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.