WE HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE OILERS’ HALL OF FAME AT THE ARENA TONIGHT BEFORE THE GAME.  IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE ALL THE MEMORABILIA THAT WAS COLLECTED AND THE HISTORY WRITTEN ABOUT THE EDMONTON ‘LEGENDS’ . 

I LOVE FRIDAYS.  I USUALLY START OFF WITH MY AQUAFIT  AND END WITH ‘DATE NIGHT’.  BUT  IN THE MORNING I AM ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE AFTERNOON HOLDS.  YOU SEE I HAVE BEEN WELCOMED INTO THE PRIVATE SPACE IN THE UPPER ‘CRAFT ROOM’ AT THE MARIAN CENTRE , EDMONTON , TO PAINT AND I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS MOST FRIDAYS FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS THANKS TO A MAN NAMED PATRICK STEWART , THE FORMER DIRECTOR AND FELLOW ARTIST. 

I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO HAVE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS FROM A SWIMMING CLASS !

FOR MANY YEARS NOW I’VE BEEN WORKING OUT 3 TIMES A WEEK IN AN AQUAFIT CLASS NEAR MY HOME. BUT FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY THAT I ENTERED THAT POOL I WAS APPROACHED BY A FRIENDLY WOMAN WHO SAID, ” I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND …WELCOME ! ”

WE’VE HAD A BIT OF A REPRIEVE FROM MUSIC FOR A WEEK SO IT’S TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK !

I LOVE THIS PICTURE. IT REALLY GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT.

WE HAD ONLY BEEN HOME FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN IT WAS TIME TO FLY OUT TO VANCOUVER TO VISIT WITH OUR BOYS AND THEIR /OUR FAMILIES .

REALLY NICE SECOND LAST DAY IN KITSILANO, B.C..

WE HAVE BEEN STAYING IN A NICE , GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT NEAR OUR KIDS AND IT IS FUN TO SEE WHAT TERRY BRINGS ME FOR BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING. YES. HE GOES OUT AND BRINGS ME BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING. OH YA !

WE GAVE OURSELVES AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT TODAY : A FLIGHT OVER TO VANCOUVER TO SEE OUR FAMILY.

IT IS NICE TO HAVE AN EXCUSE TO DRESS UP IN CHRISTMAS FINERY ALTHOUGH ADVENT ONLY ACTUALLY STARTS TOMORROW.

TODAY I ENJOYED MY ANNUAL VISIT TO THE FESTIVAL OF TREES FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON . THIS EVENT IS ALWAYS FOR A GOOD CAUSE AND THIS YEAR THE MONEY WILL BE GOING TO HELP DEVELOP INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SECURE PROSTHETIC LIMBS SO THAT THEY DON’T HURT FOR THE WEARER.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER WITH MY DEAR FRIEND, CATHY. ‘OUR’ PLACE IS THE ART OF CAKE.

WHEN TERRY WALKED IN THE HOUSE WITH THIS GIANT CANVAS I KNEW THAT HE WAS IN THE MOOD TO PAINT !

I HAVE A LOT OF RED IN MY LIFE. LUCKILY I DON’T ‘SEE RED’ IN AN ANGRY SENSE VERY OFTEN . THIS SEASON ONE CAN SEE THE COLOUR RED EVERYWHERE BUT NOT JUST IN THE OBJECTS AND DECORATIONS SURROUNDING US. WE MIGHT SEE IT IN THE CARING OF OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ( PERHAPS IN THE FORM OF A BIG , RED HEART. )

TONIGHT WE WENT OUT TO A FUN EVENT AT THE EDMONTON ANTIQUE MALL.

I AM ON THEIR MAILING LIST AND SINCE I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS PARTICULAR CHRISTMAS BOWL ( THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE SHOWN IN THE EMAIL) WE DECIDED TO ATTEND .

BACK INTO THE MUSIC AGAIN . FIRST OF ALL WE LED THE MUSIC AT 10: 30 MASS YESTERDAY MORNING AT ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH .

I ENJOYED A WHOLE DAY OF HANGING OUT WITH MY SISTER AT HER VERY FIRST ART SALE. BOTH OF OUR HUSBANDS WERE OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK SO IT WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PAULA OUT AND HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF CHATTING TIME TOO.

YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU EXPERIENCE A ‘LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN ON EARTH’ ?

TODAY IS ONE OF THOSE DAYS. I FEEL FULL TO THE BRIM WITH GRATEFULNESS FOR EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE . MY LOVE FOR GOD , FOR FAMILY, FOR FRIENDS IS SO STRONG THAT THE TEARS JUST HAVE TO FLOW.

WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN THROWN BACK INTO THE BUSY RHYTHM OF OUR ALBERTA LIVES. A DIFFERENT ‘RHYTHM’ FOR SURE THAN PLAYING THE DJEMBÉ…. HA HA….BUT IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO SORT OURSELVES OUT AGAIN.

MANY PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT AFTER EDMONTON’S CRAZY SUMMER OF RAIN WE WERE ONE OF THE MANY HOMES THAT HAD A FLOODED BASEMENT.

FIRST DAY BACK AND WE’RE ALREADY AT A NATIONAL HOCKEY GAME…HA HA.