It has taken forever to get onto the blog. Since I don't use the blog daily, I have no idea what went wrong !!
We are having a lovely autumn day; clear blue skies with a crispness in the air. After all the snow and cold, I an aged to get the tulips that my ED bought for me. Canada 150 are a white tulip with red markings at the bottom that look like a maple leaf. I still have quite a few plants that are still flowering. We are gradually getting the yard winterized. The most important thing was to get the winter tires on the car ! Two of our trees, the birch and the Evans cherry are still holding on to their leaves. We use the leaves as mulch on the gardens. Looks like hubby will be raking a lot more !
Three years ago was the start of our nightmare. As ES said, it some ways that seems so long ago. Less and less has YGS ever mentioned his mother. Right now he just misses the idea of having a mother.
ED is off to Spain and Portugal this week. As sil is now in Memphis, we are helping out with picking up kids and driving them to swimming.As we just got this week's schedule, I have to redo the menus as they'll be staying one night for supper.
I managed today to repair some jewelry. I think I'll have to go to Michael's and get some studs for my earrings. Don't where they've gone. I've also finally written a letter to an old colleaque; it's only taken me a month !One of my favourite tops somehow reappeared from the wash with a little hole. It must have been snagged by a zipper or something . I shouldn't have hung it up and p it it away in the closet because now I am too lazy to walk upstairs to grab it ! Next time I am up, I'll hang it on the railing so I'll remember to bring it down and stick it in the sewing room The quilt is coming along nicely. It is going to take forever though !
Tonight is lasagne and an apple crisp. We have to choose names for Christmas. We do want an early supper because all our shows are on tonight ! I'll watch PBS and then the rest of my shows I'll watch on demand.
Our 'errant' EA is supposedly coming back tomorrow for half days. We are taking bets as to how long she will last, or til the teachers decide that she can't do her job. Will be interesting to see what happens.
I'm still watching and reading about the American election. Not only was the last debate atrocious, but the charity dinner was absolutely awful ! Their future is grim.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
I Just Don't Get It
I'm shaking my head in regards to the American Election. How could the GOP not know what Trump is ?? People all over the world knew; Canadians knew and have known for a long long time. Personally I could never stomach the man and I would think there were many in the GOP who have felt the same way. Their good common sense was ignored because of their hatred for Clinton and the Democratic Party .
I have been shocked with the Trumpettes and the surrogates. How easily they have believed every rumour about HC without proof ! How they wished she was killed. And now, with audio and visual. Proof of their leader boasting about his sexual power over women-- they don't care ! How do those Evangelical pastors reconcile their Christian beliefs with his tapes ? How can they preach the Gospel and accept his criminal behaviour ?
I just don't get it !
I have been shocked with the Trumpettes and the surrogates. How easily they have believed every rumour about HC without proof ! How they wished she was killed. And now, with audio and visual. Proof of their leader boasting about his sexual power over women-- they don't care ! How do those Evangelical pastors reconcile their Christian beliefs with his tapes ? How can they preach the Gospel and accept his criminal behaviour ?
I just don't get it !
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Too Soon !!
I feel like I am preparing Christmas Dinner instead of Thanksgiving !! We've at least 4 inches of snow on our deck and it is still coming down. Roads are wet, but the bridge decks are slick. Thankfully we are all in town and don't have to worry about travelling.[ But I should have dug my parsnips up on Thursday night :( ]
My ED is in Palm Springs where it is going to hit 36*C today !! Hopefully by the time she comes home the snow will have disappeared. She made such good friends when she travelled in Europe and ended up stranded in Budapest because of the volcano in Iceland. They still travel to events/ countries together.
YGS is spending two nights with his other grandparents. Last night they phoned ES to have him speak to YGS as he wouldn't eat the pizza he had asked for. This is so symptomatic of their relationship. They do not discipline him [ didn't discipline their daughter either] Part of that is that they want him to like them ! ES is going to speak to them about this. He is such a good boy because our family does discipline when warranted. As I said, as a mother and grandmother, I do not care whether I am liked or not. That's not my role/ job. I'm here to teach, guide and love. It won't be a surprise if he returns home tonight ! He's old enough and smart enough to ' play' them if they do not nip this in the bud !
Well, well. Isn't the American Election the biggest soap opera ? IF anyone had written a book with all these scandals, no one would have bought it. It would have been 'too far fetched hed' Well folks, this is real life. This is the American sense of entitlement. This is the Evangalistic Christian outlook on life. Where are all these ' Christians' decrying the debasement of women ? Where are these good men defending their mothers, wives, and daughters against this sexist, vulgar sexual predator ? Where are these men declaring that they do not want their sons to treat women as DT does ?
Oh so now Pece is distancing himself ? When he previously has denied things DT has said ? Which were on video, in print etc. He and the surrogates have lost all credibility. Pence's political career should be OVER. Forever !
I finished all 28 blocks now I have to start cutting and basting the pink hexie fillers. In the meantime I have knit one stocking and halfway through another. I delivered the six I did for a colleague who was very pleased with them, very pleased. One of the EA's came over and asked where I found the pattern. Never seen her move so quickly ! I said it was MY pattern !! Now if she wanted to, she could google it. Or she could buy one and figure it out as I have done with other patterns. No way am I giving 'my' pattern away !
GD is coming over for the afternoon so I got out some glitter pens for her to play with. I've got one pair of pants to mend and on Monday I'll tackle the jewelry mending. Today I'll finish the floors, knit , read and relax !
My ED is in Palm Springs where it is going to hit 36*C today !! Hopefully by the time she comes home the snow will have disappeared. She made such good friends when she travelled in Europe and ended up stranded in Budapest because of the volcano in Iceland. They still travel to events/ countries together.
YGS is spending two nights with his other grandparents. Last night they phoned ES to have him speak to YGS as he wouldn't eat the pizza he had asked for. This is so symptomatic of their relationship. They do not discipline him [ didn't discipline their daughter either] Part of that is that they want him to like them ! ES is going to speak to them about this. He is such a good boy because our family does discipline when warranted. As I said, as a mother and grandmother, I do not care whether I am liked or not. That's not my role/ job. I'm here to teach, guide and love. It won't be a surprise if he returns home tonight ! He's old enough and smart enough to ' play' them if they do not nip this in the bud !
Well, well. Isn't the American Election the biggest soap opera ? IF anyone had written a book with all these scandals, no one would have bought it. It would have been 'too far fetched hed' Well folks, this is real life. This is the American sense of entitlement. This is the Evangalistic Christian outlook on life. Where are all these ' Christians' decrying the debasement of women ? Where are these good men defending their mothers, wives, and daughters against this sexist, vulgar sexual predator ? Where are these men declaring that they do not want their sons to treat women as DT does ?
Oh so now Pece is distancing himself ? When he previously has denied things DT has said ? Which were on video, in print etc. He and the surrogates have lost all credibility. Pence's political career should be OVER. Forever !
I finished all 28 blocks now I have to start cutting and basting the pink hexie fillers. In the meantime I have knit one stocking and halfway through another. I delivered the six I did for a colleague who was very pleased with them, very pleased. One of the EA's came over and asked where I found the pattern. Never seen her move so quickly ! I said it was MY pattern !! Now if she wanted to, she could google it. Or she could buy one and figure it out as I have done with other patterns. No way am I giving 'my' pattern away !
GD is coming over for the afternoon so I got out some glitter pens for her to play with. I've got one pair of pants to mend and on Monday I'll tackle the jewelry mending. Today I'll finish the floors, knit , read and relax !
Sunday, October 2, 2016
And Boom !!! It's October !!
While some of the days in September dragged on and on, the month flew by !! And now here we are in October , which arrived with a cloudy, grey rainy day. Some of the street lights came on in the middle of the day ! Today was bright and sunny. We made a quick trip to do our grocery shopping stocking up on vegetables and picking up a turkey for next weekend. Then Hubby went to Canadian Tire as they had our coffee on sale.So full freezer, fridge and pantry. All the laundry was done and put away yesterday, vacuuming was done. A good way to start the week.
Our 'injured ' EA returned this week. In one conversation, she had a sprain, then a broken ankle, then a break on the top of her foot. She has a walking cast that is way too big, has crutches but is afraid to use them as se might trip. She walks from the north wing of the school, through the library, down the halls Ito the office and sits and puts her cast on. Complains no one will help her and that adjusting the air cast is so difficult. ow we've had broken ankles and an air cast in our family. You take it off to shower; you do not walk on it. You wear a shoe which has the same thickness as the cast - not flip flops ! And if you are at work, you do your job !! She didn't show up for classes. Teachers were fuming !! And after two days, she's taken off another week and a half !! Most say she didn't really break it; many are saying she won't be back. Time will tell.
I'm on my last hexagon block. Once that is finished I'll finalize how I am going to lay them out, choose the 'background' hexes and cut them out. I've a couple of things to mend, but chose to read instead ! They are not going anywhere. One of the sweaters I bought in the summer has a little hole on the cuff of a sleeve which is easily reparable. I've gathered some jewelry to mend with some gorilla glue. I have another stash somewhere that needs doing; just have to remember where I put it !
The funeral we attended last Monday was the saddest[. Not in a sorrowful way] funeral we had ever been to. The pastor was terrible and G was not honoured, nor was her life celebrated. Our staff former and present, numbered around 50. After the service such as it was, the two children stayed outside the church while everyone went downstairs. G's mom was all by herself, a lady in her 90's ! It was awful. Just cemented my wish not to have a funeral.
Although we have so many apples I picked up an apple pie on sale !! Time to go have some ! Oh we also bought a new shed to replace ours. The squirrels have eaten through the roof, sides and floor !! It's held together by foam insulation and chicken wire ! It'll be put up in the spring but with 20% off, it was the right time to buy it.
Our 'injured ' EA returned this week. In one conversation, she had a sprain, then a broken ankle, then a break on the top of her foot. She has a walking cast that is way too big, has crutches but is afraid to use them as se might trip. She walks from the north wing of the school, through the library, down the halls Ito the office and sits and puts her cast on. Complains no one will help her and that adjusting the air cast is so difficult. ow we've had broken ankles and an air cast in our family. You take it off to shower; you do not walk on it. You wear a shoe which has the same thickness as the cast - not flip flops ! And if you are at work, you do your job !! She didn't show up for classes. Teachers were fuming !! And after two days, she's taken off another week and a half !! Most say she didn't really break it; many are saying she won't be back. Time will tell.
I'm on my last hexagon block. Once that is finished I'll finalize how I am going to lay them out, choose the 'background' hexes and cut them out. I've a couple of things to mend, but chose to read instead ! They are not going anywhere. One of the sweaters I bought in the summer has a little hole on the cuff of a sleeve which is easily reparable. I've gathered some jewelry to mend with some gorilla glue. I have another stash somewhere that needs doing; just have to remember where I put it !
The funeral we attended last Monday was the saddest[. Not in a sorrowful way] funeral we had ever been to. The pastor was terrible and G was not honoured, nor was her life celebrated. Our staff former and present, numbered around 50. After the service such as it was, the two children stayed outside the church while everyone went downstairs. G's mom was all by herself, a lady in her 90's ! It was awful. Just cemented my wish not to have a funeral.
Although we have so many apples I picked up an apple pie on sale !! Time to go have some ! Oh we also bought a new shed to replace ours. The squirrels have eaten through the roof, sides and floor !! It's held together by foam insulation and chicken wire ! It'll be put up in the spring but with 20% off, it was the right time to buy it.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Good Grief !
I can't believe that two weeks have flown by !! School has been going fairly smoothly. I've rather enjoyed the Grade Eight teachers 'tuning' their students. Quite delightful actually; I spend my time grinning at the back of the room. Finally there are adults that are not treating them with kid gloves ! This past week was my week to clean the kitchen at school, loading and unloading the dishwasher etc and on this past Friday, cooking for Cake Day. I made two Lemon Loaves, two Caraway Seed Cakes and a Butterscotch square. So that's done for another five months !
Last Saturday YS and I went to Wine Club at ED's house. He good nature day wore a kilt and I sewed up a sporam . For the party I made Almond Squirts from the Outlander Kitchen and we brought along some of our Cherry Bounce, both of which people loved ! It was a late night for me so I suffered. Last Sunday !!
The usual sewing, mending and tidying has gone on. Today I am cleaning the oven and kitchen widow having thrown the curtains into the wash. Once the oven is finished,I'll clean the window and that'll be one more thing off my list.
One of our long t I've employees died on unexpectedly on Tuesday. Unexpected perhaps to the family, but she has been ill for so long with all parts of her body failing, that truly, we were not surprised. The funeral is this coming Monday at 11am so we'll scoot out of school to attend and then hustle back. Different people will be covering for others so we don't have to get in a lot of subs. Also on Monday, our 'delinquent' EA is returning half time. I am sure she'll want to go to the funeral too. We're wondering how long she will b e able to last at her assignment this year. Since she cannot do grade 3 math and is in a grade 5 classroom ! The teacher will not be pleased if she continues with her habit of abscences. It will be interesting to watch !
Last weekend we harvested all from the garden except for green beans which are still flowering and producing, the parsnips and the pumpkin. Tomorrow I want to get out and work on my perennial beds. We'll be having stew and an apple crisp with apples from my son's inlaw's trees. I might try and bake another batch of oatcakes as the last lot disappeared very quickly !
Only another couple of books to read and we'll have to take another trip to Value Village ! Lovely fall weather which I hope will last for a long time ! Still no frost !!
Last Saturday YS and I went to Wine Club at ED's house. He good nature day wore a kilt and I sewed up a sporam . For the party I made Almond Squirts from the Outlander Kitchen and we brought along some of our Cherry Bounce, both of which people loved ! It was a late night for me so I suffered. Last Sunday !!
The usual sewing, mending and tidying has gone on. Today I am cleaning the oven and kitchen widow having thrown the curtains into the wash. Once the oven is finished,I'll clean the window and that'll be one more thing off my list.
One of our long t I've employees died on unexpectedly on Tuesday. Unexpected perhaps to the family, but she has been ill for so long with all parts of her body failing, that truly, we were not surprised. The funeral is this coming Monday at 11am so we'll scoot out of school to attend and then hustle back. Different people will be covering for others so we don't have to get in a lot of subs. Also on Monday, our 'delinquent' EA is returning half time. I am sure she'll want to go to the funeral too. We're wondering how long she will b e able to last at her assignment this year. Since she cannot do grade 3 math and is in a grade 5 classroom ! The teacher will not be pleased if she continues with her habit of abscences. It will be interesting to watch !
Last weekend we harvested all from the garden except for green beans which are still flowering and producing, the parsnips and the pumpkin. Tomorrow I want to get out and work on my perennial beds. We'll be having stew and an apple crisp with apples from my son's inlaw's trees. I might try and bake another batch of oatcakes as the last lot disappeared very quickly !
Only another couple of books to read and we'll have to take another trip to Value Village ! Lovely fall weather which I hope will last for a long time ! Still no frost !!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Frost Adisory
Oh how we hate to hear that warning !! We've been lucky as in years past we've had frost advisories in August.. Of course once everything is decimated by frost, we'll have lovely warm weather !
I spent 2 hours on my feet baking the oatcakes and a butterscotch square which I very nearly burnt. The stew is wonderful ! ES was sorry he was going to his mil for steak as he'd rather have the stew. I brought both sons a taste of the meat which just melts in your mouth .They were out in the hot tub , again, relaxing their muscles after 3 games of baseball today. They had fun so that's all that counts. Their uniforms are a mess as it has been raining all day.
Now I'll watch Churchill's Secret on PBS and continue sewing.
I spent 2 hours on my feet baking the oatcakes and a butterscotch square which I very nearly burnt. The stew is wonderful ! ES was sorry he was going to his mil for steak as he'd rather have the stew. I brought both sons a taste of the meat which just melts in your mouth .They were out in the hot tub , again, relaxing their muscles after 3 games of baseball today. They had fun so that's all that counts. Their uniforms are a mess as it has been raining all day.
Now I'll watch Churchill's Secret on PBS and continue sewing.
15 Years
Fifteen. Years ago today, ED called me from Ottawa where she was working . She said to quickly turn on the tv. We watched the second plane hit the tower while on the phone. While the Ottawa media was saying there was no need for panic, ED watched as streams of government workers fled Parliament Hill and all the government offices. I wanted her to get out of downtown Ottawa as quickly as she could.
I used to watch the news, local and national, but not religiously. Now it is the first thing I do every morning. I check Twitter throughout the day. 9/11 forever changed the world.
A short week at work always seems so long. It has been a fairly good start to the year; in fact it has been amazingly quiet. There appears to be only one person that is extremely negative and unhappy. The last two years have been rough for her; she thought she had 'power' and found out she doesn't ! She is just like the rest of us which has been hard on her. Fretted quite a bit as to where she would leave her purse as she has always had a desk/ room for her stuff which she could lock. Now , like the rest of us, shove your stuff in a locker or desk drawer !! You can choose to be sad or happy. If you choose to be sad and angry, then you need to quit your job and move on. She is older than I am; her house has been paid off for decades; she needs to retire.
Colds are going around. ED has a horrible one and has worked from home most of the week. Their University office does allow people to do that so the germs are as contained as much as possible. YAD had to put her youngest dog down as he had a cancerous tumour. We had the kids over here after school on Friday and EGS was very mature about it; had done research on tumours etc, so while he said he was sad and had cried, he realized it was the best thing to do for Winston.
WE had YGS Friday night as the sons are in their last baseball tournament. This is his second home so he is no trouble at all, especially as he was exhausted from school. This was the first week he went to school four days in a row ! This coming week it is 5 days in a row !! He is also fighting a cold. We went shopping on Saturday. The store had Blade roasts on for a wonderful price; limit of two so of course I bought two ! I've just used 1/2 of one to make stew. It was boneless and the fat was less than minimal !! Never seen such beautiful blade roasts. I haven't bought them in years because there was so much wastage, but not this time. I saved the scraps and a hunk of the meat to freeze and use for soup later on. I also whizzed oatmeal in the food processor to have some oatmeal for oatcakes. I never baked last weekend. Hopefully I'll make some today . The temperature is going down to 6*C so it's a good day to put the oven on.
YGS was supposed to go to his other grandma's but she wasn't feeling well. She has had some bad health scares and the biopsy on Friday left her drained and swollen. She wants to have YGS today as she is leaving for Scotland on Thursday for 2 1/2 weeks. We'll see what time she arrives as I said to keep care of herself first. [ Her husband is already in Scotland so she is alone ] Ah, she's just arrived at 10:30 !! She just got up and this from a person who does not sleep in so good for her.
So now I can have a shower and do my hair. Time to relax !
I used to watch the news, local and national, but not religiously. Now it is the first thing I do every morning. I check Twitter throughout the day. 9/11 forever changed the world.
A short week at work always seems so long. It has been a fairly good start to the year; in fact it has been amazingly quiet. There appears to be only one person that is extremely negative and unhappy. The last two years have been rough for her; she thought she had 'power' and found out she doesn't ! She is just like the rest of us which has been hard on her. Fretted quite a bit as to where she would leave her purse as she has always had a desk/ room for her stuff which she could lock. Now , like the rest of us, shove your stuff in a locker or desk drawer !! You can choose to be sad or happy. If you choose to be sad and angry, then you need to quit your job and move on. She is older than I am; her house has been paid off for decades; she needs to retire.
Colds are going around. ED has a horrible one and has worked from home most of the week. Their University office does allow people to do that so the germs are as contained as much as possible. YAD had to put her youngest dog down as he had a cancerous tumour. We had the kids over here after school on Friday and EGS was very mature about it; had done research on tumours etc, so while he said he was sad and had cried, he realized it was the best thing to do for Winston.
WE had YGS Friday night as the sons are in their last baseball tournament. This is his second home so he is no trouble at all, especially as he was exhausted from school. This was the first week he went to school four days in a row ! This coming week it is 5 days in a row !! He is also fighting a cold. We went shopping on Saturday. The store had Blade roasts on for a wonderful price; limit of two so of course I bought two ! I've just used 1/2 of one to make stew. It was boneless and the fat was less than minimal !! Never seen such beautiful blade roasts. I haven't bought them in years because there was so much wastage, but not this time. I saved the scraps and a hunk of the meat to freeze and use for soup later on. I also whizzed oatmeal in the food processor to have some oatmeal for oatcakes. I never baked last weekend. Hopefully I'll make some today . The temperature is going down to 6*C so it's a good day to put the oven on.
YGS was supposed to go to his other grandma's but she wasn't feeling well. She has had some bad health scares and the biopsy on Friday left her drained and swollen. She wants to have YGS today as she is leaving for Scotland on Thursday for 2 1/2 weeks. We'll see what time she arrives as I said to keep care of herself first. [ Her husband is already in Scotland so she is alone ] Ah, she's just arrived at 10:30 !! She just got up and this from a person who does not sleep in so good for her.
So now I can have a shower and do my hair. Time to relax !
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