family pics etc.

I first posted this on Livejournal because I wanted to use the photos from my scrapbook there. I'm copying the entry into here but don't know if the photos will come out.

It's been a long time since I posted anything with pictures here and since I've taken a few lately I thought I'd try.

I miss my grandchildren and spending time with Olivia but I did manage to take some photos on the first day of school this year while I walked there with them.

This is Olivia walking with Jessie, age 4.


And Joe, age 7, walking beside me.


This is the schoolyard at the back of the school. There's so much greenspace!


We took Jessie into her JK classroom. She loved it!


As for myself, this past Monday I had 3 moles removed from my neck at one of the local hospitals, by a surgeon that I've admired for years. What a nice man he was. He put me totally at ease and he did a great job. I had a discussion with him about removing 3 more moles from my face. He's going to refer me to a dermatologist who might be able to remove them using liquid nitrogen, or I could get referred back to the surgeon who said he could do it as well, although it might leave scars. I wanted the ones off my neck done first so I could assess the scarring issue.

Anyway, last month I took a couple of selfies. This is the way I take them - in the mirror! They come out nicer I think. I was hoping they'd show the moles better - in the second one you can see one of the things on the front of my neck.



Lastly, my cats celebrated their 15th birthday on or about October 20th. I feel terrible that I can't remember the date exactly, although I have it somewhere on their veterinary immunization records. I still don't think either of them looks their age! And Nacho, the calico cat, has lost a bit of weight over the past year, which we are quite happy about.

This is Nacho.


And her sister, Simone.