Week 12 March 18-24

Sunday

March 18, 2012

Went to Church in Havelock and had Breakfast with Bernard & Helen at the White House Cafe. We went to the Myserburg Flea Market and I bought a little shelf for $1.50. Hung wash on the line. Did more Kitchen work and John built a shelf for our mugs to hang on the wall. Hung more boxes and added things to them. Cooked a turkey pie we had bought at the Barn for supper.

sun & cloud warm

Monday

March 19, 2012

St. Joseph's Day and Joseph's birthday. Worked on getting boxes up in the kitchen. Picked my first bouquet of blue flowers. Hung 2 loads of clothes on the line. My computer is acting up and Jason came and says I need a new "C" drive. It is still working but I keep getting warnings. Save, save save. I made a sausage frittata for supper. Lots of TV tonight. sunny and warm

Tuesday

March 20, 2012

After work I hung out 2 loads of wash as it was another vary warm day. Had to watch lots of DVR as the new one is coming tomorrow. Started a new Blog which I called Organized Chaos. Hope to post pictures every day. Meghan called and she has sold a lot of my cross stitch books. sunny

Wednesday

March 21, 2012

Went to work. Eastlink came to update our DVR and we will be getting more channels. He did some re-wiring as well. Went to choir practice at 6:30. Did some kitchen work. More laundry done. sunny

Thursday

March 22, 2012

Left at 10:00 am for Rama and stopped for a short visit with Joan. We met up with Harry & Carole and went to our seats. Enjoyed Monty Python's Spamalot the Musical much more than I thought I would. The music and singing was very good. After the show we went for a swim and then after half an hour gambling we had supper with Harry & Carole and their friends Bud & Jean. gambled for an other half hour and then we lest for home. I lost $3.95. Not a good gambling day! Bought a cloche in the store at Rama. sunny till evening then light rain.

Friday

March 23, 2012

Went to Mass before work. There is a daffodil in bloom in the Rectory garden. The electrician was here and put the plug in the kitchen floor. Eastlink was back as we are not getting the new channels so they fixed that. I did more work on the Kitchen wall and made an Easter with display with my new cloche. Laurie, Nancy, Joyce and I attended the I.O.D.E. Ladies Night. There was a lovely dinner and great entertainment by a 17 year old girl who is the daughter of Denise Leahey. She had two young men accompanying her and she sang and step danced and played the piano. One of the boys also step-danced and played the fiddle and mandolin and the other was a talented guitarist. A great night out. sun and cloud

Saturday

March 24, 2012

Worked on the kitchen and the computer till Justin arrived to fix my computer. He was here for 5 hours mostly waiting for things to download. I made Angel Brownies and we had the usual spaghetti for supper. I set up my favourites on the new DVR.

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March 11-17

Sunday

March 11, 2012

It is the twin's birthday. I can't believe they are 12 years old! We left in the morning to visit our friends Pierre and Evelyn who we met on our cruise. They live about an hour and a half away. There house is beautiful and overlooks a small lake. They had invited us for lunch but when we arrived they were also planning to feed us supper too! It was a wonderful visit with lots of talking and eating yum. We got home at 9:30.

Monday

March 12, 2012

Beautiful weather hung my first line of clothes out on the line.  Our car was in getting fixed and we got it back at 11:30 pm. I figured out the bead Kumihimo and finished one with white beads. Meghan called.

Tuesday

March 13, 2012

Very busy at work as I got my books back. It is better to be busy. It makes the day go faster. John made tacos for supper. Got lots of DVR to watch.

Wednesday

March 14, 2012

Our island arrived today so after work we put some things in it and sorted the glasses. I am very happy to have it. Had spaghetti for supper. Went to choir practice for Palm Sunday Service.

Thursday

March 15, 2012

Did a St. Patrick's day and an Easter arrangement in the kitchen. Nancy called and her and Joyce came to see the kitchen and to borrow hats and shoes for decorations for the bridal shower on Saturday. We went to Havelock to the Dollar store and Tim Horton's  for a cookie and coffee (I had peach juice). We ordered Chinese for supper. John had Lions then we watched DVR and TV.

Friday

March 16, 2012

Went to Mass before work. Decided to check out the auction in town but there was nothing that caught our eye. Since we were out we decided to go to Peterborough and check out the consignment stores. Bought a plate rail shelf at the barn. had supper at the Dairy Queen. Made gift tags.

Saturday

March 17th Happy St. Patrick's Day. Sharon & John caught me in my nightgown making more tags for gifts. I sent them home with gifts for TJ and Paul as well as John. They also took a lot of cross stitch fabric which hopefully Meghan and the boys can sell for me.  I went to Sherry's Bridal Shower and Carolyn brought me home. We went with Tom & Joyce and Jack & Nancy to see The Carlton Show band. It was a great show with good music and some laughs.

March 4-10

Sunday

March 4, 2012

In the morning we did housecleaning and set up for the jewellery party featuring Meghan's jewellery.  I made triple layer bars and they turned out great.  We had several people come even my friend from the lodge in Kingston who I had not seen since last June. She lives in Prince Edward County. We have been keeping in touch through email and Facebook. John's sister and friend came from Cobourg It was Meghan's most successful Jewellery Party ever so she was very happy and gave me several "Hostess Gifts". I made a chicken vegetable pasta medley for supper. sunny

Monday

March 5, 2012

Steve the Electrician stopped in and did a little work but he will not be back to do the floor outlet for two weeks :(. Meghan made me a couple of pairs of earrings and then we took a quick trip to Michael's to spend money.  We got home around noon and she was all packed and headed home. Did some computer work and made Quick Tuna bake for supper. sunny cold day.

Tuesday

March 6, 2012

I was 10 min late for work this morning but ended up staying an extra 10 min. Cooked Chili beef with Mushrooms for supper, hadn't had it in a long time and it was as good as ever. Steve the Builder called and they will be bringing our counter top to install it on Friday yipee! sun & cloud

Wednesday

March 7, 2012

Cloud and sun Very warm. Wore a skirt to work! Made Goulash for supper with egg noodles. Nothing on TV so watched DVR.

Thursday

March 8, 2012

Making Turkey soup. windy and wet cold. Sharon & John stopped in on their way to the airport. John brought me chocolate covered macadamia nuts from his trip to Hawaii. Sharon brought my bag of craft supplies I had ordered from Meghan. I joined Pinterest and had fun looking at other people's pins. John cooked supper tonight. I tried the Kumihimu braid with beads but not sure I have it right.

Friday

March 9, 2012

Went to Mass before work. Played on the computer. Steve and his son Derick installed the counter around the sink. Jack & Nancy stopped in. Made Tuna Italian for supper.

Saturday

March 10, 2012

Finished the turkey soup for supper and it was yummy. Went to church at 5:00 in Norwood. I did several pages for the trip scrapbook and printed them. I also printed some pages for Charlie's book.

Week 9 February 28 to March 3

Sunday

February 26, 2012

Went to Mass in Havelock and had breakfast at the White House Cafe. Spent the day at the computer. James & Denise stopped in. Joan called and she was in an accident yesterday and wrote off her SUV. Luckily she has only a scratch on her hand. Had traditional roast beef dinner for supper. Christopher called.

Monday

February 27, 2012

Typical day off for me spent on the computer. I called Joan to check up on her and she is fine and might come for dinner Tuesday or Wednesday. Made a casserole with the leftovers from yesterday.

Tuesday

February 28, 2012

TJ's Birthday. A quiet day at work. Chicken wings and salad for supper.

Wednesday

February 29, 2012

Leap Year! A very busy day at work. I had to send in my year-end with 24 faxed pages. Phone was busy too. After work we paid bills at the Town Hall went to the Bank and Post Office. Then went for a short visit to Jack & Nancy's for them to sign some papers, and then took the knobs for the cupboard doors to Dave & Mary's and stayed for tea.

Thursday

March 1, 2012

A lot of snow and freezing rain in the morning. Dave came and took a knob off the cupboard to match the stain. Joan came for a visit and tea and she had some good ideas for the dinning room. John at Lion's supper. Meghan called.

Friday

March 2, 2012

Messy morning with fog and freezing rain. After work I did some computer stuff and then made scalloped potatoes for the Pot Luck Supper at Dave and Mary's. There were about 20 people there and we didn't know most of them but they were very friendly and it was an enjoyable evening. We got home at 9:00 and Meghan had just arrived for the weekend.

Saturday

March 3, 2012

Paul's Birthday. Very windy. Meghan and I played with our computers in the kitchen.  We went to Peterborough and I got gifts for all the birthdays. We also checked out the Barn. A nice afternoon. Church was in Norwood at 5:00 pm. and after we went to Foodland. I made Bernie's Green Holiday Salad for desert and Meghan made meatballs for our spaghetti supper. In the evening we did Kumihimo braiding and I made a necklace, we also had chocolate milkshakes with our desert.