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Birthday party day for Zach and his friends at a trampoline park today. 10 ten-year-olds will attempt to trash a Skyzone.

Dad may have to jump as well to show the kids how to get serious hang time. None of the other parents ever want to jump with the kids. Parents are boring.
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Happy birthday Zach! You're such a great Dad.
 
We went to grandson's football game in Michigan last night. We only stayed for half, but felt we got a good look at his play, and his team was winning (ended up winning 60 to 30). It was parent appreciation night, so my daughter and her husband were called out, daughter accepted a rose from him, and all parents and sons lined up on the side of the field facing the stands. It was quite nice. My husband and I were a little teary because....well, daughter was 17, pregnant, finishing highschool, and facing the decision: adoption/ open adoption/ abortion/ or single mom. We remember those days so well, and tried not to influence her other than to say...we support you; you can live here; we'll help out. Now she is married to a man who looks like, but is not her son's father, and has a good relationship with biological dad's family (biological dad died in 2019). This 6 foot 2,16 year old football player grew up in our house until he was almost 9. He will always be special to us. So we sat there feeling proud, nostalgic, and a whole lot of other things. Also....as we left early, giving hugs to daughter, son-in-law and grandsons, the Michigan crowd was smiling at us, and some shouting...'love you' as we walked away. It helped that my husband was wearing a bright orange/traffic stopping coat, so everyone for miles around would notice us! A fun evening.
 
Forgot to mention...grandson doesn't like football, but he has the body for it, so friends have convinced him to play over the years.
 
Nancy said:
We went to grandson's football game in Michigan last night. We only stayed for half, but felt we got a good look at his play, and his team was winning (ended up winning 60 to 30). It was parent appreciation night, so my daughter and her husband were called out, daughter accepted a rose from him, and all parents and sons lined up on the side of the field facing the stands. It was quite nice. My husband and I were a little teary because....well, daughter was 17, pregnant, finishing highschool, and facing the decision: adoption/ open adoption/ abortion/ or single mom. We remember those days so well, and tried not to influence her other than to say...we support you; you can live here; we'll help out. Now she is married to a man who looks like, but is not her son's father, and has a good relationship with biological dad's family (biological dad died in 2019). This 6 foot 2,16 year old football player grew up in our house until he was almost 9. He will always be special to us. So we sat there feeling proud, nostalgic, and a whole lot of other things. Also....as we left early, giving hugs to daughter, son-in-law and grandsons, the Michigan crowd was smiling at us, and some shouting...'love you' as we walked away. It helped that my husband was wearing a bright orange/traffic stopping coat, so everyone for miles around would notice us! A fun evening.
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An out of the Bois developments ... like God under the trees!
 
Good morning! Happy Sunday! Belated happy birthday to Zach, a happy trip to watch a grandson play football on Parents' Night, and whatever else comes to mind comes with us, as we gather round the Coffee Cart once again, to chat, support, and connect. We also indulge in tea, coffee, and baked goodies; this morning we have assorted doughnuts to enjoy. The tea water is boiling, and the coffee in freshbrewed; the doughnuts are fresh and warm. All is ready, all are welcome. Come join the fun!

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I think I'll sit in the room for a bit.

Planned power outage by Ontario Hydro today as they replace a power line. Outage anticipated to last 4 hrs, started early.

Waiting for the sun to come up then will head outside
 
We once had one of those at work on a weekend when our branches were counting inventory. And it was back before we had a generator. Had to go in on Saturday to make sure everything shut down clean then came back asap once power was on so the person who managed purchasing and inventory could start doing adjustments based on the count sheets.
 
Good morning! Power outages, planned or not, always seem to be inconvenient. Also, this getting up in the dark, at least for me, loses its charms rather quickly. Anyway, the lights are on here in the Room, and the coffee is made and tea water ready and boiling. The bakery has provided cinnamon buns to enjoy along with our drinks. So let us gather in spirit round the Coffee Cart, for chat, support, and camaraderie, enjoying the refreshments and each other's company. All is ready, all are welcome. Come join the fun!

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Nothings perfect say the script ... all material, people and other things thus fail the grade ... and that space comes about again like a worm hole ... say nothing about this to the authority!

Troll ...

What kind of stuff does the great fisherman need to put on the hook ayre? Thus the y get caught up in things on high ...

I picture Robin Williams under stellar cover ... "do you see what I see?"

Improbable huh!
 
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Good morning. It was a busy weekend. I was able to join my group on Saturday, then go for lunch with a few. It was nice. And exhausting. We went to see my brother-in-law yesterday. We enjoyed a visit, did laundry and enjoyed great fish and chips. My sister is currently finishing her trip to walk the El Camino. It looks like it's been an adventure for her. I suspect a long sleep will happen when she gets home.
 
Got the ok to buy a $1500 camera for our Toastmasters group. It arrived yesterday and i got it setup before heading to Toastmasters. I had a minor issue applying patches and was a bit nervous as had gone for the $1200 refurbished one. No need to be nervous though, support was great, patches applied in time for me to take it to meeting

I was only planning on trialing video to see how it worked. As it turned out the setup guy had a problem with sound on the normal speakers, so i suggested we switch to the new Owl 3.

Wow.

So simple. Worked great. Camera focussed on speaker. Plus had panoramic of the room.

Next week we will use it with new zoom call and proper setup, but how delightful to get it working
 
What a lovely lazy day. I've started and have made progress on my f*** cancer hat. I've had the TV on. Now to a book.

It's a dreary day out there. Perfect for such activities. Bonus, I scored an appointment for my bloodwork tomorrow. No waiting in a virtual line. They have a great text based waiting line. An appointment though, is always preferable.

Hubby is golfing with friends.
 
Good Tuesday morning! Tiring, yet good, weekends, buying and setting up a camera for the group, knitting the FC hat, the lost egg bake, which would have been delicious; all these moments, good or bad, finny or serious, ad all the stuff that takes place today, make up this miracle we call 'life.' We gather here to discuss it, rejoice, weep, and give thanks for it, as we meet around the Coffee Cart for coffee, yea, and the bagels which the baker has made. Tea water is boiling,and the coffee is freshbrewed. The bagels are being toasted to golden brown perfection. All is ready, all are welcome. Come in and join in!

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Redbaron said:
Good Tuesday morning! Tiring, yet good, weekends, buying and setting up a camera for the group, knitting the FC hat, the lost egg bake, which would have been delicious; all these moments, good or bad, finny or serious, ad all the stuff that takes place today, make up this miracle we call 'life.' We gather here to discuss it, rejoice, weep, and give thanks for it, as we meet around the Coffee Cart for coffee, yea, and the bagels which the baker has made. Tea water is boiling,and the coffee is freshbrewed. The bagels are being toasted to golden brown perfection. All is ready, all are welcome. Come in and join in!

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Then add all in from those that wish it would stop for peace ... shattered dreams ... all over the place! Runes ...
 
So….what kind of mugs do you use for your tea or coffee? I was given an Autumn themed mug yesterday….quite large and a little funky in that it has wavy (read artistic) edges. I need two hands to raise it to my mouth. On the plus side I can nobly say I’ve only had one and a half cups of coffee this morning!
 
I have three "special ones". One is conference swag from a company I looked at doing business with many years ago. One is from a UU fellowship in Nova Scotia that my wife picked up when she lived there. And one is my old Wondercafe mug, a gift from a UU minister who jumped to the UCCan after completing an interim ministry at the fellowship here. Not sure where she is now. The logo has worn off (cheap printing job) but I know which it is by its shape. We also have a set of green Cornelle mugs that came with our everyday dishes.
 
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