Something I'd like to share with you...

I was reading Rev's blog today and saw a post from Dec 14 that I'd like to share with you. Click here. You may have seen this before but it's worth another read.

Winter Wonderland

We have received a lot of snow over the last 24 hours. Even though the roads are bad and people are complaining about all of the snow...you really should step back and look at the beauty. Seasons are wonderful and living in Canada we get to experience all the different seasons. I find winter time quite beautiful when the fresh snow lays on the tree branches and the sun glistens off the white snow. A December snow fall like this tends to put me in the Christmas spirit.

Great Friends and a Great Riding Season!

I haven't blogged in a few days because I really didn't know what to blog about. This week has been quiet and fairly uneventful. One thing that did happen was I put my bike away for the winter. A few friends from church came over Wednesday night and helped me get it ready. We took my mileage for the mileage competition at church and for my first season riding I completed 2888 kms. Not bad for a first year.

This was a great riding season. I had so much fun and learned a lot. My first long trip was to Alexandria with a couple of friends, Chico and Debbie and my husband, Ken and on that day we did about 320 km. We went to the St. Raphaels Ruins in Glengarry. If you've never been, it's a great ride and a beautiful church to see. Throughout the season I went on some smaller rides and made a trip to Kingston to visit family. One ride in particular I remember is with my friend Bob. We went on a fall colour ride toward the end of September. We rode through Richmond and North Gower and Manotick. The colours were beautiful! All in all it was a wonderful season. I look forward to next season. We are already planning a trip to P.E.I and the Cabot Trail Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia!

I'm grateful today for my friends. They are always willing to offer a helping hand and of course, are always up for a ride.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (New International Version)
9 Two are better than one,

because they have a good return for their work:
10 If one falls down,

his friend can help him up.

But pity the man who falls

and has no one to help him up!
11 Also, if two lie down together,

they will keep warm.

But how can one keep warm alone?

Update on Mindy

We found out on Friday that our cat Mindy has a tumor in her stomach. Her symptoms and the blood count point to cancer. The x-rays showed a large mass in her stomach and two shadowed areas where there could be more tumors. The vet said she could possibly have Feline Leukemia. We could do more tests even surgery but ultimately there is not much we can do to cure her. She is an old cat (10+ years). We have decided that we will need to put her down. At the moment she is on medication to help with the vomiting and to make her comfortable and able to eat and keep food down. Since being on the medication Friday night she has kept her food down and seems in less distress. This is difficult for us because Mindy is part of the family. It will be a very sad day when we have to say good bye to her.

Feline Leukemia is a virus. See the link for more information. Also, more info on the Gastrointestinal Neoplasia (Cancer).