Where did Oct. go?

WELL I know I have been away from blogging here for a few days and not really good reason because I have been in the house all week because between my grandsons and my husband I have been surrounded by the H1N1, hubby has a cold which is really lasting but the boys were tested and are at home with their Dad who also is sick...Susan and Kate are ok..



The family at Thanksgiving......



Update: Everyone feeling better and on the mend

Is it Sunday already Nov 1st...

Well a sucessful haloween, about 60 children and they were so cute. today Mac and our grandson Trent are sick, actually Trent at hospital most of day to get fever down. Waiting for call from Susan.

Kids had fun out for halloween, Kate went with friends for first time, Susan was nervous about it but she did ok, lots of treats and more this AM when their other grandmother delivered leftovers.lol

Pizza cooking in oven, think we have been eating too much junk today., well I have anyway. till tomorrow

Well I am back I think, lol.....

Well its about time you say and yes, your right. I have been busy scrapbooking lately and that can be my excuse or I have been busy watching Young and the Restless waiting patiently to see if Victor leaves the show............and I am happy to report he is only taking a break, he signed a new contract.

Went to a scrapbooking crop which was my first and loved it, really enjoyed meeting other scrappers and hope to go again real soon. I also joined a group just today on the internet called 52 sketches ,52 weeks. Think it will be a good one and of course I belong to "A pile of scrap" which I unfortunately have not been viewing lately but I'll get back.






So I'll pester you real soon with pictures etc.... and leading up to Myrtle Beach I'll show you our new condo for this year which we just got this past week due to the other condo being sold....Its closer to friends which is nice and I am sure we will all have a good time for 2 months and 1 week, lol.....Had an invite from Paula and Laurie to come a bit early to stay with them so probably will take them up on it. See Ya .....

sorry

Its May 21st and I no that I have been neglecting to write on my blog for awhile but no pictures lately, no interesting stories to tell.

Malcolm did start golfing today at Magnetic Hill, thank goodness, lol I got a call at 8:30 from Trent, "Nanny can you pick me up from Track and field?", Yes Trent I will. So I pick up Trent who says` I can go to your house, I already told the bus driver my Nanny is picking me up. So home he comes with me. We stopped to pick up first feed of fiddleheads, of course the girl looks at Trent, Ì know You`, everyone knows Trent in Riverview.

So I will takng a break from my blog for awhile till I can gather some interesting stories to share with you . I`ll advise when its up and running again.

PAT

Pic from my cousins visit

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Tonight my cousin Marie sent me the pictures they took from Myrtle Beach, They all live in Whitby Ontario and I had not seen them in over 10 years so was a special treat to have them visit us. In the picture of the four of us are Marie, Christine, my special cousin , myself and Shirley , a friend of the family for years and very close to Christine. Really loved having them for a few days.

Sorry

Told you life was not as exciting as Myrtle Beach but then again I guess I have been trying to play catch up on things and caught up on some reading material I had waiting for me, whow the mail in 2 months really was a lot.

Now the people in my Monday post (which I forgot to finish) is my pen pal Patsy Darter and her husband Gene, Patsy whom I am named after lives in Texas, we met 3 times, first time in 1968 when I graduated. The story begins with the fact that Patsy's Mom Renee and my Mom were penpals for over 60 years, they also met 3 or 4 times, really we were like family over the years. I have newspaper clippings of Mom and Renee meeting and one of Patsy and I seeing each other just a few years ago in Saint John when they travelled by cruise ship and we spent a few hours together. The other people are their family visiting.

Have to make plans to go to Saint John soon to see a few relatives and have a service for my cousin Larry who passed away while I was in Myrtle Beach, we were close and I miss his calls, Larry was more like a brother to me.

Got the grandchildren caught up on Chocolate chip cookies, a treat from Nanny.

Hope you all had a good Mothers Day

Mothers Day was very nice, I went to Swiss Chalet with Malcolm Jr and Susan for lunch, at the restaurant they gave carnations to all mom's. Also got a lovely chair from Susan for outside and the rose you see with the carnations.

Susan returned to the house and turned into a hairdresser, lol... (on Mothers Day?) well only day we could all open the shop I guess. Kate needed some blonde highlights removed and I needed to cover the gray which I just started doing again after years.

In the picture you see Susan at her part time job (hairdresser ) with Kate and
Malcolm Jr in a favor spot on the couch with Garret looking on. They both had stayed the night at the house over the weekend and Trent informed us that next weekend is his turn...

Happy Mothers Day Everyone

"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart"

Hi Everyone, I hope you enjoy your Mothers Day on Sunday.

I lost my Mom in November 2004 but a day does not pass that I don't think of her, she was a very very special person in my life and in my family's life. So I guess the best way of putting it is to think of wonderful memories you made with your Mom over the years and cherish each moment if your Mom is still with you.

What is a Mother's love?

It is something that is very, very special.

It is something that no one can really explain.

It's something that is made up of much deep devotion, joy, pain and sacrifice.

It is endless and unselfish and it endures whatever may come.

It is full of hopes, dreams, tears and pleasure.

Nothing can ever destroy it or take that special love away.

It is very patient and forgiving.

A Mother's love is a lifelong commitment to selflessness.

More often than not, it requires much more giving than receiving.

But it is something that is given with delight,gratitude, enthusiasm and much satisfaction.

A Mother's love never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking

It is always believing when all the rest of the world is condemning.

A Mother's love is a splendored miracle that man cannot nderstand.

It is something that cannot be measured, for it has no beginning or no end.

Author: Penny Porter

We are getting there but still tired.

Its the 4th day since we have returned to home and I am still tired, Mr Mac is busy busy running to grocery stores, making fried rice for supper and I guess putting me to shame, lol... but I have made several calls to people trying to arrange my cousins service in Saint John, looking at sites on computer my dear daughter sends me to look for my mothers day gift and just your normal day to day routine stuff. I have been reminded also that CC cookies would be nice for my grandchildren.

Yesterday we caught up with friends Bill and Sandy for coffee and it was nice to see them again, its been since Christmas time that we last got together to play sequence and its time to play again and watch the ladies rule for 2010.

Last night we went to see the boys skate and boy are they moving around that rink, they certainly have come a long way after a year away from skating after Trents accident.

Caught up with a few friends in Saint John on the phone today who had called while we were away , so gradually we are getting back to normal but Mac is returning quicker than Pat....

NewYork State Prison

Every year we drive by this big prison, its hugh and I am always amazed at its size, I know it sounds crazy but I would love a tour of a prison and maybe one day I will get that chance and I have a few friends that want to go to.

On the other side of the highway is the ladies hugh prison but you can't see much more than the roof, no one is hanging off the fence lol

I will have to check just how many prisoners they hold.

Catch up day at MacKenney's

Today is the day to catch up on things around the house and fill the fridge, clean out freezer, (only thing left is some berries), lol. Malcolm Jr didn't go hungry for sure. Most important thing though is watching Young and the restless today and seeing if Katherine and Murphy got married. lol

Susan dropped in for coffee this AM before heading to work, wearing one of her new tops, looked really good , guess the children all went to school with new clothes on .

Got a call from Anitha this morning, they arrived home last night at 12:30, they had a good visit in New Jersey with family.

My scrapbooking room looks good with a fresh load of supplies in it, now to get ready to work on some projects in the near future.

Lots of mail to go through and Theresa your tags were beautiful. Thanks so much. Pat

We are home

We left Myrtle Beach early Friday morning and drove through to Hazeltown,PA and stayed at Hampton Inns, very lovely place and you see in a picture a view from the top of mountain , this Inn was also in the discount book for hotels which is nice.
We snapped a picture of a beautiful apple tree in bloom.

We head down the road and on the other side we see a line up which must have been 10 miles long, but have no idea why the hold up in traffic, probably all cleaned up before we got there if it qas an accident.

We drove through to outside Bangor, didn't get there till near 9 by the time we got out of a line up and had a bit to eat.

Got home at 4 today and Susan came over gave Malcolm a big hand at cleaning the house before we arrived which sure was appreciated by us. The children were so happy waiting on the front lawn when we pulled up, a nice greeting to get.

On the road

Well at 4:00 I heard a little voice saying "Time to hit the road", Yes it was dark out and I was still half asleep. We loaded in car by 4:30, did a check of condo and off we went. I had quite a few cat naps along the way but Malcolm kept on going down the highway, we had stopped for breakfast at a Waffle house and kept going.

Down the highway 81 we stopped for a light and when we looked at next lane we seen Gary and Liz Tower who had left at 5, guess Gary moves along pretty fast, lol, we stopped down the road for a coffee and kept on going.

Arrived in Hazeltown, Penn about 5 o'clock , stayed at Hampton Inns for the night. Its good to relax before heading on tomorrow. We will try and get to Portland and go into Christmas tree shop and if time go on to Bangor for the night so the drive is not much on Sunday. Talk to you all then.. Pat and mac

Last night all together

Had a lovely supper all together at Ruby Tuesdays and it was a great supper and a wonderful waiter, shown in picture with Rama, he was so helpful and certainly knew how to impress people which of course in this business means a good tip . lol

Anitha and Rama leave today, flying to New Jersey to visit relatives on their way home, we will be packing all day and getting last minute things done before meeting Paula and Laurie later for awhile and saying our last goodbyes, we will leave Myrtle Beach as early as possible to get as far as we can 1st day.

So if we are unable to get connection we will see you all in Moncton next time... So Long for now