Whew! Lots of people at work sick, maybe a few taking advantage (as they always do) of the situation for a PAID day(s) off work. We only need a doctor's certificate after 5 days of being away from work, and we get paid! So anyway, one of the staff was babysitting her two grand-daughters and they had contracted the H1N1 at school, so their mom and dad...

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Thank goodness my husband and I both love lasagna. The deal was too good to pass up at the store, a 5lb tray of meat lasagna with four cheeses (frozen) for only $9.99. Up here in Ontario Canada, that is a good deal. We had it on Sunday night with a visiting niece and nephew and tonight (Tuesday) ate the last little bit. For a frozen lasagna it was...

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Our son called today and said he had some time between classes and wondered if we would be in the mood to swing by his residence at university and go for a drive out into the country. It was a beautiful sunny day about 68 degrees and so the three of us enjoyed a 1 hour drive looking at the spectacular change in the colour of leaves. Reds, golds, oranges,...

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On my lunch hour yesterday the weather was so nice I took a half hour walk through downtown Oakville, Ontario and saw the first artificial Christmas tree being assembled in a store window. Lights were strung on it and it was lit and the salesclerk was adding the garland! Halloween hasn't even come and gone or our Nov 11th Remembrance Day (...

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Matt just called and updated us on his midterm marks, he sounds so happy and relieved because he really thought he was doing well, getting to the classes talking to his professors, and exam results have given him more confidence that he is on the right track. Thanked us for our support and love and care packages and wonders if we can see him this weekend...

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