Always Smile---a reason for others got smile!

-This is Lopez' s Parka---  Poor fella eh?--  He looks all puffy with it on--  It must feel weird to him! --- It has a hood which is a good thing to-day, as mega snow is falling -and blowing----and look at the bottom of the outfit--They are wee little legs--- to cover his legs---with an opening for his bum--When I brought him back home, from his walk,  I hung it on the window thingy to get some heat in it to dry it--

Of course he did not like that Parka--refused to walk at first---There is snow and melted snow all over the back road, but he did finally waddle along, and--HE DID HIS BUSINESS--Whatta trouper! 

In spite of the messy weather outside, I WILL make to-day a good day--To-morrow I have to be at the car dealership by 8am--to get the snow tires on---Yesterday  I drove to Son#4's house, and he put the tires in our vehicle- He lives in town, so then I drove the tires to the dealership and they unloaded them , stored them in their Bay--ready to be put on to-morrow---That way, I did not have to drive to town with those heavy tires, on rims, in the car. Himself  was VERY upset--that I did not do all that tomorrow  morning----I "stuck to my guns" (Mom's expression)-   because it's not fun trying to get those heavy tires in and out of the car--by myself--  This way I had help.-Men don't understand all that!

This weekend it is supposed to go up to plus 16C--very balmy--  maybe I can get more of the leaves raked --We don't usually get snow that stays on the ground too much till well into November--The Lake doesn't freeze  until the end of December, and early January--

When I have so much to do--stuff that I never ever used to do--Himself always did it--I think of my Mom and Dad-- I wish I had helped them more--They never ever asked--They moved to  town, from Florida, and I wonder how Mom ever put things away  from the moving van--I was always busy and never helped her- I remember, they would  arrive to our house from town, at dinner time-- I never clued in---  I do now---  As one ages, meals become difficult to prepare ----  and I think now, there was "method in her madness" _(her expression!)---she probably was hoping for an invite to dinner--- and with 5 teenagers to cook for, I never pressed the issue with Mom to stay for a meal--I wish I had!---After she passed and Dad was alone in their house, every time it snowed, I would drive to town to shovel his driveway---What goes around-comes around doesn't it?

Himself is fine this morning--wearing one Hearing Aid--

and--Life goes on--- Again, this is Himself--of course MUCH younger ---  I believe he was living in Ohio when this picture was taken--going to University there for a degree in business-- I did not know him them-

Lord love a duck!---  a smile really does encourage  others to smile too! ---  I best get my housey stuff come-- so, until got-morrow---