Happy Sunday, Everyone
Good morning Eileen and everyone....
Eileen and Judy.....the happiness in your voices is so apparent. I am glad your new jobs are working out so well.
Monica.....440 days...you rock!!! Enjoy your day!!
Trish....I hope they can drain that hematoma soon. Congrats to you on 2 years with AA and no drinking!!
Carolyn....if your daughter can be half the cook you are she will be great!! Wish I had your recipes!!
Jamie is in MN and has told everyone up there I am leaving because she can't deal with me and my depression. SHE has caused it!!! I left her she didn't ask me to leave.....I am leaving her because of who she is....what a liar!! I cried all night!!
Have a great day everyone. You know I care so much about all of you. Wish me luck getting through another day!
Prayers for so many in need. Anyone heard from Nan H lately???
Love and hugs to all.....connie d
Eileen and Judy.....the happiness in your voices is so apparent. I am glad your new jobs are working out so well.
Monica.....440 days...you rock!!! Enjoy your day!!
Trish....I hope they can drain that hematoma soon. Congrats to you on 2 years with AA and no drinking!!
Carolyn....if your daughter can be half the cook you are she will be great!! Wish I had your recipes!!
Jamie is in MN and has told everyone up there I am leaving because she can't deal with me and my depression. SHE has caused it!!! I left her she didn't ask me to leave.....I am leaving her because of who she is....what a liar!! I cried all night!!
Have a great day everyone. You know I care so much about all of you. Wish me luck getting through another day!
Prayers for so many in need. Anyone heard from Nan H lately???
Love and hugs to all.....connie d
Connie, from all of your posts, I think we can all agree that you should not let ANYTHING your daughter says bother you! I know, I know, easier said than done.
Back when I got my band I put little sticky notes all over the house that said 'CREDIT'. My DH wanted to know if I forgot to make a credit card payment. Nope. It was a reminder to give myself credit for all I am and all I have done.
Connie, you have GOT to give yourself credit. You have done so very much! You are a wonderful, loving, caring, Mom and Grandmom. It is not your fault your daughter doesn't appreciate you!
We all care about you. You are always in my prayers!
Back when I got my band I put little sticky notes all over the house that said 'CREDIT'. My DH wanted to know if I forgot to make a credit card payment. Nope. It was a reminder to give myself credit for all I am and all I have done.
Connie, you have GOT to give yourself credit. You have done so very much! You are a wonderful, loving, caring, Mom and Grandmom. It is not your fault your daughter doesn't appreciate you!
We all care about you. You are always in my prayers!
Grammylew in Jax
Carolyn...you are so wonderful. Thanks again for caring and all the prayers.
"Credit" is a good idea....however I don't feel like I am worth anything and haven't done enough. I have no credit to give me. I worked so hard I am in pain every single day. I don't know what else I could have done. I don't feel worthy.
Love and hugs....connie d
"Credit" is a good idea....however I don't feel like I am worth anything and haven't done enough. I have no credit to give me. I worked so hard I am in pain every single day. I don't know what else I could have done. I don't feel worthy.
Love and hugs....connie d
Good Noon Eileen and OFF-
Eileen your posts of late sound wonderfully relaxing when it comes to the new job. I hope your unpacking and relocation notes reach that point. Sounds like you ended up in the right place job wise. As a retired manager it sounds like your new boss has the skills to make your worklife a happy one.
Connie make the move without guilt. You've made a choice for your health and mental peace, stick to it. I have no children so I can't speak from experience but I do get frustrated with how selfish some people's children are.
Monica, congrats on the continued sobriety. Enjoy the football games today now that the Pat's won last night. Your DH's sauce sounds heavenly. Maybe I'll make myself a portobello pizza today.
So ladies, Vickie and I rendevoused in Livingston Texas yesterday. She looks just like her picture and now I have a voice to remember when I read her postings. We had a great lunch and then went to explore the Trade Days of Livingston. It was a little subdued given the post Christmas date. We also tried to go to a quilt shop that I know about in Livingston but it was closed. We were able to wander the antique shops in the downtown area and get to spend some time over tea before we split up. It was fun for me to meet someone I've gotten to know on the Internet. Vickie is my second face to face meeting. I hope we'll be able to get together again before I head north.
Not much planned for today or tomorrow the remainder of my weekend. I'm going to do some cleaning today and some vegging. Tomorrow will be chiropracter and errand day ending with water fitness. Last week was the first full week of my new exercise and work schedule. It was a little hectic learning to pack lunches and plan breakfasts the night before but I think I'm getting into the routine.
I have a baby quilt to make and I volunteered to make under the counter curtains for the kitchen in the volunteer building. I just have to pick up a chair that will not hurt my back to use while sewing in the volunteer building. This week I'm also going to focus on recording my food intake and following the meal plan they gave me for 3mos. +. I'm beginning to get frustrated that the scale hasn't moved in a while but I need to own up to what I'm eating.
Hope everyone has a great day to relax or watch their teams win in the playoffs. Trish I'll be sending you some vibes that they can drain the hematoma in your leg without any further delay and that you can go home to your furbaby again!
Have a great one ladies!
Cindi
Eileen your posts of late sound wonderfully relaxing when it comes to the new job. I hope your unpacking and relocation notes reach that point. Sounds like you ended up in the right place job wise. As a retired manager it sounds like your new boss has the skills to make your worklife a happy one.
Connie make the move without guilt. You've made a choice for your health and mental peace, stick to it. I have no children so I can't speak from experience but I do get frustrated with how selfish some people's children are.
Monica, congrats on the continued sobriety. Enjoy the football games today now that the Pat's won last night. Your DH's sauce sounds heavenly. Maybe I'll make myself a portobello pizza today.
So ladies, Vickie and I rendevoused in Livingston Texas yesterday. She looks just like her picture and now I have a voice to remember when I read her postings. We had a great lunch and then went to explore the Trade Days of Livingston. It was a little subdued given the post Christmas date. We also tried to go to a quilt shop that I know about in Livingston but it was closed. We were able to wander the antique shops in the downtown area and get to spend some time over tea before we split up. It was fun for me to meet someone I've gotten to know on the Internet. Vickie is my second face to face meeting. I hope we'll be able to get together again before I head north.
Not much planned for today or tomorrow the remainder of my weekend. I'm going to do some cleaning today and some vegging. Tomorrow will be chiropracter and errand day ending with water fitness. Last week was the first full week of my new exercise and work schedule. It was a little hectic learning to pack lunches and plan breakfasts the night before but I think I'm getting into the routine.
I have a baby quilt to make and I volunteered to make under the counter curtains for the kitchen in the volunteer building. I just have to pick up a chair that will not hurt my back to use while sewing in the volunteer building. This week I'm also going to focus on recording my food intake and following the meal plan they gave me for 3mos. +. I'm beginning to get frustrated that the scale hasn't moved in a while but I need to own up to what I'm eating.
Hope everyone has a great day to relax or watch their teams win in the playoffs. Trish I'll be sending you some vibes that they can drain the hematoma in your leg without any further delay and that you can go home to your furbaby again!
Have a great one ladies!
Cindi
HW - 351 SW 0 342 SurgW - 298! 1st. Seminar July 2010 Surgery August 1, 2011
Hello Eileen and my OFF sistas!
Here I am bringing up the rear today. Just got off the phone with my sweet husband. If all goes well with crew change, he will be home on Wednesday. Wow, he is really in a remote area over there on the Red Sea. He will leave the rig at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning and hopefully (crossing all fingers and toes) make his flight at midnight from Dubai! Then it's a 16 hour flight to Atlanta, and another puddle jumper over to Shreveport, where I'll be waiting to pick him up with open arms. He's certainly going to be jet lagged this time!
Cindi and I had the nicest time together yesterday. There's not much to do in Livingston, but we made the best of it! We did have a gorgeous day to get out and explore a bit. Next time we'll try to meet in an area that has a bit more in the way of entertainment and/or shopping. Anyway, I did bring my camera and then promptly forgot about it in my purse! Sorry! I really meant to get a picture of us to share with everyone. Cindi is looking good, and she's so incredibly self-sufficient and independent! She's not afraid to tackle anything! Would love to see her place on Glacier Lake in Maine one day. I know it is breath-taking. (I enjoyed our visit, Cindi, and btw, I did get the rest of those cabinet knobs at Lowes!)
I'm back to work on my project today. I'm feeling more in control of my house every day. I had just let it get so far out of order, but I'm slowly reining it back in. Had a long talk with hubby today about all the things that HE has to work on when he gets home next week. I figured it was better to "lay the law down" from 12,000 miles away, lol! Give him a few days to process it all!
Not much else new to report from East Texas today. Connie, sweetie, you will feel better when you get some space between yourself and Jamie. I know a little distance always helps me deal better with Christie. You can't beat yourself up over the situation--it is what it is. There comes a time when self-preservation has to outweigh all other considerations, and I think you are there. I don't like it when you say you are feeling suicidal. PLEASE don't go there! That won't help anyone in your family, but most especially Nic and Grace. I do understand it, because I've been in that exact same position with Christie--I remember feeling like it would be better to be dead than to have to deal with her one more day. But you and I both know that is NOT God's plan for us! Now, draw your courage up to the sticking point and make the move. You can do it. And then you can work on repairing the damage as time and space will allow you both to gain some perspective on the problems. Love you, sweetie! Praying for you!
Happy to read about everyone else. Eileen, you knock 'em dead, girlfriend! Woot, woot for Trish and Monica's continued sobriety! Trish, hoping and praying you get out of that hospital soon. Caroline, hoping to hear about your nursing covers again. Oh, meant to tell you Caroline, that I have a new craft--it's called a Knook! It's a way to knit using a crochet hook. Just started practicing with it last night. I'll let you know how it goes. Always fun to find a new way to use up my yarn stash. Karen, enjoy your sweet grandbabies! Judy, try to stay warm today!
I'd better go. It's already after noon, and here I sit in my pjs still.
Love you all!
Here I am bringing up the rear today. Just got off the phone with my sweet husband. If all goes well with crew change, he will be home on Wednesday. Wow, he is really in a remote area over there on the Red Sea. He will leave the rig at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning and hopefully (crossing all fingers and toes) make his flight at midnight from Dubai! Then it's a 16 hour flight to Atlanta, and another puddle jumper over to Shreveport, where I'll be waiting to pick him up with open arms. He's certainly going to be jet lagged this time!
Cindi and I had the nicest time together yesterday. There's not much to do in Livingston, but we made the best of it! We did have a gorgeous day to get out and explore a bit. Next time we'll try to meet in an area that has a bit more in the way of entertainment and/or shopping. Anyway, I did bring my camera and then promptly forgot about it in my purse! Sorry! I really meant to get a picture of us to share with everyone. Cindi is looking good, and she's so incredibly self-sufficient and independent! She's not afraid to tackle anything! Would love to see her place on Glacier Lake in Maine one day. I know it is breath-taking. (I enjoyed our visit, Cindi, and btw, I did get the rest of those cabinet knobs at Lowes!)
I'm back to work on my project today. I'm feeling more in control of my house every day. I had just let it get so far out of order, but I'm slowly reining it back in. Had a long talk with hubby today about all the things that HE has to work on when he gets home next week. I figured it was better to "lay the law down" from 12,000 miles away, lol! Give him a few days to process it all!
Not much else new to report from East Texas today. Connie, sweetie, you will feel better when you get some space between yourself and Jamie. I know a little distance always helps me deal better with Christie. You can't beat yourself up over the situation--it is what it is. There comes a time when self-preservation has to outweigh all other considerations, and I think you are there. I don't like it when you say you are feeling suicidal. PLEASE don't go there! That won't help anyone in your family, but most especially Nic and Grace. I do understand it, because I've been in that exact same position with Christie--I remember feeling like it would be better to be dead than to have to deal with her one more day. But you and I both know that is NOT God's plan for us! Now, draw your courage up to the sticking point and make the move. You can do it. And then you can work on repairing the damage as time and space will allow you both to gain some perspective on the problems. Love you, sweetie! Praying for you!
Happy to read about everyone else. Eileen, you knock 'em dead, girlfriend! Woot, woot for Trish and Monica's continued sobriety! Trish, hoping and praying you get out of that hospital soon. Caroline, hoping to hear about your nursing covers again. Oh, meant to tell you Caroline, that I have a new craft--it's called a Knook! It's a way to knit using a crochet hook. Just started practicing with it last night. I'll let you know how it goes. Always fun to find a new way to use up my yarn stash. Karen, enjoy your sweet grandbabies! Judy, try to stay warm today!
I'd better go. It's already after noon, and here I sit in my pjs still.
Love you all!
Vickie
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