Day 35........a family dinner.

Day 35........a family dinner.

3 Girls and 4 Suitcases.

The nicest thing about yesterday, Day 34, was that the 5 of us sat around our table sharing cheesy pasta and garlic bread.........and our Highs and Lows of the day. It's something we began when the kids were small. We saw it in a movie and thought that it was a great idea to give everyone a chance to chat about their day. Sometimes, there would be groans (as there was from Ali last night) about the fact they didn't want to do it but we always found that it was a good bonding exercise even if the High was dinner and the Low was doing Highs and Lows. Despite Ali's protests yesterday, she told us about her Drama class and watching the other kids do their comedy presentations..........some were funny and some were not. We discovered that her presentation is on Friday and when asked about whether or not hers would be funny, she said,.......NOT! So we did learn something that would likely not have been shared in the normal course of the day. The 'No phones at the table' rule was slightly relaxed due to there being lots of excitement over the new phones....but they've been reminded that the rule will again be enforced because it's family time and not phone-time.
Jen got a new phone yesterday morning. She decided that Ali's was too big to fit in her pocket and so she went with the smaller version of the same phone, on the same plan. It's been great watching her really get into how the thing works and Ali has been a great help. I had to laugh....again....when Ali whispered to Jen (so's I could hear) that she didn't want mum to discover that she really wasn't the Tech Savvy one in the family.....and then she gave me an Ali-look. LOL.
And staying on the subject of phones, Andrew got a new iphone last night. Because I can have another 4 additional phones on my plan that get 10% discount, it made sense for him to take one of them. He got the iphone at a very decent price and a plan that's not too much more than he's currently paying so all 3 of my kids are now happily spending time with their new toys. All that a mother could wish for, eh?
I took Bill on a wee bit of a wild-goose chase, yesterday afternoon but it was a nice walk anyway, despite the drizzle in the air. I thought that I'd seen a grocery store not too far along Bloor Street, which is like Duddingston Road traffic lights from my house at Mountcastle and so we went to check whether it was closer than walking to our usual one. It was not. It was 15 minutes further which made it a half hour more, round trip. Plus it's aisles were very close together and the store, although not busy, was crowded. It was difficult not to get in someones way or to manouvre round other people who were browsing. So, I'll no' be going back there. As I said, it was lovely to be out with Bill, so the afternoon was not wasted.
Andrew arrived by 4pm and so we had a few good family hours together before he headed home at the back of 9.......with his new phone. He had suggested we watch a documentary movie about backing-singers and I instantly went into my 'frown-mode' which is where I go when it's not light-hearted viewing. Andrew and I spoke about my resistance to watching anything that may take effort and he told his dad to drag me into shows that he knows I'll enjoy but don't particularly choose to watch. Bill knows this already because when we choose what to watch from recorded shows, he knows that I will go with the easy watch ones like Marvels Agents and Grimm rather than more real ones like The Good Wife and The Blacklist, even when I know that I love both of those latter mentioned shows. Very interesting.........as was the documentary.
So, I just had a lovely Skype session with my friend Lorraine and it's as though we have just sat and chatted in her front room or mine. It's great how you can just blether away, at the touch of a button. I think that I may have to do a wee 'plug' on online consultations for Bach, now that I'm more comfortable at seeing myself/being seen on the screen. I did think about puting on some lipstick and brushing my hair but hey, Lorraine loves me however I look so she had to take me in my dishevelled 8.30 a.m state. Sorry pal. X
Breakfast is done-a yummy Pumpkin Spice muffin that I forgot Bill bought for me yesterday and I am going to head downstairs to meditate. I think that the plan for today is to take a walk along Lakeshore to downtown Toronto which I reckon will take well over an hour-probably nearer 2........I may have to take the subway home depending on how my feet fare.
There are elections for the Mayor, this month and we woke up to a sign in our garden and a note through the door, thanking us for having a sign of support for said candidate. I will be emailing them to tell them to take said candidates sign out as I didn't tell them they could put it there nor do I even know who she is. I may or may not vote for the woman but I will not be announcing at this point that I am, by having a sign in my garden. Cheek.
Okay dokay, going to close now and wish you all a very happy Thursday. The remaining bed-pieces are supposed to leave here tonight=fingers x-d.
Much love to all,
Lxxx