NEVER give up,

                                             To-day is---Friday---  April 17th--Get out there--YES---- and--Be Amazing!---a brand new day---and --we are a part of it!!----The public loves someone who smiles--The world likes a happy person--Be kind in all you do and say to-day---Lotza instructions here--LOL

Lopez and Sushi AND I---are up and "at-er" -- kinda cold inside--no snow falling--  AND Dave will pick me up at 9-30am--for breakfast-

 -below---is son#2   (The pilot with the glasses on)--who just landed in Frankfurt, Germany--The Pilot sitting in front there, is his friend, a pilot also,  from Elliot Lake, John Seidel---While we were sleeping, they were flying the plane!

No snow falling--no rain--so, it just might be a lovely  Spring day--

So, how is your day going so far?? I hear the washer is done here---  must put the clothes onto the dryer--Are you feeling  like to-day will be a good day?--Sometimes I feel I have to "fake it--till I make it ---Singing is good for our soul--and being totally alone at times can be very healthy--

                                        Blasts from the past-----

                            Son#4 on the left beside Son#2

       

and below---there are the 4 boys--Son#4, #1, #3 and #2

        --Sophia--Allison's daughter--Kent State University this fall

                                    and-----below---  the whole Herd!

            

                                            Wise Words I wish I had Written

#1.The business of life is not business but living.

#2.When trying something new, it is better to do it badly than not do it         at all.

#3.If you do not feel old, then you are not.

       

So, time to get on with the day--Keep on truckin'-Do not worry about yesterday--or to-morrow--Do what you can--and remember to believe IN yourself because you can always "do it"--and---

So long Winter--Hello Spring--

Good Morning--  It is Thursday, April 16th --  no snow falling--YEAH!!!-cloudy however----with fog--Lopez and I are up-----not quite "at-er"---but trying here. The bed is made  with Sushi asleep up there, on it--so--=GOOD DAY to you all--=-a new day----and--It looks like SPRING has finally arrived in Northern Ontario!--I shall return---Just give me a few minutes here----Guess what?--  You are older longer than you are younger!----You think that is good --or bad??--

I HAVE RETURNED----  walked Lopez----Folded laundry---  went to the pet store for Chihuahua cookies--and--all seems well--As you know, everyday , early morning, is busy---one thing after another-

-I just read that great conversations consists of talking about everything and nothing at all----so, guess that is about where I am so far this day--LOL_

                                                        "Words I wish I had Written"

#1. Do not sell yourself short

#2.Anyone can be happy during good times, but only the strong can be happy in bad times.

#3. Children and Grandparents have a common enemy---the parents.

#4. Reading a good book is like taking a journey-

                                               

                                                   BLASTS FROM THE PAST

above--Son#2----the Pilot--  Matt--2nd one from the left-a BMX Biker (of course)

                                Below--Sophia-- Allison's daughter--with her Dad

                        Sophia is entering her 1st Yr University in September-Kent State

                        Below---  Looks familiar doesn't it??--  our gate out at Dunlop

  visiting  Montego Bay

Ava, Emma , Charlee, Andie and Ethan--

It must've been Christmas at Grammas

So, I hope your day is  starting right--I hope that you are feeling strong--with positive thoughts--

Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams cannot be achieved--

and---remember, --common sense goes a long way--

"If you cannot ben kind, at least be vague--"

HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER!!-----

and---tell me about it!

Older people are wise people--

So--I am FINALLY HERE---  Lordy BE! Life sure is hard once one turns 80---I am sure  they are trying to get everyone who is even "sorta " old--off the road--and I am nearly 84----  so they are REALLY   hard on 84 year olds----

I passed the memory test----  just so you might've been thinking that I forgot you all----NO---  I will never , ever forget all of you--but, had to begin to gather papers for the accountant who does our taxes--It is never ending isn't it--??

One more thing-- It has stopped snowing here--FINALLY--and , lately we have rain falling--better than snow---  NO SHOVELLING THE RAIN__but--(Isn't there always that "BIG BUT"?-)---

  The snow is melting in our tiny yard, so it is pooling into a lake, which is fairly deep and Lopez cannot use the yard at the present time, so--it means I have to walk him around the block--which takes up a lot of my time-----Anyway----  Here I Am FINALLY!!!!

above--Charley--  Son#1's daughter--  with "De-Ja",  the dog,  and Watson, her cat--in the car--

                and above--all of our Grandkids with a couple of parents put in the line-up

                                            above---  Fred with Son#2 the  Pilot--

                                                    And there is his plane--

So-----  All I can add  is----  never give up-----  because eventually you can do everything--Your mind controls whether you live in a paradise or hell.  If you think you can--then you can!

Sometimes help comes from the strangest source. Hang in there! 

Words I wish I had thought of--    #1.A good cry can be very therapeutic

                                                    #2, He who laughs, lasts

                                                    #3.Never leave home without a sense of humor-

So----Enjoy this day-- Be Strong---Be happy---  and always remember how wise "older " people are   -- I shall see you all to-morrow--hopefully, early----STAY STRONG!  -Lynda

Take good care of those you love-

The above does help me when I feel a bit defeated--I never realized how much I depended on my husband, --until he was not there---We CAN make it thru the challenges of the day---with positive thoughts--  WE CAN DO WHATEVER---"WE CAN!"

So, "Another day-another dollar"--Dad used to say that--Funny how one remembers all those "sayings" we hear in our younger years--

This morning, (Now listen to this---)--  WE HAVE RAIN_-falling--(not snow)----cool outside tho--!

So, the clothes are in the dryer---  Oh I hear it is done---Lopez is asleep on his leather chair , which he thinks is his bed-----Sushi and I are "up and at-er" --THE DAY HAS BEGUN!

                                    So, Wise Words I wish I had written--

                                  

                                    #1. Old age is a victory, a privilege

                                    #2.Grow old in body only, never in mind!

                                    

                           #3. Every argument has at least two points of view.

                                    #4. You are born to succeed.

                                So, Blasts from the past-----and above is Son#3's family--
 

and below ---are---  Grandchildren from 3 families-- in our kitchen before the big move

                                    Below--Son#1  with his Dad--  the guy that I married--

            Below--a kinda a unique picture from Son#1--"Watson" the cat-with "De-Ja", the dog

So--  It is Monday, April the 13th----- time to get busy here--  I see we have dense fog outside--and here we are, "up and at-er"-----so I better get busy 

--Remember--You are born to succeed--Happy people think happy thoughts--Your home is the resort of love, joy , and plenty--Keep it that way--Take good care of those you love--and---remember, if you are too busy to laugh, then you are just too busy!

Snow, snow, and more snow!

Good Morning on this Sunday, April the 12th-- AND WE HAD A DUSTING OF SNOW OVER NIGHT_hard to believe eh?--April the 12th-- and "SNOW"----Little Lopez thinks the LEATHER CHAIR is his bed--Oh well--I guess it is!--LOL--at least for now--So, I am going out to shovel off  --or sweep off, the car-_kinda depressing---but--What can I do about it--"not much"---Jackie is coming to pick me up--going out for breakfast--I shall return--

Well, I was just out to clean the snow off the car--and around the car also--  There isn't much, which is a good thing--and I hear the weather lady talking about "RAIN"-which sounds good to me!

so--Secrets of Life--#1.-In a fight between you and the world, bet on the world!

                             --#2.The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.

                                #3.Grow old in body only--never in mind!

                                #4. Old age is a victory, a privilege.

                            Below--Son#3, with his dauighter and his brothers2 children--

                                    Below--Fred with  Ethan--looks like Fred is admiring Ethan's work--He always                                                                             made time for the children

Above-a very very old picture -my Dad in the middle-My Grandfather and Grandmother beside my Dad

So enjoy your day to-day-- Love the one you are with--and appreciate the many things that make your life so valuable--Big hugs to you all!

Continue to Sparkle!

                                                            Good morning--
Good day--It is April  10th--Friday--WITH SNOW FALLING__!!!!! Lord love a Duck! Will this winter ever end??----

The wash is done--  Lopez and Sushi fed----and I must get out and sweep the snow off the car--  my favourite job-- NO NO NO!!!--- Well, not much snow has fallen--just enough to make a mess--  Dave is coming  to pick me up for breakfast--and pretty soon!

        So, stay Positive to-day , as the Lady says above--and if you do, you just may sparkle!  

                                        Wise words I wish I had thought of--

#1. Be a lifter, not a leaner

#2. Life is a coin you can only spend once

#3.An apple a day keeps the Doctor away--

                                        

AND..........Blasts from the past----

                            Above --The man that I married with Son#2, the Pilot

                        Below---- Fred and I  with Allison, her Dad---and her2 children

                                            Ethan and Jacob----2 cousins

I hope that your day goes well==It will if you refuse to be negative--You really cannot prepare for chance--Be patient with everyone--and try to adjust to the difficulties of life--which are always there--AND SMILE----Living life is an education--some days are great---others???? well, we try harder!

So--=I am off of here--out to sweep off the car--- and  now I must face the day--  and to practice what I preach--LOLOL--- 

A NEW ATTITUDE TYPE OF DAY_

Good Morning-- It  is Thursday, April the 9th--and it is quarter to 9am--Lopez has been out--(We walked around the block--AND HE DID HIS BUSINESS)---And guess what?--The wash is done~~~~~WooWoo!!! And Ethan, Son#4's son, will stop in here at 1-30pm--  so nice--just to say hello to his Gramma--  Yes, get out there and  face this day, if you already have not-

                                -It's a "NEW ATTITUDE" type of day!!!

                            Lots of wise words I wish I had written -below-

                #1. If you have a loving family, it is amazing what you can do without.

                #2.Fall seven timers--stand up eight!

                #3. Enjoy the life you are given

                #4. You can't have everything-Where would you put it?

           

 AND--The blasts from the past remind me, of what I am thankful for--

            above--=Allison with Tyson--her dog who is now in Heaven with her Dad 

                        and below--Son#2 with his Dad--the man that I married-

Remember the place below?

 

and a fall day in the North

The man that I married, Me and son#4's daughter, Andie

So--Time to get off of here-- Make your day special--NO CRYING__Everything usually works out--Listen to your feelings----and-----Always look for that silver lining--and--Enjoy the life you are living, and don't be afraid of to-morrow.