ECSTATIC

Such a simple thing as location can make me so happy!

I have made a firm decision.  I actually had to sit for a while, no noise, no tv or music and make a decision.  I LOVE MY CHAIR.  And I spend a LOT of time in it.  I run my whole life from my chair and laptop.  I do go out and about and have wonderful times, but I am not truly comfortable and feeling 'right' until I am back in my chair.  And I am NOT going to feel guilty or bad about it.  I am going to enjoy my chair time, guilt free.

Also,  I am noticing that here at home or at my sister's place, they are the only places I can eat comfortably.   When I am anywhere else, I eat a few bites then start feeling icky and have to stop.  That doesn't really happen here at home or at Kathy's.  To tell you the truth, I think I would be a good candidate to become either a hermit (I have always felt that way since I was little) or agoraphobic.  I was talking to Kathy about the hermit thing and we both are very attracted to the 'living off the grid up north' shows on tv!  I absolutely love those shows to the point where I pvr them!  Living in isolation, making it off the land is really appealing to both of us.  (Jeez, that was an atrociously written paragraph...sorry)

So all that being said, as I mentioned before I was planning to get Shaw to put a connection in the kitchen.  I called them Thursday morning and the guy told me they could come the next day!!!  I hollered for Monte and we whipped up to Costco and I bought a 40" smart tv!  Then we shovelled off the deck where he would have to walk, cleaned the new 'family room' area and spic and spanned the kitchen.  They showed up Fri. right on time!  And before you could say Bob's your uncle I had a hook up in the kitchen!!!

Monte helped me set up the tv.  Smart tv's need some figuring out and a lot of button pushing!  Thank goodness Monte was there...I would have pitched at least one of the clickers through the window!

  I dragged my other comfy chair, the one I used in Langford, out from purple room and Voila!  I am as happy as a pig in a poke!!!  I can cook and clean and feel like part of this end of the house now!!!  Kathy came over for coffee yesterday so I dragged out another rocking chair and we gave it a test run.  She had some good suggestions (she always has a good suggestion every time she is up here!) and we settled back comfortably to visit and drink coffee!  I absolutely love love it out here!

Bradley spent the night here Friday night on his way to Alberta.  I really enjoy visiting with him.  Its really easy.  He is a talker so I can sit back, relax and listen.  And he is always interesting and of course he has that awesome British East London accent we all love!  I thawed out a bag of subjit and heated up cheat rotis (whole wheat tortillas), gave him a cold fat tug and he was a happy camper.

Yesterday (Saturday) I met an old school friend, Kathy McGregor (remember her Cookie?  We are going to have her come for lunch when you are up here next time).  I met her at 11:30 and we talked solidly until two thirty!  We have an awful lot in common.  She is such a lovely person!

Monte's friend from Kelowna came for a visit.  His name is Colton and he is such an interesting fellow and just plain nice!  Monte makes such good choices when he makes friends.  This one is a keeper and is welcome anytime!  I think he has to go home today.  They are out for breakfast at the moment.  He is a graphic artist and works for a sign designer.  Last night they spent the evening listening to vinyl downstairs!  Old school!

Today is clean the purple room day.  Its a godawful mess in there.  Clearly I haven't got rid of enough stuff yet.  How the hell does that happen?  And if one more person says to me (Cookie et al!) "We just put out one teensy tiny little bag of garbage once a month", whilst I am hauling giant black garbage bags out to an already full bin, and Monte is making supplemental runs to the dump, I shall smack them!!  I don't believe them.  I just don't.  

Kathy told me just before Christmas that they had a fairly full bin that garbage day and when they looked out the window the bin was tipped over (this was before the garbage truck had come).  She went out and the garbage was nowhere in site...completely gone.  She looked and looked and the bag had completely disappeared.  And then when she was heading back to the front door, she came across a huge pile of fresh bear poop!  In December.  Seriously, they should be sleeping.  He must have been an inexperienced bear.

Well rambling on here ain't getting my room cleaned.  Gotta bounce!  TTYL