A beautiful morning

I am appreciating the simple things today. I had to get up early as DS2 is heading up to his camp for 2 weeks and leaves early. I had time for a leisurely cup of coffee on my front step to appreciate the beauty of the morning. It is a bit cool and a breeze but the birds are chirping and the air is fresh and it was so wonderful. For any neighbours who happened to be looking out the window and saw me with bedhead and jammies on my step, perhaps it wasn't quite such a beautiful morning for them :-)

It would have been a great time to go for  a walk. That cool of the morning is my favourite time. I hope I will be able to do that again soon.

Friday after school I went to a coworkers who was hosting drinks for whoever was around. It was a lovely couple hours of just sitting there enjoying the fresh air (and shade) and just winding down together. I am so fortunate that for us, coworkers = friends.

Saturday was not my best day side effects wise, so I was not ambitious. The dizziness was not conducive to driving or being upright much. I did go with DH out to my sister's to feed her cats. She is off on a solo motorcycle ride to Vancouver. She needs to recharge and this does it for her. For me, I curled up on her back lawn  on a quilt to watch the cats and few remaining kittens gambol about. New kittens are so much fun as they tumble and wrestle. A couple of the mama cats joined me on the quilt and had a nap. We had supper at my parents. Nothing fancy. Just bbq'd burgers and fixings. They are headed off camping to join my third sister and several of the nieces and nephews.

Today after DS2 leaves I am going to do a bit of house tidying, figure out my jars and money and maybe read a bit. SO nice to not spend my whole Sunday at the school as I usually do.

Cost for DS2 for this camp for two weeks - nothing. They run it.
Cost for hanging out with kitties - nothing but the gas to drive the 10 K to her place
Cost for reading - nothing

Having time to appreciate the moments of the day - priceless

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Director Oliver Stone, Part I

Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan.

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April Summary

While April wasn't the best health month for me, it had some greate things happen financially.

DS did a great job of not overspending on his Europe trip. As promised, I let him keep half of what he came home with. He now has his $300 for his vehicle plates (insurance) which is due Mid July. Now mom needs to get her part done.

I didn't add anything to savings, but I did kick debt's butt quite well, IMHO. My loan was at $2842 at start of April and I brought it down to $1372. It was great to see it fall so wonderfully and know that the end of that was near.

I read a bit but not tons. I need to curl up and figure out my new plan of action and my budget for when the loan is paid off on June 5th. Kind of exciting to be able to :-)

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Canadian Personal Finance – Fourth Edition

This past weekend was Father’s Day – my wife made Chocolate Crepes made with cocoa and a chocolate bar with Chocolate Orange Ginger Biscotti and a cuppa coffee! I am a lucky guy! Tushar @ Start Investing Money writes Investment Club Strategies For 2012 – Ever heard of an investment club? If you’re not in [...]

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Letters about the National Guard

Response to the story "Weekend Warriors Off to Iraq." BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, THE JOURNAL follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey's National Guard to Iraq.

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Aboriginal Day, Moving Wood, Gens Du Pays, Tweeting and Some Random Thoughts

For those of you who didn’t realize yesterday was National Aboriginal Day (I hear some folks would rather it was National Indigenous Peoples Day), hope all who celebrate that day had a good time (and will enjoy this weekend ahead, there are events here in Ottawa to celebrate as well). Pour mes amis en Québec, [...]


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Next Pullback Could Yield Buying Opportunity

We have no idea about: (a) what will happen in Europe over the next four days, and (b) the market’s reaction. We do know the DeMark exhaustion setups discussed at the 12:17 mark of the June 22 video below remain viable. Numerous markets could see exhaustion counts in the coming days. [...]

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