snow, 10F and chilly out there

Millie, you are my inspiration. At Christmas time , daughter, Sandy, told me what a blog was. She said she'd send me a website to check out and Millie it was yours. I thought if at 80 you can blog, at 82 surely I could do it. I needed a lot of instructions but Sandy got me through those and because of you, Millie, I am blogging. Thank you. I think it is a neat thing to do.

This is sunday and tonight we are off to the Legion for dinner, we do this every sunday night so no dishes to do and no decisions to make. It is served buffet style so there are seconds but we don't take advantage of that as we are not near as active as once and the weight could pile on.

As the Olympics started on friday we watched the opening ceremonies and they were wonderful. Don is busy watching those this afternoon.

Last night saturday we went to a concert to raise funds for Pathways for indepent Living. 8 different performing groups donated their time and talent to this event and it was a great evening. I have a cousin who has 3 boys, 15, 14, and 10 who play the violin and she plays the piano for them. They are talented and were on the programme so had toes tapping during their stint. There was a packed house. The organization did well and many people will be helped. There has been and is a lot of musical talent in my family as well as my mother's but when musical talent was being passed around I was missed, too bad as I love music.

Here it is tuesday a rather busy one. I went swimming this morning. We had about 3 inches of snow last night but it was the soft fluffy kind. I swept our sidewalk out to the car last night so there wasn't much to do this morning before I left. Went to the Bible class at 9.30, came home and got into my Red Hat finery and to a luncheon at a restaurant. A friend talked her husband into going and Don went also. About 20+ women and those 2 men. At least I didn't have to get his lunch here. As it is Valentines Day that was the theme at the restaurant. We had a good lunch, and some contest and prizes. Everyone was to take a gift of about $5.00 in value. Some of the ladies were going to a nursing home after and sing for the residents. Me, I was too tired as I had had a busy day yesterday. The men enjoyed the luncheon and we women paid for them. Now how much betteer could they get it than that? Spent the afternoon yesterday at a lodge meeting and more food of course. I'm trying to get rid of 5 pounds so may have to move to the country and away from things, to do that. Tonight we are going to a fancy restaurant for a Valentine dinner, compliments of daughter #1. We don't need any more material things and have suggested that the kids give us gift certificates to a restaurant. Betty did just that for a Christmas present. We will enjoy.Thank you Betty. I won't even mention about tomorrow as it is a fuller day. Don't want to be idle as that is the devils workshop, and the devils name is Alzheimers. deliver me from that .

It is above freezing today so is a dab slushy out but the snow is so glaring that one almost needs sunglasses on.

Time for a rest.

What a blustery Feb 17th we had this morning. When I went to the pool at 7 the weather was gloomy, but we should be used to that by now, but at 8.30 there were a few snowflurries. The snow and rain and ice came for about an hour and left a crusty mess and the temperature dropped . Anyway we are in for the day. Yesterday was very tiring. Early to the pool then to Belleville to see the Dr about my knee then back to go to the soup and sandwich luncheon at the church then to a bridge affair at 1 and home by 4. I didn't dare go upstairs and lie down or there would have been no supper , Had to get that on as Don had a lodge meeting. When he left after 7 I found the bed and there I stayed.

Am reading a very interesting book about the early missionsries, 1864 to 2002. What those women went through. But then dedicated women seem to be programmed go through deep waters anyway. To China, Japan. Formosa and places like that. They also did work in northern Manitoba, and Saskatewan getting schools, churches built as well as educating the men women and children. They devoted their days and nights and long working years to try and make it better for the people and under very trying times I am amazed, while propped up in bed with the hot water bottle under my knees, by their strength and stamina. I think I have had it too soft. My kids tell me that I am spoiled. I have worked hard to win that title. Am also trying to finish the last one of the Harry Potter books that granddaughter Tamara loaned me. I have reading material by my chair in the living room, another by the bed and another by the chesterfield in the den. Just have to make sure I read some from each, each day so my forgetter doesn't forget what the story was about. I had my 50,000 mile check up at the Dr this morning and she figures I'm in good enough shape to make it to the 90 I'm aiming for. Don't know what I'll do after that.

Tomorrow and the weekend look unbusy as of now. May try and get a 6 handed game of euchre in one of the nights. The laundry is done so rest time again, lovely!!