Home for Christmas !

Where are we today? 

Stratford Ontario

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this ping no rob red too tire so lots mitakes
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Me and Jessica in the 90s'  good memories.

        I made it ! Merry Christmas!!! One of my main wishes and goals for This. year, my wishes determination all of your prayers, kind thoughts, positive thinking and determination another Christmas under my belt and so much fun times to visit with friends and family. This is my quality of life, that I choose

     A wonderful sleep last night with visions of sugar plums dancing in my head slept like a log from 9 pm until 4 am 7 good hours . Up and waiting for the day to unfold, Cereal , juice and coffee consumed me ready. Got some computing done wishing all of this amazing staff Merry Christmas.
            I am all excited about going to our apartment for a few hours this afternoon. Fist time for me since Nov 7th after spending only 2 nights there.  This visit will be between my mediation injections at noon and 4 pm. hopefully longer once we get  an alternative  system worked out for them soon. Once this is finalized I will write about that.

      Being Christmas and a special day w wanted a tasty meal and ave been craving my Garlic Shrimp Pasta. and of course I miss cooking. So with not mu ch ope here on Christmas day what not go home and enjoy ou wonderful new home. For that recipe you can click HERE or check out my recipe blog, top right sidebar.

a Christmas gift rom my nurse so cool.

my car cane

it helps getting in and out

I made it

car cane

relaxing in my recliner at home

checkin out the aprtment

gift from my amazing nurses

cooking  in the kitchen loving it.

right at hom agin in he kitchn

syre DO MISS COOKING

LOVE THE OPEN CONCET HERE

OUR PATIO IS SO INVITING

car is outsidE the door

gif for my wonderful nurses.

car cane in place

i got out

got that leg out too

in my recliner

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in the kitchen to prep supper
tonight garlic shrimp pasta for the recipe clic here   or my recipe blog top right sid

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A relaxing day and preview of our new furniture

Where are we today ?

Tavistock Ontario

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       Happy Tuesday ! Are we excited? Yupper we sure are, more relaxed but the excitement kept us from getting a real good nights sleep. Hopefully better to night. Off and on finally back to sleep from 4:30 until 8 am after tossing and turning from 12 till 4:30.
        Got some OJ, Ensure and coffee into me , our family Doc called and wanted me to stop my Blood pressure meds and take potassium . Today is a do nothing day, much needed. For tomorrow the Stratford Hospital for 7:30 am to get my liver Biopsy done. So she ran into the pharmacy to grab that, back home made some phone calls for lability and contents insurance. Plus Ontario Hydro (our electricity here in Ontario).
        By noon the sunshine came out and sure felt nice. Sunshine makes everything feel much better.
         Suzie gave me permission now that we are confirmed for the apartment  to post some photos mostly of the furniture we purchased to get us started, just like a newly married young couple. Yup that be us for sure.

our apartment Patio on the ground floor centre

this is our floor plan

     We picked out the furniture we need to get started in our New apartment they will deliver Nov. 7th. What a wonderful friendly, family operation, word of mouth is their their only means of advertising and they do a very good business and after checking their prices we found them better than the big box furniture stores.

it looks small

very large 2 full floors

      We choose the suite with white kitchen cupboards as opposed to the dark walnut  and the light coloyred solid vinyl plank flooring, below the white cupboards.

cup board doors and floor below

     Then at Francis furniture we picked out enough to get comfortable once we move in. The rest will fall in place eventually.

comfortable queen box spring and Mattress

our bed

2 night tables

bedroom dresser mirror all on sale

2 Lazy boy rocker recliners

2 end tables for beside the recliners

       We have a nice maple kitchen table with 4 chairs (wedding gift from Suzi'e's parents plus Suzie's cedar chest is stored at Suzie's girl friend Chris's place and some winter clothes in a friends closet.
       Such a beautiful sunny day about 60 F but with the wind gusts to 30 mph we could find no place to sit outside in the sun and out of the wind, Oh well and least we can enjoy from inside looking out our windows and sunny coming in feel good anyway.

beautiful sunny day outside our front window

      Shortly after 4:30 time to whip up a bite to eat for supper tonight some more of that chicken with smashed potatoes and some tiny tomatoes

Suzie ate this tonight did not sit well will me last night

my portion I took the skin off the chicken should be better
could not finish it all though

      That was a relaxing day for us today, restless but still no energy I did have 2 ensure today though one for breakfast and one for lunch.
      Anyway that was our day resting up for my biopsy at the Stratford Hospital at 7:30am tomorrow.
      Hope you had a good day and thanks for dropping in by.

       

      This afternoon got a few pictures from Jeff Pierce a Blogger friend (Ruffin with Rufus) we met in person last year at Borego Springs California.

love that area there at Borego Springs CA

this be right about where we usually park
wish we were there too, love the pictures though

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Yahoo we got the apartment ! Moving ahead quickly.

Where are we today ? 

Tavistock Ontario

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      A pretty good sleep last night , not as good as the previous two but still better that we have been having. Got some coffee and cereal into me then shortly after 9 we headed into New Hamburg, I dropped Suzie off at her Dads to help him with some computer stuff, Then I headed into Life Labs to let the pretty vampires such some more of my blood.  a few minutes a text from Suzie. WE GOT THE APARTMENT ! Yeah!!! from there to the health food store for some natural sleep aides, Pharmacy for some masks for when I go in the hospital, my immune system will be down and don't want to catch any thing like our Doctor advised. No Frills for some Almond milk and Ginger ale that seems to settle my tummy, picked her back up and back home for a light light lunch, I was craving a corn beef sandwich on rye so got some of that yummy hit the spot today.
      Then at 1:30 we headed into Stratford to sign the one year lease for our apartment and take some measurements. We are moving right along, another few things off our minds, we have a move in date of Nov 7th and plan to move forward as quickly as possible. Furniture is paid for and Francs furniture will move it in that day. Plus will need some help to unload the
        We picked up some prepared food at the Zehr's deli counter in Stratford, so that will take care of a few meal here as well. I am not hungry or even feel like eating or cooking, (Suzie can cook), but we will try this for a few days.
        I stretched after supper for a bit about 5:30 it felt so good. Got back up and finished this posting, not adding any more pictures, Relaxed in front of the Tv with DR HO on my back and some Sleepy Time Tea winding down even more, hoping to get a real good nights sleep
      Thanks for dropping by to and hope y'all had a good one as well.
       Good night!

Here is a few snow pictures I have from my past

hope not that this bad this year

      I found a few pictures from the winter of 1977 taken and my house in Waterloo at the time. this snow all came down in one day, I vividly remember shovelling, I was shovelling hoping is was all done, running out of places to pile it. I was working at the bus terminal down for the Highway coach. the were grounds here at the terminal as were many people. So we had to keep it open all night so these people at least to give them a place to keep warm there was some hotels available but no way to get there, the city was shut down!
       These are the only winter pictures I have on my computer though I have many more in storage.

The front door

path to the front door

I found my car and dug it out

         We have had enough of the cold wet snowy winter weather over 55 years, so in 2006 sold our house and followed the sun to warmer much nicer winter weather. This year it will not happen, but at least we don't have to go to work and just head out when the weather is decent, and no snow to shovel. Se have a new cozy apartment moving in  Nov 7th. Looking forward to it. Another chapter in our lives.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

Remembering our Brother Don, Chiropractor and siblings visit.

Where are we today ?

Tavistock Ontario

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           Another restless sleep  the first 2 hours were good, and the last 3 not bad, It ws the 4 hours in between that had me tossing and turning, up and down , hmm.  But at least I got some sleep.

           19 years ago today, my oldest younger brother Don passed away from Kidney Cancer, (at 38 years old) a day I will never forget, we were so close for many years he was my little buddy back in to 60's, 14 years younger than me. He even lived with Suzie and I back in the 1990s for a while too. This cancer stuff runs in the family my Father passed at 69 years old with lung cancer. Figure I have done pretty good so far and intend beat this terrible disease.

Don and I with my 1956 Ford I was working on

my "56 Ford all done after 2 years body work

         Shortly after 8:30 am Suzie headed to the bank is  Stratford to get a money order for the Last months rent on our apartment and dropped it off at their office. Our references just need to be checked and we should know.

         She was back home by 9:30 and then at 10:30 headed into Waterloo to my Chiropractor for an adjustment I am badly in need of. Suzie is driving , I am still not much up to that. Right now too far.

the drive to Waterloo

   At 1 pm my Brother Chris (18 years younger) and Sister Louise (aka LULU, 4 years younger) and BIL Paul came by for a nice visit , so nice to see them again. long drive for them over 2 hours each way.

LULU brought Treat from Butter Tarts and More
in Little Britain Ontario

and a Chelsea bun
Oh my over the top good treats!
Thanks Guys

      Also they bought some nice warm gloves, wool socks and an Herbal tea, all welcome treatsThenks guys !

Chris, Me and LULU

    

      Last Night like I mentioned Bill and Patsy (fellow fulltime river's)  dropped by for a nice visit while they were in the area,

Nice to see Patsy and Bill again

       If you click this LINK you will see photos of the complex and the interior of the model suite same as the one we will be moving into. It will be perfect.
        That was a very busy day for us  and nice to get things done and the visit in as well.
        Tanks for stopping by and hope you had a great day as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?