*****Thirsty Thursday Roll Call*****

Hey all!!!

Trish---I wish you would give my mom some lessons in not meddling!!!  She has truly turned into her mother, and my grandmother wasn't the nicest woman.  I try hard not to become like them.  Seems that no matter what I do, it's not good enough for Mom, but I've learned to shrug it off and move forward.

Did my hour on the treadmill this morning.  Think I'll wander into the kitchen in a few minutes and try a new recipe. 

I have a plastic surgery consult this afternoon.  Since I'm having a hysterectomy (hopefully soon), I want to see about doing a tummy tuck at the same time.  I don't think the TT is going to happen just yet, though, as I'm almost 100% that insurance won't pay for it.  But the consult is free, so it doesn't hurt to go for an evaluation and info.

Have a great day, all!!!

I totally relate to feeling like I am not good enough.  My kids were never diapered enough for her, nor were they forced to drink gallons of milk a day.  (Never mind all the cheese, yogurt and ice cream they consumed.)  I never dressed them warm enough.  I hated her, and me by the end of every visit.  

I refuse to hurt my kids the way she hurt me.

Hugs,
Trish

Morning Trish and PA!

Trish - boy can I empathize. My mom (turning 89 on saturday) lives with me and is the DEFINITION of meddling.  Seems to think everything revolves around her and that she has a "right" to be in the middle of (center of) every conversation and decision.  VERY trying to be around.

I'm soooo tired today.  I think my body is catching up from the past few weeks, but I haven't had a chance to get to bed early (or to sleep late) yet.  So the adrenaline rush is gone, but i haven't recovered yet.  Ah well.  I got to the gym this morning and did a good workout, but it was like slogging through molasses to get myself through it - not the joy and energy ru**** usually is.  

I'm at work today until about 3, then heading home to get my problem light fixture over to doylestown electric for a part re-order, then home to meet my former student, Ben, who is designing a new bannister and stair area for me coming up into the new kitchen. Can't wait to see his design ideas!

Tomorrow starts our summer hours (longer days for 4 days and can take one day off as a result - fridays are my days) - yippee!  So tomorrow will be cleaning, prepping/shopping for cooking class saturday, going to the gym, and maybe some yard work (depends completely on the weather). 

Enjoy your day!

Karen

Karen,
I love my mom, but hate her entitlement attitude.  It is like because she is the great-grandmother, and matriarch of the family, she gets to be a meddlesome busybody, and she does not care who she steamrolls in front of her in the process.  It also goes to channel selection on my television when she is here for an hour or so, and everything else. 

Argh.

Trish

Good Morning All. Another night where Mia only wanted to be held to sleep - going to try a few new things tonight to see if I can get her to sleep in her crib. I love the snuggle time with her but I would really like to sleep in my bed instead of the recliner!

Not much on the agenda today, still feeling run down (iron has come up a bit to 9.4 from 6.8 so we are at least headed in the right direction) so lots of resting and relaxing is the Drs orders. I'll make dinner at some point too.

Liz,
I was just at Pottery Barn for Kids, and they sell a stuffed lamb that not only is soft, but makes soothing noises as well.  One of the sounds is a heartbeat.  My grandson had one when he was an infant.

Good luck.

Trish

Good afternoon everyone - our internet and phones were down this morning when I got to work so it was a very quiet morning - thank goodness we had a little newspaper that supplied me with a workable crossword puzzle!! Then we had a fire drill just as our internet was coming back on line. Phones just came back so hopefully we're good to go now.

Trish, I empathize with you completely - I loved my mother dearly, but her life was her children, and as my younger sister put it last week, 'she was a real sh*t stirrer' - and she was. She would talk about us to each other like dogs - she liked no one - none of our spouses were good enough - and everything was a negative - and this didn't happen when she got sick - she has always been that way - I do think she suffered from a depression problem but would never seek help for it, and I know she never forgave my father for dying and leaving her basically in the poor house. But she was well taken care of by my husband and I, but she never truly appreciated my husband (or me) for everything we did for her. And that's just sad to live your life that way.

Anyway, I'm at work - guess the afternoon will be spent catching up on stuff that didn't get done this morning. And that's my big news for the day.

Good afternoon Trish and PA,

I'm late chiming in, but I tried not to get on the Internet too early this a.m. so I could work without fooling around too much. 

Our daughter is coming in from New York tomorrow night for the weekend and I was upstairs cleaning her bathroom, changing sheets, making the bed, etc.  It seems she's always in a rush after a visit and certain things never quite get done - lol - let's hope it's left the same way she found it this time - lol

Well, I'm off to do my workout on the treadmill then shower.  Hope you all have a great afternoon/evening!

Debbie

Day late and a dollar short as always :)  I'll actually get to Friday's Roll Call on time today, though.  Heck, I might even get to start it, LOL

Thursday had me working through some more emotions.  Sakes alive...sometimes it was easier to be fat!  A)  Most of the time these emotions weren't evoked due to not being "noticed" by society and B) If they did, I had a pizza and ignored the damn thing! LMAO Trust me, that's all in my sarcastic humor which I am relying on, along with Brian, to get me through a bunch of things right now.  That, quite frankly, I'm not ready to discuss here. 

And then I realized that I had neglected to mail out a few bills, oh, two weeks ago...so I had that to deal with (that was just a "out of site, out of mind" problem..I moved them to a zippered pocket in my work bag, thinking I would mail them on my way to work...and forgot they were there...)  But once again...Brian was there to rescue me...and he went and dropped the local ones off in person, did the banking I wanted to do, and let me chill at home.

Then I took a lovely nap and headed to work...which was actually pretty nice.  I had called out the past two nights due to my sinus congestion which then ruptured my ear drum....NOT a fun time.  Plus I had plans (twist my arm...I know) although the plans got derailed on Wednesday due to the rain and my MIL being...well...her

So...I'll continue catching up on posts, just wanted to let you know I am here and ok...I had gotten a few emails from a few of you...and I love you all for it.  And remember...if I don't get to the board...feel free to contact me via email [email protected]  This goes for anyone who has questions about THEIR journey or whatever...I'm always available and check my mail frequently throughout the day :)

~P