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Well I thought I would take a few minutes to do a post. Hope all is well with everyone. I have just returned home from a trip I took north to do a School Bus Driver Improvement Course. I had 2 students in my class  I traveled by car and train 437 miles straight north of where we live, to a town called Moosonee ON. It is located on the James Bay coast which is the southern tip of Hudson Bay. The weather was good, but they have lots of snow on the ground up there. Back during the cold war era our military had a radar base in this town with approx 600 troops on the ground. Since then the base has been closed down and sold to the town. In the winter months now a lot of freight is taken up there on the rails and then transferred to trucks to continues north on the winter roads up to the mines. These mines can only be accessed by winter roads when they are frozen or by air. The roads only have a short season of about 3 to 3 1/2 months. The largest part of the population in the area is native. This is the second trip I have done up there to teach this course and was told that they will be having me go up again. I think next time I will try to take Judy up with me. Hope everyone has a Happy Easter and let us remember the importance of this celebration. Blessings Everyone John.

Hi everyone on a very cloudy morning.  It appears we have had a little rain and I see by the forecast some more is expected around 10 am.  I think I will leave my car out this morning and see if some of the yellow pine pollen can get washed off.  I plan on making a quick trip to Walmart as have another prescription that I will need by Wednesday of next week.  Nothing else specifically on the agenda for today.  Yesterday we went over to Bed, Bath and Beyond so Pat could get a few more artificial flowers for the flower basket that sits on our front porch.  We then stopped at COSTCO, as had many other people.  It was difficult to use the electric cart as there were so many folks but did get to the bakery and tried a sample of the new Raisin Walnut bread they have and ended up buying a loaf, even though it is quite expensive.  We read a few days ago in the COSTCO magazine that 30% of the ingredients for this bread is made up of the raisins and walnuts.  It is a very heavy bread but very much to my liking.  In fact, I just had a nice slice of it with my  breakfast.  I am looking forward to the Final Four basketball games this evening as they should be good ones.

John, that sounds like and interesting trip you took up North of you to teach a class. Did you take a train or did you have to drive.  Is this one of the towns involved in the Ice Trucker's series that has been on TV?

Janet, get one of those grabber tools to reach the very bottom of the tank.  We keep one is our laundry room and it also good to pick up things that fall on the floor.  We have our dryer on a platform that is probably 18 inches high or more on which the dryer sits so it is easy to get the clothes out to hang up or fold.  It is a shame that people don't keep their word when they say they are coming to pick up something and then don't show up.  Maybe you will have better luck today. 

Jeanne, glad you had a nice day where you could enjoy the fresh air.  It was hot here yesterday and by mid-morning we turned on our air conditioner.  It is only suppose to get up to 75 degrees today so won't need the air conditioner or furnace.

Ruth Ann, I saw on the news yesterday that your weather was very unstable.  Hope all the tornadoes bypassed Nashville. 

Carol, I seldom even look at Facebook and must say I really don't understand much about the site.  The schools here in our county are closed today for Good Friday and then next week is spring break.  Part of the reason next week is the spring break probably has to do with the Master Golf Tourney and many people wanting to leave the area for the week. 

Happy Birthday Jane although I see I am a day late.

Hi Larry I took the train in for the last 200 miles. The only access to this town is rail or air. there is no roads up to there. However there is a winter road from there north. The stuff is railed to Moosonee and then trucked to the more northern communities over the winter roads or some call them ice roads. The ice roads in that area are closed March 31.

No open windows today!   Not only is the temperature too low for that, but the wind is blowing - and blowing!  We're in a "high wind advisory" as well as "flood advisory".  Oh well, at least it's not a "deep freeze warning". 

Jeanne, we are about to get blown away, too!  Ugh.    It is c hilly, but not cold.

John, that sounds like an interesting trip, and I'll bet Judy would enjoy accompanying you nest time! 

Larry, I think I will stretch and bend to do tasks as long as I'm able to do that, as Kristi really recommends my doing it, and I do want to keep my abilities as long as possible.  I do have one of those grabber things, though, and will keep your suggestion in mind.  Thanks.

We will attend church tonight at 6:00, then go to Hugoton tomorrow morning for church, staying after church to eat with the kids, grands and great grands.  Looking forward to that!  I need to get my pie crusts baked this afternoon!

I'm taking a break from housework to check the postings in here and delete emails!

See you later!

Hi, friends,

Today has been another very quiet day for me.

Tomorrow after church I'll be eating with friends.

May God richly bless each of you tonight and tomorrow as we think of the grandeur of a risen Christ, victorious over sin and death.

Love to all,
Ruth Ann

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