***September Sunday Roll Call***

Good luck with this round of interviews, Dawn!! 

Thank you Julia!

Good morning all...

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Looks like it is shaping up to be fabulous!  I know I don't post often, but I do lurk all the time.  All of you give me such great inspiration. 

Nicole -- I wish you tons of consistency and hopefully put a  little shot in there for myself too.. I have been working hard to get things back on track after one heck of a spring and summer.  I think things are finally starting to level out.  But enough of that...

As for today -- Getting out of the house here in a bit to head to the diner for breakfast. Then it's off to a friends house so the hubby can help fix their car and dinner at their house afterward.  Trying to keep it low key today as the week ahead is going to be a bear.

Your friendly Delaware defector. 
Kris... 

Good morning!

I just love Sundays...so peaceful. :-)  Today has me just doing a quick run to Rite Aid then home to wait for the Dish Network guy to come out and install...I will just hang at home and do lesson plans and mark the class' first tests.  Then I will read my book and just enjoy the day!

Hope everyone has a Super Sunday!

Much luv!
Laura

Good Morning All! Have a good time at the picnic Trish!
I am off to a picnic at a friend's this afternoon to hang with some other friends. Other then that just laundry and prepping food for the week. I hope that the rain stays away! It was drizzling a bit when I got up this morning.

Good Morning Trish & PA:

Trish have a great time at your picinc!

Yesterday went well with the kids.  Gene found a sensitive way to approach the "issue" that is messing with their marriage.  I was amazed that he was able to get my daughter to speak openly, without digging her heels in the sand.  And our son-in-law was very receptive to bringing out the things he is struggling with as well.  It was a very productive day, one in which Gene has opened the doors for the kids to speak openly to each other instead of yelling and fighting.  Gene also learned some negative trigger words for Jenn which are a culmination of the abusive marriage I survived with her dad.  Some really crappy things remain from our family of origin that have traveled into the kids marriage.  Having my good for nothing ex-husband living with them only brings back so much of the negative connotations for my daugther.  Unfortunately the one thing Gene could not bring them to see is that they are not responsible for a grown man.  The kids even joked that having him living there puts them into parental roles with him.  Gene did ask them what alternatives they see for having him move out - neither of them could see a place for him to go and that they might be stuck with him forever, because "they can't allow him to become homeless".  At least the door is open for Gene to speak with them about this.  He was very sensitive to not put it in terms of him being her father, but framed it that he is a "house guest" that was told he had 3 years to live with them, get his life together, and find an apartment. 
We took the kids out to dinner last night - all in all it was a very nice day spent with the kids.

Today has Gene and I playing hookie from church.  Gene is finishing up his lecture notes for his class tomorrow night.  He is so enjoying teaching this graduate family systems course.  He is had lined up his teaching for the spring & summer semester.

After he is finished typing up his thoughts, we are heading out to some stores.  We still have to take a trip to the Neshameny Mall to do some clothes shopping.  I also have to start figuring out what I'm wearing for our upcoming portrait sitting.  We want to have a shot of the two of us together in our graduation regalia, Gene needs some professional head shots as well as some casual, and then we'll have some of us together in professional attire, then in casual.  I'm looking forward to this.  I have always hated having my picture taken but I am actually lookiing forward to this!

Tomorrow I'll be working from home.  I have to have an ultra sound this is a leftover from my Hospital stay over the Labor day weekend.  I also have to see my Gyn next week to go over the results of the ultrasound, then the GI doc the beginning of Oct to go over some of the testing that was done in the hospital and see if they want me to have an MRI.  My PCP on Thursday said he didn't think it was necessary but it is actually up to the GI if they think it's necessary then I'll need one.  Personally I think if they really wanted me to have one they'd have done it when I was in the hospital stoned out of my mind on all the narcotics they had me on for the pain.

Hope everyone has an awesome day.  I'm heading out to the deck to finish drinking my tea....

Ida

Ida,

What a blessing that Gene was able to get the kids to communicate!!!  I hope in time they'll come to understand that they are not responsible for your ex---he's a grown man and needs to take responsibility for himself.

Hope you'll post pics when you and Gene have them done!  Would love to see them!

Julia,
Thank you.  After seeing his talents in action with the kids, I told Gene that his clients are so blessed to have him as their therapist.
Unfortunately I do not think the ex will ever take responsibility for himself. 
Yes, once the pictures are done I will post them!
Ida

Afternoon all.. spent the morning relaxing catching up on DVR movies.  I did a yoga tape with Siehara this morning, too.  She got a little frustrated because it was hard for her, but I tried to help her with posture and remind her that the more we do it, the easier it will be.  I also let her know when I was struggling with a pose so she would realize that it doesn't come easily to me either. 

This afternoon, we are going to a friend's house for a picnic.  Should be a great day with great weather and great company.

It should be a great Sunday!

Hey all!!

I thought I'd spend some time on the sofa this morning, reading my book and drinking coffee.  (Sooo enjoying having coffee again since it no longer gives me heartburn!!)  Yeah, right.  Paul woke up and joined me, and I can't read when he's around because he wants to talk.  We ended up going for a walk and stopped by a friend's house to see if she wanted to join us.  She then suggested we go to breakfast, so we did.  Now we're hanging out at home.  Later we'll go to DE so we can take Anson to school in the morning.  Paul and I may head to the beach after that, although I have to admit that I don't feel like packing again.

Have a great day, all!!