Another Week

• The main thing I am grateful for this week is a new job for my daughter. It's just a short term position, but it's the first time she has worked  in a regular 9 to 5, Monday to Friday office. I'm hoping that she will see the advantages of a more structured work environment for her and realize that she can handle all the work. 
• I held 2 babies this week. Eliah and Alia. I think that is how they spell them, although they sound the same. You have to be grateful for babies, although I got a lot of jokes about being "grandfatherly". I'm not in any rush to ever be a grandfather. 
• I'm grateful for the warmer days so that I can get out for more walks and some Geocaching. 
• I don't know if I am grateful for someone fallowing my blog or not ! I guess I am grateful that I have more control over this blog than my website .

A few little things

• Today they told me at the airport that I should park in the $2 parking area when dropping off a parcel even though there was a sign saying Drop off Area. I'm glad they didn't tow the Jeep away.
• Yesterday we had a great day at the lake. It was 32 degrees and I got the water pump working and fixed the hinge on the lattice work. The dock collapsed with Debbie, Doug and Doris (the 3 D's) all standing on one spot. I guess I will have to put up a spring weight restriction. I think it will be easy to fix as long as I avoid the blackflies. What a beautiful day. We went for a walk around the lake and stayed until after the sun set.
• Doris headed for Grand Manan, but I am grateful that I stayed home and got the oil changed . Jill and I went out to Swiss Chalet to celebrate the first day of the rest of her life.

Fiddleheads

OK, so I don't like to eat a lot of fiddleheads, but it is one of the few green vegetables that I will try. And you gotta love something that is free, grows in the flooded banks of the Saint John River and might be good for you . We had a great day at Davidson Lake getting everything ready for the summer. Everything survived the winter OK, but there are lots of little jobs to make the place look good.  It really makes me appreciate all the work that Dad used to do so we could just enjoy it. 

Catch Up

• I'm a bit behind so I thought I better give you a quick update.  We spent another day at Green Hill Lake Camp on Tuesday. Doris did some of the financial work while I put the plastic vapor barrier on the walls in cabin #2.  There really is a lot of work to do before camp starts this summer. I left a half dozen walking sticks to use any way  they wanted again this year. I'm really happy that they have room for over 1000 kids each summer. 
  
• I talked to a panhandler at the Market again last Saturday. Joe has a few stories that he will reluctantly reveal if you ask him. He seems to really appreciate a few dollars, but I think he really just like to be treated like a human being and not a panhandler.
• There was a benefit convert for DebMac last week. It was a wonderful night and people were generous to help make up for the lost wages since she started Chemo. That's all done now, so there's something else to be thankful for.
• I really getting into the iPod Touch now. It is very useful to know what appointments are coming up on my auxilliary brain.
• I was happy that Brenda asked me for a  few walking sticks to give away at the Kilarney Lake Walkathon to raise money for Fredericton Hospice. I gave her a half dozen for door prizes this year and one just for her.   
• Finally we had a great time at the retirement part of xwave and Aliant folks who left the company when I did. They gave us flowers and chocolates as well as a book with everyones comments.  It really was a great 15 years of fun . People seemed to like the Dilbert cartoons I provided too!

Rainy Day

So what am I grateful for today ? I finally got my taxes done, so that's not hanging over my head any more. If I did them right, I should get a small refund.  Since it was raining all day, I didn't feel much like doing anything, so I got caught up a bit on some reading and played with my new iPod Touch. I'm grateful to find many free applications that make it much more useful than just an MP3 player. 

Yesterday , Doris gave me a CD with a single on it - "Lean on Me"  by Sheldon Gordon and the Downtown Blues Band. It was produced for the IWK hospital in Halifax.  Very nice rendition.