3 THINGS FOR WEDNESDAY
1. Actually, my father should be grateful that when my brother called, I wasn't really near a viable Beltway exit to jump off back to Essex. 'Nuff said.
2. I had a great time with KB last night. I took them to the mall, we had dinner, bought chocolate pumpkin lollipops (well, B did - K & I got pink ribbon chocolate lollipops), they got haircuts, we did some window shopping and headed to AC Moore for supplies for a science project. A big, globe sized STYROFOAM ball was...............are you ready..................$20. As in $20.00. FOR...A...STYROFOAM...BALL. Fortunately, I had a 50% coupon for Joann's and since AC Moore accepts competitor's coupons, we lucked out. Regardless, we had a great time together, laughing and teasing each other and enjoying each other's company. Okay, so *I* enjoyed *their* company - K aggravated B so much I think he was just happy to get home!!! We also took note of some things they wanted me to tell Santa about!!
3. Coupons!!!! Hey, every little bit counts, so in addition to the above, I was happy to have a Dunkin Donuts coupon this a.m. My latte was cheap(er).
I haven't yet decided if I'm going to say anything to my father, but he JUST had his implanted defibrillator checked for any activity and got a good report. I congratulated him and told him I was so glad he'd stopped smoking and asked if he was having any difficulty with it. "Nope, I'm doing okay," he said. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Okay, folks, distract me - what's new with you?
Have a great day!!! Pray that my Dad survives my wrath.
Tia
1. Thank God I don't smoke anymore!! I smoked for 35 years and have been smoke free for over 2 years now. Tia don't be to hard on him it was the toughest addiction to break and after 2 years I still think about one once in awhile. He is probably already kicking himself for smoking especially since he is hiding to do it. If he knows you know then he no longer has to sneek because it's out in the open. I would say things like I smell smoke, Dad have you been smoking? Little things to let him know he is going to get caught. My daughter and everyone *****ed at me but until I was ready (even though I knew it was killing me) it did no good. Good Luck though :>)!!!
2. My boss is on travel.....sweet freedom!!!!!
3. It's hump day and the weekend it almost here
4. OK one more to keep me honest I am grateful I am not dumping on the several Lemon Bars I ate this morning!!!!! I hate it when I behave like my old self.
Hope Everyone Has A Wonderful Day!!!
Stephanie
Hi Steph -
Glad you decided to unlurk this a.m.!!!! Miss ya!!! I know you read my posts, therefore you KNOW how much I love my Dad and how grateful I am to have him. However, since 2005, this man has had: quadruple bypass surgery with a defib implanted, abdominal aortic aneurysm discovered/repaired, along with renal arteries unblocked (twice), he's gone into kidney/heart failure 3 times since July, but hopefully, they've got that under control, 2 total knee replacements, gallbladder removal, etc. Through all of this - it's been ME (and please know that I'm SO not an attention *****!), that has dealt with everything - doctors, nurses, 911 calls, middle of the night calls, "I can't breathe!", him being a bad patient, a horrible at-home patient to my Mom and me, etc. Again, I hate to say, "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!" but I am physically and mentally drained from the runs to the hospital, etc. I have been through SO much with him and looking out for my Mom while keeping an eye on him. He's diabetic, has high bp, doesn'****ch what he eats, smokes (obviously), doesn't check his blood sugar, etc. I KNOW it's his body and his life, but it affects ME each and every time there's a crisis. I KNOW it's a tough addiction - hell, my food addiction was a huge one for me - BUT........we need food to survive.........you can survive, although maybe not happily, without cigarettes! Okay, now look what you made me do - I've sprained my ankle getting down off the soapbox!!! LOL!!!!
Amen to bosses being out (mine's not today) and the weekend almost being here. It's been a long week already.
I, too, had an attack of the stupids yesterday when I ate a pumpkin whoopie pie. Yes, I dumped, and boy, was it unpleasant. Don't beat yourself up too much. I love lemon bars, so I feel your pain. But freeze them, give them away, whatever you have to do!!
Hope you can make our holiday brunch!
Hugs,
Tia
I am going to try my best to get to the Holiday Brunch, Sunday is a really bad day for us, we have the granddaughter that day while my daughter works and she has a 3 hour cheerleading mandatory practice on Sunday's, I have time to try and find a way.
Stephanie
Tia sorry about your Dad smoking again : don't have any advice on how to handle it -
I see my weight problem as a food addiction and look what it took for me to get that semi under
control. Too bad there isn't a smokers bypass available.
Today I am grateful for
1. The fact that Aunt flo is gone ( for this month anyway LOL) and I feel semi normal again.
2. I NEVER thought I would say this MY CPAP machine : I admit to having not used it in a long time but the last two nights I have used it : with the heated water and it has really helped me sleep with this cold, or maybe its the Tylenol PM cold medicine : whatever it is I'm just glad
to have gotten two solid nights sleep.
3. That it is Humpday: 2 days until dinner at the pub and 3 days until I get to visit Cira and company.
Morning honey!
How are you feeling? Better, I hope.
You won't get quite the nice speech I gave Steph because YOU know the hell I've been through the past couple of months with my Dad. Yes, food's an addiction, but we NEED food to survive, you can survive without cigarettes (although it might not feel like it). Think back to ALL those days when I had the freedom to email you because the hospital was good enough to have computers for its visitors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking forward to both Friday and Saturday, too!!!
Have a good one!
Tia
I am sorry your Dad is back to smoking. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it but confronting him will probably make him upset and he will be out in the open not haven't to hide it and will smoke more to spite. I say that from experience I was a smoker and I am so glad that I quit December of 1999.
I would definitely say something like after giving him a kiss aor a hug or passing by him. Hmm I smell cigarette smoke just so he can know that he is going to get busted.
Hopefully he will quit again.
Glad you had a good time with K & B yesterday. You are thebest aunty a kid could have. I wish I had you when I was growing. i am sitting here trying to remember when I was k's age and my aunt was over at our house the phone rang I went to get it she got mad and banged me with the phone on my head really hard. I have never forgotten that. Also one more thing I just remembered. It was her birthday I went and bought her a birthday card with my savings with something really nice on it and all she did was critisize my handwriting I was 9 and left the card behind when she left. I was so freaking hurt..
Ughhhh I was just not lucky like KB I hope they are grateful. Today I grateful for:
1. My cup of coffee man it was tasting good and it kept me warm this very cold morning. lol
2. the opportunity to being able to mentor a troubled child in my daughter's school is a program called PAAS.
3. there is only 2 more days unti I wake up to my friend's visiting us. Yay!!!
I forgot to add this one I got it last week.....
4.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
I am who I am and accept my feelings wholeheartedly.
Those that mind don't matter, and those that matter don't mind.
Cira 249/144.0 current/goal 154/ 5'3" 10 lbs below my Dr's goal
Morning Cira!!!
Yeah, I know, I know. I actually haven't been able to smell it on him, so I THOUGHT he was doing a good job of staying away. And I actually told him how proud I was, too!!! GRRR!!!!
Yes, my sweet KB appreciate me, I get special gifts from Santa's Secret Workshop and when they make something for their parents or my parents, I get something, too. I told them about the trampoline, they were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!! I hope it doesn't rain. B is going to bring an extra Nintendo DS up so he can show LG the ropes, but I should ask you if they have any game systems? KB have every one known to man, so they could bring some games up or maybe a movie? Let me know. K's excited to see Rocky, too!!! Funny, only Mom's asked about the baby!!! LOL!!!!! I had a close relationship with my Mom's sister, but she wasn't a Tia, that's for sure!!!
That's so nice that you're taking the time to help a troubled child - that is one lucky child to have you in their corner!!!
Can't wait until Saturday. We're leaving my house around 9, so I'm thinking we should be there by 11. Bringing 2 cars, my gang & me in one and Darla and Co. in the other.
Love you,
Tia
