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I Was Born2Cree8 | January 5th 2010 by Alice
Tuggy has been keeping me 'in the know' about how things are coming along with my bike to trike conversion. It is still in the planning stages at this point, though much progress has been made in this area. He, with the help of friends of his that read more
Christmas
I Was Born2Cree8 | December 29th 2009 by Alice
Hello my friends. Sorry I've been absent so long, life has been hectic this Holiday Season as well as I've not had a lot to say. While driving my truck down the road I 'write' a post to you in my head, then when I get home to my computer I have total read more
Random Thoughts
I Was Born2Cree8 | December 3rd 2009 by Alice
Here are some rather random, and perhaps strange, thoughts:- I need to write a speech for Tuesday evening- Christmas is coming to quickly- I bought some crochet hooks at the thrift store today because I don't know where all of mine are. It's been a read more
People Watching
I Was Born2Cree8 | December 3rd 2009 by Alice
Today I was in town & picked up Lorraine to take her to the Centre with me so she could help with putting together the programs for Sunday. She usually gets herself there, though with this cold weather I decided to give her a ride. She wanted t read more
A Most Beautiful & Long Day
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 28th 2009 by Alice
Last night I got about 4 hours sleep, then got up this morning & went for a day trip with Dan in his little car. He wanted to go to his buddy Mike's home in OK Falls to check on it for Mike who lives in the lower mainland and has this as a summe read more
Reading Material
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 28th 2009 by Alice
Do you prefer reading books, or ebooks on your netbooks? (Or whatever kind of computer you have). Or do you like to read at all? Maybe you prefer reading magazines or ________? I love curling up with a good book, and I have a stack of great books si read more
Three Word Thursday
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 27th 2009 by Alice
Over at Quilly's, I enjoyed her fabulous & funny posts about US Thanksgiving. It sounds like they had a great day. Then I noticed another, must smaller post. This one told us that Three Word Thursday will next be held on December 3rd (it was read more
My Bed
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 27th 2009 by Alice
Before I head off to bed, thought I'd just tell you about that bed. I used to have a queen size water bed and I loved it! Then, Mom & Dad asked if I'd like to have their bedroom set as they were getting a new one. This was an antique set that read more
An "Up & Down & Up" Day
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 27th 2009 by Alice
I had an interesting day, to say the least. It started with getting up early and heading off to TOPS, got there on time so this was good. The weekly weigh in showed I dropped another 1/2 pound, bringing my total to 18 pounds gone since my first wei read more
Preparing for Christmas
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 25th 2009 by Alice
I think I had better do some preparations for the 'big day'. I think I will put some poetry I've written onto some photos I've taken and get them printed at 8x10, then mat them... or maybe I'll give books this year. Today at the Centre, I bought so read more
Three Word Thursday
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 12th 2009 by Alice
The Words: confabulation: conversation, discussion; constructed memorypudify: cause to be ashamedrimestock: an almanac written in runes"You know, typing becomes a real challenge with you laying on my computer," she told her cat, not for the first tim read more
Fun Times
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 30th 2009 by Alice
Tuesday evening is my Toastmasters meeting. This week our theme was costumes, and some of us dressed up for the occasion. It was a great deal of fun. Also, I gave a speech this week. The project was #1 in the Storytelling manual... The Folk Tale, s read more
Dreaming & Gratitude
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 30th 2009 by Alice
If you read Reba's Run, you will know she said I'm a dreamer. Well, this is true, I do tend to dream a lot. She told about how I want to redo my bathroom & kitchen, a total renovation. At this time, it can only be a dream, unfortunately. I ab read more
Hi... Remember Me?
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 25th 2009 by Alice
It's been quite some time since my last post. Just have been busy with so many other things. I must admit that online Sudoku has been taking up too much of my time, and MahJong continues to take up too much of it too, though not as much now that I read more
Ahhhh, It's Over... Until Next Time
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 17th 2009 by Alice
I'm here at the Centre for Spiritual Living. Almost ready to go, just packing up my 'stuff' and was about to put my laptop into my case when I decided to sit down for a moment's rest and do a blog post. I had hoped to do some blogging earlier today read more
Wednesday October 14
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 15th 2009 by Alice
Good day, my friends. Welcome to my home on the net, as always. I'm sitting here trying to think of a good way to fit the words "salicylic acid" into my post... and not coming up with anything really great, so will skip it for now. ;o)Today I felt read more
Tuesday October 13th
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 14th 2009 by Alice
Hi. Welcome back.Last night I got to talk to my friend Jerry who lives in Wenatchee WA. He had been hoping to have enough money to send me for gas to make the trip down for a visit. Unfortunately that didn't work out. He is a vendor at fairs, rodeo read more
Truck Sold
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 10th 2009 by Alice
Great news. I have sold the truck I wanted to sell. I bought it about 5 weeks ago for a parts truck, then realized this wasn't going to work. I put it on Kijiji and CheapCycle for sale for $800. One woman emailed offering me $400. Of course I tu read more
I'm BACK
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 3rd 2009 by Alice
Well, I'm home from my trip to my first TOPS Jamboree/Rally. Had a really good time and am glad to be home too, lol. Critters are all happy to see me and I'm happy to see all of them too. It feels great to be sitting in my recliner chair with the read more
I Love 2 Laugh
I Was Born2Cree8 | October 2nd 2009 by Alice
I am so blessed to have all my animals in my life. They give me so many reasons to feel joy and to laugh. Friday, the little blue Parrotlet, tends to fly over and land on my head quite often when I let him out to play. He likes to hang upside down read more
My Day
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 29th 2009 by Alice
Yesterday I had a minor accident here in my yard. I live on a hill that can be a problem, especially when one is in a hurry and forgets to think. I got a bad scrape on my left knee and banged up my right thigh and shoulder. Ouch! I felt it even mo read more
Things You Probably Don't Know
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 28th 2009 by Alice
1 . Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.3. The dot over the letter I is called a "tittle".4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down contin read more
Laugh 26
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 28th 2009 by Alice
A smile is a sign of joy.A hug is a sign of love.A laugh is a sign of happiness.And a friend like me…??Shit, that's just a sign of good taste!The above is an email a friend just sent me. I crossed out the 'bad' word to keep this chi read more
What's Up...
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 28th 2009 by Alice
The last few days, maybe a week now, have been very busy. There is so much to do before the weather gets cold and it's coming on fairly fast. Just a few days ago it was 28°C, and yesterday 18°C. I have been working on my truck, prepping and it fo read more
September 22nd.... gone.
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 23rd 2009 by Alice
Yesterday I scraped, sanded, painted the roof of my truck (with gloss black Tremclad rust paint and a brush). Then I suffered the pain of over doing it and went crazy trying to find pain pills. Thankfully I found some. I knew I had some here, just. read more
Laugh 14
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 16th 2009 by Alice
Yet another excerpt from from Chapter 3 of "Life's Greatest Lessons" by Hal Urban. If you are just here for the first time and would like to start reading from the beginning, you will find it all at my label Good For A Laugh.In one of the classic sce read more
Laugh 2
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 4th 2009 by Alice
In Laugh, I started sharing with you the writings in Chapter 3 of "Life's Greatest Lessons" by Hal Urban. Tonight you get the second installment. One morning while sitting at my desk laboring over this book and suffering from what appeared to be read more
Birds in Flight
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 2nd 2009 by Alice
Well, the Lovebirds caught their flight in Kelowna today and arrived safely in Terrace this evening. I just got an email confirming their safe arrival:Hi Alice,They made it okay. I was just wondering did you keep them in one cage or have them in two read more
September 1st
I Was Born2Cree8 | September 1st 2009 by Alice
September 1st, 1973 was the day I married Everett. I was 17, he 18. Just babes thinking we were old enough. Our marriage failed. I still wonder if it would have had a chance if we'd been older. Everett passed away of a brain aneurysm June 18, 1999. read more
Thoughts & Catching Up
I Was Born2Cree8 | August 22nd 2009 by Alice
In past years I often felt like my life was being lived on a roller coaster... the awesome highs and the nasty lows. I envied my sister who seemed to be living on a merry-go-round. Then someone pointed out to me that I would be so bored living on a read more
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