February 26

On the "off" days when I am not doing the C25K, I do some strength training on the Bowflex.  I also use these hand weights.  I gotta get my upper body (aka arms!!) in some kind of summer shape...lol

I am grateful to have these little babies.  And I am grateful that I even have the strength to lift them at all.  lol  Seriously, I am not taking my health for granted anymore.  Fit and Fifty is my theme this year!!  (Psst...I'm not 50 YET!!!  10 more months!  lol)

February 25

My Christmas cactus is finally blooming!!  

I think it needs to check a calendar because Christmas was 2 months ago!  It's kinda late!  :)

But....I still love all the beautiful blooms!!  So pretty!

Stop and smell the, uh, Christmas cactus blooms?  :)

Be grateful......good things take time.  :)

February 24

Thoughts of Kevin today made me smile!  Kevin is my friend who died 28 years ago.  I think of him all the time and I have this photo hung on the bulletin board beside the desk.

He will always hold a special place in my heart.  

Today would have been his 50th birthday!  Oh how I would have loved to see what kind of party he would have thrown!  :)  

He made me smile when we were young...and even though he's not with us anymore, he makes me smile still.  I am grateful for the friendship we had.  I miss him.  :(  

This picture made me smile.  Kevin, his sister and me.  Good times!!  

<3
 

February 23

And the Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey team takes the gold!!  Yeah, Baby!!!

Don't mess with our hockey!! hehe  

Canada Rocks!!!

February 22

Hanging with hubby before bowling!  I am very grateful for this man.  Even if I don't ever say it or show it enough.  :)

February 21

Watching the cats eat the Chia grass (made for cats to help their digestion...lol) was kinda funny!!  Put a smile on my face.  I missed the fur babies.  :)

February 20

And the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey team wins the gold!!!!  What an awesome game!  Way to go, Girls!!  

Grateful to be a Canadian citizen even though I live in another country!  I <3 Canada!!!

February 19

My nephew turned 15 today!  I was fortunate enough to be there to celebrate with him!  Since I live so far away, it's kind of a big deal to me when I can be part of these special events.  :)

February 18

Mmmmmm, Caesar!!  Only in Canada, eh??  :)  Well, it seems that way.  Not many places I've been to in the US know how to make these!  Grateful for my favorite Canadian drink.  :)

February 17

My Mom made home made turkey soup and home made biscuits!!  Yummy!!!  

Grateful that I am home in Freddie to enjoy these yummies made by my Mummy!!  :)  

February 16

SNOW!!!!!!!!

LOTS of snow!!  :)  I love Fredericton.  ;)  Grateful that I could be "home" to enjoy this big ole snow storm!  

February 15

Ringalos!  The BEST crunchy, salty snack in Canada!! 

February 14

Valentine's Day.

My Valentine is in Germany.  I am in New Brunswick.  Which is okay because I think V-Day is kind of a hokey Hallmark holiday anyway.  We did talk, so that was good.  lol  

I don't need to get flowers or candy or whatever one day a year to know that my husband loves me.  I know he loves me every day of the year.  :)

So, I don't have a mushy valentines pic for this day.  Instead, I took a picture of my sister's Pug, Jasper, asleep beside her on the arm of her sofa.  It was just the cutest and it made me smile.  :)

February 13

Me and my niece.  :)  Grateful for time with family!  

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February 9

Curling.  Woot!

Had fun watching Olympic coverage (on CBC!) of Men's Curling (Canada vs. Germany) with my son. Who says curling is not exciting???  :)  I could get into this!!  

Grateful for Mom and son time....watching a Canadian sport!!  Whoo hoo!  

February 8

Odd Couples.  That's the bowling league we play on.  Love our team mates!!  We have so much fun every other Saturday night!  It's just a fun league (thank goodness because Peter and I aren't great bowlers,..lol) and we certainly  have fun!  This week Peter had to go on a business trip so a friend subbed.  I hope he didn't think we were too crazy!  heh  Thanks, Adam.

So grateful that we joined this league. Thanks to my son for nagging us to do so...lol  I look forward to bowling nights.  :)  

February 7

The Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Olympics 2014!!!  

Team Canada.....enough said!!!  I may live in the United States but I will ALWAYS be proud and grateful to be a Canadian!!!!

Go Team Canada!!!!!!  <3

February 6

We converted our wood burning fireplace over to gas.  We love to have fires but with all the snow this year, it was just a pain in the butt getting the wood ...blah, blah, blah.  This is just easier.  You turn a knob and voila.....fire!  I love it!  It's toasty warm and oh, so cozy.

An aside:  I try not to use material possessions as things I am grateful for.  I probably have and I probably will again, but I don't ever want to come off as shallow and thankful only for "things"....yanno?  I feel very fortunate and blessed in my life.  

February 5

Another day of not feeling well.  Another day I didn't do much.  Another day I laid around and another day Bitsy kept her Momma company.  :) But another day I am grateful to be alive!  :)

February 4

It's World Cancer Day.

To some that means very little.  To me is means a great deal.  Cancer took my baby sister almost 8 months ago.  I hate it!  It's a horrible, cruel disease that does not discriminate!  It fights to win...and sadly, quite often it does.  

I don't need any one day to remember my sister.  She is on my mind every single day!  But that there is ONE day that the world can come together and join in the fight against cancer, is important to me.  Bring awareness, information, knowledge.  Talk about/with loved ones who have fought and won the battle...and who are still fighting!  Remember those who have fought with all they had, and lost.  

I am sad that my sister died from cancer.  I'm mad as hell, too!  But, I am grateful for time we got to spend together before she died.  I am grateful that I was able to be there (when I could be) during her fight!  And, as sad as it is, I am grateful that I was able to be with her when she took her least breath.

So, to say that I am grateful that there is one day dedicated to cancer and to help bring cancer awareness, is an understatement.  (That's why one of the pics I posted is of me wearing purple....wear purple for World Cancer Day!)

February 3

I laid around most of the day.  Wasn't feeling well.  Body aches, upset tummy....blah.  So, I chilled and laid around. :)  Bitsy Boo sat (or laid) around with me most of the day.  Gotta love it when pets just seem to "know" when their owners don't feel well.  :)  

I love my fur babies.  Bitsy put a smile on my face today.  :)

February 2

I got nothin' today.

I know that's not true.  I know there is something to this day that I am grateful for, but I'm jut not feeling it.  Feeling sorry for myself today.  Feeling depressed.  Feeling blah.  Not wanting to talk to anyone or be with anyone.  Tears all around.  Ugh.  Not a good day.  And we have a Superbowl get together to attend.  Yay.

It's nice to see my girlfriends at the party.  I still kinda felt "out of it" and "outside of my body" (if that makes any sense at all.  Thankfully, my gf's understand (or at least I hope they do!)  I know this is depression.  And I hate it with a million passions.  

It's not that I am not grateful for anything today....I have so much to be happy about.  But I had one of those days.  So, bear with me as this will probably not be the only day I have like this.  I'm grateful....I really am....I just got nothing' today.  :)

I don't know if this is necessarily something to be grateful for, but I did win $25 in the Superbowl pool.  :)

February 1

Yay!  A new month!  Is it me, or did January zoom by!?

Today, I played pool with Randy.  I haven't played in a long time....and I haven't improved any either...lol

It was fun playing (and kinda making our own rules as we played..heh)  Plus, we had some quality Mom & son time.  :)  We have this great pool table in our basement.....and it rarely gets used!  I remember when we bought it 8 or 9 years ago and we used it A LOT!!!   "We have a POOL TABLE!!!  This is awesome!"  I was so grateful at that time.  I still am!  Today was just a reminder of that.  :)

January 31

For THIS, I am eternally grateful!  

My family!  

You guys are the BEST and I love you so much!  Thank you, each one of you,  for you being you...and for loving me like you do.  I feel so very, very blessed!

Celebrating my December 31st birthday a month late.