Time Flies (when you are having fun)

Well, looks like another summer has come and gone. And what a wonderful summer it was. Thoroughly enjoyed the weather - hot and sunny, with most of what little rainfall we got coming overnight. Unfortunately didn't get to the trailer as much as we wanted to, due to the wife's shifts, but the time we did spend there was thoroughly enjoyable. Most of the time we were there mid-week, which was nice as it was quiet, with all the weekend warriors back home.

Imagine ..... just another 11 days and it will be Halloween - with all the little ghosts and goblins and whatnots running around yelling "trick or treat". If you are driving, keep this in mind and be extra careful out there. Nothing ruins a childs evening worse than being hit by a car. And imagine what it does to the candy bars lol. Seriously though, hard to believe the year is quickly drawing to a close. It will be 3 years this December that I retired and I am still trying to figure out where the time went. When I first retired, I had some great plans to do various things around the house and trailer. Needless to say, not much got done lol. I think I actually finished one project and barely started a second. Time just seems to slip away way too quick. Was talking to my father the other day and he was mentioning that it has been 30+ years since he retired. WOW !

Oh well, what can you do? Anyways, not much is new so will close for now. I will try to be a little more diligent and write a bit more, especially before Christmas. Until then, be safe and enjoy the remainder of fall ........

Grandpa out ......

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

WOW ! Just noticed that the last time I wrote anything was January. Like the title says ... time flies. Guess some of you are wondering what's new. Not a heck of a lot. We survived winter okay ... not as much snow as in years past (yeaaa!) and the temperatures were slightly milder also .... only froze every second day, rather than every day lol. We had a real early spring, with the temps in the mid teens in late March, early April. That was definitely strange, but not entirely unheard of. I enjoyed it nonetheless. May 8th and 9th we had snow - not much, but enough to cover the ground and for Mother Nature to let us know she is still fickle when it comes to weather.

Had some great news about our eldest granddaughter, Keari. She had applied to the University of Toronto, York University and Trent University and was accepted at all three!!! WAY TO GO KEARI - WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU !

Our oldest grandchildren - Keari and Jessie









Now she has to determine which one best suits her needs for what she wants to do - I think it is Early Childhood Education that she is interested in and they all have good programs, but she is very particular, so will have to sit down and decide which one to go to. My wife is still working and enjoying her job, which is a good thing .... really don't need her grumpy and ticked off lol. And yes, before anyone asks, I am doing the "house husband" routine; you know, laundry, etc etc. Guess that serves me right for retiring - and here I thought that once I retired, I could relax at the trailer all day and go pick her up at the end of the day. NOT !

Speaking of the trailer, we are both looking forward to a great summer there. Hopefully the weather cooperates a little more than last year. It was so crappy weather-wise last year, we really didn't get to enjoy it as much as we normally do. At least we only live 15 minutes away, so if the weather turns nasty, we can always go home lol. After all, if we are going to be cooped up inside, better at the townhouse where we have some room, than in the trailer. I also get to put up a new gazebo this year - the one we had finally rusted out and collapsed over the winter so we went out and got a new one on sale. Same size, but it looks a little sturdier.

Talk about blasts from the past. We had some very good friends that we met at the trailer park years ago and got to know quite well. Well, they moved out west to B.C. about 5 years or so ago and we lost touch with them, as they moved and we didn't have the forwarding address. Well, I was on Facebook (yes, I fill some of my time in on the computer lol) the other day and lo and behold, but what should appear? A suggestion for a friend with the same name as our friends. When I clicked on their profile, it was the same people ! Talk about coincidences, karma, whatever. Needless to say, I sent a message and as a result we have gotten back in touch with them and are in the midst of catching up on goings-on over the intervening years. We still miss them being at the park - we used to have some good times visiting each other (our trailers were only 50 feet apart).

Well, not much else I can think of to say at present. If all things go well with the weather, I probably won't be back on until the fall, when we close up. So with that, I will sign off for now. Have a safe and happy summer and we will see you later ...................

Grandpa out ......

As You Get Older ...

WOW !!!! Hard to believe it is now the year 2010. I just looked back in my posts and noticed that I hadn't been on here since July last year. I apologize for that - things kinda got away from me for a bit and time slipped by faster than I would have thought. Well, first things first ....

May your days be sunny, your nights calm and all your dreams come true.

Well, we had a relatively uneventful year. My wife got laid off from her job in August and was called back in October, so she is quite happy to be working again. The poor cat (Pookie) wasn't too sure what was going on, as he was used to seeing the two of us off and then just myself returning for the better part of the day. With Mom home, he really wasn't too sure lol. The summer of course was the craps ..... we had cooler weather and more rain than usual, which really didn't bode well for time at the trailer. One of our weather gurus down in Toronto is forecasting a normal to above normal summer this year .... will have to wait and see I guess.

Our Christmas was nice. Gail had Christmas and the next two days off, so we went down and saw our two daughters and their respective families and spent some time with the grandkids. It is amazing how fast they grow up - I still think of them as little lol. Overall, the holidays were nice .... sure missed going to a friend's place for Christmas Eve though - been kind of a tradition for quite a few years, however they went to New Zealand this year to see their relatives there so I hope they had a great time.

Well, as you can tell, there wasn't a lot of anything happening over the last 5 or so months with us, so I will leave you with a few ways to cope with life's stresses:

: Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

: Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

: Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

: Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

and finally,

: A truly happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Have a safe and happy year, and I promise (nooo - not a resolution) to try and write more sooner, rather than later ..........

Grandpa out ...........