Our Weekend . .

started on Friday with me having to get up early (on my Day off) and take the Cruiser up to have the undercoating done, a chip in the window repaired and the horn fixed. Well, wouldn't you know it -- it was raining, hailing, snowing and windy. A rotten time to have to have to take the bus home.

Then I had the laundry to do. What fun.

But after all that, we got the Le Car (as named by Nancie) back and then we went out to visit some friends out in Surrey. We had a nice long visit with them, would have stayed longer but Nancie had to be at work at 9am on Saturday.

On the way home, she was hungry and so she wanted to stop at McDonald's. She goes to pay for her food, and it will not except her card - says it is cancelled. She is pissed as this is not the first time they have done this to her with no warning or explanation. So, Mommy paid.

Saturday

Got up, drove Nancie to work, came home, tidied up and was working on some Findagrave stuff when the Fire Alarm went off - - cats race under my bed. So, I go in the hall and my neighbours are all freaking out -- telling me to call the Landlord, etc. So, I call the emergency page number, leave the info and then call 911 for the Fire Department and then head out to "Le Car" to wait it out because there is no fire. Turns out that someone started lunch, then fell asleep on the couch and the top floor of the building was full of smoke.

After all that is done and over, it is about an hour later when the Landlord comes and knocks on my door. Proceeds to tell me that I shouldn't have called the Fire Department, that they are hooked up to the Fire System and the Department waits 10 - 15 minutes before they come to make sure there is a fire. WHAT?????? I am sorry, but if the alarm goes off and I smell smoke, I am calling them. If we had waited for the Landlord, the alarm would have been going off for more than an hour before he showed up. My Landlords are total idiots!!!!

and then after that was race to get Nancie, then take her to bank to fix her card (no explanation from them) and then home, make dinner early, take Nancie back to work (she had a split shift) and then home then back to get her at 9 then drive a friend of hers home, then home and relax for me.

but Sunday . .

we were going to go to my brothers but his wife phoned and said that they were both sick. So, we didn't go. We were suppose to both go and surprize my parents but that didn't happen.

We ended up going to the place we love the most --- IKEA!!!!

Nancie bought some cooking things that she wanted, the footrest for the chair she had earlier bought and I went to the Food area.

There I bought Swedish meatballs, Swedish Pancakes,Swedish Jam, Swedish cookies, these new thing - Swedish Potatoes, Cheese and Broccolli patties. Notice the theme - Swedish Food. There were other things that I could / wanted to buy there but figured I had spent enough.

If we could, Nancie and I would live in IKEA - there is furniture, beds, food -- everything you could want.

Then it was home to watch the Oscars (boring) and then off to sleep. And in case you are wondering - dinner was Swedish Pancakes & Jam - yummy!!!!! Should have taken a picture of them -- maybe I will have them again for supper and take a picture then.

Anyways, have a Great Monday and hopefully a wonderful week.

WOW!!!!!!

Can't believe it but I am still loosing weight. I stepped on the scale for the first time in about 3 weeks and thinking I had probably gained because I wasn't really doing much.

But I lost!!!!! I actually lost 4 lbs - shocking!!!!!

Now, I know that it isn't a huge amount, and the total so far isn't anywhere near what I need to loose, but I LOST!!!!!

And I now weight less than I have in about 5 years or so, I can't remember when I was in this range. And only about 20 or so before I can do the first thing I promised myself I would do when I got to that weight. I won't say what it is, but when I get there, I will post a picture.

BUT in the mean time:

Yeah me!!!!

Well, I am still trying to find a new job

as I don't really know what is happening with this one.

The problem is that I don't want to be taking time off from here to go looking for one and I have only seen a few on line that I would qualify for.

How do you convince people that just because I am 53 years old that I am still a good employee? I need to show that I can do the work, enjoy the work and I am what they need. I think that if I don't have some leads soon that I am going to go to a resume writer and see what it would cost to have them re-write my resume, to make it more modern, I guess would be the best way to say it.

There was one job that was posted that I so wish I could have applied for, but it was only 2 days a week -- which would not pay the bills or let me live at all. It was in a Funeral Parlor -- how perfect would that be for me. I would love to find a job at a cemetery or Funeral Parlor, but the only jobs that I have ever seen listed are a Funeral Director, I would love a job in the Front -- like the people I see at Ocean View or Forest Lawn. It is so quiet and peaceful like. And helping people find their family, would be something that would be so interesting.

But then again, I would love to just have a job where I actually work with people - not just people on the phone or email, but actually get in interact with them.

I think that problem with my current job is that I am lonely. I see no one all day and sometimes there is not even phone calls. When I was first here, it was in a packaged office and I saw people, talked with people, and had interaction. Now, I come in at 7:30 and unless I see someone on the way to the washroom, I am by myself til I leave at 4:30. And if Nancie is working at night til 10 or later, I am home alone with only the cats to talk with.

I, actually like people. Yes, strange but true.

Anyways, lunch is over and I guess blogging here I have had some sort of interaction with people - at least if there is anyone still reading.

So, see ya all later.

WE DID IT!!!!

We bought a new car!!!!

It is a 2007 PT Cruiser - power steering, cruise control, CD player, lots of room for Nancie and her Ikea Shopping. We have only had it 2 days but we both love it.

It was sad saying goodbye to the old Neon, but it was time - it almost stalled twice on the way to the dealer to get the new car.

But we love our new baby. And for those that didn't see her on facebook, here she is:

A red car for 2 Red-Hot Mommas!!!!!

Its been awhile but

life gets in the way.

I have not been feeling on the well lately, haven't been sleeping, the car has been acting up and I really haven't done anything that needs to be blogged about.

The Car:

My car - a 1995 Dodge Neon - has been acting up, it seemed to stall almost when I was turning right - fine going ahead and turning left. So, on Monday, I took it into the dealer I always go to and he takes it out and the first time he turns right, it does it. Its my transmission that is going. He said that it would cost more to get it done than the car is worth. He had to put in 3 litres of transmission fluid.

So, Nancie and I talked about it and decided that we would buy a car together. She works nights and I work days, so it wouldn't be too much of a problem.

She has been researching cars for awhile now and she found this really nice looking PT Cruiser, 2007 with around 100,000 kms on it. One owner.

I emailed and asked about what the downpayment would be and what the cost to finance. So, if we had $1,000 for a downpayment, the payments would be about $81 every 2 weeks - which isn't bad.

So, we are going to the dealer on Friday to do a test drive and see about it all. If all goes well, then we will be driving a Red PT Cruiser by the weekend.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Busy, busy. busy

with so many things to do.

I am building a list of new blogs to read that come from people that I know on findagrave. There are several people there and they do all sorts of different types of blogs - cemetery, family, food (really good looking food).

And speaking of findagrave - that is why I haven't blogged in the last few days. I was so close and just wanted to get to a certain number of memorials.

And no, I am not a number hoarder, I just wanted to try and finish up some of the cemeteries I started. I have gotten close and added a few more pictures - that is my Spring and Summer wish - to photograph a lot of headstones and fill in some more information on the cemeteries that I like to work in.

So, want to see how many????

While most are all in the Lower Mainland, I have ones that I have gotten from England, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland and of course the US.

I have never been a

girly girl.

And, yes I will admit - I have never had a mani-pedi - heck, I barely have nails. And the thought of anyone touching my feet??? I will kick and totally freak out. Just ask my daughter - when she really wants to pick on me, she will reach over and tickle my feet.

I was never a person that wore a lot of make-up - a little blush, mascara and eye shadow. Lately, I have noticed that I have almost no eyebrows -- they are very sparse and grey like the hair on my head. Maybe they have always been that way and the fact that my new glasses have black rims just makes them look greyer.

I wonder if I should start wearing makeup again. It has probably been more than 10 years -- I will have to ask Nancie to give me lessons on how to do the smokey eyes or whatever it is they call it. She can do all this wonderful things with her eyes and makeup. And I do believe that she "stole" my eyelashes as she has these thick, long ones.

Next --- hair -- my very thin, long, grey hair. I want to do something but I don't know what to do. I have always had very fine hair - doesn't hold a curl at all and a perm - forget about it. I don't have bangs - should I have them??

So, peoples - is 53 too late to regain my girlyness?? ha ha ha

Oh and before someone says to post a picture to give them idea about the hair = forget about it!!! I have tried but I just can't do the whole take your picture in the bathroom mirror. It just freaks me out trying to look like I am not looking at myself.

But now, back to enter memorials - less than 50 and I will have entered 10,000 memorials -- the goal this Spring and Summer is finish 2 of them with photos. One needs about 2200 and the other needs about 500.

Remeber how I said that I was

going to buy rubber boots so that I could walk in cemeteries when it rains?? Well, I went, I looked and I admit --- I AM CHEAP!!!!!

$35 to $49 for RUBBER BOOTS!!!! I just can't see paying that much for them. Nancie was "Well, if you are going to use them" But the cheapness in me just couldn't do it. I think I will go back this weekend, look at them again because I am missing the cemeteries and I know from the weather we have had they will be wet and in some of them, muddy.

Speaking of shoes (ok, it really was boots but you get it, right??) I have about 4 pairs of high heels that I haven't been able to wear since my stroke. They are not high but the balance just isn't there anymore.

But I am trying to improve it. On the wii Fit there is Yoga, so I have been doing it for while in hopes that I can get the balance back. Its weird, the stroke effected my right arm and leg, but I think that I have over-compensated, because my balance now is more to the right side according to the tests on the wii. It is my right ankle that is the most problem I have - it is always swollen and very stiff in the morning and sometimes when I get home at night.

I have a very hard time balancing on the left side. I just hope that these do help some, I miss my heels. And I haven't been caught by Nancie yet, but sometimes, when home alone, I will put on a pair and see how long I can walk around before then ankle gives out. Now, you might not want to picture it but think about it - PJs & heels and no, it is not the kind of PJs that go with heels.

So, this is my Wednesday post - have a great day, a great remaining week and talk to you all later.