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Hmmmm. I know I responded to your last message, but I don’t see it. Wonder what happened to it.
Yes, there are times I see other families who are close and I do miss what I didn’t have. I also remember waking up and thinking, Mom, why did you treat me like that? almost in tears. But I know the answer…. she didn’t know any better, nor did she have the skills. She was doing what she felt was best at the time.
Haven’t talked mush with my sister since my dad died. I did ask if she would like to come up sometime in May or September. Told her I would pay for her expenses while here. We’ll see if she does. Dunno.
It’s going to be another busy weekend. Going on another photo run tomorrow with Jackie. Then tomorrow night is Festival of Lights with the Calgary Christian Singles. Saturday night is CCS meetup potluck and games night. Sunday going ice skating with Debbie and a friend. Then I’ve got to think about packing. (sniff sniff) Next week is my last week here. (pout). I’ve loved being home. But been busy. Been on the go the whole time I’ve been home.
Have an AWESOME day tomorrow and if I don’t talk with you again before New Years, have lots of fun celebrating!! 🙂
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Thank you. Thank you for the hug. Hugs feel wonderful. I know. And understand what you are saying. But there would have been no criticism. My dad was asleep the whole time. Brenda thought he was aware she was there even though he couldn’t communicate. But in reality, even if I had flown down there, I may not have been able to get back with flights and travel being the way it is. At least I was there when he was coherent and he knew I came to see him. Heidi, really, I haven’t had parents…. the last time I really had any interaction with them was when my mom tried to take the house away from me in, uh, 2013, I think it was. And I really was not part of the family for long before that. How do you miss something you never had? I had a few sad moments this morning. Talked with my sister a bit. Invited her up for a visit in May or September. She said she might come. Who knows if she will or not. Then went on with plans to go look for owls with my friend. We saw nothing. Did pick up a snow bunting on the road and move him off the road. He must have been stunned or something as after a few minutes of Jacking holding him, he flew away. Saw some prairie hens run across the road, but got no pics as they were hidden down in the brush. Saw some bison…. on a bison farm. They were not wild. Had a good time talking with Jackie and life goes on. My sister, while very sad about it, I think, is relieved. My dad has not been very mobile and not totally there mentally for the last couple years so it’s been very exhausting for her. And with his strokes his personality changed and was very difficult to get along with, so I think she’s relieved and now she can get some rest.Tomorrow should be good. Oh….. LOL. I’d better go pack. Kay invited me to stay over night there and I think I will, so better pack an overnight bag. Plus bake some scones to take for breakfast as they won’t eat breakfast till 10ish. I’ll take my camera and stop in Red Deer Monday to see if I can find some moose at McKenzie Ponds/Kerrywood. Ice skating some time next week and Jackie and I will head to Banff next Friday to look for elk and mountain sheep. So will be a good week.
Merry Christmas! Hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas Eve and will have a wonderful Christmas!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Got an email from my sister that my dad passed away this morning. She got the call at 3:15 a.m. I have really mixed emotions. I almost wish I had gone when he went to the nursing home. I could have stayed there 24-7. But he was there a week and a half. I don’t think we would have been able to bring him home as he needed to be turned every two hours. I am not a nurse. I don’t like anything to do with medical and with his bad back I could have hurt him worse. Brenda had gotten a call previously that he had turned for the worse, but then he rallied. That was 3 or so days ago, so she was expecting the same thing. Apparently he just slipped away as there was an alarm on his bed that would go off if he started getting restless. I don’t know. Very mixed emotions. Going back down probably would have cost me 2000 to 3000 dollars. I wouldn’t have known when to book the flight home. I feel bad as he was alone in a nursing home. My mom was at home with family around her so I feel very sad for my dad. Again, feeling guilty for not being there for his last few hours. I don’t know. All I can do now is say, God forgive me. My dad going is hitting me harder than my mom passing. I’m sad and wish things had been different.On a cheery note…… heading out today with Jackie to go look for owls. Roads cleared up from yesterday and it should be nice. -8C
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Brenda will be ok. She’s quite tired and it will be good not to have to care for my dad. He’s been in a walker and needed lots of care for the last couple years so its been a long haul for her. She’ll be fine.Yes, I’m happy for Bridget that she got something better. I’m really thinking I don’ want her position. We’ll see. I’d rather have the position here in Canada, but they say its only part time. Someone doesn’t understand what it takes to manage a database. LOL. I’m sure God has something in mind. We’ll just wait and see.
Flying back Jan 8. 🙁 Do NOT want to go back. But next week I will look for trips while I’m there. That will help. Get one or maybe two more trips in. We’ll see.
Tomorrow I’m heading out with a friend to photograph great grey owls. Hopefully the weather will be better this weekend! Then Sunday I’m heading up to my cousins. Will probably stay over night there and come back Monday morning. Maybe stop in Red Deer and see if I can find some moose at Kerrywood. Debbie will post an ice skating meetup some time next week, so that will be fun.
And you? Will you get out at all this weekend?
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Yes. Windy did make me smile and laugh at her when she did that.I do need reminding occasionally that being my best self is honoring them. I’ve been calling my sister twice a day to check in. My dad isn’t eating or drinking and pretty much just sleeping. She left him at the nursing home as it would be 24/7 for her to care for him even sleeping. He needs to be turned to prevent pressure sores.
Wow, that is cold for there. I do remember getting to -40 in LaBarge, WY for almost a week one year. -17F is -27C, which is what we’ve been having here. Understand the dogs aren’t used to it. Hope it warms up soon. Supposed to be up to -17C (0F) tomorrow and -1 C (30F) Saturday. Then next week we’ll have a couple days above freezing. So hope you’ll warm up soon, too. I think that cold is sweeping through the midwest. Bridget says it will be 18F there in Louisiana for Christmas and my sister said there were to get really cold there in Missouri today (Just talked with her. She said it’s 3F). I am enjoying my house, but after 4 days, I’m starting to go crazy. Gotta get out and do some shopping tomorrow and send of a transcript request to the IRS. Oh, it’s tax season again! Yuck.
Oh, so, wow. Got a shocking call today. Bridget called. She’s Worley’s global support person for Smart Completions. She’s been with Jacobs/Worley for 15 years. We’ve worked together since 2012 and team well together. Our skills compliment each other. She called me today and said she just resigned. January 11 will be her last day. Shock. She said she recommended to her boss that they pull me in to take her place. Not sure if I want it or not. She’s way overloaded and Worley has not treated her well. They may not call me. She said she’s not sure what they’re going to do. I’m happy for her. She said the new job pays more and has better benefits. But I will miss her.
My boss called me today. Actually, we talk every day. He’s been a lot better the last couple months. He said he wants me to find out who the global mobility person is here in the Calgary office so they can coordinate with the global mobility person in The Netherlands to work out for me to work from Calgary and keep the position I’m in supporting projects there. Bridget said Germany is now asking about Smart Completions and so is Chili, as well as more interest here in Canada. So there’s more interest now from our project managers in using Smart Completions. So looks like I’ll have work. Just need to find out where and for who and when and the details. We’ll see where God leads. Will be interesting.
Yummy! Chocolate chip cookies sound wonderful. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them. 🙂
Cheers,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Riding and working with horses does give me a special energy and emotional lift. Sounds like you felt that same energy. I would love to get back to riding. I still have my saddle. Just can’t give it up. Here’s one story….. Ex and I had moved to WSU for him to finish his degree so his cousin about an hour away boarded our horses. I went down one afternoon to ride. They were in a 5 acre pasture that was long and more narrow. The horses were way up the field. I called. I saw Windy’s head come up. Now you have to understand, Windy was a laid back, steady, even, cared about nothing, not excitable horse. Kind of lazy. Her head came up. I called again. She came flying down the pasture at a full gallop. She pulled up about 8 feet from me and reared straight up into the air. She NEVER reared. She was super excited to see me.You have mentioned that before, that honoring them is being the best version of me I can be. And I am not my best version around them. I did go see him before he got bad and he knew I was there. If they truly needed money, I would help them out. I need to remember being my best self is honoring them. Thank you.
LOL. No, I didn’t mean I would give away my power, nor that I would just sit around and wait. I definitely reserve the right to decide who I want to date or not. But I also want a man who will let me know he wants an exclusive relationship. I want him to be invested in the relationship enough and want me enough to let me know he wants to make our relationship exclusive. If I found someone I really wanted, I would do my best to turn on the feminine charm to encourage him to ask for an exclusive relationship. But too many of the men on line think that just because they talk with you once or twice, it’s automatically an exclusive relationship. I don’t like that. Don’t know if I’m making any sense or not or explaining it any better. I’m not going to give a man 100% of my attention till he invests enough in the relationship to let me know.
Cookies turned out great. She rolled some of them way too thin so they got a bit dark, but I wasn’t going to say anything. I do like her and she is a good friend and person to know, but she also tends to be, um, ….. always have stress going on and “issues”? So I’m very careful to stay positive with her. She’s on keto so can’t eat any so I have them all. Will take them with me to my cousins for Christmas. They’ll get eaten there. The fun was in making them and having a friend to share that with.
I haven’t left the house for 3 days. LOL. I’m a wimp. The high hasn’t been over -28C. Since I didn’t have to leave for anything, I haven’t. Supposed to warm up Friday so will get out. I’ve worked 4 10’s so will have Friday off. Today looked beautiful. Sunny.
Cheers,
RhondaOh, P.S.
Debbie did come over for cookies Sunday. We had a good time. Since she’s the meetup leader she knows all these men. She said Andrew isn’t very thoughtful on a one to one and she says he has some anger issues, demonstrated on a camping trip. She says Dave is a “player” – likes to date around, which, really, is ok. I’ll date several men until one asks for an exclusive relationship. That’s how we started dating when we were younger. Nice to have some input, though. Mike would be the only one I would be interested in and he’s 2 hours north of here and taking care of his parents, so doubt that will happen.Heidi,
Thank you so much for sharing Shumba’s story with me. That’s an awesome story. Love it. Understand the hole in your heart right now.My horses? My ex liked horses and we lived down the hill from a gentleman who taught riding lessons. He would buy horses, put hours under saddle on them then sell them. He used those horses for the riding lesson. The ex and I took lessons from him and became friends. His knee was going bad so couldn’t ride as much so I started riding for him and just putting hours under saddle on the horses. Ex and I bought two horses from him, a registered quarter horse, Velvet, for me and an Arab/Quarter cross, Marci) for the ex. She had a bit of the Arab high strung disposition, and he didn’t deal well with that. Velvet was really laid back and lazy. We bred her to the registered stud the trainer had (can’t remember his name, yikes!). Traded Velvet back to the trainer once Windy was weaned for another horse for the ex. I took Marci. Loved Marci. She and I got along great and soon I was just dropping the reins and trusting her completely. Ex would get mad at me. Windy and I spent hours and hours and hours together and I gave her lots of attention once Velvet was gone. We bonded super closely. I could tell you many, many funny stories about her. Had to sell Marci once we split and Windy was older. Bred Windy to another stud and got Bambi, a gorgeous dark brick red roan with black feet, mane, tail and a white star. Bambi and I didn’t bond as closely as by that time I had the boys and didn’t have enough time to spend with her. Oh, she was fun to ride, though. Quick, powerful, smooth. Ended up breeding her and she had a colt identical to her. But by that time the boys were a little older and I was working 50-60 hour weeks. The guy I was boarding them with said he couldn’t keep them any more so I ended up selling them. Broke my heart. Windy ended up staying with the second ex’s cousin. (story covers, uh 10+ years and a couple moves). I do miss riding.
God says we are to honor our parents and take care of them. I fear God will ask me in judgment day where I was when they needed me and not let me into heaven. Although, most of the time they were ok. They didn’t need me. They had money and Brenda to take care of them. How do I honor my parents and be there for them and yet keep my mental health and not get drawn into their dis-functionality?
Thank you. Yes, I’m feeling pretty much like a different person.
Oh, Bob, my boss, says they are trying to work with HR now so I can work from Calgary and they’ll extend my contract. He said I “deliver”, I get things done. So looks like maybe I’ll have two options. We’ll see. Won’t know much till mid January, probably.
Hope you had a good day. Here’s a big smile for you and a wish for a relaxing evening and good day tomorrow.
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Glad you’re able to get some rest now. Isn’t it wonderful how things happen and pets and people come into our lives? Would love to hear those stories if you’d like to share. My dog found me as well …. kind of. He belonged to a friend of mine and it just wasn’t working out. Were they going to kill him? I don’t remember. Anyway, I said I would take him and find a home for him. I looked and contacted several people. No one wanted him. I was sitting in the back yard and he came and just curled up in my lap. That dog was constantly at my side. My horse and I also had a special bond. Anyone who says animals don’t have emotions and feelings has not had animals and has not spent time with them. I do pray another dog will come into your life soon.Yes, both my parents had really sad and poor childhoods. Both were quite miserable, although they claimed to be happy. My sister is very much like them. I just can’t be around her very long. No, she won’t come with me to my cousins. Too far away. She’s in the States and we’re in Canada. But I’m thinking of flying her up here next spring. Give her a couple days with me and then see if Kay is open to her spending a couple days with them. I guess I feel I owe her as she took care of our parents by herself.
Had a great day yesterday. Started out to Water Valley with Jackie looking for great grey owls. The roads were bad. The wind was blowing the snow across the roads so we turned around and went back to her place. She likes macro photography so we spent a few hours shooting water droplets on flower pedals and Christmas ornaments. Good to spend time with her again. She’s very outgoing and an extrovert. Last night was really fun. Met new people. Ended up spending most of my time socializing with three gentlemen. Was having a really nice conversation with Bruce till Kelly came in and plopped herself down next to him and didn’t leave his side for the rest of the evening. But Mike was really fun to talk with. I like him. But he lives two hours to the north so unlikely I’ll see him again. He did message me on the meetup before he left so do have contact. Then ended up talking with Andy after Mike left. Andy’s really nice as well. Didn’t talk so much with Al, but he seems nice. James was there. Found out he’s fighting leukemia. So sad. Deb is supposed to come do cookies today, but she double-scheduled herself, so we’ll see. Concert tonight with the same group, so will be fun. I really do miss socializing. So looking forward to getting home for good.
Have a wonderful day! Can’t believe Christmas is only one week away!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
I understand grieving for a pet. My dog and my horse were much better friends and companions than my ex and I was very close with both of them. They got me through my first divorce. I’m glad your mom is with you so your house isn’t empty. Do you think you’ll get another dog?Thank you. I agree. People who understand and support you are more family than blood family. It’s ok. Losing my dad is bothering me slightly more than my mom. I was a little closer to him than with her. But she was the gate between us and dad. The interaction with him was usually through her and not direct with my dad. My heart aches for him, though, as he’s not a happy person. Never has been. Brenda was getting to the place where she physically couldn’t care for him any more and talked about putting him in a home. He, of course, fought it. Said she was just pushing him off. He wasn’t wanted as a child and wasn’t wanted now. He was severely abused growing up and had to leave home as a teenager as his dad was going to kill him. I can only imagine his pain. But it’s still not bothering me terribly. I’ve had very little contact with them for 20 years. How does a person miss something they never had? Yes, they gave me money, but that was it. And the last time they helped me out financially, it back fired and almost left me in much worse position than if they hadn’t helped me out.
My birthday was the 9th. I had the massage scheduled for then but had to change it when I went to see my dad. Just got back. She was really good. Feeling pretty good now. I do love my massages! I’m 66 now. 🙁 Starting to feel my age a bit, but I think I’m in better health than my sister, 2 1/2 years younger than me and a health fanatic. I mean, she takes diet to the extreme. Her choice. She’s got osteoporosis and is very thin. She said she was having a tough time keeping her weight at 90 lb and she’s like 5 foot 4 to 5 foot 6.
No plans for Christmas yet. Need to call my cousin who live 3 hours from her. Would like to see her and her dad again. Her mom passed away this summer.
Yeah, I won’t text Dave again. I’ll meet some new gentlemen tomorrow night. When I get back, I’ll go on line again. I’ll see if Debbie can take me to the airport on the 8th. If not, my neighbor is a retired taxi drive and he’ll take me. But I pay him and taxi’s aren’t cheap here.
Have an AWESOME weekend!
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Oh, Heidi, I’m so sad with you for your dog. How are you doing now? Are you doing anything to help relieve the loneliness and sadness? Treating yourself to anything fun or nice? How is your mom doing? Continuing to get better? I do hope she will continue to get better and you’ll still be able to have a good Christmas.Sigh, well, it’s a good thing I went when I did to see my dad. He was getting up on his own and walking with his walker on his own when I got there. Sunday, he slumped over his walker and had to have help getting to bed. Just talked with my sister and yesterday he couldn’t even sit up and was getting very belligerent. She does have good hospice support so they came and helped her with him that day then she arranged for him to go for hospit for a few days as she was totally exhausted. He got there and couldn’t even remember his name and has slept the whole time. I doubt he’ll make it till Christmas. I won’t go back for funeral/memorial service. I thought I’d take the money I’d spend on traveling and pay for Brenda to come up here sometime in the spring and give her a bit of a vacation. She can spend a couple days with me then maybe go spend a couple days with our cousin who she’s been fairly close to. We’ll see. Brenda said mom and dad willed 100% of the money they have to “the ministry” which means Brenda gets it all. It’s ok. I don’t need the money. But just makes me feel again that I’m not and never was, part of the family.
This will be a good weekend. Tomorrow my birthday massage. 🙂 Saturday going with Jackie on a photo trip, then that evening going to the Calgary Christian Singles Christmas potluck, then Sunday Deb is coming over to do cookies and we’ll go to a Christmas concert with the Calgary Christian singles meetup. Deb’s one of the leaders for the meetup.
Dave? We had a really good time when we went out. I got strong vibes he was interested and he indicated we would have to do some things together. Now he’s gone pretty silent and the couple times I’ve texted him he’s seemed cool. Have no clue. I tend to think it’s his personality? Dunno. I just texted him and asked how his week was and about his hockey games and if he was going to the Christmas potluck this weekend. He said it was last weekend. When I texted back there was another one this weekend he said he didn’t know but he was going to be in Edmonton this weekend. ??? No clue. Do you think it would still be ok for me to ask him to take me to the airport in Jan? When we were at dinner he asked how I was getting to the airport for my trip to the States. I felt he was asking if I would need a ride and volunteering to take me if needed. I do like him. He’s active, enjoys many of the same things I do. Loves animals. Is a Christian. He’s fun to talk with. He has a nice smile and sometimes gets a twinkle in his eye that makes me guess he has a playful side to him that I haven’t quite seen yet. Dunno. I wonder if he wants a relationship (with someone) but is afraid and gets skittish and scared. Same type of thing that happened last year. Had a nice dinner then he did a duck and run. But he looked me up and found me on FB. I’m sure he had to look for me as I don’t think we have any mutual friends on FB. And he asked me out very soon after I got home. Had a really good time. He was holding my hand. When I said I was having problems finding some to do things with that he smiled and said we’d have to change that. Then gave me a long, tight hug when we left. Then he went silent. Dunno. No clue. Any thoughts?
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
I’m finally getting a chance to answer your post. Did not have any time to myself while at my sisters.I’m so sorry to hear you won’t have much of a Christmas. And I’m so sorry to hear about your dog. How is he doing? How are you holding out? I understand it’s so hard to deal with a loved pet suffering.
How is your mom doing? Is her knee getting better? You do have your plate full. I will definitely be praying for you and sending happy vibes and blessings on the moon beams. Would you like a big hug?
Yes, had a really good time with Dave. I do like him and would like to get to know him better. We’ve maybe spent a whole sum total of 3-4 hours together? Not enough to really know someone. I texted him the next day and he sent a short response but I haven’t heard from him since then. He asked how I was getting to the airport for the trip to my sisters, so I think I may ask him if he can take me to the airport on Jan 8 when I have to go back to Holland.
Will tell you more about my trip to my sister’s later. What a mess.
Smiles,
RhondaHi, Heidi,
Been meaning to write for the last couple days but been busy. Can’t believe I left Holland 2 weeks ago. Going tooooooo fast and I don’t want to go back.Yes, my sister is struggling. She’s like my mom…. a drama queen. Always something wrong and a problem. The vibe in the house is negative and tense. Not a nice place to be. Glad I’m only going to be there 2 days. That’s really all I can handle. But I can’t say anything. She either brushes me off or gets really defensive. So ……
I am LOVING being home! Worked from home yesterday and the weather was PERFECT. 32F, sunny, fresh snow from the previous day. No breeze. I took a 2.5 hour break at lunch time and took a walk down at the Weaselhead, a natural protected area a couple miles from my house. Love my little house, too. I’ve got it decorated warm and cozy. Holland apt is cold and sterile. Typical of European dwellings.
Had the meeting/interview with the Western Canada Director of Projects and the Project Manager for the Parkland project in Vancouver. Parkland is really 8 projects so huge. They said they want me and need my skills so no promises but are going to try to make it happen. Have another meeting with them in Jan. Not scheduled, but Stephen requested another meeting. Looks quite promising.
(smile) Things went quite well with Dave Monday evening. He was more relaxed. Made more eye contact and didn’t talk about any issues this time like he did last time. I gave him a quick hug when we met. He seemed a little uncomfortable with it, but later in the evening he was caressing my hands across the table and when we left he gave me a longer, tight hug. We were talking about things we like to do – kayaking, rock climbing, sports, etc. and I mentioned I was having trouble finding someone to do things with. He grinned and said we might have to change that. I have a feeling I’ll be seeing him again. I do kind of like him. He’s a Christian. He’s also very active. Plays hockey, wally ball, volley ball, kayaks, loves animals, skies, snow shoes. So we’ll see.
Didn’t make cookies. Stuck the dough in the freezer. Deb will come over on the 18th to do cookies. I really didn’t have time to roll them out and decorate them, so in the freezer the dough went. Looking forward to hearing how that recipe turns out for you. 🙂
Gotta go pack for tomorrow. Have to be to airport by 4 a.m. so need to leave here by 3:30. Then I have a 3.5 hour drive once I get to St. Louis. Not a fun day tomorrow. My sister wants me to paint a room for her Sunday, so I’ll take old clothes.
Have a super weekend,
Smiles,
RhondaHi,
Not a good day today. Found out a whole bunch of new condos are going in across the street from me. I’m NOT happy at all! Too many people in this area already. Traffic on my street now will be 50 times heavier. I’m quite grumpy!!!!Dave came through – meeting him tomorrow night after work. But Deb, my friend who was supposed to come over to do cookies with me ditched at the last minute. She said she wasn’t feeling well. I love her to pieces, but she seems to always have something wrong with her. Now I have a whole batch of cookie dough mixed up. Not fun doing Christmas cookies alone. Guess I’ll have to, though.
My sister wanted me to call. She talked for 38 min at 23 cents a minute. Ouch. Sigh. Oh well. Be glad when that visit is over. She’s complaining how bad the house is and what poor repair. They are out in the boondocks, literally, so she has very little support around her. They moved from a very supportive community, a nice house and good medical facilities to this broken down house out in the boondocks because they couldn’t get along with the people around them. All of us told them they were making a mistake. My sister got really snippy with me when I told her I didn’t think they should move.
On a good note, it was sunny and 0C (32 F) today and I had to get out for a walk so went down to the Weaselhead, a protected area on the south and east of the reservoir. Had a super nice walk. So good to be home and back to my favorite areas. Can’t wait to get home this spring and get my kayak in the reservoir.
Emailed both my cousins last week. Neither answered. But I did get unlimited texting and calling for this month, so guess I’ll have to text them.
Hope you had a good day,
Smiles.
RhondaHi, Heidi,
I’m excited too.Yes, I kind of like Dave. He at least let me know last time he wasn’t going to make it. We’ll see what happens this time. I like him, but not sure he’s emotionally fit for a relationship so will just be friends.
Dean? Super nice man. Plenty of money and he’d be really good to me. He’s a Christian. I question my sanity not being interested, but there’s no spark. He’s not as active as I am and doesn’t kayak. And, I don’t know. Can’t truly identify why I’m not interested except there’s just no spark — and I’d like someone more active and kayaks.
So yesterday went better with Little Boy Blue. I’ll fill up today and find out for sure about the gas mileage, but I think it was fairly close to 30 mpg. So-so. Was getting 35-40 with my ’09 Versa. But at least I don’t feel quite so pressured to trade it in as soon as I get home. Can wait till August till the 2023 models go on sale.
Had an super day yesterday. So awesome to be back in my mountains. Saw elk. No pics. Didn’t get out of the car much. While the afternoon warmed up, the wind was brutal. Today should be beautiful. It’s -3c (26F) and its still dark at 7:00, so should warm up above freezing. Will try to get out for a bit of a walk.
Smiles,
Rhonda
