May 5 to May 11

Sunday May 5

Had breakfast at Burger Hut and waited to see the Bishop come out from the Confirmation. Still doing laundry. John got all the handles on the drawers in the bedroom so it is DONE. (Need to clean the rug) Heard from Christopher that Annual is June 1

Monday May 6

Didn’t do much today. Had coffee at BH.

Tuesday May 7

Busy day at work. Cathy G. (my replacement) was in and we had a nice chat. Had coffee after work, as Paul is staying open later now. Lots of buds on the lilac bush.

Wednesday May 8

Work as usual. Headache again. Christopher called and he is too busy for us to come on the weekend :(. Meghan called and we talked about jewellery and how busy she is, which is good.

Thursday May 9

Got my hair cut. Today was my lunch bunch day and there were 8 of us, Nancy M, Colleen, Mary E, Elaine, Me, Marg, Carmel and Theresa. Lion’s directors tonight.

Friday May 10

Work and lunch at BH as usual.

Saturday May 11

Went to our first garage sale after having coffee and bought a few dust collectors! Mass at 5:00.

April 28 to May 4

Sunday April 28

At least the phones and door were quiet today and it gave John a chance to get some uninterrupted work done. Nice day and clothes laundry is all caught up. Now I am working on bedding and the extras.

Monday April 29

Door and phone going crazy again. Rainy day too. Jack and Nancy stopped in and we had a coffee and chocolate chip cookie.

Tuesday April 30

My computer is back with a used hard drive. At least everything is there and it works. John worked hard all day and still has a few more to do. But the pressure is off.

 

Wednesday May 1

A beautiful warm sunny day and I have a terrible sinus headache! I had lunch outside at the patio table at work. John did 2 loads of laundry.

Thursday May 2

Very warm and sunny, I have Capri’s on! Joan stopped in to pick up her income tax and we had a nice visit. I am working on the change over from March/April to May/June, I am about half done. John and Paul stopped in on their way to visit John’s parents and help them set up their trailer. Paul moved some things for us. John left at 4 pm for his Lion’s mystery tour.

Thursday May 2

Still arranging things, Weather sunny and getting laundry done. Joan stopped in and we had a nice visit. John & Paul stopped in on their way to help John’s parents open their trailer. Paul helped move the blanked box for us.

Friday May 3

Burger Hut is open again so we went for lunch after work and had potato soup. Tulips are blooming at the Church.

Saturday May 4

Weather still holding. Went to Mass at 5:00 and took pictures.

April 7 to April 11

Sunday April 7

Picked my first blue flower today and took it to BH. Had breakfast with Lou and Carmel. Warm but windy and cloudy, some rain. John worked all day. John talked to Joan and we will see her at 50's tomorrow. Supper at Lou and Carmel's. It was lovely.

Monday April 8

Had my 6-month check-up and so far so good. Went to lunch at the restaurant Joan works at and had a nice visit with her. Cosco was next and we bought a queen size fake duvet. Stopped for coffee at BH.  Changed the bed and put the duvet in the cover I had bought at Ikea. Gayle and Diana came to get their taxes done and we had Chinese. Had to go to Havelock as our Chinese restaurant is closed.

Tuesday April 9

Work as usual. Had coffee at BH after. Warm but cloudy.

Wednesday April 10

Joan was here to see the bedroom and for breakfast as she had blood work done at the doctors office. She took me to work. Lots of running around after work (for work). Raining and a winter storm warning is in effect! Enjoying coffee from our Keurig.

Thursday April 11

Ladies Lunch Bunch day! Had 9 ladies and one granddaughter plus me. Mary W. joined us for the first time. I took a picture on my phone and emailed it to Meghan. Very proud of myself! It was supposed to be a bad weather day with freezing rain and snow. Didn't happen! Might get it tonight and tomorrow. John has Lion's directors tonight.

March 31 to April 6

Sunday March 31

Easter Sunday. Went to Mass at 10:30 am. Wore my new hat I bought last fall. BH closed so went to Havelock for breakfast. John finished the crystals on the chandelier and put up the light fixture in the living room but can't finish it till we find a tall person :). Had ham, scalloped potatoes and broccoli for supper.

 Monday April 1

Temperatures have taken a dive and it is -1°C. Got an email from Tom, and Joyce is doing better and might come home on Tuesday. Went for coffee and Nancy joined us. Her and I had the special coffee this time. I played with stocks and bought a few.

Tuesday April 2

Went to work. Just an ordinary day.

Wednesday April 3

Brian's birthday, the big 65! Work as usual. Dull week.

Thursday April 4

Kyrstin's birthday. Met Dennis for lunch at BH. Picked up the handles for the drawers. John had Lion's dinner. Kids night.

Friday April 5

Work and then lunch. When we got home there was a note that we had missed Eastlink. They were to come after 1 and we ere home at 12:35. Not happy. They have re-scheduled for Wednesday.

Saturday April 6

Chilly but got clothes dry on the line. Went to Mass at 5:00pm.

March 23-March 30

Saturday March 23

Spent a lot of time organizing books. Had coffee at BH. Went to Mass at 5:00 for Palm Sunday. Went to Hastings for fish and chips and sat with Theo & Marg and had a nice visit.

Sunday March 24

A beautiful spring day temp plus 6° C. Went for breakfast and sat with Lou & Carmel. The place was packed and poor Paul & Nichole were run off their feet. Delivered some jewellery too. Came home and did laundry and hung some out on the line. At 7 we went to our Church for the Multi-denominational Palm Sunday Service. Each Church did a reading and each Church choir did a song. Ours went very well. Theo & Dan did the male parts and played their guitars. Nancy did a solo part and Elaine, Lisa, Julia and I did the general parts.

Monday March 25

Spent most of the day arranging books. Went for coffee.

Tuesday March 26

Went to work. Afterwards we had coffee with Nancy at BH and then decided to go to Peterborough shopping. Bought a TV, router, printer, and two light fixtures. Had supper at DQ. Brendon and Ryan were here all day building a box for the fireplace to sit on and they assembled the fireplace.

Wednesday March 27

Went to work. At 3:00 pm John and I did our hour at Church for 40 hours devotion. Harry and Carole were after us so we invited them to supper. Brendon and Ryan here to finish up. Can't match the drawer handles so went to Home Hardware and ordered new ones which we will put on the drawers inside the wardrobes and put the matching ones on the new drawers under the fireplace. They won't come for a week. Had a nice supper with Harry & Carole. Oriental pork chops and baked rice with salad. Heard from Nancy that Joyce has got an infection and is in the hospital.

Thursday March 28

Brendon alone was here at 8:45. He and John put the fireplace on the box he built and set up the TV. He also hung the light fixture but we have a zillion crystals to put on it! He gave us his bill and I paid it. John set up the new router but we had lots of problems and ended up phoning and spent over an hour on two phones getting it set up and never did get it all done but got too hungry and frustrated. Went to BH for Paul's fantastic potato soup and we split a western it was after 2! Had grilled cheese for supper. I played games and then went to bed early with the heat on in the fireplace and watched HDTV in high def. John had 21 tax returns come in today.

Friday March 29

Good Friday so no work. Had lunch at BH. Talked to Nancy and Joyce has an infection which is now in the blood stream and she is on antibiotics and still in hospital and sleeping a lot. Went to the Church service at 3 pm. Watched TV in a warm room. I love my new bedroom!

Saturday March 30

Hung 3 loads of clothes on the line. Beautiful day temp around 11° C and sunshine. John started putting  the crystals on the bedroom Chandelier. Had coffee at BH. Watched Dr. Who!

March 21

Thursday March 21

Didn't get on the road till 9. Had coffee to go from BH. Stopped in Perth at Home Hardware and bought 2 staplers for Woody, birthday and retirement gift. Stopped at Rona and got 2 small light ceiling circles for middle room and our room also a bird house to assemble. Met the kids for lunch at the Vietnamese Restaurant and had my "noodles". Ikea was next and we got a small dresser for the window, a folding stool for the kitchen, 2 bed-side reading lamps, a blue and white duvet cover for our bed and a lot of little things. At Centrum Plaza we got Olympic hats and scarves for Alexandre and Patrick at Home Outfitters. We met Sean at a the Loblaws and went to the game. Had supper at the stadium. Great seats on the 3rd tier at the front looking over the goal net. Exciting game tied till near the end but Boston won with a last minuet goal. Back at Sean's we had a drink and chat with Tammy before bed. A busy day!