It was just a glorious day. It started off really cold, but it was beautiful. The sun was out in all its glory.
So after school/daycare/work I took the littles to the park. We haven't been for awhile. The days are getting longer and it was a warm day. They spent over an hour playing on the tire swing and running the play structure. The little man showed me how he can climb up and down the rock wall with no help whatsoever. Last fall he needed help with the down. I had to tell him where to put his feet if he was going to climb down as opposed to jumping.
That wore off a nice bit of energy and then we were settled down at home mostly. Love when a day works out like that. And me, I sat on the bench for that time and enjoyed getting my vitamin D and watching all the kids play and the dads on the basketball courts with kids.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
A Wee Bit of Progress
I contacted a local guy who does side jobs. He is going to come on Sunday and take a load to the dump for me. So I have started getting ready. Filled the recycle bin with some stuff from outside. No point in paying dump fees for recyclables. Started collecting all the crap the kids have laying around outside. I'm of the mind that if it has been left out all winter...it is now garbage. The front looks much better. Now to get the back done before Sunday. Making progress.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Birthday Celebrated
My brother will be gone over his birthday. So we celebrated last night. We had family dinner. Pizza from Papa Murphy's and it was pretty good. We brought the German Chocolate cake and left the leftovers.
Pat got a new sun canopy for camping, some splatty targets for shooting, a cool lighter for camping or lighting charcoal and a small lantern for his tent. Mom was most fascinated with that lantern. She kept asking who it was for. Maybe she needs one. I loved the lighter. It had somehow found it's way into my bags....methings a little man helped me. Anyway its barrel is bendable so you can aim it where you need flame.
I still have to get him something. It is just when the little man is done shopping....he's done and it is better to just be done.
Pat got a new sun canopy for camping, some splatty targets for shooting, a cool lighter for camping or lighting charcoal and a small lantern for his tent. Mom was most fascinated with that lantern. She kept asking who it was for. Maybe she needs one. I loved the lighter. It had somehow found it's way into my bags....methings a little man helped me. Anyway its barrel is bendable so you can aim it where you need flame.
I still have to get him something. It is just when the little man is done shopping....he's done and it is better to just be done.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
A Break From Facebook
I think I am in need of a break from facebook. Aunt Traci just recently broke up with her boyfriend and she has been posting a lot of those memes that are just sad. And a few would be okay, but she posts way more than she should....as far as they aren't doing her any good, but keeping her down. And so I was thinking boy she needs to take a break from facebook.
Obviously I am not completely over that seasonal slump. So one of Cassie's Aunts posted on her page about showing Jazz something. And it just struck me. Wow. Jazzlynn is so blessed and she doesn't even know it. Cassie's family from here mail her things. They make nice comments on Cassie's page about Jazzlynn and now Niklaus. And they should. But as I keep saying Cassie has four children. You can't tell that by her facebook page though. On her life events she shows two, count them two babies with number one being in 2014.
Not one of Cassie's relatives, except Aunt Traci, has asked about the littles. Shoot Cassie doesn't ask about them. And I got tired of always being the one making the effort so I stopped. And with my stopping so did the contact, unless it is a birthday or Christmas.
I had already unfriended most of the relatives because it made me too sad. To see all the picnics and family gatherings right here in our area that the littles are never invited to. We didn't even know about them until after wards with all the pictures on facebook. Now granted, the littles are not sad. They don't miss what they don't know they don't have. I am sad and I miss what they don't have and should. And since I unfriended all the cousins I don't see what they miss. And it helps. But I can't in good conscious unfriend Cassie to not see the rest of it.
So I think I need to take a break from all of facebook. Yeah, that will probably last all of two days. I can't change what is. I can only change how I react to it, but if I don't see it I have nothing to react to. Except that what I always have to react to.
Obviously I am not completely over that seasonal slump. So one of Cassie's Aunts posted on her page about showing Jazz something. And it just struck me. Wow. Jazzlynn is so blessed and she doesn't even know it. Cassie's family from here mail her things. They make nice comments on Cassie's page about Jazzlynn and now Niklaus. And they should. But as I keep saying Cassie has four children. You can't tell that by her facebook page though. On her life events she shows two, count them two babies with number one being in 2014.
Not one of Cassie's relatives, except Aunt Traci, has asked about the littles. Shoot Cassie doesn't ask about them. And I got tired of always being the one making the effort so I stopped. And with my stopping so did the contact, unless it is a birthday or Christmas.
I had already unfriended most of the relatives because it made me too sad. To see all the picnics and family gatherings right here in our area that the littles are never invited to. We didn't even know about them until after wards with all the pictures on facebook. Now granted, the littles are not sad. They don't miss what they don't know they don't have. I am sad and I miss what they don't have and should. And since I unfriended all the cousins I don't see what they miss. And it helps. But I can't in good conscious unfriend Cassie to not see the rest of it.
So I think I need to take a break from all of facebook. Yeah, that will probably last all of two days. I can't change what is. I can only change how I react to it, but if I don't see it I have nothing to react to. Except that what I always have to react to.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Sunny Saturday
Aunt Traci was up and gone before the rest of us got up. Woke up to glorious sun. Knew it was going to be a nice day. The littles played with the kids on the block. And then it was time for the little woman to go to the cookie booth.
Today they sold at the local Walmart. When I picked up the little woman the leader said they had sold around 100 boxes of cookies. That is pretty good for a two hour shift. Hopefully tomorrow is as well.
Then the little man and I went outside to get some sun. We played with his Nerf guns. He has a lot better aim than I do. We only lost two bullets. Well one actually. We know where the other one is. It is in the neighbor's gutter. Got our Vitamin D anyway.
We also watched "Coco" again because it was On Demand. Parts of it still make me sad. Funny how the littles were watching to see if I was going to react to the sad parts. Guess they have figured out me and crying at sad parts of movies.
As a side note. I dreamt of Karen last night. She came back from the dead and we were having a lovely conversation. Sam and Sammi were ignoring me though. At the end of the dream I realized she hadn't come back, but I had joined her. Very weird.
Today they sold at the local Walmart. When I picked up the little woman the leader said they had sold around 100 boxes of cookies. That is pretty good for a two hour shift. Hopefully tomorrow is as well.
Then the little man and I went outside to get some sun. We played with his Nerf guns. He has a lot better aim than I do. We only lost two bullets. Well one actually. We know where the other one is. It is in the neighbor's gutter. Got our Vitamin D anyway.
We also watched "Coco" again because it was On Demand. Parts of it still make me sad. Funny how the littles were watching to see if I was going to react to the sad parts. Guess they have figured out me and crying at sad parts of movies.
As a side note. I dreamt of Karen last night. She came back from the dead and we were having a lovely conversation. Sam and Sammi were ignoring me though. At the end of the dream I realized she hadn't come back, but I had joined her. Very weird.
Friday, March 2, 2018
A Free Evening
Aunt Traci is down for a week or so. So I thought I would utilize her and have her babysit for me. She choose today for that to happen. So she took the littles out for dinner and to the Dr. Seuss thing at school. They all enjoyed it.
That left me with a free evening. Since we only planned it on Thursday....there really wasn't time to find something to do. I tried to set something up with my brother but he had other plans with Rebecca and her kids. And that is a whole other blog entry.
Looked online and saw that there was the Vancouver Night Market going on. So I did check it out. There was some interesting art, but not enough to make me part with any money. There was some jewelry..but nothing that made me part with my money. And then I left. I was there for all of twenty minutes and saw the whole thing.
So I headed to the grocery store because I do love grocery shopping by myself. Still managed to spend almost $100 even without the littles's input. Got home and realized that Aunt Traci had the key and they were at the school.
The little man had pushed out the screen earlier in the day so I checked to see if he locked the window. He had not. I climbed through and have decided that I am getting too old to be doing that. But I was in and got the groceries put away before they got back.
So while not how I would have planned my evening...it was all right.
That left me with a free evening. Since we only planned it on Thursday....there really wasn't time to find something to do. I tried to set something up with my brother but he had other plans with Rebecca and her kids. And that is a whole other blog entry.
Looked online and saw that there was the Vancouver Night Market going on. So I did check it out. There was some interesting art, but not enough to make me part with any money. There was some jewelry..but nothing that made me part with my money. And then I left. I was there for all of twenty minutes and saw the whole thing.
So I headed to the grocery store because I do love grocery shopping by myself. Still managed to spend almost $100 even without the littles's input. Got home and realized that Aunt Traci had the key and they were at the school.
The little man had pushed out the screen earlier in the day so I checked to see if he locked the window. He had not. I climbed through and have decided that I am getting too old to be doing that. But I was in and got the groceries put away before they got back.
So while not how I would have planned my evening...it was all right.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Successful Shopping
I really expected that Mom would do her usual sleep and not want to get up to go shopping today. I haven't managed to take her shopping in a long time. I will arrive and be ready and she will either not wake up or just tell me she is going back to sleep.
Today however, she got up and off we went. We hit the mall and found the items that she wanted. And then I suggested Olive Garden for lunch. Normally it doesn't matter where we go she will find fault with it. It doesn't taste like it used to or they changed something. It is just part of the routine now.
So I was pleasantly surprised when she was happy with absolutely everything at Olive Garden. The salad was good, the breadsticks divine and our entrees just right. We each had a glass of wine. I kept my mouth shut when she said that it was obvious she hadn't had any alcohol in a long time so just a bit hit her. She does at least one happy hour a week at her place of residence. It's all good.
Then I took her home and walked Will around the square. He wanted me to. She wasn't happy about it. She really dislikes him. I don't know what she sees that I don't. I think he is a nice old guy. And so while he took a rest on our "walk", I walked her back to her room and then collected him to finish the square.
She was suppose to take a nap, but my Sagely email said she did activities all afternoon. Me, I got a nap before it was time to play with the littles.
Today however, she got up and off we went. We hit the mall and found the items that she wanted. And then I suggested Olive Garden for lunch. Normally it doesn't matter where we go she will find fault with it. It doesn't taste like it used to or they changed something. It is just part of the routine now.
So I was pleasantly surprised when she was happy with absolutely everything at Olive Garden. The salad was good, the breadsticks divine and our entrees just right. We each had a glass of wine. I kept my mouth shut when she said that it was obvious she hadn't had any alcohol in a long time so just a bit hit her. She does at least one happy hour a week at her place of residence. It's all good.
Then I took her home and walked Will around the square. He wanted me to. She wasn't happy about it. She really dislikes him. I don't know what she sees that I don't. I think he is a nice old guy. And so while he took a rest on our "walk", I walked her back to her room and then collected him to finish the square.
She was suppose to take a nap, but my Sagely email said she did activities all afternoon. Me, I got a nap before it was time to play with the littles.
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