There Is A New Cook In The House... Ohhhh Yes

Another day has arrived and to me it has ended... I spent a lot of the day translating a Germany document into English... well almost I have several words that wouldn't translate and on the last page I got a little annoyed and stopped leaving the rest of it for tomorrow or another day... While I worked on this Carl has been working on his album from his Aunt... I do believe he is almost done... he also took the time to put some light on the subject in a few of the rooms today... like going from 60 watts to 100... I can't believe the difference...

Besides that I spent the day driving around town getting groceries and a few other things...Matthew took over the kitchen tonight and made dinner... amazing little salad maker he is I have to say... it is nice to have someone else around to add a little something different to the menu through out the week...
actually he is a pretty good cook when he wants to be...

Nothing new in the home front that I know of.. because I was a bad daughter today I didn't even call at the house...

Have a good one all... Joanne

Sunshine Finally

Good Sunday afternoon... the sun has been shining for the last two days... it was actually way too hot in the bedroom last night that we actually opened the windows last night so we could sleep... actually Carl wanted to take the air conditioners out... you know I stopped him... and with the spring like weather the urge for cleaning has entered this mind of mine... and don't worry it didn't last long... I did finally did some cleaning up around the computer area of the bedroom something that was needed...

On the news front Mom didn't get her new hearing aide on Friday because once again there was a build up of wax that Mrs. Arseneau couldn't put the mic into her ear to set the hearing aid so when we go see Dr. Boucher on Friday it will be another thing that he will have to do...

Today was a day of drop ins... first at Opa and Oma's for a visit and of course lots of talking about family history and the questionnaire that we gave Opa this week to answer for us... he is working on it a little at a time... we are also planning on doing one with Dad as well but since dad's hands are not all that great we are going to do it with the recorder...

After that we dropped in to see mom and dad who were waiting for us since I did mention we were coming last night when I talked to them... ohhh by the way Yvette Mom wanted to share her chocolate you bought her this week went I was over there but I told her only on Sunday.... and don't worry for some reason she didn't forget about it... very good sis... and I only had one little piece... told her not to share it with any one else he he...

Everything is going good there was well... it being a quiet Sunday as usual... Roger and Flo are out and about looking for things for their trailer for the summer... getting a few things here and there... I am sure by the time they get the trailer the front porch will have lots to haul to it...

Well that is about it for today... we are soon off to dinner with the Hills Family this evening... it is Mrs. Hills's birthday tomorrow and they are celebrating it at Danny's...

Thanks Diane for the commet... thought it was about time I changed the blog... there was way too much snow on the other one... maybe that is why it was still winter outside my window LOL....
Have a great one Joanne

The Melanson News

Thursday night almost according to the clock Friday morning.... the first part of the day we played the taxi service for everyone that didn't have a drive to where they were going but I did get a bit of time to pick up a second photo that I needed to finish off... no not the many photo project, but a 50th anniversary frame that Opa and Oma had for the last two years and didn't fill... Carl dropped over tonight to give it to them and they were very pleased with it... I am glad about that one...

While Carl was out visiting I was chatting it up on the phone with my oldest sister... it had been a while since I took the time to have one of them.. but then she was away for a while... the nerve of her.... lol... but am glad that she is back and we can have our little chats... I am sure her ear was some sore at the end of it all...

Last night I thought I would get myself back to scrap booking since I have spent a few nights with Rebecca getting her started and that lasted all of last night and this afternoon.... tried tonight but there was crap on the television and it didn't take me long to give up and come upstairs...

I get up each morning this week noticing that there is more and more grass showing around the house... which means that maybe soon I will be able to get into the garden and get a few things done before Carl has to head back to work... there are quite a few plants that need dividing and I know I can't do that on my own... with the grass showing the nose is starting to burn a little more... and the eyes are watering a little longer ... allergies suck but I will put up with them from the old grass of last year if it means that spring is coming our way... hmmm which reminds me I need to find my meds to make things feel a little better any way....

As for news on the Melanson side of this world... mom goes tomorrow to get her new hearing aide... I am hoping that this will help her with her problems of hearing... also yesterday I got a call from Dr. Boucher's office... he wants to see her again in April... I am assuming from the conversation I had with the office that they either found something with the bio that they took or that they are doing another one... but I will let you know as soon as I know... actually I have to drop into the office tomorrow on a different matter and the subject will be brought up since it was not really made clear yesterday...

Susan and Kirsten (who is Carl's sister and niece if you didn't know) will be heading out in about 6 hours for a week in Cuba... hope that they have a good time.. it is a well desired trip for the two of them...


Well besides that it is garbage and pill day tomorrow there is not a lot more to say... have a great one all... Joanne

The Second Day of This Week

I am sitting here waiting for Carl to do the scanning so I can number the 129 photos we once again found this morning while we were at Golden Image looking through the rolls of negatives Carl's father found in this basement last week... so I guess I am not done yet as I thought I was...

The naming of the photos went to the way side... too many for one thing and too many repeated people ... I will be here until God knows when if I really took the time to name them all... there are some of the old photos that I want named so that is what I will continue to work on as well... I am really hoping to have this done before Easter... it is only a few weeks away so I better get my butt in gear and get this done...because the next one is their anniversary in September.... hmmm now that is a thought... no pressure... but then if I know me I will put it off until the week before and still be under pressure... lol

We the News on this side of the world is... hmmmm lets see there is not a lot this week... we were called yesterday to be told that mom's new hearing aid is in... now lets cross our fingers in hopes that it will work better if only a little then the one she has now...

Carl is going to a first aide course tomorrow so I am hoping to spend some time over at the house... which reminds me (and I stop and pick up the phone) Roger was to the doctor this afternoon because he has been coughing out 1/2 a lung each time he coughed... he has a lung infection the doctor said as she passes him meds for it... hope you get better soon...

With new photos in hand this afternoon we headed up to Carl's parents to show them our new treasures... one of the first photos was Opa with another female which was before he started dating Oma... it was a camera moment without the camera sad to say... the look that came across his face when he seen the picture and stated that he was in trouble... it was a very enjoyable afternoon going through photos and getting some information on them....

We also went out and purchased a digital recorder last week so while we talked I had it on so that I can go back and mark down some of the interesting things that were said while we were together... there are many time I thought of getting one of these and never took the time to do it... and I do have some regrets that I didn't because I would have more information then I do have on my family if I had used it the times I was with Aunt Vina... and with her passing all of it is gone ...

Well time to get on with my little job... have a great night ... alll ... Joanne

Sunday Just another Day in the Neighborhood

It is terrible when you can't remember what you did just a few days ago... well that is where I am today... I was up early this morning trying to get more done with the photos and their names... I actually had Carl sitting down for a while to help me out with people I had no idea who they were... and finally I said enough of this... I am going to get down to some of the things I have been ignoring for a while ... like this blog...and posting some memory photos...

So I took them out of the file to down size them and then realize that they were already been done... hmmm when did I do that.... well that is less work I have to do in psp since I have been working in it since about 7 am.... came on started to upload them to the page when this really strange thought came to my head... have I done these already.... with a check of blogs and there they are all in a row done 6 days ago.... my mini run down memory lane... I am getting way too old... lol

This weekend I got to go through a box of documents that Opa wanted to be put on to the cd...like his papers when he became a Canadian Citizen and things like that... the old pass port that he had when he came to Canada and the story of how Susan and Karen got a hold of it one day and took it apart and on some of the pages you can see where they were copying what was actually stamped on the passport...

Talking about Susan and Karen... Karen has started a blog... and if any one doesn't know who she is, she is Carl's baby sister that is living in Dhaka with her husband Mark and their daughter Erin... they have been there for almost 4 years now... so if you would like to check her blog the addy is on the side.... she is new at it so be patient with her he he....

As for Susan she is off with her daughter Kirsten (who I finally learned to spell correctly) this coming Friday to Cuba in the sun... we are having dinner with them tonight... free meal always like one of those...

On my side of the family well there is not a lot going on that I know of... I have not been up to the house since Friday... I know bad daughter... we spent a lot of our day yesterday at Carl's place... today I am just being lazy and don't want to get dressed until I really have to... but all seems to being good on our end...

Well the break is done back to work... have a wonderful Sunday.... Joanne