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--

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