A Week In The Life

This past week we have been quite busy but with nothing too earthshattering.


On Monday I made homemade bread.  No bread machine.  Right from scratch.  It turned out very well.  Either instructions have improved over the last 40 years since I last made bread or I understand them better.  I used to just stuff the dough into the pans but now I know how to roll the dough.to fit.  The new way helps to eliminate air holes in your bread.  My recipe made 2 loaves.  Very yummy.  (I don't think that I am turning into a west coast hippy type - but you never know)

Tuesday, I went to quilting club.  I'm not quilting because I didn't pack my sewing machine.  I take my cross stitch and stitch while the ladies quilt.  The group is making a baby quilt as a group project.  It is very cute.

Baby Quilt in Progress

Penny and Helen cutting strips

Tuesday night the snow came. We received close to one foot by morning.  But by then the sun was shining and the temperature was rising.

Terry and Wayne contemplating the snow.

Terry and Janet live 2 trailers down from us.

By Wednesday the snow was shoveled or plowed out of the way.  We went to the monthly pot luck.  A good time was had by all.  However Wayne feels that there should be a sign up list to balance out the food items.  At  this dinner we were short of deserts.  Probably not a bad thing.

Thursday morning I hooked up our WII system.  Wayne won't let me use it to exercise with because I shake the trailer too much.  But at least we can weigh ourselves and check our core balance.  My weight hasn't changed much but Wayne has gained a bit.  Of course I need to lose a lot and Wayne just a little.  Every day we walk for exercise.  Sometimes just around the park and other times down the road to the shopping center.  Wayne goes again after supper.  My pace doesn't get his blood moving and I don't like to walk in the dark so this works well for us.  Wayne has loaded his old mp3 with songs that I like.  When I walk alone I can listen.  New experience for me.

On Friday we went to another pub for lunch with Terry and Janet (our neighbours).  This time we went to the Jingle Pot Pub.  The food was good.  I finally had fish and chips.  Very yummy.  This is the third week that we have gone out for lunch with Janet and Terry.  It's becoming a tradition.

After lunch Wayne and I went off in search of an optometrist because I broke the nose thing on my glasses that morning.  We couldn't find any place to fix the glasses but were successful in getting our prescriptions checked and updated.  Our new glasses should arrive next week.

Despite the snow, the weather is improving daily.  We have been above zero day and night almost all week.  The sun is beginning to shine more often.  It is so mild here that the grass doesn't die.   It just slows down its growth. 

Saturday was laundry day.  While I'm doing the wash, Wayne vacuums and cleans.  Great system.

Sunday we walked to Tim Hortons and then I had a campfire and Wayne watched football.

Today we slept in and then walked to Subway for lunch.  Then I cleaned the bbq and Wayne watched Bob Ross paint happy little trees.

Such is the life of two happy retirees.  The biggest decision we had to make today was which side of the street to walk on and whether to order a footlong (on sale) or a  six inch sub.  (We went for the six inch - less calories)

That's all for now.  Love always   Kim and Wayne