Sunday morning once again 🤗

Love Sundays ❤️ as it's the day many take off to reflect on the week past. Some cut their lawn, do their shopping, visit friends or family, or take a hike on a unusual trail, or a drive to another place, beach, or park. Some go to church. Today I'm not sure what we'll do yet, how we decide when no sure plans have been made is left to the morning getup, and what we talk about. 

A drive now with gas and for us diesel prices makes us think just a little more about the trip. Buying another car & possibly selling Rambo has been on our minds lately, but Polly said, "let's just wait a year, see how things go, see if we decide to get another camping trailer, just wait, maybe buy a small car." I agreed, so am looking at cars, and not sure what will be our new vehicle. 

6:40 now, coffee ☕ is ready, was a late night for us, we went to a birthday party Ivan turned 39 again, 🥳 🎉 then a dance last night, was fun to dance for a change, been a long time since we really danced as much as we did, knee told me so this morning. Was fun, meeting people we hadn't seen for a long time, and seeing others from a distance, a wave 👋🏻 was nice, I didn't feel I had to talk with everyone. Beaver Creek Hall is along way from town, but was a good time had by many. 

I made a sign yesterday in the back of the Santa I'd made for Christmas, was a spring sign, one welcoming the 🌞 celebrating the beginning of warmer weather. I used all acrilic paint, except for the black on the eyes, I didn't have any acrilic so I use this other one that washed away in the rain last night, so a redo is in order today. I wanted to make some changes anyway. Was fun to paint again. 

I made a birdhouse for Ivan, thought he could use it at his camp in the summer,
they go to the same place every summer, a beautiful campground on the inlet, not too far from town. Well have to go visit him and Wendy this summer for sure. 

I'm not sure what I'll make next, I also have a bed that folds up that I have to make a decision on, do I cut it up and use it in my shop as a bench, or do I try to reassemble it to use in our spare room? It's been sitting in our sunroom awhile now, gotta decide soon. 

I have a bad habit of collecting things and saying I'll deal with it later, well later can take a long time, and things start piling up, so this I'll deal with this week for sure. I want to get our sun room ready for our sunny mornings, not a storage room. For now I'm going to get a coffee ☕, and read a little of the news about our world, then hopefully Polly will get up, and our day will develop. 

Yep, sure do love our life ❤️ 

Why do I cry when people win against evil?

Watching Equalizer 3 again at the end I teared up, and wondered why? I know, I'm not surprised, just wondering what triggers it? We all want to win, have the good guys win, and even though I know it's just a show, I'm completely absorbed in it. I'm hoping that the good will overcome, and whenever it does I'm overcome with a feeling of? Happy, peace, righteous, just feeling the good won! 

Looking at the story, it ended with the bad guys getting killed, But! There were more, and in one scene the head bad guy says if it wasn't me selling the drug's somebody else would. 

Making me think he's right, as looking about in this world the war on drugs as it was called has not changed things, drugs are even more available now than before. No matter how many people get arrested, or how much of the drug's have been taken away, the street always seems to be full of what people want. 

So the feeling of the good guy wins is temporary, as the bad seems to win overall, as another steps up to take there place if one falls. 

Delema is what to do? What to believe? What's good? What's bad? Who's to determine that? 

We all have a moral code, not all the same, but our own code to live by.

Criminal behavior is operating on there own moral code, I'm not sure what that is, but I'm sure it's not mine. 

Reading what's happening in our world now I'm always thinking with my moral code. Others in this world are operating with their own moral code, criminal? Not that the laws, or the lawyer's or politicians are labeled as criminals, in their minds they are performing under their own moral code. 

Mostly I try not to think about it too much, but I do just the same. 

Hope is what we have to hang onto, hope that it will be ok in awhile, maybe next week, next month, next year! Hope is really how we endure this bazaar time in our life. 

What can we do? Write ✍🏻 a letter, speak to you representative? Buy this, don't buy that, exercise restraint. Travel less, spend less. Us right now, we are enjoying this moment in time, our retirement that is closer to home. Worry is a waste of the moment, so just for today I'm quite content to watch a good movie, call our good friends, and sit beside my Love, even as I write she's watching another cooking show 😛, to my benefit. 

             Just had to eat the last piece 

Love our life ❤️ 

Patient's. No not in hospital, in me!

Sometimes I have patience, most times but when I fired up my laptop today I found myself wanting it to be as fast as my phone. I realized it's just not from the same era, made at a different time, in a different way. My patients in time gave me opportunity to check out what I had on my computer that I'd forgotten. 

I tapped into my memory of time's gone by, so many great memories. Starting with memories of our sons photos, then cabin photos, and friends, and videos I made on July 1st, at Saratoga Beach with Americo & Claudette ❤️. Yep a lot of great memories, even a huge file of Africa memories, that was a good look at how beautiful that trip was, and the memory of just how I was feeling after Chris's funeral, as it was just a month before we went to Africa, a very tender time for Polly and I. 

Patient's was rewarded today, still so much different with a laptop vs the ease of clicking on the screen of my phone. 

Last week Polly & I watched a few videos on DVD that I'd recorded on our video camera many years ago, when our grandchildren were younger. Was fun to see and remember when our grandchildren were so young, and the fun time's we had with them. We are both really happy with the time's we took to enjoy their youth, happy to have not only a memory, as well as video to watch to remember. 

I've always loved photos, and video fits right in too. I learned that just taking a video wasn't like making a movie, as to make it interesting and watchable for others, ya have to edit it, get the interesting parts, and delete the less interesting parts. As the one taking most of the video, I can watch most all of it, but others, not so much. 

I don't have to show them off, just enjoy them myself, with Polly, but a few I'll bring out for the kids to watch as they will get a chance to see themselves when young, be fun to watch them watch themselves and others in the family. 

Some of the DVD's don't play, so I'm going to try another DVD player, see if I can get them working. One really special one I want to get working, I remember the time we really want to show our granddaughter Shayla, as well as others. There was a time when we had Shayla and Jayden for over a month when Catherine was injured. That was a really special time for us being so close with them, daily enjoying the daily fun we'd had together. 

Nice to have some recorded, that we can see with them now. 

Rain is persistent today, going to be staying close to home today, I know I won't melt, but not wanting to go out in it. 

I worked at getting my little shop just a little more organized the last few days, trying to get a for sure plan of how I'll lay out the best way for the work to flow. Just so much in it, hard to decide where everything will Go. Maybe today be the day it gets done? That's if I don't go building something else 🤣. 

Friends to visit this afternoon, dinner out tomorrow, another birthday 🎂 to celebrate 🥳, Saturday a dance, and another birthday celebration 🎉 🎉 🎉. 

Busy is good, 

Sure do love our life ❤️ 

Sunday morning, early spring now 🌞

Snow/rain forecast, I'm thinking be warming up, and the rain is a coming. Had the best sunny day yesterday, building a couple more planters, installed 5 planters I made on a neighbours deck. Good productive day I say. Polly went to Parksville with Lyn, of course a little shopping, and a trip to the pub for a Keno possibility, they do enjoy there time together ❣️ I got to enjoy my time building. 

We all have our own interests, whatever turns your? Or another is whatever floats your boat! Me I like working with wood, and just enjoying this in my retirement is perfect for me. I also enjoy writing here, well pecking on this phone computer camera, LoL who ever thought we'd have so much power in the palm of our hand? 

Polly gets me a coffee ☕, and on her way said to the little box we got from our grandson Jesse, "Google Play 70s music" 🎶 🎵 and it does. Amazing I think that we can order something to do what ya want with a verbal order. 

Mmm  😋 ☕ coffee is good this morning, I just had to turn the music down a bit, "Hey Google, turn down 10%" and it does. Life is good, even with all the pains and creeking and older body has. Long cool woman in a black dress just came on, yep great way to start our Sunday. 9am now, no solid plans today, dinner at Penny's is cancelled, Jet's got a cold, so doesn't want us infected. 

I'm sure I'm going to get into my shop for awhile as I stuck lots of wood in there yesterday to dry out a little, the black I need to paint the trim with needs dry wood to stick properly. Thinking back to the last few days, I've been busy in a good way, weather has cooperated, tee shirt 👕 weather. Content to sit this morning though and peck here a bit.

We have been thinking of what we'll get as a camper for our summer, and travel, just not sure what'll work best for us. Polly a definite no to a camper, small pull trailer be just a little too small, started looking at small fifth wheel trailer I'm thinking this be best, then keep Rambo. We did talk about a van for sleeping in, but no toilet be no good for us. Anyway no decision yet, mind that's kinda how we roll, a little talk, a little research, then a little more yak. 

Well come to terms with it in the future, till then we keep thinking, keep looking. We have been asked many times now if we miss travel, if we miss our trailer and way of life. Sometimes we do but mostly we're very happy with our new home, all around just very happy and surprised how quickly it all came to pass. Content is how I'd describe it. 

Now the order from Polly "Hey Google shut down" and the TV goes on. I LoL a little as a program gets picked now, Polly is very good at the remote. I'll be heading out to the shop pretty soon, not to interested in the TV early in the day. 

Yup Sunday morning 

Sure do love our life ❤️ 

How do you write after the loss.

Watched the wizard of Oz last night, sure was fun to see again, been so many years since we had seen it. So much we never noticed when we last saw it. 🧙🏻‍♀️🧹

Woke this morning to Polly coming back to bed, tied, 1-0 for USA she said. Our feed was buggerd she said. Both of us have colds, I took a pill when I was awake at 2 am, Polly stayed up, she was awake at 1:30, it's taking it's toll on us. Anyway, now I couldn't go back to sleep, so up I get and get the TV back on line, and now 1-1 tie 2nd period ends. 

Polly says she's done, staying in bed, I'm watching the 3rd now. Great play, but no goals so off to OT. Didn't turn out in our favor. Darn I say in other words, was expecting a different outcome. Oh well, someone has to loose, even though I'm not really alright with it. 

So now what? Watching a few videos, then to a series we were told about by our granddaughter, maybe that'll take the sting out. I think it's day 5 for me, Polly just getting to her worse day, cold always an unwelcome hack, hack, feeling. I always say, oh! I'm feeling better today, well let's hope this time it's true. Polly have another couple days before she's better. Just something we have to go through once in awhile. Been a long time since we've had one, and many have had it in town this year. So our turn.

I made 4 planters this week, but have no desire to make more yet, early in the year. I'll get energy again sometime, just coasting right now. We have watched a lot of TV this winter, different when we stay put, not traveling as before. We did have a busy weekend last weekend, was nice to see everyone on Sunday, people we don't get to see often, Friday and Saturday, birthday and a dinner/concert dance in town visited with many here in Port too, made for a busy weekend. 

Had to turn down a dinner invite yesterday and and couple birthdays, oh well can't go when not feeling well. Today we are starting a new series Mayor of Kingstown, Taylor Sheridan I see again, man how many series has he written?

Well so far seems like a good interesting show, will see as it goes. 

Sunday morning rains, weather has changed now, warmer & even with the rain ☔ is appreciated. On to a movie instead, Grace & Goliath, is a fun movie 🍿. 

Even when we're sick 

Love our life ❤️ 

I gotta cold, watching Canadian team play.

As the second period ends, Crosby is off injured, game is 2-2. I'm saying team has to step it up! As the commentors talk about how big a deal it is having Crosby put out of the game, Czech's really pounded him. Polly goes to "Is Crosby married?" I'm like 😜 "what's that got to do with Crosby being outta the game?" We catter about it, me saying "if she was a trainer giving him some attention, then I'd understand, but I don't get the switch being" "I wonder if he's married? 

Well between periods I learned Crosby and his GF been together 20 years, she's a sports illustrated model, now we know. I know we think differently, that's something I already knew, but in this case I was just learning again just how different we think. 

Polly is more competitive that I am, so she's more invested in the game, yet we both want our Canadian team to win. I just laugh at how different we think about the same game. I have a man cold, maybe that's why I'm not thinking about correctly. 

That's always a joke, "man cold" but I gotta say, feeling really shitty making my thoughts different I believe. Along with all the other stuff I gotta deal with getting older, that just compounds it. Good thing our teams performing good 👍🏻, but so are the Czech's. 

Nervous now, feeling like the game between Canada and USA already predetermined, but we have to win this one. 

On another matter, Rambo went to the transmission shop yesterday, I think the whining underneath has been truly diagnosed, is the overdrive unit on the back end of the transmission that's got problems. Steve didn't have the tools to be able to take this apart, so we've decided to trust the job to B&A transmission. A busy shop, but expect to get to it this week. Be nice to have all good again. 

Ok games back on, Polly watching the baby she calls him #17 Celebrini, young player making a name for himself during this Olympics. Polly's armchair coaching is getting really animated as the time starts running close, "ohh no, ooohhh no" Polly saying "big trouble!" Czechia score's😜

Ok now "Go go go, don't stop!" The armchair coaching gets very aggressive. 

As I'm replying to a message from a friend, wohoooo! Polly screaming, leg's flopping up and down, she's really into the game now, I am but Polly is really on it! 

Great way to spend our morning, hockey 🏒 game Canada back in it, 3-3 now. Polly full coaching now, "where is the little 19year old, let him score the goal!" 

I got say excited she is, good game alright. A breakaway, and a save, "good boy" Polly says, yep fully invested now. 

I'm going to watch, oops, period ends now, or coming up. I'm going to cut it off now, watch the other period, hoping that Canada will win, as I listen to Polly coach them to the win we're hoping for! 🇨🇦🏒

Go Canada!

Love our life ❤️ 

Sunday travel day. Hockey 🏒 day too.

                            6-1 

A little sore today as I woke, back just not as I'd like it, sitting last night at the Elton John performance got to me. Was a fun evening, with friends, dinner was great, the performance was good too, after he got the equipment to perform properly. Best part being with friends Don and Bev Lloyd, along with their family. Lyn and Andrew came too, made for a really good evening. 

I think the planters I was making yesterday helped me make my back sore too, standing too much. Sometimes I just don't have patience for my limitations, just wanna do what I want without having to adjust for my limitations. Thinking about it now, I'm freaking lucky I can do what I can do. 

Enough of the bitchin, today we travel to Courtenay for a fire 🔥 on the beach with friends there, or best friends are busy with their grandsons birthday 🎂, so they won't be there this time, but the rest we look forward to seeing. Not a long distance, but the travel we both look forward to, sometimes I miss the getting out on the road we have been used to with our trailer behind. 

This time will be travel in our friends van, as Rambo still not repaired, got to go to the transmission shop tomorrow, overdrive unit I'm told is the problem. Gotta get it right this time 👍🏻 not always sure what's making the noise. 

This morning the Olympic hockey 🏒 game is our start, thanks to Steve reminding me. Canada vs France. We really haven't watched much yet, but since I started watching the curling as my grandson was interested, got me seeing the big call by a swedish team calling the Canadian team cheater's. That's a huge deal, big story this morning I read. Who ever thought I'd be following curling. That's life, surprise around the corner, just never know. 

Today's hockey game I believe is determined, Canada will win, the game that really is a test is Canada vs USA. No Russian team's this round of the Olympics, I'm still in awe of this, a war that continues while we watch Olympics on TV. I shake my head as I can't really believe how odd our world is. We are so fortunate to be where we are, and enjoying all the benefits we have access to.

3-1 for Canada now, not a wipeout, Suzuki hits the post, Polly says "Ahh, ya heard that hey!" Polly plays her game on her tablet, and deal's out her play by play🏒🤣

4-1 now, yep going to be big score. Funny how we expect our team to win. Nice to have a really good team to cheer for. 

Well that's our plan today, will travel to Victoria on Wednesday, visit a friend there in hospital. Then next week to Chemainus for another Dr checkup. The life of a person who stays put now, I wonder if this will change? I was looking at trips to Thailand the other day, Polly got excited, I'm thinking we will wait till the fall, be our next big trip. Who knows where we'll end up? Kinda nice to have a surprise every once in awhile. 

Goalie is down now, new blade, amazing, just pop in a new blade, and back to goal tending. Things really have changed. 

Gotta get ready now, lucky us today, OMG, a penalty shot now 😯. He score's with his parents on camera watching. Celebrini, scores, now Crosby scores, yep going to be a wipeout. Crosby setting a record. 

Travel day, 

Sure do love our life ❤️