What is New, Its Friday October 23, 2009
Good Morning Carla and everyone....
Carla...that was a wonderful thing you did. That man will never forget your kindness.
Margo...glad you got home when you did...also glad all the animals are okay!
Laureen...that Dillinger does have an attitude doesn't he...hahahahaha!!
It is Friday and the start of my long weekend. I actually slept in until 8:15AM...I never do that...if felt great!
I need to go to Walmart....I need vitamins and protein bars. Also a couple returns to take care of while I am there.
I plan on tanning after my Walmart trip. Other then that I am not planning a darn thing...this is my quiet time!
My thoughts and prayers are with so many of you...especially those struggling with the health of their parents.
I wish you all a wonderful day!! I am heading out now before the snow starts as predicted for later today....ugh!
Love and oodles of hugs to all....connie d
Carla...that was a wonderful thing you did. That man will never forget your kindness.
Margo...glad you got home when you did...also glad all the animals are okay!
Laureen...that Dillinger does have an attitude doesn't he...hahahahaha!!
It is Friday and the start of my long weekend. I actually slept in until 8:15AM...I never do that...if felt great!
I need to go to Walmart....I need vitamins and protein bars. Also a couple returns to take care of while I am there.
I plan on tanning after my Walmart trip. Other then that I am not planning a darn thing...this is my quiet time!
My thoughts and prayers are with so many of you...especially those struggling with the health of their parents.
I wish you all a wonderful day!! I am heading out now before the snow starts as predicted for later today....ugh!
Love and oodles of hugs to all....connie d
Hi Carla and my OFF family:
That was so kind of you, Carla. We had a big series in our paper this week about the homeless living in the parks and forests of Michigan. And also one woman whose child was born in a homeless shelter. It was so sad. The situation with the homeless in Michigan is getting worse because of the jobless rate and the foreclosure rate ... people are getting thrown out of their homes and have nowhere else to go, so they're living in tents and trailers. And winter is approaching.
Do I take life for granted? I don't think so, but right now I don't feel I have a purpose. I used to think I did, but I put so much into my career, and now that ha**** a dead end. I will not complain about it anymore because it's not getting me anywhere. I'm going to make the best of a bad situation. If I keep wallowing in self-pity, it's just going to drive me crazy. But I do need to get some purpose in my life other than my job, because that's not getting me anywhere lately.
Margo, I'm glad everyone was OK after the fire ... sounds like the fire Kittle started in my house in Montana (gas stove, he hit the knob and it caught a towel on fire, but it was dampened by the cookie sheet on top ... I am not a neat person! I came home to this and the only thing damaged was the towel and the cookie sheet was a little burned on the bottom, but it could have been much worse. I took the knobs off the stove after this ... had to child-proof everything because of the cats).
Not much going on today. It's Aunt Bernice's funeral, it's pouring rain here, but I don't know what it's like in Chicago ... probably much of the same, so I imagine they won't do a graveside. I know this is going to be hard for my mom; this is the last of her generation passing. She is the last one standing ... the last of the Mohicans, so to speak.
I had a rough night at work last night ... had a headache on and off most of the night and finished with it "on" so I was in a lot of pain by 2:30 a.m. and driving home was no fun in the rain with lights glaring at me ... I was queasy with the motion. I rubbed Vicks on my forehead and my sinuses, took a vicodin, put the heating pad on the back of my neck (these are all my tricks for migraines/sinus headaches), had some peppermint tea just in case I was going to throw up. It all worked, and by the time I was done watching "FlashForward" on my DVR, I was feeling better and was hungry ... the bad part was then I wasn't sleepy at all. I had to watch "Grey's Anatomy and have a snack ... still wasn't sleepy but went to bed anyway and then I was in pain from both knees and lower back. It was a bad night/early morning.
Well, today is my last night doing business pages. I'm going to miss it ... I liked reading the business copy, despite how it could be boring at times. I learned a lot of stuff ... about the stock market, finances, the economy, etc. Working on the newspaper is always an education.
Well, have a good day. I need to go bake a cake for Sunday's copy desk "sausagefest."
That was so kind of you, Carla. We had a big series in our paper this week about the homeless living in the parks and forests of Michigan. And also one woman whose child was born in a homeless shelter. It was so sad. The situation with the homeless in Michigan is getting worse because of the jobless rate and the foreclosure rate ... people are getting thrown out of their homes and have nowhere else to go, so they're living in tents and trailers. And winter is approaching.
Do I take life for granted? I don't think so, but right now I don't feel I have a purpose. I used to think I did, but I put so much into my career, and now that ha**** a dead end. I will not complain about it anymore because it's not getting me anywhere. I'm going to make the best of a bad situation. If I keep wallowing in self-pity, it's just going to drive me crazy. But I do need to get some purpose in my life other than my job, because that's not getting me anywhere lately.
Margo, I'm glad everyone was OK after the fire ... sounds like the fire Kittle started in my house in Montana (gas stove, he hit the knob and it caught a towel on fire, but it was dampened by the cookie sheet on top ... I am not a neat person! I came home to this and the only thing damaged was the towel and the cookie sheet was a little burned on the bottom, but it could have been much worse. I took the knobs off the stove after this ... had to child-proof everything because of the cats).
Not much going on today. It's Aunt Bernice's funeral, it's pouring rain here, but I don't know what it's like in Chicago ... probably much of the same, so I imagine they won't do a graveside. I know this is going to be hard for my mom; this is the last of her generation passing. She is the last one standing ... the last of the Mohicans, so to speak.
I had a rough night at work last night ... had a headache on and off most of the night and finished with it "on" so I was in a lot of pain by 2:30 a.m. and driving home was no fun in the rain with lights glaring at me ... I was queasy with the motion. I rubbed Vicks on my forehead and my sinuses, took a vicodin, put the heating pad on the back of my neck (these are all my tricks for migraines/sinus headaches), had some peppermint tea just in case I was going to throw up. It all worked, and by the time I was done watching "FlashForward" on my DVR, I was feeling better and was hungry ... the bad part was then I wasn't sleepy at all. I had to watch "Grey's Anatomy and have a snack ... still wasn't sleepy but went to bed anyway and then I was in pain from both knees and lower back. It was a bad night/early morning.
Well, today is my last night doing business pages. I'm going to miss it ... I liked reading the business copy, despite how it could be boring at times. I learned a lot of stuff ... about the stock market, finances, the economy, etc. Working on the newspaper is always an education.
Well, have a good day. I need to go bake a cake for Sunday's copy desk "sausagefest."
good morning all..or should I say good afternoon!!! Its actually 2:00 pm here in NY.
Welcome John...and welcome back to life. If you find yourself in need of more to do you might want to check and see if your school district offers the opportunity for "grandparents" or parents to volunteer to help at the school. It can be very rewarding.
Today I'm doing nothing. I've been promising Annette all week that I would rest and recoup from the gall bladder surgery. Well I've been to this doctor and that one..made bread with my mom..and today I am going to just relax. I may make a little applesauce later on.
Around 3:30 I'm walking to the bus stop and picking up my "little sweet pea", my 5 year old granddaughter. She is going to hang out with her "nanny" till mommy gets home from work.
She is very excited she told me last night.
Margo...thank GOD you only have smoke. You are definitely being watched over.
Carla..my daughter did the same thing last week. Bless you for your kindness.
Eileen...hang in there with the job. You may not like it, but, it may actually be for the *******ways believe things happen for a really good reason. We just don't always see what the reason is.
Well enough chit chat for me...in case Annette is reading..I'm supposed to be napping. MMM..not!!!
Blessed day to all..
Keep smiling.
Marcy
Welcome John...and welcome back to life. If you find yourself in need of more to do you might want to check and see if your school district offers the opportunity for "grandparents" or parents to volunteer to help at the school. It can be very rewarding.
Today I'm doing nothing. I've been promising Annette all week that I would rest and recoup from the gall bladder surgery. Well I've been to this doctor and that one..made bread with my mom..and today I am going to just relax. I may make a little applesauce later on.
Around 3:30 I'm walking to the bus stop and picking up my "little sweet pea", my 5 year old granddaughter. She is going to hang out with her "nanny" till mommy gets home from work.
She is very excited she told me last night.
Margo...thank GOD you only have smoke. You are definitely being watched over.
Carla..my daughter did the same thing last week. Bless you for your kindness.
Eileen...hang in there with the job. You may not like it, but, it may actually be for the *******ways believe things happen for a really good reason. We just don't always see what the reason is.
Well enough chit chat for me...in case Annette is reading..I'm supposed to be napping. MMM..not!!!
Blessed day to all..
Keep smiling.
Marcy
I seem to be one of the last ones to post on this. By the time I get everything going at work, it's lunch time, and then the day flies after that.
Friday - yahooo!! I love my weekends. They have been 3-day weekends for a bit, due to budget cuts, but I am going to have some full-time work for awhile - a mixed blessing.
This weekend is planned out. Tomorrow coffee with WLS support group. Sunday morning I'm going to help decorate cakes for a 250th birthday party! - 5 friends (younger) celebrating their 50th birthdays together. It should be really fun. Then in the afternoon, we go to the party. There will be live music and lots of good friends. I can't wait! The weekend does fly by.
I am grateful, so grateful, that I have everything I need. Money may be tight (husband is self-employed and business is way down), but there is nothing we really need. Roof over our head and food on the table. And in Minnesota - we are grateful for our warm house.
We see first-hand the hungry, when we help with the Saturday downtown Minneapolis church lunch once in a while. They are so grateful for a nourishing meal.
Good weekends to all!
Friday - yahooo!! I love my weekends. They have been 3-day weekends for a bit, due to budget cuts, but I am going to have some full-time work for awhile - a mixed blessing.
This weekend is planned out. Tomorrow coffee with WLS support group. Sunday morning I'm going to help decorate cakes for a 250th birthday party! - 5 friends (younger) celebrating their 50th birthdays together. It should be really fun. Then in the afternoon, we go to the party. There will be live music and lots of good friends. I can't wait! The weekend does fly by.
I am grateful, so grateful, that I have everything I need. Money may be tight (husband is self-employed and business is way down), but there is nothing we really need. Roof over our head and food on the table. And in Minnesota - we are grateful for our warm house.
We see first-hand the hungry, when we help with the Saturday downtown Minneapolis church lunch once in a while. They are so grateful for a nourishing meal.
Good weekends to all!
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
Hello Everyone,already posted and gone
I'm thinking that we should have a West Coast thread for those of us WAY OVER THERE! If they are anything like me they don't post late because everyone else has posted and gone to bed. But I'll post anyway even though most will not read this late ole post!
I had a happy ending to my week. My cat Cleopatra was missing for a week. She's an indoor cat and very old (15 I think). While I was on my cabin trip my husband "put her out". He thought she would come right back but she was freaked out and took off. I looked all week for her, even at the pound. Yesterday I was calling her and heard her sound- raspy meowing. I looked around and found her on the neighbor's roof. I tried and tried to coax her down from our fence and all she did was cry. There were marijuana plants growing and a chow dog... I didn't know what to do. I got brave... went over there and asked if I could "retrieve" my crazy cat. He was very nice, took me back there and I got her. She is so happy now, but so NEEDY!
As far as your question about being grateful- OH YES! I never thought I would say this but I'm even grateful for the sadness and fear that I've gone through. The deaths, the cancer, the feelings of hopelessness, they have all been important to me in the long run.
My weekend is open at this point...I will play it by ear...
Julia
I'm thinking that we should have a West Coast thread for those of us WAY OVER THERE! If they are anything like me they don't post late because everyone else has posted and gone to bed. But I'll post anyway even though most will not read this late ole post!
I had a happy ending to my week. My cat Cleopatra was missing for a week. She's an indoor cat and very old (15 I think). While I was on my cabin trip my husband "put her out". He thought she would come right back but she was freaked out and took off. I looked all week for her, even at the pound. Yesterday I was calling her and heard her sound- raspy meowing. I looked around and found her on the neighbor's roof. I tried and tried to coax her down from our fence and all she did was cry. There were marijuana plants growing and a chow dog... I didn't know what to do. I got brave... went over there and asked if I could "retrieve" my crazy cat. He was very nice, took me back there and I got her. She is so happy now, but so NEEDY!
As far as your question about being grateful- OH YES! I never thought I would say this but I'm even grateful for the sadness and fear that I've gone through. The deaths, the cancer, the feelings of hopelessness, they have all been important to me in the long run.
My weekend is open at this point...I will play it by ear...
Julia
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