A glimpse into the future

I met our neighbour at the mailbox recently. She proudly introduced me to her one year old grandson sitting cutely in her car. She and her mother babysit him as she said her daughter has to go to work. She is about 60 years old and it made me think that this is a real possibility for M and myself in the future. I was initially delighted at the thought of a continued full life, but then on the other hand, when will we be free of responsibility? We already have aging parents and they won't live on forever, but coming right up theoretically are grandchildren.

Life is a delicate balance and I supposed one can't plan too much in advance! We'll just have to 'go with the flow'. Maybe it's time to plan a vacation.

You have to see this beyond adorable video 'Cat mom hugs baby kitten', I didn't know they did that. We are all God's creatures for sure.

Here's a story I found interesting, it talks about the lucky ones who make a lot of money from their blogs.

My Blog Is Also Paying My Bills

The Weekend

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I walked to church yesterday. There was a threat of a thunderstorm but it didn't happen during the day. People were mowing the grass and trying to get their gardening done before the pending storm. They were offering free fair trade coffee after church so I had some along with a bite sized cinnamon bun. You could purchase coffee at $15 a bag or they had ordering instructions. I just bought a couple of raffle tickets for the upcoming summer festival.

L went to a party with some friends on the weekend. It seems the poor boy invited 10 people and more like 100 showed up. His parents were away. The place was a mess with kids all over the entire house. L's friend actually knew the boy and was trying to help keep things under control. There was no actual trouble, just tons of cars parked outside. We also went clothes shopping as she decided she needed business clothes for her new job! There were a couple of really good sales so we were happy (like 40 and 50% off the entire store).

K played a couple of tennis tournaments on the weekend. He didn't win any matches but had fun anyway and it was good experience.

Sunday Sketches - Red Fox

Welcome to Sunday Sketches hosted by Sophia. I did these red foxes from a photo I saw in a Canadian Wildlife email. Apparently they are found all over Canada.

Time to go see what everyone else did today!

Sweet Saturdays - Slimwich

Welcome to Diana's Sweet Saturdays! How about a low fat slimwich (vanilla ice cream sandwich)? It's delicious according to the kids, and only 130 calories.

Please visit the other participants to see what they did today, and won't you consider joining us?

Paint Party Friday - Parliament Hill

Welcome to Paint Party Friday hosted by Kristin and Eva. I saw a pretty photo in the newspaper, it was entitled 'flowers blooming on Parliament Hill, Ottawa'. This is my version.

Time to go see what everyone else did.

Tiffany Jewellery

I've been 'collecting' Tiffany jewellery (photos), lol, just for a visual treat. What do you think?








I found this recipe for Barbecued Garlic Ribs and it looks worth trying. It uses pork side ribs and you can also bake it in 30 to 40 minutes.

Body Butter

I have a good friend turning 50 soon, so I got her some body butter as a gift. There was a special on, and I decided to get one for myself! I'm guessing she would prefer a fruitier, apple flavour. I got shea butter and rosa mosqueta oil as pictured. It's great for dry skin and feels like such a treat.

We got a family invitation to a summer barbecue in July. Another one was being planned for mid-June, but we couldn't find a date good for everyone. This is modern life, busy lives. Speaking of busy, I think I mailed off my visa cheque without signing it! I hope I did. So much for efficiency.