August Journaling
1. Heading over to H-town and leaving my
car there for the week.
2. On the road, stopping for northern
blueberries and corn on the cob in Sudbury on route.
3. Sunday, drove into Thessalon to get
groceries; it didn’t open till noon, there was a lineup to get in, and it was
crowded, plus they didn’t have a lot of the things I needed. Chili for dinner.
4. The kids were kayaking, stand up
paddle boarding, swimming, saunaing, and tubing.
5. My cousin and his wife came to visit,
bringing Pino sausages for us from town to save us a trip.
6. To the trading post for ice cream; I
had butter pecan. Pino sausages and corn on the cob with Caesar salad for
dinner. Our grandson (10) kayaked over to a nearby store for ice cream.
7. I made a baby yoda, and began a teddy
bear. The kids are having a great time with campfires, kayaking, and tubing.
They have lots of kids to play with here. Family hike, they saw bears.
8. Final day here, the kids went tubing
and had another campfire, played with the kids and had sparklers at night.
They’re sad to leave.
9. Travel day; eight hours of driving.
Then I drove home, forgetting my medication.
10. Church, then my husband drove to
Hamilton to pick up my meds. Pino sausages for dinner.
11. Foot massage appointment. It was
lovely.
12. I have so many book ideas, I could
write one every week. But the cost of formatting and covers slows me down to
one a month. So far on amazonkdp I have The Legacy Project, Giant Military Word
Search, and Senior Living Word Search.
13. Went to J & E’s for a men’s
retreat planning meeting. The wives came along for dinner. I crocheted a
covered bag in a shell stitch I just learned in a tutorial. I also made two
squids and a little ghost.
14. Going out for lunch to celebrate the
75th birthday of a lady at church. Home group this evening. Made my first cherry pie.
15. Crocheted a colourful beanie and
scarf. Made my first cherry pie.
16. Had a telephone health interview for
life insurance.
17. Church, nap, then cards with our
buddies, whose trip was delayed four days because of the Air Canada strike.
Made four squids.
18. Moved up a dose of Wegovy. So far
only four pounds lost in a month. Mentoring a young couple this evening. Pino
sausage, new potatoes, carrots and peas from a farm, and Portuguese tarts for
dessert.
19. Pain clinic, but my mom’s bp was too
low. She is getting so forgetful. I will dispense her meds from now on.
20. Blood work for my mom’s upcoming
appointment.
21. Writing another word search book,
this one is a phonics wordsearch for kids or those new to English as a second
language. Home group and Bible study, even though our pals are on vacation.
They opened up their home to be used.
22. Writing. Crocheted two hats and a
scarf with pockets for a phone and glasses.
23. Crocheted a big pink doily.
24. Church. Made a red pocketed scarf.
25. My mom had a nephrologist
appointment that I attended with her. Pedicures.
26. Our youngest daughter is 33 today.
She is the one who lives in France. Going out to teppanyaki for Japanese
dinner.
27. Chiro, then picking up the
grandkids. Event at church for them.
28. Finnish pancakes (crepes) for
breakfast. Taking the grands to the Nordic bakery and Indigo.
29. Took the kids to Dollarama to buy
pool noodles. I used them to make three light sabers by covering them with
yarn. I’ll post a picture. Potluck dinner at church. Final home group.
30. Our friends were on their way home
from Curacao when they were on the runway picking up speed, and had just
started to lift off when there was a loud bank, it fell to the runway and
swerved from side to side. An engine failed. They returned to the gate and were
delayed a further 24 hours, but if it had happened even a minute later it could
have ended differently. So thankful they’re alive. Thank God!
31. Church. Made a fourth light saber.