sushi was down, but now back up on the bed--As Mom used to say, It is , "as black as the Ace of Spades " outside----still!--  So, I shall return--

                        Words I wish I had written-- 

            #1.If you can dream it, you can realize it--

            #2.Compliment others

            #3.Don't peek into a cannon

            #4.Grief does not change a thing

            #5. Love begins in the eyes, then quickly goes to the heart, and                         only sometimes ends up in the brain.

                        and--Blasts from the past--

Below---is my Mom on the far left, My Aunt Mabel and her daughter, Irene, and the little sweet girl in the front is my younger sister, Sandra-                I remember that we were at Niagara Falls--

                                Son#2's 2 daughters , below--

Below-- Emma (Son#3,s daughter ) with her cousin, Son#2's daughter, Hannah, both in University

Below , Allison's daughter, Sophia with her Dad , a Dr. at the                                                         Cleveland Clinic

                            Below-- there we all are--AGAIN---with Fred--

    

````                        `food sent from Matt--`below        

                                Canadian  Food--Vancouver  above

Beijing Chinese Food--in China-below

So, time to get on with this day, which is just beginning--I hope your day --to-day can be a good day--if you decide to make it a good day--Try to be kind in all you do and say--at times that can be difficult--Stay faithful to yourself and face the music--Talk to your pet--They are trying their best also--Hug your children--and your husband--Lordy Be eh?--So much to remember--  but, we sure can try---oh-----and------------                        -------BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL___        

Remember----You are special!

 Good morning--To-day is Sunday, September 13th--just daylight here--  Amazing what happens when a day goes by--the back of my neck is a lot better---seems to be not hitting a nerve--still sore and difficult to turn my head, but manageable--So, yesterday, I called Son#1 and told him that I would bring out supper, so I did---pizza with boneless chicken-----His  wife helped also, made a salad, and we had a good meal out at his house--on the lake--We also had Tornado warnings in this area--then a very long power outage---The weather has been kinda wild!--- Our power was restored around midnight.   

This AM--  breakfast with Dave--about 9-30am----The wash is now in the dryer--Lopez and I are up--Sushi awake upstairs--Oh--and Son#2 en route to China , from Vancouver---

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1.Refuse to be negative.

#2.Respect time.

#3.Better alone than in bad company

#4.Get up and go.

                                    and Blasts from the past

            Andie--on the left--Allison and Sophia , her daughter

above--Fred, Phil, Me-holding Ava, Tim, Ethan, Andie, Heather, Lisa, Andrew with Charlee, and Emma

                    above, Son#2 with Gerrard, his pooch-

                        above, Cousins, --Ethan with Emma

                        Above--  Fred, Andrew and Tim

OK--Time to get moving here--Make your day  the best day ever-Be a positive person---Refuse to be negative--Practice listening to your body and refuse to be negative--Remember, a home is made of love and dreams--Hug your children---Tell them they are special----And hug your pets who love, and protect you,  --way more than yu realize---Oh-----and big huge hugs to you, who is special also----I shall see you all to-morrow--Now get offa here and get on with to-day!

Young one day--older the next --

 

Good morning--very dark outside--but-- the good news is, we are up--and at-er--ready to face a new day--To-day is Saturday,  September the    12th--and the best news is, we are a part of this day--We are alive!

The wash machine is chugging away--Sushi and Lopez are up--  (AND ME!!!)  Son#2 just called me on the highway--on his way  to the airport--then on to China--See? Pilots and house wives get up early!!--I must run some fresh food upstairs to Sushi--I changed her water already--

It seems cooler--like sorta "Fall-ish"--Maybe I can turn off the AC which is chugging away upstairs--

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

#1.Be on time

#2. No one is ever really normal--

#3.Don't be discouraged with your mistakes.

#4.Always remember, some people never learn.

                     and---Blasts From The Past--

                        above  Jacob with "big Beau" on our dock

                            above --Emma with Gramma

                                        Emma with Andie---above

            Charlee--  in the  high chair-with all her cousins

                    Below-cousins on the Trampoline 

Remember, making friends is an art--Money does not buy class--Love what is inside of you----You can never love your children enough----Talk to your pets-They do not speak english--so hug them a lot--We are only on this world once, so try to enjoy every second---Tell people they are beautiful--We cannot hear that enough-Smile at people----and do all things graciously.----Oh-----and---

BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL__REMEMBER TO LOVE___

Blogging with a pain in the neck--

Yesterday, I bent over to pick up Lopez , and  a sharp pain went thru my shoulders -and--I still have it--across my back---- I called all the kids (6am)--only Son#2 responded--(Bless his heart!)---just now in fact--"I just have to deal with it" (He says)---It is better than last night--but is still there--Not much use going to Emerg. as I would be there  till "Kingdom Come"----(My Mom's expression!)--  so--if I hold  my head straight, maybe it will not be so painful.----Why oh why did this have to happen?--And to-day is "breakfast with Dave" day, at the Fireside.

Anyway it  is what it is---No use going to Emerg., either , There comes a time in everyone's life when the only person you find, is yourself--as I would be there till the earth freezes over--in Emerg . I mean----so, we may as well carry on and hope for the best--So--

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1. Small people do small things-

#2.There comes an age in everyone's life, when the only person you             find is yourself--(No guff eh?)

#3. Hope is the best defence for old age.

#4. Chase happiness.

                                Blasts from the past--
 

Cousins -eating together-below

Again--Cousins--having lunch at Grammas

above---  the whole family

The guy that I married--

WELL, I am still alive here--must carry on--maybe turn off the AC--Seems cold in here-Remember to stay strong--everyday--It is easy to live a bad life--which we do not want--Yu really are stronger than you think--that no-one is ever really normal--just try your best---Don't be discouraged by your mistakes----so, get off of here--get on with your day and try  to be happy--Hug your pets---  They are trying their best also---OH-----

and-big hugs to you!

Talk to your children--and hug your pets-

        Good Morning--Another new day--and another few thoughts----It is Thursday, September the 10th--only 11 C. outside-- much cooler than it has been--"Hair Day"--however--- Sushi sand I are up----just!

The wash is now in the dryer--VERY dark outside yet--I must go back up and get Lopez up----as soon as I turn up the heat---I shall return--And guess what?--  It seems very "muggy" downstairs here on the main level--so-- guess what?--Now the AC is running--Decisions decisions eh??--Every morning ,  AC or windows open??---

        Allison just called from OHIO--said her AC is on also--

    She is raising her new puppy, "Kody". who they picked up in Michigan---She keeps telling me how much work a new puppy is-

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

#1.Little things can mean a lot.

#2.The test of someone's breeding, is how she behaves in a quarrel.

#3.Hang onto your dreams.

#4.He enjoys life who makes others enjoy it.

                

               

AND------BLASTS FROM THE PAST

        Below---  Ava and her friend-many moons ago--

                                        Timmy and hs family

Below--Hannah and Emma--Cousins--both in University

            

and below--is wee Charlee, with all her little people!

                                above---4 dogs on a dock, on Dunlop

So, a new day has begun--Son#2 just called--said school is back in--He is talking about me returning to the Regency in Lake field for a couple of months in the new year--to get away from the snow--something to think about--

So--Are you happy and you know it??--Can you clap your hands?--Are you ready to face a brand new day?-We do not have much choice do we?--We are alive--The sun is sorta out--Did you know that our current life is our future generation's history?-(something to think about)----I hope to-day that you allow yourself to have some fun--Hug your children and be ever so kind to your pets--They are trying  very hard to help you --Just remember that no-one is ever really normal--just do you best--Oh-----and--------BIG HUGS to you all--  Now get going!