A brand new day--

   Raining here --Himself is going to visit the Hearing Clinic---AND--I SHALL RETURN--  maybe  around noon--ish----Oh--Lopez and I have been out and he did what he was supposed to do--good wee fellow--So, get done what you need to do, and I will meet you back here--sorta between 11am and noon --

 

A Confident Woman is a Beautiful Woman!

A new day---a day to change our car payment to the new bank-  And of course, it is up to me--so, another shorter than short blog, so I can get to town--No Day Program for Himself to-day---so no driving him to town--YEAHHH!! 

  Lopez has been "hoofing" it up the back road with me--AND HE DID WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO---good thing!!! And yesterday, I did get to the grocery store and got fruit etc-- A small order is now $200----  and probably still going up--but---  if you need it, you need it--

No snow yet falling outside here, but---- it is now on the weather map, northwest of us--so----  you know what that means--- It is only a matter of time! Lord love a Duck! 

Son#2 is back home--- nice for him!  He must be tired!--Anyway, a few "oldies" but "Goldies"--- about Elliot Lake---=Elliot Lake used to be known a the Uranium capital of the world--There were 12 Uranium mines open when we moved here--now all closed--It was a busy little town of 30,000 people-Below --a picture of the town when it was booming--I remember, when we first moved here, you never saw a woman with grey or white hair--It was a young population--

The above picture was TV hill--a very steep hill one must go up to where we live now-- This city and area, sits  on the Precambrian shield , (very rocky)---  the rocks are on the surface---so, TV hill was a major accomplishment to build--Now it is a multi lane road--

Below , are the 2 of us--visiting our daughter in Ohio-If yu look closely, yu can see a grandchild--

Is your day going well???---And if not, try -try -try--to make it a good day--because if you don't , no one else will--

Confidence----NO CRYING!!!

                    OK--Off to change the car payment to the new bank--  Lord love a Duck!

                                                            Something to think about--

 

I need to spread my wings and fly?

Well, I am later than late--was transferring a payment to our car insurance company to our new bank--Do you know how long that takes?--Over an hour --horrible! Plus I dropped off  some things--(shoes etc) to the SADD--(Society for animals in distress--)----- towels from the boys bathroom, plus dropped Himself at his Day Program--plus spoke with Son#2 who is still in Argentina--AND POOF----  the morning is gone--Moving takes a lot of extra time!- a great deal of preparation--

                    So, how are you all? Is your day going better than mine?---  I hope so!!

Oh -I drove the garbage over also to the boat launch which is where we deposit it for the city to pick it up--I must be a bit of a wreck here this morning--as I did get into the ice cream--last night--I haven't done that in months--I will not buy anymore  ---  Lordy be!!

                            Son #2 sent this steak sandwich --from Argentina---It looks huge-- And, Himself's Lodge is having a  "Good Bye"  get together for Himself--early December--so so nice of them--

                                    Oldies and Goldies  are here --(Too many pictures?)--

                                                                Son#2 with Himself--

                                                    

                                                    -and the docks coming in--year after year-

-Do I sound a tad mixed up?--  It's because I ate the "dammed" ice cream-- Lordy be!-- To-morrow will be a better day--I just feel it in my bones_Maybe I need to just fly---  somewhere-----  ANYWHERE_--LOLOL--BE STRONG!------ Here I go-------

 

The sun will come out to-morrow---

Good morning --It is raining-- sorta cold---and it is cloudy here--  kinda dismal!-- But, We are here--a part of this day, so we can choose to be happy---because we are strong women---have "weathered" many a storm---and we are surviving---AND NOT CRYING-- Isn't that right?

---Just pretend to be sane---AND STRONG--and before you can say "Johnny Robinson", (Mom 's expression AGAIN!)__you WILL BE STRONGER THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT YOU COULD BE!

I just walked Lopez--AND--HE DID HIS BUSINESS--Bless his heart!--- He is a good wee fellow--As I walked him along the back road, Son#1 came zooming past me--  beeped--never stopped---  and kept on going--It would've been nice if he had of stopped and asked about his 96 yr old Dad--or me--

(I am suddenly reminded why we are moving--)

Son #2 is still flying--heading farther South---He sent some maps to show me where he is heading--He says Argentina is the meat, steak country 

Egg plant Parmesan and Tuna and egg plant

Interesting looking food eh??

Oldies and Goldies bring back memories 

I must get  on with  the "packing"--the "pitching"  changing our bed -- the vacuuming--hopefully no groceries to-day --- A postal strike going on here--hopefully it will not affect our pensions which are online--What on earth will people do if they expect them in the mail--?

Now if this overcast cloudy weather is getting you down, please remember to sing--I have the perfect song for you to sing out loud--which WILL put a smile on your face, after you belt it out a few times--I promise you !!!-

The sun will come out to-morrow----bet yer bottom dollar---  (LOUDER!!----EVEN LOUDER!)-- 

to-morrow----to--morrow ---It's only a day away--

LOUDER ------  I can't hear you!!!

 

We all scream for ice cream!

 

Good morning--It is sunny and cold here --no snow---but feels like it might snow-- I hope not how ever  Lopez and I braved the elements--"hoofed" it up the back road and he did what he we supposed to do---a good wee boy!----AND--- more good news--  Son#2 the Pilot just landed in Sao Palo, Brazil--like "just" landed--flew all night--I saw his plane on the runway on "Flight Tracker". I am sure there will be food pictures later on--

We gave our enormous very old, TV away, to the cook at Himself's lodge--Last night he came out with his friend and they lugged it away--It works beautifully, but is enormous--We never ever use it---I am happy that someone appreciates it! I was downstairs watching them pull the speakers etc etc from the set and box them up to go also.

This whole process of "moving" is  very very slow--going--

--Just calling business's to have their services stopped is extremely time consuming---and it is time that I could be packing---but---- it has to be done---  frustrating tho that I cannot get it done faster--

                                Anyway, I have a few"oldies and oldies" to share with you--

This was at a wedding---Hannah is Son#2's daughter , and we were dancing--  Hannah is in her almost final year of University now-- Below is our daughter, with Himself, in Vancouver----That was such a fun trip we took--Son#3 the Pilot, actually flew us out to Vancouver--and our daughter flew intoVancouver , from Hawaii, where she was nursing--We had so much fun on that trip--as all 4 of us shared a suite --

                The  picture above is of me--and Hannah, with 2 of our dogs-- on the famous raft ---We always considered the Shepherds , part of our family--

Are you feeling strong today?--Oh I hope so! -Are you feeling special?---  There is only one of you, in the whole wide world!---You have survived all these years for a reason--perhaps it was only to give a dog a home---To that dog, it is huge! ----  Perhaps it might be to call a friend once in awhile--- You have no idea what is going on in that friend' s life-- but your friendship just might be what he/she needs right now to get thru her day- To make it thru your day,  do something that makes you feel like a kid again--

                            Remember?----"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream"

Be silly -- It feeds the soul!

 

                                                    Good morning "STRONG PEOPLE"! 

We have rain falling--  It is Daylight --and a whole new day is beginning--AND--WE ARE A PART OF IT! Yesterday was a crazy mixed up day -for me---All these "moving" preparations , well, they take up SO MUCH time--mostly because I really do not know what I am doing, but, slowly, slowly, it seems to be coming together. I  try to look at it all, as a challenge, and  tell myself, how lucky I am to be able to follow all the instructions from Son#2, the Pilot.  I mean, how many people at 96 yrs and almost 83 years, get to do all this?-- And, this morning,  Himself was asking about a Costco----Seems he wants to go there--Holy cow eh??--And there will be a Costco nearby in Peterborough---AND, if I take his wheel chair, I can probably take him in there-- Our nearest Costco here is 2 hrs away--too far  to get him there after a long car trip----

One thing I have learned with all this banking stuff is----  the importance of a cell phone-- Some of our neighbours  (Seniors) do not own a cell phone----  All the security codes come to one's cell phone--I'd advise everyone to have a cell phone these days--

Anyway--some food for thought-- (Mom's expression!--Of course she just shoved that into my brain--You know how she is !)--  You know, even my Mom and Dad carried a bag phone with them--They used it to travel up here to visit us---  We did not own cell phones then, so thought their bag phone quite interesting--

The Oldies and Goldies---Here they come-- Below is "ME"--a graduate from the Hospital For Sick Kids-

and here are Son#1 and Son#2 (the blond little boy)-and our daughter--

and here I am with Son#4 with bis wife, many yrs later

                            Its time to get Himself to his Day Program--=and get Lopez out--
                                    "Remember that you are stronger than yu believe---"

                                                        Be a tad silly----  It will help yu to enjoy the day--

                       

Life is good!

 It is early---darkish also---and quite cold.  I have an appointment at our new bank this am--so am hurrying here--Lopez and I, also, have "hoofed it" up the back road and back--Him in is parka--AND--HE DID HIS BUSINESS!  There is a God in Heaven!----

Last night, Himself woke me up. yelling that I had left the patio door open and he could feel the wind--Of course there was no door open, but, before I could catch him, up he got  to go to the door to close it, and because he was really asleep, he was teetering all over--looking like he was going to fall--but he did not fall--which was amazing--Man oh man--you have to watch these guys, both day and night--

                                        So, on top of everything else, it's "Hair Day"-

                                                The oldies and goldies are ready to post ---                        

           Remember the above desks?-- Grade school---- I used to hide candy in those desks---

My family ----my Mom, Dad, my young sister, my older sister and her husband--and my 2 brothers --and a Grandchild--AND , of course, a dog-------Below, is a very old picture of "ME"!  I must've been ion high school here--or  in Nursing--

I hope your day goes well-- Sometimes, one must work at making a day go well--we all deserve to enjoy a good "Feel Good" day--

                                                        Don't take life so seriously---

Until we move, I am afraid, the blog just might be a tad shorter than usual---  but---- I'll try to post, even if it is short--because I need to hear from yu all, that we are doing this--because ,-- LIFE IS GOOD!