It sure is nice to be back. I spent last evening getting caught up on all the posts. My what a lot there is in a few weeks. When I finally turned in DH said "do you realize you have been reading for 2 hours!!"
Anyhow it was wonderful catching up on everyone.
I have still been busy with DM...lots of running back and forth. The dementia is progressing rapidly and I finally realized I am having a hard time dealing with it. It is like a slow death....frusterating to watch and a feeling of helplessness. I was quite sad for a few weeks and feeling very low and like you SunnyD just sort of shut down and go into myself. I am usually the family sounding board......everyone seems to bring me their problems and I just listen... but lately I just haven't been able to deal with them like usual. I guess "I" have enough of my own problems!!
Fatpuss my MIL sounds just like your DM !! That is another problem I am having trouble dealing with and it is a little more difficult when it isn't your own mother. If she only realized how lucky she is.....87 and sharp as a tack but she has been dying for 30 years.
Willow I can really feel everything you are going through. I was in pain for years and finally had a total hip replacement 4 years ago. I tell you it is the best thing I have ever done. I have to watch now that I don't do anything I shouldn't....it feels so good I forget its been done. As for the cane use it if you need it, I did ....don't suffer if it helps. Hopefully the will get to the bottom of your problems but if it comes down to a replacement don't worry !!!
I guess I had better get going DIL is bringing GD over in a few minutes....yipee I get to spoil her.
Hi to anyone I have missed. Charlotte I said a prayer for you and all your difficulties at this time.
Hello friends. I'm so sorry I haven't been able to post very often. I want to...just have my hands full.
Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement & prayers for my son/family. The prayers are still needed. It's so comforting to know I can speak freely. Sometimes I really need to, but, can't talk about drugs, etc., around home to anyone, for fear of getting him in trouble. You know the commercial that shows your brain on drugs??? I have a fear that my son's brain looks like that. It was that when he wasn't high, he was a very sweet, pleasant person to be around. Now, he talks crazy nonsense 24 hours a day. We do believe, though, that it's not 100% his own doing. We fear DIL's family & friends are slowly scaring him to death & driving him crazy. He's had problems with some of them, & this way they can do away with him without "touching" him. I've tried to tell him that it's a mind game they're playing & to not give in to it....he agrees, but can't seem to help it. He comes over here or calls, just terrified. Even to the point of shaking. That's not the son we knew. He was never scared of anyone....& always took up for the smaller person. The only fights he had in school, was when he took up for someone being picked on. We don't know how to handle it. We neither one have ever been around drugs until now. Not that we've had a perfect life from all things...just don't know about this. Like I've said...he's at fault in a lot of things...not taking up for his actions....& he's brought a lot of it on himself. There's more going on than I can tell. Just have to vent sometimes....just bare with me....& thank you.
I'll take pics of the new windows soon. It's amazing what a difference they can make to an older home. This house is one of the oldest houses in our community. That's what drew us to it. It's one of the few "well known" items around. We bought it with the intention of remodeling & preserving....so, you can imagine how old those other windows are! I would have liked to kept them, but, they were too far gone. Also, the fire destroyed some of them, & can't match up.
I've read all the posts, & enjoyed. Forgive me for not posting to individuals for now. Maybe I'll get back into a normal routine soon. Well....at least normal on this forum.
Well, gee, Jacquie, you missed me, but that's okay. I'm so sorry about your Mom--it's excruciatingly hard to watch that kind of thing happening. Living with my Dad, I see day-to-day how he's getting more frail and forgetful, but I'm very lucky that he's still mostly with it as far as his mind goes. Take good care of yourself during this time, Jacquie. While isolation is generally not a good thing, maybe if it gets you out of the role of sounding board, it works for you. I'm glad you can share here.
Our kids--we love 'em, but they frustrate the heck out of us a lot of the time, don't they? Charlotte, I can't even imagine how you are coping with this. Have you ever checked out Alanon, by the way? I've heard it really helps when someone you love is involved in drugs or alcohol. I know they have online meetings, and it might help to read how other parents are coping with a loved one's drug/alcohol problem.
Puss, is that THE Penny Lane from the Beatles song? Cool! Ah, your FIL sounds a lot like my Dad--never admitting mistakes. Must be that generation. I do hope your friend hears good news, and that you get to have your celebratory shopping spree.
SunnyD, I love that big huggable teddy bear graphic! Makes me want to run out and buy a teddy bear, although I guess I have a living one right here. Maybe I should go hug him!
So my DD is doing okay after her trauma. I don't know what's happening with the investigation, though. Her BF is getting stationed in Virginia, and they are planning to get an apartment together. I, of course, expressed my disapproval, although in a loving way. They're planning on getting married, but I've read so much about the strikes against a successful marriage and they will have two--living together before marriage, and their age (she'll be 21; he'll be 25). My DH and I both lived with our first spouses before marriage and neither relationship worked out so we're biased. We didn't live together, and we've been together 23 years in June. My son lived with his wife before they got married, and that lasted a mere three years. I know it's a relatively small sample of people, but from the other studies I've read, living together really is a strike against a long-lasting marriage. I do hope they can beat the odds.
Tomorrow we're going to look at a potential wedding venue. It appears that the groom now wants an evening wedding, which costs quite a bit more. I asked my DD if he or his family were prepared to pay the difference in what we can afford vs. what the groom wants. Sounds like a good discussion topic!
Well, I lost .6 lbs. this week. I seem to be following a pattern of lose a little, lose a lot, lose a little, lose a lot. I am thankful that it's losing, although I have been really doing well with my eating and exercising anyway. We just got back from having lunch out. I was craving some applewood smoked bacon--yum. I told my Dad to put his teeth in, but when we got to the restaurant, I looked at him and said, "You didn't put your teeth in, did you?" after he told me that he would. What is it with old men and their false teeth? My grandmother wouldn't have been caught dead in public without her teeth or without her "face" on.
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Good Saturday Morning Ladies...
Well, I went to my Curves Friday morning for the 3rd time this week and stayed OP Drank all the water I was suppose to. I sure do hope I have good results when I get weighed and measured on Tuesday (3-16) at Curves... if not, I will just keep on - keeping on I figure my body has to catch up with my workouts eventually
Here is a review of my week of exercise: MONDAY: Elliptical - 5.35mi/35min TUESDAY: Curves - 40min/3x around WEDNESDAY: Curves - diddo THURSDAY: Elliptical - 5.5mi/36min FRIDAY: Curves - diddo.
WATER: Drank 64oz each day and some days a bit more. EATING AFTER 7pm: 2x this week successful - 3x this week failed (need to work on this!)
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SHEILA,
Glad you like the graphics Me too... they are fun.
I am glad to hear that your DD is doing better, bet it stays with her for a long time... There was a program on just last night about the military and sexual harassment and rape... it was about the Army in this program. They all try to hide the problem (sweep them under the rug) so they would "look bad". I really do hope that your DD is successful with her investigation. I will keep her in my prayers. Sometimes the "stinky" parts of this day & age just has to show it's ugly head - just too sad. I am so very happy to hear that her BF will be stationed in Virginia, so she will feel safer. But I must agree with your beliefs... I don't believe in sex nor living together before marriage. My hubby and I saved ourselves for one another in marriage and have never regretted it. June is our anniversary too June 21st will be our 29th anniversary So cool Sheila! It is a real shame how quickly couples today fall in and out of marriage as if it were nothing... it takes work and commitment and a strong belief system.
And it sounds as if you will have your hands "very full" for this wedding! I cannot say that I envy you there, bet you will feel such relief when it's all over. I hear they are so very stressful to plan... again my prayers!
Congrats on your .60 weight loss --- it's lost weight, no matter how you look at it! Good for you, Sheila!
JACQUIE,
You spent 2 hours catching up with our posts Could you imagine how long it would have been if we all had posted each day Many days only one or two of us posted... it was very, very quiet here.
I am so sorry you are having such a hard time with your DM and her health. It is so very hard. My thoughts are with you in your struggles. I bet she feels your love each time you are there for her, even if she isn't able to show it.
ANGEL,
So very good to hear from you... I really do miss seeing your posts. I have been keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers and really do hope that soon, very soon all will mellow out for you and problems will get resolved. When it comes to drugs - it is a very tough battle! I have a brother on them (he lives in Calif.) and he will not seek help, we cannot get him to go and he lives a very sad life. Any day we could receive "that call" --- I pray that will not be in your case. You have my deepest sympathy for your problems! And my fervent prayer...
PUSS,
Thank you so much for your encouragement. You will soon be back on track too, you'll see, Puss. Sometimes it is very hard to pull yourself up out of the sadness (with your mother & all), but you will! You sound like you have a strong character. Me too - I just got 'fed up' with feeling tired and fat, so I put my mind to just doing something each day... never giving it a second thought - just doing it - and it's seems to be working out for me. I do feel so much better and am seeing a difference in my shape. I so wish I could just hand it off to anyone wanting it, you know So everyone could feel 'well' about themselves and their lives... I wish only the very best for you and the others.
WILLOW,
Where are youuuuuu I am now becoming very concerned for you! It's just not like you to stay away for long. I do hope that you are okay?? You are not a burden, nor were you ever! This is the place to come when all is not right with your world... come back and let us know how you are, okay.
And that goes for you too BLUET!!
I received your e-mail... I am so very sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling yourself these days. Winter can put us all in the "sad"ness... it sure has been a rough one for us all this year. Is there anything that makes you smile or happy that you can go and do... it may be the trigger you need. How about your grandchildren?? Have them come over and spend some time with you. My heart goes out to you because I have been there. My hubby & the Lord was a huge force in helping me out. I hope you can see the Light at the front of that long tunnel soon, Bonnie... just don't let yourself give in to it, okay. Life has so much to offer you... all of us Come back to us soon and post
Till next my visit... "May the Lord Bless you and Keep you all"
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Almost forgot...
Northeast, Ohio woke up to 6" (+!) of SNOW yesterday morning!!!! Joe was out there with the snow-blower at 6:30 in the morning. And it is suppose to go up into the 50's and be sunny today - I hope! I hope! It is still snowing and with huge snow flakes!! Pretty, but I am so ready for Spring!
Six inches of snow? Oh, my, I'd be wishing for a good dose of spring right now, too. Good for you on such a great week, SunnyD! You should really be proud of yourself! I'm sure you'll have excellent results on Tuesday. I can't wait to hear.
Bonnie, I'm so sorry you're experiencing such lows. I really hope a good dose of sunshine right about now will work wonders for you. I know it doesn't take all the stresses away, but there's something about beautiful spring flowers and blue sky that lifts the spirits. I'm glad you have your grandkids to give you some pleasure (hey, I'm assuming it's pleasure--they do sound like nice kids!).
My DH and I were awakened at 7:00 am this morning by our house alarm screaming "Help, help!," which appears is the code for the medical alarm my Dad wears. I've never put on a bathrobe so fast. He locks his door and I have a screwdriver I open it with, and, of course, I'm being Miss Fumblefingers as I'm screaming, "Dad, Dad!" while trying to open the door. I finally got it opened and found him sitting in his chair saying, "What's wrong?" Aarrgghh! It appears he accidentally pressed the button as he was putting the alarm in his pocket. He had no idea he'd done that. I was SO thankful it wasn't serious, and, hey, I'd always wanted to know how the medical alarm differentiated from the intruder alarm and now I do. I told him that he did it on purpose because he was hungry and he knew we usually slept in until 7:30 am on Saturdays.
Today is running around day. I'm going to take some meds, put one of those Therma Care packs around my neck, and see if I can make it through the day without too much trouble. I like the idea of getting out and doing stuff much more than the reality. Weather here is kind of gloomy, but the flowers are incredible. I made a bouquet of flowering quince, magnolia and daffodils for my Dad.
My old dog still isn't eating right, and now her back legs are slipping out from under her if she stands too long. She seems okay, though. I don't want to wait too long (I did this with another dog and it was upsetting--when people say "you'll know" when it's time, that certainly wasn't true for me!), and yet I don't want to put her down if she's doing okay. It's such a tough decision. *Sigh*
I think we'll go check out this housing subdivision. Not that I'm looking to buy a house, but I so enjoy looking at houses. It's kind of a passion with me. And when we owned a home, we got some good ideas by looking at others' houses.
Had a busy Saturday....first woke up to snow again....ugh!
I will be so happy to see spring, we have had such a long winter. It has only been really bad a few times but it is just taking forever to warm up. We won't have flowers poking their heads up for at least another month.
I made a firm comittment to get back with the program today. I haven't really over indulged but just enough not to lose. Also I have a big problem getting enough water during the winter....maybe because it is always so cold outside!!
SunnyD good for you succeding to stay "OP" AND getting all your water. How do you like to Curves program? I have been thinking about checking into it as they just opened a new outlet quite close to where we live.
Sheila soooo sorry I missed you in my last post! You are so lucky your father is still with it mentally....enjoy him while you can. It is difficult when you can't have a meaningful conversation with someone anymore. I whould never have imagined this time last year there would be so much deterioration in such a short time.
I don't know what I missed but I wasn't sure what happened to your DD but have read between the lines and my heart goes out to you all. As for their living together ...I am not in favour of it either but there is not much one can do. Our DS's both lived with their fiancees a few months prior the getting married ...10 and 13 years and 4 grandbabbies later things are wonderful so if they are committed it will work.
I am just interested to see how our DS's feel when their children are older and in that same situation !!!
Well must run...am doing DM's laundry and have to look after GD's this afternoon.
Hi Ladies,
SunnyD, you are well focussed now and I love your daily routein though I am not back into my committment mode yet. By the time I get home from work at 1750 making dinner is about all I am fit for. Love your graphics too, you and Angel keep our pages pretty.
Jacqui - it's good to see you here again, I am sorry your mum has been deteriorating so quickly. My friend's mum died the other week and has had altzheimer's for over 12 years and it has been a great strain on everyone. I never knew this lady as she used to be but my friend said that she was such a giver and so loving that the last thing she would have wanted was to have lingered in what has seemed to be a no-man's land all these years. It's a tragic disease whatever course it takes and my heart goes out to you. I know what it's like to be the 'strong' one in the family, sometimes (as in my DMs case), it's a nice dumping ground for someone without thought for the other person. Try not to be sucked dry by the needs of others if only for the sake of your own sanity.
Angel - I hope that given time your lovely son returns to the fold. It makes my blood boil when I think that the real evil surrounding drugs is centred around the big suppliers who very rarely take the stuff themselves. It seems he knows that he has a wonderful mother there for him and I guess that's all you can do at present, be there for him. I think I know where you get your strength from and hope it continues. So what are these posh windows like? You will be the swankiest house on the block once you are all up and ready again!
Sheila - Poor pooch, it's not long since you went through that last year with the other babe. Someone on TV the other night was saying how life is so unfair to have a dog's life expectancy so much shorter than a human's when they are companions for life - he has just lost his beloved ***** after 17 years and he was still 36. I think it is fair to expect the groom's family to pay for extras over and above the alloted wedding budget. Your DD is becoming a ledgend! Love the alarm and the teeth, just so dad! Well done on the .6lb loss, it's in the right direction. Yes, Penny Lane as in the Beatles song. I lived about 200yds from Strawberry Fields children's home and about .5 mile from John Lennon's Aunt Mimi's house. I often gave lifts in my car to (mostly) Japanese tourists trying to find the house he grew up in.
Bonnie - it was lovely hearing from you and when you have the time it will be great seeing you here again.
Willow - I am getting worried about you. Are are ok? I know the site went very quiet for a while but also, you are having a lot of medical problems lately what with the cane etc. Are you still able to go to work or have you taken some (well deserved) time off? Hope all is well with you.
Today has been raining with high winds and a good excuse to read for most of the ay, yaay! Have started the first book of a set of three,political diaries of a Member of Parliament who died a few years ago. Talk about *****y women!! These men could give anyone lessons. Gripping stuff. Yesterday I bought and planted 5 more lavender bushes for under the climbing roses and also two rosemary bushes. I also bought some quality top soil to replace the water-logged clay I dug up around them.
The diet went to the wall today (again) as I thought I would cook an authentic Indian curry from a new recipie. Turned out far too spicy for me (though DH loved it and so will DS). I ended up eating rubbish instead followed by more rubbish in form of chocolate. Tomorrow I must try to get back on track - I can see my tombstone having that inscribed!!
Best wishes to all,
Well,the weekend is over again, and time to set our minds toward the work day Monday.
I had the 3 Grandsons from Green Bay and the two grandchildren from next door, so I had 5 grandkids all weekend from ages 9 through 3. I am really tired tonight, but thought I would try to post a little bit, so you all know I am still around.
We have had snow off and on again today and the wind is bitter cold. Soon Spring will be here. As the calander goes it is only 6 more days until Spring has offically sprung. Yeah Right.
One of the Grandson's had a really bad cold, am hoping and praying that neither DH nor I pick that cold up or we will be down ill again for another week.
I want to wish you all the best and express my sadness for the problems that have befallen my friends. Sheila, I hope DD is doing o.k. I planned four weddings and am so very vey relieved that all the children are married and hopefully we will not have to deal with the cost and all of the planning for another wedding. Also sorry to hear that your older dog is experiencing health problems. it is always so hard. Charlotte, sorry about your DS and the grief he is experiencing at this time. Hopefully you will be able to snatch that boy back from the brink and get him well. New windows (huh)? How wonderful for you. SunnyD good for you with your program. What determination, that is what it takes though and a lot of patience. Willow will you consider coming back to the forum? I miss you. Hope your hip is feeling better, and you will come back to us. Puss, it would have been even better if you had said you gave the Beetles a lift all the time. They sure shook the USA up forty years ago. Did you ever meet any of the Beetles at a concert or something? Jacquie, so nice to have you posting to the forum again. I know what you mean about not seeing any thing in the yard growing, well other than snow piles, which winter can keep to its self.
Well, I am falling asleep at the key board, so I had better go to bed. Take care everyone and have a good Monday.
Bluet, it's lovely to see your post. 5 grandchildren ALL weekend??? Sounds delightful but I know I would be on my knees with exhaustion today. What a lovely mum and grandma you are. The grandchild I hope to have one day is an angelic, non-active little thing who will want to take a siesta when I feel like one myself, ha ha. If it comes from my DS it will probably be a crazy whirling dervish like he was when he was young! Are any of your tenants calves being born yet? As for the Beatles, I was never in to them. I was 10 or 11 when their 2nd album came out (which I wanted) but by the time they split up I think I was about 14 or 15 and they were not cool anymore. My DH went to high school with Paul and George (Paul was a year above) and Dh's band played at the Cavern the same night as the Beatles. Good job DH decided to get a proper job else I would never have met him, and that would have been awful for me. So, the world's loss was my gain, ha ha ha. Well the winds have died down this morning and I hope to start my first day back on track with the healthy eating. (how many times in the last two months have I said that!!).
Kind regards to everyone.
Well, Puss, my DH was totally impressed that your DH went to school with Paul and George. I was never into them either, but my DH is, and so is my daughter. The second generation of Beatles fans. When I was in San Francisco one time, we stayed at a hotel across from the hotel they were staying, and I remember being ticked because I couldn't get any sleep with all the screaming and carrying on from the throngs of fans outside the Beatles hotel.
You'll have to show us photos of your yard--it sounds lovely with lavendar and rosemary and I think you've mentioned roses, too.
Like your idea of a grandchild--ha ha! You know that's not going to happen at all, of course. Your whirling dervish scenario is more likely.
Bluet, you are an amazing woman taking on five grandchildren for a whole weekend. I'm betting none of them acted like Puss wants her future grandchildren to act, right? At least they could entertain each other hopefully. That's what they say about having kids all in a row. Don't know if that really works--maybe the parent spends all his/her time breaking up fights.
How about a nice Hawaiian vacation, Bluet? Or Florida? People from the northwest always try to get away in November and February to escape the dreary rain. It hasn't been too bad this year, or the year before, but I remember having grey days and rain for entire months.
I'm trying a new acupuncturist. So far she hasn't caused intense pain or burned me. Of course, I've only seen her once. She seems more knowledgeable than the last one so maybe I'll actually learn to relax during treatments. Tomorrow is massage day followed by a haircut. I had an old woman at aerobics tell me, "oh, your hair's just like mine. It has a mind of its own!" I thought, well, glad I'm getting my haircut tomorrow if that's what it looks like today.
My DH is really enjoying the sailing lessons I got him as a Christmas gift. I think it's the best gift I've ever given him. He's going to want to take me sailing, though, once he completes the course. I'm just a bit leery about that. I'm more of a canoe/kayak kind of person. He said that he had to dodge a seaplane when he was sailing on Sunday.
Well, Monday has come and gone, all was relatively quite at work, thank goodness, I am getting a little behind in my work again, only because I didn't feel like being there today so I didn't push myself too hard. At least the office bully has taken a rest from ganging up on everyone. I only hope it will last for awhile, I think the owner said something to him.
It was cold here again today, eventually it will get warm, it always does. We would take a little Florida trip, we were even talking about going to Arizona for a week, but then we found out we have to put a new roof on the house and the soffits are pealing and either we repaint or we have them clad in aluminum. The roof and the soffits according to our SIL, who owns his own construction company, will probably cost around $10,000.00, so we figured we had better save our pennies and stay home. DH and I have painted this house about three or four times since we lived here and we are not getting any younger. The house is three stories high and rather large, a typical farm house, I don't think we want to be climbing up and down ladders all summer again.
Our "tenant farmer" (that's a pretty cute expression, Puss) raise Holstein milking cows. The young heifer's or (girl cows) are brought here when they are about a year old, they are raised here to breeding age and then bred. When they get close to having their calf, they are suppose to be picked up by the farmer and taken to the Home Farm to have their calf. Since the farmer has a large dairy farm and is very busy, he doe not always get here on time and sometimes the calf is born here. The calves are born at all different times of the year, not just one time of the year. The heifers are bred at a age so that they will be about two years old when they have their first calf.
I think I was a little too old for the Beatles, myself, but my sister was really a big Beatles fan, and then 2nd DD who was born in 1968, went through a phase in her college years when she had the Beattles old tunes playing all the time. Driving around in her little blue Chevette blasting John, Paul, George and Ringo on the cassette player.
Well the dryer is buzzing at me, I had better go and hang the clothes up before they get wrinkled. We had this discussion once before, I never iron and some of you iron religiously.
Sheila, I loved the old lady's back-handed compliment about your hair! When I was young all my DDs family used to say I was the model of my dad's sister. It frightened me to death because to me she looked like a mad woman with uncombed wild curly hair and large mad eyes! Wouldn't mind her scrawny figure now though, ha ha. What a great Xmas present for DH. Don't much fancy dodging seaplanes, though. Hope you get good results from your new accupuncurist.
Bluet, I know what you mean workwise. Our end of year is the end of this month and I am frantically trying to get everything in the backlog finished (some stuff not written up from the summer!). As for the office bully, I am surprised your boss is not scared of being taken to a tribunal by the staff for allowing it to go on (if he is aware of it). It's a big thing over here right now, court cases for 'constructive dismissal' where someone found it impossible to continue in the job because of harassment etc. Bullying in the workplace is also very expensive for the bosses if courts rule in the victim's favour. Your house sounds like ours did last year. We had hoped to get a holiday but had to spend the money and time painting the outside and getting a flat roof renewed. Fortunately it wasn't too big a job for DH up the ladders but it would have been hellish expensive to get someone in to do it. It's a pitfall of home ownership and getting older, isn't it. Thanks for the info on calves being born. I always thought they were like lambs born in the spring - fine farmer I would have made haha.
We are hoping to go and view a car for DD today. It's only a couple of years old and is supposed to be immaculate. Hope so. DD and DS are coming at the weekend as it is Mothering Sunday here then - I know you have yours at a different date in the year. I have invited my DM down but she hasn't said anything so I guess she won't come. I have bought her an adjustable foot stool as she is such a hypochondriac she is now worried about getting deep vein thrombosis - something she read about concerning passengers on long flights getting. As she is terrified of flying and the last time was in 1992, I think a thrombosis would have reared its ugly head by now if it was going to. I am working from home today and hope to wonders work-wise on my laptop getting tons of stuff finished. That's the plan, anyway. The diet did well until the evening after dinner when I stuffed with chocolate biscuits. Have realised that for me the danger zone is not the evening dinner, it's the 'rewards"afterwards when watching TV with DH.
Hope everyone is ok.
Bluet, that's too bad that you can't take a vacation and have to spend your $$ on fixing the roof. Do you buy lottery tickets? I hope you get a chance to maybe take a minivacation somewhere. I'm glad the owner finally said something to the office bully--hope it lasts. And if it doesn't, I hope the owner does something more than just talk. It takes so much to fire someone these days, though. Who here irons? I can't even find mine!
Hey, Puss, I read in a magazine yesterday that rosemary and lavendar help with anxiety AND help you do better at math. The article said to have some around before you do taxes. Since you're in the auditing business, I figure once you plant those, you'll probably get a promotion! Just take a big whiff every time you leave the house for work, and think of what a great job you'll do.
The dreaded evening snacking. We were talking about that at our Weight Watchers meeting last week. One person said she had to actually remove her chair from the TV room because she couldn't sit down in the chair and watch TV without snacking.
So did you find a car for DD? What kind? My DD called with the news that she and a girlfriend are moving into an apartment tomorrow. It's in an old house that you have to get buzzed into. Sounds pretty cute.
Our magnolia tree is blooming up a storm. It's so pretty. It looks like the lilacs will be starting to bloom soon. I love the fact that spring comes pretty early here. In Colorado, spring came after the early May snowstorn, followed by scorching heat in June so spring was about three weeks long, sometimes four. Summer ended with the first snowstorm in September. In Idaho, I started seeing flowers in March so it's kind of in between Colorado and where I am now. The only two acceptable seasons in Idado were spring and fall. Summer was too hot, and winter too snowy. I'm so fussy!
There wasn't anything to invoice at work this afternoon, so I took a chance and took a couple of hours off and came home to try to do something with the upstairs. Such a mess I have made trying to clear out the storage room. I got quite a bit more stuff sorted out, but there is a lot more to go through. We are burning a lot of it, we can still burn in burn barrels, but I know pretty soon our township will not allow burning anymore. Mores the reason to get this stuff done and out of the house.
I just have to tell you what the latest thing the office bully did to me a couple of weeks ago, it had added to my depression. I need to tell someone outside of my family, because I think I am getting immuned to his behavior and consider it normal. One of the sales reps had called me and asked for a special inventory listing, I knew I had removed it from the computer, by special instructions of the owner, but I couldn't remember where I had put it. Well, I was searching in all the places I usually store those kind of things when OB asked what I was doing. I said I was looking for something I misplaced. He insisted on knowing what it was. I told him the special inventory listing. Of course he asked why, and I told him why. Well, sales rep and OB do not get along very well. OB asked why would sales rep want that listing. I said I don't know, you will have to call him and ask him. OB started grousing about sales rep and questioning me and I tried to leave the area and avoid anymore hassle about sales rep, but Ob just kept grousing about sales rep. Finally, I said very loudly I don't know you will have to call him and ask him (I shouldn't have done that, but I was sick of being harassed by him) So OB picked up the listing (about 20 pages of computer paper) and threw it at me across the desk and said here take the G.. D.... thing, I hope you are happy now. I didn't say anything I just left and went back to my office. There is more, but I know I am boring you, so I'll stop. Needless to say OB and I have been very cool to one another going on three weeks now and of course that is stressful.
Sheila, I just can't believe that you have Spring already. I don't think you are being fussy. You know how I feel about winter. So are you thinking, I could possibly hit it big on the lottery. Wouldn't that be so cool. I hardly ever buy lottery tickets, I am not very lucky that way. But, mabe I will buy one tomorrow, just to see how it shakes out.
Puss, I used to get the English Garden magazine, but didn't renew, because it is quite expensive. I have been looking at my back issues on my lunch break at work. It really is a beautiful magazine. The one I am looking at now has a whole section on hardy roses. England apparently has all the right conditions to grow beautiful roses. Which reminds me, I wonder if my roses survived the winter.
Well I had better sign off and get a few things done before bed time. Take care.
Do you think we will ever hear from Willow, Charlotte or SunnyD ever again?
Hello friends. I'm so sorry I haven't been able to post very often. I want to...just have my hands full.
I'm so sorry about your Mom--it's excruciatingly hard to watch that kind of thing happening. Living with my Dad, I see day-to-day how he's getting more frail and forgetful, but I'm very lucky that he's still mostly with it as far as his mind goes. Take good care of yourself during this time, Jacquie. While isolation is generally not a good thing, maybe if it gets you out of the role of sounding board, it works for you. I'm glad you can share here.
I figure my body has to catch up with my workouts eventually 
SHEILA, 
Me too... they are fun. 
Sheila! It is a real shame how quickly couples today fall in and out of marriage as if it were nothing... it takes work and commitment and a strong belief system. 
Congrats on your .60 weight loss --- it's lost weight, no matter how you look at it! Good for you, Sheila! 
Many days only one or two of us posted... it was very, very quiet here. 
I am now becoming very concerned for you! It's just not like you to stay away for long. I do hope that you are okay?? You are not a burden, nor were you ever! This is the place to come when all is not right with your world... come back and let us know how you are, okay. 
