great visit with Cousins Claire and Pat

All I can say is it was the high light of the week to have my cousins visit from  Seattle Wash.
We spent 2 1/2 days sharing pictures,laughter and great memories of years gone by. The family all
 came over for a visit and a salmon supper followed by a lacrosse game which TRENT was playing.

Gave them a farewell like they have never had before when I tripped on walkway , landed on grass and rolled down onto  the driveway the end result two fractures to my right arm. 6 hrs in outpatients,
cast, cuts and bruises and now left handed for 6 weeks so unfortunately another end to my blog for the time being. My male nurse can only handle so many duties.

Picture of Mr Mac painting bedroom and the end results, a little bird sat for nearly an hour on patio post.

Thank you everyone for phone calls today, e-mails and facebook get wells and visits ,I sure have great friends and family.

Bye for now.....

weekend

 

 

Weekend began with a great visit from Kelly and Stephen , (My friend  Pat's family).  Stephen just returned from the west for a few weeks  and Kelly was so excited to have him home.  We always enjoy their visits and the many laughs Stephen brings.

 

Susan sent us a picture of Gilbert this am all curled up beside her this AM, she hated to move,

Gilbert loves to snuggle for sure.

 

Anitha came for a visit on Friday and brought me this lovely soup dish, now there is a story

behind it..... WE LIVED IN GREENBRIER in Myrtle Beach. Can't believe she found it.

 

Waiting for my cousins to arrive from Nova Scotia today so no blog for a few days......Have a good holiday today.

 

Welcome to Canada

 

 

Well my cousin Claire and Pat have arrived on the Miramichi, arriving  from Seattle Washington to visit our

family here in New Brunswick before heading on to Nova Scotia and Saint John.  Welcome to you both and can't wait to see you Monday.

 

First visit is to see my cousin Ron, (her brother) and his wife Jan and family and then here for a few days.  So glad the fiddleheads are now out so we can give you a feed along with some Atlantic salmon and top it off with a cup or two of King Cole Tea.....lol

 

So if you see these two are wondering around the Miramichi give them a big welcome...........

 

See you Monday Claire and Pat. 

 

 

Throw Back Thursday

 

 

 

Still having problems adding pictures  from bigger computer even though I

removed google chrome so I took picture with ipod off big computer, wasn't going to hunt for those pictures again. lol

 

Malcolm working hard at painting our bedroom, going to look really nice.  We have had new curtains for awhile and finally getting room finished up, project before golf starts.

 

Ok well here are a few oldies from my birthday party days and I know you gals will see them and be

surprised to see yourselves here.  First picture is Mary Jayne Lowe, myself and Angela Page and Patsy O'Brien..........Unfortunately Angela passed away 2 years ago but our birthdays were 1 day apart and our birthday parties 1 week apart.  She was a great friend .  Mary Jayne and I were best buddies, she was my maid of honour and I was in her wedding, years may go by but we always surprise each other from time to time.  Patsy O'Brien and I were friends as were our parents, had not seen Patsy since back in 73....when we both lived in Dartmouth, now we have found each other on facebook.this past year...

 

Next picture is another birthday with myself, Debbie Knox and the 3 O'Brien sisters. 

 

 

Next picture is Malcolm and I at our confirmation , both at different churches, 1 year apart. lol

 

Susan's confirmation (little difference in dress style) 

 

Looked for Malcolm Jr's picture but just to many to go through....Where will all these pictures end up I wonder....

 

 

Heaven Is For Real - Official Trailer - In Theaters Easter 2014

When I seen where Edna had got to see this movie I was so thrilled to hear it was now out in Theatres as I didn't get to see it while in Myrtle Beach.

Trent had asked us for the book last year and after we asked his parents if he could read it they agreed it was ok , we know how very lucky we are he is with us after his accident in 2007.

Trent did an interview for subway recently raising awareness to the importance the IWK has  played in his life these past 7 years, he goes there 3 times a year for checkups and surgery (as needed) and we are so lucky to have this hospital for our children.

Have a great day...

lacrosse

Trent no 19
 

Went to our first Lacrosse game for Trent since we returned, they won 6-1 against Sackville.

Garret and Kate  were  at the game, so I snapped a few pictures of them enjoying a treat from Tims, Kate was getting annoyed in last picture that I had the camera on her. lol  Rob was in the bench working the game and Susan was flying around as manager for the team, she stopped by once in awhile for a sip of her coffee.

This weekend lacrosse tournament for Garret was Saint John and Trent and Gilbert here with us. Garret's team did very well the first day but lost in the semi finals... It was great weekend for all.

Susan and Rob took Garret to see Uncle Don while in Saint John, he was surprised to see them as we didn't let on they were coming.

Garret No 13

and Garret gets a goal

a great mothers day

Well I hope you all had a lovely Mothers Day.  I had a nice weekend with a surprise visit on Saturday from Mom's Caregiver Kathleen who I have not seen in years.  Kathleen came to Moncton from Miramichi with a friend Gloria to visit Gloria's Mom so Kathleen asked if they could stop in, and I am so happy they did.

Trent and Gilbert were here for the weekend while Sue, Rob Garret and Kate in saint John for a Lacrosse game.  On Sunday morning I received lots of nice cards from the family and Malcolm jr took me to early supper at House of Lam, of course Malcolm Sr and Trent came along too.  The had a buffet all day long for Mothers Day and it was so good.

If you have never watched the series Downton Abbey than I highly recommend it .  My friend Sandy mentioned  to me how good it was so I took a look and you know how the rest of my weekend went, lol  its like a good book, can't put it down. haha.......... The first 3 series are on Netflix  You will love it, I am sure.

Happy Mothers Day

My MOM

Cards Mom saved from us....

Malcolm and Nana MacKenney

Mom and my mother in Law Jean (loved picking blueberries at the cottage)

Aunt Toots who was like a grandmother to me on my wedding day

 

Mom with her cute smile...


Its Mothers Day this weekend so I wanted to share photos of special people in our lives who are no longer with us
but always in our hearts.

It does not have to be Mothers day to remember these special ladies, the older we get the more memories we have of special times and we laugh, we cry and wish we had those years back to share with them again.

 

Happy Mothers Day to every Mom near and far.

 

 

Thursday Memories

Pat and Mac outside cottage

our cottage for 13 years

Village of Alma


While we were in Myrtle Beach I seen several of my facebook friends put old pictures on their facebook.
Unfortunately I was away from my photos so unable to participate in this but today while dusting around my
photo albums I sat down and looked through some of them.

I didn't get far till I recalled memories of wonderful times in Alma while our children grew up, I would go for the
summer and both Sue and Malcolm loved being their especially meeting life long friends and doing fun things kids liked
to do like swimming at the pool, long walks on the trails, meeting friends at a local hangout the kids loved to go to and the
skating rink, and of course the Village Acitivity  Center where there were dances and other fun things to do.

I also met grew friends their and we always had people dropping in for a visit or the weekend, Lots  of card games and coffee at Butlands Coffee Shop....where everybody knew your name. lol 

Had coffee and lunch with Sandy yesterday....great seeing her again after the winter.
   

Costco pictures

Well one thing they have in the USA that we do not have yet is collage photos from Costco starting at 1.99 a sheet and up.  I love these photos as perfect size for my smash books which I do each year and
will be putting each of these pictures in a book.

Malcolm has been digging in the basement for items for Garret's garage sale in Saint John around May 23rd.  The Provincial Lacrosse team are raising money for their trip out west in August and need to raise a lot of money so fund raisers are a must.

A recipe for cookies I am anxious to try


Laura Bush's Texas Governor's Mansion Cowboy Cookies Yield: enough cookies to feed most of the Lone Star State

3 cups flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tbsp baking soda

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

3 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

2 cups sweetened coconut flakes

2 cups chopped pecans (8 oz) (optional - I omit)

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.

In a second bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat for another 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla. 

Stir in the flour mixture, blending until just combined. Add the chips, oats, coconut, and pecans and stir until fully incorporated.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto an ungreased baking sheet, making sure to allow plenty of room between cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set and golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 1-2 minutes before placing on a cooling rack.

Under Armour

 

 

Well the kids were glad to see us back with their goodies from Under Armour store in Myrtle Beach, they quickly had the hoodies on within minutes.  Kate was all smiles with her goodies .

 

It was a busy weekend , filling freezer back up, cleaning fridge and filling it back and watching Gilbert and Kate for the weekend.  Kept us on our toes for sure.

 

Went to the new Walmart and Marshalls, whow very nice addition to Moncton and I found prices in

Marshalls close to the USA prices by the time you add exchange.  I can see i'll visit quite often. lol

 

Its clean up week so getting things gathered for it, the trucks are coming around to see what treasures people can find that others don't need any longer.

 

Have a good day.....