Appreciate Your Blessings

 Good Morning-- To-day is Sunday, March the 22nd---AND THERE IS NO SNOW FALLING----so far, anyway-----HOLY COW EH?

                    Yes, just pause for a moment and really appreciate all the good in your life.

Wise Words-----#1.Avoid sarcasm

                           #2.Believe the best of everybody

                        #3. You do not have to slow down just because you get older

            
                ABOVE--Emma  -now in her 2nd year of University --with Charley--(cousins)

                                   and--above is Charley with her Mom

                                                    And--Fred--- My other half--above and below-

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                                        Below----me--with Charley -Son#1's daughter

Fred with Son#2, the Pilot

I hope your day is going well-- Yesterday, Son#1  came into town and drove me out to his house for supper--We had a delicious hot dog plus left over Chinese Food--drove back here in a snow storm--It helps so very much, to get out and be with family, when you live alone--I appreciated the invite so much! --Also , my Grandson, Ethan,  picked me up at the grocery store in the morning and drove me home here---groceries and all---That was such a pleasant surprise!--He said he would be here  this  AM., to shovel the driveway--so, it seems everyone is helping "Gramma"--

I must tell you also that the money spent on the piano , has made that piano sound like Heaven--

So, I hope this morning, you will keep quality in your life to-day--If you live fearing death, then you do not live---Remember --Busy people have more fun-- and if at first you don't succeed, you are about average.

                                            Get out there and enjoy the day!

Believe in yourself-

To-Day is Saturday,  March 21st--7-20am--a bit daylight----Sushi, Lopez, and I, are up--The wash is now in the dryer--chugging away--Lopez will have to go out soon-- I have taken my 110 pills--(Well, it seems that way--hard to swallow them without choking)---

So, are you happy  this AM?--Try to enjoy the life we are given--you know, as we age, we must get wiser--I hope!

Yesterday, Frances, the piano tuner,  was here - He worked on restoring the piano---  He put a new water system on it--somehow reattached all the piano keys which had become loose, I guess from all the moves-- It sounds so lovely now--like new -really! 

Now I must begin to practice daily--I will have to find a piano teacher--then the time to practice--I really am excited to get back to playing!

Above -another family picture-must've been a Birthday celebration

The beach at Elliot Lake--where we enjoyed sunning , and swimming, in the summer

Ethan and Ava 2 Grandchildren

I hope that you have a good day--Sometimes one must remind ourselves that we  should enjoy each day--It would be nice to see some green grass around here, but, one day--one day, the snow will melt-- and it will be summer--I hope!

\Here are some wise words---that  might be good to think about--

        #1.Time avenges all wrongs

#2.Think big thoughts

                                                      #3 Live with grace and intelligence, bravery and mercy

I hope your day is great--Dream big, Help others as they help you---and visualize better days ahead--

Remember, most of the things you worry about never happen--

Just an added thought below--reminding us to believe in our convictions--

Survive now_Cry Later---

a busy morning  
Good Morning--It is Friday----March 20th--Frances, the Piano tuner is coming this afternoon--Remember him?? The poor piano did not like  the move--Pianos do not enjoy being moved--  so-it desperately needs a tuning--He said he will be in this area this afternoon, so will come to tune it.--This morning, Dave is picking me up--for breakfast--AND--- GUESS WHAT?---There is more snow outside---  LORDY BE!  AND IT WAS ALL CLEANED UP LAST NIGHT_(_My snow boys were here)--and now there is more--looks like about 6 more inches--to fall on  what seems like tons and tons of deep snow--

            Man oh man---  We certainly need SPRING in this area-----More shovelling to do--

I shall return--I must move the clothes --the dryer is waiting--Also, the heat needs to be turned up---still winter outside--"Never give up, for sure"-- Also, Son# 2 is winging his way back to Canada from Britain--Pilots  get up early--He has already called--He said this morning to me---"Wake-y Wake-y Mom--Rise and Shine"-----Time means nothing to Pilots-

Wise Words I wish I'd Written--  

#1Dream big

                                  #2.Don't be Afraid to ask for help

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

And my most favourite part--Blasts from the Part

Fred---loving the newspaper

Below--Fred's Dad, in Lucea, Jamaica

Me--never dreaming I would out-live Fred

Son #2 --the Pilot with Hannah his daughter
So, Dave just called-- will not be coming early--maybe even 12 noon--as the plows have not been around and the snow is deep--Lordy Be! We do need Spring!

So I must get on with the day--Remember to be  kind  to all to-day--Even the darkest cloud has a silver lining--so hang in there!b

Good Day to all you sexy Grandmothers!

This is the last full day of winter!

Thursday, March 19th-- and we have more snow---OHhhhhh  Nooooooo!!!---  The shovel boys will not get here till after supper too-I will have to wade thru the snowy mess! 

Guess what?--The wash is not in yet--I must get it in --Lopez, Sushi and I are up here--feels cold in here--I must turn up that small furnace--another late   "going to bed"  last night as  it was another celebration at Son#1's restaurant--his grand daughter's Birthday --the baby was  there with her Mom--and here I am with--the baby--Whatta sweet child!

                                                I shall return---  Give me an hour--

The washer  is now chugging away-- I took the million and one, pills--I have Sushi's breakfast ready to run upstairs--and-- guess what?--a new day has begun--and----it sure does not look like spring outside--the snow looks quite deep--

So, it is a new day-- a chance to try to get it right--another day to try to enjoy the life you are given --to respond to rudeness with kindness , only your mind can make things impossible--and set aside quiet time every day.

                    Below---our daughters family---with her husband, and 2 children--Sophia and Jacob

                            Sophia with Tyson their dog who has reently passed

again--Sophia and Jacob, her brother

Below---Fred--my best friend, with Son#1 and Son#4

So--Are you happy and you know it?---wise words I wish I could remember- 

                                         #1. A wise person knows that she cannot know everything

#2.Go with your gut feelings--

                                                            #3. Getting older and living for a long time, are two different things-

Time to say good morning, again , to you--and time to get on here with the day-

 Try to be a tad wild and sexy--to-day----as Grandmothers--should be!

May the Blessings of each day be the Blessings you need most!

It is Wednesday,  March the 18th- almost 7am----Lopez, Sushi and I are up-- dark outside--and cold in here--I have the tiny fire thing on--I must turn it up--The washer is nearly done--so, another day to count our blessings--be content to be alive--and to feel that the world is turnng out the way it is supposed yo--

Remember, it is the mind that makes the body  My Mom used to say, "Mind over matter"---and them she would look at Dad as she was staring at me, and say to him, "There she goes again Ivan--crying"----as the tears ran down my face. I was a worrier--(not a worrier)-Everything  would upset  me--I wonder why??-- Maybe it was just my make-up--I remember Dad always talking to me to try to calm me down--that the world was not going to end--that everything would be alright--So I learned to keep my fears to myself and only share my courage. And eventually this man , came along , and  I learned that the world was not such as frightening a place.

                                                    Above--Fred  -a very young picture of him!

Words of Wisdom -I wish I wrote- #1.You are in control of how you respond to the behaviour of others

                                    #2----Knowing what to forget is just as important as knowing what to remember 

                                     #3-We get what we give.

                                    So---The family--Look what happens when you love someone!

and -there he is--Below--

The Man of the Moment--

another year older

So I must get on here with this day--

REMEMBER__

It does not make sense to worry about things that can and cannot be changed--and--with no winter. the Spring would not be so pleasant.

Someone once said-- "Always put off till tomorrow what you shouldn't do at all.."

LOL---  Right eh???

Life is about finding people who are your kind of crazy!

                                        It is the 17th  of March and I am finally here--  blogging--
 This AM the Cleaning Lady has been here--plus I took a taxi--(first time ever) to the bank, pet store, and back home here----  The boys  kept telling  me the cab would cost me nothing--AND--  -$52 later--- finally I am back home, -You see, we had an enormous storm yesterday-50 cm of snow--and more, fell -I have never ever seen such enormous piles of snow--like--everywhere. The town roads were well ploughed this AM--however!

I just had to share all the above smiles  with you all--Grandchildren out in the boat-left to rt--Charley, Emma, Andie and Sophia--makes me smile just to look at them-

-Below is Son#2 the Pilot and wife--his wedding--and we all were there--again!

                                            Below--Son#2, the Pilot, and Fred

and below--Here we ALL are--even with a couple of dogs--  a Birthday maybe?--

So, how is your day going??--My Dad and my Husband, both died on this day---My Dad a few years  ahead of Fred--Fred a year ago--

I liked the few words below--I tell myself:-----I am strong--I can do this!

                        Remember-#1.-You are never near the end of your problems--

                                            #2. Pleasure is gained by giving

                                            #3.Mind your own business

              Son#2's  yard---  winter---Lotza snow---  (just had to show you all)

Just Remember---

 

A Bad Storm hits Elliot Lake

                Now, Isn't the above so true?--We are made strong by the  storms we walk through.
 and to-day  there is a terrible storm howling outside here----To-day  is Monday,  March the 16th, and whether we like it or not, we are a part of this day and, it is just beginning. So, all of us,  hope your day will be special--Here is Elliot we are in a rip raging blizzard--

And--  weird that I wrote about walking thru bad storms-(Last night)---and here I am--in the middle of the worst snow storm  in Elliot Lake that I have ever seen--

left to rt- Ethan, (Son#4-his son)--Son#2, the Pilot. and Hannah , his daughter, ME, with Fred. and, we all say, "Good Morning"-----but----the weather here is very bad--

7am----  I am up--but--we are still in this bad weather--The wind is howling and so so much snow- No -ploughs on the roads

Below---  my car--in the driveway--Look at all the snow--

            It is Monday, March 16th   ---and whatta storm is going on here--  Lopez is up--as is Sushi--no wash machine on yet--   (Can you believe THAT?)--  

I am afraid I must  get off this Computer for now and pay attention to this storm which is raging outside--We may lose power--and if we do, I will return after things settle down--

                                    Below--some snow pictures                                                            

Winter weather----very very bad  here to-day--The whole town is shut down---stores, restaurants--and below--one of my favourite memories--Son#1's daughter , travelling with her dog and cat ---

                                                    Andie, Son#4 daughter

                                                    above, a card  to grampa from Ethan

                        a day at the dock and 2 German Shepherds
                                        Below--=  Fred and I--=-=must be someones Birthday

        So, it sure is a very snowy day out there--  I could not do without my 2 shovel boys=--

I shall chat with you all to-morrow----  I hope that in your area there is not as much snow as there is here--

                        Wise words might help your day go well-=-

                        #1.Remember not to take yourself too seriously--

                            #2. When you go to bed stop worrying about problems

                            #3.Believe the best of everybody--

So, think of retirement as being a teenager again--Say hello to others--and remember, the sun is always shining someplace-and everybody has a bad day once in awhile.