April 26

Today is a windy, rainy day suitable for blogging and snoozing.  Maybe I will bake a few muffins later.  The warmer weather over the last few days has certainly given everyone a boost.  Last Sunday, I had my kids over for a Weiner roast.  We celebrated the last barbecue on the old deck.  On Monday, I started to dismantle the old deck.  By Tuesday evening, I had most of the deck apart.  I believe my carpenter friend will begin the new deck next weekend.  The decking boards are still in pretty good shape so I am taking them to Mary and Morgan's to make a platform deck.  We will only have to buy new joists.  Wednesday, April 22 was my mom's birthday.  She has been quarantined in her apartment  for two months so I decided to pay her a visit.  I left Saskatoon early in the day, picked up subway sandwiches and long John donuts from Wakaw, and we had a little picnic on the sunny side lawn beside her high-rise.  Mom was waiting at the door with her walker and her teapot wrapped in a Terry towel.  She also had home made cookies for me.  Oh yeah, I also brought two lawn chairs and a little table.  We sat outside her apartment for more than two hours.  Of course, we had to visit with all the other residents coming and going from the high-rise.  Mom had a great birthday.  I bought her several bags of yarn to keep her busy for a while.  I read her all the Facebook birthday messages on my home page.  We also Facetimed a few people.  Mom received several phone calls from family and friends during the day.  It was nice to see her get so much love from everyone.  She was very happy and grateful.  Wednesday was a wonderful day for traveling.  I loved to see the spring run off.  There was more snow as I headed north.  The ditches were still full of snow.  Yes, it was a perfect week to rake the lawn and tidy the yard.  I also built a large compost bin for the backyard.  A highlight of the week was having Dustin's electric bike in my garage.  I am not sure whether I can go back to a regular bike after having electric assist.  I put several miles on his bike in the past week.  Haley and Dustin are keeping their bikes in my garage because I am close to the Meewasin Trail.  They have been her for three bike rides in the last week.  Fortunately, I have been able to ride bike for exercise because my walking has been limited due to a shin splint on my right leg.  I had been averaging over 11 000 steps a day during quarantine.  Apparently excessive walking was too much for my 64 year old body.  Another highlight has been seeing Luv Bug.  Morgan has been at his parents farm since Thursday so Mary and Luvisa came to my place for supper on Thursday and I went to their place on Friday for supper.  Luv is enjoying reading "potty books".  She reads them several times, but she hasn't been applying the message.  Oh well...when she's ready.  Yes, life is good.  I can handle the new normal as long as I can see my family and know my family and friends are doing well.  Keep on loving one another and making the world a better place.