What's New, Friday!
Hello, everyone!
A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEBBIE!!
It's just 2:30 am but if iI dont post now, I won't have time later. I'm all packed and ready....JB and I are taking Mother (89) up to Quebec to a tiny island in the Ottawa River (mother's old stompin' grounds) to attend a family reunion up on the old homestead..my cousin Walter is the fifth generation to live there.
I am a bit leary of this trip because mother has NO filter when she opens her mouth and JB has long lost patience with her because of all the issues and trouble she causes with her refusal to face reality and her brutal behavior when I refuse to enable my drug addicted sister anymore.
However, at her age, this could be her last chance to return to her beloved Ottawa River and see her relatives..she is the last of that generation left. So Im crossing my fingers and hoping. Of course, that same sister will also be there...I havent seen her in three years since I kicked her and her boyfriend out of Mother's house and sold it and moved Mom into a beautiful retirement community...this should be interesting.
Ive completed two kits now for my client...both on self-esteem for children...I did several dozen colouring pages to accompany the "embedded metaphors" scripts.....these kits are available to professionals who deal with children struggling with body image and emotional issues.
Ive already begun research to start the mext series for kids with AD and ADHD issues...Im enjoying this illustration work very much.
My weight is unwavering still....but Im prepared this weekend to not allow my stress to cause me to eat....Im taking my hypnosis CDs and my subliminal CDs to listen to when Im stressed. We will be gone 4-5 days, depending on how Mother handles the trip.
My son, Derek, who is also a BOUNCER at a local nightclub to supplement his own business funds, told me last night that there was a huge explosion at the owner's house while he was away in Croatia....the wife was killed and two cleaning ladies were injured....the house is destroyed.....Derek had just spoken to the lady two nights before.....the whole staff is in shock. There are serious rumours going around.
Ive completed my beige and white cotton vest to wear with my new beige and white skirt to take along and now Im working on a brimmed hat as well...then I will make a pink and white set too..gives me something to do with my hands besides wringing necks on the trip. (did I really ADMIT that??)
Well, Im off to shower, wash my hair and to sleep a few hours...see you all when I get back!
Nancy B
i would love to see your illustrations?????
is there any way taht you can join the sisters in frankenmuth in october??????
hugs to you sweetone!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
Don't have time right now to comment on anything, running out the door to an oil change appointment and to 9:30 trainer's, 11:30 nail salon, meeting with a friend and her granddaughter to hang at another friend's pool, AA meeting this evening and then I'll hopefully be back to see what all is going on in your lives.
For those who have had exciting WOW moments, I am soooo happy for you!
Yesterday was a wonderful day spent with my oldest and one of my dearest friends, she had not seen me since my 6 weeks post-op and was very impressed with how well I look, she then showed me a picture taken in 1979, as I shared yesterday, she is the one person who has seen me thinner than I am today and that picture had me at probably about 155 lbs., funny thing, I don't look a whole lot different today, I've actually aged pretty well ;) Anyway, we had a wonderful visit and after her children's (she has twins, boy and girl) B'nai mitzvah in September, we have promised that we will get together once a month.
Hope you all have a great day!
Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Another boring day in paradise. I miss my DIL and grandkids!!! I should be wallowing in the quiet. The 3 of them will be back the 13th, that same day my daughter and her 2 kids come for a week, and then my Mom will be here the 17th to the 24th, to overlap it all. Mom gets "jangly" if she has to deal with 4 teenagers for very long (well the girl is only 11, but she acts 16).
I loved the story of your Mom, Nancy. My Gramma died at 94 and was the most "outspoken" woman I have ever known. I think that is a polite word for something else. She knew more dirty jokes than a sailor (I know cause I married a sailor), and almost any remark would make her think of one. She was always ready to share them with anyone and everyone. The pastor always just shook his head. One summer, around a campfire, my Sis and I tried to write them all down. Di would write one, and I would write the next and we still couldn't keep up! Until the day she died she was sure her one DIL had stolen her favorite cassarole dish years earlier. IT WAS NO WHERE IN THE HOUSE since that long ago Thanksgiving. This was the sweetest, kindest gentlest aunt I had, and she wouldn't have takem anything. Well, you guessed it, after Gram died and they were cleaning her house they found the dish in the back of a closet, I wonder how it got there??!!
Just enjoy them while we have them. I guess after 80 plus years they are tired of holding their tongues! It's comforting to know, I'LL never be that way!
Grammylew in Jax
morning my OFF family!!!
oh nancy i wish you the best of luck on the trip with your mom!!! hopefully the sister will keep mouth shut...
omg that sounds like foul play doesn't it??? wow!!!! so sorry for those that were killed!!! and injured!! keep us posted on this if you can.
wish i knew how to cross stitch!! i do know how to embroider tho...but that was years and years ago that i did that!!!
not much happening here today just doing some laundry before ricks aunt shows up for the weekend again...she is a bad influence on rick...she drinks every waking minute and smokes like a stove pipe!!!! so that makes rick drink and smoke alot when she is here!!! like i said before...we need our own place!!!!!!!!! sighs.........the bill collectors are hounding ricks mom and with his step dad just starting a new job AGAIN there isn't money to pay all the bills...sooooooooooo rick has to help pay some and then we are broke once again...seems we will never get money to move out!!! grrrrr one of diane's girlfriends has a ton of money and diane asked her for a small loan and she told her no!!! then last night or should i say early this morning 4:30 am she calls here and says she is in jail (again) and needs to be bailed out and a place to stay...diane told her no!!! lol way to go diane!!!! about time she said no to her!!!! this woman is into drugs big time and won't stay off them at all!!! long story on her so won't get into that...just happy she is in jail and hope they keep her!!!! lol called id shows this girlfriend is calling from jail lol she is still there..lmaooooo (i am bad huh lol)
well thats about it for now...have to shower and get ready to pay some bills and get some grocery shopping done with what little money we have left....gas is down to $3.68 here might be cheaper in town but i didn't go that far...but i like the $3.68 lol
have a great day everyone!!!
hugs
Highjack
Oh Judy.
I can't imagine being our age and living with someone. It has to be the most difficlt thing in the world. Especially starting a new relationship and having to live with his parents. As far as the aunt's influence and I know that you didn't ask for it, but if he drinks too much and is easily influenced into drinking too much, girl, I can only say that are you sure you are where you need to be. My experience with men who drink is that it only gets worse as the comfort level increases. Be careful.
hi jeannie,,,yeah i know i can't believe it myself that i am living here like this but hey i love rock and his mom is a sweetheart...his step dad is the problem!!! if he wants another job he should atleast have one before he quits the one he has!!!! we are all so disgusted with him its not funny!!! diane said if he quits this one she is leaving him and he can have to pleasure of finding ways to pay the dam bills!!!! well if she would only leave him...rick said she always says she is gonna leave but never does!!! so maybe with us here she ight leave this time...but she isn't moving in with us!!!!! i already put me foot down!!!! as for rick drinking he isn't to bad its just when he is around his aunt he drinks alot...i grew up around drunks...dad was a bartender and i saw enough drunks to know when to keep away from them!!! but thanks for the advise!!! (((jeannie)))
hugs
Nancy, it's always so nice to see you! I don't envy your trip with Mom, it can be difficult. When we went to San Diego for our Niece's wedding, all of were so nervous that Nana would say someting out of line....and of course, she did, and OFTEN!!! ARRRRRGHH
The expolsion certainly sounds fishy, let us know.
I am speaking at seminars for two doctors today. One is my surgeon, the other his associate. I'm going to stress the importance of support groups (neither require their patients to attend them) and to talk about the Walk From Obesity. Hopefully I can get some more walkers signed up today. Then I'll go to work for a few hours.
We all went to the salon owner's father's funeral yesterday. It was my first "Southern" funeral, a bit different than what I'm used to, but none the less very nice. Of course, there was food....more food than you can imagine, not a bit of it WLS friendly. I took all the skin off some fried chicken and then proceeded to eat it too fast and had to make a mad dash to the ladies room. Fortunately, no one knew what was going on, so no big deal. I ended up eating a slice of deli roast beef, a couple tbs of potato salad and some pineapple. Should have made that choice to begin with, huh????
Well, my lovlies, I hope all of you have a wonderful day. Take care, and play nice!
Susan
Hey Nancy,
I wish that I could say that I don't envy you the road trip with your mother; however, since my mother died when I was a child, I can't say that. Hopefully, though, things will go smoothely. I love doing needle point and am thinking about pickint it back up. I've been doing some beautifuly crotetching and have made a really nice purse that I've gotten many compliments on. I took an old used purse, cut off all the leather, used the inside of that old purse to attach my crotetched purse onto and it looks gorgeous. I even made a beautiful strap and a wallet and a coupon holder. I know, way too much time on my hands. LOL
Today, I'm doing absolutely nothing. I'll walk, of course, but, other than that, I'm reading...reading for pleasure that is. I bought almost all of Octavia Butler's books and I'm setting out to read them. I can't wait.
As far as the explosion, wow, I hope your son reconsiders his job at that club.
Anyway, hope you all have a good day.
Aime
