Weekly Musings of the 22nd

 

Hello family and friends!  Here we are at another week's end.  Just a few things this week but one that is kinda fun.  Of course, Monday was Victoria Day so we stuck around home although I did walk over to attend the morning Mass.  I like to do that when the time is changed to 10, I can make that time but anything earlier is pretty tough - LOL.  

So, Tuesday became errand morning and a pretty fine was it was although there is a funny tale about it.  I got the notice that my prescription was ready and as I was making my grocery list I wondered if I should write it down to pick it up as the pharmacy we use now is at the grocery store and an easy stop by.  Silly me said, nah I don't need to do that, I will remember.  Famous last words.

We did all the groceries, paid for them and as we loaded them in the car, I remembered the prescription and that I totally forgot about it.  Hubby stayed at the car as I dashed back into the store and hurried to the other side of the huge store to pick up my order.  Should have known better... always write things down.  The good thing was at least I remembered while we were still at the store and not all the way home.  

One thing we do as a couple since we are both so tough to buy for at anniversaries, birthdays and Christmas is pick a large ticket home item and that is our present to each other.  Sometimes the idea comes early in the year to us and other times it is later in the year.  This time it came early when once more our 2013 vista computer couldn't do one more thing.  The poor old thing has really done well and given it's all and we cannot say that we haven't gotten our full money's worth from it.  So our anniversary/birthday/Christmas gift this year was to get a new computer.  We went to the nearby Staples so I could show hubby what kind I really liked and it turned out it was on sale for one more day.  Well... we got it. 

Setup was easy and I am slowly working on it being more easy for the two of us to work on it.  Remember when you bought a computer and it had to go in the back for a couple of weeks while they set everything up?  Then you would come back to pick it up and could only then plug it in and use it?  Sometimes a guy had to come over to wire it into the internet and do the set up because  you couldn't possibly figure it out? Now you take it right away, it finds your internet and walks you through set up.  I do like Windows 11 for home, it is a lot more user friendly than Windows 10 (on hubby's laptop) ever was.  Our old faithful computer has now moved to hubby's room where he uses it for music, games and minor internet stuff.  Since his laptop became such a pain in the butt, we cleared it up and are recycling it and this one will take it's place.  At least until it will no longer turn on which could be years down the road considering how long it has lasted so far.  

The old vista one could not be used on many secure websites as they would block old programs as unsafe.  Now we can go to those sites once more, the store clerk said that banks would be doing the same soon and old vista wouldn't be able to go there either.  

So, that was the rest of the week tweaking and setting up and adjusting things.  Hubby did the same in his room so it would be easier for him as well.  He loves the new set up and I am loving the new computer.  

Reading-wise with all the computer set up I only got to one book.  It is the second one of the series.

These were a Bookbud deal and so worth getting.  It is a good read, I don't think I would have picked them up if not for Bookbud but for that price they are worth it.  

These are set during the time of St. Paul's travels and the people he met and spoke to.  How their lives were changed and what the times were like then.  

And that was our week that was, today we are off to the reserve for the monthly fill up and I am hoping that it hasn't gotten silly busy after the local news just had to do a story of the savings of filling up at the reserve.  Anyway, a few errands and then back to puttering here once more. 

 Have yourself a lovely weekend and new week ahead.

Weekly Musings of the 15th

 

Here we are my friends and family although I have noticed that the blogger reading list has gone wonky and the latest posts from friends are not showing up and one has to dig.  But I am good with computer digging so I will find them.  

So this past Sunday was Mother's Day and I heard from my girls which was really lovely.  At Mass there were first communions, mother's day and our Lady of Fatima celebrations so there was a lot going on.  The procession was concluding at our church after beginning on Saturday evening.  This tradition began because there is a large Portuguese community in our parish and they wished to continue the celebration from their home country.  

In our Ottawa community they celebrated St. Anthony with a procession in June.  I just love these traditions and connections to community.  I do hope the generations that come after us continue them.  

Anyway, on Tuesday the call came that Sparky was already once more and the cost was less than was quoted which was really nice but this business has always treated us really well so it wasn't completely unexpected. 

So, errands were run once more and everything back to usual.  On Wednesday I had to go to my hearing aid place for what I thought was another test but it was just a regular cleaning and I actually got the date wrong but they could take me anyway.  After I got back home I did some checking and yes, I mixed up the dates and it wasn't the reception's mix up but mine.  Oh well, I carefully booked the next one and as I put it in my phone calendar I made sure to read it back to make sure I got it right.  After leaving I went across the hall to my eye doctor's offices and book that appointment too.  Again, making sure that I had the date and time confirmed in my phone.  Not sure how I made this week's mistake but I guess I need to pay more attention.

Great news when it came to the Women's Hockey.  The finals are between Montreal and Ottawa this year.  Not that Minnesota is not a great team but they have won the Walter Cup for the first two years and someone else needs to win it this year.  I am pulling for the Ottawa Charge but if Montreal takes it I won't be that sad either.  I am wondering about the PWHL's swift expansion whether it is a good idea to get bigger too fast adding Hamilton, Detroit and Las Vegas.   There might be another to move it to 12 teams.  Anyway, enough Sports (CFL is starting the pre-season next week too - LOL)  

Oh I read a really great book this week. One that I just couldn't put down.

Now, I have seen movies, read the old testament and books about Moses and the plagues and exodus but this one was different.  It was from the point of view of an ordinary Egyptian family and how they endured the plagues and exodus.  It was really very well done and I enjoyed every page and was kinda sad that I finished the book.  

Now I am onto another point of view in another extraordinary woman in the bible.

 
 This was from Bathsheba's point of view.  Pretty good so far.  Although I can put it down and get to sleep and not catch myself reading until after midnight like I did with Plagues and Papyrus.  

And so here we are at another long weekend which means that I don't go near stores for shopping because of the crush of people in this panic because the stores will be closed one single day.  Funny how times change people's view of things like a store closing for a day.

 

Wishing you a lovely weekend and week ahead.  

Weekly Musings of the 8th

 

Here we are again at the end of another week.  You ever think you have done really not much of anything but then as you look back you see that yup, you have gotten this or that done and that was perfect. 

Monday found us doing are usual shopping for groceries and the like even though on the weekend I was sure I really didn't feel like doing that on Monday.  

Tuesday was our sacramental anniversary and of 5 years so we went out to supper to celebrate.

I like having two anniversaries because if the weather is miserable on our January one we stay home and in May we can always go out.  It was a lovely dinner in spite of how expensive dining out has become.  Thank goodness having breakfast out is not too bad yet.  

Wednesday I was able to pick up my rings at the other jeweler and I was very pleased with his work and his price, since I felt so uncomfortable with all the security items at our old place I think I shall stick with the new place near our pet shop.  It sure is nice to have my rings back on my hand and not around my neck on a chain.

Well, we have been having locking problems with Sparky as the car locks and unlocks when you try to get in or out of the car.  It was weird and annoying to reach for the handle to open the door and have the lock go back on again.  We took the car in.  Of course Sparky being an older car they no longer have the parts for that problem but they do have a fix for it but of course they must wait for parts coming from Montreal.  We said that keeping the car was okay although the price for repairs is much higher than usual but that is what it is.  So we are without a car until Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  At least we can walk to most places to get anything we need.  

I also realized it was not too bad because it prevents us from going to brunch after Mass on Sunday and since it is Mother's Day the place we go too will be way too busy with people taking their mothers out to enjoy our time there.  It actually is good to skip it this week and I wouldn't have remembered that if the car was here.  

So this morning we shall be walking to the nearer grocery store to pick up a couple of things and probably do the same thing a few times over until Sparky is back home.  

I read this story this week and really enjoyed it as it was from another different perspective.   This time Elizabeth's life had not gone like she had thought it should, more so than just not having a child when she and her husband were young.  I found it really interesting for thought as it was so different and yet it could really have happened that way too.  

I picked up this one as a choice from my BookBub recommendations so it was only a dollar.  Those books I will sometimes take a chance on whether they are a good read or not.  Since they are either free or a dollar or two, it is worth taking a chance.  I was super surprised with this one.  There was a lot of depth and thought put into the story and I am really, really enjoying it.  

And so the week puttered along with lots of blessings both noticed and noticed after the fact.  

So whatever you are up to this weekend, I hope it is a lovely one and to all the Mother's, have a lovely Mother's Day. 

For all kinds of Mothers