Thank-you for being "YOU"-!

Good morning--  Of course we persevere--because we are relentless--We persist and WE KEEP GOING!

It is beginning to look like a sunny day--perhaps another hot and muggy day developing-

         -I am going to get Lopez , the Chihuahua , outside--then will return and finish this blog--

We had another wee walk--Lopez and I, and  he did NOT do his business--so, that means ANOTHER walk  soon--LORDY BE!

I have been packing boxes--  The movers will pack most things, but I thought I could do a bit while I wait. I have no idea how on earth I will ever unpack all this stuff , at the other end--but--I guess I have a lifetime to do it!---  Moving is not fun----  but staying here is not going to happen.--

So, here are a few "blasts from the past"--Below is our daughter with old Santa Claus--one Christmas long ago--

                                                Our daughters 2 children--many moons ago--

                                                Grandchildren having lunch at Grammas

                    Our 5 children --Son#2 holding  Baby Tim--taken at a condo in Florida
                                                

                                                Below is Tim--- the baby (I think)--but--It could be Ethan, Tim's son--  (I'm not sure!)

        Canada Day to-morrow--a National Holiday--  Fireworks ---if I were back in Elliot Lake--

                                    Elliot Lake will be my home--forever and forever--soon!----

                                                     

                                               So, "Strong" is the magic word to-day--

                                                                        REMEMBER___

                                                                You are so important--

                                                                    You can be brave---

                                                            You can say "no"--or "yes"

                                                    

                                                            Thank-you for being "YOU"!

 

I Luvs Ya!

Sunshine---"cool"-ish---but----  It is a brand new day--AND_-the very best part, is-----  WE  ARE  A PART OF TO_DAY!----So, how you be???--Are you happy --and you know it??-----  Clap your hands if you are!!-

-Mornings to me , are exciting----24 hrs ahead of us, to do as we please--or, to be happy , as we do the chores of to-day---  feed the pets--walk the pets--change a bed--or beds----get the wash in--grab some breakfast---hug your sweetie -----  and just say,"Look out world, Here I Come!  --or--maybe-

                                                            Well, one never knows eh??
                                                                            Or------

Just to let you all know, I now have about 3 weeks, and then, I am out of here. -And guess where I am going?--  To Elliot Lake-- Yahoo!---where I belong--where there are 5 more  Grandchildren waiting --and their parents---  and my townhome---AND my friends--  and a beautiful area of Northern Ontario.-

So, a few blasts from the past here--        The picture below is Son#3's, 2 girls--now in University

and Himself--many moons ago---

Himself again, with 3 of the 4 boys-- 

Himself and a relative from Jamaica---

I hope your day is fabulous--  make it that way--I know that you will, because you are stronger than you will ever know----

Have a wonderful day--

Remember--

 

Be Better than you were Yesterday!

            Well, It looks like rain fell over night--and it is still very "muggy" out there --warm also-

Last evening Son#2 invited me out to his new home on Stoney lake--and I thought, "Well if I do go , I need  to get gas in the car, plus  I need windshield washer fluid put into  the windshield wipers-!"-Did I want to do all that?---  AND I DECIDED , "YES", I WILL DRIVE TO HIS NEW HOME --on Stoney Lake--(so I proceeded to the gas station)

You see, my nephew had called me, and talked me thru installing the AP onto my cell phone, called "WAZE"-It talks thru the cell and/or, the car radio and tells me how to get there, with a map which comes up on the screen in my car--an amazing thing! I did not even know there was such a neat invention!

                            Here I am, out at Stoney Lake, at Son's #2 home, holding Lopez , of course!

We had a fantastic dinner there, and my map  talked me thru the return trip home, just before dark-So I am beginning to venture out around the countryside here---My biggest fear is getting lost , but with the new AP, maybe I never will--

And here are a few "Blasts from the past" photos

-Me--  with Willow, the dog and -Hannah, son#2's daughter--2011--who is now almost finished University

Emma trying to pick up Ava, her sister---both these girls are into University now-

A park in Elliot Lake, just around the corner from where I will be living--

                                   Son#4, (Tim) with Hannah  and another Grand baby --maybe Ava--

                                                    Well, you really can---do Hard Things--

                                                                Positive thoughts---

Tell yourself everyday that you are strong!

                                 A high of 26 to-day--maybe rain over night--  28 on Sunday-

Yesterday I did not get to blog---  just so busy --and I missed you all--I should've just sat down and said "hello" to you --That would've made my day--- You see , we are down to the "nitty gritty" of the final move--kinda in a panic kinda  mode---the mover--the boxes-- and trying to carry on with a somewhat normal type of life amidst the chaos--

Oh, I must tell you that I drove to the "Giant Tiger"" all by myself, parked the car , and went in to shop-AND, -I drove back home--and I did not get lost. I was so proud of myself--Now, after supper last night, my nephew called, and helped me get "Waves" on my phone-- an icon that allows the phone to talk thru the car radio and tell me where to turn etc--What a great invention-- ! It shows a map on the car screen and a Lady talks to you thru the car radio.

                                                That's about "it" isn't it?---get up---survive --

-The "survive" thing is the key!!!-----  To-day is "Hair Day"--colour too, so it will take time--

So , I find , as one ages, the grown kids  tell me more and more what to do and how to do it--They mean well, but they feel  we might've lost our minds, so they just step up and tell us "how and what", about just about everything--It is all I can do to not talk back--Sometimes I do!---I guess that is what happened yesterday and then my world fell apart--

Above is how I feel--- and  altho I appreciate all the advice,  I find it difficult to keep the mouth closed--MINE!__so, I thank them and carry on--It seems to come with age--  our age!

 -above are our Grandchildren---  now!!!  --graduating into high school or/and another year at university

Tell yourself that you ARE strong!

OLD AGE IS no place for Sissies!

                                            I feel it in my bones--It will be a good day  to-day-- 

Yesterday I was invited to Son#2's new home on the lake--The catch was that I had to drive myself there--over countless country roads--passed  beautiful farm fields----  but--I DID IT!  Son#2  drove towards me , so he could show me the turns in the road--We had a BBQ dinner--then I drove back here --alone--and I made the right turns--  I took Lopez with me and he was good in the car. It was nice to eat with other people--- (It is not fun to eat alone , when you live alone.)

If you are friends with anyone whose spouse has passed, the best thing  you can do to help them, is invite them for supper--even if they bring half the meal--It is so lonely to eat alone.

The Heat Dome has moved out--(I just heard that on the radio.)---To-day it is going to be 24C --a lot better than 29C but it will be cloudy----I see a bit of sunshine out there now tho!

What about the above?---

Do not be the same---be better!

Try to keep up with your Grandchildren's Birthdays--

Be happy--or--try very hard to be happy----

Be strong----Be positive----and try not to cry so much----

Hmmmm--what else?--- I tell myself every morning all of the above--

A few basts from the past here--

cousins

I must be strong ----  try  to be strong--- The month of July is nearly here--I MOVE ON JULY  25TH

Can you believe that?--Only one month to go--Holy Cow!!!!

You know it's not easy, being old---The kids today,  believe they are smarter than all of us-- (the"old" generation)--What do you think?  

 

Have yourself a good scream now and then--

Good Morning--  I am late posting--It  has been busy around here--arranged a ride to get into Peterborough next month for blood work---"Community Care"-across the road provide that , for a small fee--And yes, the Lady in the picture above,  is reminding us all to treat yourself kindly ---and do the same with other people-- treat them kindly--You never know the battle they are living through.

Once again, it is extremely hot here--too hot for Lopez to walk  thru----I have been taking him behind this building  , in this heat, as there is a small patch of grass , and not as much sun---

I see this is almost July--- I leave here on the 25th of July---for Elliot Lake. We are almost into the last month of living in Lakefield---  I was asked this morning , by one of my sons, why I was moving back to Elliot Lake , and why don't I just stay here in Lakefield--???????   Apparently he doesn't realize how much I miss him , the town of Elliot Lake, and his brothers and their families---I guess I have to be strong---  tell this grown kid that I am "human"--that I miss them all-- ---  Now why would this grown kid not know this?--I will pretend I didn't hear the comment--maybe if  sing out loud--

                                            Now these singers "DO" put a smile on my face--

                                       

                                         Maybe a wee dance might help me feel younger---

It is so hard to carry on after one loses their husband--I feel, at times, that I must share what has happened in my life, with the World--People do not wish to hear this---  It is sad--and I break into tears every time I try to share  Himself's  departure from this world, into the next--Maybe because it is the world of the unknown--I must remember that we being guided---whether we believe it or not--

                                            Blasts from the past are so much fun--

                                                        Looks like Christmas--Emma --now in Univerity

                                                        Himself in the back ground--
                                        

                                        Are you having a good day??---Make it a great day!

                                       Be STRONG___Be HAPPY------but remember----

 

Get out your hats, umbrellas, knickers, and knee highs.....

 

Be kind to yourself---  I certainly have not been kind to myself to-day--  and I am later than late, posting--but--- I miss you all--so had to say hello and tell you--that--I do miss hearing from you --because-----

It is VERY VERY hot outside--too hot for Lopez the Chihuahua---The AC is on--been on all day--I believe it is something like 43 outside---and I just heard that we are really stuck with these high temperatures for the next couple of days-- I hope that your day is going well--

Are you feeling strong?--There is no use not to feel strong---  "Fake it till you make it!"----Some days are easier to be that way, than others---My heart will forever , go out to people who have lost their spouse--I never knew how long 24 hrs can be , until Himself passed----

                                                         A couple of "Blasts from the past""--  

My Grandfather Wallace, and Gramma--  on the left--my Mom and her Dad on the far rt--

My Mother's Grandmother on the left--

Himself and I in Medina , Ohio--with Sophia in the middle--now entering University--in Cincinnati

Summer is here---  Get out and enjoy it!

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