Hang on a sec I have to clean my monitor, WHY do kids feel the need to touch the screen?
Ok I'm back and can see.
The temp right now is 40C or 104F and it is humid as hell! My hair is having a field day doing its own thing grrrrrr.
On the upside my daughter left today on her grade 8 grad trip and they have gone north to a camp where they will be swimming, canoing and rock climbing etc. This is perfect weather for that because it will help to warm the lake. Keep in mind this is Canada and the ice went out not long ago.
Also, I have 2 small cactus plants that I have had for almost 20 years I know they are a lil stunted because of the environment they live in and I am also aware that cactus does grow slowly but this is a real treat for me!!
I have only seen one of them attempt to flower once before and it didn't last. I think the heat is having a positive effect on it because there isn't just one but three blooms!



Looking on the bright side while sweating to death
ju

I am a what you see is what you get kind of person, and because of that I have been blindsided more than a few times. I assume others thinking will follow my own. Call me naive really, because when somethings happen I really am blown away, my brain just wasn't working in that direction. I have always been straight forward and honest about who and what I am and yet I am still occasionally knocked for a loop.
I can't and won't change who I am but I think I will have to be a little more cautious about the thinking of others.
What I say is what I mean, do NOT read anymore into it.
Having said that I must say that I do value the friends I have made greatly. Just realize please that if there was more I would have stated my intentions.
Feeling a lil silly AGAIN,
ju

yup 2 blogs one day. Chatting with Aussiemale and he had me listening to ABC Australia. I was loving the accents and the programming was pretty damn good too. Next thing I knew I was hearing about Donna from Canada from Ian. How cool!
Famous in Australia!!!
ju

the site is super speedy finally!!!!! I'm loving it!
Thanks NN and NN-J!
ju

the best company you can have is yourself on the porch enjoying the sun.
Reflecting,
ju

I had a blast this past weekend! Maggies arrived Fri night and we were pretty mellow he had had a long day of travelling. (3,000 miles) Sat we got up and eventually got going. He didn't see much of Canada but of course I took him to the beer store He like so many others was totally blown away and had to get his cam to take pics.



That is me in my fave store. I was in one of 5 or 6 aisles.

Sat. Cap and Nita arrived. Lots of beer lots of food and best of all lots of good conversation. They had planned to leave Sun around lunch time but the beer was going down well so they opted to stay for another night.
Cap was making beer can chicken for dinner and I got really hopefull about a photo op when I was told that duct tape was going to be needed to bbq this chicken. Alas disappointment set in when he figured it out and I had to put both my cam and the duct tape away.
I had the best weekend I have had in a very long time, watching Maggies learning about Canada was really a blast and I am sure he now believes the stereo type of Canadians being huge beer drinkers althought he didn't get to hear many of us say "eh" I am so looking forward to going north this summer to see cap and nita.
A good time was had by all



Thanks for coming guys!!
ju

Yeah I said STIBBYS PICKLES, google are you listening?
I have another NN weekend planned. Maggies is flying in tomorrow night, I can't wait to meet him he is such a facinating man. Then early afternoon Sat cap and the Mrs will be arriving.
The plan was for cap to bring me some more STIBBYS pickles since I have been suffering severe withdrawl not having them. Commercial pickles pale in comparison. Off he went to the STIBBY store only to be told that they are sold out!! The shame of it all! Apparently someone had bought the last of them to ship to the US and there will be no more untill harvest grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Cap being cap started a search trying to locate dear old Mr STIBBY incase the old bastard is hoarding pickles in his basement or something. He came up empty handed, so I decided to google STIBBYS there are only 2 links under that name and suprise, suprise they both linked to cap's blog at which point I cracked right up and told him to google STIBBYS and click on either of the 2 links that show up. He lost it laughing and of course I had to ask for his autograph since he is so famous
Not to be out done I had to do a STIBBYS blog to see if I show up on google too
Waiting for fame and fortune,
ju

My daughter informed me today that they are studying "Yellow Submarine" in music
At least she admits to liking some of my music!!
Toddling off with my walker,
ju

Last night I dreamt I was meeting Dawn's friend, the reason is unclear now and it does't really matter. I was at the airport waiting and as the friend got off the plane so did Dawn. We grabbed each other in the biggest tightest hug! Everyone around us seemed to be oblivious to us hugging and talking then she said to me
"You know this looks strange to everyone watching you because no one else can see me"
After that the dream became a little muddled but the hug and the talking were so clear!
Was it just a dream? Maybe, maybe not. Either way I don't care.
Touched by a loved one,
ju

Angel and Tele came to Canada yesterday afternoon. Tele has been promising to cook for me for the last 4 years, so off we went to get the supplies. First stop The Beer Store. Tele was in heaven, we followed him through the whole store before settling on beer. Next was a stop at the grocery store. One of the things we needed was milk. When I grabbed the bag of milk the looks on tele and angels faces were absolutly hilarious!
Tele whipped up a huge pot of gumbo which was sooooooooooooooo good. The beer was flowing and we had a great time! Standing at the bus stop this morning my friend told me I smelled like a brewery
I had so much fun it was kinda sad to see them go.
NNer's rock!
ju