What Next?

We've been to a couple of funerals lately and Monday we go to another one!

Still sorting, packing and eliminating stuff.  Still haven't sold our house, but there is someone coming to have a look at it Friday....it would be super nice if they fell in love with it and gave us a good offer!!!

We went to the Dr. and got our flu shots and in preparation for our move we asked if we could get our annual (usually year and a half or longer) blood work done.  Went for the blood and urine tests.  It's so neat these days because I can go online and get the results, unfortunately some of the results weren't that good so I phoned and made an appointment for yesterday after B's eye doctor appointment.  Results weren't that bad after all, but B did need some antibiotics, which we got, but he did get a good report at the eye Dr.

On the way home we stopped at the casino and I won a 2 for 1 entrée ticket so we went to the sports bar and had a lovely grilled salmon dinner!  Things have a way of working out!!!

Fun Day

Last night a friend phoned and asked if today would be a good day for him and his wife to come down.  He's going to try and fix a cord on my phone and I've got some books for them to take to the park where they spend a lot of time and donate them to the clubhouse.  I suggested they also stay for lunch because I'd made a big pot of vegetable soup.

They came down today but he couldn't fix the phone cord.  I was preparing lunch when my cousin phoned....he and his sweetie were in town so I told them they were just in time for lunch so come over.  Two more place settings at the table, more soup in the pot and a couple more grilled cheese sandwiches and we were good to go!  What fun we had!!!!

Do I Dare Answer the Phone Today???

This morning I answered the phone and it was my friend Anne's daughter telling me her Mom passed away early this morning.  The really upsetting thing is that I'd been thinking of Anne several times in the past week or so and finally got around to phoning her yesterday.  There was no answer so I left a message.  My husband's family knew Anne's family from the "Old Country" but I only knew her for about 23 years when we met down at our favorite campground in Birch Bay.  Her and I not only became really good friends and shared lots and lots of hopes, dreams and sorrows but we also  had so many good campfire chats and exciting games of Sequence with her and her late  husband!!  Rest in peace my friend!!!

A couple of hours later my daughter called and told me my ex-brother-in-law Jack passed away.  Although I didn't always agree with the things he did he was a very strong, vibrant man who had great compassion for his fellow workers and especially the union.  I'm glad your suffering is over Jack...but knowing you, "rest in peace" somehow doesn't quite fit!!!!

Rememberance Day Weekend

Saturday a lady and her husband came down and bought the old china cabinet, then a couple of guys came down to look at the rototiller...but didn't buy it.

Sunday... Went to church...such a powerful message!  Afterwards we were invited to lunch at our friends D&A's along with another couple.  On the way home we drove past the new Encorp recycling center they opened a few minutes from our house...it's going to be sooo handy!!!

Monday.. Watched the Remembrance day services on TV then did more packing and cleaning.  Later our son and grandson came down for awhile.  That kid is so much like his Dad was at that age, it's scary!!!!  Just goes to prove the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.  M was told to pick up the Lego so they could go.  He asked his Dad for help.  Dad said he didn't take it out so M was to pick it up himself.  He started to but in less than a minute he came back and said, "Grandma, you helped me get the Lego out.  Can you help me put it away?"  His dad told him that was a nice try but no, I hadn't played with it!  As they were leaving I showed them some cars B had when he was little, that I found in the back of a cupboard and asked M if he'd like them.  His dad say he could take them but only if he agreed to play with then outside.  You've never seen a 4 year old close the box and run out to the car with it so fast!!!  Then, he made his dad put the box on the seat beside his car seat...he wasn't going to have his box of trucks on the floor or heaven forbid in the back of the car!!!!

Lots going on

Sunday our daughter and son-in-law invited us out to their place for a ham dinner.  Our son-in-law makes a wonderful ham and he even made pumpkin pies out of their Jack-o-lantern for dessert...then he gave us one to take home and enjoy.  Thanks...it was yummy!!!  What more can you ask...a great dinner and a visit???  It was great to catch up on what the grandkids have been doing in school, band and all the other things they're involved in.

This cold weather has taken its toll on all my zucchinis, so thought I'd better have another marathon baking session today before they all went bad and I'd have to throw them out, but I felt weird not packing or de-junking so went in my sewing room and packed another box of stuff!!!  It was only one box but I feel better knowing that one more box is packed!!!!

Birthday Wishes

Our eldest daughter's birthday is today.  She has a week's vacation so yesterday she stopped in and I made her lunch and gave her the little white shoes she wore when she was baptized and a triple frame with some pictures of her when she was less than a year old.  I figured if I gave them to her now I wouldn't have to pack them...method in my madness!!!

Still busy packing and de-junking.  Tackling my sewing room the past several days...got a feeling this is going to take a lot longer than I'd planned.  Took 4 bags of stuff to church with me on Sunday.  One lady got small pieces of flannelette...she pieces then together and makes baby jackets for the hospital in Cameroon.  Another lady got material for making bandages, someone else got the large pieces of flannelette for making baby blankets and another friend got felt pieces to use for storytelling with her young children's group here.  It's so good to know that my "treasures" are going to be useful!!

I still have several zucchini from the garden so grated a bunch up and made a double batch of chocolate, chocolate chip zucchini cake and a double batch of pineapple zucchini cake.  Today I wrapped and froze most of it, but did keep some out to enjoy!!  It's good to keep busy!!!!

Feeling Bad

The day after we got home from our time away I got an email from our church's prayer chain.  Apparently our friend's adult son was touching up the paint on his house when he fell off the ladder and sustained a very bad brain injury.  The next day my husband went to his Men's Prayer Group and found out that the son was disconnected from life support and passed away.  Our hearts go out to the family in this time of loss.  When things like this happen it makes us realize just how precious life is and how quickly our lives can change!  We must to remember to live each day to the fullest and to tell our loved ones how much we care for them often!  Love and blessings to all our family and friends!!!!!