A little Hi from me to you--Enjoy to-day, whatever yu do!

 This plane is going to Punta Cana----I would love to be on it--Son #2, the Pilot will be there and back to-day. And here----  (sob! sob!)---  we are in a blizzard-- The snow is coming down to "beat the band" as Mom used to say. I have already been out to shovel a  Chihuahua trail which has filled up with snow AGAIN!

You know--when we were kids , in London , ON., (a snow belt by the way!)-we played a game , on a snowy day like this , called "BLIZZARD"- We ran all around the front lawn, shouting "BLIZZARD". It seems like a crazy game now, but then, we enjoyed a snowy day ever so much!--- I've told my own children about playing BLIZZARD, and they look at me funny!--And now, I shovel---Life sure has changed! 

So, life goes on ----I hear to-morrow we will see the sun--and we are totally out of bananas---I need to grocery shop. Yesterday was "hair Day" and  I was able to chat with the Ladies  there, getting  their new hair-do. It made me feel normal again! 

Yesterday I sat at the piano also--  played a bit--- Playing the piano really does take yer mind off the humdrum chores -----Perhaps it might be good to run around the lawn here playing BLIZZARD ---act a tad crazy ---be a kid again--- Lord love a Duck! -----  perhaps pretend we are--"Leaving on an airplane-Don't know when I'll be back again"--Isn't that a song?

We need to smile!

 -lotza snow here-- This is why I'm a tad late posting-- --And I hear more is on it's way for to-morrow--

This is a very short blog, as Lopez, the Chihuahua is screeching in his crate---wanting out-- and there is much more snow to shovel-- It is "Hair Day" to-day, so I must be organized to get there-- I am hoping the roads will be OK--

Before I get off of here, I must send you a picture of my daughter's hubby--a Dr from the Cleveland clinic---  They were going out to a Father and Daughter dance and our daughter snapped this picture! 

Drs  can be funny too--I'm sure it will put a smile on yer face--Lord love a duck! We need to smile! 

Always remember--yu are twice as beautiful as yu ever imagined!

This is "Elliot Lake"---  I mean, it is a photo of a park, on Elliot Lake, right in the town of Elliot Lake. There are about 4000 lakes right around this area.--   We live on one of those lakes, about 9 Km from the town of Elliot Lake. That is the good news--Now this is what I call, the bad news-
 

--because----This is what we look like to-day--  Yu can see Beau with his ball, in the bottom left hand corner. Look at all the snow on our front lawn! I have trails shovelled--so the German and the Chihuahua can run along there----

Here is Beau running along--I suppose shovelling, has become, my daily exercise--- Hopefully all this white stuff might begin to melt sooner than later! 

So, I am away , to a pharmacy, and a gas station-- then back home--  No snow falling to-day, but I hear 5 to 10 more cm to-morrow--Yikes--Here we go again!  Lord love a Duck! 

One day, it will be Spring-- I hope!

 I am talking about the Pandemic rules--- They are beginning to be relaxed somewhat. I think, however, that I swill always wear a mask. Looking back over the last couple of years, I never had a "cold"---nor did I get the flu--altho I did have a flu shot. It must've had something to do with the mask, plus all the hand washing---  And, you know, I used to see people in  China--and countries around there, wearing masks and wondering why that was necessary--  Now I know--

So , yesterday, We had a ton of snow fall. I shovelled and shovelled, till the "cows came home"---Mom's expression of course! ---  Himself snow blew some of the trails for the German and the  Chihuahua to run on-- We must have 10 feet of snow on our front lawn.

Himself  is vacuuming as I type-- Sadie , the cleaning lady,  does not (who is really me!)-have the day off, but she welcomes all the help she can get! ----And I must remind yu that Son#1, the restaurant owner, is moving down our road this week I think!---  It will be SO nice to have a family member close by! 

All seems to be good "on the western front "----here, to-day--  but--it can change any minute--  I really do know that---  Maybe we should live by the moment --LOL-------Life goes on----and on, no matter what----Lord love a Duck! And --we are a part of  it----Stay strong!

One day, it will be spring! 

The Birthday Party--and the Chihuahua

 Here we are--I am holding the Birthday girl---who is 8 yers old--It was so wonderful to be together! ----

Here she is with her "Happy Birthday cupcakes"--made by her Mom---She was so excited! -----

We have more snow falling , which means that I have already been out shovelling Chihuahua trails--plus the driveway bricks-- 

Here is the wee fella--who , as yu can see, has grown quite a bit. --I must tell yu that before she left for the Birthday Party  , last evening , I tucked him (Lopez) in , to this crate, shut the gate to the crate, and we drove to  town.  When we got back  home,  guess who met us at the top of the stairs---Beau--WITH LOPEZ-------Somehow he got out of his  crate----I must not have latched the door of the crate tightly!

All was well however, but he was happy to see us- 

Lord love a Duck!----  I must get offa here--tidy this house-----then get outside --TO SHOVEL!

Stay strong!--------  Yu never know what is coming your way! 

Big Beau---=and --the never ending snow! 

Sunday we rest--or try to!

 It is Sunday--Sunday IS a good day --to have a great day!--All is well, on the Western Front here-- It is much milder--- We had snow overnight, so I spent the morning shovelling the Chihuahua trails--plus the deck--plus got the washing in---

We have enough snow ---It just keeps falling----I can't remember, but, I hope in March, all of this white stuff will melt--

To-night is Charlee's Birthday Party--Charlee belongs to Son #1--All the family who live in town will; be at her party-even Himself-----who is doing so much better---  It makes me wonder if he had a stroke of some kind---  because how come he seems so much like he used to be now----His Dr has ordered a brain scan, which may tell us --- but as Himself says, "sometimes a stroke doesn't show up"--

I am going for a wee rest --Lopez is in his crate, asleep already---  and I shall read my book--  I hope that all of you are enjoying yer Sunday-- Lord love a Duck! -  

Bless your day and you!

 We took Beau , the big German, as in dog, to his new groomer--- at minus 31C temperature outside--It turned out to be the best trip ever for him and us--  Himself sat in the back seat with him--and we had Beau anchored with that large hook, that anchors baby seats in-- We left Lopez in his crate at home-------  I was a tad afraid of the cold temperatures, but the car  survived that cold, and we made it there and back--Beau is still there and we will pick him up shortly.--- So, all these trips in the early morning , in "the dead of winter", are nearly over with---  and I worried so much about them , for nothing-- I am always afraid that I won't be able to do all of it---myself, ----but, as a bank manager once said to me, when I told her how I worry about everything, she said, "Well you have always done it--and done the banking well, so you will always be able to do it, so why worry?"-----

Lord love a Duck! --Once a worrier--always a worrier, I guess!----  So, ever onward here---  Women must "STAY STRONG"---WE seem to be the caregivers---  the ones who keep the world going--whether we like it or not----  I

I enjoyed all yer comments yesterday---'specially about Lopez---  I am trying to hang in here with him-- but----Chihuahuas are a challenge--I have to agree!

Bless your day and you!