DID YOU KNOW?

This is some questions for Ben and Morgan.
Ben we were so sorry to hear about your nasty fall onto the gym floor hitting your head and giving you strange pictures.  What a scary experience. Did you know the brain is like plastic and very good at healing itself.  Since you are young and healthy I pray you will heal quickly!  I thought if you were home today here are some questions for you about my life.
Did you know:
I was a very good basketball player but made one mistake scoring on my own net,
Growing up I had no T.V., no phone, no refrigerator, no furance except when the coal man came and delivered it through a basement window.
The ice man came with a wagon and horses to deliver ice for our ice-box.  I would run out to meet him hoping for a chuck of ice to suck on.
My family did not own a car and I got car sick the first ride I had in a car.  My friend's dad had to stop and let me out so I could throw up.  I rode the rest of the way with my head out the window.

Teachers were very strict when I went to school and you could get the strap which was awfully painful.  I never did but I had to sit in the corner with my face to the wall once when I was talking when I should not have been.

My school had two doors one for the girls and one for the boys and on the playground we played on our own side.  The boys had a rink on their half which I was not allowed on when there were any boys around, so sometimes I stayed late after school and would sit on the steps and put my very cold ice skates on.  After I had skated and put my boots on they were icy cold and then I would walk about seven blocks home in the dark.

After school we would listen to the radio to hear the news from Germany believing we were winning the war.  I am so thankful we did but it is so sad to hear even today of young men getting killed in war.  I HOPE YOUR GENERATION WILL DO BETTER and finally bring peace into a crazy world.

We had no candies or chocolate bars, no ice cream or butter, an apple was our treat!  This was because it was wartime.

One of our favorite things to do was to ride out of town to some haunted houses and dare each other to sneak in  a broken window to a dark, creepy room full of cobwebs and spiders andI am sure there were ghosts hanging around too.

Talked to Ben and Morgan on the phone and Ben sounds his chipper self and Morgan said he was fine it was only a small concussion.  Morgan has not finished drawing a picture of me for her brownie badge.  I too was a brownie and we had very good leaders and I went with my friends.

Also talked to Mary and she is in good spirits even though their roof is leaking.

Had a good visit with Jim and he showed me pictures of when he was an Earth Angel a rival gang to the Hell's angels.  Three of his best friends where shot and for some unknown reason they missed Jim.

Today we will look for a computer place and the have my M.R.I. at Jim Patterson's place at 5:30.  I will be packing to get  ready for our big adventure leaving early Sat. morning.  I will not be blogging I do not think.  We return on Tuesday.

Did you not know have you not heard God is good and on your side!

Have a great week-end! 

"It is time to teach our young people that diversity is good and in diversity there is beauty and strength that makes a rich tapestry,"   Maya Angelou 

VALUES

What a joy to have another sunny day, yesterday.   Too bad I did not take advantage of it except to go for a short walk.  Dad also had a quiet day;  a lot of time trying to do something with my computer and still looking for those pesky ancestors and re-organizing some files.

 Kim went off to swim at the pool at Carol and Panteli's house.  I am sure it would help her feel good.  She has now planned a trip to the Grand Cayman for April 30.  So she has more wild adventures coming her way.

Theresa is planning to go back to school to up-grade her statics and maybe become a teacher.  She has done an excellent job with both Morgan and Ben.  They are both polite and helpful as well as creative!

Congratulations to Michael John winning an award at Mac Master University.  He looks like the author who lived like a Jew for a year with his big beard.  Certainly a handsome one.


One of the values I picked up during years has been the value of continuing to learn.  I learned a lot at church like taking on leadership roles.  For me it was a risk and a challenge.  I also learn the value of giving especially to those less fortunate as well as to support the ministry of our church.  Now a days children can take food for the food bank to help the poor and hungry.

I also believe giving our time listening and visiting is extremely important.

I am looking forward to our trip to Ucluelet especially the time we will have together and seeing where Oliver lives and visiting him too!

A rainy morning for a walk with Haiti to the park, then off to get my past port in White Rock and then put on my visiting shoes to go visiting.

I will press publish now just because I still like to be a little unpredictable!

MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN MORGAN AND BEN

This is our amazing and gifted grandson Ben who is one among the 20 grandchildren all wonderful and we treasure each one of their smiles, their jokes, their energy.
I have offered to print a book up,  from my blog, about events in their lives so that they will be like a diary for them in years to come..  There  part would be to keep me informed of all of their  activities as they unfold.
I have a blog printed that I plan to give to Morgan but she will be included more in this is she lets me know how she is doing.

She wants a picture of me to take to Brownies to get another bage she has three, one of which is an artist badge


This is Alice projected on a screen falling down the rabbit hole.  She went very fast so this is all I got.

The Queen is telling the White Rabbit that Alice must have her head chopped off.  Yes this is Ben!

He sings painting The Roses Red as only he can do. 



Dad and I thought this was the best play they have every done!  We  walked around  Chilliwack to wait for everyone to come home.
There was a antique store so crowed you could barely move and if you broke something you paid or they phone the police.
The girl next door at the coffee chop was much friendlier.  She does make gluten free but had none that day.  She would like to talk to Kim about displaying her pottery and about opening her own place.


We had snacks and a visit with Theresa and Kim.

Dad and I are having a quiet day I know I am feeling my age.

Busy , busy, busy

Sunshine!
First time to pray.  If too busy to pray or meditate then I am too busy.  Adding Lincoln who is recovering from pneumonia  to the top of the list.  Next is Mary and her little precious one to arrive safely into the arms of his mom and dad and eventually big sister Simone.  Sebastian love awaits you!

Pray for a safe trip to Chilliwack and that we arrive on time (dad and I have a slight problem with the time we need to leave.)  Pray that all the children do well at the big play today in the Theater in Chilliwack.

One by one others are added with thankfulness for them all.

After checking all stoves are off and watering new seeds dad and I drive to the church to drop off GF sandwiches in case they are need.  I promised so I must keep that promise.  Take Kim's salad out of frig. and my chicken strips.  Also my flat chocolate cake which is tasty but looks funny.

Gather pictures of me as a child for Morgan for her brownie badge.  She has three badges all ready and each one takes work and effort! 

The [play "Alice in Wonderland" was super.  It takes two years to prepare and they are out of this world.  The singing is fabulous, especially Ben's.  Believe it or not Ben played the wicket Queen, very tall and regal in a ornate beautiful gown. 

Pictures to-morrow this Grammy is very happy and weary!

OUR LAST BANANA

Down to our last banana!

                                                  Good and ripe just like dad likes it.

Miracles do happen when Kim goes shopping.  Now we have a rich assortment of good fruit!

Dad eats up the last banana and is off racing to the Water Shed Park and beyond.  He has a grand ride.  Then even though he is aching all over he goes shopping to Value Village for a new shirt to wear to Ben's concert in Chilliwack.  What great fun.

It is a lovely sunny morning but a little crazy for me.  I have dropped an egg and yes it broke, next I spill coffee grinds all over, another mess to clean up. I have looked through my pill of cards everything from birthdays to Christmas cards but no get well card so rush to the store with uncombed hair (I am sure it is the style). 

I want to send a card to a dear old friend.  I was actually at the bed side of his mom praying for her when she passed away many; many years ago, and he has been so grateful.

This is from the card I picked.

"Off times, life's path seems filled with things that make the going rough.
But if we pause a moment and remember Who's in charge, the hills that loom ahead of us no longer seems so large.
And every rock before us, when we know we are not alone, becomes, not just a stumbling block. but one more stepping stone."

"You've overcome so many things and every time you've grown in the wisdom that you have shown."

Know that you are surrounded by love and that God's grace will guide you!

So I did some shopping, mailed my card, walked the dog, did some weeding and talked on the phone to Sandra.  The news is out about Kim taking a summer job and leaving Haiti here to look after us.  She will be working at a Lodge on an island outside Prince Rupert.

That girl loves adventure so we are not surprised.

Mary's two daughters came over to ask if we could be on the call alert if anything happens when no one is there.  Mary is 93 and I do not think she should be on her own.  I am hoping some one will be there at night.  Linda will come over and we will find out more.

Dad wins the prize for top banana today!

WONDERINGS

Off to church wondering what our new lady minister will be like?
We have had so many different ministers over the years, each one has been a blessing to some and yet found disfafour in the eyes of others.  Human nature has gives us a choice to discern what we want in our relationships.

I always wonder when we pass old buildings on the road if some one really lived there or was it an old barn.  Dad and I always find them interesting. 

Our brains like to think logically using reason and facts but also intuition, imagination and emotions to explore life.

It has been proven that the more godly thoughts we have whether from a Christian point of view or as a Jew, a Muslim or a Hindu or an agnostic or an atheist these thoughts can change your brain.  Yhis dopes not mean that the bigger questions disappear.  The amazing news is that religious beliefs and experiences have been recorded as  having an affect on our brain.

Our brain creates a vast range of utopian, utilitarian, and sometimes useless theologies from complex moral value systems to the number of angels on the head of a pin.  So it is no wonder here has been the creation of thousands of difference spiritual practices and creeds that have become religions.

I should have put on a warmer jacket this morning to go to church because of the cold rain.

Our new minister is a native lady very pretty with black hair moving very gracefully from place to place.  She also likes to dance     I could not hear well but felt it was a loving message to include all of nature and humanity.

I wonder if we will be learning about native spirituality?

DAY IS DONE

Another day fly's by!  Time to close the curtains and put on the house coat and slippers.

Two year old soccer at the park.  I just love to watch they are so precious!

Dad and I bought some more soil and I asked for some help planting more heather which he has decided he loves.  It does smell nice.  Some strong handsome young looking 80 year old does just fine.

I am late waking up after a long night of restful painful legs which means I am the last one out of bed and have to make the bed darn!  Dad makes coffee and toast as neither one of us feels like eggs.
How ridiculous to rest before you do anything. 

I do some planting of seeds and it smells so lovely and fresh outside so I take in big breathes and just enjoy the moments.

I am trying to read about pain and the brain and finding it painful.

Dad is having a good day finally fixed the back pump and hopefully the racoons will not attack it to night.  He also helped me by doing some digging.

I made a vegetable casserole and it wasn't too bad. 

"In matters of principle, stand like a rock."  T. Jefferson