Life can be hard!

 Good morning--  It is  Monday, September 14th--still dark--  cool this AM--Hard to put my feet on the floor--In fact I got up once , and went back to bed after turning up the heat--Son#2, the Pilot, has landed in Beijing after a long long flight from Vancouver---so far---The wash is done--now turning around in the dryer-Lopez and I are downstairs here--Sushi was down, but now back up on the bed--As Mom used to say, It is , "as black as the Ace of Spades " outside----still!--  So, I shall return--

                        Words I wish I had written-- 

            #1.If you can dream it, you can realize it--

            #2.Compliment others

            #3.Don't peek into a cannon

            #4.Grief does not change a thing

            #5. Love begins in the eyes, then quickly goes to the heart, and                         only sometimes ends up in the brain.

                        and--Blasts from the past--

Below---is my Mom on the far left, My Aunt Mabel and her daughter, Irene, and the little sweet girl in the front is my younger sister, Sandra-                I remember that we were at Niagara Falls--

                                Son#2's 2 daughters , below--

Below-- Emma (Son#3,s daughter ) with her cousin, Son#2's daughter, Hannah, both in University

Below , Allison's daughter, Sophia with her Dad , a Dr. at the                                                         Cleveland Clinic

                            Below-- there we all are--AGAIN---with Fred--

    

````                        `food sent from Matt--`below        

                                Canadian  Food--Vancouver  above

Beijing Chinese Food--in China-below

So, time to get on with this day, which is just beginning--I hope your day --to-day can be a good day--if you decide to make it a good day--Try to be kind in all you do and say--at times that can be difficult--Stay faithful to yourself and face the music--Talk to your pet--They are trying their best also--Hug your children--and your husband--Lordy Be eh?--So much to remember--  but, we sure can try---oh-----and------------                        -------BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL___        

Remember----You are special!

 Good morning--To-day is Sunday, September 13th--just daylight here--  Amazing what happens when a day goes by--the back of my neck is a lot better---seems to be not hitting a nerve--still sore and difficult to turn my head, but manageable--So, yesterday, I called Son#1 and told him that I would bring out supper, so I did---pizza with boneless chicken-----His  wife helped also, made a salad, and we had a good meal out at his house--on the lake--We also had Tornado warnings in this area--then a very long power outage---The weather has been kinda wild!--- Our power was restored around midnight.   

This AM--  breakfast with Dave--about 9-30am----The wash is now in the dryer--Lopez and I are up--Sushi awake upstairs--Oh--and Son#2 en route to China , from Vancouver---

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1.Refuse to be negative.

#2.Respect time.

#3.Better alone than in bad company

#4.Get up and go.

                                    and Blasts from the past

            Andie--on the left--Allison and Sophia , her daughter

above--Fred, Phil, Me-holding Ava, Tim, Ethan, Andie, Heather, Lisa, Andrew with Charlee, and Emma

                    above, Son#2 with Gerrard, his pooch-

                        above, Cousins, --Ethan with Emma

                        Above--  Fred, Andrew and Tim

OK--Time to get moving here--Make your day  the best day ever-Be a positive person---Refuse to be negative--Practice listening to your body and refuse to be negative--Remember, a home is made of love and dreams--Hug your children---Tell them they are special----And hug your pets who love, and protect you,  --way more than yu realize---Oh-----and big huge hugs to you, who is special also----I shall see you all to-morrow--Now get offa here and get on with to-day!

Young one day--older the next --

 

Good morning--very dark outside--but-- the good news is, we are up--and at-er--ready to face a new day--To-day is Saturday,  September the    12th--and the best news is, we are a part of this day--We are alive!

The wash machine is chugging away--Sushi and Lopez are up--  (AND ME!!!)  Son#2 just called me on the highway--on his way  to the airport--then on to China--See? Pilots and house wives get up early!!--I must run some fresh food upstairs to Sushi--I changed her water already--

It seems cooler--like sorta "Fall-ish"--Maybe I can turn off the AC which is chugging away upstairs--

                    So--Words I wish I had thought of--

#1.Be on time

#2. No one is ever really normal--

#3.Don't be discouraged with your mistakes.

#4.Always remember, some people never learn.

                     and---Blasts From The Past--

                        above  Jacob with "big Beau" on our dock

                            above --Emma with Gramma

                                        Emma with Andie---above

            Charlee--  in the  high chair-with all her cousins

                    Below-cousins on the Trampoline 

Remember, making friends is an art--Money does not buy class--Love what is inside of you----You can never love your children enough----Talk to your pets-They do not speak english--so hug them a lot--We are only on this world once, so try to enjoy every second---Tell people they are beautiful--We cannot hear that enough-Smile at people----and do all things graciously.----Oh-----and---

BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL__REMEMBER TO LOVE___

Blogging with a pain in the neck--

Yesterday, I bent over to pick up Lopez , and  a sharp pain went thru my shoulders -and--I still have it--across my back---- I called all the kids (6am)--only Son#2 responded--(Bless his heart!)---just now in fact--"I just have to deal with it" (He says)---It is better than last night--but is still there--Not much use going to Emerg. as I would be there  till "Kingdom Come"----(My Mom's expression!)--  so--if I hold  my head straight, maybe it will not be so painful.----Why oh why did this have to happen?--And to-day is "breakfast with Dave" day, at the Fireside.

Anyway it  is what it is---No use going to Emerg., either , There comes a time in everyone's life when the only person you find, is yourself--as I would be there till the earth freezes over--in Emerg . I mean----so, we may as well carry on and hope for the best--So--

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1. Small people do small things-

#2.There comes an age in everyone's life, when the only person you             find is yourself--(No guff eh?)

#3. Hope is the best defence for old age.

#4. Chase happiness.

                                Blasts from the past--
 

Cousins -eating together-below

Again--Cousins--having lunch at Grammas

above---  the whole family

The guy that I married--

WELL, I am still alive here--must carry on--maybe turn off the AC--Seems cold in here-Remember to stay strong--everyday--It is easy to live a bad life--which we do not want--Yu really are stronger than you think--that no-one is ever really normal--just try your best---Don't be discouraged by your mistakes----so, get off of here--get on with your day and try  to be happy--Hug your pets---  They are trying their best also---OH-----

and-big hugs to you!

Talk to your children--and hug your pets-

        Good Morning--Another new day--and another few thoughts----It is Thursday, September the 10th--only 11 C. outside-- much cooler than it has been--"Hair Day"--however--- Sushi sand I are up----just!

The wash is now in the dryer--VERY dark outside yet--I must go back up and get Lopez up----as soon as I turn up the heat---I shall return--And guess what?--  It seems very "muggy" downstairs here on the main level--so-- guess what?--Now the AC is running--Decisions decisions eh??--Every morning ,  AC or windows open??---

        Allison just called from OHIO--said her AC is on also--

    She is raising her new puppy, "Kody". who they picked up in Michigan---She keeps telling me how much work a new puppy is-

                So-Words I wish I had thought of long ago---

#1.Little things can mean a lot.

#2.The test of someone's breeding, is how she behaves in a quarrel.

#3.Hang onto your dreams.

#4.He enjoys life who makes others enjoy it.

                

               

AND------BLASTS FROM THE PAST

        Below---  Ava and her friend-many moons ago--

                                        Timmy and hs family

Below--Hannah and Emma--Cousins--both in University

            

and below--is wee Charlee, with all her little people!

                                above---4 dogs on a dock, on Dunlop

So, a new day has begun--Son#2 just called--said school is back in--He is talking about me returning to the Regency in Lake field for a couple of months in the new year--to get away from the snow--something to think about--

So--Are you happy and you know it??--Can you clap your hands?--Are you ready to face a brand new day?-We do not have much choice do we?--We are alive--The sun is sorta out--Did you know that our current life is our future generation's history?-(something to think about)----I hope to-day that you allow yourself to have some fun--Hug your children and be ever so kind to your pets--They are trying  very hard to help you --Just remember that no-one is ever really normal--just do you best--Oh-----and--------BIG HUGS to you all--  Now get going!

Another day, Another dollar---

 It is Wednesday September 9th-dark-- I have to turn up some heat--get the washer going--pretty chilly on the main floor--then  I must go up and get Lopez---so--I shall return--Okay--  Lopez is down here I have some heat  going--

Did you have a good sleep last night?--I had changed the huge King sized bed yesterday so last night was a  great sleep--hard to climb out when one is so cozy--

So I am back after many trips upstairs to feed Sushi , the cat who came in from the cold, many many years ago--AND----  I have taken the 14 hundred pills-- (many vitamins)--not easy to do-

This AM., I am heading to City Hall, to arrange for Fred's ashes to be put in the cemetery--in a wall--I feel, him being a Doctor, he would appreciate that--

                    So, Words I wish I had thought of --

#1.Hang onto your dreams-

#2. Divide your grief by sharing it with a friend.

#3.Love makes most people stronger together than if they were separate.

#4.To live a full life, you cannot live it half dead.

                                Blasts from the past---

                        Above-Our cottage--many moons ago

    above---  the sweetest picture ever--of Charlee--Son#1's daughter

```Grandkids fishing on Dunlop--Phil's dog  who is now in Heaven--

                                            Below--Charlee--

                Ava and Ethan- below---again----fishing on Dunlop

                    Phil, and Julie with me--and Ava and Emma

I must  get off of here--get on with this day--  so hard to keep moving , when it is dark, isn't it?--I hope that your day will be great--  We must make it that way--Remember to listen much and speak little--Try to smile all day--and remember to praise others for a job well done--Again----"Listen much and speak little-"---always make your bed--Stay faithful to yourself---and try to not cry, all day--You are special---Always remember that--and---  Love your children to the moon and back-and  be kind to your pets--- Oh--and-

                        BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL!

 

Another blog--another day!

GOOD MORNING----To-Day Is Tuesday, September the 8th---and yes, we are  blogging--AGAIN__  Another day  the Blog  is online--Holy Cow eh!--- There is a GOD up in HEAVEN!

It is still dark here--Lopez is on my sofa---was awake-- Sushi upstairs , still in bed---Again, it is another morning--"Do I turn up the heat, or do I turn on the AC?-"---Both sorta happened--Right now the AC is flying away upstairs. And it is son#4's Birthday to-day--I had to text him to ask, "Is to-day garbage day?"----and guess what?  It is--so, I will drag that to the road--later----The wash is done--so I must get it into the dryer--Mornings are pretty busy aren't they?--And so far, no cat or dog is fed --yet----

But--The great news is-- "WE ARE ALIVE"---so, a brand new day is ahead of us--and here we are--a part of it!  Are you happy??--  We might as well be!

                             Words I wish I had written-

        #1.A person cannot be totally happy or totally sad.

        #2.Don't let anyone intimidate you.

        #3.Each day, set aside for a little fun.

        #4.When you're angry, count to ten.

    So, so much to remember, in't there?--But everyday, we try--

                                And---Blasts from the past--above are 2 cousins--, Ava and Ethan----fishing--Below-Sophia showing off her awards--now in University--Kent State

                                        Below--wee Charlie

        Above--probably one of our dogs----long ago--on the sofa!

So--on with the day--so many memories  from long ago--  "Those memories keep us going to-day--don't they?----

I see it is daylight now outside- Hopefully this blog will get published--Well. you never really know , do we-----We must hope for the best--So, I hope your day is great--We must try to make it that way-No use feeling sorry for yourself--just get up, and get going--  put that smile on your face, and be happy that we are alive!

Be your own best friend! Hang in there, and if you are wrong, at least be wrong with style------I am sending  you all lotza hugs--oh--and, of course, be kind to animals--especially your pets--Now get offa here!