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I'll be going back soon, but I have plans to come back in late October to visit again. I finished the work on the bedroom, and repaired the wall's vapor barrier, insulation, and exterior trim.
I repaired the outdoor shed that had been taken over by squirrels and patched it up. There is too much work here to do for the 12 days I visited; I can't fix every day I'm here, that wouldn't be a vacation.
I didn't have much time with my brother or any time with his family. I am sad about that. I paid a friend to help me with repairs and gave my brother a little bit of money to thank him.
I bought my mom clothes, new vacuum, new hood range, new garden hose, new jacket, new outdoor steps/walkway, completely rebuilt her first bedroom wall & re-insulated and sealed it.
The window was almost hanging out. I'll post pictures later. It is fixed and very sturdy now.
I spent very little time with friends, regrettably, nobody seemed to want to spend time with me. It's funny how people say they want to chat and meet you, but when you actually drive 1,300 kilometers, it rarely happens.
I stop to wonder what my purpose in life is.
I know my mom appreciated all the work I did. I even repaired her old grandfather clock. Although it doesn't chime on the hour, I haven't figured out why. To be honest, I pulled my back out very badly on Thursday and couldn't work anymore on it. I couldn't even stand up because I twisted a back muscle just under the left shoulder blade.
As I sit here, typing in my hotel room in Regina, I think about Theresa. She would be proud of me for what I did in such a short amount of time. I could just hear her voice "I'm so proud of you Bub!".
I told my mom not to worry, I'll drive back again in a few months with the cat again. He doesn't like to travel but adapted to the trailer with little fuss. He quickly became my night companion, stuck to me in bed all through the night. . It's not a big deal if you spend the night in Regina - and to be honest, a lot easier to handle.
My mom felt guilty for the amount of money I spent on her, but I told her it wasn't about the money. I'd go in debt for her to make sure she was comfortable. I refused all offers of cash and only accepted her filling up my gas tank for $30.
I told her we can look at replacing her shed next year and even get her a used car for her.
In my height of decadence, I consumed 2 - 44 ounce slurpees in a single day. It was so hot I sweated the Slurpee out, although I was born in Winnipeg, I wasn't used to this temperatures. I hadn't lived in the 'peg since 1997.
The people, places, and things all changed. Downtown looks scary with all the homeless and poor people wandering the streets. It looks like a drop-in center that's spread all over main street. Calgary isn't much better.
I was driving downtown a few days ago, and stopped for a native woman who walked across traffic illegally. Instead of honking my horn, I stopped, she looked an smiled at me and waved. I smiled and waved back. She returned the wave and smile, so I smiled again and waved.
I liked that
I repaired the outdoor shed that had been taken over by squirrels and patched it up. There is too much work here to do for the 12 days I visited; I can't fix every day I'm here, that wouldn't be a vacation.
I didn't have much time with my brother or any time with his family. I am sad about that. I paid a friend to help me with repairs and gave my brother a little bit of money to thank him.
I bought my mom clothes, new vacuum, new hood range, new garden hose, new jacket, new outdoor steps/walkway, completely rebuilt her first bedroom wall & re-insulated and sealed it.
The window was almost hanging out. I'll post pictures later. It is fixed and very sturdy now.
I spent very little time with friends, regrettably, nobody seemed to want to spend time with me. It's funny how people say they want to chat and meet you, but when you actually drive 1,300 kilometers, it rarely happens.
I stop to wonder what my purpose in life is.
I know my mom appreciated all the work I did. I even repaired her old grandfather clock. Although it doesn't chime on the hour, I haven't figured out why. To be honest, I pulled my back out very badly on Thursday and couldn't work anymore on it. I couldn't even stand up because I twisted a back muscle just under the left shoulder blade.
As I sit here, typing in my hotel room in Regina, I think about Theresa. She would be proud of me for what I did in such a short amount of time. I could just hear her voice "I'm so proud of you Bub!".
I told my mom not to worry, I'll drive back again in a few months with the cat again. He doesn't like to travel but adapted to the trailer with little fuss. He quickly became my night companion, stuck to me in bed all through the night. . It's not a big deal if you spend the night in Regina - and to be honest, a lot easier to handle.
My mom felt guilty for the amount of money I spent on her, but I told her it wasn't about the money. I'd go in debt for her to make sure she was comfortable. I refused all offers of cash and only accepted her filling up my gas tank for $30.
I told her we can look at replacing her shed next year and even get her a used car for her.
In my height of decadence, I consumed 2 - 44 ounce slurpees in a single day. It was so hot I sweated the Slurpee out, although I was born in Winnipeg, I wasn't used to this temperatures. I hadn't lived in the 'peg since 1997.
The people, places, and things all changed. Downtown looks scary with all the homeless and poor people wandering the streets. It looks like a drop-in center that's spread all over main street. Calgary isn't much better.
I was driving downtown a few days ago, and stopped for a native woman who walked across traffic illegally. Instead of honking my horn, I stopped, she looked an smiled at me and waved. I smiled and waved back. She returned the wave and smile, so I smiled again and waved.
I liked that
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