Mirrors remind me of my Grandma.

 To-day is Tuesday April 28th--Raining like a Banshee here this AM--The cleaning lady will be here soon,  plus I must be at the bank for  11am  ---Lots going on , on a very rainy day----So, guess what?----  I shall return--but not till almost noon-ish--In the meantime, I hope yu get up and -- "at-er"--Get the "Bull by the horns"--as Dad used to say

                                so---  Blasts from the past--below--

It looks like Emma and Ava--back row--Sophia  with Jacob, and Ethan             in middle--and Andie--one winter long ago

Below----the guy I married

                                    and there he is again--

                                and our dock --memories

            and--There they are again, with Hannah in the back

                    Son#2, Jacob, Son#1 Allison and Son #3

                                            Memories--- 

                    Wise Words--wish I had written them!

                #1.Everyone is an amateur at death

                #2. Chew everything 32 times

                #3.He who laughs, lasts-

So, back to the bank for my appointment--I hope that your day is going well--If it isn't so far, it probably will as you wake up--Remember, it is loving and giving, that make life worth living.--Sometimes, things that hurt, teach.  Live each day as if it were your last---and as it says above---he who laughs, lasts--

Hanging out with eagles---or- hanging out with chickens

          Good Morning Y'all! To-day is  Monday, April the 27th-- 

                             almost into May-- -----

We used to sing, as kids, "Hurahh, Hurahh, The First Of May, Outdoor necking starts to--day"--            and then we would roll onto the floor, laughing and laughing--I have no idea why that would send us into fits of laughter , but it always did--Crazy what you do as children!!---

             I guess Fred and I,   hung out with  the chickens-

                        Son#2, I think,  hung out with the eagles--

-Did you enjoy your children as they grew?--Because we had so many children, it seemed some of them were in pre-school--then public school, then high school-and then on to various universities, all over Ontario-always some in some school-They all graduated- There were times I never thought they would , but , they persevered--and so did Fred and I-

Son#2 , right now, is heading back home, to Canada--from Britain--on  the "push back" as he says--

                                Pictures of his dinner last night--

The wash is ready to get into the dryer--and Lopez and I must  walk around the block--so he can do his business----always busy in the morning ----So many words I wish I had thought of--

                        #1. Rise early

                        #2.Put your best foot forward

                        #3.Life begins every morning when you wake up

                        #4. Save for a rainy day

                        #5, Never give up on what you really want to do

                                And-- Blasts from he past-----

Everyone in the above picture is a member of our family -except one person--Can you find that person----a hint--She is in the top row, on the rt.

                     a Birthday for Charlee with both Grandparents there

                Below--Allisons 2 children  with Fred and I

            Below--Ethan, Son#4's son---  acting like Trump

I must get the laundry out of the dryer-Lopez and I have "walked around the block"--It will be a busy week ahead--a Dr's appointment this week-always-lots going on here--I must learn to paddle my own canoe--Remember, yesterday will never come again--and remember to enjoy to-day--and appreciate  the many things that make  life so valuable..--So much to keep in mind isn't there?-

So, are you happy??

It is Saturday, April 25th--Lopez and I just walked around the block-----and Lopez did his business--It is mild outside--nice--no rain--OR SNOW--falling--no sun either-----The wash has been in the washer--  and dryer and is folded ready to go upstairs--

I think I forgot to tell you that yesterday, I had a "covid Booster shot-"---at Shoppers Drug store----and had no reaction--no pain--no nothing---so, hope it works as I hear COVID is all thru Seniors  homes--I guess where Seniors live together in a large place--We must be so full of Covid stuff that now we have no reaction--I hope!

Below, is Emma, Son#2's daughter, holding Watson, Son#1's cat and Charlee, Son#1's daughter--

and below-- Charlee, with her Barbies-lots of Barbies!

Above--the guy that I married--with Tim, son#4

and below--"dock life-"

--  lots of bare feet--with Gramma-==-ME

Below---  lotza action at thne dock--

"Words I wish I had Written"-

#1.Love many, hate few!

        #2. Mind your own business

#3. In difficult moments, visualize a favourite place

#4.Stick to your guns

I hope that your day , is a great day--Make it that way---  Love yourself first and most--Let positive energy flow through you---Praise others for a job well done-Make your house a home---

Remember, the good that people do, lives after them--Maybe cut in half the number of things to do to-day--- treat people as if they were what they should be--and---remember--

The only way to have a friend is to be one!

I hope that to-day is special for you-

Like your life-

another blog----another story--

                            Holy Cow!!!!    Good Day to you all!
                                                 AND----

                               I do hope that your day is Perfect!!

                                    It is FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH

OK, Now you are wondering--"Why ARE YOU LATE"-------It is because I had to be at the Lab, downtown, for blood work--and one must get there  faster than you saying, "Johnny Robinson"--=because the Lab opens at 7am--and at 7-01, 5 million people  are in waiting  there for their Blood Work--This AM., I was person #5-----waiting to have my blood work--So, that is done---

And now for the local news here--The washing is done--also done in the dryer--Lopez has done his business--(We walked around the block)---=-Allison has called--I have -had breakfast--and so-=-THIS DAY HAS BEGUN!

Did you know that a happy person feels compelled to do more good things than a sad person?And--Did you know that if you want the rainbow , you gotta put up with rain?  and--Did you know, that if you think about the past too much, you may not enjoy the present?----So so much to think about, isn't there?

                So----  There are words I wish I had written--and here they are---

#1. Just because some people are nice to you, doesn't mean you should spend time with them.

#2.Never ask a barber if you need a haircut-

#3.Sometimes by going slower , you arrive faster--

                                                             Blasts from the past--

                                          -many moons ago---"Sushi and I"

Below---  Fred, The Queen,and me

Below--another Birthday for the man who I married

Ethan, Jacob, Andie, Sophia and Ava

Below-- Me and Andrew as a baby, , 

Below--Allison with Sophia--Sophia now in University

Time to get off of here-- It has been a busy morning--Bloodwork at the Lab--  house-y stuff-- and it is now after 9am--Just rtemember---

Below is my Mom and Dad--=just after they were first married--living in Northern Ontario--Dad surveying  for a new highway---  now the highway #17 Fred and I used to live on or near--Look closely---Mom just caught a fish--

You are not too old and it's not too late.

 Good Morning--  To-day is Thursday April 23rd--no sunshine out there yet--but, I believe I can see some sun way off in the sky--way over there--I believe I heard rain in the night--The wash  is waiting for me to put it into the  dryer--

        Son#2 the Pilot, I see on my phone, is at thge Aeropuerto, to go to Germany--Of course he has sent us photos of his food-en route--Just look below---Breakfast -- looks so good!

Last nights dinner--Schnitzel

So many words I wish I had written--

#1. Let nature be your teacher

                #2.--Don't wait for the verge of death before you begin to live

#3.Be an optimist--every change is a change for the better

#4--Bad television os a big waste of time

AND---BLASTS FROM THE PAST----

Son#2 with wife and their dog

Emma (Son#3's daughter)- with Charlee, Son#1's daughter, 

with  Charlee's cat, Watson

Above

                                                            Fred's Mom, Japo-

                     

Above Ethan and his sister Andie

Allison, with Sophia, Jacob, Andie and Ethan

Matt at the Airport in Elliot with a plane he flew up in

So---  I am off of here---  It has been a very busy morning--I am late posting--  But ---  finally got it on here-- 

 Oh-- The pharmacy just called and I can go in this afternoon for a Covid Booster--  Holy Cow--  So get on with yer day--  Let your imagination make a nice day for yu!

A New Day to get it right!

 Good Morning--  It is Wednesday , April 22nd--sunny--cold outside--Lopez and I are downstairs here-- Sushi still asleep in bed--Son#2 the Pilot, is in Germany--Frankfurt-flew overnight-----just texted me to say he had landed--Below--His 'plane--I am always so happy to see he is there--

So, are you Happy --AND YOU FEEL IT?

                    Happy is the man who call this day his                                         own---We can!!

The wash is nearly finished--The furnace is  on---and--the best is yet to come--  a brand new day!- and----  Lopez needs to get out--and I need a coffee--so---__The wash is done--folded--  Lopez and Sushi, the cat,  fed--AND ME----Dave will be here soon to pick me up for "brunch"--  (He has breakfast--I have lunch-)-just nice to chat---

#1---So to-day, "Be all that you can"--Words I wish I had written--"There is time for all things."

#2.Buy a toy for yourself!

#3.Examine your life. Some things are better forgotten.

#4.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

            And here we go---"Blasts from the Past"--memories  make our day go round--

                        My "Fred"-- with son#3 and his 2 girls--now in University

                        (I love this picture---Fred was such a great Dad--  a caring Soul)

My Mom and my dad--plus my 2 sisters  and my 2 brothers--  (I am behind my Mom)-: and below---My Dad's Dad-----In the picture below, he is holding my 2 cousins--

-He  lived in Port Perry and used to dance me round his kitchen--"A heel and a toe and away we go"-- when I was about 3 yrs  old-- I loved him to pieces!

                above---  Son#2 the Pilot---  driving home, with his 2 daughters sound asleep-

                                                            -I love this picture!

            cousins--Above--Emma-- (now in University) with Andie, her cousin--The smiles are                                                                     priceless~

                                                    My family--Mom, Dad  --(I am behind my Mom)

                                                        Son#1  with Charlee--his daughter--

Life should be lived with a certain pride--I hope that you place a certain value on yourself--Life can be a great bundle of little things--Keep the home fires burning--Oh--and floss your teeth--Even when you have pains, you don't have to be a pain--and if you know nothing-say nothing---and never be ashamed to fail--so so much advice----   a new day ---to get it right---

                

                        Just remember---You can never go wrong, keeping your mouth shut--