Thursday, July 09, 2020

Good thoughts/Good Vibes



Today is not a good day....... my anxiety levels are over the top........

I am off to Kingston for my cancer test today.......... it has been 9 months (thanks Covid) and I am a basket case............

If any of you can spare some good thoughts for me today I think I might need them......

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Stupid - just plain stupid




I have been in awe of how stupid people can be ....... it boggles my mind...

There are the Covid parties going on in Alabama I think it was... where college aged kids throw a party with a combination of healthy kids and kids sick with covid.. they all put money in a pot and the first person to come down with Covid after the party wins the money..........   WTF

Yesterday I read some mother in Florida I think it was - took her teenage daughter to a Covid party (who the hell throws a Covid party??!!) the daughter got sick (duh!) and died.......... WTF

Here in our neck of the world they have lifted a lot of the restrictions - though still advocating social distancing and face masks........ people are gathering in the 100's !!  It has gotten so bad that beaches near us have closed - moved large cement barricades into place to prevent people from going............. turns out the stupid people are simply climbing over the barricades and crowding onto the beaches....... AND from what I have heard/read - because there are no bathrooms they are relieving themselves right there on the beaches!!!  ........ WTF

It has gotten to the point I don't watch the news at all ......... and am barely on FB.... I'm trying to find the wisdom to know I can't fix this level of stupid.

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

First Week of Summer Schedule.....




I am on my second day of FREEDOM!!!  Yesterday I have to confess I didn't do much more than sit in the sun... nap in the air conditioned bedroom... read under the umbrella.. and nap some more.  I almost felt a little guilty...... almost!

Last week I transformed from 'teacher' to 'camp counsellor'.  Usually the campground ran programs to keep the kids amused....... but due to the logistics of social distancing there are no activities this summer.. not for the kids and not for the adults.  Thought I would share a few pictures of OUR summer camp..........

I bought the lil one a pompom maker and she managed to use up all the spare wool making pompoms - can I say it was a hit?! 




On July 1st cause there were no firework displays - so she made some!!  using toilet paper rolls and paint.............



On one of the hot days (actually they have all been hot days!!) she made a folding lady bug fan............



AND every day I took her swimming...... can you tell how cold the water is?? They only opened the pools last week - with all sorts of restrictions but it was worth it.. according to the lil one.




We have a family tradition called the 'blue plate' special.  It started last summer on Friday evenings........ eldest daughter and SIL would come over and share our fire and I would bring out some treat or other to share....... on Saturday night the blue plate was at their fire.............

This weekend I decided to use my air fryer and try making yeast donuts....... talk about loving a challenge....... small kitchen with virtually no counter space..... BUT they turned out really nicely....... and were declared a HUGE hit!!  though they didn't keep that well - the next day they were stale (colour me sad) BUT then that just means they have to be eaten in one sitting right??


Today I have already started preparing dinner..... the potatoes are cooked for potatoe salad and the chicken drumsticks are defrosting for later grilling........

Life is good when you are on summer schedule..........


Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Lazy Days





Life has more or less returned to a normalcy around here (note I did NOT say 'normal')

School finished last week and this week has been filled with lazy sunny days...that is not to say I'm sitting on my ass eating bonbons and reading with my feet up.......... no no.. the 'teacher' has simply metamorphosed into day camp counsellor (le sigh) BUT at least there's no strict schedule to follow.

On Friday we start the summer shared custody thingy.. which means she will be with mom for one week and with us for one week... back and forth till we all lose track of the days.  I will be by myself!!  next week.......... which would be worthy of a celebration after 4 months of constant child rearing..... but I have to get through the cancer sh*t first.....

Like the last few summers I don't seem to show up in blogland regularly..... there just isn't much to talk about ya know??? But I promise to show up occasionally and let you all know I haven't disappeared into joyful oblivion :)

Life is good when summer schedules kick in......

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