I just booked my airline tickets to Ontario this July, to visit brother Jim, (Toronto) and cousin Jane, who I'll meet in Calgary but will visit at her new place on the shore of Lake Erie, and sister Jan who now owns our family cottage on Lake Kashawigamog in Haliburton. But later on this month I'll go with Jan to brother Tom's pad in Kelowna.
I'm going to tour a new apt on Monday so sister Sue has been getting me ready by fixing my own menu, shopping list, in order to fix all my own meals. I have been in training, as I have my own kitchen here so I can fix my own breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This month I was also lucky to fly to LAX. I stayed with my friend Sandy Munro and family to attend my step daughter's wedding in the valley. Ok , it wasn't pretty but I stood up and danced. She is a teacher of autistic kids and her new husband, Brian, is a teacher too and has two really sweet girls from a previous marriage. Abigail & Emily. Funny how I was attracted to her dad because of her and he was not even invited, but I sat next to her brother Matt, and had a terrific time.
Then I was fortunate to go up to Santa Barbara and stay with my good friends, Scott and Cathy. While there, I was fortunate to have a great dinner with Rene Kelly and her husband Jeff as well as a visit and dinner at the home of Pam & Brett Ettinger. Scott and Cathy took me in the harbour I used to go on a stand up paddleboard, lots of time for that, but this time I went in a kayak that I propelled with my feet. I still don't have enough movement in my shoulders to paddle much yet, but I managed to tune and play (albeit lousy) at least I could still read the music, and the physio's are working on my fingers and shoulder.
I have a meeting on Monday of an apt with some assistance. Then if I do ok and like it. I will move into a place of my own. I lost my glasses in LA but I'm really glad I'm ok to put in my contacts at night and take them out in the am and see perfectly all day!
I am very fortunate to have a girlfriend here, Laura Vittery , whose girlfriend Robin, donated money to fund my electric chair which should be here this week. That really helps me because with it, I can take the Handy Dart. I have been taking lessons on driving it inside and out, which I thought were kind of dumb, but if I can swallow my old pride, I will move about with confidence. In Sue's house there are just some places that are too small, like the bathroom. But hopefully we'll turn it down enough that it will help me inside and out.
Well, it is time to make some lunch and then Kate and I are going on the Seaview trail. I hope you have a great month and hopefully next month I'll take a move on my own and keep learning!
Peg
