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Enjoying the nice weather

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I’m so happy that winter is finally over! Not that our winter was all that bad. We had a much much warmer than normal winter with almost zero snow. Pretty rare for most of Canada!

My garden is looking spectacular already … It’s about a month ahead of itself in growth! I think that if my husband I start to feel better this weekend (we’ve have some kind of bug) maybe we’ll pull out our patio furniture so that we can enjoy some of this nice weather and get the outdoor season started.

I guess we’ll be getting invitations to outdoor BBQ’s and things like that a little earlier this year too. I know that I’d love to have our first garden/backyard get together soon – if this good weather holds up!

How’s the weather in your area? Are you ready to get out in your backyard and start barbecuing and doing other summer like activities soon too?





Just when I thought my back was getting better

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My darn back is out again. It was doing good for a few months, but I over did it in the garden this weekend and wouldn’t you know it my back started aching again.

It figures.

I’d love to go to a chiropractor or get a massage. I think that would help my back a lot, but since I’ve been on medical leave from work for a few years I no longer have health benefits (although I’m technically still employed). I actually started looking for health insurance earlier today at insurancespecialists.com and a few other places. Unfortunately I still can’t really afford it. You know … considering that I’m not really working.

Maybe I can talk my husband in to giving me a massage when he gets home from work? Uh huh .. he’ll probably think that will lead to other things. LOL

What do you do for your back when it’s aching?

Looking forward to a long weekend and good weather

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It looks like we’re all set to have an amazing weekend here in Toronto. Not only is the weather going to be perfect but it’s a long weekend! Whooohooo Happy Easter!

Tomorrow it’s going to be 25 C (77 F) and we’re supposed to have similar temperatures on Saturday … possibly even higher temps with humidity. It could get to over 80 F!

No this is not an April Fools joke. Seriously, the weather has been amazing here all year so far .. just like spring instead of winter.

I imagine that the few people who have motorcycles that haven’t pulled them out yet will get them out this weekend. I sure hope they have good life insurance rates LOL. Yeah, I’m not a fan of motorcycles for some reason, maybe it’s because they’re so loud or maybe it’s because I’m an Emergency room nurse?

Anyway, I’m looking forward to the nice weather, maybe having a bbq, working in the garden and then come Sunday we’ve been invited to the in-laws for an Easter Sunday dinner. So it should be a good weekend over all.

Are you looking forward to this long Easter weekend too?

Our dog is finding golf balls in the park

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My husband does most of the dog walking in this household. Our Lab gets a walk each morning and evening with my husband. If I’m feeling up to it (remember I have Crohn’s so I feel awful quit often) I give her an additional walk in the afternoon.

We try to vary where our dog is walked. It’s never the same route, however, my husband has been taking our Lab to the park just down the street a little more often than he usually does in the dead of winter. Why? Well … since we’ve had an extremely rare lack of snow here in Toronto this winter the park is a great place to go with the dog. Usually the park gets all the excess snow dumped in it in the winter, but that hasn’t really been happening this year. So as long as we don’t mind a slightly muddy dog it’s a great place to take her.

Some of our neighbors must have been taking advantage of the mild winter we’ve been having because our dog has become a great source for used golf balls LOL. Yep, she’ll come up to us with two or three golf balls in her mouth. Someones been getting in a little putting practice it seems.

When you walk your dog does he or she find interesting or unusual items to bring home?

I just can’t shake this cold

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Man am I miserable. I’ve been suffering from my second cold in two months for the last week or so and it’s just not getting any better. I now have a cough and I’m not sure if it’s just from the cold or if it’s turning into bronchitis or something worse.

This sucks. My nose is stuffed, I’m coughing and my ears are blocked up too. Oh and every time I stand up a wave of dizziness comes over me. I’m just not anywhere near myself at all. I can’t think and I seem to be forgetting things easier. That’s one of the reasons why, along with the cough, I’m wondering if this is becoming pneumonia. I had pneumonia in 1998 for about two months and I swear it was the worst illness I’ve ever gone through. i was in a fog the whole time. I’m starting to feel that way again.

So … I’m trying to rest (mostly unsuccessfully), eat healthy, and I’m drinking juices and taking vitamins. Oh and I’m also drinking lots of hot drinks like coffee and tea as it soothes my throat. I’m also taking decongestants and yes, my allergy relief which I take every day anyway since I’m actually allergic to my dog.

I actually haven’t been sick with a cold or any kind of respiratory infection since 1998 when I had that bad case of pneumonia so I’d forgotten how bad colds hit me I guess.

Hopefully in a week or so I’ll be back to normal and with any luck I’ll stay cold fee from the rest of the winter. Man I hate this.

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