The Middle of the Week

I was some excited a few days ago... I finally finished up the introduction cd to all the other photos and proudly made a cd to take over to Opa and Oma's yesterday to show it to them... knowing that there were still some things that they wanted added to it... well the cd went in and the television was turned on and the photos started to come across the screen and all was great until we hit Susan's part of the cd... it seems I am going to have to learn how to spell names because I don't know or I should say I didn't know how to spell Kirsten right ... had all the letters right but not in the right order... spelling it Kristen... hmmm do I feel like a dork or not... Surprisely Carl didn't catch the mistake either ... so much for the both of us... lol

I was very upset with myself and thought I was not going to bed until they were all corrected but that changed ... a few hours later when I came up looked at the work that had to be done and said the heck with it... and turned on one of the Hallmark movies I picked up this week... The movies are looking great on the screen.... and I have 6 of them to watch... got a great deal on them...

This morning getting up nice and early with a few hours of sleep under my belt I thought it was time to see what the damage was with the photos and was very surprised to find out that there was only 33 photos and there was quite a few of them that only needed a cut and redo and paste back to make them okay again... so armed with two cups of tea... I started at them.... I have quite a few of them done so with some luck and some time through out the day I will be back on track...

Today is Dr. Daigle day with mom... I know I didn't say much about Monday's appointment yet but I am going to... her hearing is basically the same as it was a year or so ago... for word comprehension we only got the right side done because she was getting upset over not understanding what Mrs. Arseneau was saying... she scored a 50% on that but Mrs. Arseneau that mom was doing more lip reading then actually hearing the words... it was also determined that a new hearing aide was in order... because of all the problems that mom has been having with it..lets hope that this will help even in the smallest way to improve her problems... but like everything there is no for sure....

Last night I promised myself that if the weather holds out I am taking my little car... my camera and myself out for a drive this afternoon so see if I can get a few snap shots along the shore line...it has been a long while since I have taken any time for myself and alone so I think today is the day... but it will depend on the weather... it is calling for rain this afternoon....

On a final note... I do believe that my Oldest sister and hubby is coming back to NB today ...so a big Welcome home... hope you had a wonderful trip and visit with Lisette and I will be talking to you very soon....

Have a wonderful Hump Day
Joanne

A Mini Run Down Memory Lane...

Last night I was up to mom's and once again she went through some place in her house and found some photos... and thought I would post them...a little mini run down Memory lane kind of thing this morning...

They are not in any special order....

Danielle's Grad Photo

Connor at what age I am not sure.... but as cute as a button

Sarah... on the back of this frame it was written... Sarah Kelly August 14, 1999 Birthday Party... 2 years old...

Sarah once again a year or so older....

Sorry Monique... had to borrow one of your photos from your blog just to show how much she has grown since 1999...you know this makes me feel very old today ....

Monique.... there is no wonder Sarah is such a beautiful young lady....

Rebecca's grad photo

Connor

Danille and John's Grad picture...

Lisa's grad photo

Peter and Pauline on their wedding day if I am not mistaken....

Last but surely not least... Yvette, Lisette and Mom....

I am sure there will be more coming along the way.... and if any one want their photos just drop me a line and I will send them your way....

As for what is going on, on this side of the world... well I am down to 18 photos with the Opa/ Oma photos... and am running out of ideas with them... I am very glad that I am not doing all 7000 because I would be in trouble though there are many of them I will be putting names and dates on as I finish up the photos to be put on cds for the family.. we are working on that at the moment visiting different members of the family...

Carl and I spent Friday night going through the web sites of grave yards, births, marriages and deaths looking for dates as well... amazing how much information you can get out of those... the only thing they are not complete files so there was a lot we couldn't find...

Mom and dad are doing great.. as I said I was up last night for a short visit since they called yesterday and mom got worried thinking I was not feeling very well because I was sleeping when she called... and in truth I was just having a very lazy day and decided to have our usual Sunday afternoon nap... which messed up my Sunday night sleep... lol...

Have a wonderful Monday all... Joanne....

A Whole Lot of This and That

Four days (actually now it is six) and not all that much went on... I am still working on photos though it is not scanning them... we took the cds over to Carl's parents and they loved them ....I thought the next step in this was making each of the children an album with the remaining photos on a cd... but that is not what Opa wanted ... He wants another cd as an introductions kind of thing... so I have been sending the last days looking for certain photos to use and then start tagging them... the only thing I just can't tag anything... I have to add.... I ended up picking up 200 of the 7000 instead of the 75 Opa suggested....of tagging them meant going into psp and that meant that after the first 5 or 6 I got bored and started adding a little tube, a colored border, a frame and then it totally started... scrapping booking in psp... but they are looking so much better now... adding color to black and whites and an added touch to the others... I am up to 142 so I don't actually have all that many more to go...

I am still wondering what I will be doing after this project is done because at -25 outside I don't see spring popping up in the next few weeks... but then I may be mistaken you never know... may be it is time for me to go pick up the rest of the photos at mom and dad's... and do something with them as well...

Here are some of the photos I have been working on .....

This week we had two appointment with mom... the first was her monthly one for her port a calf.... the second was her every three month one for the cleaning of the ears... when mom laid down to get her ears cleaned Dr. Boucher noticed that she had a sore on her left side of her face... he asked how long it had been there... I couldn't tell him but I knew it had been there way too long...so he decided to take a biopsy of it.... I am sure it will take a while to get that back but he said that he will let us know the results...Mom did very well through the unexpected.... I also talked to him about getting dad's hearing tested.. the last testing he had that done was when he was at the mill... think it is time....

Next week is a busy week as well... with mom... I actually didn't check to see if there was anything there for Dad... what a bad daughter I am... but I don't have to normally worry about his appointment because Roger is the one that normally goes with him... Anyway... Mom starts the week off with a hearing test that was cancelled because of the wax in her ears... then on Wednesday she has an appointment with Dr. Daigle who is the one that looked at her 5 years ago for her kidney and then Thursday it is off to Dr. Yousaf for her eyes... so as you can see why I am not looking into what is going on with dad next week there is enough going on with mom lol....

Monday was a good day for Carl and I... we went in for our monthly weigh in and we were both successful... Carl dropped 11 and I dropped 8... on Wednesday Carl was up bright and early to go back to the office to get a blood pressure monitor on him for 24 hours... we will find ot the results of that on Thursday when he goes and sees his doctor...

About a month or so ago I was called by Louie... he didn't seem to have all that great of news for us... they had taken x-rays of his lungs and found several spots of them... they were actually thinking cancer... which he was thinking about the same thing because of weight lose and he had not been feeling all that great for a very long time... so they shipped him off to Winnipeg on the 10th for a bunch of test.... Yesterday I got the call... with the greatest news there could be at this moment... it is not cancer.... his lungs are in bad shape because of his years of smoking but what was causing him to be so sick was a Viral Bacterial Infection which is on the mend at the moment according to the doctors.. he has one more test which we are not going to say where they are going a looking next week to make it 100% sure it is not cancer but it was scheduled so he is taking the test...

Other news in the family... Yvette and Hubert left NB at the beginning of the month and is enjoying the Brier in Calgary .... Missing you sis.... no one to talk to for long hours... wait until you get home your ear is going to be bent out of shape after our phone call to each other.... Lise if you read this before your mom leaves... give her a big one for me....

Well I guess there was more then I thought I had to say to everyone and maybe should have sat down and wrote before this... but then I am slow at things...

It is Friday so I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend... Danie and Family have a great vacation this week... take a little time in the sun for me...

Love Jo

Photos of My Day

My birthday has come and gone... and it was spent exactly as I wanted to be spent with my family.... I think these three first photos are the most precious of them all... I did mention before that when mom asked me what I wanted for my birthday I told her a cake but no boiled icing but she misunderstood....

It has been a very long time since she has taken on the job of making boiled icing but that morning Flo and her and if I am not mistake by the look of the arm in the photo Dad as well ...made up a batch of icing

It was the best birthday cake I could ever have....knowing the great effort that was put into it to have it at dinner...

You see what greeted me when I came through the door... Old goat... it was just telling me it was an old that got the thing LOL....

Mom was in great spirits ... lots of smiles, laughter, and wit...


Of course there is always a hug for dad... the only thing most times there is not a camera around to cap it...


Matthew taking his job of the cake very seriously...

I was trying to get mom to help me blow out the candles but she was being a brat once again and won't help me...

How I love to see a smile on her face and hear her laugh....

And of course there is always that stole moment with dad that I try to get when ever I am at the house...and of course it always means the arms around the neck...

I guess I have said this before but I would like to say thank you for everyone that has made my birthday a very special one.... thank you for the good meal... the great cake... and the gifts that were given to me.... thought the meal, cake and you guys were plenty enough... Loves you all and hugs to you as well... Joanne

The Unexpected

Each occasion that comes along I have always said if I can have my family to celebrate that is all I want out of it...and today being my birthday that is all I want out of the day... it is the day I was born and 53 years ago I hope it was a glorious event for my parents especially since I was the 5th one that came along...

On my 40th birthday the greatest gift I received was from this long legged little fellow who crawled into bed to cuddle with me even though his dad told him to leave me alone and let me sleep while he made me my birthday breakfast... and just before it was time for dad to call everyone into the dining room to eat and come get me out of bed... this little fellow climbed out of bed to sneak back out of the room and as he did he turned around and with a smile that could light a room and melt my heart anyones heart for that matter....said to me.. "Mom you are not over the hill today...you are right on top." what else could ever top that, that day....though I have to say 2 years later they used all the ink in the printer to inform me that I was going down that hill now...That is gifts that you can't buy or sell for a million dollars...

This morning I was up early from a sneeze and a pain.... while waiting for my tea I was leaning on the sink looking out the window thinking that there was no way I was going to be going out today if my leg was in this much pain once again I won't be able to drive the car....nice way to start my birthday....yes a good old self pity party for Jo in the kitchen.... I came on line to see what happened in the world or my world of space while I was sleeping and as the browser opened it told me that I got two emails....of course I had to check them out... a smile came to my lips as I read the message from Louie and Yvonne... and a little laughter came from my mouth when I heard Yvette and Hubert's birthday card to me... maybe the day won't be so bad after all... I thought... then I heard movement from the bed and the man of my life greeted me with a Happy Birthday as well....and later on that little long legged fellow who is now a long legged man....came to the kitchen with arms folded to wish me a good birthday as well...

Pat called to sing me a Happy Birthday to her little sister and an invite to lunch...so off I went to spent an hour or so with her sharing some time that we have not made for each other in a very long time... I came home to be told that a dear friend called and my baby brother... so I called Diane up and we talked for a while and as I got off the phone with her the phone rang again... and from the other end I heard two voices singing happy birthday to me.... Tommy and Barbara... and as we talked for a bit they asked if I got a parcel in the mail.... so after I got off the phone I was heading to the mail to check since I don't do that very often... the phone rang again Susan... each call and each different way of wishing me to have a good day put a glow in this body of mine... each time I have gone on Face book someone has wished me a good day... so I have to say thank you with all my heart to those who have taken the time to wish me good on my day of birth... you have put a smile on my face and warmth in my heart....

Tonight I have been invited to mom and dad's for dinner... Mom and dad, Roger and Flo, Pat, Carl and Matthew will be with me to do so.... and that is what I have always wanted when it comes to occasions... and that is what I will have tonight.... what else can anyone ask for... ohh yes I know a birthday with no boiled icing.... okay I should explain that one... mom kept asking me what I wanted for my birthday so to make it simple I said a Birthday Cake but please no boiled icing I really don't like it ... but she misunderstood and Tuesday when I was up to visit I was told that mom had dad in the recipe books looking for boiled icing.... you got to laugh at that one....

Oh yes... I forgot the parcel was in the mail box waiting for me... that is why I called this blog the unexpected.... I got this wonderful piece of art from Tommy and Barbara to mark my 53 birthday.... Thanks guys... it was a wonderful, beautiful unexpected treasure today... I love you all....

Joanne

It is called Raku by Judith Horkoff of Winnipeg MB

As you can see it is placed on my very messy computer desk...

until I can find a place of honor for it...