Listen To Your Heart--It Knows!

Listen to your  HEART--It knows--

--To-day is Saturday, Mareh 14th--

Yesterday I attended another workshop  on grief--The women who lead it were the same people who gave us a workshop here a few months go, at the Hospital-- Yesterday, the  workshop began at 9am--continued until 3pm--lunch was provided--It was well attended---and it was good to be with people who had lost a loved one  also--like myself--They had pointers to share with the group on how they dealt with their loss- and -their  loneliness, and the leaders told us that we all deal with grief in different ways--and that dealing with grief is very normal--

The Leaders shared with us all, that having grief in our lives--is normal, and  there are many ways to deal with it.---It does help to hear others speaking on ways they were  continuing on with their lives.

I came back home here in a snow storm--and I think it continued all night----Son#1 drove me out to his house for supper--  which was  so good of him--also drove me back home --on a very snowy highway.--AND- I hear that we are going to have  a few more feet of snow to-day----So it seems that Spring has not sprung here in the north--yet!--a few"Blasts from the Past below--

                                    #1. Allison and her dog__Tyson

above--  Son#2 the Pilot--, Allison's son, Son#1, Allison and Son#3

Below--my family --with my Mom and Dad, sisters and brothers

                            Wise Words I wish I had written-

so----remember---

-#1.Try to make every day extraordinary-

#2. You can't try to do things--You simply must do things--

#3.-It takes courage to attempt new things.

 So so much advice--which I must listen to also--some days are easier than others--I do find, being with people , help me through each day--getting out of the house--proceed as if I'm not afraid--Taking all the help I can get--and--understand what I really have to do to survive in life!

 

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Good Morning--

 It is Friday the13th of  March----not snowing here yet, but will begin any moment --looking  like major snow  beginning soon--I shall return very soon--

I just love weekends

SO hERE I am WiTH ONE OF THE Grandchildren

To-day is Thursday, March 12th---just getting light outside--I find it so hard to get up early since the time change--and this AM I have a workshop to attend, , close to here--Jackie, my friend is driving me--I think it begins about 9-30am--, (I Think)-- Sushi and Lopez wilL keep the home fires going here---

And yesterday, we had just horrible weather--freezing rain--and snow fell off and on all day--I had to call up my "back-up" boys, to shovel--and they are supposed to come again to-night--just in case  all that weather hangs on--

So I SHALL return--later on this afternoon--

 

Fall seven times, stand up eight!

Good Morning--It is Wednesday, March 11th--and -do we ever have snow--fell overnight--I have been out shovelling--am waiting for my snow boys to clear the rest of the snow--for now--I hear more is to come!---Spring is definitely NOT HERE!-

-I have the wash in--Sushi is fed--Lopez has been out to do his business---I must get my pills--AND COFFEE--and guess what?-- I hear freezing rain is coming soon also--  Lordy Be!!  So-Good Morning  and I hope we will not get any freezing rain--later on-

-OK---I need to hear some wise words--to give me strength to keep on going

                #1. Cherish leisure because it is a rare commodity

            #2. He who looks behind will never get ahead

#3. Pay attention to the people you love.

                                Grandchildren in our kitchen   

                                        Fred sitting with Lola

                         

above-a very old picture-- taken at my parents cottage, on the beach, at Port Stanley

Left to rt--my older sister, Mary Beth, my brother Wayne--ME, a couple of neighbour kids, and in front, my young sister Sandra--How we absolutely loved that cottage!

So--- another day is beginning--The weather to-day looks like it will be a bit, "iffy"---Remember--a healthy person is a successful person--The past cannot be improved, but the future can--and, a sense of humour reduces people and problems to their proper proportion-

And--The above is Elliot Lake-- a beautiful place to live--the reason  we-- Dr Young and I moved here and raised our family--and where our ashes will be---good people --good times in Canada's North--

So---  get on with your day--Even if you do something ridiculous ,outrageous, or stupid, to-day,. do it with enthusiasm.

Do not hit or bite anyone!

It is Tuesday, March the 10th--Son#2's , the Policeman son, well-- his Birthday  is to-day-  I have to get the wash in-- plus I shall return on here-- have to get Lopez out also--It looks like it might be an OK day .---We are supposed to get a ton of snow over the next week or so--                                                                                Good Morning to you all--

                                             

                                             So--Are you happy and you know it??

Good thing I am strong--  but--there are times, I wonder how strong one must be to get through all of this--I have my drivers Licence till Friday--so, I have my vehicle till Friday--This Dr. wants me to have an Eye exam, which I have every year anyway, but the 2 eye places in town are booked up for the next few months--and  Allison, my daughter in OHIO, has found an optical place in Sudbury--who can take me on the 4th and will send their results right back to my Doctor here-(who I now do really not like ) He  has forced me to jump all these hoops---like getting to Sudbury --2 hrs away--for an eye exam--) But one must do what one must do I guess!-

So,            #1. I shall take the Bull by the Horns -

                #2. A Calamity is often a blessing in disguise -

                #3.Only your mind can make things impossible-

Above--  Son#2 the Pilot, Jacob Allison's son, Son#1, Allison. and Son#3 the policeman

Grandchildren in backyard of a B@B

Me--and my dear Husband

Below, Fred, with Allison's son, Jacob

So-- ever onward here-- life goes on--

Wise words--  No-one should fear the truth--

Fall seven times---Stand up eight

Do not be ashamed to fail

Your children are with you, yet they do not belong to you--

I best get on with this day---Remember to learn how to manage your parents-(like me!)--and, if you do not feel old, then you are not!!

It's this guy's Birthday to-day

Son#4 and his other half--If you see him, wish him a Happy Birthday

Spring has Sprung-I think!

Good morning--It is Monday, March the 9th--I am up--as is Lopez--and Sushi --It sure was difficult to put my feet on the floor--  I think the time change has made it that way--Why on earth do we have this "time change" anyway?--It just messes us all up--and somehow my phone must have  done an update overnight--and everything has moved around--  so, I must figure it all out here--  will be back--

                          NOW_--  THE ABOVE WOULD BE NICE-- WOULDN"T IT?

Son #3 just arrived--sorted out my phone--did it in 2 minutes--  "You tap on a name--then scroll down and press "PIN" ---he just showed me--So happy the phone is back the way it should be--Thank Heavens for grown kids to help me out!---

So--Are you happy this AM??--and feeling strong??--  and feeling as if you have this new day under control?--Lord love a Duck! Some days are more difficult than others--Spend a little time to-day for to-morrow--but not too much so that it ruins to-day.--Rise early--and of course, put your best foot forward--

                       Below--  Son #2 and his wife  and Gerrard , their pooch--

                                    and below--me , back row-- with my 2 sisters, ready for church--at our cottage , in Port Stanley---note--the hats-I remember that it was a very cold Spring day--

--above--  the dock at the lake-- with 2 Germans at the end of the DOCK (see them?)

                                    above--Fred's Retirement at the clinic
--So so many memories--and so so much to think about--with wise memories-- such as --

#1, You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

#2.If you want to get somewhere, know where you are going.

#3.Life begins every morning when you wake up.

Well, I still have not received anything from the ministry , telling me not to drive-although the mail has not come yet--so hard for me to believe that all this is happening-- I do see that the sun is out--  so, I must "hoof it"  around the block with little Lopez--nice to see the sun---

I hope that your day goes well--make it go well-- Put your best foot forward--and trust in yourself--Long faces make short lives!

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--