Be - Luncheon out

Today I met friend Sue for lunch in Huntsville at the Swiss Chalet. Our semi annual event – once in Spring, and once in Fall. It rained torrential downpour on the way there so much so I feared I may have to stop the car. Once into the town it stopped a bit – enough for me to go the dollar store and purchase an umbrella for $1.25 since I had not brought one. It was sunny in Sundridge when I left. Enjoyed a nice lunch and conversation with Sue. She always has lots to share and it is fun to listen but I find I am becoming less and less engaged because her life is nothing like mine and I feel somewhat detached. And she always brings a little gift – today it was two packages of hasty notes that she had printed with pictures of her watercolour paintings on the front. She does lovely paintings, and also writes so is very talented. On the way home I stopped at convenience store and picked up a copy of the Winter 2011/2012 Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine – I haven't read one of those for years. And I nearly died when I was asked for the very expensive cost at the till – I was too embarrassed to return it to the shelf so actually bought it, but now will have the pleasure of reading it in bed tonight. So I really splurged on myself today with lunch out, and magazines etc, but it feels so good !!! I have been trying to follow the news re: the Jets, and the Bombers but so little comes on about it locally, and I haven't got the WFP on my favourites yet. CBC television does not broadcast football anymore, and rarely hockey unless it is Saturday night so I may not get to see much action. Most is viewed on TSN and we still only have two channels – CTV, and CBC with the use of rabbit ears. Sorry I missed the Lion Ceremony, but apparently most of you there did as well!  Mike and I have often mentioned the time when we flew to Wpg for the May long weekend years ago and he had the honour of carrying the beast at that time but he hauled it outside for the summer. Today on the radio I actually got through to the contest line which is a miracle in itself, but I am now registered at a chance to win a weeks vacation for two to Jamaica in January. Now I am worried that I might actually win, and this presents a few problems because I really don't want to go, and we can't go together because of Mothers care, and so I see this as a dilemma. I am not even sure that the tickets would be transferrable so that I might offer to Mike and a friend, or maybe Harry's brother and wife. Our passports are due for renewal Feb 2012 and I have actually got the applications already to do that, all we would need is new pictures and $87.00 each. Just when you think things are going fine, something as simple as a free trip to Jamaica becomes another issue haha!  Tralee for now......