The Hokey Pokey Clinic-a place go turn yourself around.-

 Holy Cow--It is Tuesday, Feb, 3rd-AND NO SNOW IS                             FALLING__but--It really feels cold outside!---I just "broom-ed" off the car-and it is covered in snow--AGAIN!!----must've fallen overnight--with a rain mix------as there is ice on the wind shield---Wouldn't it be so nice to see sun and hear birds singing--with green grass-----and "NO" Snow-?????

So, I always loved that "Hokey Pokey" clinic--  where you can turn yourself around--That would be the best!!

So, after trying to de-ice the car---  I am now meeting Dave for breakfast at 11am--The two boys with no job,  shovelled the driveway for me--plus the pen---

So, pictures from the past--which make us who we are to-day--

Above---Matt --Son#2 , with Hannah-

and Miss Hannah with her stuffed toy--

Hannah again--=Can yu tell that she was our first Grandchild??

Allison, Matt, and Andrew, --  The first summer we moved to Elliot Lake

So, I hope all is well with you all to-day--Try to keep your soul young-and, if you think you can, you can!-and ---be kind to animals--

Have a good day--Remember that anyone can be happy in good times, but only the strong can be happy in bad times.---So--  Get to that Hokey Pokey Clinic if you need to turn yourself around. Hug your children --and your Grandchildren--and your husband--

Good Morning----a new day!

To-day Is Monday, February 2nd--GroundHog Day-- snowing quite hard down east--30--to 50 cm snow is possible in Southern Nova Scotia --Bet you are glad you do not live there! -I shall return---  The wash is in--freezing cold in here--dark outside--  The heat is turned up--and ---the day has begun!

Son #2 has just left Tel-Aviv-Yafo---en route to Toronto, Ontario-a long flight--almost 12 hrs-- home!---Yes!--SMILE__It is a new day and we are a part of it! To-day, we shall reach down and lift people up!

So-- Allison, our daughter, had to put her dog  down" this AM--  Apparently he was full of cancer--quite a surprise to her and her family!--- so she says, "She lost her Dad and she lost her Dog!-"--So--I never got back to you all till now--I sent flowers to her, which she has not received yet--That is why I am late returning here. I know how sad they all must be! Below is Jacob, Allison's son, as a baby--He is in high school now--a blast from the past--

and below, Miss Hannah, Son#2's daughter 

and son#2,with the blond hair-- Son#1 and Allison

So, life just goes on and on--(Thank Goodness)- I miss my husband--I miss my house on the lake--WITH A GARAGE--but-I am surviving--

Is life  the same?---  NO!!!  It sure isn't ! 

But--I do have Lopez, and Sushi, and some wonderful friends, and a nice guy who asks me to share meals with him--Is it the same?--NO! But-- It could always be worse I guess!--The little house is  better than an apartment--Lopez has a back yard--I don't cry as much-- (but, I still cry)-People are very kind-- A lovely Lady came to visit me yesterday and I appreciated her coming here to chat, so so much!---And if any of you reading this want go come over , please do--and, if you have a friend who has lost their spouse, visit them--  It does help to keep the tears away--Sushi helps also!!-(The cat who I found in the bush many yrs ago--  and kept--not knowing then how much support she would one day, give me)--Everything really does happen for a reason!

So, get off of here--Face this day with all your inner might--

I shall see yu to-morrow!

Remember Long faces make short lives!-  

Decide what is important in life and disregard the rest.

and

Cheerfulness is the principal ingredient in health!

I will dress up, show up, and never give up!

Good Morning---It is a new month--Sunday, February the 1st-- one month closer to Spring!!--Yeah!!!!! Son #1 is  somewhere over near Gaza----warm he says--I hope he gets out of there soon.-I am up-so is Lopez--  and am going for brunch with Dave , my friend--I will have to start the car soon--  but--I SHALL RETURN__Meanwhile, Son#2 sent a couple of pictures for you all to see where he is-

Just look at all the sand--a beautiful beach--and their day really has begun--lotza action over there already!--And of course, Son #2's breakfast--which. of course, is quite hearty--and healthy--

            I must  get off of here for now---  but--I shall  return--meanwhile_   A few "Blasts from the past---

                   Above-- Emma and myself--

                           Allison with Willow 

                and Miss Princess Hannah  with Cole

                            Memories are made of these!!!!

                        Wise words I wish I had written-below--

#1. Timing is everything! 

#2.-Invest heavily in yourself and  

#3.Ask for what you want

So, another day to watch the news--I certainly do not like to listen to Trump--His ideas do not seem very  normal--Is it just me who thinks this??--

I must carry on--The wash needs to get into the dryer--  Lopez shud go out into the pen into the freezing air--(Poor fellow)-----and I must get on with the day here--  I hope that your day is going well--I hope that yu are happy--and try to be strong--Lord love a Duck!! -Just remember--

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A new Freezing Cold Day--but a month closer to Spring!

                    AND-----  It is Saturday, January 31st--Holy Cow-- the end of January-

And--  I Shall return--I just wanted you to know that I have you covered--I WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING!-------but-- -but--     but-   You must give me time here--LOL

AND_-The wash is in the dryer--The cat is fed--and --I have returned--

to--

                                "Blasts from the past"--

but--this Emma--to-day--  I turned on Facebook--and there she was-and she looks great!--But, below, is Emma as she used to be--in the past--Amazing isn't it?

    and below, there is Emma again, with Miss Hannah and son#4

and , below, there is Emma again--with Hannah and Ava (her little sister)

    One never knows what one might find in a computer eh??--

So----                     There are lots of wise words--

#1. It takes a lot of loving to make a home.

#2. Even getting older takes some practice!

#3. You do not always have to leave home to take a vacation.

so--I am thinking of you all--that you are strong to-day--that you  make yourself happy to-day--that you love your friends and family to-day--"MAKE" yourself happy to-day---  only good thoughts allowed in your brain----and-----

 

Forever Healthy, Happy and Grateful!

Holy Cow! To-day is Friday, January 30th--It is --7-30am--cold---  not snowing--yet-and I see "daylight " just peeping over the fence here.-- The wash is in -- Lopez down here with me--in his chair--asleep---I hear we have an extreme cold warning --outside-- minus 30-C--The poor car eh--sitting out there in the cold!

Son #2, the Air Canada Pilot, is in Tel Aviv--has sent a few pictures already--It was an 11 hour flight--3 Pilots--The first picture is of the beach there--

I must do my "housey" stuff--but I shall return as soon as I turn on the washer--and make a coffee--

        And I Am BACK-with -A few Blasts from the Past--

        Santa and I----

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        Above-Son #2--Himself---Son#3 and son#4
Below--  My Gramma and My Grandfather

The boy sitting in front with the dog is my cousin, Gordon

        So many memories--

It is a brand new day-- as new beginning--We CAN be STRONG--if we try--#1. Worrying can be controlled

    #2--Anxiety brings anxiety and 

    #3--Turn over a new Leaf-

Lots to do to-day--I hope it will not be one of those 

"crying" and "Sobbing" days-- I must be strong--face to-day-- with 

"strength--"  

How many days till summer?

 It is Thursday, January 29th --minus 22 C outside--  not as windy as it was yesterday--but snowy--and very very cold! It burns the ends of my fingers when I am out there even for a short time.--  I just got up---was up earlier however to turn up the heat in here--I am supposed to meet Dave for Breakfast at 9-30am--so will chat a bit here with you-- then will come back, after breakfast.

            Will it really be 143 days to summer?? I just dunno--but                         "summer" does sound wonderful to me, right now!

Looks like Hannah is on Allison's back in the above picture -Phil in front of them--and below, the Lakeside of our old house-with lots of snow-a typical winter-

        and there is Fred, below with so so much food in front of him--

AMAZING!

I hear the washer , chugging away-- and I must start the car soon--allow it to warm up--

Warm clothing this AM for sure--and keep lotza heat in this place-I shall return--and--

I AM BACK---

Ready for "Words of Wisdom"--which I did not write--but--wish I had??__

#1.-Listen to your feelings

             #2.-Believe the best of everybody

            #3.Action is worry's worst enemy!

So--- strength--We must sorta be "tough"--believe that this is the way it is supposed to be--(but--"is it"??) and --if you feel your partner sorta around you, maybe he really is---What do "yu" think?

Thanks for being my friend! I appreciate it!

 Good Morning--It is Wednesday January the 28th--It feels like it must be cold outside as it feels pretty cool in here.I have turned up the heat. One good thing however is that it is NOT snowing--yet--I see it might start in the afternoon--

Well, it is now almost 10-30am-- and I need to sweep off the car, and head to the grocery store--Make sure your day IS going well--If it isn't, change it--make it happen----Tell your self that "You CAN"  do this--

I hear that Son#2 the Pilot,  is going to TelAviv to-morrow. Do any of you need a ride there? If so, let me know, and I shall book you on--

                                So--- a few blasts from the past--

This is Emma -Son#3's daughter--now in her 2nd yr University--

-and Emma's Mom with Hannah-- Son#2's daughter--finished University now-and below, me---  HIMSELF'S SISTER--WITH HER DAUGHTER--now an adult-- 

So-- Wise words-- #1.-Happy is a person with a Hobby

                               #2.Live in the present.

                              #3.Spend some of your time protecting the earth

So, I am off to get a few groceries--and will be back as soon as I can-- Meanwhile remember that you are STRONG_and YOU CAN DO almost everything! I will check on you all later-

                                -BE A STRONG PERSON--

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