(Oh. Em. Gee. This explains everything… nothing but crickets on this post because…I pressed “Save Draft” instead of “Publish”!)
Another lovely week has come and gone and, once again, much to be most thankful/grateful for. If it weren’t for family and friends, I think I’d maybe go a tad nuts! No worries there, however as I am, as ever, well surrounded!
I was going to get my tires changed (here in Quebec, we must use winter tires from December 15 to April 15), then realised that there are no tires at the house! They are at the shop so…. another time then!
Gratitude List
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Had a birthday and was spoiled with a lovely lunch with my friend, Daniel.
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Had dinner with Dominique and Susan, two girlfriends from high school that I hadn’t seen since our 25th reunion! We laughed and reminisced and just enjoyed ourselves.
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My lilacs are budding! Woot, there will be flowers!
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My hero of the week is my brother-in-law, Sébastien, who came to my rescue twice this week! First, to help me put my oven door back on. I don’t know how I managed to remove it in the first place! These gas ovens don’t work the same way good ole electric ones do! Merci Sébas!
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Today, Sébastien came with reinforcements, in the name of Aldo, his neighbour and friend, to help Iain and me take down the Tempo. (Aidan was working so he was excused.) It definitely is a four-man job. You maybe could get away with three, but who would want to? That thing is huge and cumbersome! The deadline to take it down was April 15… so happy to see I was not the only last-minute one. Down the street, they were doing the same. Merci, infiniment à Sébastien et Aldo. Without you, it would have been quasi-impossible! XOXOXO
Lovely gratitudes. 😀
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Thank you, my friend! 😀
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Nothing better than the smell of lilacs and honeysuckle in the spring:).
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I absolutely agree! At my old house, we had the hugest lilac tree ever. I was deeply saddened to leave it behind… So the one I’ve planted is just a puny thing ~ for now!
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A toast to Sébastien and his crew. Meanwhile, a belated Happy Birthday to my favorite Francophone. … Hmmm a Quebecian? A Quebercer? Quebecite? Quebecesaurus?
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Yes indeed! A toast to them! Merci from you favourite Francophone, also known as a Quebecker in these parts… 😉
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Dang … I thought Quebecasaurus was it.
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I was actually going to commend you on that… considered even telling you that you were right! Then I thought, what if he comes over for a visit and gets mocked for this? 😀
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Maybe it will catch on!
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Maybe it will! You’re up and at ’em early!
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Can’t you see all the Quebecasaurus merchandising!
Typically an early bird, so it’s a normal day … plus it keeps my wife and I on similar schedules.
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Yes… but if you know anything about Quebec at all… it better be in French!
That’s nice. I get up for the boys too. No real reason to be up and at ’em at 6:30 otherwise…
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OK … how’s Le Quebecasarus?
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Now you’re talkin’!
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Got it …. Le Quebecasaure … even better?
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Glad you had a wonderful week with such caring friends.
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Thank you. I truly am so lucky to be so well-surrounded!
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Happy 29th Dale. :O)
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Well thank you, Paul! Yeah, that’s it 29 plus a little interest. ..yep. 😉
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Darn that interest. :O)
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LOL! Bah…I’ve never bothered with numbers!
What are you doing up at this ungodly hour? 😉
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Working and writing and midnight snacking… whoops you didn’t read that last part. :O)
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Ahhhh. I didn’t see anything (said like the penguin in Madagascar)
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Love Rico.
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Me too!
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:O) I love the penguins in general, but yeah, Rico stands out.
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They used to play in the morning as the boys ate breakfast before school – we’re all kids in this house! 🙂
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Yeah that’s true here too. But I’ve told my wife to grow up, I mean she told me.
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LOL! Why? Better to keep a little of the kid inside…that way we look/act 29…:-P
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I’m not sure, but I think she thinks I haven’t grown up inside. And she sometimes says things like… “Your worse than the kids.” Not quite sure what she means by that?
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Ha! That’s a guy thing…
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We have 4 grand kids. I know we don’t look it but we really are grandparents. Honest! Our oldest grandchild is 14.
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Definitely don’t look it. Wow. Kudos to you. It’s what happens when you start at 14…
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Gee how’d you know. LOL
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Crazy guess
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You could work for a carnival guessing ages!
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Married 35 years. That hypnotism really works.
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I feel it though. The girls are 34, 30, and 29. The boys are 24, and 15. And the grandkids (3 girls and 1 boy) are 14, 10, 7, and 4. And amazingly my wife and I aren’t proud or anything. :O)
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Fabulous… kudos to you. Sincerely.
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Thanks Dale. Very lucky. I wish everyone could be that happy, the world would be such a better place, don’t you think?
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Absolutely! Did you get my email?
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I don’t know. Did you send me one?
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I did (at the email I get notifications from you). I figured it should be a good one? the AOL one?
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Oh Dale. First of all, please forgive me for this EXTREMELY late (or extremely early) response. I’m sorry I helped fill up your wall (did I mention I’m partial to wall paper)? I think email is a stupendous alternative to our wall filling habit. However, thirdly, as I was sifting through all the email (mine and my wife’s-she may never let me do this again) I fear I may have sent your attachment (you did send me an attachment, right?) to some long lost civilization in another galaxy (one that knows how to open an attachment when opening emails) far, far away, unlike the stupid human that’s writing this apology. Would you care to try sending it again to me. I promise I’ll have an alien (or my wife) assist me in the opening of said attachment, as I appear to be incapable of such a simple task. I am so sorry Dale. No wonder my wife says I’m a sorry, sorry individual. Worse, she’s laughing at me as I type this request to you. So please re-send it, but don’t rescind—as I would really like to see it. I’m such a boob!
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Oh Lordy you kill me! How ’bout this? YOU send ME an email at dalerog@sympatico.ca and then I’ll have yours… There was no attachment ~ at least I don’t think there was an attachment…
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Your up awfully early. trying to beat the birds?
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Not awake willingly. Had a bit of a bad dream and couldn’t fall back asleep. My alarm goes off in another hour…:-/
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At this rate you’ll be up up to turn it off. Sorry you had a nightmare though.
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Nah..the joys of being a mom to teenagers…
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I get that. Except the mom part, because I’m a dad.
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Right. How old are your kids?
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Everyone is grown except B.J. he’s 15. On my “Once Upon A Time” page you can see the 3 girls and the 2 boys and my wife, trying to look all adult and all. Oh, and my Batmobile sans my cape and cowl.
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5!!! Wow! Gonna go see…
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A belated Happy Birthday. Nice to know you are well-loved and supported 🌷🌷🌷
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Thank you, kind lady!
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Happy Belated B-day!
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Thank you, my friend! A week ago today 😉
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Yeah, I am a bit behind these days on WordPress. …
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You know you are allowed! 😉
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Haha, indeed it is!
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Here’s to great family and friends. Glad you had a good birthday Dale 🙂
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Thanks Andrea…was quiet but good!
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