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November 05 Going to have to do an Inventory of my mom's belongings!!The last few times I've been to see mom (shortly after my brother and his g/f) had been down I have noticed that her shelves (bookshelf, hutch, etc.) seem to be a tad emptier. I thought it was just my imagination. When I mentioned it to mom she said "Oh well, they must have just moved stuff around when they were dusting". I saw no signs that anything had been dusted...except for the odd spots where there was no dust and it looked as if something had been removed.
Anyway, I let it go, thinking that perhaps mom had given brother and g/f stuff (none of my business). When mom was asked she denied it).
Last week, when my daughter and the kids were there, she too, noticed that the shelves seemed emptier.
On Tuesday, I was out at moms and my niece and nephew (brother's kids) and his ex-wife were there for a visit. They too, commented on the fact that they thought things were going missing. My niece mentioned that she had been up to her dad's and noticed things that she could have sworn came from moms place...but she didn't say anything because she wasn't 100% sure.
Mom denies that she gave them anything...especially not the g/f (NOBODY in the family likes or trusts her).
So I have decided to go out and do an inventory of all my moms China, Crystal, Figurines, and other knick knacks...valuable and sentimental ones. Also want to keep track of my dads many paintings (ones he painted himself)...and his many wildlife prints (some that are very expensive).
I'm always complaining that my brother doesn't come down to visit mom often enough...now I am actually relieved. If they are the culprits they would have cleaned her out by now. As far as I'm concerned they can just stay away...or he can come alone. I doubt he would steal from his mom....but I'm also sure that he would help the g/f cart stuff away (he is a wimp and likely afraid of the g/f ....she is a very mentally unstable person and I suspect my brother doesn't have it all together either).
One day, we might just drive up to their place for a reconnaisance mission...and take a look see for ourselves. Of course we would have to arrive unannounced and hope they are home...otherwise it would be a 3 to 4 hour drive for nothing.
GRRR!! I'm thinking Elder Abuse...and I fully intend to put a stop to it!!
That's my Wednesday Rant...a day late...but better late than never.
Hope all is well with my Blog Family
*Hugs and Blessings to all*
October 31 Happy HalloweenHappy Halloween
Have a safe and Happy Halloween to all the Trick or Treaters (young and old).
Hope to add more pictures later tonight, or tomorrow, of the other three grandkids in their costumes. Sleepover at grandma's for Noah tonight. My daughter, son-in-law and I are taking the 4 little ones trick or treating and hubby gets to stay home and hand out candy. He loves doing that...makes the kids tell jokes, sing, dance or whatever they wish....even a great big smile will suffice for him. The best part is (that unlike me) he does not eat any of the chocolate treats until the kids are all done trick or treating....what a guy!!
  October 21 Autumn ColorsSent hubby out yesterday, with our el cheapo camera, to take some pictures of the beautiful fall colors. He didn't do a bad job.
My mom is feeling much better....her shots finally kicked in and she felt well enough to go and get her hair permed.
Other than that...nothing new around here.
Hugs and Blessings to all                 October 16 First H1N1 death in our communityNeedless to say, our Community is in shock. We have had our first H1N1 death. A young, healthy, fit 26 year-old mother of a one year-old girl.
She started off with a head cold...by the next day she was having trouble breathing and checked herself into the local hospital. They sent her to a larger medical centre....where at some point she ended up in intensive care with organ failure. From the onset of the head cold to her death....One Week!!
My mom's shots were cancelled on Oct 9th. I made phone calls to the specialist begging and pleading with his "ditzy" receptionist....all to no avail. I sent a fax to the family doctor explaining what was going on and our concerns....because the specialist is heading off on holidays Oct 20th. Yesterday morning, in a last ditch attempt I had hubby call the "ditzy" receptionist. He requested that her files be transferred to the Family Doctor and we would get him to find a Radiologist to administer the required shots. Later, yesterday afternoon mom got a call from the specialist's office telling her to be at the hospital at 3. So today, we trekked into the city....and Hallelujah...mom got them!! Oddly enough we had two appointments set-up (according to the receptionist in the Radiology department) one with her specialist and another one with a Radiologist who was willing to administer the shots.
Will wonders never cease? I am thankful beyond measure. Somebody was watching over us
  .Hopefully the meds will kick in soon so mom gets relief from the excrutiating pain she has had to endure.
Ummm....one more thing before I sign out for the night....here is a picture of our newborn "great grandson" Nicholas...he was born on October 13th weighing a whopping 9 lbs 12 oz.
 I have three young adult step-grandchildren....Nicholas is the son of oldest). October 05 What a beautiful start to October               Our October is off to a breathtaking start. Little nippy in the morning but by mid-afternoon it is warm enough to shed the light coat and sweater and run around in short-sleeved shirts. Every once in a while the wind picks up...but that's OK...it blows away any pollution and we have a stellar view of mountains that in the summer months are hidden in a white haze.I'm attaching some pictures of my grandkids Hannah, Mattias and baby Quinn on one of their fishing trips.
Also some photos of Noah helping his Daddy.
Mom's appointment for her cortisone shot is on Friday...I am fervently praying that it will be a go!! When I spoke to the docs receptionist a couple of weeks ago asking if they were on schedule....all she said was "I hope so" (not terribly reassuring). The renovations to the treatment rooms at the hospital are complete...but for some reason there is a problem with the technicians? Well, it's not my problem, nor is it mom's. We are going in on Friday and we are not leaving until she has had those shots....so there!! (Stick that in your pipe and smoke it !! )
This coming weekend is our Canadian Thanksgiving....haven't made any plans as of yet...but I guess I better get off my butt and do so quickly.
Both kitties were taken to the Vet last Thursday for spaying and neutering. Both were doing fine until a couple of days ago. Tigger, the female, started acting lethargic...not eating and drinking much, and staggering a little when she walked. Her incision site is clean and healing nicely...no idea what is wrong. I took the little female down to the Vets today...she is running a fever of unknown origin (she will be treated with antiobiotics). The little boy is doing well. Next blog I will put up some pictures of my two new family members.
Pray all is well with my blogging friends. September 25 Wednesday Rants...on FridayTraditionally, Wednesday's are rant days....but I'm sorry, these couldn't wait.
Not sure if you recall my mentioning back in August about the Yahoo that left his 3 month old baby and 2 year-old toddler in a parked SUV on one of the hottest evenings and went into a beer garden (at a local fairground).
A lady inside the beer garden overheard him mention something about having to go out and check on his kids. She reported it to the security guards (who promptly called police). The security guys followed him out to his SUV. All the windows were rolled up. When he opened up the door both little ones were crying. The police brought along paramedics. Both kids were seriously dehydrated, covered in sweat, and both had very soiled diapers.
Child abuse, child neglect....you name it, I expected them to throw the book at him.
Believe it or not...a couple of days ago the police announced that other than the fact the father used "poor judgment" he was not going to be charged !! The reasoning behind this was that they could not prove how long the children were in the vehicle.
The guy was three sheets to the wind...OK...so lets give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he was only in there for say one drink....that tells me he drove those kids in a drunken state to the fair. Could they not have charged him for driving under the influence? Of course, the argument there would be...maybe he didn't drive.
I personally think this family (who have some wealth....never mind the fact that the guy and his wife were known to police) hired some pretty darn sleazy lawyers who don't give a rat's ass about kids. When the media tried to interview the grandfather of the kids, a few days after the incident...he pretty much gave them the finger and told them to get the F*@& off his property and stop blowing things out of proportion.
Thankfully the kids are under the scrutiny of the Ministry (not sure if they are back with mom and dad...probably)....but we all know what happens to Ministry kids anyway....so I have no repect left for our justice system. Can't believe the cops and paramedics are so powerless to do anything !!
My second rant has to do with a lovely community in this province called Bountiful....a polygamous community tied to those in Utah (Warren Jeffs et. al.). It has been here for years....and for years has been under scrutiny. Finally one of our provincial gov't officials decided it was time to prosecute (polygamy is after all, illegal in our society). The Bountiful men (who are now Canadian citizens) argued that they should be left alone Under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Can you believe they actually got it thrown out of the Supreme Court ??
So, I guess its OK to leave little kids in a sweltering hot vehicle and go off drinking....and to take on as many wives and father as many children as you wish...bearing in mind that some of these wives are as young as fifteen.
Something stinks up here in our fair Province of British Columbia (being hailed by the Olympic Committee as being the "greatest place on earth"....yeah Right!!) and it ain't the dung on the fields!!
On a more positive note...a guy abused his cat...was charged and jailed. What is wrong with this picture??? You can abuse your kids, illegally marry and impregnate 15 years old....but don't you dare hurt a cat because the consequences are dire. (I'm glad they nailed the cat abuser...but what about the others !! )
Well, now that I've got all that off my chest, I can't say I feel any better.
Only two more weeks left until my mom finally gets her long awaited treatment for her back. She has done well, considering the wait.
Noah is recovering from a fever.....caused by an ear infection and possibly a urinary tract infection...thankfully one medication will cure both....other than a slight cold the little guy has been healthy up 'til now.
Mattias' lip has healed up nicely (he no longer looks like Donald Duck). The tooth has not yet come down into position...so as you can see from the picture he suddenly looks more like a five year-old who has lost his first tooth than a 2 1/2 year old.
Hannah is slowly getting over her anxiety of grade one and being at school all day.
Quinn is thriving and is attempting to roll over already. The way she is chewing on things and drooling might indicate that she is already teething.
Tomorrow my kids, grandkids and my mom (and hubby and I, of course) are going to a local restaurant for a belated birthday dinner for my daughter.
In the pictures below you will see Quinn with her little boyfriend (he is one month younger) and weighed two pounds less than Quinn at birth.
Hannah and Mattias donned their winter outfits and started making imaginary snow Angels on the floor...LOL
And a cute picture of Noah kissing a toy.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Goodnight and May God Bless
          September 23 Born to be a MOMMY....Happy Birthday, My Sweet Little Girl   HAPPY BIRTHDAY To My BEAUTIFUL Baby Girl Jennifer Mary Fraser...born September 24, l978 at 4:33 am....birthweight 6 lbs 5 oz.
When Jenny was 19 months old her baby brother Mark was born and she jumped right in to be a Mommy to him.
Today she has three children of her own....Hannah, Mattias and Quinn.
She was born to be a mommy and I am so very proud of her.
Have a wonderful day sweetheart!!
Here are two pictures...one of her with her baby brother and one with her three children.
  September 15 September...Half over...my how time flies!  I am just flabbergasted at how quickly time is whizzing by!! Quinn is almost 3 1/2 months old.
Our four days of looking after Noah were wonderful. He was a perfect Angel...slept well every night and brightened our days with his sunny disposition. His mom and dad enjoyed their prolonged Labor Day weekend. They went to Niagara Falls, Ripley's Believe it or Not, The Hard Rock Cafe, one of the many haunted houses, the wax museum, and the CN Tower and Eaton Centre in Toronto. They enjoyed their short vacation and are planning to return there one day. Haven't had a chance to swipe pictures off their Facebook sites so I can share with you.
Hannah started grade one on Sept 8th. It was a rocky first week for the poor kid. Separation anxiety (whole day in school instead of just a half day) plus she ended up with a sore throat and fever. The throat had suspicious looking white spots on it (strep throat?). The doc put her on a fairly heavy duty antibiotic....bubblegum flavor which barely disguised the bitter vile thick liquid. Hannah has never been one to take medicine easily and this one she absolutely did not want to take. She fought tooth and nail. Mom and Dad had to hold her down and force it into her mouth...half she spat out...the other half she threw up. Reasoning with her did not work, warning her that she could pass it on to her brother and sister did not work, even the threat of having a doctor administer the antibiotic intravenously did not work...nor did the threat that if she got worse she might end up in hospital. I tried bribery by offering to buy her something special...that too, bore no fruit. Thankfully, whatever ailed her cleared up on its own.
The second week of school, so far, has been better for her... only a few tears one morning.
My daughter spoke to her teacher and told her that Hannah is reading beyond the grade 1 level and could she please challenge her. The teacher whipped out one of the hardest grade 1 books and Hannah read it...no problem at all ...so now the teacher knows.
At home Hannah has begun her own project....she is drawing and printing her own comic book.
Mattias is still going through his terrible twos....my daughter is often a wreck by the end of the day. He is such a challenge and yet when he is at grandma's house, he too, is a perfect little Angel...until mommy walks in the door. Mattias is really a sweet little fellow, he just needs a lot of one on one attention...so hopefully now that Hannah is in school my daughter can spend more time with him....maybe leave Quinn with me.
Quinn is growing and thriving. She is already trying to roll over. She is such a sweet little baby...and Mattias for all his "terrible twoness" is wonderful with his baby sister. He also adores Hannah and was very upset when school started and he was not allowed to stay with her....hence the acting out. Poor little guy.
Mom is still hanging in there, patiently waiting for her procedure on Oct. 9th. Not long now. Surprisingly she has not gotten any worse. I was so worried that she would not be able to walk because of the long delay and the weakness in her legs...but she is one tough lady, I tell ya!!
This time, last year, we were on a Cruise Ship to Alaska with my mom. I can't believe it has been a whole year....sometimes I can't believe I actually went on a Cruise....thank goodness I have pictures to remind me. One week is NOT long enough for a cruise.
My girlfriend, hubby and her mom (the same threesome that went with us last year on the cruise) are once again on the high seas...this time for two weeks. Oh how I wish we could be with them. According to the weather though, they are going to be in for some bumpy seas....hurricane warning for northern B.C. coast and the Queen Charlotte Islands...areas they will be travelling through enroute to Alaska...I pray for their safety.
Another two weeks and the last kitty will be going to her new home. Scooby (as he has been named) has such a sweet disposition...it is going to be hard to see him go. Tigger (the runt) the last little girl, we are keeping...she, too, is going to miss Scooby terribly. So far my other two cats have made no attempt to welcome her into the family. The dog is very interested in the kittens, but we keep her leashed up when the kitties roam around the house for an hour or so each day because she is so much bigger than them and although she wags her tail at them....I don't like it when she licks her chops. Not sure if she still thinks they are squirrels...and fair game. Once Scooby is gone...we will have to let Tigger have free roam of the house...by then she will be a bit bigger and hopefully our 4 yr old cat Midnight will befriend her. Simba (at 13) is just too old to be bothered with young'uns. She and Midnight co-exist but have never become friends. The dog keeps a respectful distance from Simba...chases Midnight on occasion but is generally very good with them so I am hoping she and Tigger will become friends as well.
Only a couple of picture of Quinn this time around....but my daughter's birthday is coming up on the 24th so hopefully we can get some family pictures on the weekend following her birthday.
Just thought I had better check in and let you know I am still here. When time allows I do my rounds but time does not always allow me to leave comments. I seem to spend more time on Facebook these days...that is where most of my family hang out.
Hope to pop around and see you all soon.
Goodnight and May God Bless You Richly  September 01 SEPTEMBER...Really?? Already??I don't know about the rest of you, but I am having a hard time trying to wrap my head around the fact that it is already September. Where on earth did the summer go?
 I remember the days as a little kid when summertime was soooo looong I could hardly wait to get back to school. Whatever happened to those days?? Do little kids even experience that anymore....I don't think so. Life has become so much busier for everyone over the last 5 decades.
Do we even stop and take the time to smell the roses anymore?
 Time....what is that....when did it suddenly speed up??
 Am I the only one that feels this way??
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In a way, though, for my mom's sake I am glad it is September....it makes the wait for her cortisone shot that much shorter. Oct 9. It will be here before we know it. Already in the middle of August...right along with the school supplies, the stores were stocking up on Halloween Candy....good grief!!
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Has it almost been a year since hubby, mom and I went on our Alaska Cruise?? Somedays when I think back on it, or look at pictures it seems like yesterday...othertimes it seems like it was years ago.
Yeah, I know....I'm babbling...but then I'm allowed....I'm not a spring chicken anymore
 Just wanted to let you know that all is well with us. Mom is hanging in there. the kids are enjoying their summer. Hannah is ready to head back to school...today, while the other kids were watching TV, our little scholar was reading a novel. She has also developed a passion for horseback riding. Quinn is strong and healthy (after her scary start). Mattias is starting to grow out of the toddler stage now and is becoming a little boy. Noah is walking now. He will be spending Thursday to Monday with us...while his mom and dad take a short vacation to Toronto.
The two remaining kittens (mine and the one I am keeping til October for a friend) are growing like weeds. Tonight we let them down for a while to explore the house (as we do every night). They were unusually quiet. Hubby went into the office to check on them and I heard this "Oh Sh*t" (hubby doesn't often use expletives). The kittens had knocked out the window screen and were gone!! Thankfully we found them at the back of the house, under the deck just before it got dark. Those two are a handful and a half!!
Well, I have rambled enough for one night.
Gonna leave you with Hugs and Blessings and of course some more pictures of the grandkids. Also a few pictures taken in the city....the one with the stop signs cracks me up!!
            August 25 Suffering from writer's block :-(Sorry folks...not much to say....suffering from writer's (or should I say Blogger's) block.
Did, finally, get a date for my mom's cortisone shot...October 9th. It's a ways off but I think she will be able to hang in there until then. Not complaining...at least we got in !!
A few more pictures of the grandkids. Noah has just started walking (still need to get a picture of that). This was Hannah's first time on a horse...she loved it. After learning all the basics..including grooming and saddling up...and being led around, she was allowed to trot the horse all by herself. A real natural...unlike her grandmother who got bucked off a horse, over a fence and landed in a water trough. Needless to say, that was my one and only attempt at horseback riding
 . Mattias is still going through his terrible twos...I think they have been exacerbated by competing with an older sister and his baby sister for attention. Once school starts for Hannah, in September, my daughter will drop baby off with me and spend more one on one time with him. He's an absolute Angel when his big sister isn't around. All but two of the kittens are gone to good homes now. One I am keeping for myself and the other one I am taking care of until the beginning of October. His new owner still needs eye surgery and will also be moving. It is going to be difficult to give him up ...I've grown very attached to him...but I will enjoy the both of them for as long as I can.
Hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer.
Goodnight and may God Bless            
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