"Continue to sparkle-"-

Good morning --To-day is  Wednesday, June 17th--cloudy--looking a lot like rain--Lopez and I are up and at-er---might have to walk in the rain-We shall see--Sushi has been up earlier -- I came down to turn up the heat and here Sushi was wandering around ---Nice to see her down here--

                       So, Words I wish I had written--

#1. Keep a stiff upper lip

#2.Be yourself

#3. Never look back

#4. Converse to please others, not yourself

                                and--Blasts from the Past

                            Below-- Emma with Charlee

 

"Lolling around--"3 little girls

                        Below---  Canada's North

                                                        Below--  Tim, with Fred

                                below Ethan and -his sister 

                                Below--Son#2 --maybe in Britain

Time to get on with our day--Remember , hope gives a person strength--and make your life more exciting than your dreams , and be kind to your pets---Now-go--Get off of here--  this day only comes once , so we must sparkle to-day--oh--and big hugs--

"You can--End of Story--"

 

Good Morning--  To-day is Tuesday, June 16th--Garbage Day here--And I must get it out--The washer is chugging  away--It is cold in here--I have the wee tiny furnace on--Hopefully  it will warm up soon inside-- The bed is made  and little Lopez must come down--I must get  him ---Gil and I kinda finished the back garden  yesterday--Gil is going to finish the deck in the yard--extend it-to-day--So when Matt and Allison arrive here in July, there will be more room to sit--

                        So--Words I wish I had written--

#1.Hang Loose

#2.Eat when you are hungry

#3.Live frugally

#4.Learn by doing

#5.Mind your own business.

                        and---Blasts from the past

above--The day after Fred died--Allison, me and Matt's wife--  our                                                 dogs consoling us---

                    Son #2 with  Erin, his wife, and Gerrard, their Baby

    and below-- cousins acting crazy-Ava, Emma, Jacob and Sophia

                        Son#2 must have sent the above

                                Above-Ava, Son#3's daughter

-Emma, and Ava   -(sisters)-top step-with Jacob and Sophia, below

Time to get off of here--The garbage is out to the road-The wash needs to get into the dryer--Son#2 is heading back to-day from Belgium----and I must get off of here--He (son#2) did send some pics of food--

                                    of course--MacDonalds

                        As you can see, he eats well--LOL

So. Go-get off of here--  Try to enjoy to-day, no matter what happens--Remember, happiness does not exit in things, but in thoughts--and, of course, the key to freedom, is in your mind--I shall see you to-morrow-                Try to have the best day ever to-day----Go on-

                            Get going---Oh----and big hugs

Believe you can, and, you're halfway there.

                                Hey--  It is Monday, June 15th-a new day  -- WooWoo! And I see the sunshine--I have been awake --came down early to turn up the heat a bit--Son #2 is in Brussels, Belgium--They flew overnight--just going to bed now, so he said, after they landed--I'm sure a picture will eventually come thru on here sometime this morning, of his breakfast--

Here in Elliot Lake, the washer sounds like it is finished-Lopez and                     Sushi and I, are "up and at-er' as Dad used to say--

            Believe we can, especially when we believe we can!

                                      

                            so, a few words I wish I had written--

#1.Be careful who you laugh at.

#2. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

#3. Childhood should be happy and carefree.

#4. Without the past, there is no future.

                            And, Blasts from the Past---

                                Below-- Fred with Son#4

Below-- Fred and I attending son#4's Graduation from Police college

Did you ever see so many bodies ??__"Life on the Dock!"

                                (I think I count 11 people)

Below--Son#2with Hannah, his daughter, who just graduated from                                                             University

Time to begin our day--"Move it, or lose it" as the kids used to say to each other--I hope that your day will be happy--Remember--Music is good for you whether yu are happy or sad--Do not think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm---(Crazy reminders eh?)--  So, get off of here--Make this the best day ever! I know you can---Oh--and ---                                                Big Hugs

 

Wishing you a great day!

                        Good day--It is Sunday, June 14th--definitely not sunny here--yet--Sushi is fed--Lopez and I are heading out to 'hoof it' up the road, very soon--I must turn on the washer--so much to do every morning isn't there--and I must meet Dave at 9-30 am for breakfast, so I must hurry here--  My phone is charging  beside  the computer----

I heard from Son#2 and in the Peterborough area , where he lives and, he is getting a thunder storm right now--It looks like rain here but so far--so good!-

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1. it is better to live happy than to die sad.

#2. Do not be ashamed to fail.

#3, Do not be afraid to ask for help

#4.Look back at your ancestors for strength

                            and---  Blasts from the past--

                            I had to post this--my little yard

and--above---Did you ever see so many people??--LOL Of course, Fred and I, holding Charlee, in front--and I see Andrew and Lisa, Tim and Heather--with Andie and  Ethan and--more----

                                            and-----there I am---

Below---  Fred  with Allison's 2 children--Laurentian Lodge

Time to get  Lopez out-- and get off of here--  Can you tell that I do enjoy presenting our family to you all?-Fred was a great Dad--a super husband--and we enjoyed raising our family so very much--So, Get on with your day, all of you-Be happy-Enjoy your family-- Hug them to the moon and back--Have a great day-You can successfully battle and overcome difficulties--Just try--  Now get offa here---Big hugs!

                              

 

I never thought getting old would happen so fast---

Good Morning-- To-day is Saturday, June13th-not too cold in here--kinda a tad hot----I just turned on the AC--So, Lopez and I are up--Sushi not yet-----and yes, I do feel "older than old" this AM--  want to go back to bed--but--  pets need to be fed--bed needs to be made--wash needs to be started--Oh--there is a long list--I guess all these chores must be good for me--  maybe reminds me that I'm not quite "over the hill"-there are still chores --altho the children have "flown the coup"-just the dog and the cat left at home--

  --So-The cat is now fed-- And Lopez and I must line up my 60O,000 pills-(the chores that  "older" people have to go thru to survive!)-

Above--  my little yard--which I am still working on--but everyday, it improves--The flower bed in the back needs more additions--more plants-- more water--more love--a lot more of everything-

Lopez and I must  "hoof" it up the road--before all the other dog walkers are out there--we did--we had to follow another dog walker which Lopez continued to bark at--Oh the joys of living in a village where most of us are Seniors and we all walk our dogs early each morning--So---

Words I wish I had written-

#1. An intelligent person is one who knows when to keep his mouth shut--

#2.Keep your desk neat.

#3.Make choices out of love.

#4.Listen much and speak little.

#5. Smile

AND---Blasts from the Past

Son#2's 2 daughters--Hannah and Helena

Below-Fred with Charlee and Ethan

Below--left to rt--Mary Beth(my sister)-Wayne (my younger brother), and Johnny (a neighbour-)and his sister Linda, in front of him--and Sandra, in front of her--my little sister--on the beach in Port Stanley

Cousins-(Emma, Jacob, Sophia and Ava)
Below--  Me--holding Hannah, and "Biggy", the cat

Below--  We must've been blueberry picking in the north--

My Dad holding Hannah

Holy Cow--Time to get off of here and on with our day--Hold your head up high--Use common sense to rule your life-look up, not down--and remember that everyday should be a new experience--Now go-get offa here-- and make to-day  your best day ever!

 

Woke up to no power--We have the power now!

 To-day is Friday, June the 12th--We have had no power since the middle of the night--It is on now--but Son #2, who just called me, told me I had to press button on back of computer to get computer to start--Lordy Be! What would we ever do without these kids?--He said to me that he has the same computer as I do so he is used to this computer--Bless his heart eh??--

            I shall run upstairs and turn off the AC-It is freezing in here--Lopez is up--fed--Sushi up--fed then back to bed--AC turned off--Wash is done--in dryer--I took my blood pressure as directed by my Dr---so--the day has begun---Question here--  Anyone else without power this AM??--

            So, Wise Words of Wisdom--which I wish I had written--

#1.Do not sell yourself short.

#2.Do not ask for trouble

#3.Rise above little things

#4.Don't worry about what other people are thinking about you.

                    And now-Blasts from the Past

Just look at the above picture--It looks like Ethan, as a baby -

                    Do you suppose Fred was babysitting him?

Above-Looks like Fred was 91--How we enjoyed  all his Birthdays~

                        and we enjoyed Charlee's Birthdays

They must've been at a swim meet--Hannah with Ethan and Andie

                                        and another Birthday above

                        

must've been summer--at a B@B

                    a lot of cousins-Charlee in the middle

Time that we all get on with our day--I hope that you understand,  it's alright to let yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back--so, go on--get off of here--allow yourself to make mistakes to-day--never give up on what you really want to do---So-go on---Get off of here!

Lets be Pretty Kind-

Well, the above made me smile--  I guess I write, because I feel women need  encouragement-- Women work hard--from morning till bedtime-and they never complain-(well, maybe , sorta!)-As My Mom always said, --"Women make the world go round--"--

And a good day to you--To-day is Thursday, June 11th--and it looks like it is raining out there.It looks quite dark-- Lopez and I are up however--  

Yesterday, Son#2, the pilot--well, his daughter, Hannah, graduated, yesterday from Ottawa University--Her Dad, Son#2, the Pilot , attended the service in Ottawa--There they are---below--  I watched the ceremony on the computer, here in my tiny house--amazing what we can do these days!-She is the first grandchild to get her degree-Fred must be so proud of her, up in Heaven--

Son#2 with is daughter, Hannah
So, the AC is flying inside here this AM--The wash machine is chugging away also in the kitchen--and little Lopez keep trying to curl up on my chair--not his chair--  little rascal--He keeps checking on me, hoping I don't see him--

                                    

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1.Trust our instincts

#2.It is harder than we remember to be a child-

#3.Worry about to-day before to-morrow-

#4.Mind your own business

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

                            AND---Blasts From The Past

              Above--  There is Fred , on the left and--Son#1, and Son#4

                Below, Ava and Andie, (cousins)- out fishing--

Below--Look at those children--Ethan- Sophia, Jacob, Ava, Andie, Emma and Charlee--Cousins --one Christmas

                        Blow--Son#1 and wife, holding Charlee

Must've been Xmas below--Chartlee, Ava, Emma, and Ethan

So--- time to get on with this day--I hope you have a good day--Make it a great day---To-day only comes once- Converse to please others, not yourself-Don't talk about being tired--Remember to praise yourself--and be kind to your pets--and your neighbours-- and your family--so much advice--  LOL

Love who loves you-- So-- get off of here-- and enjoy to-day--