There is a sign making class coming up at the end of the month and my niece and I decided to attend.
There were several options of projects to chose from.
I picked this pumpkin, cat, ghost trio.
I think it's pretty cute.
Miss M liked this "It's October Witches" sign.
She was concerned about where she would store it when Halloween was over and I suggested she make just a "Welcome" sign on the other side so she could just flip it over.
That settled it and so this is the project she is going to do.
Work was the same old, same old.
Got out for a couple of walks to the road.
Tried to get my 1000 steps each hour.
I did pretty well.
My Honey went to pick up something at a parts store here in town and they had a bunch of pallets so he took them all home.
He said it took him four trips in the truck, that's a lot of pallets!
He was working on breaking them down when I went home for lunch.
We are amassing quite the wood collection.
I'm excited to get going on some projects.
I did about 10 minutes on the treadmill at lunch today.
I started watching a new movie on Netflix, Tall Girl.
I decided I would only watch it while on the treadmill.
It might take a bit to get through it but it's extra incentive to get on the treadmill.
After work, My Honey & I went to WCT.
He needed a new set of #5 shade glasses to use his new tool.
They didn't have exactly what he wanted but he did get a new welding mask that automatically darkens & lightens and he's hoping it does the trick.
We did a bit of shopping around then we went to Original Joe's for supper.
I had their brussel sprouts which I love.
They did not disappoint.
I also had the greek wings but they weren't very good.
They were greasy and didn't have much flavor at all.
My Honey had the crispy chicken burger.
I tried a bite of it and it was delicious.
I think I may have it next time we go there.
We had picked up this low cal ice cream that I've been wanting to try.
They don't sell it in town and as it's an hour away to WCT, I never get it because it will just be melted by the time we get home.
I got it tonight and after we ate our supper, we sat in the truck and ate the ice cream.
It was ok.
It had a strange after taste and left a filminess in my mouth that I didn't like.
We tried this chocolate chip kind which I preferred.
And a lemon cake kind which My Honey preferred.
I don't think I'd get it again.
Next time, I want to try the Halo Top brand.
We stopped at the casino on the way home.
We each threw $20.00 in and I took $25.00 out.
So not huge winnings but better than losing it all.
We only stayed there for twenty minutes then hit the road for home.
As we were driving home, I was thinking about a childhood friend of mine who is always very active on Social Media and I hadn't seen her post anything in quite some time.
I've thought about it a few times but tonight I decided to check out her profile to see if I'd been missing her posts.
I was shocked and saddened to learn that she'd passed away back on June 1 from complications due to Diabetes.
I just couldn't believe it.
Here I'd been thinking she had unfriended me or something and the whole time, she was gone and I had no idea.
I just couldn't stop thinking about it, even though I haven't seen her in over 30 years, it hit me kind of hard.
I felt a connection to her, we lived in Greenwood NS when we hung out but she was originally from PEI just like myself.
In fact, her grandparents lived just next door to my Aunt & Uncle and across the street from my fathers childhood home.
My mother even briefly dated her father when they were young.
Her parents were split up when I met her and she lived with her mom on the base in PMQ's even though her mom was a civilian.
I always thought her mom was so strong and independent and bad ass.
Tracy was too.
She was firm in her beliefs but also a lot of fun.
We had a lip sync battle of epic proportions in their basement.
We also would dress up all the time and have sleep overs.
Her brother was the same age as my brother and he & my brother were friends.
My mom babysat them so they were at our house all the time.
She was diagnosed with Diabetes at the age of 6 and I remember watching in awe as she would give herself insulin injections twice daily.
I just thought she was so brave and courageous.
When I reconnected with her about 10 years ago on social media, I discovered that she had become an well known advocate for medical marijuana use.
She was passionate about her cause and very firm in her beliefs.
I wasn't at all surprised, even at a young age, I felt like she would grow up to do something like that.
I will always remember her fondly and it just seems so unfair that she is no longer with us.
Because she was a well know activist, there are a few articles out there about her and this is a link to one I particularly like.
I'm proud to have known her and called her a friend.
I'm reorganizing my craft room and I want to build something like this to hang on the back of the door in there.
I know what I want to create in my mind and I explained to My Honey.
He says it shouldn't be a problem.
That is all for today, until next time, be happy!
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