02 | July | 2015 | Mama Cormier

…..half way through the year….thanks Cee for 4 more questions

In a car would you rather drive or be a passenger?

It depends. On long trips I like to switch it up. I find I get tired very quickly and need to take frequent breaks. It also depends on whose driving. If it’s my Dad I’d rather be driving.

If you were handed free opera tickets, would you go or sell them? Why?

I would go. I’ve only been to one opera and I wouldn’t mind seeing some more.

Describe your own outlook on life in seven words or less. (NOTE: does not necessarily have to be a sentence.)

Experience all that life offers. Keep learning.

Which would you prefer: a wild, turbulent life filled with joy, sorrow, passion, and adventure–intoxicating successes and stunning setbacks; or a contented bordering on happy, secure, predictable life surrounded by friends and family without such wide swings of fortune and mood?

Can’t I have a combination of both? I like the idea of joy, passion and adventure and living a contented life surrounded by friends and family. When I was younger I used to think that fame and fortune were important. Not so much anymore.

Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I’m grateful that school is out and that I’m finally on vacation. I spent a wonderful weekend with family and friends and I finally spent time with my friend MC who is recovering from hip surgery. I’m grateful that she’s doing so well. I was worried for her because she doesn’t handle pain medication well but it looks like they found right dosage so that she didn’t have to suffer complications from the medicine.

This week I’m looking forward to getting up to the cottage. It’s taken me longer than I had planned but as soon as I finish this article I’m off.

….I woke up with every intention on leaving for the cottage today

I woke up fairly early and started to gather up the things I need for the trip to the cottage. My husband left with the dog to visit our daughter in Hamilton. He has an appointment tomorrow so he wasn’t able to join me on this trip. After he left I started looking for the cooler to pack my food. I couldn’t find it. There was an old one here but it needed a good cleaning. Then I couldn’t find the drill. Without it I won’t be able to get into the cottage.

I texted, emailed and phoned my husband. It took awhile before I heard back from him. The drill was at our daughter’s place and the cooler was in the back of his car. He said he’d hurry back after lunch but I told him to take his time. The drill needed to be charged anyway.

So I packed my clothes, wrote a letter to a friend in the U.S., cleaned the kitchen, did more laundry, put away some clothes, and cooked dinner. I then walked up the street to mail the letter and pick up some fresh berries and vegetables to take with me tomorrow. I also ordered tickets for the Pan Am Games. We’re going to see three women’s soccer games with our daughters. The last one will be the finals. There has been so much pessimism about these games that we felt we really had to support them. Maybe we’ll pick up a couple more events when the Para Pam Am games start in August.

I also found the time to upload three new books to my e-reader. In the past I’ve had issues getting the books from my computer onto the Kobo but today I added wifi to the devise and the transition was seamless. Ahhhh, technology. I love it when it works. Now I also have my summer reading at my fingertips.