AGAIN____Life is what you make it!

 Good Morning--It is Wednesday April the 1st-----sunshine--and, lollipops maybe--"April Fools Day" is what we used to call to-day--and then we would say to Dad--- "Look, there is a mouse crawling up the wall--", and when Dad would look up, we would  bend over, laughing and laughing--"April Fools Day-"------

If we were at  Grampa's house, in Port Perry, Grampa would always play that "Mouse Game"------APRIL----the beginning of summer-----Usually the Humming Birds return soon around this day----fly around the kitchen window , looking for their feeders--What on earth will they do this year as I am not there to fill their feeders--????

Yes, Be Strong Lynda---  Maybe forewarn the new people living in our home there now--???

Changes---  One must adapt--move on---Control your thinking--Look at things in a new way--

Take everything with good humour and a grain of salt--memories are unrepeatable--So---a short blog this am---because I am soon off to repeat doing a memory test---will return soon---

Remember this place???

and this man????

I shall return--later this afternoon-Son#2 just called--said "Mark Carnie is negotiating to bring Canada into the European Union"--and I said, "What does that mean?"---and Son#2 said, "APRIL FOOLS"----

It's "April Fools Day"--

and there are the 2 older sons--Son#2 on the Rt.

Enjoy this day--Remember--

Life is what you make it1

Life is what you make it!

 Good Morning--It is Tuesday, March 31st-----windy outside--wet--raining sorta--freezing rain predicted for this area-  not warm and "summer-y"--yet-----but---  I believe summer is getting closer in this Northern area--I hope!!----Positive thoughts--It has to be "SPRING" here soon--just has to be---- because  it will be APRIL to-morrow--  and April showers bring May flowers--and----that happens in "SPRING"---

So, how are "YOU"???   How is your day going??  Are you happy and you know it??---I hope so--"Hold down the fort-"--My Mom used to say that.---I know--It is easy to "hold the fort" when it is not attacked.--Now---

WISE WORDS

#1.-Resisting change has a steep price

#2.Do not end up where you think you do not belong--

#3. Life is what you make it.

                                            above-a very old family photo

                                                            Above-Fred and I

                                    a more recent picture--  We are all older --wiser--  larger

                                                with more Grand children

                                               --

and even more Grandchildren   (me on the far rt)         

So-- Everyday is a challenge right now-- but--- Everything worth having is worth working for-I know that----so, I hope--Earnest effort will lead to success--Find solutions to life's puzzles--which I hope will lead to success---life just goes on --and on--and-remember to face adversity with a smile--So much advice eh??---

Remember--There are 3 types of people--those with wishbones, those with funny bones, and those with back bones-----just look below, at what nature gives us!

Do not take life too seriously-

                        Good Morning---  It is sunny outside--and--it is Monday, March 30th--"The top of the morning to you all~"--Lopez, Sushi, and I, struggled to get out of bed----More and more, it seems every morning is a struggle to get those feet onto the floor--I have taken the daily 1003 pills-- then called the pharmacy , who wants the paper pill pack returned as some now are taken  in the evening , some  in the morning--and need to be ready for the following week-- so, instead of being delivered monthly now, they will be delivered weekly--

And the massive bed is being changed to-day, so I can hear the washer chugging away --seems like there is never a dull moment around here--Lopez has been out--funny--he checks the patio door after I put him in the yard---  looks to see if I am still watching him----

And, we have sunshine--and I think those very cold temperatures have come up-------------

"Blasts from the past"--below--  Allison, with Jacob, her son--somewhere in Ohio--

Below---  a view from our deck, when we lived on Dunlop Lake--

                        Below--Son #2, the Pilot, with Ethan,                                                 

Words of wisdom--  help me thru the day--

#1.--Let go of the "what-ifs"--

#2.Nothing worth having can be purchased.

#3.Being totally alone, at times, can be very healthy.

                                    Below-- Fred, myself and my brother--one year younger

above--another family Christmas

It is a new day--with NO SNOW FALLING--To-day I hope I can understand better what makes people tick--live in the present, and take responsibility for my life, keep an open mind, and remember that the purpose of criticism is to help.-and most of all, 

do not take life too seriously--

Kinda a big mess--frustrating--

Good Morning--  It is March  the 29th--cold--daylight now--The wash machine has finished--  and I had a whole blog typed out and guess what?--The mouse  stopped working--had to be charged--and I lost the blog--

So, anyway, I am here--will get a blog out to you all shortly-- i hope that you are  happy--Imagine great things--Not too many great things are happening here--but--I am trying to have the faith--that eventually things might workout--

Below--=Son#1 and Son#2

Below--Grandchildren--Sophia, Ava, Jacob and Emma-3 of these children are now in University

Below--  Fred and I

Below--Fred and Hannah

So, what hasn't worked out, is that memory test--It needs to be repeated--  Now that I am back on the Synthroid to bring up the Thyroid--  if I could redo that test, it might even give me a pass--How could I have not done well--Correcting a thyroid  level takes time--This Dr does not  seem to see that--The other alternative is to move back to Lakefield  and get another Doctor---=-  seems so hard ---  I just want  to drive my car--never ever had an accident--so frustrating-----

So, I must get ready--Ethan , son#4's son will drive me to the grocery store-

Beginning to-morrow--Hopefully I can get this blog out a tad earlier---Hopefully this driving problem will  get better--

Words I wish I wrote--

#1.In every enterprise, consider where you will turn out--

#2. Remain calm

#3.When the going gets tough--the tough get going--

I shall hope to read your comments--and iI hope that you have some advice to share with me--

Lord love a Duck!!

 

 

Should I face the music??

                                            Happy--- Grandchildren----"Don't worry--Be Happy--"
 Well, everyday--There are changes----and as one ages--even more  changes---and, it seems one must just figure it all out--But--just look at the above picture--  children--very happy--not a care in their world--and here I am, all worried--trying to figure out my purpose in life--  trying to figure out a place to live--with PEOPLE close by--

So, I am considering a big move--Crazy eh??--  a more inclusive place to live-- a building with  meals provided--- transportation provided to  stores etc---  more costly of course--but, I would not be as lonely as I am here--no memory test to have to do , to keep my car--probably would get rid of the vehicle--It is something to consider--and---  as I am already "over that hill"--I certainly will never be any younger--so---- maybe it is time to move to a place with meals provided--trips that would take me places--(I would not need a car)----This fantom place does exist--at a price--- and it might take all the pressure off me having to visit the doctor here who insists I conform and do stuff he tells me--  You see, I will never be any younger--  but --I just might get more enjoyment out of living in a Seniors centre where senior citizens are respected-- catered to a bit --(at a cost)--no more memory tests---  

What do you think??--It means another move , but--I think --I hope--it would be the final move---- What do you all think?-- I will never be any younger-- but--I WILL get older-----

                                            and of course, Lopez will come with me---

So, what do you all think???

I AM BACK___ WITH GOOD NEWS__

                            my new glasses--which i do not have yet--but--they are ordered--It is Friday, March 27th--- and do I have news for you--I can get my Drivers Licence back-- Holy Cow!!! I am so excited--  I have to call the licence place , and book the appointment--My Dr finally agreed that I have passed all the "pre-lims-"- my vision test--etc--and they FINALLY agreed that I am ready to go--  Boy oh boy--When one is over 80, one is certainly put thru the hoops up here in Canada ,--The best part is however, I can get that Drivers Licence back -I passed the memory thing also---  

So, I just had to let you all know that life IS returning to normal----  and I shall return in a bit--Would you believe that the wash is NOT IN YET--I hAd to tell you all tne good news first--So--I shall return---so excited--  Give me a few moments --Lynda

 

BE THE PERSON YOUR DOG THINKS YOU ARE-

                                                    Good Morning--It is Wednesday, March 25th---

I am late posting--mainly because of yesterday--my  trip to Sudbury with Son #1--where I saw the Eye specialist who said my eyesight was perfect--  in fact told me I did not need glasses--That was after quite a bit of testing----but--  I like my glasses--like the tint on them which protects my eyes from the sun--so, of course I ordered new frames--with new lenses--which will take a few weeks to come in .---and to-morrow, I am supposed to see -my new Dr., --(who seems to be kind of making  my life difficult right now)--so---  I guess I have to just jump a few more hoops----memory tests etc--which are thrown at one, as one ages--That reminds me---

Words I wish I had written--#1. Beat failure with courage.

                                               #2, There is always a way.

                                               #3.See problems as teachers and opportunities for growth.

But---  I really want to yell and scream-"I CAN"---Ignoring facts does not change facts- There is always a way-----and everybody could be wrong about what is right for you--

                                        Life goes on--and somehow, we adapt--

                                     Blasts from the Past-below--

Below- Son#2, the Pilot, with -   Fred

Below--a very old family picture

Fred with Ava , Phil's daughter, now in University

one Christmas long ago

So, remember how short time is, but, remember to live--that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel--and mistakes are opportunities to learn--and sometimes help comes from the strangest source--

Never put off saying, "I love you!"

It is good to be back--I hope your day is fabulous!