Living with Love!--

         Good Morning--  Have any of you ever wondered what raising 5 children looks like ?

                                         Well, this is exactly what it looks like----

Lots of smiley faces--  happy hearts--dogs and cats--laughter--sadness--caring hearts-looking back-would I ever have changed things?-----Never!!!!

AND--To-day is Sunday, March the 8th--just daylight outside--Lopez , Sushi and I are up--just--  Son#2 the Pilot called-and woke me up--I did not want to get out of bed-Apparently he was  heading to the airport to  fly a plane somewhere, and they changed the aircraft en route, and because every Pilot always flies the same aircraft--  he was on his way back home as the  route had been changed--as well as the aircraft--So----yes, life is about "Peace and Love"--TO_DAY IS ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE__Everyday really is about peace --And LOVE!-----'cept--- if your doctor takes your driving licence away because of your memory--  and yu have NEVER had a driving incident--and because of a medical incident which you have corrected with meds--which isn't fair at all--(There might not be a lot of "peace and love there at the present time!)

            The washer is chugging away--in my tiny kitchen--not as much laundry  in it to-day--So----I shall return--will  get Lopez out --It feels  like it could be cold outside--See you in a bit---  oh--I see  that I still have a vehicle in the driveway--AND A DRIVERS LICENCE--I wonder how long this will be??--(SAD --SAD!!)

-kinda sad that the Dr  is taking my Driver's Licence away---It is really a medical thing with my memory-- low thyroid--- and I take Synthroid to sort that out--All that really should have been taken into consideration--After my move back here my thyroid was all out of whack--is slowly coming back to normal now --just taking the medication at night-- without food-- and that has  brought everything closer to normal--  I guess it is what it is-- Lordy Be!!!

Wise words --that I wish I had written--#1-If things look hopeless, look to see if you are not facing the wrong direction.

#2. Even certainy is not certain--

#3.Set aside quiet time everyday.--

                                                    Blasts From The Past

                        below-- Son#2 the Pilot, Fred, Phil the policeman, and Tim

                                This must've been my Birthday--and there we all are--

                                    and son #2, the Pilot, getting married.

and we were all there--lotza love  there--

Again --raising  5 children  --lotza love--- and the love multiplies-

So--Things could always be worse--Life should be lived with a certain pride--  We know that!  Look at life from your own unique perspective--Make the best of a bad situation---and--  best advice I can think of is---  BE STRONG--

try to ---  BE HAPPY

and--  LIVE WITH LOTZA  LOVE!-but---- stand up and tell your Dr., the situation-if you can find him/or her---coz you need to continue to drive places--

Stay Positive--

To-day is Saturday, March 7th--Rain is falling--and it is looking cold outside-Lopez and Sushi and I are up--Of course, the washer is chugging away here-I had trouble getting on the computer this AM --It seemed to be working hard at upgrading, and I had to wait until it finished whatever it was doing. Too bad I am not  very computer literate--- 

So, I shall return--and--I see the rain has stopped--  Good --I can get little Lopez out--Prolonged bad weather can negatively affect even the happiest person----and we must move forward , not backward.

I have the pharmacy sort out my pills--in a paper pill pack--and as I am trying to tear the back of the pack open-- morning and night--  the pills fall out--all over the kitchen floor and I spend the next hour on my knees  looking for them and trying to get them in a dish ready to take--some morning--some night--With Thyroid  meds , they should not be taken with food so it is important that you take some of them after dinner. Anyway it takes me forever to get them ready. I used to watch Fred doing that, and now here I am--  A paper pill pack is not good-- rips open--and there I am, on the floor again!

            Below--Allison with Sophia-who is now going to attend Kent Univertsity in Ohio.

        above--Son#3 and his wife, with Emma and Ava--  both now in university--

                                           --- and there they are again--older tho!

And words of wisdom ----#1. Take the bull by the horns

                                            #2.Find need in your existence

                                            #3. Telling the truth is a brave act

I hope that your day is great-- with positive thoughts--Dump your unwanted baggage----and do what matters most of the time--Do it big or stay in bed-- and most of all, try to enjoy to-day--It only comes once--

                    I see fog outside--the rain has stopped  My phone says 3 degrees----

                                Remember, a new day-and---a clean slate___

                            Remember --Your age is in your imagination--We can be as young as we decide to be--

Very little is needed to make a happy life!

It is Friday, March the 6th-- freezing rain is supposed to be falling outside--AlL DAY_I shall have to see if it has begun yet--  I was trying to drive to Huron Lodge to sign up to volunteer there, but I will  definitely check the weather on the roads before going there. And the cleaning lady will be here also in a bit--. 

The washer is chugging away--and I hear Sushi meowing upstairs for her breakfast-so, I must get her fed--Both Lopez and her (Sushi) I guess, are my room mates--  LOL-Oh--I must tell yu --I had "highlights" put in my hair yesterday--to blend in with those white hairs--(always trying to stay young--crazy eh?--because  growing old should be  looked up to-no matter what we look like__)

                                Lopez and I are up---AND--another day has begun--

Wise thoughts--

    #1. The soul  lives  longer than the body.

                                            #2. Sometimes your opinion needs to be altered.

                                            #3.Praise should make you a better person-not an in tolerable one!-

So--I Hope that your day is going well_Do you feel in control of  situations ?--Are you happy (and you know it?)---Remember that nature can teach us much wisdom--Let people know what you stand for and what you will not stand for and be willing to shed parts of your  life-and--best of all----------------Count your blessings--

                                                older than old pictures-

Above --my Grandparents with my Uncle and my aunt--  A very very old picture--

Me on the left--Fred in back row--Andrew beside him on the rt--and all his relatives--in Montego Bay, Jamaica--

                The 2  German Shepherds with Fred, and I,  and Hannah--now finished University

I try to remember-(and  its difficult to remember stuff!!!) that happiness is measured by one's experience with feelings of happiness. and that death can show us how to live,  can teach us about life-We all share the same earth---SO SO MUCH TO  REMEMBER IN THIS LIFE ISN"T THERE?

Continue to Sparkle!

To-day is Thursday, March 5th-- It is very dark outside --freezing rain predicted to-day and to-morrow--Well, yesterday was a complete flop--Apparently my Doctor --Dr Amir, sent the results in from my memory test, and I fully believe that they (whoever "they" are)--will pull my driver's Licence--You see, I suffer from an under active Thyroid-- take meds for it--so, of course my memory is really under active, all the time---even with the Synthroid meds--  He (The Doctor) told me that I did well on all the test, EXCEPT --the memory part--of course--and I cannot change that.

On Son#3's advice, I did go to the licence place and changed the name on the owner of the car, from Fred to me--It took ALL-morning to do that--but it --the car, is now in my name. (whatever that will do!)

                                    Words of wisdom--

#1--Patience is the best remedy for every trouble

#2.--Telling the truth is a brave act-- 

#3.-If someone can do it, you can do it!

So, I am in the "depths of despair" here--How can I manage without my vehicle at my age-- --unless-----I get a motorbike--which might end up killing me--but maybe--just maybe , it won't!-- It could be a possibility--I do see them around town---

Above , is Emma, as a young swimmer-Son #3's daughter--now in her 2nd yr University --Below is Sophia and Jacob, our daughters children in Ohio 

and an Air Canada aircraft----getting read to head toVancouver with Son#2  our son, the pilot on it----

--So much going on to-day-- and hopefully  Spring is in the air--I hope that your day goes well---Become a better person from your trials and tribulations--Never give up ON WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO_Life sometimes is not fair--

I shall get that wash into the dryer--and poor wee Sushi wants her breakfast   ---so, I shall be back to read YOUR  words of wisdom-- Hugs to you all--  Lynda

 

Never forget how truly amazing you are!

Today is Tuesday, March 3rd-- COLD-----no snow falling--yet---and it is the day I have to go and do my memory test--I found out recently that at age 80, I was supposed to have that same test--  I never knew that--I guess I was so busy looking after Fred  at that time--never paid much attention to the mail--Maybe it wasn't a "law" then--Who knows--

Yesterday, in the mail, was my new Driver's Licence, with this new address on it--so nice to see that---So-----I must keep working here-- I must be at the "test" place, before 10am--so--I shall return--The wash is in----Lopez and Sushi, my room mates, and I are up and  facing this new day with enthusiasm--

                                        I hope that to-day we will be strong--

                        Yes, we must live by the rules--no matter what the rules are--no matter how old we are ---and--------

Dream higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean!

 To-day is Monday, March the 2nd--  IT IS MARCH!!__yeah-h-h-h--!-  Spring has sprung----  The grass has riz--Hey--I wonder where the Boidies iz??

                                  The Boid is on the wing---

                                    But that's absoid ---------

                                    I thought the wing was on the boid!

                (  " I have been waiting to tell you that poem for years-"-)

and--I shall return--The washer is chugging away----and wee Lopez                     and Sushi are up and at-er--(my room mates~)

                            Wise words  to think about--below--

                     #1. Every person must climb out of his own hole!

                    #2. You cannot live on love alone.

                    #3.If someone can do it, you can do it!

I hope that to-day will be special for you--that you feel in control--positive thoughts--A committee of one , gets things done--Take a few things as personally as you can--Allow a walk to empty your mind-Keep your ancestors alive in your heart---So much to think about isn't there?--

My Grandfather--my Dad's Father-- below--with  my older sister and my cousin--How I loved this man--Samuel Alan Wallace--from Port Perry, Ontario--

and--below---"Me"-after graduating as a Registered Nurse from the Hospital for Sick children

Above --- The City of Elliot Lake, downtown-- many many years ago-Look at the old cars!
So, life goes on--To-morrow is my  test--to show the Doctor that I a am still in my right mind and can drive my vehicle.-- Lord love a Duck! What one must do when one gets older than old!--

What one must do to prove that you haven't lost your marbles!

If you like the hat--wear it!

To-day is Sunday, March 1st-- almost 7am --hard to put my feet on the floor this am--but, the heat is turned up, now, and Lopez and I are down here on the main floor--Sushi is up also--was in the bed with me, but now wandering around upstairs--I was down here in the night and bumped into Sushi making the best of the tiny house, when Lopez was in his crate asleep beside my bed. Remember how I found Sushi , as a tiny kitten, when we lived out at the lake?

So, I did not get to the concert last evening--I wanted to go but just did not have it in me, to go alone. Instead I ended up chatting with Fred's niece in Toronto---She lives alone also--gave me some tips on visiting the Public Library --feels there might be  a lot going on there  for me to look into--

Words of wisdom--#1. Your daily life is your temple and your religion

                                #2. Never deprive someone of hope!

                                #3.The more you stretch, the more you can fit in.

                So much to think about--so much to try---so so much to do--everyday--so, keep your soul young.--The picture below I remember so well--Emma was a baby-- Her  Mom is holding her--Son#2  has Hannah----and there are lots of dogs--Good Memories!

                                                        Fred as Mr "T"--  below

                                        and Allison with Hannah above

        So many memories---So good to look back--and cherish your family and friends--Life begins every morning when you wake up--The only way to have a friend is to be one. Learn as you'd live forever!---and always, put your best foot forward.---

A new day is beginning--and we are an part of it.--Do the best you can--  Smile at someone you meet to-day--It can brighten their day.