Believe in yourself--

Good Morning--It is Friday, September 18th--almost daylight--still looking kinda "shadowy" outside--We are up!!!--So much to do when one gets up in the morning isn't there----especially when one has pets. Lopez and I are down on the main level here--  Sushi still bedded in the warm bed upstairs--but--the best news is, they are both fed--with clean water----The wash is done--even dry--and waiting on the stairs  to be  taken up and put away--on my next trip up there-

So, do you believe in yourself---that you are capable of taking on the world?- I try--but there are days that I have my doubts--that maybe I'd just like to crawl back into bed and bury my head--We know that we cannot---But, just maybe , I always think, someone just might knock on my door and do everything for me--I really know that is never ever going to happen!----But----  (the big "but"---just maybe????)--(-But , no-?)-- Do you suppose Queen Elizabeth has that  extra help in her day?)---Anyway, we are not the Queen-- 

So---I must stop dreaming-----Below--Words I wish I had written---

#1.Life is what you create.

#2.Face your fears and name them.

#3.If you think you can, you can.

#4.When you complain about your neighbour's faults, count 10 of your     own.

#5. Be content with what you have.

                                Blasts From The Past

The Stork Club--Port Stanley- As kids, We used to go there dancing--

Phil, Andrew, Matt., Allison and Tim

Allison's 2 children--Jacob and Sophia--many moons ago--

The best man ever! 

Me--  Andie and Ethan

a wet day at the airport

-I must get off of here --get on with the day--I am meeting Dave for breakfast --must walk Lopez---- always lots to do, isn't there?Remember to hug your children--  and talk to your pets--

 

 

YOU CAN--End of Story!

Good Morning--To-day is Thursday, September 17th--not quite 7am--Lopez, Sushi, the cat, and I, are up--  The wash is going into the dryer--dark outside--The heat is up--AND--I AM UP!!---and --  Now--I am back--cat fed--  Lopez up--Son#2  is back from China--back home-just called--I have a Dr's Appointment this AM--at 11am---hair appointment at 2pm--a busy day for sure!----and -----below------

                        Words I wish I had written-----

#1. Health and happiness usually go together.

#2.Stay faithful to yourself

#3.Face the music

#4.When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take it's place

#5.Let others have the glory-

                            and----Blasts from the past--

                            below--Son #2 with his Dad

                            Below---  Son #2 at a train station in England

                            and below--the whole "Herd" 0f us--

             (not Allison and her family in OHIO!                                    

                                        Sushi-- much younger

        ---one of my favourite pics--Look at the mess in the kitchen--

                                and--there we  were--

So, another day----  another dollar---  We might as well, get up,             and get going--A brand new day ahead of us--Remember, your mind is an easy place to escape to---Thinking of yesterday should not use up too much of to-day--Your children need your love--your hugs--so love them to the moon and back--Talk to your pets--They simply adore "you"-----They hear you --Be gentle with them!--And best of all, BE HAPPY TO-DAY--  --Oh--and------

                                BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL

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___