Mcgrath sisters talk

  It was hidden in the dark depths of my linen closet.  We were sure it had gone out with the trash. Halleluiah!   Nicer weather.  David was working out in the garden today (mainly talking to the neighbour over the back fence).  I was tempted to sit outside and watch him work, but there was a cool wind, so I think it will be a couple more days before I take my book outside.  I just found out today that the sale in Lorette is next Saturday, not on the 13th, so this will be a busy week, as there are two meetings out in Lorette and David has a driving assessment on Wednesday, to which I must drive him and then sit and wait for however long it takes.  Then I have to price and tag whatever I take with me--and I haven't really decided that. So best get as much relaxation as I can today.  Then it will be back to the grindstone. 

  With sore knees there is no crawling.  Best get in shape for some "bum-walking".  Ask me how I know. but seriously, I know how hard things get when you're incapacitated like this.  Please take it easy and don't hurt yourself any more.  Knees take a long time to heal.  Tell your dog that if he doesn't shape up you'll tell your big sister about him, and then  there'll be hell to pay. 

  I guess you know where this is going…..  I put on my knee brace and took Lucky out. We even went into the field next door. Then the freezing rain started so we headed home. We were actually home when he spotted a squirrel under the car and took off. Before I could let go of the leash I was down on the ground and he was in the garage trying to get the squirrel. Ripped the knee out of my pants (and out of my knee!). I even bruised my thumb!  At least I fell onto my right side, which only means I have two sore legs now. I figure I will feel pretty sore tomorrow. And Jim never told me I had dirt all down the side of my face. He figured that I would have guessed it (🙄). Since we won nothing at meatdraw last night we went out and bought some hamburger today. I wanted a couple of other things but nothing was on sale. I guess I will wait until the next sale starts. Jim did grab some sausages so that I can make perogies and sausage tomorrow.  With the salad that I took out...

  Sleeping as needed, resting as needed, and relaxing without feeling guilty.  Guess what?  The house doesn't look neglected, we have clothes to wear, and food to eat.  What more could I ask?  Well, maybe I could ask for the mental strength to carry on this way.  It felt particularly good to sit at the table and read rather than keeping a book in the bathroom for whatever 5 minutes I could grab out of the day. This has meant that there is very little to talk about in terms of what we've ben doing.  David has his new vacuum to play with.  That play goes a long way to keeping the floor clean, but now we've agreed that it's time to have the carpet cleaned. (Ka-c-c-ching!)

  Yesterday we were up and off to our Doctor's 6:15 appointment.  I had great difficulty sleeping Tuesday night and was running on about 3 1/2 hours sleep, and this really affected my driving.  Once home, I went straight to bed, slept for almost 3 hours.  The same was true in the afternoon, up for a bit over lunch and back to bed until about 4:00. Then an evening vegging out watching tv.  This was very scary, but I think that I was really exhausted, perhaps something that had crept up on me over time.  I missed my meeting out in Lorette, which I regret, but Gail phoned about 4:45 and bought me up to speed with what happened.  It was early to bed, so, of course, I'm now up and have had breakfast before 6:30am. This has scared me enough that I'm looking at my lifestyle, and acknowledging the need to cut back in some form. I can't do it all.  But I'm darned if I'm going to give up my studio time.  Yet that appears to be the most easily expendabl...

  It is just the same here still related to weather but there may be some improvements during the next few days which is encouraging. I am always feeling chilled to the bone and wearing sweaters and sweat shirts around the house, and drinking tea to try to warm me up. But mark my words, come summer when they predict the hottest weather ever...I will be eating those words and wishing for cooler days haha! Last two weeks of "doctoring " Bailey culminated with another major surgery on Tuesday. We brought him back home yesterday and I have been "nursing" him since with much more to do in next little while. It truly breaks my heart to see him go through what he does, but he always comes through it in a stoic and spunky manner. He is a real trooper. So there has not been too much else to fill my days lately. I watch the greenhouses, still covered and heated, and water the plants once in a while, but no work done outside at all. The sorting and purging in side has slowed f...

  Not too much one can do outside these days except wait for the temperatures to rise and the sun to shine. Will not happen soon from reading the forecast. But then i read about your weather and snow piles and have to thank my lucky stars we are not in the same boat. I had fun reading the Free Press this morning and the feature article with pictures about the renovations to occur at the old The Bay store (many thanks again Pati, for opportunity to be able to read the article in their entirety.) The inside tour by the photographer took us from floor to floor and eventually to the Paddlewheel. Included pictures of the elevators and bathrooms as well, just for our pleasure and remembrance haha! What I noticed with great dismay though was how much the interior had deteriorated from misuse and abuse. I sure hope that the imagined renewal will materialize as planned.  Bailey dog sure had us running and worrying last week culminating in two surgeries and three Vet visits and a really...