Park, Cake and Kale (Aug. 3, 4, 5, 2016)

Aug. 3, 2016
Today was really great day. We played outside in one way or another..........all day. In the morning, we got ourselves ready, and took off to the playground at Kildonan Park. We called Gaga, to see if she wanted to meet up with us, and she did. We were there for about a half an hour before she arrived. We were all so happy she could make it. She chatted with us, came to see what everyone was up to on the play structure, and share her beautiful smile and energy with us. It was awesome.

Liviah (aka Jane)

Slidsies

Belly slide

Gaga and Zakki

After we had all been playing for a while, one of my dear friend's, Pad, who also comes from Winnipeg, came to meet up with us at the park too. He hadn't seen my mom for quite some time, and hadn't yet met Zakki either. He'd met Liviah a few times before, both in Winnipeg and when she came to Toronto. He said he fell in love with Zakk. At the end of his visit, because he had to catch his plane home, Zakki gave him a big hug, then walked off to play.......stopped, turned around and waved to Pad, saying 'Bye bye'. Pad was quite moved and was in love from that point on...........so cute.

Pad and Sue

So we played and visited for a while more, then started getting eaten by mosquitoes. It was time to go home. We convinced Gaga to join us for lunch so she did. We stopped off, due to popular demand, at McDonald's to pick up a burger, then came back home, Gaga along too. We sat and ate, then Zakki went for his nap. Livi wanted to play in her room for a while, so Gaga and me stayed on the couch, and Jon in his comfy chair, and hung out. Gaga and I exchanged foot rubs, and we all chatted and chilled. It was great.

Gaga decided to leave after that, and Livi and I took her bike out for a spin. She suited up, me with backpack, and we set off for the fairly far away bakery, Dollar Store and wine shop. Livi rode the whole way, though she's not quite at the 'by herself' stage yet. It won't be long. We picked out some French Merigue's from the bakery, then went to the Dollar Store for some bubbles and a birthday card. We were successful in finding both. Then we headed home. Livi rode all the way home as well. She's doing really well. It was a long ride and she was awesome.

We came home for dinner and called it a night. I was bushed from our active day, though it's good for me to be moving around. A happy tired, and pleasantly exhausted.

Chilling with the Gaga and Barbies

Owls for Gaga, compliments of the
Dollar Store

Bike riding champ

Here we have the dad (Don) throwing up
because he was changing the baby, who smelled awful.
He couldn't finish doing that, so Sophia, his wife, is helping
him to feel better and will finish changing Dilly.

Aug. 4, 2016
Today we hung out in the morning, playing Barbies (my favourite......NOT). Then all of us got ready, got into the van and drove downtown. I was on my way to Mom's to join our cousin Cathy, and my mom, for lunch. Cathy is visiting also, and we don't see her often. Lunch was really nice. My mom made pickerel and salad, then had cherries for dessert. It was great. Cathy, mom and I chatted a lot, took some photos, then said our goodbyes. Cathy was doing a talk later on in the evening, and still wanted to drop by Jon's for a visit and to see the kids. She left, and I stayed and played Scrabble with my mom. She whomped me, but it was still fun. It's more fun if I'm winning, but that's the way it goes.......lol.

Sue, cousin Cathy, and Eleanor

Sue, Cathy and Eleanor

I picked Amanda up after her work ended, to give her a ride home. We had a fantastic chicken quesidilla concoction that my brother made, with salsa, for supper. They were amazing, super tasty and great consistency. Thanks J!

Amanda and Liviah were off to a Community Movie Night at the local community center. They took a little matress for Livs, and a bunch of other comfy items. Both of them were in their pyjamas, with excitement in their eyes. I was off to see Jason Bourne, with my friend of 35 years, Neil. I met him at St. Vital Center, watched the film, which was ok, but nothing to write home about........ahahahaha........I just did. Then I came home and hit the sack.

A great day...................nite nite.

Aug. 5, 2016
Today, I got company at 7:00 this morning. Luckily there were Shopkins in my room, so we had something to play with. It was awesome having Livi cuddle up with me. We played for a while, then went upstairs for breakfast and of course, coffee...............mmmmmm Jon's coffee...............sooooooo good.

After that, Livi, me and Zakki went to the park, while Jon mowed the lawn. It was really fun. Livi and I took turns burying and finding a yellow bottle cap, in Mother Natures sea of rocks. We had a fantastic time. We went home for a great lunch of salad with homemade dressing. Then Zakki went down for a nap, Livi had some quiet time and Jon and I chatted until Zakk was sleeping.

Then Livi and I made chocolate cake. We had a great time doing that, and then we got into cleaning the kitchen. We scrubbed everything until it was crystal clean and sparkling. Well, not everything, but we did a pretty good job. By then it was time for Amanda's sister to pick up the kids, and for me to leave, to go pick up Amanda from work, then have her drop me off at my mom's for the weekend.

Livi, covered in chocolate, mixing the batter

Livi and me, cleaning up

Mom and I had a yummy supper of chicken livers, bacon, onions, wild and brown rice with kale, and fried kale with red peppers and mushrooms. Hey look Rachie, I dry friend the mushrooms and they were great. Thanks for telling me how to do that. The rest of the evening, we spent watching a movie and doing rubsies. It was fantastic.

Stir fried kale and dry fried 'shrooms

Most of the dinner, almost forgot to take a pic