The Ground Hog Was Too Cold
Happy 64th to me! Not that I want to be reminded, but everyone else in the family has somehow managed to keep me informed by the lovely cards and emails I received. As birthdays go, this one was pretty...
View ArticleA Weekend Wonderland
As snow storms go, the one we received this past Friday night and on into Sunday was half decent. I only say that because neither Nat nor I had to go out in that wonderland of white fluff and a bit of...
View ArticleI’m Going Into Hiding ‘Cause I Talked To My Hairdresser
Lately things have been going pretty good. Of course they would, we haven’t been up to anything too exciting. Mostly we’ve been hanging around the house, minding our own business and doing the odd...
View ArticleThat Was Then, But This Is Now – Along With A Poke And A Prod
As I’m always looking for something to keep me out of trouble during these quiet wintery days, I decided to import all of our CDs into iTunes. I’ve done portions of our collection previously, but this...
View ArticleThe Chocolate Came Back To Bite Me!!
My annual appointment at St. Joseph’s in Hamilton was on Monday the 4th and Nat and I drove into Hamilton without a care in the world. Thinking this was going to be one of my “usual” appointments my...
View ArticleLet’s Keep Those Positive Thoughts, Shall We!
With everything that’s been going on lately, Nat and I never even gave Easter a thought. Thus it was a nice surprise when Thamazine emailed with an invite for a potluck Easter dinner at her place....
View ArticleThe Results Are In
The diabetes routine has been going along pretty successful. My diabetes nurse at St. Joseph’s checked in on Thursday and couldn’t have been more happier with my results. The Fasting Glucose, the lunch...
View ArticleOld Habits Never Die – They Just Come Back To Tease You
Between testing my blood sugar levels, keeping up my treadmill routine, keeping on my “mish-mash” of a diet and starting a new anti-rejection pill along with accompanying blood work, you can certainly...
View ArticleGood Night and Sweet Dreams!
Finally, after almost 19 years of marriage, we’re getting a new bed. One of the last things on our priority list, but Nat finally got so fed up with the bed skirt, that he admitted quite a few months...
View ArticleOne Saturday To The Next
Saturday the 11th arrived. It was bed assembly time. I knew this was going to be a job more for Nat than myself. My lifting abilities are practically down to picking up change from the streets, and...
View ArticleSome Things To Celebrate
Spring is in the air and even in my step! Working out on the treadmill 30minutes a day has really been helpful. My legs are finally starting to feel stronger and my knees haven’t creaked in quite a few...
View ArticleThe Chipmunk Saga – One Year Later!
For the past couple of weeks Nat and I have been staying close to home, except for one shopping trip, and it’s been very enjoyable. He’s been able to get a few things done around the house and garden...
View ArticleI’d Rather Be Chasing Windmills
With our lives being so quiet of late, hubby and I have both been enjoying it all while we can. All systems are now a go with the Solar Panels and come July the new roof, the reinforcement of the...
View ArticleA Bit of This, A Bit of That
Another one of those weeks where Nat and I have been doing a little bit of everything. Trying to whittle down our “To Do” lists of those little things that you want done, but tend to put on the back...
View ArticleGoing Green.
Saturday morning. Nat left at the crack of dawn (literally – 5:00 am) for a golf tournament. Around 7:00 am as I’m laying on Nat’s side of the bed enjoying the peace, quiet and tranquility of sleep, a...
View ArticleLonger Mornings And Loud Noises
Seven days! Seven days of scraping, pounding, hammering, nail gunning, tippy toeing and loud thuds as old shingles fell to the ground. Seven days of having to get up by 7:30 AM with droopy shoulders,...
View ArticleWhere Did The Time Go?
“Where did the time go?” A phrase that every parent must say to themselves at least once. I’ve been saying it over and over again myself while converting some family video tapes for Claudia. Since...
View ArticlePut Some Mustard On That, Will Ya!
My dear hubby has this ongoing “To Do List”. Each night he can be seen watching the TV and once in awhile he’ll lean over, grab his notepad and add another thing to it. Just as one thing gets done you...
View ArticleA Pickaxe, A Shovel, Some Dirt and Bricks – Can’t Wait!
Since moving into this “new” old house six years ago, Nat and I have managed to do quite a bit of fixing up. (I must admit it feels a lot longer that six years!!). We’ve managed to -cut down a huge...
View ArticleIf I Only Had A Brain!
On one of my many quieter days of late, I decided to thumb through our filing cabinet to see what was getting a little stale, and maybe take some older files downstairs for storage. I happened across...
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