Go ahead - Naej - Make my day! That was a very nice compliment. And I agree. I don't want any Landmark.
Don't compliments do so much for the soul? And sometimes we forget to give them. And sometimes we are bashful to receive them and we blush and deny etc.
Yesterday at the funeral I went to say goodbye to my cousin's husband, son-in-law to my deceased aunt. When I approached he said "there she is - that gorgeous blonde - I was wondering when she was going to come over and give me a hug".
It was not a "come-on", it was just a pleasant remark that did my heart good. The comment felt good and stayed with me long after the funeral. It just felt nice.
Not sure if I wrote this here yesterday but my brother called me after the funeral to say that our childhood friend had died suddenly. He was the same age as me. His parents were good friends of my parents and my brother and I stayed on their farm a few weeks every year. "Doug" had a minor disability and a serious seizure disorder like my son Ryan. He could be quite hyper and a bit off the wall, but his he had a good heart. I last saw him and his Mom when they came to my Mom's funeral. She lived out west, he lived alone nearby. I believe the memorial service will be this w/e but sad to say I will not be there. I need to get back to the cottage to finish up the reno.
The carpet people are supposed to be back tommorrow. I hope so since Josh will be there in the evening and there is a ton of stuff to move back. I will phone to ensure they are coming before I head out this morning. And I think I'm going without my kitties. I will miss them dearly but I need to travel and finish the reno without them underfoot. Ashley has been going through some major drama and I think she needs them more than I do. She is trying to break up with her BF but he keeps talking her into giving it another shot. Then, to top it off - her friends (who don't think her R with BF is good) have said they'll stop hanging with her if she goes back with him and that she is out of the trip to Cuba they planned for Oct. She is the ONLY one who has saved the entire amount. Talk about mean kids. She was beside herself yesterday and almost didn't go to the funeral. It was all I could do to get her to shower and dress and get in the car. I reminded her that in 2 years she might not be friends with any of them but family was forever. Fortunately she agreed.
So, more drama. More stress. I did get my new desks and steno chair set up in my craft room yesterday and got some organizing done. Still more to do but it felt good. I really need today at home. But I have to get to the cottage. I wish I were 2 people at times.
Info on the cottage I wanted to buy is that the owners are putting in a request to extend an existing township road into their property at a cost of $50,000. It would be the right way to go for them. It makes the place more appealing to me. But right now - I've just spent more than my allowance on cottage stuff. Part of me would still like to "go for it" but the other part wants to be cautious. I told the agent just to keep me apprised of "how it's going".
