purple room vents: VANCOUVER

I was happily ensconced at April's, playing with her crazy dog as she worked away on her Troll farts. It was time to pack a wee bag and head to Cookie's. I was pretty stoked. I haven't seen Cook since she visited us just before covid hit.

Due to absolutely no parking I have to drive up the street, away from their complex and try to find parking way up the street, which I did. So Ape and I took my stuff and the dog and walked up to where I had parked my truck....and it wasn't there. Seriously! Gone. Shit!!!! So one has to conclude that either it has been towed or stolen. After standing there in disbelief for a few minutes scratching our heads we were about to head back to her place to make some phone calls when I noticed a fire hydrant peeking out of a person's garden up and away from view on the street. A right money maker that thing! Eventually we found where the truck had been towed and April drove me there to pick it up. And may I add that it was absolutely raining in sheets and sheets of rain the whole time. It all took so long I ended up staying at April's one more night.

I am interrupting here for a moment...I am watching the morning news with Aryn. A woman is being interviewed..her name is Juggy. And her eyebrows are unbelievable!!!! She must have used half a bottle of black paint! What is with some women painting these massive fake eyebrows on their faces? Do they not know that a pretty large majority of us just point and laugh when we see pics? Cuz we do!

Any way I finally made it to Cookies. It was, as it always is, so awesome to walk into her arms then into her place. I love it there! We immediately started talking and catching up. At one point in the afternoon her mom from Merritt showed up for the week. She is 91 and sharp as a tack and quite the talker!!! I always love seeing her. And on Monday I ended up unexpectedly staying an extra day and she was babysitting one of her grandchildren. He is a fire engine red headed four year old. It was so fun! She also had a surprise I can't talk about just yet!!!

Now I am at Aryn's. I parked my truck over in North Van by April's and Bradley picked me up bless him. There is zero parking here at Aryn's so I park way over there and they come get me. I think we are going to a few places today to do some shopping.

I must remember to take a mask with me. I always forget. I am getting very weary of this covid. But then I think of my awesome step daughter who is going through hell right now and realize that putting on a mask is nothing compared to what she is dealing with. I talked with her yesterday on the phone.

Her 14 yr old son had his first shot about a month ago and he immediately developed myocarditis. It's very very slowly improving but not to the point where he can go back to school. She has enrolled him in the provincial home schooling program but getting a very reluctant sick fourteen year old to do the work is quite the chore. And she is scared for him.

Then yesterday her twenty year old passed out at work, he is a welder, and they took him to the hospital. In there investigation they have discovered that he has lymphoma. Jeez!!! This is just terrifying! And then whilst I was talking to her her other son came to her to tell her the washing machine had broken...wouldn't spin or drain. And....she is on disability because of a degenerative disc in her back...very very painful and limiting. I mean how much more can one take? She lives in Alberta so I can't be of much help. Today we should find out how bad his lymphoma is and what treatment will either cure it or put it into remission.

So now here I sit typing away on my lappy. I am going to have to remind the boys at home to clean the house today...Millie is coming tomorrow and they need to be ready. Monte roasted a chicken for dinner last night and made brown rice. Hopefully the kitchen isn't too bad. I will have to text her today and warn her!

Well that is it for today. Next post I will tell you about Aryn and Bradley. In the meantime send Jenjen positive thoughts and courage. She is going to need it. She is such a strong mamma but we all have our limit. Stay safe. TTYL

“Mamas don’t sleep. They just worry with their eyes closed.” anonymous

“You don’t realize how many people you dislike….until you have to name a baby.” anonymous