December 1, 2017 Friday #musclesjoyhangoverAmazonprime#look!#Ilulissat!

Get Fit
Started my day with Jillian today.  She says you have to work out those arms  because they are what most people see of you naked all the time.  humph,  something to think about.

Get Faith
Proverbs 15:30  "A cheerful look brings joy to the heart."  I have made an effort for the last many years to remember to smile.  While driving, don't change the look on your face when you are sitting at the light,  look in your review mirror - if it scares you think what others are seeing.  I have specifically started smiling and making eye contact with others in the grocery store - 99% of them smile back and I pray for the one that doesn't.  Hey, its a plan.

On this day
2013  The day after the night before.  Lindsey and Scott had their Holiday Party, maybe the first one in their beautifully finished basement.  We had a good time but you know the next day?  Well Nicole had to go to work, I got bagels for breakfast, we obviously passed on church.  Don had stayed the night and put up the TV mount for us before he headed back to Redford.  I found the energy to make an apple cake after that.  Not the night owl party girl I used to be!

2013 - Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed "Amazon Prime Air" on "60 Minutes." The services was planned to use unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver packages to customers. 

Parenting
Reprint from 2014
Parenting - I have failed as a parent.  I never taught my daughter how to forage in the refrigerator for food, how to look behind items or take lids off, or open drawers or use utensils to pull out the white meat from the bottom of the bag.  I'm sorry. I crack me up.

Ilulissat Greenland

Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven,^[4] is a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 350 km (220 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,541 as of 2013,^[5] it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people.

In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs".^[6] The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site,^[7]and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland.^[8] Tourism is now the town's principal industry. The city neighbours the Ilulissat Icefjord, where there are enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere.  Wow!  the most popular tourist destination in Greenland!  Hope we can get a room!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Katie M!!

November 30, 2017 Thursday#Singcarols!decorate#Peace#LLulissat!

Get Faith
Psalm 43:4 "Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.  I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God."  Do you like Christmas music?  Now is the time for that to start if iit hasn't already.  Our churches are geared to Advent music and then the joy of Christmas hymns.  Our choir will have a music Sunday this coming month to sing the classic hymns of the season.  I hope our God enjoys the sounds as much as we do.

On this day
2012 - Even in retirement this time of year is so busy.  I still had Mom home and as it was a Friday her and Al (neighbor) went to get their hair done and go to lunch.  I looked forward to that 2 hours when I was home alone.  Now I miss it.  We had pizza for dinner before Nicole and I went over to church to help decorate the sanctuary.  If you are a busy person this time of the year gets#peace# crazy! Right?

1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.   Always working on peace and never sustaining it.

from Hudson Bay to LLulissat Greenland
We will stay cold and maybe be first to see Santa this year!
 Looks interesting!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday!  Kristin L and Sarah!

November 29, 2017 Wednesday #shegotlegs#thankyouGod#Chicago#CoralHarbour?

Get Fit
Worked out the legs today.  After picking up a part time job that has me sitting at a desk again, and then trying to go for a walk yesterday (because it was so nice out) it doesn't take long for those legs to lose their strength.  Do you have a treadmill at your house?  If I had room I would have one, can I come to your house and use yours?

Get Faith
Psalm 106:1 "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: his love endures forever."  That kind of says it all don't you think?  Everything He has created and done for us on this earth is because of his love for us.  And then there is the next life that He has promised us, better than this one, that gives us hope and makes us thankful to a  Lord that fully provides heaven and earth to us!  Praise God!

On this day
2010  Times change.  It was Nicole's last day at Moosejaw as she was moving to Chicago.  She had bought a new Ford Focus and I was left with two cars, the Saturn Vue and the Ford Taurus.  I put them both up for sale.  Mom was living with me and we were both sad to see Nicole move so far away but happy for the excitement of it all as well.  We were also looking forward to Lindsey's wedding coming up in a week or so.  Times change.

1530 - Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, former adviser to England's King Henry VIII, died  Knowing what kind of King Henry the 8th was, not sure I would want his job - or- maybe Wolsey was part of the problem!?

Hudson Bay Canada communities:
Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliq/Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ),^[6][7][8][9] is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay. The name of the settlement in Inuktitut is Salliq, sometimes used to refer to all of Southampton Island.^[10] The plural Salliit, means large flat island(s) in front of the mainland.^{[6][11]  This being such a huge area, there are many small remote places and very 
interesting.}

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Bill!

November 27, 2017 Monday #3lbs#patience#change#Yoshie#Chesterfieldinlet!

Get Fit
I put 3 lbs on over Thanksgiving and I still have turkey, potatoes and dressing, plus parts of 2 pies left.  I don't see the 3 lbs going away too soon.  But I did Pilates so at least I will be limber.  Do what you can.

Get Faith
Psalm 27:14  "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, wait, I say, on the Lord!  I am not a patient person, and God knows that.  I have been praying for help from Him lately, and I am waiting - impatiently.  I know these things take time and I know that this will all pass, but I have taken to trying to kid Him into helping in the time I want to it to be done.  Dear Lord thank you for your patience You have with me. AMEN

On this day
2008  Do you get the blues, nostalgic this time of year?  I have always loved Christmas but lately it is more remembering than planning.  On this day in 2008 my journal reminds me that Mom was here, Jan came for dinner and my Uncle Hank called.  Jan lives in Florida now, but Mom, Uncle Hank and Aunt Theresa are gone and so my holidays are changed for the remainder of my life.  I don't dislike change, we had a great Thanksgiving with friends this year but, it is just different and I have to adjust to that.  Make great memories while you are young, live each day to the max! Get off your electronics and join the living!  Call someone you haven't spoken to in a long time, keep in touch!  Too soon the times change and it is all different.  Oh, and it's cyber Monday. 😞 no more busy malls.

1684 - Japan's shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa was born. 
  looks animated.

Hudson Bay communities
Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ) is a hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The community is served by air, Chesterfield Inlet Airport, and by annual supply sealift.

The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called 'Qaernermiut', though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu.^[5]   

^{sounds like they had a hard time pronouncing the name. Most of these buildings are churches.}

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  

November 26, 2017 Sunday #Kingofkings#churchfamily#poetCowper#Arviat!

Get Faith
Psalm 50:23  "But true praise is a worthy sacrifice; this really honors me.  Those who walk my paths will receive salvation from the Lord."  Today is King of King day at the church.  Jesus is our King and Lord of our lives.  God Himself told us to honor His Son and that all would be well with us.  Where did we go wrong?  Spend some time in praise to God today and thank Him again for the air you breathe and all good things in your life.  True praise.

On this day
2006  After church Nicole left to go back to school at Albion.  She stopped to visit friend Adam who we families have been close to at church forever.  They are like family to us.  It was 60 degrees so I worked in the yard and put up lights outside.  Do you remember the Christmas cartoon where the string of lights come out of the box and wind around the tree all by themselves?  That's the only way my outside will get decorated this year.  Nicole did the tree in the house yesterday.  💗  I love the holidays but not seeing the huge decorating as being important anymore.  Many of my friends (my age) are going the same route.  Oh well.

1731 - English poet William Cowper was born. He is best known for "The Poplar Trees" and "The Task."   Here is a sample of his work.

God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform;

He plants His footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm.

Hudson Bay Canada

Arviat (Inuit pronunciation: ​[aʁviˈat], syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) (2016 population 2,657;^[4] Population Centre 2,514^[5]) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead Whale". Earlier in history, its name was Tikirajualaaq("a little long point"), and Ittaliurvik, ("a place where the people make tents").^[9]

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy birthday Jessica!

November 25, 2017 Saturday #Muscles#answeredprayers#Roscommonsnow#Pittsburgh#PrinceofWalesfort!

Get Fit
Worked out with 5 lb weights today.  It helps when you have to lift that solid oak table insert to make the table bigger for Thanksgiving.  Keep your muscles strong!

Get Faith
2 Chronicles 7:12  "The Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him; "I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice (to Me).""  Solomon, in his wisdom knew to build a place for God to be with His people.  Did you wonder why people bother to get up and go to church on Sunday morning?  A house of God is not just for us, it is also a place for God to come and join us here in this place for a short time.  Yes, He is with us always, but isn't it nice that He will join us, like He did Solomon to let him  know that He answered his prayer.  He answers yours also.

On this day
2004  Nicole, Mom and I were up in Roscommon for Thanksgiving with Andy and Alice.  We had come up 2 days ago in a horrible snowstorm which gave them 8" in Roscommon.  We had a great dinner with their friends the day before and on this day we shoveled snow with Andy.  Nicole and I went to the ski center and bought winter jackets later.  Nicole's was a ski/snowboard jacket while mine was a really nice after ski that I still love.  My boss was very generous at the holidays!  I love to remember the many different Thanksgivings we have had, they are all a blessing.

1758 - During the French and Indian War, the British captured Fort Duquesne at what is now known as Pittsburgh. So I'm thinking the first name was so much better than Pittsburgh.

Hudson Bay Canada
The Prince of Wales Fort is a historic Bastion fort on Hudson Bay across the Churchill River from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.<sup>[1]  This would be a great place to visit, I'm thinking!

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  Happy Birthday Angelina!!</sup>

November 24, 2017 Friday# Dayafterfullstomachandcan'tmove!

Get Fit
This is the day to get some exercise in to get rid of the extra calories you put in yesterday.  Maybe you will be putting on a lot of steps on your fitbit or whatever you use, while you shop.  Get ready for the overeating days of the holidays!  Try to do some over exercising to balance it out!

Get Faith
Revelations 22:1-9.  This section talks about the river of life that flows from the throne of heaven with the tree of life on both sides.  It gives you an image of a wonderful life of everything God has prepared for us.  The study writer mentions that this being the last chapter in the Bible speaks of the world to come in comparison to Genesis chapter one, in the beginning of the Bible.  God created a beautiful place for us to live and I wonder how terribly disappointed he was when we ruined it with sin.  It made me cry to think that the heaven we had here on earth was spoiled with our desire for sin. But He has promised that garden of Eden to us in the next life, you just need to believe.

On this day
2002 - This reminds me the bathroom needs repainting.  In 2002 Nicole and I plastered painted and re floored the entire house after they had worked on the bottom structure of the house.  Now it looks like I might have had a leak in the roof over the bathroom. (My roof was redone two years ago)  Not sure I have the energy to do it but I guess I will find it.  Do you always have that "next thing" to do in your house?  Just when you think you are done something else comes up?  Apartmental rental is looking better all the time.

1863 - During the Civil War, the battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee. This reminds me of my friend Sandy (who's birthday is today) in 1965 going to Tower Mountain in Tennessee with two local boys.  Good times and good moon shine.

Hudson Bay Canada

York Factory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

York Factory
York Factory in 1853
Location	Manitoba, Canada
Area	102 hectares (250 acres)
Founder	Hudson's Bay Company
Built	1788 to 1850
Original use	Fort; military structure; fur trading post
Governing body	Parks Canada
Website	Parks Canada official website
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1936

York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) factory (trading post) located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada at the mouth of the Hayes River, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-southeast of Churchill. York Factory was one of the first fur-trading posts established by the HBC, built in 1684 and used in that business for more than 270 years. The settlement was headquarters of the HBC's Northern Department from 1821 to 1873.^[1] The complex was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1936.^[2]

In 1957, the HBC closed it down. It has been owned by the Canadian government since 1968 and the site is now operated by Parks Canada. There is currently no one living permanently at York Factory, aside from a summer residence for Parks Canada staff and nearby seasonal hunting camps. The wooden structure at the park site dates from 1831 and is the oldest and largest wooden structure built on permafrost in Canada.

Enjoy the day!  Make it memorable!  

Happy Birthday to Sandy