The perils of Thomas the Toad

 I must tell yu about a friend of mine-- His name is Thomas- I met him out by my flowers, waiting to be planted , along the driveway--- We met , this Spring, usually in the evening, as I was watering the plants which were waiting for me to get into a flower bed---  Sometimes he would jump  out of the tray and  that would scare me--until I got to know him--  Yu see, Thomas is a Toad--about the size of the palm of my hand--but--extremely fat--- 

I figured out that he likes water---Sometimes he was on the grass--or the sidewalk---  but he usually was there  ----  

Well, a disaster happened --this morning--- I came back from walking Lopez on the back road--and without looking down--and not thinking about Thomas-----  I STEPPED ON HIM-  Well, I felt a lump under my sneaker--   and looking down, there was Thomas , upside down , with his legs waving in the air--

The poor guy eh?---  I helped him  get right side up--- and he hopped into the garden---  no blood -(Do toads have blood?)--- and he has not been seen since--

I guess the moral  of the story is---=One should always look down--I am hoping that Thomas might appear this evening again--if he is not injured --It must be hard on a toad to have a big giant tromp on you--

`            So  I shall let you know if Thomas survived the big squish----kinda a sad story---

Did you know that toads  are toxic to dogs and cats who might bite them?----and if you get squirted by a toad , you must wash the area immediately as  whatever they squirt , is very toxic. Maybe I should have more respect  for Thomas--

To change the topic, Himself is at his Day Program--and Sadie, that cleaning lady, (really it's me!) is sitting here telling me to get busy--help her vacuum----- It rains here everyday it seems--good weather for toads I guess----and  good to be working on the  inside of the house for a change-

Is your day going well??---  Are you happy?---- Are you feeling like you could take on the world and avoid all the toads?- Are you feeling strong?---

 

Think Happy

 -and it's raining--AGAIN---all day----and, it's hot---and the AC is on AGAIN! Lord love a Duck eh?----

I walked Lopez--in my bug suit --AND bug hat over my head--and my face --with 50,000 Mosquitoes swarming my face, -AND------ about 4 mosquitoes made it under my mesh bug hat .........AND...........I swallowed them----and I ---choked--It was terrible--..if the rain would only stop---This is Day #4-of rain--

AND---THIS IS  BANANA DAY----

AND--it is grocery day--------never a dull moment in this house---  I was sitting here typing and Lopez began to bark viciously-- It is the man to check the propane furnace-Apparently the gov't mandates it be checked over once every 10 yrs-so--down I went--3 levels--to the furnace room ---grabbed Lopez and put in in his crate---  Man oh man -- Lopez was going to kill him!-----If any of yu ever need a guard dog, I highly recommend a Chihuahua--

How is your day going?---Will yu be able to get even an hour in , to yourself?----Lordy Be! --Remember that , built inside you, are all the traits below------- YOU ARE IMPORTANT, YOU ARE STRONG-YOU ARE KIND__YOU ARE BRIGHT---- YOU ARE DESERVING__

I shall  check on you all  later on to-day---Try not to swallow those mosquitoes----and pray for sunshine--- AND STRENGTH--------

Just for to-day-

So, now, are you smiling?--This morning, I got up tired---from all the grass I cut yesterday--I saw the  above meme and it made me smile---"you beautiful bunch of crazies"---made me smile also-

-Anyway, it is sunny outside-and going to get hot---  and "buggy"--- I put the AC on already--  To-morrow is my Hair Lady's last day treatments in our hospital which she has had every Thursday-but they will be over after to-day. Hair day can resume on Thursdays again---starting next week---

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-Himself is not going to his Day Program to-day either so that in itself allows me more time --"FOR ME""--Presently I resemble the Lady in the picture below--

                                                            How is your weekend going?--

I hope you are trying to be strong-----------Remember that you are stronger than you believe---Funny how when you are younger--like before yu turned  50-ish, you probably felt that you could do everything-Somehow, over the  years , being "OLDER", sorta means that one has to accept that the body  cannot do whatever----kinda all in our head I believe--for now anyway--

Lopez is screeching downstairs as I type---  different  little dog--these Chihuahuas--very much a one person's dog--Mom and Dad used to breed and raise Cocker Spaniels--and they sold them-I remember sitting in the basement room, where a litter of pups were , waiting to grow up, and holding these pups and absolutely loving  them to bits-- and being very sad as each one finally went to their forever home.

                                        If Lopez could, he would crawl right inside me---

Sadie , the leaning Lady  (who, as you know, is really me)--is here --- so, I'll get off of the computer, and "get this body into action"-                -----REMEMBER----

                        BE GRATEFUL ON THIS DAY  FOR MANY BLESSINGS__

                                                            

Memories make us strong--

A rainy day---  is--a good day--to do all the stuff you need to do  but instead do outside work because it is a sunny day----A rainy day is a good day to get a wee nap in--perhaps with a good book----and it seems like here, it will be a day that I can  do some errands--

Yesterday, the 2 workmen cleaned out the "Wood room" --  in the basement--It was called the "wood room", just off the furnace room, because the present Propane Furnace , used to be an oil furnace, and before that, it was a furnace that burnt wood--so, the wood room has a window to the outside and when we bought this place , Himself used to order long long logs--- have someone chop up the logs and the boys and the rest of us, had to carry these large pieces of wood, around the house, to that window in the wood room, and hand each piece thru that window, to a person in the wood room who stacked the wood in there.--many years ago---then, we went to oil---- so an oil furnace seemed so much easier---and now we have a Propane Furnace and the wood room is empty--

At one point, in Son#1's University's Life, Son#1 decided he and his girlfriend would move into our wood room---unbeknownst to me--- I came home one day to find Son#1 painting the wood room a forest green horrible colour-- and him telling me of his plans to move himself and the girlfriend in there--I immediately stopped the paint process and put a stop to his plans--The wood room remains  half painted--

-Memories ---Kids do the darndest things eh?----  Parents live thru a lot! Where has the time gone?----One day, long ago, I used to be a cute patootie, -----and now, here I am explaining the story of the wood room--half painted--forest green- to 2 workers---like--What the heck......

So, a rainy day----and always lots to do--a good day to remember life as it used to be---  I am looking at 6 bins of photo albums which must be dropped off at each grown kid--Remember how we used to save pictures?---Rainy days ----seem to be good times to review some memories---maybe---We are so blessed to live in a world which  has much more good than evil--Think about it! 

     I shall check in  on you all this evening--Lord love a Duck!---  Remember that you are strong-- I do need to repeat the words below--a good reminder  to be strong-

The three stages of life

I want to choose happiness and I hope that to-day I can---  so much going on,  here to-day -I have hired workmen to come and clear out the wood room --and the fruit cellar-----I must have at least 20 cans of old paint that must be disposed of properly also-- Over the years why on earth did we never get rid of all of this before now?--

Himself is at his Day Program--Thank goodness that he is , or he would be dragging all the junk back inside--

I had a message from my new Dr.--- My immediate thought was, "Oh no--  He probably found some problem with my blood work--so I called the clinic back and he had received my message that "please could I have more refills on my meds"--and he will do that--One refill doesn't hack it!

 

Son#2 , that Air Canada  Pilot, is back inToronto-from Brazil--long flight---He must be tired as I haven't heard from him to-day yet--  

How are you to-day?-Are you feeling good about all the chores ahead of you ?---Do you ever feel like "running away" might be a good alternative?-- It never is, you know--- but it does cross my mind sometimes. ---Perhaps a bit of craziness might help the attitude--Maybe we all could  go a tad crazy together---( I bet you now are wondering if I have flipped my lid!--LOL)  

-So--- I see the relics in the basement,"WOOD ROOM" are being dragged out and into these guys truck-- Funny how one keeps all this stuff until  its almost "Doomsday"--The boxes and boxes of Photo albums are going to be dropped at the kids houses---(unbeknownst to them)-

The above must be me---in that 3rd stage of life-

Lord love a Duck--  

"Keep your Chin up"--as Dad always told me--- and---  HAVA GOOD DAY and--- don't accumulate-any more stuff--

 

Stay Positive-

             Happy Sunday and yes, NEVER miss a chance to dance.....to laugh....and to love.

                    We have rain falling, as you can see , on our deck, looking over the lake--

Yesterday I was weed whacking down there--cutting back the jungle--If you look very closely, you will see the wind sock at the end of the dock--and the pet cemetery in the middle of the picture on the left --that wee pink spot--flowers on it--Isn't it amazing that underneath all that snow and ice that we had over the winter, is  "SPRING"---  flowers  --green grass--- and shrubs --AND WATER -

Son#2, the Air Canada pilot leaves Sao Palo, Brazil, tonight -for Toronto- He sys it is the beginning of their winter there--cooler--

                                                    Above is fresh ravioli and beef knuckle

                                                        He called this--a big mess of food--LOL

                                -a street Sunday morning, closed to traffic--for  bikers and walkers

                                        How are you this  new day?--Is life treating you well? Is the weather absolutely lovely?---Here  it is overcast with multitudes of mosquitos----We had rain overnight---I did turn off the AC tho--kinda hot , but bearable-

I am in the midst of changing the bed--Ours and Lopez--Sushi seems OK-so far this AM-  She hasn't been feeling right--and once again I am getting the horrible feeling that there is something going on with her insides--I did call our vet's office but was told  they had no room for her to come in--and I do have an appointment , for Lopez, so perhaps I could bring her in too.

                                    Are you feeling strong  , --both body and mind?--

                                        Lord love a Duck---That is so important--YOU can do  most everything--You just have to believe that you can--- Dad used to say, "The good Lord helps those who help themselves."

always try to be positive--

 

                             

Stay Positive

 We are almost "off to see the Wizard"-----well, really we are heading to town --Himself wants top soil--and I need to pick up my meds at the Pharmacy----  Do you feel amazing this morning??----  You best  get that body into action----get with the program--"Smile"---if you know it--clap your hands--Remember how amazing you are!------

I just turned on the AC here--It seems hot----and will be worse when I get back here-Hopefully I can get a bit of weed whacking this afternoon--on the lake side--

                                                    This is JUNE 1st---- a new month---in 2024

                Do you ever think of how fortunate we are to live here , in Canada or the U.S.??--We are you know----I cannot imagine how people survive in some places in this world----and here we all are--planning on cutting grass etc etc--

YOU----- " YOU"----  "WE"---are awesome---You go fierce warrior--- Put on your happy head---and face the day---

I am off to see the wizard--  (Himself) --- and I CAN DO THIS___It's all a matter of attitude! 

                                                                See you later alligator--