A Little Done With LOTS More To Do !

Lots to do with the Eve of Thanksgiving Weekend almost upon us.  The Turkey was taken from its spot in the freezer and transferred to the fridge.  Mental grocery list in my head was gone over (maybe I should take to writing things down again, do I think?).  The bedding stripped, 2 loads of laundry washed and hung out on the line ... my day had begun.

I find when the kids come visiting, now there are 7 in total with Paul and his two boys, and now Liz with her two girls & one boy, that an extra Crock Pot Slow Cooker might come in handy for such times.  A slow cooker meal gives me more time to spend with the kids, and less time fussing in the kitchen.

It just so happened I came across an "almost" new original Crock Pot  on the Swap yesterday.  Rob was kind enough to scoop it up for me and bring it home.  Today I tried it out with a Pork Loin Roast.  A fine job it did, with the Roast falling apart full of goodness for our Dinner this evening.  What did I pay for this fine appliance? considering the last one I had bought at a garage sale for a good price of $15.00 .... I broke the bank on this one and paid a total of $4.00.  My kind of deal.

With dinner in the Crock Pot, I had a couple of errands downtown Wiarton to get done this morning.  I had to wash some floor mats from the basement, taking them down to the local car wash.  I washed our van at the same time.

Last night the Wiarton Facebook page had 500 LIKES on it !  What a milestone in a few short months since I set the page up this past May.  There also was a Give Away by the Wiarton Chamber for the page reaching 500 LIKES.  Two lucky people were the recipients of the Give Away.  I had been the person to deliver their winnings, so off course I had my camera with me.

Congratulations went out to Steve Holley and Lisa Shank, both of Wiarton.  Hopefully the Wiarton Facebook page continues to climb with the Community giving it more "thumbs up" with their LIKES.  Residents and Visitors are more then welcome to drop by to give the page their own like by *clicking* HERE.

This afternoon I gathered up a couple of things for Mother and headed down to Gateway Haven to have a visit with her.

Thursdays are Bingo day ... she spotted me at the door.  I went in to sit with her until Bingo was over.  Mom had no problem carrying the Bear I had brought her while we headed up in the elevator the floor her room is on.  I carried the new Poinsettias and Vase I had gotten her also.  Finally I was able to throw out the old poinsettias that were really really old and long overdue for being thrown out.

Mom loves her Bears.  Thanks Toni with an "i" for thinking of my Mom when you had came across the "big" plush Bear, as you can tell she loves him.  

It was late afternoon by the time I arrived back home.  I took all the Aussies out, also giving Bandit and Lexus some brushing out since it was such a lovely day this day.  I then gather the laundry off the line and headed back into the house.  Have I ever mentioned how much I HATE spiders ????

Yes this fat creepy thing happened to be outside the front door of the house.  Really have you seen anything so UGLY ????  then there are those huge black ones with really hairy legs that JUMP .... ewwwwww, I hate them, all of them.

The best part today was I took out some time to have a telephone chat with my girlfriend, Colleen, today.  It is her Birthday tomorrow .. *smile*, as also it is Liz's too.  I know I will see Liz this weekend, as her, Paul and the kids will be up, however I am hoping I get to see Colleen at some point too, as we never miss seeing each other on our birthday.

When going to visit Mom I came across something sitting out at the side of the road.  I can not post a photo of it, as I got it for someone who I know reads my blog and do not want them to see it, so it will have to wait until I have gifted it to them for photos.

I have a very very busy day cleaning tomorrow and getting ready for Thanksgiving, with only "a little done with lots more to do!"  I also have to cover for our Crabby Cabbie Wiarton driver, John, tomorrow afternoon so I best get as much as I can done in the morning, as who knows what the afternoon will bring.

YIKES ! I still have to make our bed up fresh.  I best get going or I won't have a bed to sleep in tonight, "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard."

Another Totally Amazing Day In My Life !

Today began in its most usual fashion going on to lots of living in the most amazing ways ....

"Was I ever grateful I had taken photos of  our Manitoba Maples after they had just turned their colours a couple of days ago, as in another couple days I am sure they will be bare of all leaves."

Rob and our friend, Mike, had wood they were going to be working on this morning.  While they were out doing that I was in getting what else done but more cleaning tackled .... how amazing is that?  Not too amazing as it never ceases to end ever, does it ???

No fear as my day did get better as I began to fix the three of us an "amazing" Easy Peasy as 1-2-3 Dinner ....

"Right out of the Masterson Reunion Family Cookbook one of our favourites by my Auntie Gladys ... and made with just an "amazing" few items."

"Mix it all up, pour it all over, then 1 1/2 hours later you have an "amazing"  Cabbage Roll Casserole dinner to serve up."

The guys were so busy, I had to go out to let them know their dinner was done and waiting to be served up to them.

"It was "amazing" to see how many Cedar boughs Mike had gathered yesterday from our Bush.  Ever wonder how you come by those Cedar or Balsam Boughs for your outdoor Christmas decor at the stores ... this would be how."

"Then to see how much wood Rob and Mike had split and piled was "amazing" in itself.  And would you look at our "amazing" little Missy Mercedes nosing around."

"Glancing around the shed to see really how wonderful it is to be surrounded by so much "amazing" spectacles of Nature."

"Is this Wasp Nest not totally "amazing" in your eyes?"

I did get the guys fed their Dinner with it all cleaned up before I headed on "North of the Checkerboard" to retrieve my Mother as we had our six month cleaning scheduled with our Dentist this afternoon.

"Ha ... I was "amazed" at how well the balloon my brother and I had gotten Mom for her Birthday in September had held up, but even more "amazed" when my Mom had asked if I had been taking a picture of her butt ....hahahaha, Mom you are way too funny !!!"

"Check out these "amazing" fishies made from CDs which were hanging around the Nurse's Station at the Golden Dawn Nursing Home ... are they not cool?"

Mom and I had a good check up with our Dentist, going away with nice clean teeth good until we return again in six months time.  We really had a great visit together today too !

When I made it back home around 4 pm, Rob and Mike were waiting for me as we had to head down to drop Mike back home at Saugeen, and then head on over to where we were invited to Aunt Gladys and Uncle Basil's for Supper.

"First before dropping Mike at his home, we dropped the boughs off at the Pickup Depot ... wow that is a lot of boughs !"

With Mike dropped back to his home, Rob and I made a trip to the Bulk Barn and Dollar Store in Port Elgin before landing at the Auntie and Uncle's house.

"It never ceases to "amaze" me how much MY Auntie and Uncle spoil MY Rob, all the time!  Here they are serving him up one of his favourite meals again ... Kentucky Fried Chicken with Homemade Apple Pie for dessert !  Check out that Bean plant in the middle of the table having grown right up top the light fixture ... pretty "amazing" eh?  And how could I not be "amazed" at my Uncle Basil being the "SMARTEST" man in Port Elgin? (so he tells me)."

The next few photos are not for the squeamish ... I being one of those squeamish paranoid persons of these "insects" that DO NOT  "amaze" me, but scare the "crap" out of me.  Have I ever mentioned before how much I HATE ......

"SPIDERS !!!  but still could not help by being "amazed" on the size of this sucker !!!  Scary ...."

"And what were those other two, its offspring????"

"Captured onto a fly swatter.  Ewwwwww..... I am happy to say Uncle took care of this "huge" sucker and hopefully all of its offspring it had spawned."

After that nasty Spider episode we said our good-byes with both of us grateful at what an "amazing" meal we had been fed.

"I couldn't believe how "amazed" I was at the story Rob told me when we were passing by the Crabby Joe restaurant ... he actually tells his Taxi fares that Crabby Joe is the Crabby Cabbie's brother !!!  How lame can people be if they believe that "tall" tale ... hahahaha !  What comes out of my husband's mouth at times never ceases to "amaze" me."

We made it home rather late, but not quite yet 9 pm.  I was further "amazed" to have picked up our local newspaper, The Wiarton Echo to see ....

"My photos I had submitted from when I had been out at the Dejong Acres Farm's Thanksgiving "open house" had been "printed" in our local newspaper !!!"

"Yikes !!!  with full credit having been given to me along with my "Just North of Wiarton" Blog link !!!!  Wowsers ... a big THANK YOU and then some to the Wiarton Echo !!! "

What an "amazing" feeling it is to see one's own name in print staring back at one's self !!!  A little bit crazy and wonderful all at the same time ... really it is.

Once Rob and I had gotten ourselves settled in each with a coffee, him watching TV and me checking out my emails, I had one more wonderful and ....

"... "amazing" occurrence this day.  This would be a Teriyaki Chicken dish my Son, Paul, made from "scratch" for their Supper this evening.  A Son after his own Mother's Heart, would you not agree?  Once I get the recipe from him, trust you, me, I will be trying it out myself , as by the looks of his picture it appears to be pretty appealing !!!"

This really was "another totally amazing day in my life", with many more I hope ahead of me, "Just North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard".