Second Post

Sandi and I returned to Toronto with my bed and came straight to the condo to set it up. Then I had to take the bus back to Kitchener again. I know, it’s a lot of travelling but I didn’t mind because I was spending the next day with my Mom. She had been out of town visiting my brother in the U.S. for Easter so this was the first time I had seen her since my return. She picked me up at noon and we immediately went to the nursing home to see my grandmother, who is 90 this coming December. She seemed to very lucid so we took her downstairs and sat in the lobby, visiting with some of the other residents. It was only as I was leaving that she mentioned she hadn’t seen me since I was a little girl (I saw her when I was home this summer). I promised to go back Mother’s Day weekend.

After we left Grandma, we started shopping -- I bought two pairs of Levi’s jeans for $22 each and a pair of Saucony running shoes for $40. I was surprised at the price of these items (very cheap). Then we hit my favourite store, Winners. It is kind of like TJ Max in the U.S. I realized that I need to buy a few things to wear to work so I picked up a pair of trousers and a couple of tops. I also bought a pair of shoes but I’m not sure they are the right size. I can always take them back. Actually I plan to hit the new Winners store downtown tomorrow! I’ve heard it has three floors so I’m sure to be there for hours. LOL Exhausted from watching me spend my money, my Mom suggested dinner out (her treat) and I ordered a Corona beer. I told her it tasted like the beach because it reminded me of sitting at my favourite beach bar in Puerto Vallarta.

When I got home, my Dad decided he wanted to load up the car with the stuff that we were transporting to Toronto the next morning. So there we were, out in the middle of the driveway, trying to JAM everything into his Volvo station wagon. I kept adding more things to the list (coats, suits, laundry basket, fan, etc.) and he kept telling me he had more room. We agreed to finish in the morning and I went to sleep. We had to be up early to meet with my accountant at 9AM. Rick is your stereotypical accountant. I greeted him in the usual Mexican way: handshake and a kiss on the cheek. He was so surprised! He didn’t know what to do so he blushed. It took him approximately 3 minutes to do my 2005 income tax return and then I shook his hand and kissed him again on the cheek. I think I made his day. LOL

Dad and I got stuck in a monster traffic JAM (there’s that word again!) on the 401. A large semi with a huge trailer took a ramp too fast and tipped over. What a mess! Our side of the highway was slowing down to take a look and the other side was backed up because of the police and emergency vehicles. We were meeting Sandi at the condo at 11AM and we actually arrived 15 minutes early, in spite of the delay. We unloaded the car and loaded up the service elevator. Sandi moved most of the stuff down the hall herself because I was busy trying to figure out my roommate’s internet connection. She was on the phone with the provider when I walked in the door and, since she knows NOTHING about computers, she passed the phone to me. As you know, I have pirated “donna’s” wireless signal because the one in this unit has been encrypted. * sigh *

Sandi immediately set to work, cleaning the windows and the curtains. I like my bedroom light so she took down the heavy black out drapes and left the sheers up for privacy. I put away all my clothes and shoes and suitcases. We both ran out of steam at the same time so I decided to take us out for lunch. Sandi offered to take me to buy groceries so we did all that and came home again. I was exhausted by this time and kicked her out so I could do some laundry and organize my bathroom. I had three meetings on Thursday regarding my employment prospects so I needed to get some rest.

TO BE CONTINUED AGAIN ...