Had a great time visiting NS and Furfright, with no major travel difficulties. Had a good laugh at US customs in Maine when the inspector looked in the trunk and said "what the heck is this?" "That would be a dog costume for a halloween party. Think I'll win the contest?" She laughed and said I would for sure. Was so nice to see some good friends ( Read more... )

I just received an email from my mortgage broker and all conditions have been met! This means that on the closing date of January 16, I will receive keys to a brand new condo. No more paying rent, especially rent that is nearly as much as a mortgage. ^_^ This place has never been lived in before and is in a great neighbourhood in NW Calgary. In ( Read more... )

I must admit, last year I had no idea on July 1 that I'd be spending this day in Denver a year later, but it can be nice when life is unpredictable.  It's been nice spending some time with 
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I got back home Tuesday night and I have mixed feelings about the trip to Nova Scotia. It was good to see some friends but it wasn't a lot of fun going through the stuff in storage that belonged to my parents. I brought back with me some dishes they have had since the beginning of time, including the bowl the hospital gave to my mom the day I was ( Read more... )

So far, things are going well here in The Shire. Went to a Hobbit family gathering today and the BBQ food and salads were yummy. It's hard to believe (and sad) that my family once filled a house and now there aren't many of us left. Some kind of expiry date must have been reached ( Read more... )

Sometimes it feels as though I only write in this journal when I'm traveling ( Read more... )

Today was the second worst day of my life. I think. We had Dad's service today and there were many people there, all very sad that he passed away. I think Monday was a harder day because that was the day my brother and I informed my Mom (still in ICU, awake but not able to speak because of the ventilator) that Dad had died. We're not even sure that ( Read more... )