Me

The latest thing I’ve been in my life is a licensed optician and contact lens fitter. It’s not the most important. Being a parent and a grandparent has everything else beat. How good I’ve been at those two things I don’t know – I know I’ve mostly tried my best. My third favourite thing to be is an artist. One day I hope to have a whole lot of time to devote to that, once I’m a certified eccentric old lady. Then I’m sure no one will be alarmed by the weird things I plan to create. They will think that what I’ve done to date was mere dabbling in comparrison. I want to be around to see my grandchildren grow up to become the special people they are destined to be. I want to always see the funny side of life.
Facts about me, A – Z
A – Available/Single? – Available for what?? Make me an offer and we’ll talk. Mostly I’m happily married.
B – Best Friend? - I don’t have a BEST friend. Maybe I’m my own best friend. Is that a bit pathetic??
C – Cake or Pie? - Chocolate cake. I like pretty much any pie filling – but I’m not a big fan of pastry.
D – Drink Of Choice? – Coffee. Second choice – Caffiene free diet pepsi (the ‘what’s the point’ beverage). The best mixed drink ever is spiced rum and pepsi. Coke works if you don’t have pepsi. Put in a twist of lemon or lime and get ready for a preview of heaven. Seriously.
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday? – deodorant (?) My computer. My stereo. We never turn either of them off. Really, we don’t.
F – Favourite Colour? - Red
G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? – Ick to all things gummy.
H – Hometown? – Port Elgin, Ontario
I – Indulgence? – OMG – where to start? Books and dvds. If I see something I want, I buy it. Because whatever it is, I must be worth it. I also keep a treasure chest full of stuff for my grandchildren. I fill it up, they cart it away. It’s a system that is quite satisfactory for all of us.
J – January Or February? - Yay for February! In February, January is finally done!
K – Kids & Their Names? - Dana Michelle (Shane Paul, Kenzie Merick); Kristofor Jason (Jenifer Mary, Kale Isaac, Omayja Anne Rosalie, Corey Franklin Wills, Madison Anna.) How about Kats? Kats that have been in my life – Ash, Ben Zulu, Heccubus, Salvadore, Milligan, Brooks, Hockey, Johnny, Weasle, Saber.
L – Life Is Incomplete Without? – passion – of some sort, for someone or something
M – Marriage date? – November is a great month to get married. No one expects it.
N – Number Of Siblings? – three
O – Oranges Or Apples? – apples. Crunchy beats squirty.
P – Phobias/Fears? - large bodies of water. Not being able to breathe.
Q – Favourite Quote? – What, me worry? Life is too short to (blah blah blah – I have a million endings for this sentence.)
R – Reason to Smile? – today I get another chance to do something worthwhile. I won’t of course, but it’s lovely to have the chance.
S – Season? – summer. Everything about every other season is highly overrated.
T – Tag People? No one tagged me, and I tagged no one. I copied this. I have no remorse.
U – Unknown Fact About Me? – If I told you, it would no longer be unknown. I have a thirteenth tale. Perhaps it will die with me. I haven’t decided. But I’m pretty blabby – it could slip out at any time.
V – Vegetable you don’t like? – Asparagus. Although I will eat it if I don’t have to look at it first.
W – Worst Habit? – Putting off having a shower and getting dressed until there’s really no point in doing either one.
X – X-rays You’ve Had? – chest, lower back, ankles, wrists, dental. I think that’s it.
Y – Your Favourite Food? – It depends on the time of day. And where I am. And the weather. Just don’t try to feed me sushi.
Z – Zodiac Sign? – Taurus
cherylep
September 18, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Hello! Long lost relative here.
Love your blog and reading of Uncle Hank and Aunt Margaret’s writings and thoughts … how priceless. Makes me wish my grandmother Marguerite could have put some of her life lessons in writing for me. Though at 48 you would have thought that I would have put things together for myself.
In case I never told you, you and your Port Elgin family were such important people in my fond memories of growing up… I idolized you and Ann, laughed at all Ron’s antics and couldn’t wait to see Verna, Uncle Hank and Aunt Margaret.
Cheryle (Adis) Potts
sillyfrogsusan
August 5, 2010 at 3:57 am
We are all our own best friends! Not pathetic to be honest
vishwapriya
January 29, 2011 at 9:57 am
Will you be my online best friend?
realme52
October 27, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Chuckle, grin, laughing. Your writing is the funniest thing that happened to me in a long while. Now, don’t you call me pathetic!!!!!!
sillyfrogsusan
March 20, 2012 at 5:51 am
Reread your “ME” section…I’d love to have a rum and Pepsi anytime with you lady! Red rocks the color world!
grandmalin
March 20, 2012 at 8:59 am
You know, I’m sure I’d love that too!
Julie Clarke
May 9, 2012 at 10:36 pm
My grandma was Julia Leeder – married to you mother’s brother Carl… the love of her life…from what she told me. Carl was her second husband and she did not have any chidren with him. My adoptive mom Doris Hewitt (Keen) was Julia’s daughter with her first husband. I was named after Julia…who lived until 93 years old and passed away in 1987…I also remember your uncle Iden, wife Amy (Julia’s sister) and cousins Mary and Betty from Port Elgin where we used to spend every summer…so fascinating!
Julie Clarke
May 9, 2012 at 11:02 pm
After reviewing your ancestry…i figure that Carl & Iden Leeder were your great-uncles…in any case…neat to remember the old Port Elgin days
grandmalin
May 10, 2012 at 8:06 am
Julie, thank you so much for commenting! Yes, Carl and Iden were my grandma’s brothers, so my great uncles. I didn’t realize (or simply didn’t remember) that Amy and Julia were sisters. I wish I had some better memories of Julia and Carl to share, but can only say that they were at church and family gatherings and to me (as an oblivious kid) just some of grandmas many relations. Betty and I are closer in age as she was a late addition to the family and I definitely remember Aunt Amy very fondly.
Lots of family in Port Elgin still, and I go back as often as I can.
I’m so happy you stopped by – I’m sure there are others who stumble upon this disjointed little history and don’t want to admit they are related to me – ha