Busy weekend with family.

Had a wonderful time! Jaida our Grand daughter turned 6 years old,she had a lovely party at the park, lots of people. It was a fun afternoon watching the children running around, collecting stuff from a treasure hunt, and playing around.Jaida got a lot of gifts! Amazing there weren't doubles.

My mom had her Easter Gathering/Mother's day Gathering. The reason this was so late was due to being so busy I couldn't make it home. We bbq'ed and had a nice supper. Visited with family and had a good time.

In the evening we spent with Our Son and his family. We enjoyed visiting around a bon-fire. The children played around and it was a nice way to end a busy day.

Sunday we took my mom out for breakfast with my son and his family. Then it was time to say our goodbye's and head home. The ride home was nice, and its always nice to be home.

Here are a few pictures from Jaida's big day!

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Margie ....I miss you so much!

Lately I"ve really been thinking about my dear friend Margie, She was a woman who was filled with life! She was such a good friend to me in my time of need, as I was in hers. As I grew to love her more and more each day, the cancer that was consuming her body also grew,finally God gave her peace.

I often go to her resting place, sit and think of all the things we used to do, she loved going for rides in my car! She loved to shop! She loved black cherry Ice Cream! She loved going for coffee, and oh yes she loved pink and purple flowers.

Margie cared about me. She would always say things will get better when I truly thought things wouldn't. She also poured out her heart to me, when she was fighting the fight for her life. We would have intense chats while she was in the hospital, and I'd have to remind her ....don't give up, like she always reminded me.

When I was planning my wedding she was in the hospital, this would be her last visit there, I gave her the very first wedding invitation, and pinned it on her wall for her to look at. She was so excited about the day that she knew she wouldn't live for.

One of the long nights as I sat with her , she asked me ...what does your dress look like, I started explaining in detail the dress I had not bought yet, she didn't know that but I needed to give her a picture of what it would be like cause she wouldn't be able to make it to the wedding. I did go out and get the dress I described, and i know she was watching from Heaven, but as I explained to her I looked at her , her eyes were closed and the tears were going down her cheeks.

I miss her so much, She was a huge part of my life..... So today I went to visit her again and brought her a gift ... thought it was finally summer and good weather so I spruced up her place.....here are some pictures, I know she's smiling from Heaven eating Black Cherry Ice Cream!

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Amazing Supper

Long weekend Monday, many had the day off. I didn't.It was ok though, my day was good and it went by very fast. The best part of it was that my dear hubby made supper, and wow what a awesome meal he made!!!!

He got out the slow cooker,put in a nice roast, added onion soup mix, potatoes, mushrooms,celery,a onion, carrots, and let it simmer in that pot all day!It was amazing!! I really enjoyed the fact of coming home after my busy day and finding that awesome smell as I entered the kitchen...wow!

He even totally cleaned the kitchen!! I mean the dishes his son Anthony didn't do. He emptied the dishwasher, loaded the dirty stuff....I"m telling you that's one way to really turn on a wife!!! LOL

Sat around after stuffing ourselves, watched some tv. Went for a ride around town. The wind is still cold. Not many ppl walking outside tonight.This morning it was actually snowing ... this has got to stop!

Well , its almost time for bed. I didn't sleep well last night. Ever get them nights when you wake up and look at the clock every hour??? It's crazy!! So I"m beat and hoping for a nice long sleep, I'm on call tonight, I guess if the phone rings...then sleep is over.

Night all I hope you've had a good day....Hugs Babe, thanks for dinner !

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Snow !!! May 15 th ...looked like January 1st

I sure wasn't happy! I heard a loud bang around 4:30 AM. At 5:25am I looked outside, and seen that the Gazebo had collapsed! The SNOW was unreal, it looked like January!I wanted to wake up hubby but thought, better not... at least one of us is sleeping.

Just before his alarm clock rang I came into the bedroom with my laptop,I said hun you might want to look at this laying down. I showed him the pic's of our backyard Paradise, he was like no way........and I said yup.

Haven't started the clean up of the frame work yet, had to wait til the snow melted away which it did today, funny we have just returned home from a barbecue, we had a lovely time sitting under my friends gazebo!

Oh well at least we are healthy and well, and yes the gazebo will be replaced in time or a wooden structure will be built , I haven't made up my mind yet. Sad though cause I really did love the back yard that we had.

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Sitting here thinking.......

House looks like a bomb hit it! I have my old fridge and stove in the kitchen and the new set has arrived! Looking forward to have my kitchen back in awesome looking order before I go to sleep tonight.

Sitting in the living room , looking around. I see the pictures of people I love, some are gone to Heaven already like my Dad, Grandma Schellenberg, Dad Briggs, Hubby's Grandfather and of course there are the pictures of the one's I love , Nevada & Jaida , Step son Anthony, my daughter Wendi, my son Kevin...who are alive and living life to the fullest, but as I sit here, each picture tells a story.My life would be so empty without them, I'm thankful I have them in my life!!!

I"m also blessed with good friends from all walks of life. I treasure each one of them and Love hanging out with them, to bad some life to far away !!!!

Still sitting here looking around and yup the house looks like a bomb hit it!
I guess what I"m saying is be grateful for the small things in life....I heard that from a good friend today. Try not to sweat the big stuff, doesn't help it won't take it away so just let each day go by and enjoy it.

Oh and I"m so going to love the new fridge and stove!!!!! whooohooo

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Busy Busy Busy!

That's how I describe my life! Things have taken a unreal twist this past week. Last Sunday we learned that a co-worker had been in a car accident. She has not called us so we don't know if all the hear say is true or not. So during this time I have been working my hours with my client and now also been working hers. This has been one very busy week.

I also have another job that requires me to go out at night. I find this job challenging but I can't call it boring. lol I have to be on call and be ready to leave when the phone rings, which means no sleep some nights. I hope that I can get used to this change in my life, but it does take a lot to know that you work all day, then come home and work there, and then you go to bed knowing you could be called to get up and go to work!

Sometimes I get so tired I just feel like giving up on it all! Seems like I have to mark fun events on a calender because they seem so far and in between. Thinking when was the last time I had fun??? This is not counting my trips home to see my family. To tell you the truth .......I can't remember!

I go to sleep early, I"m as bad as some 90 year old! I usually go to bed around 8:30 or 9 pm so that's approaching soon. By that time my eyes burn, and I"m done! So much for a social evening life oh well.

Hubby was a dear and bought supper tonight, that was nice I didn't have to go figure out what to make for supper. Tomorrow though is another day, and well I guess I will go to the freezer and make a choice.

Went to the personal care home tonight, my 97 year old friend Mary is a amazing woman and I usually go visit her every other day but with the way things have been going I hadn't been to see her since Monday..and it's Friday!!! So she was very happy to see me . I wanted to go see her with it being mother's day weekend and her children all live far away. But she said something to me today that really touched me , She got tears in her eyes and told me as she held my hands that she felt something unexplainable and then she patted her heart for me. I said it was a very deep friendship bond, she said it was more than that to her. Here I thought I was visiting her to help her..........and yes she really went out of her way to help me. Learned something very important today.

Well I must go sleep now, I'm so tired.......hope this feeling passes soon.

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