Truthful Thursday - No Tennis No Golf

Today's forecast - cloudy and chance of rain which means there will be no tennis nor golf.  So the only thing I will be doing is packing my golf clubs into my golf travel bag.  But before that, I will be cleaning the clubs and try to make it shine.  Also I need to clean golf shoes and make sure there are extra socks in the bag.  Not to forget to take extra golf balls (there are a lot of water holes).  Once this is done, then I will have to pack my luggage and that should take about 15 to 30 minutes.  

Since it was a beautiful warm sunny day yesterday, I decided to take advantage and do a practice round.  I went to my usual golf course - Sunken Garden.   I have to say that after taking the half an hour lesson last week it had definitely improved my golf game.  I had two pars, five bogeys and two double bogeys.  There were two long putts and at least 2 long drives.  Hopefully I will remember what I have done and practiced and can truly say - SCOTTSDALE here I come.

First round of the MASTERS - this means I will be glued to the TV for most of the day.  I checked last night and Mike Weir and Retief Goosen are in the same group.  Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods (not in my top ten).  The rest of my picks are all playing with others not in my list.
 

Sorry, today there will be No photos, No song, No poem, No tennis, No Golf but I have a new flip flop and 3 new yummy Keurig coffee flavors (Island Coconut, Kahlua and Caramel Vanilla).

Worry Wednesday - Woe is me

Should I start to worry after yesterday morning? This is a photo of Jeff taken before breakfast. Was he starting to already miss me and I have not left for my vacation yet.  I cooked last night so he will have some pre cooked meal and also baked some goodies for his snack.  It was sort of funny the way he was leaning his head down.  That is why I am sharing it today.

So what else can I share that is funny that happened yesterday.  If you remember one of my post, I mentioned about being profiled as a caregiver.  Well, yesterday since I was taking my mother in law to our Spanish Class and also an extra day of volunteering, I decided to wear my caregiver uniform.  The only thing missing is my name tag.  

I am hoping that today's blog made you smile.  Do you like taking funny photos? 

Timely Tuesday - Green hills with cows

For the past couple of months I have been watching the hills near our house get greener and greener.  I wanted to take a picture but the cows that I have seen most mornings have not been there.  Last Sunday, Jeff saw the cows and took the photos so I could see it and share it.  You are probably wondering what's exciting about this?  Remember how it does not take much to make me happy, well, when I see the cows enjoying the sun and having their snacks, I am thankful for the scenery but also seeing that the cows still have such green grass to munch on.

The other photo that I wish to share today was taken this past weekend.  It's timely because when Gamble sleeps over, we sort of try to follow the same schedule he has at home.  Like, he takes a shower around 800 pm and then we play a little and then I read him a couple of books.  I was not quite finished with the second book and he can't hardly stay awake.  He kept yawning and rubbing his eyes and still tries to stay awake.  My voice must have been so soothing that he fell asleep before the end of the book. 

Notice the raindeer PEZ container I was holding for him.

Maybe Monday - Masters week

Professional golfers, addicted golfers, casual golfers, fans and media are all going to be glued to the Golf Channel or whatever station is covering the Masters.  I think everyone is wondering if Tiger will have a chance to win it again.  This is just my opinion, he will definitely try but I think he will still be carrying the cloud over his head.  The one big mistake he made in his life have not been forgotten by the players, fans and of course the mean paparazzi.  Here's my top ten picks in no particular order,  I just hope that some of them makes the top ten at the end of week.

• Graeme McDowell
• Retief Goosen
• Adam Scott
• Camillo Villegas
• Trevor Immelman
• Rickie Fowler 
• Bubba Watson
• Mike Weir
• Sergion Garcia
• Anthony Kim

Four more sleeps before my Arizona trip and I have started packing.  Tomorrow night I will be baking the snacks that I plan to bring.  It looks like the weather will be really nice, from mid 80's to almost 90.  As for me, it won't be much of an adjustment as we had some hot weather last week and this week is comfy - great weather for tennis and golf.  I am still not sure if I will be able to blog using my cellphone.  Since I started in January, I have not missed a day blogging.  But as my daughter says, no one is going to complain or be disappointed if I don't have a post everyday.  I guess I will be just winging it unless I get creative and schedule all my blog for next week.  This is why this is called MAYBE.

 

Soulful Sunday - Sisterly Advice

For the next few months, my Sunday blog will be all about grieving.  It will be almost 3 years since my son died and I thought I was doing good and moving forward.  My sister and I talks about this off and on.  She asked me a few questions and she thinks maybe because I am too far away from those who were close to him.  She also feels that prior to moving to SJC that I was doing much better just from our chats and my poems.  So I read somewhere that writing might help ease the pain when it comes to grieving.  Maybe that is why I tend to write about my son on Sunday.  I use to read books about grieving, losing a child, etc.  Then I just stopped.  

On a happier note. When Gamble woke up yesterday morning, he saw me sitting in the living room on my lap top.  He asked why I was still awake and what I was doing on my computer.  

I was watching a video clip of Gino and his friends when they went to Winnipeg to see Kanye West.  Gamble asked who were the people on the video.  When he saw Gino he said "is that Mike?".  After that we looked at some of Gamble's photos from birth till around 18 months. He thought it was funny seeing all his baby pictures.  Then all of a sudden he says, "Ola, can I play with Angry birds on your phone.  I was actually glad he wanted to play with it because the last time he did, he was able to get me 3 stars on some of the other levels that I only had one or two stars.  When he found out that there was a new version (RIO), he asked if he could try it. Not only he got me a couple of 3 stars, he also got me a PINEAPPLE (a reward).  He got so busy trying to get his OLA 3 stars that he forgot about being hungry.  I hope this is not considered child abuse.  We ended up taking him to Golf land but not for mini golf but to play with arcade games.  He was very good with games similar to bowling and ended up getting a lot of tickets and exchange it for a couple of toys (mini skate board and step on rocket).  He got a little hungry so we had pizza for lunch.  Going home was not too bad because he knew he will be back in a couple of weeks and that does not take FOREVER.

Gamble's baby photo collection

Simply Saturday - Simply Happy

There's one short and simple story that I wanted to share today because it happened yesterday and it is not an April Fools Joke.  A couple of months ago, Jeff misplaced his wedding ring.  He searched everything and everywhere but was unsuccessful in locating it.  So we had declared it as lost.  One day we stopped by the place where we bought it and had been quoted the price to replace it and it had doubled the original price.  We left the store and we decided to wait and make a decision later.  Anyway, Jeff had stopped looking for it and was comfortable without it. Yesterday while I was doing laundry and at the same time talking to my sister on the phone just sharing stories about Gino, all of a sudden I screamed and my sister thought I had seen a ghost, actually while loading the washer I heard a clinking sound similar to some sort of jewellery falling.  I moved the laundry basket and there it was Jeff WEDDING RING.  I was overjoyed and started calling his name and he thought something happened to me.  He was very happy to know that I was OK and was thrilled that I found his ring and they lived happily ever after.

Last night was Gamble's sleepover at Grampa and Ola's.  We picked him up  around 6pm and he was all excited and ready to go.  He asked me why it takes a long time before he comes over.  I explained that it's every other weekend, he then says, "but why" that takes forever. Dinner was at Carl's Jr. because he loves chicken stars with fries.  Once at home, he got a new ball from Grampa and he started playing with it.  They played cards while I finished doing my laundry.  Around 830 pm is shower time which he loves all because of the bath mat that sort of tickles his feet.  He also loves his sponge Bob face cloth.  I got him a new set of PJ's and this is what he looks with his hair combed back.

Gamble with Mr. Muscle PJ's and new toy

Gamble with his Hot Wheels with Bubble Station - Color Shifters

Today's breakfast will be dollar pancakes with maple syrup, bacon, scrambled eggs, and juice.  What's for breakfast at your home this morning?  Time to play with Gamble again.

Free Friday - Mini Golf Lesson

First day of April = 7 more sleeps before the Arizona trip. I spoke to one of the girls and like me she was getting excited and we cannot believe that it's just a week away.  She bought a new set of clubs and I bought a lot of golf gloves for everyone to choose from.  Next week I will definitely be really busy.  Baking, Packing, Shopping, Practicing, Cooking, Cleaning, and Watching the Masters.  

Yesterday I had a chance to get a mini private lesson from one of the staff of the golf course that I have been playing since September.  There was not a lot of things that needed correcting which is good, but there's at 3 things I need to remember about my swing.  Hopefully I can remember them each time I hit that golf ball.  I plan to practice at the driving range this weekend and will try to get a couple of games next week.  The greatest part is that it was a free lesson even if it was only a short lesson,  I believe this will help my game a little bit for the upcoming golf vacation.

This is the weekend that we have our grandson, Gamble sleeping over.  We bought a new toy for him and although they are calling for rain this Saturday, I hope that it won't be all day.  He is so happy just to be with us as we play a lot with him.  He is also getting better at not crying when it's time for him to go back to his parents.  This new schedule that we have started is working well for all as we can plan our weekends and he looks forward to every other Friday.  Unlike before when he does not know when he will be seeing us and of course for little kids, a couple of weeks seems like FOREVER and that is a very long time.  Even Winnie the Pooh knows that.

Have a great weekend and I hope that no one gets hurt with any of the April Fools jokes.