Keep calm and pretend everything is OK-

 Monday. June 8th--is to-day--with sunshine--sorta nice temperature--The poor washer is chugging away--I finally changed the bed this AM also--had put it off for an extra week--but--it is done now, and in the wash machine--Yeah-!!!--

--Lopez and Sushi and I are all up here--Son#2 just texted me to tell me to not run the AC and the heat at the same time. Now why on earth would I ever do that?--I think, when one is over 70 years, (and I am for sure!)--the kids think all your brain power has been depleted and they have to make sure you can continue on safely , so all these instructions are sent my way---I know they mean well, so I pretend I never get their messages---Anyway---

                            Below--  Words I wish I had written--\

#1.It is never foolish to forgive

#2.If you've  lost your sense of humour, find it fast

#3.To know when you've had enough is to be rich

#4.Age does not have to be the brake of life.

                    and---Blasts from the past

                above--  Ethan, Charlee, and Ava--(Cousins)

                    Wow!---  All of us--- and that is a lot of people

                    Above--Ethan , Andie -with Son #3, Phillip

            Above---Andie, Ava, Andrew (standing)-Ethan-end of table, Emma and Charlee

                                above--Fred with Jacob

                above--  Son#2's 2 children, Hannah and Helena

Time to get on with our day--Remember to love what is inside you-and the most wasted days are those in which we have not laughed--forgive your friends, and remember, things turn out the best for people who make the best of the way things turn out--You think?--

                

Now get off of here, and get on with your day--

Really appreciate all the good in your life!

Good Morning --To-day is Sunday, June 7th--and , yes, I am going out for breakfast with Dave--at-9-30am--Lopez, Sushi , and I are up--and at-er--Fresh water given to the pets, and Sushi  has her breakfast sitting there ready for her to gobble down--Lopez is sitting on "MY CHAIR" hoping I won't notice--but, I already have-----little rascal--

So, you made it through the night?--I did too- Did you really want to get out of your warm bed?--Hard eh?--I had to turn back  the AC unit--had turned it off during the night--Altho it's a portable thing, it does seem to cool the whole tiny house down--(the cool air goes down to the first floor and keeps that floor quite cool)--Oh, by the way, I hear the wash machine has stopped so I must get it into the dryer--

So--"Another day, another dollar""--Fred used to say that--We never ever forget  him--or your partner in life, do we??--

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

#1.-Sit up straight--LOL-Do you remember your Mom always telling you that?

#2.You do not have to slow down just because you get older.

#3.You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

#4.Believe the best of everybody.

                                and--"Blasts from the past"

                    Just look at that picture, above--It is Son#2, the Pilot with             his 2 daughters--makes me smile--  makes me love that guy!

above, cousins----Look at Charlee , rt side of photo--front row--                                            ( makes me smile again--)

                                    above--  Ava and I

                above-Ava--Emma and Ethan--cousins!

So--I hope you try to make your day a great day-Remain calm and live in the present---Remember, Great people do great things! Sometimes the truth is not simple-- all that is out there is not all that is known--and enjoy the life you are given---just keep going and hope for the best--Now,  get off of here and enjoy this day-- It will never come again! 

                                                Big HUGS 

 

You are not too old, and it's not too late!

"Spring has Sprung-- The grass has riz, I wonder where the Boidies iz??-The Boid is on the wing, but that's absoid, I thought the wing was on the Boid!-----"

We used to chant that wee rhyme every warm day in Spring--kinda a crazy poem--and I do have news for you--The grass seed  has sprouted-not by much, but I see tiny wisps of grass --more in the front yard, but some in the back also--

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1.You are born to succeed

#2.Make the best of a bad situation

#3.Live in the present

#4.When you plant a flower garden, you show people that you care                 about more than just yourself-

                            Below--Blasts from the Past--

Below--Allison holding Sophia--This fall Sophia enters Kent State                                                         University

                  Below--All of us at Son#2's wedding                       

Below-Son#4 with his Daughter--"Andie" and Son#2-

Ava, with Andie and Heather, and Lisa and me -left side--  In front, Charlee,  with Emma and Ethan, with Fred on the far rt 

            Above Ava, Emma, holding Jacob and Sophia  on the rt

                        Fred and I out for Chinese Food--I think--

                                                Matt and Erin, just married

So--time to get- on with your day, -forget past disappointments, learn from others' mistakes, reach down and lift people up, and time to make your life more exciting than your dreams--Listen to your feelings, and, if you care, it will show--Go on-Get off of here-

 

Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are.

Good morning--It is Friday, June 5th--cloudy--looking a lot like rain outside--We are supposed to get rain and I need it so much , for the grass seed to grow--

Well, I am late posting-partly because I was sorting out all my 500,000 pills, and they fell all over the floor and there I was on my hands and knees trying to pick them all up before Lopez went out to the kitchen--to devour them.And yesterday, I am very sorry to say, that I never did get to post--I think because Gil, the workman came, and was hooking up the AC in my tiny home, and things then progressed to  busy, and then--to--"VERY" busy--

                    But I am here now-- and that is the main thing--So-==-                                                Words I wish I had written-

-#1. Focus your energies on the present

#2.-A happy heart runs like a good machine

#3.-We re not meant to fly solo--

#4.-Don't let being tired stop you-

So much has been going on here  as I was trying to get this blog onto here for you all--Son#2 just now phoned-said--"OK Mom, let's check your banking--"I wonder why the Charge card is so high?"--Well, I knew why--I bought about 8 loafs of top soil so I could put it into the wee yard, before we seeded----and sure enough--  that was the reason--Well, while he was flying to "Timbuctu"--Gil and I were seeding the wee tiny yard--Lord love a Duck!!!--and it takes $$$$  to prepare the land in the the yard--

-- And I think "Blasts From The Past"-might be a good idea right now--below---Some of the Grandchildren with a couple of Moms" thrown in--

                    Below-- here is another with just Grandchildren

and another 

                        Decorations one Halloween out along the road

                                                ME--

Son#$1 with Charlee-his daughter

Time to get off of here--The washer has stopped--  The dryer is done-- Time to get on with the day--Lopez must get out--To understand life, we must live it--so--do not let being tired, stop you--Remember, the more you know, the less you fear--Anyone who says raising children is not the most difficult job in the world is not doing it right--So get offa here and get on with your day--Go on!!!

 

We can never be too kind or too loving--

 Good morning--  To-day is Wednesday, June 3rd--We have sunshine--with a few black flies--warm temperatures----  It is looking like a lovely day beginning--Lopez and I have been out walking--and he did his business--so--a new day is here ----and here "WE" are-a part of it!

Good morning--Sunshine, Generosity, Cheritable, Tolerant,  Loving--So so much to think about--Lopez and I have been out--He did his business--Sunshine with a few black flies--a new day has begun, and we are a part of it--

                        "Words I wish I had thought of--"

#1. Misery loves company.

#2.Enjoy the life you are given.

#3. If there is life, then there is hope.

#4.Let the other person save face.

                        "Blasts from the Past"

                    Did yu ever see so many lychees??(taken by Son#2 in Vancouver)-below-- "Foody ' world--in Vancouver

                                    Below-Emma with Charlee

                    Below-Son#2 with Charlee, the dancer

Time to get off of here and get on with the day--I hope that your day will be great--try to make it that way--Remember to never outgrow fun--fight fair--He who laughs, lasts--Now get off of here -- and enjoy this day--Big hugs--

Survive now, Cry later!

 Good Morning-- on Tuesday, June 2nd--

We have sun--cool temperatures--but--the best part is--We are alive-

I just walked Lopez around the block--good wee fellow--He did  his business---and--there are black flies -I have bites on the back of my neck  --The joys of living in the North!

I heard from Son#2 last night--  He flew out to Vancouver--where he still is--He sent a couple of pictures--The first is his WonTon soup--  as he says, "Dad's favourite soup"--The 2nd is his plane , getting ready for his flight -

 

And below--Words of Wisdom

#1. You can be strict and loving at the same time.

#2. Pack light-Always keep your word-

#3.When you're angry, take a 30 minute walk.

#4. Barking dogs seldom bite.

and--Blasts from the Past--

Emma in the red  dress below

and below---- this is how our front hall always looked--

Below--a bunch of Mermaids resting on the dock

Another Birthday for Fred, below

Above-- AT Son#2's wedding-- Fred and Son#2 with his wife's Mom

Alison's 2 children, --Sophia and Jacob, one Halloween

Time to get off of the computer--  get on with the day--I hope that you are happy-Make getting older interesting-- and apologize immediately when you lose your temper----and-----remember, laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone-so much to think about isn't there--?---Best get offa here and get on with your day--Have a good day!

 

Keep calm and just keep laughing-

                        Good Morning on this sunny summer day---- It is Monday, June 1st--a new month--and we have sun and not too bad weather--  sorta warm-- Lopez sand Sushi and I were up  around 5am-- The wash machine is done--so is the dryer-- AND--  LOPEZ HAS EVEN DONE HIS BUSINESS--Now you all are saying to yerselves, " She is just bragging because she got up early"----"I HATE GETTING UP AT 5AM"-----like--I REALLY WOULD RATHER BE IN BED------but---  Yu  do get a lot more done when you put those feet on the floor--Anyway----

I just drove to the pharmacy and picked up this weeks pill pack--I had to switch to the plastic containers for the pills as the paper ones were ripping--What one has to do eh when we age!-----stuff I never ever did--like take so many pills , I need a pill pack--like make 500 trips to Canadian tire to buy grass seed--then lug it home here--spread top soil to go under the grass seed--and as I lugged the top soil bags to the car, and some man said, "Can I help you with that Dear?"---I just wanted to wrap my arms around him and hug him, but, instead, I replied , "Oh thank you Sir"---I think he was from Heaven for sure!----although he  had no wings----

                                            So, "Words I wish I had written"

#1. Push your luck sometimes

#2.Say hello to others

#3.A willing heart sees nothing as impossible.

#4.There's good in everybody

                                            And------  Blasts From The Past

Above--Allison, Andrew (sitting)--Phillip in front of Andrew, and Matt, son#2 , holding Tim

                                above--one Christmas many moons ago--

                                Below--Son#2  with Hannah, his daughter

Below--lerft to rt-Andrew-  Phillip, Karen Chin, Me, Fred, and Tim

                                        Below--Fred with Ava , daughter of Phil

                        So--- Time  to get going here--  for  you all also--

            You know, it takes a lot of loving to make a home!----Try to remember that when someone makes you cross--and when you are angry, take a 30 minute walk--Let anger die quickly-

-Be willing to shed parts of your previous life--Enjoy the life you are given--Even getting older takers some practice!--Now get going--get off of here and face this day!