OtherGoose: December 2019

December 23, 2019

For the last few of you who actually read my posts...of which there Have been pathetically few this year, here is an update.

January, we had a fairly cold month and not much going on. I was doing some general research for a company out of Tobermory...mostly at home - reading and scanning documents. In the spring we decided that we were not going back up to Tobermory...Rick's boss had decided to hire his daughter instead, so there was no point in me going back if he wasn't working.
We found what we thought would be ideal jobs...a boat tour company closer to home on the Sauble River...was not to be...the hours were few and far between and it was not a very lucrative venture for the owners. Rick enjoyed driving the tour boat, and I was in the ticket booth but it just didn't give us enough. In the fall we found other jobs. I am currently working in a nursing home as a resident services worker...LOVE IT! And Rick is installing for Shaw...he hates it...piece work covering hundreds of miles a day and no pay for driving. He will be looking for something else.

Last February, Rick had bladder surgery to remove some small tumours. We didn't say anything because we didn't want to alarm those who were far away. He will be having the same surgery in January ...two more small ones, but the doctor assured him that these ones are not cancerous, but it means he will be off work for about 5 weeks.

I am having cataract surgery on January 16..yay! which means I will be able to see better and hopefully be able to enjoy picking up my paint brushes again. I can still see to sew and write but its just too frustrating to focus on colour and detail. Luckily for my job, eagle-eye vision is not a requirement.

So the most excitement ...fun...we had this year was going to the Robbie Burns dinner last February; Rick trying to learn the bagpipes and going to the Fergus Festival for the 2nd time and meeting new Erwins/Irwins. My sister and her husband moved back to Ontario and we became great- again. Rick's nephew in BC had beautiful twins and my nephew in Ontario had a gorgeous little girl.

Also the completion of the new galley in the boat!! It is truly an awesome piece of carpentry and he did a fantastic job! This winter project is building the fridge and installing it this summer.

spare room in the apartment

Some other excitement [not the good kind] was watching Quentin struggle with his first year of college and deciding to postpone it for awhile. He's now working at Tim Horton's in Owen Sound and just bought his first car. He loves working the cash, and is okay with the rest of it. He struggles with the up selling.."Would you like a donut with that?"... because he doesn't drink coffee or eat donuts! LOL

So here are some pics from the year... and have a Merry Christmas and a safe and peaceful New Year!!