Just My Words

The cold and dreary weather has finally set in.  A milestone for me.....buying winter boots!  Last year I gave in and bought a new coat so it seemed fitting. Thanksgiving has come and gone (in Canada....US Thanksgiving is coming soon).  With that being said, you know what is right around the corner!! MY BIRTHDAY!!!  LOL!  Oh ya, and Christmas! Mrs. Ree asked me 3 weeks ago when I will be coming to decorate her tree.  She then reminded me last Saturday that she was waiting for a date.....then again this weekend, same thing! Mrs. Ree's Tree 2012 Decorating Mrs. Ree's tree has been a tradition for so many years now, I can't even count them!  But last year was much different. Last year Valerie and Scott moved to BC.  This fact didn't really truly hit me until I went to decorate the tree. It was always just the three of us.  Val and I would start by adjusting the branches after they were crushed from being packed away...

So as I made my last post, there was excitement in the Goldie household.  What only a select few knew, we were about to become parents to the cutest little boxer puppy! He has changed our lives already in the short time we have had him.  I have become the proud Momma, constantly sharing photos of him.  And he loves to snuggle on the couch with his Daddy!! Fun times are ahead for us as we watch him grow, learn new things and and settle into his forever home!!! Welcome to our home Winston Alexander Goldie!!

So summer has come to an end.  School has started back up for the nieces and nephews.  Weather is changing day by day. We have accomplished what to most seems like only a little, but to us....it's huge!  The deck is finally done and signed off on, which was the last piece of the puzzle for the whole sign off for the house.  LOL!  And it only took 2 years. We will always have those small little projects.  Everyone's house always does.  But for now, we can finally settle in and just enjoy it! Fun times are ahead for us.  Friends and family will visit.  We are gonna get some use out of the smoker and BBQ for sure. But together we moving forward......to bigger and better things.....who knows what's up next!!!

Have you ever wondered why we fill our days with so many things to do?  Errands, shopping, the gym.....the list of things is endless.  Have you ever just stopped?  Spent a day doing absolutely nothing?  For those out there with kids, I know....this never happens!  But doing nothing can be......well, boring. When I "do nothing" it can drive me nuts.  I find that I still need the tv or music on.  A few hours reading a book and having a cup a cup of coffee. We don't always do these things to fill our days because they are needed....we do it because we don't want to be bored!  Bored makes us lazy and actually more exhausted than we are while constantly on the go. We complain about work, but work keeps us busy for the longest period of the day.  We complain about the hour we spend at the gym.....well, for those who do go to the gym.....but it is using up the time that we don't want to be bored! I find myself wanting "to do nothing" but rea...