Sunday

Replenished the wood supply in the house this morning, took Pumpkin for a little stroll, then went on a 2.5 km walk of my own. The wind was blowing from the East pretty good. Walking head on into it on my way home made it a little slower going than when it was pushing me in the back.

I met this fellow along the way. He just decided to sit tight till the wind died down I think.

After my walk I went to check on three houses and two cats that I'm sort of looking after while the people are away. Everything checked out okay. This big guy decided to come out from under the bed today. He is starting to miss his people and was really happy to see me.

My poor little grandson Finnley has been having a rough go since last week. The flu bug got him good. He hasn't been able to keep anything down plus he's been running a fever. His buddy Clover felt sorry for him so she snuggled up to him to try to make him feel better. I hope it works. Nothing else has.

Meanwhile, Carys and Jesse got over their cold and got to attend a birthday party. They had lots of fun and got to have their face painted.

Those grandchildren are growing up way too fast I tell you. Next thing I know they will be taller than me and getting all dolled up for their junior high prom!

Well, I'm off for a shower and to bed with my book to read a chapter or two maybe.

Back In The City

It's a 2 hour drive from home to Grande Prairie. Knowing we had to be there by 10 Saturday morning to bring the SUV to Hyundai for a recall to change the alternator and head gasket, we decided what the heck! Might as well leave today, do a little shopping, take in a movie and camp out at a hotel with a pool and hut tub. So we did!

Nice desk to sit and blog at. 

We worked all morning and by early afternoon we were on the road. We can't afford a trip to Cuba or Mexico but we can swing a partial weekend a couple hours away. It's been a wonderful day and evening and I'm super grateful.

That is one huge bed!

Went to see "Eddie the Eagle." Loved this movie inspired by true events of Eddie Edwards, a ski jumper at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Well worth going to see in my opinion.

Tomorrow's agenda. Pool, Breakfast, Hyundai, Farmer's Market, London Drugs, Tea Shop, Best Buy, Costco. Then hopefully our vehicle will be ready and we can head back home. Pumpkin will be waiting to greet us. She was not a happy camper when she saw us leaving with an overnight bag.

A read this quote today and thought to myself, how true!

"Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life."
—Natalie Babbitt 

Blunder, Blunder, Blunder!

I didn't have to make my way to my Peace River office today so I took the opportunity to go out for an afternoon walk before the sun went down, something I don't usually get to do unless it's the weekend. It made me feel better about the blunders I've made in the past few days.

Yesterday I got a call inviting me to attend a conference in Red Deer on the weekend of March 11th. to set up a table to sell my book "In Search of Oneness." After getting some details I agreed to go.

I was just hanging up the phone and excited about sharing my news with Andree when a thought came to me and my heart sank. Oh no!

"What's the matter?" asked Andree.

"March 12th - it's the day we have tickets to go to the live theater play in Jean Cote that we bought way back in December isn't it?"

"Sure is." she responded.

"I did it again!"

"Did what again?" she asked.

"The same thing I did the other day - double book myself because I never marked my personal stuff down on my calendar."

The other day being when I agreed to hold a book reading and discussion night in St. Isidore for a group of women who once a month organize a special event for people in the community who wish to attend.

The date for this presentation is on April 7th. The same date for which, a month or so ago, I purchased two tickets for my editor to attend a talk by Margaret Atwood at the Winspear Center in Edmonton.

Two events which I was looking forward to attend have now been replaced with two completely different and unexpected opportunities that landed on my doorstep and I agreed to without realizing they were on the same dates.

Gotta wonder about my head space and how life is full of weird curve ball surprises sometimes.