Good Morning and Welcome to Saturday the 17th day of December, 2016.
Only 7 sleeps until Christmas Eve.
A bitterly frosty cold morning here in Edmonton with a windchill of minus 30 degrees celsius.
Guess what they are forecasting minus 9 degrees celsius by tomorrow morning with a high of minus 3 degrees celsius for Sunday and guess what for Monday?
PLUS ONE …… with snow flurries and possible freezing rain.
How crazy within twenty-four hours we go from minus 30 to minus 3.
Oh well ….. next week is supposed to be relatively nice with single digit temperatures except for Friday when it dips to minus eleven.
The sky is so pretty this morning with hues of pinks and yellows.
The chimney smoke wrapping itself into the colour and disappearing into the sky.
Last night Mr. Alvin decided to wake up before 3:00 a.m. – I think perhaps his poor front paws are bothering him.
More than likely arthritis ….. he has started to lick them a lot.
He is now on some chewy glucosamine.
Will give it another week and then see where we are at.
Could also just be in part to the fact that we really have not walked for two weeks other than down the street to my friend’s which took all of three minutes.
I think he also has been sleeping too much as a result.
Perhaps his jumping off the bed days are numbered.
So am going to spend time training him to jump off on the cushioned stool that is at the foot of our bed.
He uses it to jump up but not to jump down.
My poor boy.
Last night one of my neighbour’s had invited me over for a visit.
I dared not tell him where I was going or he would have been upset that he was not going.
They have a family member who has allergies so he cannot visit inside the house.
However they love him and in the summer we visit outside with them all the time.
All I have to do is to mention their names and he gets very excited.
If they are outside working in their garden and we are walking by he makes a bee-line to cross the street to see them.
We had a nice visit.
Today I have laundry and some baking to do.
Also I have to return a call from my great nephew … he heard my voice message and was giggling when he left his message.
He said “Grandma, er I mean Anta, this is “A”, can you call me back.” …… with little laughs and giggles, so cute.
Get my Christmas gifts ready for the kids.
We are doing the reuse items idea.
Find something from around your house that you do not need and that they might want.
I know what I am giving my son-in-law but have too many ideas for my daughter.
It is a good way to stay within a budget and also to reuse things that are sitting idle.
Tonight I am going out for supper to a nearby restaurant with two of my younger girl friends.
So excited …
We decided not to exchange gifts and instead to go out for supper and visit.
This year is full of changes.
Just thinking wonder who won the Lotto MAX, if there was a winner ….. oh maybe it was me.
Can you imagine?
OH my that would be crazy to have $55 million dollars.
Happy days ahead …..for sure.
Tomorrow to end the weekend I am baking sugar cookies for one of my young friends who I promised if she bought the ingredients I would make them.
So I will be mixing, rolling, baking and icing cookies tomorrow.
Well time to get the laundry started so that my under wear is dry for tonight.
Yes, I did say that.
It is the truth and it is funny.
Well as the bright sunshine streams through my office window, I shall say good-bye for today.
With gladness of warming temperatures so that Alvin and I can walk.
Actually tomorrow will be baking cookies and WALKING WITH me ALVIN.
Happy Saturday ….
Be safe, keep warm and enjoy the weekend.
Special Hello to: ALL ….. Merry Christmas.
Always, Carol and Alvin
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