It's Monday again

It's funny how some people seem to dread Monday mornings - the start of the work week, the end of the weekend. What do you call the first sunny day after 2 rainy days - Monday . I never dreaded Mondays because I always liked my work, but I do have a different perspective on it now that I have retired. Now, Monday is the first of six Saturday-like days. I get a great meal on Monday evenings when I volunteer at the Marriage enrichment course at the church . It's a day to plan out the week of fun things to do. I'm grateful it's Monday and it's sunny and time to take a stroll around the block.

Happy Thanksgiving

Another year of great changes has gone by. I'm thankful for my health , my family and my retirement. All is well. Uncle Lloyd had a successful cataract operation on one eye and he is getting the other one done on Tuesday. It looks like another busy week ahead.

Newsboys and Friends

• Hey, Here's something to be grateful for. A friend just gave us tickets to the Newsboys. Apparently her broker gave her box tickets and she can't go so we're heading to Saint John tonight.
• Our Community Group started last night. It went very well and we got to meet some new people in the church. I think it's going to be a very good thing.
• On a completely different front, we finally got all the paving stones laid back in the walkway and driveway. We still have to fix some low spots in the driveway, but at least we have the patio back to normal.

Kijiji & Freecycle & Stuff

A good week for a cleanup. I sold the old outboard motor for $150 and gave away the Wurlitzer organ. Someone had a look at the Piano today as well. Doris did a lot of painting this week and we made more progress on the patio walkway. We had a nice dinner at Randy and Sandra's last night. Sunday night was the start of the new Small Groups at the Church. Actually the group will meet in someone's home , not at church and we found a great group of interesting people .

Fall is here

Fall is not my favourite season, but at least I am home with some time to tackle a project that has been delayed all summer. We started fixing the paving stones in the back yard and walkway yesterday. My tennis elbow didn't seem to complain too much about all the grasping and lifting so I am happy for that. Shirley and Dave gave us some crushed rock to help us get started. Thanks folks.

A busy day in Freddy Beach

1. Church
2. Watched Dragon Boats
3. Lunch outdoors in the Sun
4. eMail
5. Terry Fox Walk
6. Visit friends
7. Play computer tech for Jill's new laptop
8. Watch Federer play some of the best tennis I have ever seen
9. Update facebook with pictures and videos of the above plus the Sussex Balloon Festival
10. Reading and rest... I'm grateful for it all. By the way, here's a bonus website on how to be happy.

Back to School

• Once again there was a beautiful sunset at the Lake last night.
• I'm grateful that we are all beyond going back to school this week. Not that I didn't like school, but I never liked the trafic across the bridge once school and UNB started up again.
• The Fredericton Ex is on this week and I don't have any desire to go.
• It's been a great week watching the US Open Tennis Grand Slam . Federer and Djokovic should be a fun match to watch. Lots of upsets on both the mens and womens side.
• I now have iPod Music available in the Jeep through the FM radio.
• Morton and I had a great ride up the Oromocto River on the SeaDoo