its sunday, 2AM

 Hi There,
I got home about an hour ago well about 1230am but I sat in my car for an hour talking to my friend. Tevia just jumped up and is helping me type away.
 The moon is full and I am wide awake!!!!!
Tomorrow I am taking a day off work. passover is Monday and I decided to take a day off, Going to my cousins for dinner tomorrow night causei I have to work the first night of passover. I forgot it was passover and forgot to ask for it off... silly me!!!!
I went to the beach today and my little cousin deemed me a beach bum!!!!! Says I know how to be a beach bum cause I saved his mama a parking spot. I was standing in an empty spot till she came and wouldnt let any take it!!!!! I sure was a site.
Well back to studying for my cosmetology exam for my Illinois Liscense renewal.
Carla Post on Ill check in later 

Good morning, Carla and everyone posting later!

It's a second day of dreary cold rain here...my side lawn and back lawn, the garden and the pond are all flooded...enough already!  Of course, the weather does reflect my feelings...I miss Mom so much! And she has been gone only for a week.

I keep reaching for the phone to call her..that my lilac bushes have huge buds..or that I saw a robin..or that we have more baby kittens or a pair of mallard ducks in our pond...just little things  but something to tell her and she loved lovlacs so much..I'd always bring her a huge bouquet when they bloomed so that her room smelled of lilacs for days.

I've packed up all her clothes and now going theu her dresser drawers...she had a habit of "hiding things safely" so you never know what I will find..already, a new will, handwritten and witnessed by the managers of her former home before she moved to Bella.  Today I found her beautiful old silver bracelet that Dad had bought for her and engraved with her initial when they were engaged back in 1943. I'd forgotten about that.

Our oldest son Danny just called me ..3 am...they had just returned from Las Vegas and got my message to call so I told him that his Gramma had passed away last week...that was hard too.  Fortunately he had a really quality visit with Mom a month ago and I'd taken pictures of them together and he knew that his Gramma was very frail and weak so it is not that much of a surprise..still, hard enough for him.

Well, Derek will be home soon from his Bouncer job...I might as well wait up now and play a few games of mahjong. I will sleep in Sunday morning..easier that way than to get up and NOT go to see Mom with her soup for the week....I know this gets easier..just not right now.

Nancy B

 

You and yours in my prayers. So glad you didn't have to travel north these past few days, the storms have wrecked havoc.

Thank you, Monica...we were very lucky to have been able to avoid the worst of the wild weather as we headed home.

Did I tell you that my Mom's name was also Monica? Mary Monica Ellen....the eldest daughter from each of five generations was called Ellen...me as well...Nancy Ellen..and I had two sons so no more Ellens anymore.

BTW, though I don't always respond, I am SO VERY PROUD of you, Monica...your days keep adding up..you're a very courageous lady! *hugs*

Good Morning Everyone,
We got a ton of rain yesterday....big rainstorm...flooded the Delaware down where I walk Utley....the waters receded and I had to give Utley a bath because he got muddy during our walk.

Today is going to be interesting.  I got up early, and did some cleaning and then had to wake Utley for his walk.  Now, I am drowsy, which I expected to be.  This afternoon, I will head to a Health and Fitness Fair where my sister and I have a table for Special Olympics. 

I hope everyone has a great day.

Hugs,
Trish

Good mornin' ya'll.
Nancy, my prayers are with you. I know howhard it is to clean things out. Mom has been gone almost 2 years, and I still think of things I want to call and tell her.
Well, they say ignorance is bliss! I felt like cr*p last night and went to bed at 6:30. Woke up this morning at 6:30. Our lawn chairs scattered across the yard. Turned on the local news. Heavy wind damage on the base overnight. About 10 miles from here! 5 homes uninhabitable, power out all over the city, 20 injured, one air lifted to another hospital, state of emergency declared! Haven't officially said if it was a tornado. My DH came to bed about 9:30 and knew we were having some major wind, but he had the TV off and didn't realize how close it was. Our son is gonna drive around a little to see what happened and where! I'm going back to bed!!
I hope no one was injured in all of this mess.
Everyone have a fantabulous day!

The Weather Channel said the Carolina's would get hit hard. Glad you OK. So sad about those at Camp Lejune, love that base, especially the little Catholic church. Strange how we haven't seen on the news about this. Fingers & toes crossed that no more storms develop.

Good morning everyone!

Nancy, I'm so sorry for your loss.  The grieving process takes us all a little time to get through.  You just have to go through it and feel the feelings.  I remember when Daddy died, I felt like a huge hole had been ripped in the fabric of my life.  I didn't think that hole would ever close, but eventually it did.  Prayer and hugs, hon.

So this is a big day for us.  We're leaving for Houston this afternoon.  We'll be there about a week.  DH has his first appointment at MDAnderson at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.  Please pray that they can find out why his prostate cancer has recurred and for a treatment option he can tolerate.

Yesterday we went down to the lake to visit with some of his family and my Board meeting.  We got invited to stay for supper with some of my in laws.  I haven't told any of his side of the family about my surgery, so I was nervous about having a meal with them.  And geez, they had all these fattening sides: mac'n'cheese, scalloped potatoes, etc.  But I managed.  I had a few bites of steak, some asparagus, and 2 halves of devilled eggs.  Also, I sat at a table with the guys, as opposed to a table with all women.  The men never noticed what or how little was on my plate!  The women would have been all over it:  "Why aren't you eating?" "Is that all you're going to have?" You know how women are.  We watch each other like hawks!

Also, and this is just a small whine on my part, not one single person noticed that I have lost 35 pounds.  Or if they did, they didn't say anything.

And speaking of weight, I lost another pound!!!  Yippee!  I'm finally back in the 230's again! 

So, got a ton of stuff to do to get ready to leave today.  Posts might be a bit sketchy next week, but I'll be checking in with tales from our week in Houston.

Love you all!

Vickie

Morning Vickie, prayers for you and hubby. May your trip to Houston bring good answers.
Vickie please don't expect your women friends and especially family members to NOTICE out loud @ you losing weight. Often those closest to us, not the really close ones, don't want to see you getting smaller. Sorry to say but that is the truth. This is where our being invisible screams silently in our ears and hearts. Beware the saboteurs as the success of your journey becomes more & more apparent.

Thank you, Monica!  You're always there with a word of advice or encouragement!  You are a treasure to me!

Vickie