Morning all. Well, it's chucking it down here. Will put on my metaphorical sunglasses on and go to work Need to spend more time in bed, I'm very tired today
Hope you all have a good day Lily, is your twix still whole or is it in your tummy?
Panda, I must confess, it jumped out of my bag last night, not long after I proudly said it was still there. well i thought if it stayed there much longer it would go off
This is my Sons letter,I must tell you I was a bus driver for 39 years,we have 8000 bus drivers here in Toronto.My Son was in maintenance for 29 years.The TTC is Toronto Transit Commission.
David's Last Words
Hello everyone! I want to thank everyone for taking the time to come to my funeral. At most funerals one or more persons stand in front of everyone and share a couple of their favorite memories of the deceased person. This funeral is different. I asked my family to ask someone to read this letter whichI prepared before my death so that I could share my views of the way I lived my life rather than someone else's interpretation of how they thought I lived it.
I believe that life is a learning journey. I made many mistakes in my lifetime. But who hasn't done the same thing? I've always believed that I've learned from my mistakes and I've always done my best not to make the same mistakes again. There are also many positive events that I can think of in my lifetime. I've always tried to be an honest person and I've strongly believed in helping others whenever I could. I will never regret spending a lot of my personal time working with young offenders in an open custody environment. I did get paid for some of my time but I also volunteered a lot of my own time with them instead of spending it with friends. Working with them helped me to be less shy and more comfortable around strangers.
I think that most people would agree that my biggest achievement of all was the purchase and re-development of my lakefront property and the recent purchase of an almost 4 acre forested parcel of land directly across the road from the waterfront property. I always dreamed of having a home by the lake that I live in permanently when I was able to retire. I never lost sight of that dream until recently. I eventually realized that I didn't want to fight the cancer anymore. I felt it was better to enjoy what life I had left rather than to hold on to the false hope that I could beat the cancer.
Many of you know that I never traveled out of Ontario. I always I always made the best of what I had and my surroundings. I also made the gym a part of my life. I enjoyed the challenge of trying a higher weight than what I usually did and it definitely helped me to feel better physically. It didn't prevent me from getting the cancer but I believe that it did help me to extend the amount of quality time I had before the Cancer deteriorated my health to the point where it took control of the remainder of my life and eventually ended my life. I suppose that the best advice I could give everyone in this room today is to take some time to enjoy some quality time every day, even if it's only for an hour. There's so much for to life than working 12-16 hours a day 6 days a week trying to make a lot of money, only having enough time to go home and sleep, then wake up the next morning only to repeat the cycle over and over again without any time to relax and enjoy your life a little bit. It's better to be financially and happy then it is to have lots of money, few friends and no happiness in your life. Try to spend one hour a day, at least 2-3 times a week at a gym or in a fitness program at your local community centre. It will make a positive difference in your health as you get older.
I will now move on to the part of the presentation where I pay tribute to the people who had the greatest impact on my life from the time of my birth to this day and forever. They are my parents, Grace and William Grant. The pain you are feeling must be unbearable. I never wanted you to have to see the day you would have lay me to rest. I feel a sense of selfishness by giving up the fight to beat the cancer. I never meant to hurt anyone with the decision I made but I couldn't bear to think that the pain and discomfort would become unbearabl
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Bill, sending you love.
Good morning Verdun - yes please, some sunshine would be good
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all. Well, it's chucking it down here. Will put on my metaphorical sunglasses on and go to work
Need to spend more time in bed, I'm very tired today 
Hope you all have a good day
Lily, is your twix still whole or is it in your tummy?
Morning all.
Pouring down here too and very cold
Bill, if you feel you want to share something so precious, we are here to hold your hand.
Kef i wondered where you where.
Have a good day what ever you are doing everyone.
Found these Verdun...
Although they dont come up to well
Heavy rain here, so some sun would be nice Verdun.
Clari, glad you are also up and running, turns out Orange had big problem in Birmingham & BT worked to put it right, dunno why it affected us.
So much last night about people living with & overcoming illness, hugs for all. That was cheats way of not commenting on all the posts
Have a good day all.
Panda, I must confess, it jumped out of my bag last night, not long after I proudly said it was still there.
well i thought if it stayed there much longer it would go off 
Sending you a smile to put in your pocket, hugs
This is my Sons letter,I must tell you I was a bus driver for 39 years,we have 8000 bus drivers here in Toronto.My Son was in maintenance for 29 years.The TTC is Toronto Transit Commission.
David's Last WordsHello everyone! I want to thank everyone for taking the time to come to my funeral. At most funerals one or more persons stand in front of everyone and share a couple of their favorite memories of the deceased person. This funeral is different. I asked my family to ask someone to read this letter whichI prepared before my death so that I could share my views of the way I lived my life rather than someone else's interpretation of how they thought I lived it.
I believe that life is a learning journey. I made many mistakes in my lifetime. But who hasn't done the same thing? I've always believed that I've learned from my mistakes and I've always done my best not to make the same mistakes again. There are also many positive events that I can think of in my lifetime. I've always tried to be an honest person and I've strongly believed in helping others whenever I could. I will never regret spending a lot of my personal time working with young offenders in an open custody environment. I did get paid for some of my time but I also volunteered a lot of my own time with them instead of spending it with friends. Working with them helped me to be less shy and more comfortable around strangers.
I think that most people would agree that my biggest achievement of all was the purchase and re-development of my lakefront property and the recent purchase of an almost 4 acre forested parcel of land directly across the road from the waterfront property. I always dreamed of having a home by the lake that I live in permanently when I was able to retire. I never lost sight of that dream until recently. I eventually realized that I didn't want to fight the cancer anymore. I felt it was better to enjoy what life I had left rather than to hold on to the false hope that I could beat the cancer.
Many of you know that I never traveled out of Ontario. I always I always made the best of what I had and my surroundings. I also made the gym a part of my life. I enjoyed the challenge of trying a higher weight than what I usually did and it definitely helped me to feel better physically. It didn't prevent me from getting the cancer but I believe that it did help me to extend the amount of quality time I had before the Cancer deteriorated my health to the point where it took control of the remainder of my life and eventually ended my life. I suppose that the best advice I could give everyone in this room today is to take some time to enjoy some quality time every day, even if it's only for an hour. There's so much for to life than working 12-16 hours a day 6 days a week trying to make a lot of money, only having enough time to go home and sleep, then wake up the next morning only to repeat the cycle over and over again without any time to relax and enjoy your life a little bit. It's better to be financially and happy then it is to have lots of money, few friends and no happiness in your life. Try to spend one hour a day, at least 2-3 times a week at a gym or in a fitness program at your local community centre. It will make a positive difference in your health as you get older.
I will now move on to the part of the presentation where I pay tribute to the people who had the greatest impact on my life from the time of my birth to this day and forever. They are my parents, Grace and William Grant. The pain you are feeling must be unbearable. I never wanted you to have to see the day you would have lay me to rest. I feel a sense of selfishness by giving up the fight to beat the cancer. I never meant to hurt anyone with the decision I made but I couldn't bear to think that the pain and discomfort would become unbearabl