2006/07/15
Travel Plans
I have made my travel plans for Ottawa. Plane, motel, rental car. I'll be there from July 18 to 23. My wonderful sister, Bunny, found out Dad will be entitled to many services because he is a war veteran. They will pay for his drugs, any medical expenses not covered by Ontario Health, home care, laundry, personal care, someone to give him his medication. And if he needs to go to a personal care home, he gets priority bed access. What a load off my mind. Thanks to my friend, W., who suggested contacting Veterans' Affairs. I hope we can convince Dad to apply for all these services. He is entitled!
Now all we have to do is wait and hope the house buyers' deal goes through and he can go to Ottawa. The buyers have requested an extension of three days until Tuesday. I hope the deal does not fall through. We need to get Dad to Ottawa and away from that woman. She cries and he gives her whatever she wants. I found out that sometimes he was giving her his whole pension cheque and my brother was having to buy him groceries. Elder abuse!
I see by Gary's blog that he has had his leg surgery and is doing well. Looking forward to seeing the Victorian Ouseys in August.
Got to go mow the lawn and water the plants. It's been 30 degrees Celsius plus here for days and the plants are thirsty. I'm so glad I have air conditioning.
To everyone out there in blogland, if there are no blogs for a while, it's because of my trips to Ottawa and BC. Take care and TATA and PEACE.
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Now all we have to do is wait and hope the house buyers' deal goes through and he can go to Ottawa. The buyers have requested an extension of three days until Tuesday. I hope the deal does not fall through. We need to get Dad to Ottawa and away from that woman. She cries and he gives her whatever she wants. I found out that sometimes he was giving her his whole pension cheque and my brother was having to buy him groceries. Elder abuse!
I see by Gary's blog that he has had his leg surgery and is doing well. Looking forward to seeing the Victorian Ouseys in August.
Got to go mow the lawn and water the plants. It's been 30 degrees Celsius plus here for days and the plants are thirsty. I'm so glad I have air conditioning.
To everyone out there in blogland, if there are no blogs for a while, it's because of my trips to Ottawa and BC. Take care and TATA and PEACE.
Travel Plans
2006/07/09
Anniversaries and Other Celebrations
Yesterday I was really busy. In the morning I had my yard sale. I'm still stiff from all the lifting and carrying. I only made about $150 but I did get rid of about half of the stuff. Now the boxes only take up half the basement! I plan on having another sale in September. Then Mother and I went to Jeanette and George's 55th anniversary party. I enjoyed talking with some people I hadn't seen in years. On the way there Mother said, "This is the last anniversary party I'm going to." But I know she enjoyed herself. Many pictures were taken (by other people - I forgot my camera) and she was smiling in all of them. So when or if I get some I'll post a couple.
In the evening I went to dinner with Pat, Paul, Al, and Janine. We had Coquilles Saint-Jacques and Mahi Mahi grilled on the BBQ with a melon sauce. Washed down with copious amounts of wine. Delicious. We were celebrating the birthdays of Pat, Paul and Janine and the retirement of Al and Janine. Janine said she had been missing him. It is so nice to hear other people say they miss him.
On Friday I decided I wanted to put up a flower planter on my fence, so I figured it was time to replace the missing drill bits and screw heads for my electric drill. The chuck to tighten the bits was also MIA, so it was off to Home Depot for replacement parts. I am proud to report that I put up the planter all by myself using the electric drill. Yes, I can. That's my new motto.
I met him on this date exactly 41 years ago. July 9th 1965. Love at first sight. I've been so busy lately that I'm spending the day at home quietly. I'll read and take the dog for a walk and remember...
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. ~Thomas Szasz, "Personal Conduct," The Second Sin, 1973
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In the evening I went to dinner with Pat, Paul, Al, and Janine. We had Coquilles Saint-Jacques and Mahi Mahi grilled on the BBQ with a melon sauce. Washed down with copious amounts of wine. Delicious. We were celebrating the birthdays of Pat, Paul and Janine and the retirement of Al and Janine. Janine said she had been missing him. It is so nice to hear other people say they miss him.
On Friday I decided I wanted to put up a flower planter on my fence, so I figured it was time to replace the missing drill bits and screw heads for my electric drill. The chuck to tighten the bits was also MIA, so it was off to Home Depot for replacement parts. I am proud to report that I put up the planter all by myself using the electric drill. Yes, I can. That's my new motto.
I met him on this date exactly 41 years ago. July 9th 1965. Love at first sight. I've been so busy lately that I'm spending the day at home quietly. I'll read and take the dog for a walk and remember...
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. ~Thomas Szasz, "Personal Conduct," The Second Sin, 1973
Anniversaries and Other Celebrations
2006/07/07
Sold, Old and Gold(digger)
The big news is: I sold the RV! I had three calls this week and finally one made an offer that was just about what I was asking, so I accepted. They came over last night with a certified cheque and we went to an Autopac office to make the change. I'm very glad that is one less thing to deal with.
I went for a routine appointment with my doctor and she is happy with everything. My LDL is below normal which is where we want it to be and my other blood tests were all good. I continue in good health.
My close vision, however, is another matter. My optometrist tells me that it's inevitable that the close vision gets worse as we get older, so now I have special reading glasses. About this getting old thing...I don't like it.
Tomorrow I have my yard sale. I've hired two high school students from Afrique 2007 to help me. I hope I get rid of lots of stuff and make a fair bit. My basement is FULL of boxes. If I still have lots of stuff left after the sale, I'll have another one in September. Thanks to my daughter for helping me price things and for making my signs.
I decided to go and visit my Dad who lives in Saint John NB, but when I called him he told me he has sold his house!!! He's moving to Ottawa!!!! He has no place to move into yet and my sister who has MS is a bit stressed and worried that he'll expect to stay with her. I think I will be going to Ottawa before I go to BC so that I can help him find a place to stay. I'd love to get him into a seniors' apartment block, but they probably have waiting lists. I'm reading between the lines here, but I think the big romance with S. is probably over. Wasn't there a saying about an old fool... If it is over, I can't say I'm sorry - what did a woman in her early 50s want with an 82 year old man anyway. She's younger than I am!!!! Forgive me for thinking she was a golddigger, but, he did spend a lot of money on her. Now that they took away his license and he can't drive her everywhere, I guess she kissed him goodbye. The buyers of his house take possession on July 15, so I guess he'll have to be out by then.
I sure am doing a lot of traveling this year. Speaking of traveling, Gary's latest blog post has info and pictures from their Baltic cruise. Great to hear about it. They will have lots of good memories. I see by Jack's blog that his dog Lucky has gone to the great big Kennel in the Sky. Bye, bye good dog. Welcome to the new dog, Zoe.
Well, good night all - have a great weekend.
Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. - Abigail Van Buren
Sold, Old and Gold(digger)
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I went for a routine appointment with my doctor and she is happy with everything. My LDL is below normal which is where we want it to be and my other blood tests were all good. I continue in good health.
My close vision, however, is another matter. My optometrist tells me that it's inevitable that the close vision gets worse as we get older, so now I have special reading glasses. About this getting old thing...I don't like it.
Tomorrow I have my yard sale. I've hired two high school students from Afrique 2007 to help me. I hope I get rid of lots of stuff and make a fair bit. My basement is FULL of boxes. If I still have lots of stuff left after the sale, I'll have another one in September. Thanks to my daughter for helping me price things and for making my signs.
I decided to go and visit my Dad who lives in Saint John NB, but when I called him he told me he has sold his house!!! He's moving to Ottawa!!!! He has no place to move into yet and my sister who has MS is a bit stressed and worried that he'll expect to stay with her. I think I will be going to Ottawa before I go to BC so that I can help him find a place to stay. I'd love to get him into a seniors' apartment block, but they probably have waiting lists. I'm reading between the lines here, but I think the big romance with S. is probably over. Wasn't there a saying about an old fool... If it is over, I can't say I'm sorry - what did a woman in her early 50s want with an 82 year old man anyway. She's younger than I am!!!! Forgive me for thinking she was a golddigger, but, he did spend a lot of money on her. Now that they took away his license and he can't drive her everywhere, I guess she kissed him goodbye. The buyers of his house take possession on July 15, so I guess he'll have to be out by then.
I sure am doing a lot of traveling this year. Speaking of traveling, Gary's latest blog post has info and pictures from their Baltic cruise. Great to hear about it. They will have lots of good memories. I see by Jack's blog that his dog Lucky has gone to the great big Kennel in the Sky. Bye, bye good dog. Welcome to the new dog, Zoe.
Well, good night all - have a great weekend.
Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. - Abigail Van Buren
Sold, Old and Gold(digger)
2006/07/03
Brilliant As A Star
It's been a busy week. On Wednesday morning I took Mother to get her hair permed and went to the optometrist in the afternoon. Thursday I had lunch with J. Her husband just died a month ago. She is still a little bit in shock. She has two adolescent sons, so the grieving is more complicated for her. That afternoon I subbed in a grade 8 and 9 classroom. Well, you'd really have to call it babysitting. Second last day of school and they were watching "Harry and the Hendersons" while their teachers prepared the gym for the awards ceremony. I still can't believe they pay me for this! Please, everybody, don't tell the superintendent how much fun I'm having or he might start charging me for subbing!
Friday I rented a truck and drove to Gimli with my friend P. We loaded up all the personal stuff, most of which I will be putting in my yard sale this Saturday, and brought it back to the city. There were 2 bikes, a BBQ and assorted other stuff. It filled the half-ton box and the back seat! B. and G. in the next RV spot have agreed to show my RV to anyone who is interested, so I won't have to be running out there every time someone calls. As we were putting up a For Sale sign, a man and woman who just happened to be driving by asked to see it. They had a truck and an older RV and seemed interested. The man said he thought my asking price was fair, but they didn't make me an offer.
All day Saturday was chores, chores, chores. Mow the grass, pull weeds, water the shrubs, vacuum and dust, clean bathrooms and make cookies. I hope everyone had a great Canada Day. On Sunday I had my widows' lunch. Two of the four widow friends came. One couldn't make it and I guess the other one forgot. It went well and I think I'll be planning another one soon.
Today I had lunch with my friend B. Her husband has cancer and has been given "a few months." She is feeling a bit overwhelmed and I think was glad to have an understanding shoulder to cry on.
Then I drove to Gimli for one last clean up of the RV. I put up some For Sale posters around the town. It would be so nice to sell it before I go to BC. I had a bit of a weep while I was there. It seems whenever I go there by myself, I get sad. He loved that RV so much and he loved being in Gimli. I think about him putting out birdseed and peanuts on the bird feeder, cutting the grass, planting flowers and biking over to the library to check his e-mail. I can still smell delicious toasted cinnamon buns for breakfast. I remember walking on the dock and looking at all the boats, pretending we were looking for one to buy. It's so unfair that he only got to enjoy it for a couple of months. But at least he did enjoy it. He was full of life and passion and humour and he filled up my life. I still miss him every day. Remember, you only have one life, so make it good.
Happy Fourth of July to our friends south of the border!
I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity. ~Hazel Lee
Brilliant As A Star
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Friday I rented a truck and drove to Gimli with my friend P. We loaded up all the personal stuff, most of which I will be putting in my yard sale this Saturday, and brought it back to the city. There were 2 bikes, a BBQ and assorted other stuff. It filled the half-ton box and the back seat! B. and G. in the next RV spot have agreed to show my RV to anyone who is interested, so I won't have to be running out there every time someone calls. As we were putting up a For Sale sign, a man and woman who just happened to be driving by asked to see it. They had a truck and an older RV and seemed interested. The man said he thought my asking price was fair, but they didn't make me an offer.
All day Saturday was chores, chores, chores. Mow the grass, pull weeds, water the shrubs, vacuum and dust, clean bathrooms and make cookies. I hope everyone had a great Canada Day. On Sunday I had my widows' lunch. Two of the four widow friends came. One couldn't make it and I guess the other one forgot. It went well and I think I'll be planning another one soon.
Today I had lunch with my friend B. Her husband has cancer and has been given "a few months." She is feeling a bit overwhelmed and I think was glad to have an understanding shoulder to cry on.
Then I drove to Gimli for one last clean up of the RV. I put up some For Sale posters around the town. It would be so nice to sell it before I go to BC. I had a bit of a weep while I was there. It seems whenever I go there by myself, I get sad. He loved that RV so much and he loved being in Gimli. I think about him putting out birdseed and peanuts on the bird feeder, cutting the grass, planting flowers and biking over to the library to check his e-mail. I can still smell delicious toasted cinnamon buns for breakfast. I remember walking on the dock and looking at all the boats, pretending we were looking for one to buy. It's so unfair that he only got to enjoy it for a couple of months. But at least he did enjoy it. He was full of life and passion and humour and he filled up my life. I still miss him every day. Remember, you only have one life, so make it good.
Happy Fourth of July to our friends south of the border!
I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star, fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour. I dripped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity. ~Hazel Lee
Brilliant As A Star
