Life in the Senior lane

 We were told that this February is in the history books for being the stormiest. I am thinking with this week’s coming temperatures it will be one of the coldest also. Today we are finally getting power out from Saturday/Sundays storm. The windchills will be in the -46C range tonight and for the next few days in the -50C range. Thankful for warm house, warm clothes and a car that works. I believe I will have a new battery put in after work tomorrow. It’s a long weekend here. Not too many people going out. Thankfully not many places open. The Festival Du Voyager is presently on. Their attendance will be way down. Most of it is outside.  My grand boys are at dads this weekend. They are pumped to be there. I think sons girlfriend is not impressed. If they are going to make this relationship work, she better be willing to bend a bit. She also thinks he is too soft on the kids. Yes and no. When he and the boys are together it is generally good but the teenage daughter is another thing. He

I didn’t think it had been this long. FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY: Blizzard, extreme high winds, Blizzard, extreme high winds, Blizzard, Extreme cold warnings The first week was uneventful...sort of; I worked, but missed one day of work as that Blizzard was badddd. I took a day without pay. I did not hit any stores, but did fill up with gas. Congratulated my kids on their accomplishments- new job, job to change and plugging along with no days off for two years. SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY  Much a repeat of the first week. Blizzard, extreme cold, Blizzard, high winds, Extreme cold and a Blizzard. I made it in everyday. Yay me! On Tuesday Dexter had an appointment as his cough got really bad. Even though I took him in early morning, it was still 2:45 before they saw him. His little heart had doubled in size in the last 10 months. His heart was pushing up more on his trachea and further down his trachea was narrowing. They wanted to do an ultrasound, but I wanted to see how the three meds they put