The days have blended into a routine, wake when one of the dogs needs to go out, sometimes I hear them first which means that LOML aetheldaeg gets to sleep in else she gets up with them. Usual beginning is the Fragmin injection to the belly area, only two more to go and I cannot tell you how relieved I will be to have them done with! No more pain or worse ( Read more... )

A lot of things have been done today, the wardrobe has been assembled and loaded with our recycling bins and an assortment of stuff that will now be readily available for use if only because we'll know where it is being stored. I also carried a recliner chair up from the family room so it can be taken to the dump along with our accumulated ( Read more... )

LOML (aetheldaeg) and I drove to Ontario, 2000 miles in each direction to attend he interment service at my younger sister's (YS) farm, and an annual family reunion that celebrates the birthdays of May, Mother's day and the Victoria Day long weekend. All in all, it was a great way to say a few words to family about Mom and Dad, I got somewhat emotional, I ( Read more... )

Well it's been six weeks since my Mom died. In accordance with her wishes, she was cremated, her ashes are being held and our family will gather at the end of May at my younger sister's farm to inter her and my Dad's ashes, he died in 2004, beside each other. They lived together for 55 years, and now they'll be together forever ( Read more... )

Well it sure has been a week filled with changes, some of them life changes. First, LOML (aetheldaeg) fell down while outside with the dogs while they were doing their dog thing, she called me late on Wednesday, I made the necessary calls to my boss to let him know that I needed to come home, all good. Thursday, a trip to our small local hospital to have ( Read more... )

Well I've finally done it, submitted my memo to my Commanding Officer indicating that I'm retiring from the Reserves and the military completely, a lifetime of service to country has come to a close. Earlier this morning I cleared Clothing Stores turning in the last of my field equipment, rucksack, snow shoes, helmet, arctic clothing, sleeping bag ( Read more... )

Last night after the puppies were put to bed in their kennels, LOML (aetheldaeg) and I went outdoors to enjoy our first fire in our pit. We've had a spell of gloomy weather, rain or way too hot to enjoy the outdoor life but things were in perfect harmony last night. It allowed us an enjoyable time watching the flames while talking of other times when we'd ( Read more... )

Well it certainly has been a lot of moving to and fro since beginning work here in the Oil Sands. First it was a two night stay in a hotel followed by two months in a furnished apartment, didn't mind either of these as they were provided to me at not cost. When the time came, I signed a one year lease renting a room with common area use in a ( Read more... )

Well the festive season is drawing to a close. Nothing brings that to the fore as taking down the tree and associated decorations. Our family tradition, aetheldaeg and me is to put our tree and house decorations up on December first and take them down the first weekend or free day after the New Year begins, that was today. Needless to say we had plenty of ( Read more... )

Well we've done it, found an acreage home that LOML and I both like, made a conditional offer which has been accepted, listed our home for sale and now we wait... I am working hard to remain detached and not become emotionally involved with mentally moving into the new place before we've sold our present home. During the past three weeks since ( Read more... )