BE STRONG--with "add ons""

Good day! It is Friday, April the 3rd--almost 10am--The washer is finished--and the dryer is  done also--waiting for me to fold the clothes--  Lopez and I have walked around the block--trying to avoid the ice--  and the cleaning lady is here now--  seems like a lot of  crazy  emails on here-scams maybe??---who knows--Dave will be here in an hour--and we are heading out for brunch--

And the big news is, Yes  I shall be moving--  in August--to an all inclusive place--not here  in Elliot lake--but closer to where Matt lives--and I will not be leaving here for a few months--I WILL NOT TAKE  MY CAR---  LOL--I will not need it there--Everything will be done for me--meals etc--I think that will be a lot less trouble--, that is to-day's news -OH--and ---BE STRONG TO_DAY__-                        

                                                -Below--  Son#1  with Fred

                                    --another evening out at Andrew's Restaurant

                                    The 2 dogs in the sunroom--How I miss them!

                                                                BELOW

Son #2 , The Pilot--Son#1-with Trevor their cousin--an opthamologist in Toronto

                                                    

                                   ----Words I wish I had written--

                            #1. Stay interested in life

                                    #2.If you know how to live well, a lifetime is enough

                                     #3.Places can give inspiration

                                      $4.Believe in yourself with all your tenacity.

                                      #5.Take the bull by the horns

                                      #6. All things are possible

Remember, the saddest part of growing old, is losing your friends--and, NEVER leave home without your sense of humour----  remember to love  what you do--and being totally alone at times can be very healthy and--you can never go wrong, keeping your mouth shut.

                            Remember to enjoy the life you are given--

NEVER GIVE UP!

To-day is Thursday, April 2nd--and----  Good day to you all--  We have freezing rain falling outside--and it is still very dark outside--But----  one of these  days, we will get sunshine--  with warm temperatures and butterflies  flying all over, and humming birds---- Well---One can dream eh???

So, yesterday  Son#1's wife, and I went to the  place where they give driving tests--The man working there was ever so nice--told me that I must get my Dr. and soon too, to inform the Ministry of all the moves I have had--Three moves in a short space of time, plus my husband dying--and as he said, that would make anyone lose their memory--and my Dr should inform the ministry--  He really was a good man-- But, nothing is happening ---  still!---
                                                     Blasts from the Past--

                                        Below  is our daughters 2 children--Sophia and Jacob

                                        Sophia will attend Kent state in Ohio this fall.

                Below--Dock Days---             Did you ever see so many people on a dock??

                                                        Sushi and I below--an old picture--

and--inside  the cockpit

Well--  Wise words--

#1.---Listen to your Mother-

#2.-Adjust to the difficulties of life

#3.Don't bite off more than you can chew

So--time to get the clothes from the dryer--and get Lopez out--I hope that your day is fabulous--Remember, he who laughs, lasts, You can do anything in your dreams--Life begins every morning when you wake up--

So, get off of here--  and enjoy this day--

                                

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???