It's Spring!

Yay! Spring is here! What a winter Ken and I had living in our RV. It was so cold that our water froze and we had to haul it over from the house. That lasted for seven weeks. Lisa and Jay wanted us to come and live in the house with them but, no, we were warm and comfortable in our RV. Anyway, we have water again which has made it easier for us. We will be able to start building our new home soon and the goal is to be in it by Labour Day. Fingers crossed!

Happy New Year?

Happy New Year? Not really. I don’t want to sound like Debbie Downer here but it wasn’t the best Christmas and New Year we ever had. On the 23^rd of December, a very dear long time friend of ours was diagnosed with a hideous disease. I won’t share all the details as to protect his grieving family, but this man, (I will call him Joe), was a friend of our family for over 35 years. He even spoke at my daughter’s wedding. 

Joe was diagnosed with cancer. After doing several tests, it was determined that Joe had cancer everywhere. On New Years’ Eve, he had a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. New Year’s Day, he had what the doctors referred to as a life ending stroke. He lingered in the hospital for several days and on January 5^th, two days before his birthday, he passed away. His wife and children, who of course have also been our friends for that length of time, were shocked and devastated. It blew us all away. His extended family and friends were at least able to go and see him before he passed. Rest in Peace my dear friend!

Traffic Circles and Chickens

I’ve been a busy lady lately. We have all been working hard around our new home and property raking leaves and tearing out things we really didn’t care for such as shrubs and bushes. The men have been trimming trees and doing general yard maintenance before the snow flies. Ken and I love this new place even though it does come with a lot of work. We feel it will help us stay active in our later years. I remember an elderly gentleman warning Ken about that when Ken told him a few years ago that we wanted to sell our house and downsize. He laughed and said “You don’t want to do that because you’ll just get fat and lazy.” So, the fact that we live here, proves we listened to him as we find there is always something that needs doing.