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I can't believe how fast this year has gone. I moved to Chatham

a little over a year ago. It was a great move on my part, because

I am now closer to my family. Although Brittany and her family

live in London, so I am a little farther from them now, then when

I lived in Sarnia. There are 2 things I miss about Sarnia, the first and

and most important is I miss seeing Owen everyday and 2ndly

is the waterfront and all that that entails. Like sitting on a bench in

the cool breeze with some french fries, a walk in Canatara Park, 

the Animal Farm. But other than the Owen thing, I am glad I made

the move.

This summer is going to be busy. And I am going to California in July. .

Well I don't have much more to say. So I will post some pictures

                                               This was taken in Feb. in Erieau

                                                     

 

A flower in the garden and a rabbit in the yard.

Have a good day.

Chatham Living

Life is sweet. I am loving living in Chatham.

The only thing that I don’t really like is that there are very few photo opportunities here. In Sarnia there is the waterfront, Canatara Park, the animal farm, and several conservation areas. Here there is a much smaller park, no waterfront unless I drive 30 minutes away. There is an old downtown with old buildings and a cemetery that has old buildings and an older bridge.

Owen celebrated his 18th birthday on the 4th. Wow my baby is a man now.

We are still waiting for the baby. The due date is Sat.

I took all the above pictures on Oct. 16 on the way to Sarnia.

Getting Caught Up

It's been a long time since I posted last, I have been very busy. I have moved from Sarnia to Chatham. I have started at a different store, same company just in a different city. Last week I went to Vancouver, Washington, to see friends and do some church things. I had a wonderful time, I got to spend time with my friends and get to know some people better. I also enjoyed a day trip up along the Oregon Coast. The plane rides both ways went well also. As much as I enjoyed going away I was glad to get home. My nephew Logan is staying with us for a week. My car had another flat tire, hopefully it can be repaired so I don't have to buy a new one.

I haven't taken many pictures lately, hopefully that will change very soon.

Thanksgiving and Birthdays

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Owen and I are going to Chatham today to spend the day with family. Instead of the traditional turkey we are having potluck. As long as we are together that's all that matters. Of course with all mom's grandchildren getting older most of them won't be there. They are either at school or working. We have a day of togetherness, food and games planned, I can't wait.

I am thankful for:

God's love and mercy

my mom

my children and my grandchildren

that my sister's surgery went well

I have a good job with an understanding boss

that I live in Canada

that I have good friends

my car (without it I wouldn't be able to go to Chatham)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and don't forget to remember what you are thankful for.

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Birthday's this month are:

3rd - my brother, Chris

4th - my son, Owen

12th - my niece, Tiffany

14th - my sister-in-law, Penny

Happy Birthday to all of you.

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Perry and Amberley came here last night, so we played Settlers and Trivia Pursuit. Amberley won Settlers, I had 7 points but it wasn't enough to win. We played on teams for Trivia Pursuit, Perry & I were on one team, Amberley & Owen were on the other team. Both teams had all six pies, so it was a matter of who got to the centre first and answered the question right. Amberley & Owen won the game. Between the 4 of us we actually answered a lot of questions. It was a lot of fun.
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I have been trying to learn the ins and outs of my DSLR camera. So I have gone out to the country to take pictures, here are some of them.
This heron was in a farmer's field, no water in sight.

About Me

Here are some facts about me to get a good idea of what I am made of...

I have a strong belief in God with Him anything is possible.

I love my kids and I would die for them if it would save them.

I love my grandsons and would do the same for them.

I want to be a good, caring and loving mom and grandma.

I want to be a good person to all. And also want to have good thoughts about people no matter who they are but unfortunately this isn't always true.

I wish my mom lived closer to me.

Someday I want to move back to Chatham.

I am already praying for Owens mate as well as my grandson's mates.

I am enjoying being single and on my own for the first time. However I don't always like being one when surrounded by couples.

I am doing better at working 8 hour shifts than I thought I would be.

I watch too much TV.

I like cooking new recipes, but I don't always like to cook.

I am glad that my 2 daughters have found their soul mates. That is a wonderful blessing.

I am happy that my son lives with me.

My motto has always been "everything happens for a reason, there are no coincidences" ( I know its a cliche but I really believe this)

I want to take better pictures.

Someday I would like to go on a safari.

I have great siblings whom I love.

I have some questions for God that I would like to ask Him face to face. (I know how bold)

I am an American living in Canada. But will soon be getting my Canadian citizenship.

I am blessed beyond belief.

I love my nieces and nephews, they are all great people I am proud of all of them.

I love my dog and cats but I don't like the shedding hair on everything.

My favourite number is 6 and my favourite colour is blue, though I am really liking orange right now.

I only wish the best for my ex-husband and pray for his happiness and peace.

I want to loose weight.

I miss my dad terribly. He was such a wonderful dad.

Well this is a good start. I am sure as time goes by some things will change and some things will be added. I do know that when I got married 28 years ago I had different goals and wants than I do now, but my core beliefs are the same but so much stronger.

Easter

Today is Easter Sunday, Christ is risen. Praise God

When I was a child so long ago Easter also meant new clothes, shoes, hats and maybe a purse and a pair of gloves (the nice feminine kind, at one point this was very fashionable to wear gloves whenever you went out of the house). For us it meant packing up the car and leaving our house in Michigan and travelling to Chatham, Ontario usually by ferry. Grandma and Grandpa would be there waiting for us to arrive. Grandma always greeted us with her long smooches. I don't ever remember going there for only a day trip, whenever we went their we stayed a couple of days. Then on Easter Sunday my aunt (mom's sister) and her family would come to grandmas and we had a lovely day. Somehow the Easter bunny always knew where we were and delivered some pretty awesome baskets. These were good times, with lots a wonderful memories.

This my dear grandpa with my sister Cathy, me, my cousin Bill in 1961. This is of my brothers Mike and Chris, not sure the year maybe 1970.

Now a days we usually have Easter dinner at my mom's but this year my brother and his wife are having it in their new home. Which is pretty great considering they just arrived home on Monday from a missions trip to Guatemala. Now that all of moms grandchildren are older we never know who is going to be there. As I write this I am not sure if Owen and I can go I am just getting over my cough/cold and my head is pounding. I will have to decide by noon, because if we do go it is an hours drive and I need to pack, because we would be staying overnight. And then we would able to play Settlers. Speaking of Settlers I asked my niece, Tiffany to pick up the original Settlers of Catan for me. So if she did get it (there is a game store close to where she lives in St. Catherine's) she will bring it today and then I will have my very own Settlers. A dream come true.....

I hope you all have a nice day and that all you dreams come true today.

Here are some pictures of our annual Easter football game from 2007.

Good Friday and pictures

I hope everyone had a pleasant Good Friday. Since everything was closed therefore no work to go to I slept in until 10, and it was nice. Of course I have been sick for the last 2 days. My cough wasn't as bad as it had been but because of the deep cough my rib cage area was really hurting. Amberley and Perry came in the afternoon to play a couple of games of Settlers. Ethan and Gavin were with their other grandparents for the day. But as the day progressed both of them started to get sick again. And my cough was still hanging on. Also later in the day Brittany, Ryan and Rain came for dinner, Brittany & Ryan went to visit Paul for awhile. Because A & P were sick they just saw him for a couple of minutes before they left for home

Owen starts work at McDonalds today, he has orientation. I hope all goes well. He already knows a few people who work there.

Here are a few random pictures that I took last March along the St. Clair River on my was home from Chatham.

Vacation, Birthday and other stuff

This has been a busy week. I have been on vacation this past week. Owen has been off for March Break. The first couple of days we went to Chatham. We played several games of Settlers of Catan, we went to Bible study (it's been awhile since I could do that) and saw my mom. We came home on Tues. night half way through the drive home we encountered bad weather it took us longer to get home. I got my house cleaned and several boxes unpacked. Today friends of mine from California came here along with my friends from Chatham, we out for lunch and had a real nice visit. Owen went out for lunch with Paul. Back to work at 8 on Monday.



This months one and only birthday was my nephews John-Micheal he turned 20. I hope you had a nice day John.









We had more snow again this week, I am so tired of it. Hurry up nice weather. At least where we live now they take care of the snow plowing and the shovelling.


Lost is so good right now. Is Sun's in the future and Jin's in the past? And when did he die on or off the island, I think on.










I saw advertisments for new episodes of returning shows starting in April. I am glad to see them returning. No more reruns for a little while.

When I moved I had Starchoice satelite installed. And one of the packages I chose was the movie channel which included TCM. And do I love it, all those old black and white movies it is awesome and how they will have themes I like that.

Owen was hired at McDonalds tonight, he starts on Saturday.










I went back to work today after a week of vacation, it wasn't to bad.

I am off tomorrow so I am hoping that I will get my linen closet organized.

For those of you who want to leave a comment, I am sorry but I had to add the mixed up letter box. Someone who is unknown to me kept leaving a comment that if opened could of spread a virus, so hopefully this will help.