It's a gloriously sunny day. Just hoping it stays tht way so we get a good show of the Lunar Eclipse, SuperMoon, Harvest Moon Blood Moon. I'm thinking if the sky is clear we should watch it from the hot tub ! Maybe even decant one of the cherry liqueurs to sip in our special hot tub goblets. Oh dear, looks llke some clouds are moving in. Here's hoping the wind will pick up and blow them all out !
My pumpkin square was a hit. Phew ! It is not oten I make something new for strangers. I usually try them out on the family first. I was beating up the cream cheese icing at 6 in the morning !
Hubby had to go to the doctor as he was in a lot of pain with his eye. there is no scratch, but it was sollen, red and painful. Thankfully the antibiotics have started working. YS ad I went grocery shopping early yesterday mornng and I picked up two more cans of pumpkin puree as they were on sale. There was also a beautiful butternut squash which I might save til Thanksgiving. and Hallelujah, there some veggies and greens actually on for a good price !
We picked all the corn, tomatoes,peppers and the last cucumber. We still have carrots and potatoes to dig.
This morning I have prepared a Shepherd's Pie- well It's a cottage pie but I grew up calling it Shepherd's Pie.We'll have salad and the corn. Tomorrow will be chicken breasts and soft tacos for Tuesday. Hubby doesn't lillke them so he can find himself a pork chop or something. Pork is on sale everywhere but the cheap bacon is nearly $6 a pound ! And we all know bacon makes everything taste better !
YGS's grandmother has had a couple of incidents of high blood pressure. Two or so weeks ago she went to the hospital because she thought she might be having a stroke. This past Friday she called an ambulance asz her husband wasn't home. Her blood pressure ws 220/? That is in stroke territory. ES and ED are teaching YGS how to call 911 , what to say and to keep on the line. I have cautioned ES that until her condition is under control she should not be alone with YGS. I am sure the stress of the past few years have contributed to problems with her health.
Today I'll try to finish putting away my summer clothes and tidying the closet.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Autumn Has Arrived
I think that Autumn is my favourite season.The days are still warm enough to be outside and the evenings are wonderfully cool for sleeping with the window open. I try not to think of winter with horrible driving conditions. It's a wonderfully busy time of year ; getting into the routine of school, gathering produce from the garden, making preserves and cocooning at night.
YGS was thrilled to go to EGS's birthday party at Hide 'n' Seek. They all get along so well. Work was busy which is a good thing. One thing I am good at is figuring out the easiest , most efficient way to do something and then get it done quickly. Computers were finished being cataloqued and ready for out IT guy to sync with the school division. Some testing has been done for kids I'll be working with in ELI. My room was rearranged so I'll have more floor space so it's all good.
ED works with the partner of the corporate Chef for Sorrentino's. This time we were given the task to do two mystery dinners at two different locaitons. We went out on a Friday night, and honestly for the prices, we were not impressed at all. The food was okay, portions of some appetizers ridiculously small. The Mushroom Fetival was on and our server thought we should just stick to the regular menu !! Oh that is not going to go well at all in his review. I also felt we were talked down to -- especally concerning the wine selection. If he only knew the expertise of my daughter, he'd die of embarassment !
The weekend was very quiet. I finished one shawl and started another scarf, probably for YGS's grandmother. We had GD for a sleepover. Her brother was in BC with his Dad and grandfather at a car race. The weather was so mild we were able to have a fire and roast some marshmallows.
Monday we gad a load of gravel delvered and Hubby managed to rake about 3/4 of it evenly on the driveway. Perhaps this weekend we'll be able to tamp it down.
On Monday I messaged ED to say didn't we have to do the next restaurant before the 23rd ? So off we went that night to the restaurant that the corporation was most worried about. The food has not been up to par and the service was not good. Some of the young professionals I work with have said that they had stopped going because of these reasons. Well, we had the best meal and the best service. I am sure Chris wll be shocked ! It was a lovely evening.
This week was my week for cleaning the staffroom along with 2 others. A friend switched out with someone who absolutely never does anything so we were able to figure out a routine to make it easy on both of us. Don't know what the third one did, never noticed her loading the dishwasher or wiping anything down. Today after school I made a Pumpkin Square, although it seems more cake like. I just have to make the cream cheese icing to put on tomorrow morning. It took 8 eggs !!! Now I am' done ' til June :)
Now to sit back and relax, watch a show on tv and then hit the hay !
YGS was thrilled to go to EGS's birthday party at Hide 'n' Seek. They all get along so well. Work was busy which is a good thing. One thing I am good at is figuring out the easiest , most efficient way to do something and then get it done quickly. Computers were finished being cataloqued and ready for out IT guy to sync with the school division. Some testing has been done for kids I'll be working with in ELI. My room was rearranged so I'll have more floor space so it's all good.
ED works with the partner of the corporate Chef for Sorrentino's. This time we were given the task to do two mystery dinners at two different locaitons. We went out on a Friday night, and honestly for the prices, we were not impressed at all. The food was okay, portions of some appetizers ridiculously small. The Mushroom Fetival was on and our server thought we should just stick to the regular menu !! Oh that is not going to go well at all in his review. I also felt we were talked down to -- especally concerning the wine selection. If he only knew the expertise of my daughter, he'd die of embarassment !
The weekend was very quiet. I finished one shawl and started another scarf, probably for YGS's grandmother. We had GD for a sleepover. Her brother was in BC with his Dad and grandfather at a car race. The weather was so mild we were able to have a fire and roast some marshmallows.
Monday we gad a load of gravel delvered and Hubby managed to rake about 3/4 of it evenly on the driveway. Perhaps this weekend we'll be able to tamp it down.
On Monday I messaged ED to say didn't we have to do the next restaurant before the 23rd ? So off we went that night to the restaurant that the corporation was most worried about. The food has not been up to par and the service was not good. Some of the young professionals I work with have said that they had stopped going because of these reasons. Well, we had the best meal and the best service. I am sure Chris wll be shocked ! It was a lovely evening.
This week was my week for cleaning the staffroom along with 2 others. A friend switched out with someone who absolutely never does anything so we were able to figure out a routine to make it easy on both of us. Don't know what the third one did, never noticed her loading the dishwasher or wiping anything down. Today after school I made a Pumpkin Square, although it seems more cake like. I just have to make the cream cheese icing to put on tomorrow morning. It took 8 eggs !!! Now I am' done ' til June :)
Now to sit back and relax, watch a show on tv and then hit the hay !
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Ah, The Weekend
Even though it was a short week at school because of Labour Day, it seemed sooooo long. All short weeks seem to go on forever. Are we trying to cram a full week into four days ? Or are we all so tired because of a long weekend ?
Tuesday morning we were told our hours and I got all mine back. So far 1/4 is working with Junior High French Immersion students and the rest doing ELI which was a great success last year. So I could start to breathe. I have spent most of my time in the library helping my friend. It has been so busy with the addition of computers. Our school division instituted BYOD - Bring your own device but we mut supply laptops for those that do not have one. Each and every day. Yesterday we processed 23/40 new chromebooks while putting 4 classes through the library. I am tired... but not stressed like my friend. She is near the breaking point.
We have one other aide who is our'tech' aide although truthfully she knows nothing except 2 programs which work with cameras. Even though I have told the Zagg keyboards need to be recharged, showed her how to do it [ and find the bloody connectors that we had put aside and she had tossed somewhere ! ] she still snorted derisively and doesn't believe me ! Needless to say they are not done ! Meanwhile she is writing up a document so everyone will know ho to do it !! GRRRRR She reminds us of a sloth, slow thinking, verrrrry slow moving and negative. I suppose it will all come out in the wash.
I have tried to knit a minimum of 10 rows each day on the shawl. I keep track of the rows to spur me on !
This am I have washed the kitchen and bathroom floors, now starting in o the sinks , toilets and tubs.
My sons are playing in their last tournament. We are expecting YGS sometime this morning. He spent last night with the other grandparents.Sure hope he was better behaved. Last week he told them he wanted Daddy time, wanted to go home and would rather spend time with us. He was rude when he didn't hug and kiss his other grandmother. However I have always maintained you never make a child hug or kiss anyone. And honestly, big deal if a child doesn't kiss you. If he is forced, does he really mean it ? Maybe he is getting tired of going yet again to another movie.
But them again, I had 4 children and stayed home with them for 12 years, only going back to work when the youngest was in grade one. I went back into the school system so that I was with them whenever they were off school. We involved ourselves with our children, whether as a coach or choir director, we were there. We have 3 grandchildren that are a huge part of our lives, sleepovers, camping trips, concerts. they had 1 child, went back to work when she was a tiny baby because ' babies really don't do anything' the mother thought she'd take off work when her daughter was older and was more interesting. That never happened. I think by the time the 'egg donor' was 18, she was gone. Cane back into their lives, sorts, when she was 30 and took off again when she was 33.
The two most overused and useless words used in this day and age in regards to children is ' Quality Time'. In this day and age, we know that in the majority of families, both parents work. We know everyone is tired, but if you have children they must come first ! " Me Time " is for many years almost non existent. Get off the internet ! You can't watch any tv show when you want to. Work along side your children. It is amusing to me that a Red Seal chef never taught her daughter how to cook. One of YGS's problems was that he was not being fed properly. As a baby, he was fed 72 ounces of formula a day !! That was to keep something in his mouth to keep him quiet ! Her meals were tasteless and unbalanced. Most food was processed packaged food !
WE introduced to a variety of well cooked food. YGS now eats everything and knows he can't have too much sugar. He is a bottomless pit who will grab a piece of fruit. a tomato or cucumber as a snack. He is no longer constipated screaming with pain and having medicine shoved down his throat. All these 'problems' were solved within a few months of her abandoning him. I don't believe that the egg donor was ever around babies. She has no siblings nor cousins. With her behaviour as a teenager [ she was wild and her mother certainly let everyone know] there was no chance anyone would have wanted her to babysit. In fact when she was around 8, my ED babysat her for a summer and was very well paid because of how uncontrollable she was. ED certainly earned her money !
And so the grandmother was annoyed because she didn't get a hug or a kiss. PFFFFFT I get infinity hugs and infinity kisses although I can't distinguish the difference between that and ordinary ones.
Tuesday morning we were told our hours and I got all mine back. So far 1/4 is working with Junior High French Immersion students and the rest doing ELI which was a great success last year. So I could start to breathe. I have spent most of my time in the library helping my friend. It has been so busy with the addition of computers. Our school division instituted BYOD - Bring your own device but we mut supply laptops for those that do not have one. Each and every day. Yesterday we processed 23/40 new chromebooks while putting 4 classes through the library. I am tired... but not stressed like my friend. She is near the breaking point.
We have one other aide who is our'tech' aide although truthfully she knows nothing except 2 programs which work with cameras. Even though I have told the Zagg keyboards need to be recharged, showed her how to do it [ and find the bloody connectors that we had put aside and she had tossed somewhere ! ] she still snorted derisively and doesn't believe me ! Needless to say they are not done ! Meanwhile she is writing up a document so everyone will know ho to do it !! GRRRRR She reminds us of a sloth, slow thinking, verrrrry slow moving and negative. I suppose it will all come out in the wash.
I have tried to knit a minimum of 10 rows each day on the shawl. I keep track of the rows to spur me on !
This am I have washed the kitchen and bathroom floors, now starting in o the sinks , toilets and tubs.
My sons are playing in their last tournament. We are expecting YGS sometime this morning. He spent last night with the other grandparents.Sure hope he was better behaved. Last week he told them he wanted Daddy time, wanted to go home and would rather spend time with us. He was rude when he didn't hug and kiss his other grandmother. However I have always maintained you never make a child hug or kiss anyone. And honestly, big deal if a child doesn't kiss you. If he is forced, does he really mean it ? Maybe he is getting tired of going yet again to another movie.
But them again, I had 4 children and stayed home with them for 12 years, only going back to work when the youngest was in grade one. I went back into the school system so that I was with them whenever they were off school. We involved ourselves with our children, whether as a coach or choir director, we were there. We have 3 grandchildren that are a huge part of our lives, sleepovers, camping trips, concerts. they had 1 child, went back to work when she was a tiny baby because ' babies really don't do anything' the mother thought she'd take off work when her daughter was older and was more interesting. That never happened. I think by the time the 'egg donor' was 18, she was gone. Cane back into their lives, sorts, when she was 30 and took off again when she was 33.
The two most overused and useless words used in this day and age in regards to children is ' Quality Time'. In this day and age, we know that in the majority of families, both parents work. We know everyone is tired, but if you have children they must come first ! " Me Time " is for many years almost non existent. Get off the internet ! You can't watch any tv show when you want to. Work along side your children. It is amusing to me that a Red Seal chef never taught her daughter how to cook. One of YGS's problems was that he was not being fed properly. As a baby, he was fed 72 ounces of formula a day !! That was to keep something in his mouth to keep him quiet ! Her meals were tasteless and unbalanced. Most food was processed packaged food !
WE introduced to a variety of well cooked food. YGS now eats everything and knows he can't have too much sugar. He is a bottomless pit who will grab a piece of fruit. a tomato or cucumber as a snack. He is no longer constipated screaming with pain and having medicine shoved down his throat. All these 'problems' were solved within a few months of her abandoning him. I don't believe that the egg donor was ever around babies. She has no siblings nor cousins. With her behaviour as a teenager [ she was wild and her mother certainly let everyone know] there was no chance anyone would have wanted her to babysit. In fact when she was around 8, my ED babysat her for a summer and was very well paid because of how uncontrollable she was. ED certainly earned her money !
And so the grandmother was annoyed because she didn't get a hug or a kiss. PFFFFFT I get infinity hugs and infinity kisses although I can't distinguish the difference between that and ordinary ones.
Monday, September 7, 2015
First Week Back
Slowly starting to get back into routine after the summer off. I always get up early, but in the summer I don't 'get going' ! The usual first day, Welcome back address and speeches. sitting for nearly 3 hours on a bleacher i8s a killer on one's back ! Staff meeting in the afternoon , working in the library, more meetings. We did have the 'Amazing Race' Tuesday afternoon which was so much fun ! A great afternoon and kudos to the two teachers who arranged everything with 10 pit stops in businesses and parks in the town !
One of our EA's has started already playing her little game. Life is too short to pay any more attention to her. She'll either get caught, or not . Admin has been told and I'll just do my job to the best of my ability.
My ED went to Diner en Blanc and had a wonderful experience. Wore the pearls I had given her :) And brought some leftovers home :)
ED was a course marshall for the Tour of Alberta. ES, YS , YGS and I went with her to watch the race. It rained and was cold and windy, but we had fun ! YGS was most impressed with the motorcycles who came whipping through before the winner ! Three of us did sip some homemade Cherry Rum liqueur to keep us warm. We had layers of clothing, mitts rain gear and only our feet got cold ! 15 years ago we were given two rain suits from Canadian, an airline no longer in existance. We have had such good use out of them. In fact, one year hiking in Jasper National Park, some campers thought we were rangers ! LOL They are nearly the same colour as the Rangers'
I finished the shawl and am most pleased with how it turned out. Of course I have already started on the next one !
YGS was rude to his other grandmother, saying he didn't want to stay with her anymore that day and refused to kiss and hug her. ES punished him for beieng rude, but can understand why he said he wanted to be here with us. We DO things with him, not just taking him to movies and to the dollar store. I understand why toga was upset, but she wants him to be her friend and love her. I am a grandma and realize he isn't always going to like me ! Yesterday he said I wasn't just a grandma, I was a great Great Grandma ! [ til the next time I have to discipline him :) ]
YGS met his teacher - and what do you know I had her in choir years ago ! Her father sold our house ! Tuesday he starts full time. And funnily enough a friend I worked with last year is in my EGS's class this year !
Supper tonight will be spaghetti squash with sauce. At least that is my plan. Needing to go through my wardrobe. I bought nothing new this year ; not knowing if you have a job or not dictates your purchases ! Still don't know my hours but I'll muddle through.
One of our EA's has started already playing her little game. Life is too short to pay any more attention to her. She'll either get caught, or not . Admin has been told and I'll just do my job to the best of my ability.
My ED went to Diner en Blanc and had a wonderful experience. Wore the pearls I had given her :) And brought some leftovers home :)
ED was a course marshall for the Tour of Alberta. ES, YS , YGS and I went with her to watch the race. It rained and was cold and windy, but we had fun ! YGS was most impressed with the motorcycles who came whipping through before the winner ! Three of us did sip some homemade Cherry Rum liqueur to keep us warm. We had layers of clothing, mitts rain gear and only our feet got cold ! 15 years ago we were given two rain suits from Canadian, an airline no longer in existance. We have had such good use out of them. In fact, one year hiking in Jasper National Park, some campers thought we were rangers ! LOL They are nearly the same colour as the Rangers'
I finished the shawl and am most pleased with how it turned out. Of course I have already started on the next one !
YGS was rude to his other grandmother, saying he didn't want to stay with her anymore that day and refused to kiss and hug her. ES punished him for beieng rude, but can understand why he said he wanted to be here with us. We DO things with him, not just taking him to movies and to the dollar store. I understand why toga was upset, but she wants him to be her friend and love her. I am a grandma and realize he isn't always going to like me ! Yesterday he said I wasn't just a grandma, I was a great Great Grandma ! [ til the next time I have to discipline him :) ]
YGS met his teacher - and what do you know I had her in choir years ago ! Her father sold our house ! Tuesday he starts full time. And funnily enough a friend I worked with last year is in my EGS's class this year !
Supper tonight will be spaghetti squash with sauce. At least that is my plan. Needing to go through my wardrobe. I bought nothing new this year ; not knowing if you have a job or not dictates your purchases ! Still don't know my hours but I'll muddle through.
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