Thursday, March 6, 2025

I shall make the best of to-day

Good Day to you all--I get my hair done--finally--this AM--Himself will have a visit from a PSW--I hope she will be able to trim his hair--help him with his meds--- I have a list for her--Hopefully she can help him--and then --help me by helping him----

- He is definitely better but still on the antibiotics--last pill to-morrow--I guess it was a Z-pack--Allison sent him one of those wedge pillows--to help him sorta sit up as he sleeps-There is so much stuff in this house, to help him with everything--I think I could open up a hospital---

Outside there is ice everywhere -- I want to walk to the hair dresser--hope I am able--It is about 3 blocks away-- I shall crate Lopez--

I see our Grandkids have returned to Elliot , from the swim meet in Toronto--They both did very well-

                                    This is Ava , Son #3's daughter--She won quite a few medals--
                            and--This is Ethan, son of son#4---- who also won a few medals 

                I think all the Moo Youngs  are part fish--  They always do well in the pool--

                 So, what is on your agenda for to-day??-- Whatever it is,  try to be strong----One of these days  it will be warm--   and the birds will return--and the lakes will warm up--and  once again we can have fresh fruits and vegetables--pack away those jackets--- Well, we must dream eh?? ----And we must carry the torch for all those who have gone before us--Always REMEMBER___


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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

"I had a really good time being your Mom---"

Yes We "Do" need SPRNG ---- We have a terrific amount of ice on our parking lot--There is no way an ambulance could get up this hill. even  if it had to pick up Himself--

I  just hope that our car does not roll down the hill -You can see the black SUV at the top of the parking area--
So, it has been quite the night for me-- with a sudden realization, that Himself is not going to live forever --and I maybe should prepare the grown children--He had trouble breathing, in the night--but, he did have a better night than the previous night--I believe the antibiotic , which he refused at first to take,  helped to clear his chest and the mucous-I think his oxygen level must be low as he gasps for air--
                                                He does not look like the same person right now--This was him at home in Elliot-a few years ago----always reading the paper-

-I think I should prepare all our grown kids--  Our daughter will be here next month--That will help both Himself and me for sure-----

I found such a lovely thing to tell your children, one by one-- to let hem know how much you love them--all of them---one by one--- letting each child know that you have loved them forever--to the moon and then back-- Just read the meme below---  almost makes me cry--

                                                                            nice eh???

Anyway--- Poor Lopez cannot go out onto that ice--  me neither---I hear Himself clearing his throat--- you know, he maybe picked this virus up at that Chinese New Year dinner (that I could not get to)---I will never allow him , at his age , to go to stuff like that-Maybe he wouldve gone anyway--He is so stubborn--


Anyway, life is what it is-- Hopefully this is just a warning ,from the man above, to be prepared
--to prepare the grown children-- and to be strong to help them live on--AND----  DON'T FORGET TO TELL YOUR CHILDREN___





 







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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

A crazy busy life---

I am back--  was up all night with Himself coughing up mucous--I thought he had a fever but  according to the thermometer he does NOT have a fever--That is good!--  just coughing continuously----  I have called his Dr. in Elliot Lake, who is going to call the Pharmacy here---  I think he does have a low grade fever--So--It has been quite a night!--  That is why I never got to blog yesterday-

AND--I am changing the sheets on our bed--Lordy Be! What a job---And yes, I must be burning  3,000 calories , putting that fitted sheet on our bedc---

Son#2 has gone to watch 2 of our Grand children at a swim meet at a pool in Toronto--They drove down, with their coach , to participate-- Too bad Himself cannot watch them--could never  manage the steps to go into the pool-

 

Sunday, March 2, 2025

The power of "POWER"


Good Morning--  It has been quite a night--Our power was out  most of the night--so, I was  wandering around the apartment  looking for the  emergency lights--Son #3 texted me from England so,  I asked  him--  Had he seen these stored  lantern type lights, on top of the computer desk-?-He replied,  that he had moved them to the front hall closet  -
-so, life improved dramatically when I found them and turned them on--like--Himself could get to the bathroom -without breaking his neck--

Son#2 is now on his way back home--  just sent his route--nice to get him back home--  AND--I hear the weather just might warm up this week---SPRING--- might  arrive---  let's hope!
He had sent some pictures of food--meals he ate there--



Below is some roast of Lamb--

and below---  relatives he was visiting who live there--

I am hoping to hit the grocery store before the multitudes-- I must get Lopez out first--  I feel like I have been up all night due to the power outage and looking for  lights-- I guess changing our bed can wait until tomorrow--Lordy Be!!  So much going on---  but--WE CAN DEAL WITH IT--(I Hope!)
I shall return ----  STAY STRONG---  I know you can--

I am back--=drove to the pet store-bought Lopez kibble--  $80 /bag

LAST night--Waking up to complete darkness--trying to   stop Himself from trying to get to the bathroom in the dark--trying to find where the  emergency small lanterns were--and of course , because we are in a different house, they were not where I thought I had seen them --AND IT WAS DARKER THAN DARK--I texted Son#2 , in his 'plane , leaving Britain-- --(of all things eh?)-

"Have you seen those lanterns which used to be on top of the computer?--I asked.----  

Now if you are flying somewhere--anywhere --   Did you ever think that the guy driving your plane had to take a phone call from his Mom???

But---Son#2 replied-- "Those lanterns are in the front door closet-- I put them there", he replied--

I was so happy that he knew where I could find them---  ""lights""""---Him in the sky--me in my nightgown in the dark---so------WE HAD LIGHT -finally---- ----and the power returned near morning--
Life Renovation---  changes in our life--
-one does what one has to do to survive, I guess--

We do have sunshine-to-day-with cold temperatures--  
and--Son#2 will be home  this evening--
But, I now know, after  the big move, tht these lanterns need to be left out---























 

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Keep your heart beautiful--

Good morning--MORE SNOW fell overnight--  I am up--just--- must shovel a bit around the car, so i can see the paper when it comes--Himself and Lopez still asleep--very dark yet--I think it is about 5-56am ---
                          I shall return---AND--I am back--It's about m hour later---  day light now-- 

Above , is Son #2 , heading to Britain--from Vancouver-Look closely, over British Columba- you can see Matt's wee plane--I heard that Zalensky is en route also to Ukraine--probably via   Britain--so--I just texted Son #2 to tell him that Zalensky might be on his .plane.---  (He really isn't!)--

It was pretty terrible how Zalensky was treated   while meeting with "Mr "T"---It was terrible how someone can belittle someone like Ukraine's President --unbelievable! ---I best not get into politics here-- , but, what kind of person does that to another very high official??---- It's like the bully beating upon another child---It seems like Mr "T" does not play well with others doesn't it--?????- ( my opinion of course--)
                                            Perhaps  this "Mr T" needs to be put in "time out"----
                                                                (How I feel about "Bullys")

Our daughter just called to remind me that it is March 1st--Soon the clocks will be put forward--the birds will return --the bathing suits  can be brought out--and--  I can buy a bike-- hit the trails------  Woo Woo!  (forget the bad stuff----lotza good stuff will be going on-)
                  
                              Simple eh?----so--Keep your heart beautiful and the rest will fall into place. 
                                                                        SIMPLE!!!!












 


 

Friday, February 28, 2025

Believe in Yourself-


 Good Day--I mean., give yourself, the gift of a "good day"-If you are like me, you might have to  tell your brain, that "you" ARE going to make this a good day!--NO MATTER WHAT!!--- Tell yourself that no matter what happens--  no matter the weather--- --- "YOU" can do this--- maybe , just for to-day--because , we are worth it!!
If you are like me, you already are a tad distressed---- maybe stand up, shake out your limbs--and talk to your brain---

 Son#2 is in Vancouver, . going to Britain, overnight to-night-- My Himself seems  good---reading his newspapers--which he pours over every morning , for hours--It is nice this am., as we have no cleaning people in--- no dog trainer--  WE ARE ON OUR OWN-- I hope to get groceries early to-morrow morning----before the snow that is predicted ---

-So  are you wondering how the  cleaners , the "Molly Maidens" turned out yesterday--??  They did their job--but---  Our apartment is small, and  life seem a bit crowded in here--  lotza action---  perhaps once a month might be a good idea-- to clean--- the bathroom--kitchen--dust a bit-- We do not need much--It seems our grown children feel we need these "cleaning maidens" more than we find them necessary--Crazy!!!!  
Lopez and I just "hoofed" it down the ice-y drive and onto the ice-y trails--My goodness , it certainly is not safe walking around here right now--It just might be easier to skate ---  SO MUCH ICE! and---- incidentally, Lopez did nothing--which means another trip-----Lordy Be!!!
I hope that your day is going well---











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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Make Yourself a Priority--

 


                                                            We do NOT want to cluck-

                                    Good Day----SNOWING here AGAIN----  but----lightly--Lordy Be, I was up at 5am----The cleaning Ladies will be here--the Molly Maidens---and Son#2 , the Pilot is in Toronto--waiting to go to Vancouver and a  few other cities out west--will return on Sunday--I was going to go for groceries , but, I can wait till to-morrow--or the next day--

I had to help Himself, put one of his ears in--this AM--- Lordy Be! I think we should take out some kind of insurance , in case he loses one of them.  It is kinda difficult getting these things into an ear! I can see where they might drop our--and--it doesn't help me too much when he is yelling at me--like---- "Why can't you do as I say?"-- and, "I dld tell you before that it goes this way!"---This man is not an easy person to deal with!-Women must have a thick skin.

Son#2 just texted--said that it's snowing  on the runway--he sent the picture below seems like wet snow-

Well, no Molly Maid here yet--but-=we are waiting--Meanwhile--How is YOUR" day going??

                        Hope that you are hugging your pets--They need a lot of loving too--

                                "Never stop playing""------great advice from a dog ------AND___-that you feel "strong" on this very snowy day---Make yourself  a priority---"Keep your chin up" as my Dad used to say--Do not allow the "crazies" to get you down---AND__--Think "Spring""-- We are almost there!