Weekly Musings of the 21st and Daily Gratitude - Day 40

 

I know the picture is a little blurry and I am judging a little but I think that tiny front lawn has too many blow-ups for Christmas.  Now it could be that people living there each picked out their favourite to put up but then again the house is too small to hold that many people so all of those blow-ups in one yard is  over-doing it.  Of course, I am a bit old-fashioned in wanting lights and perhaps one blow-up not twenty.

The week started with my least favourite thing to do an appointment with my bank to go over RRSP stuff.  I was so fed up with the whole thing I was willing to pay taxes on it and just put anything in savings.  I really felt for the poor girl who was only trying to help and I did come around eventually realizing that not only did I sound like an old grump but I was not listening to what would be the smart thing to do.  I did apologize to her as we finished up and then I went on my way sorry that I probably did the very thing that bugs younger people about senior people.  Well, lesson learned at least.

Lots of reading this week too, after enjoying the latest of the Miss Fortune Mysteries I decided to re-read the series once more and 

  lose myself in the small town of Sinful.  Which was probably a good thing as I waited for appointments to start.  The next one was for my hearing aids to get updated, checked out and deal with a bit of feed-back I was getting.  I do like the people there so I was less of a grump, thank goodness - LOL.  I really don't want to follow in Giles granny's footsteps (from British comics)

Although some days I feel like her but I just can't find the outfit - LOL.  

Today I am heading back to the hearing place because the tweek for the feed-back problem is not working but they have another thing they can try.  Hopefully that will be the one.  It doesn't happen every time but enough times to be annoying.  

But for gratitude and I don't think I have said it before, and if I did then it just shows that I am really, really grateful for how far hearing aids have come and how well they now work and how they have an app on your phone.  How great is that. 

And hubby has seen 5/5/55 too

One Giles too - I grew up reading these as Gran would send them from England for my parents but I loved the detail in them.  This one is a bit simple but I would still look at each one carefully because most times there was something funny drawn in the background.  Even though Giles has long past his comics come out as a collection each year and I get them from Amazon so pretty pleased to read them once more and a few of them I remember from when I was a kid.  So, if I repeated myself about my hearing aids I am grateful for being able to re-read the Giles comics still.

Have a lovely weekend.

Days of Gratitude - Day 39

 

How grateful I am just for simple birds of the air.  How they show the love of God in just their variety.  How can one just say it is evolution when there are birds who have such beautiful colours for no reason but that they are beautiful.  They don't hide them, they don't help them, the colours are just beautiful because God wanted it so.  Those that say it is evolution cannot explain to me how a bird that has blue, yellow, green, red and even purple colours came to be.  I can, God made it so because He wanted to.  Just like He made me. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 38

 

Today took a little bit to think on and then I realized the most simple one but really important - I am grateful that I am alive and content.  Sure there are things that may have to be handled and such but I am just grateful for being here. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 37

 

This morning I am grateful for the beautiful morning skies and sunrises as I walk in the quiet of the morn.  Sometimes it just takes my breath away.  

Days of Gratitude - Day 36

 

I am grateful that outside is still great for my early morning walks.  Nothing is slippery and there is no ice.  Bit of snow has fallen but just a dusting.  I will take that as long as it stays this way.  

Oh, and in case you were wondering - Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup over Montreal 25 - 17.

It was a good game but Montreal just was not at their best and Saskatchewan was. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 35

 

This is it - Grey Cup Sunday and I am grateful that we get to watch it.  This year it is in Winnipeg and I heard from a friend that she is going to be there.  I am excited for her for whether or not you are a fan of the CFL, the excitement is catching.

The other part is my tradition of writing my Christmas cards and getting them ready to go out on the 1st of December.  This year though the cards that will be sent are the smallest number yet and kept mostly to those of family that are not on-line much.  The other fun part is that I am happy whichever team wins.  I mostly hope the Eastern team wins but I do like the Western team too.  

  

Daily Gratitude - Day 34

 

Today I realized how grateful I am for our little 2013 Chev Spark.  We got him used.  We call him Sparky.  This little guy only cost about $30 to fill him and the fill up lasts all month (including two trips to Brantford).  Most of the time he only needs a little TLC twice a year at tire changing time and he is good to go.

I think he is probably our last car and I do have to say he is one of our bestest ones we have ever had.

Weekly Musings of the 14th and Daily Gratitude Day 33

 

Good Morning my friends!  At least I am sliding in late but it is still morning.  That is not to say that I haven't been busy it really has but not my usual start to the day but back to that later.

For gratitude, I am so very grateful that I am finally finished with all of Mom's paperwork after her death and it only took two years to do it.  I just got the last of the correspondence from her lawyer and we are now finished.  I thanked the nice lady who talked me through everything including handling the people involved.  If it wasn't for her listening I don't think I would have made it through.  

The week went pretty smooth, as life kinda does from time to time.  We got the groceries on Monday since Tuesday was Remembrance Day and with some people off and other things happening we just didn't want to bother with the stores.  On Remembrance Day we watched the CBC coverage from Ottawa which is the national one which gives us memories of being back in Ottawa and the most moving ceremony and interviews.  

Wednesday I called the ND's office to pick up the papers to have all the bloodwork done the next day.  I was determined to get it done today.  Thursday we did a few errands including picking up those papers.  I had a chat with the doctor as well as his receptionist which was nice to chat with both about everything.  

So, today was the plan day.  First off was to wake my usual time and have my morning walk.  Once I did that, I got cleaned up right away and got ready to go.  I couldn't get a first thing in the morning kind of appointment so I decided to do what I usually do - go it and wait until it was done.  I got to the Lab at about quarter after 8 with 2 books loaded on my phone just in case and happy I did.  The general wait on the board was 34 minutes, doable.  As I sat down the time got longer as those that must have made their appointment months ago were arriving too.  At twenty to 10 I was called into the room.  

Funny thing is that I am always, always in the first room every single time I have gone.  Wish lottery tickets were as good at payoff.  This time there would be a lot of containers filled - 10 in fact.  There were lots to be run with these.  By 10 I was finally on my way home, ready for breakfast and my morning routine and tea.  The first thing to do was to wish our youngest grandson Happy Birthday!

He turned 2 today!  Happy Birthday sweetie!

Now I can relax now that I got the bloodwork done.  I am not a fan of having stuff hanging over my head and as well I really want to know what the Naturopathic doctor could do to help me manage things going on without having to take new prescriptions that play havoc on one's body no matter what. We will have another appointment once he gets the results and a chance to go over everything.  

Grey Cup coming up on Sunday and looking forward to that after a quiet time now.  

Saw this in one of my favourite sites and it just tickled my funny bone. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Days of Gratitude - Day 32

 

I am grateful that one of my favourite authors has been able to write again.  Just a bit over a year ago she lost her husband so suddenly that it took her breath away and she step away from writing.  I understood that as I read the note on her Facebook page the events took my breath away too.  I was completely prepared that book 28 was the very last book that I would read of my favourite characters.  On Monday I saw the first Facebook post in over a year that book 29 had been released, of course I picked it up right away.  

"Snitches get stitches.

Mimi Clark was never going to win the most popular student award. The prolific tattletale seemed to cruise through university life, seeking out rule-breakers so she could bring their sins to the dean’s attention. She probably never thought she’d be murdered for her favorite pastime. Detective Casey certainly didn’t think her daughter, Audrey, would become the prime suspect.

With Casey sidelined from the investigation and feeling helpless to protect Audrey, she hires Swamp Team 3 to investigate, but the case has enough suspects to fill a stadium. Fortune has to sort them out quickly and find a killer before the ADA makes a move that could ruin Audrey’s bright future."

I am grateful that Jana DeLeon has picked up the pen (so to speak) again and that I can enjoy this fun cozy mystery series once more. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 31

 

Nineteen days after I was born my parents gave me the best gift of my life and for that I will be forever grateful to them no matter what happened through our lives between us.  They had me baptized on this day.  I didn't know what a blessing and gift it was, nor do I think that they really did but as my life went on I began to see how wonderful a gift it was and for that I am very grateful.

Days of Gratitude - Day 30

 

For this I am grateful always.  Remembrance Day has always been an important day in our family.  Three generations always marched in the parade in town when the schools were closed for this day.  When they were no longer so handmade poppies from little children brought out the stories that should never ever be forgotten or rewritten to suit those who want to forget certain things that happened.  That human-kind could not be capable of such things but we are.

Days of Gratitude - Day 29

 

Yes, I am grateful for snow and yesterday it did and it is suppose to snow some more today.  Sure it messes up my morning walk because I am careful not to go walking when ice is there but still I love the magical feeling of snow. 

Hubby loves being out in the snow, he uses the excuse of clearing off the car to spend time in it.  

Days of Gratitude - Day 28

 

Okay a silly one I am grateful that the two teams that I wanted to play in the Grey Cup are playing each other.  The Saskatchewan Roughriders from the west and the Montreal Alouettes from the east.  

As a person who lives in the east of course I would love Montreal to win but as my favourite western team is Saskatchewan then that is okay too.  They were both great games to watch yesterday.  Very close games but both favourites did the job! 

Days of Gratitude - Day 27

 

Good morning, yes it is a good day and I am grateful the test results from the mail-in test came back normal so no colonoscopy needed yet.  Hooray me!

Short and sweet today - have a wonderful one!

Weekly Musings of the 7th and Days Gratitude - Day 26

First off I am going to start with what I am grateful for and that is finally a wonderful doctor.  I went to my Naturopathic Doctor and it was so refreshing to be listened to.  The appointment went over so it was an hour and a half just going over my medical history.  He actually looked in my ears, felt my throat, check out things for a physical and talked to me about things.  Together we can work out a better way to deal with the various issues which he thinks has a lot to do with allergies that have developed over time that were not being looked at.  He was really good and treated me like a person and not a symptom to throw meds at.  

I am definitely following through with the blood work and appointments to see if we can manage the hands and other things without drugs.  I am very thankful that I was nudged to follow through with seeing this doctor.  

This morning on my first loop around the buildings, the sky was an amazing fiery red.

By the time I walked around the second time it was gone.  The sky was it's normal cloudy colour and all sign of the the red sky was gone.  I thought that was really special to see it like that and then within a few moments - poof - gone.  

 Also saw that the fraud charge on our credit card was cleared up and refund was in place.  Old card cancelled and new card issued.  The blessing that came from all of that was actually an awareness of spending habits, having to ask hubby for his card really made me aware of using the card.  That was probably a really good thing to have happen and wouldn't have happened without seeing a charge on the card that was not ours.  

Hubby also decided to move things around in his room once more.  After living with it for a bit he realized that certain things were not working and needed tweeking.  I like it because he can do that to his hearts content in his room and leave my stuff be - LOL.  Tigger decided that she really likes this years birthday and Christmas presents and has proceeded to take them over. 

She has also figured out a way to make hubby get up and then when he moves she jumps up and takes over the chair moving him to the couch.  She is really the most bossy cat we have ever owned. 

Rest of the week was usual stuff with pretty nice temperatures for morning walks.  Yes, it is autumn but still lovely mornings. 

  

 
 

Days of Gratitude - Day 25

 

Today I am grateful for this old computer.  We got it January of 2013 and it has Windows 7 Home Premium which is so far out of date that we get banners across the screen that this program or that program is no longer supported.  Yet it works well still.  It does all that we need it to do which at this time is not a great deal each morning and when this thing finally gives up the ghost we can honestly say that we got our money's worth so yup, I am grateful for how long this old thing still keeps doing what it needs to do.  

 

Days of Gratitude - Day 24

 

I am grateful for walks on a windy day.  Not those cold harsh winds but the autumn winds that blow with a hint of chill and enough to make the leafs dance across the fields and grass. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 23

It is a simple one today, I am grateful for warm morning showers to start the day.  How great is it to have hot water in our homes and a morning shower gets rid of stiffness in our muscles and aches in the joints.  What a great gift.

We sure think on that when for some reason there is no hot water. 

Hot or cold, good clean water is something I am very grateful for. 

 

 

Days of Gratitude - Day 22

 

I am grateful for how far hearing aids have come.  I remember in my youth people who wore the speaker around their neck and had these huge aids in their ears and how for the most part they still had so much trouble with balancing hearing the spoken word and the noise around them.  

Now they have an app for your phone you can focus the aids for where you are from automatic to restaurant.  The phone can be set to only make a sound through the aids and no longer bother anyone around you.  They have chargers now to place them in at night so no more hunting for batteries.  I am grateful for all of this, now they only need to bring down the price of them so everyone can afford them that needs them. 

Days of Gratitude - Day 21

 

I am grateful for Standard Time.  I love it being a morning person I like my light of day at the beginning and not so much at the end of the day.  It isn't that the clock gives us more light (as our weather person seems to think) it is the sun and making our attempt at time change twice a year is silly.  It would still be light later in the evening without daylight savings time in the summer because that is natures way not ours.  It was a wonderful walk this morning with it being daylight!  Very happy for Standard to be back, wish people would realize that standard is the normal and daylight is the false one. 

Weekly Musings of the 1st and Days of Gratitude Day 20

 

Here we are in November and celebrating All Saints Day.  This week was as always (most of the time) a fun week.  I did struggle with putting my morning walks later in the day so it was sunny but it became too easy to skip them completely.  After too many skips at the end of the week I went back to first thing.  I know that after the clocks change this weekend, I will be walking in lighter surroundings once more.  

We were off to the reserve for our monthly fill up and hubby's smokes too.  The gas was nearly 15 cents cheaper a litre and I won't eve touch the difference between hubby's monthly purchase as it is completely mind-blowing.  Yes, hubby has cut back a lot on his habit, I don't think it will go much less but I am not going to harp one way or the other.  

As you might know in my previous post I got my hair trimmed once more.  I like to keep it off the hearing aids because having my hair brush them can be annoying.  My hairdresser and I were chatting this time about tea, finding out that both of us prefer tea over coffee.  

Loving the morning walks once more

On the way back from the hairdresser I stopped at the offices of the Naturopathic doctor and booked an appointment, I have a feeling it is the right thing to do as they had a cancellation and I am seeing them this coming week.  I also checked into the tax office and asked about how long until I get the final papers for mom's estate.  It is still a normal wait.  Sometimes they are quick and some times take forever.  I may call her lawyer and ask to close her stuff with them and if anything should come up and I really doubt it will I can handle it on my own.  After all it has been 2 years since she past.

And grateful?  Oh, I am grateful for the friendships of the saints.  I know that might sound strange to some who don't know them like I have in my life.  Between their writings, biographies and their prayers and help in my life they are like a huge family of aunts, uncles, and cousins.  They are always there to help if one but asks.    

  Enjoy your weekend!