Monday? Where the heck? Sheesh everyone is where?
Good afternoon Laureen and everyone...
Laureen ......it sounds like you had a great St Patty's Day!!
I did too...wooohooo what a weekend!! We started out about noon in a little town of 50 people. They only have a church, a bar and a lumberyard. There were at least 7 thousand people there. The parade is about 100 entries. They road if so short the they go up one way and then come back the other way again. What a blast!! 5 years ago it started as a joke and grows by the thousands every year. Then we went to some other parties the rest of the day and night. I am always the designated driver. People always think I am drunk but, it is just how silly I really am!!
Today I went to see my psychiatrist for the first time since I moved back. He said when he saw me down for the day he almost did a cartwheel....he is a funny man. I was so happy that I was able to get back in to see him again.
Life is good right now....a few bumps now and then but I have learn to plug through them. Good therapy does pay off!!
I just did a pedicure for my sister. She is so happy to have me here helping her put. Did a few other things for her too.
Wishing you all a beautiful rest of the day. Prayers for many in need.
Love and hugs to all......connie d
Laureen ......it sounds like you had a great St Patty's Day!!
I did too...wooohooo what a weekend!! We started out about noon in a little town of 50 people. They only have a church, a bar and a lumberyard. There were at least 7 thousand people there. The parade is about 100 entries. They road if so short the they go up one way and then come back the other way again. What a blast!! 5 years ago it started as a joke and grows by the thousands every year. Then we went to some other parties the rest of the day and night. I am always the designated driver. People always think I am drunk but, it is just how silly I really am!!
Today I went to see my psychiatrist for the first time since I moved back. He said when he saw me down for the day he almost did a cartwheel....he is a funny man. I was so happy that I was able to get back in to see him again.
Life is good right now....a few bumps now and then but I have learn to plug through them. Good therapy does pay off!!
I just did a pedicure for my sister. She is so happy to have me here helping her put. Did a few other things for her too.
Wishing you all a beautiful rest of the day. Prayers for many in need.
Love and hugs to all......connie d
Connie,
I don't know what happened, nor is it my business, but I must say, you sound more alive and happier than I've experienced in quite some time and while the gist of what I gather is there were issues with your living situation and since it involved family stuff, that made it all the harder to deal with, I am thrilled to read your posts these days because more and more you seem to be enjoying your life!!! Hope that is the case and that whatever caused your unhappiness resolves itself in a positive manner, if it has not already done so.
Hugs, Laureen
I don't know what happened, nor is it my business, but I must say, you sound more alive and happier than I've experienced in quite some time and while the gist of what I gather is there were issues with your living situation and since it involved family stuff, that made it all the harder to deal with, I am thrilled to read your posts these days because more and more you seem to be enjoying your life!!! Hope that is the case and that whatever caused your unhappiness resolves itself in a positive manner, if it has not already done so.
Hugs, 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
Hi Laureen and my OFF family:
I have been getting up really late lately ... getting to sleep late ... this morning it was 5 a.m. I went to bed at 3, read for awhile, then dozed off for 15 minutes, got up sweating ... so I played solitaire on my iPad for awhile until I got so sleepy I couldn't concentrate at all. It was nearly 5. I slept until 12:30 p.m. when the phone rang (I have it on silent mode until 11 a.m.). It was similar yesterday. So I have maybe 15 minutes before I have to get in the shower and get ready for work.
This is the last day of sports for awhile ... yey! The sports guy chewed me out last night about something that wasn't my doing (but I was told by my coworkers he *****es about everything, so don't take it personally).
My brother starts his new part-time job at the hotel today; he starts training today, then will be on his own Friday night. Later this week, he might hear about the job at the bank. Fingers crossed, swing chickens ... the bank job has insurance!
Well, have a good day.
I have been getting up really late lately ... getting to sleep late ... this morning it was 5 a.m. I went to bed at 3, read for awhile, then dozed off for 15 minutes, got up sweating ... so I played solitaire on my iPad for awhile until I got so sleepy I couldn't concentrate at all. It was nearly 5. I slept until 12:30 p.m. when the phone rang (I have it on silent mode until 11 a.m.). It was similar yesterday. So I have maybe 15 minutes before I have to get in the shower and get ready for work.
This is the last day of sports for awhile ... yey! The sports guy chewed me out last night about something that wasn't my doing (but I was told by my coworkers he *****es about everything, so don't take it personally).
My brother starts his new part-time job at the hotel today; he starts training today, then will be on his own Friday night. Later this week, he might hear about the job at the bank. Fingers crossed, swing chickens ... the bank job has insurance!
Well, have a good day.
Hope your brother got the job.
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
hello laureen and others
i thought about roxie yesterday. i was at the rodeo and a vender was selling natural doggie treats. there was one i would have bought her if i could have figured out how to get it to her. it was an oven roasted calf leg bone. i have never seen such a huge bone, i thought of her immediately. i figure she is large enough to tackle it. maybe i'll take a road trip east one day and i can throw one in the car.
i guess all i did to celebrate st patty's day was to wear green. my ancesters came here in the early 1700's my paternal ancestor came with the germanna colony in 1717 and my maternal was here just as early. i have been told all my life that my maternal great grandma was cheroke. i have discovered that some of my kin think it was choctaw. i assumed that the dollarhide in my lineage was the indian connection. while doing some geneology research i discovered that the dollarhide was actually de la hyde and he was originally from dublin ireland. my indian turned out to be irish. i am now researching dollarhides mother to see if she was the injun. i had a dna test done to lay the puzzle to rest but have not gotten the results yet. if it turns out i have no native american blood i will be disappointed. i always identified with the cheroke and it will be like loosing a friend.
i thought about roxie yesterday. i was at the rodeo and a vender was selling natural doggie treats. there was one i would have bought her if i could have figured out how to get it to her. it was an oven roasted calf leg bone. i have never seen such a huge bone, i thought of her immediately. i figure she is large enough to tackle it. maybe i'll take a road trip east one day and i can throw one in the car.
i guess all i did to celebrate st patty's day was to wear green. my ancesters came here in the early 1700's my paternal ancestor came with the germanna colony in 1717 and my maternal was here just as early. i have been told all my life that my maternal great grandma was cheroke. i have discovered that some of my kin think it was choctaw. i assumed that the dollarhide in my lineage was the indian connection. while doing some geneology research i discovered that the dollarhide was actually de la hyde and he was originally from dublin ireland. my indian turned out to be irish. i am now researching dollarhides mother to see if she was the injun. i had a dna test done to lay the puzzle to rest but have not gotten the results yet. if it turns out i have no native american blood i will be disappointed. i always identified with the cheroke and it will be like loosing a friend.
Aww Linda,
Thanks for thinking of my Roxie girl and you should absolutely make that road trip sometime ;) We can do a day trip to the Big Apple, though a day barely scratches the surface there, it would still be great fun. There will be a rodeo in town, not far from me next week, I think it arrives on Friday and is here for several days, maybe I"ll check it out.
Well I hope you ancestry turns out the way you want. Funny thing is when I was a little girl I always wanted to be an Indian woman, I thought them to be beautiful and strong and history made me a little sad for what they all endured at the hands of the foreigners who came, settled and robbed them of their hertiage. . .
Oh well, I've got to get ready for work. . .
Have a great day!
Thanks for thinking of my Roxie girl and you should absolutely make that road trip sometime ;) We can do a day trip to the Big Apple, though a day barely scratches the surface there, it would still be great fun. There will be a rodeo in town, not far from me next week, I think it arrives on Friday and is here for several days, maybe I"ll check it out.
Well I hope you ancestry turns out the way you want. Funny thing is when I was a little girl I always wanted to be an Indian woman, I thought them to be beautiful and strong and history made me a little sad for what they all endured at the hands of the foreigners who came, settled and robbed them of their hertiage. . .
Oh well, I've got to get ready for work. . .
Have a great day!
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
I read a lot when I was a kid...still do. My dad got me the series " I was there with" fill in the blank. I read about Geronimo, Pocohauntis, the woman with Lewis and Clark starts with an S could never spell it and tortured the pronounciation, and many other Indians, explorers, and scientist. I always romantcised the Indians and that coupled with my grandfather's stories just had me facinated with the Indian culture. I know there is Indian somewhere just not where.
A rodeo in Pennsylvania.....New Jersey.....Delaware??????????? Go figure.
If you get info let me know what events there are besides the rodeo itself and I'll tell you which ones are fun.
Have a good day.
A rodeo in Pennsylvania.....New Jersey.....Delaware??????????? Go figure.
If you get info let me know what events there are besides the rodeo itself and I'll tell you which ones are fun.
Have a good day.
Probably in all those places, but the rodeo is in NJ and southern NJ has it's share of cowboys. . . lol I know, hard to believe such things exist on the East Coast. . .
I know who you're talking about, the woman who went on the L&C expedition. I studied some of the "religious" teachings of the Indians many years ago and that made me really feel more connected than ever because of their beliefs and the way they respect living things, as well as the earth. I read a lot as a kid too, it was my escape from the real world and I always felt transported into the time frame of whatever it was I read. . . I still love to read, just am pulled in so many directions these days that sitting still long enough to read a book can be hard for me, as I want to sit down read it and fini**** like I used to, in a day or two (lol). . .
Anyway, back to work here. . .when I get a minute, I'll check out the rodeo and what events they have planned. . .
Hugs, L
I know who you're talking about, the woman who went on the L&C expedition. I studied some of the "religious" teachings of the Indians many years ago and that made me really feel more connected than ever because of their beliefs and the way they respect living things, as well as the earth. I read a lot as a kid too, it was my escape from the real world and I always felt transported into the time frame of whatever it was I read. . . I still love to read, just am pulled in so many directions these days that sitting still long enough to read a book can be hard for me, as I want to sit down read it and fini**** like I used to, in a day or two (lol). . .
Anyway, back to work here. . .when I get a minute, I'll check out the rodeo and what events they have planned. . .
Hugs, L
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
No, was talking to Linda regarding her recent rodeo attendance and the fact that we in SNJ have one too. . . If you're game, then put one together and invite people. . .
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
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