Small World

This really shouldn't be surprising and yet it seems so bizarre that I am working with someone who started out to be a complete stranger to me.

Realizations set in when she presented this picture of my niece (the short one) and her (the tall one).
1. I'm older than I feel.
2. A kinship occurs.
3. I've returned to a part of the world where I have unknown relationships and the discovery of the fellowship is exciting.
4. Life is great!

They fought for freedom

Remembrance Day, Veterans Day; it is the same.
Just take the pittance of time.

This is really good! I don't know if anyone down south has ever heard of him. If not, this is my small way of promoting a great song writer. His song was sent to me in an email and I just had to know more about him and the song. It is a must, to listen to. I found a number of links if this one doesn't work.

http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance.htm Click onto video (English).

Indescribable feelings

My Blogger post of Oct 26 (Indifferent, Bad and Good) touched on our dealings with Immigration. We scurry around getting a new set of fingerprints, forms filled out and we feel all the information needed is ready to be sent to the FBI. Time is of the essence here.

I take the package to the Post Office Oct. 30 to ensure that it will be sent properly. From experience I know a letter with standard postage takes approximately 10 days to arrive at a USA destination. To speed up the process the Post Office offers 6 day delivery for $14.50. My thoughts; are 4 days worth the additional cost. NO. (Big mistake on my part) I choose to send it standard postage mentioning to the Postal Clerk that Immigration seemed to have lost the previous set and this has to get to the FBI but 4 days won't make that much difference.

Yesterday, Kirk comes in with the mail. The package returned "insufficient postage".

I am ............... Indescribable.

Grabbing my postage receipt and package I raced out the door to have a discussion with the Post Office. Many thoughts went through my mind. Shooting someone was one of them.

Many of you know me as having quite a temper and irrational. Listening to the gospel music playing in my truck I did calm down before arriving at the Post Office.

The clerk admitted it was their mistake. She apologized as she handed me a box of Kleenex. (I wasn't crying, my nose was dripping. I still have a cold.) The consolation is they return my original postage and we now send it for $14.50. I leave asking the Lord for the understanding of this and my indescribable feelings.

We're having a heat wave!

We are in Canada. (Ok, you know that)It is November. (Ok, you know that too)
It is 60 degrees Fahrenheit. (Surprise)
Kirk has gone FISHING! (Surprise again)
The salmon is running?

Kirk asked me this morning "How is your cold?"
My reply "The best cold I've ever had. It just wants to hang around and mess up my head."
Actually, I think Kirk wanted me to go fishing too. I just couldn't do it.

He worked like a (Canadian) beaver all weekend so he felt justified to take off on such a lovely day. I don't blame him he is retired. (You know what I mean.)

Sticking to the necessities, I completed some household chores ran a few errands and back to my rest and orange juice while waiting to see if I'm cooking fish this evening. (Only worthy results will be photographed.)

Cold Remedies

I now have a Cold! I feel like death is sitting at my door-step. I left work early yesterday hoping with rest and heat (I felt frozen half to death at work) this will pass. When I got home, I feed everyone, drank a gallon of orange juice and went straight to bed. (Ok, died on the couch/sofa/chesterfield or whatever you call it here) I still woke up with a cold.

My idea of fighting a cold is; orange juice, apples, rest/sleep and if that doesn't work. Drugs.
Kirk's idea is; onions, garlic, hot-toddy and MAYBE drugs.

Keeping an open mind between naps. I baked bread with onions and garlic and made a big pot of onion soup. Guess what we are eating today? This better work. I have to work tomorrow.

Too bad beer isn't a remedy. I would never get a cold.