Be - Chinese, eh?

Great to hear that your day was as planned and that Patty, you were able to join Cathy on her Birthday. I believe that I ate at a Chinese restaurant with you in Neepawa once - was it the same restaurant where you went today? Did you get cake?
Now you can relax Cathy and enjoy the rest of your time off albeit even if it did age you by a year! Speaking of your card that I sent - did you notice that the box number was wrong - I wondered if the Post Office would put it into YOUR box anyway, or whether I would receive it back undelivered. It is a long story that I won't get into to, but once it was mailed I realized I had put 830 instead of 813.
I really overspent $$ yesterday but glad of it - I have been using an old broken electric coffee percolator and always hoping it would work as I really enjoy that first cup of coffee in the morning- several times it did not perc right and when I poured into my cup it was only a beige looking liquid. At Christmas I noticed that the grocery store was selling the same type of machine but at the time resisted the temptation to get one as they were a bit pricey. Alas, I gave in - went to the store to ask if they still had them, and did not give it a second thought - home it came. We should not feel bad about splurging on ourselves, should we? However I was feeling a bit guilty because last week we bought a 6 foot long folding table at Canadian Tire - it was on sale and I had been wanting to get one for a long time in order to use for sewing and cutting fabric. It is perfect to set up and take down whenever I want and is very sturdy while up - so much better than the card table with wobbly legs that I have been forced to use up until now.
Off to the library again this morning and this time I took out TWO books instead of the usual one. Two new authors from my now infamous list that I carry with me, and both large print! Life can't get any better!
Well, time to walk the dog, and then get busy with a new book before bed - nothing on TV of interest - maybe I did enjoy the Olympics more than I let on? At least for two weeks straight I knew there was something to watch at any time of the day or night haha Take care

Back to normal...sitting at the computer

I ate too much at lunch. Wish you were here Beth. Pati & Dave didn't stay very long. Just time enough for lunch and a quick stop at the Cultural Centre to drop off her "card". We ended up going for a Chinese smorg. (It also had battered fish that was yummy) Got lotsa email and facebook birthday wishes. It's kinda nice to know that people are thinking about me. Sad, too, cause we can't all celebrate together. Oh well,.... one day. I guess now I'll just put on my jammies and snuggle down for the rest of the day. There isn't much to do in a small town. I got your card today Beth.... thank you. Mail... just for me and it wasn't a bill! We are going to the chamber of commerce dinner on Monday night. Jean invited us. She is getting an award for the Christmas dinner she does every year. It should be fun. Other than that, the majority of my cleaning is done. Now I have to sort through pictures and books. (and wash the floor) I really like it that I have been home for a week and I still have a week to go. I just might be relaxed by the time I get back to work. Thanks for the birthday wishes and food

Cake?

There's going to be cake?? All I talked about was taking her out to Timmy's.

Be- If wishes could come true...

and I could wiggle my nose and transport myself in a split second, I would be there with you all tomorrow for lunch. So instead, I shall be there in spirit and wish the Birthday girl a wonderful day, and all of you a great visit together. Consume lots and lots of delicious food/drink and be sure to eat lots of cake! Take care XXX

Cleaning, you say---

I've heard of this.

We've done a fair bit of sorting out and throwing out (figuratively speaking)over the past few years. The biggest step is finding somewhere to donate the good stuff--I really can't beare to actually throw it out. Since I found out that the public library will give me tax receipts, we've got rid of a lot of books. Both the embroiderers' Guild and the Quilters' Guild have "garage" sales in June, and that has helped a lot. I already have a cardboard tote put aside for this spring. If all else fails, there is a thrift store nearby--sponsored by "Bibles for Missions". I'm not sure exactly what that is but I've heard that it is an interdenominational Christian charity with a large Mennonite component. This is where I found the lovely stools for the studio. I'm lucky in that David does the vacuuming and kitchen floor for me. I really hate floors, and when we had the maid service that's what I really emphasized. Now, I'm lookingaround and thinking that my rugs need to be cleaned. We used to have a very nice, reasonably priced man who did a good job, but he's no longer listed in the phone book, and I have a hunch he's retired.

I "bit the bullet" and made an appointment to have my hair cut. Usually it's an impulse thing and I just drop into the shop in the mall across the street, but the last couple of times, they haven't done a very good job. So this afternoon I'm off to Donna's Neighbourhood Salon. I went there a few times before I retired, but I can see it's been awhile as this time it was Donna's daughter who set up the appointment and will be doing my hair. I've avoided them because of price, but when I added it all up the bottom line will only be about $5.00 more.

So, enjoy your cleaning Cathy!

Be - What is this ...Cleaning ??

What a thrill it would be to actually throw out... there is no royal we here so the stuff keeps accumulating. I don't worry about the dust - there's no room for it to land and rest on anything here anyway.
Wouldn't you just know it - as soon as I venture into car ownership, GM turns around and "recalls" my car. I have not received official notice yet but mine is a 2007 Cobalt which is named in the recall. I guess I had better contact the shop and have it looked at - What surprises me is the timing - surely the dealership knew about the recall a few weeks ago when they did the safety inspection??
Up to North Bay today for another violin lesson. I intend to keep going even though right now I don't feel any progress, but I know things will turn around soon. I just need to put a little more effort into some dedicated practice time. Yeh sure!
I continue to enjoy my reading adventures and borrowing from the library is great. Especially now that I have an endless list from which to chose. Thanks again. I took out another book yesterday from your suggested authors, and best of best is, it too, is in large print. What a difference the large print makes to my reading ease.
I just remembered that I must go out to close up the greenhouse - it is now dark so it will be fun to tape the doors shut. What a pain....Take care

Where did all the dust come from???

I know I was determined to clean my house this week, but where is all the dust coming from?!? It's not even a handy excuse not to clean! I am itchy all over and I sneeze all the time and my nose is itchy! I guess I should clean more than once every 10 years. We (the royal we... Jim is better at this) are being very brutal this time and throwing stuff out. If it has been on a shelf and not used (other than books) out it goes. Of course some of the books on the shelves downstairs are pretty dusty. I have being working upstairs and I am slowly making a difference. I am not washing floors and walls right now. I figure if I can get rid of the junk and clean up, the walls and floors will be much easier later. Of course the 7 books I took out of the library and the book Kris lent me have halted my work a bit (I already finished the book from Kris, and he only gave it to me on Sunday) But then, you know me and books. The books won't escape though. Them and the pictures are on the list for later on. I want to organize them all, not toss. Yesterday was my first day of holidays, and I ended up at the office to help Patty with month end. We got everything to balance, but they changed our bank reconciliation last month and it is different than what we have. Patty phone Winnipeg and Derrick said not to worry about it, so we won't. Nobody phoned today, so I may be okay. Today is meat day, so I am taking Jim in around 1:30. I don't feel like staying at the legion all afternoon, so I will go back and get him around 5 or 5:30. I sure hope he doesn't expect me to clean while he is at the legion!!! Of course he is downstairs working and has no idea that I am blogging instead of cleaning. I guess when he comes up he might notice that nothing is completed. Oh well,,,,, I'll worry about that later. Maybe I'll just go downstairs and tell him it is time to leave and he will never come up (at least not until tonight). Time to go back to my sneezing. Talk to you later!