good thursday mornig off!
Just a quickie. Nothing goin' on for today. Housekeepers will be here later this morning. I have a couple of errands to run later. Deliver a Zach Brown type hat to the Mom of a young man *****quested same. Check with Postal Annex to see if they have an update on my grandson's sword that was missing from the package they packed and mailed for me. WM for a Father's Day card and some blueberries (and probably a bunch more stuff I don't really need). Maybe a trip to the Commissary if I don't like the blueberries at WM.
Our daughter has still not heard from her 'ex's' attorney about their meeting earlier in the week. She was hoping for a proposal from them soon.
Prayers for all who need them. Loving thoughts for everyone.
Everyone have a fantabulous day!
Grammylew in Jax
My granddaughter, Kyleigh called and woke me up early. She wanted to let me know she won't be available by phone today as she is going with a group of friends to Valley Fair Amusement Park. She doesn't take valuable things with her there. She didn't want me to worry if I tried to reach her.
I went to my daughter,Carrie's, FIL's wake last night. After riding in the car for 40 minutes the pain was so bad I went in and visited for a bit and then left for home. Needed my bed and Vicodin!!
Nothing planned for me today. Mostly just bed rest.
Wishing you all a really beautiful day. Prayer's for many in need. Special prayer's for Annette and Tom. Hope all goes well for them today.
Love and hugs....connie d
I was up and out the door first thing in the morning, to the doctor's. I have a mole that is changing, so he is sending me to the surgeon to have it removed. It's not big, but he likes to be safe. My dear friend, Ruth, in Florida has a 26 year old daughter with Stage 3 Melanoma. I am grateful that my doctor always plays it safe with stuff like this.
Today is my granddaughter, Isabel's 5th birthday. I have to get her gift in the mail. Normally, I ship toys. But, they are going to Disney World in December, and Isabel is going to a Dinner with the Princesses, so she has been saving up her money in a box she calls her Disney box. I am sending her a check for Disney.
My motherly instincts went into high gear last night, and I stepped into something I shouldn't have. My son, Chris, called me all upset. He wanted to come down to take his father into Philadelphia for dinner to celebrate Fathers Day and Dad's birthday, which is the 25th. His Dad sent him an e-mail stating he didn't want to go to any of the nice restaurants Chris picked out, but wanted to go to a chain restaurant instead. Then, my ex had the nerve to say, "It's my birthday, I get to pick." He felt horrible, and was upset because of his father's childishness. Chris has a horribly busy schedule, since he's an executive at Nielsen Company, the people who do the TV ratings. To get time to come down from New York ro see his parents is a huge sacrificel He planned a nice visit with his father, and picked a really nice restaurant that is highly rated, and my ex just acted like a spoiled brat. So, after I talked to my son, and shared an experience with my Mom, I called my ex to tell him he hurt our son with his narcisstic childishness. Well, he flew into a rage, yelling at me about it. He acted like a spoiled child who insisted on having things his way.. Well, a little while later, my son called me furious that I talked to his father. I was so upset. I acted purely on my emotions wanting to protect my kids, and I violated my son's confidence in the process.
Gotta scoot.
Love to all,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
contrary to any rumours im still alive and kicking here in new jersey.
had follow up ankle surgery still related to my auto accident 3 1/2 years
ago and just spent two months sitting on my butt. yesterday they put me
in a walking boot, but trust me its more like a few steps at a time and im
done. doc says it will take time and therapy, which i have not started
yet.
hope everyone is well
hugs, always, Jacki
posting. I send positive energy and prayers for those in physical and emotional pain. I actually slept for four solid hours last night/this morning. That was because I finally broke down and took a Tylenol night time and it knocked me out.
Yesterday I got my hair cut, styled and thinned again…finally…this is the first
time since my surgery and it had grown like a weed and I couldn’t do anything with it. And, as most ladies know, if your hair is ucky, that’s how you usually feel too. Then I met a friend for lunch in the “Old Town” of Niagara on the Lake, about five miles from home & we had a nice chat.
Niagara is really buzzing right now. Here we have a month’s celebration and the Re-Enactment of the War of 1812. So special events abound here and the tourists and history buffs arrive in droves! Add to that “Tragically Hip”…BIG music in Canada, is presenting for the festivities and have added a second show because of the demand.
At the same time, it the Annual huge STRAWBERRY FEST –we live in tender fruit country. Of course the wineries here are all involved in the festivities too and amazing special events, jazz concerts, pop and contempory music is presented all over the area.
Add to that, is the big Niagara Falls news…Nik Wallenda is walking acrossNiagara Falls on a wire from the NY /Goat Island to the Canadian side of the Falls and all eyes will be on him! The BUZZ is crazy here…the heavy cables carried from the American side to the Canadian side by helicopters…this is all done at night so as to not interfere with the daytime Maid of the Mist rides and other Falls attractions for safety reasons.
At the SAME time, Ringo Starr is doing a major performance at the casino right at the Falls as well..his show goes on and then, once it finishes, Nik Wallenda walks the wire across. His sponsors INSIST he be tethered and he is unhappy about that, there’s mixed opinions regarding his harness. Some say to wear the harness is a cop-out because it is then no longer a death-defying act, but his TV sponsors demand it. Others says that the teather wires may be a safety issue and cause a fall. Whatever happens, I know his wife and young children will be there. Myself, I just CANNO****ch and refuse to go down there to be in the crowds. I canno****ch this *shudders*.
Apparently there’s been Ringo sightings all over the area..he was in a Shoppers DrugMart then same time that I was, only I was in a different locaton, doesn’t matter to me, I’m not a groupie at all. Today I have bought a flat of local strawberries..that’s six quarts and I paid$16.99 for that flat. I gave half to Derek & Kathy. They are hosting a Fathers Day BBQ at their place (next door) for JB and I don’t have to do anything. Though I do not drink beer, JB and the boys like a cold one now and then so I gave Derek a twenty to cover a case of beer for the BBQ. Danny is bringing steaks and Kathy is making salads and Strawberry Shortcake and real whipped cream.
Tonight I have called a working meeting for BPW to study and analyze the resolutions to be presented at the Provncial Conference in London, Ont, June 21-24th which three of us are attending. All costs are being covered by the profits that we made last Spring from the Health & Wellness Show that I set up.At conference, we vote to support or reject resolutions created by each Ontario club regarding improvements of laws and conditions affecting women’s issues. It’s hard work and done on a Parliamentory basis but, at the end of the day, we are exhausted yet knowing that we have done wonderful work for women worldwide. www.bpwontario.org (if you wish to learn more about what BPW does)
We have a very busy month here with all this PLUS now my two sisters are getting impatient for their share of Mom’s estate…talk about a SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT! One actually asking for the lawyers contact information!!! I’m sure they think that because it’s been over a year since Mom passed away, that I’m keeping everything but they don’t know all the legal crapola that Ive been thru to get this estate settled and we STILL need one more document from the government! The lawyer remembered to take his fee from the estate cheque but forgot to pay me the five thousand I was supposed to get a fee for service as Executrix of the estate. Then he put the exact amount each sister’s share is on their sign-off documents so I cannot adjust the totals to get my fee out of the estate. JB and I discussed this and decided to forget about going after it....takes more time and money to get that straightened out now..This lawyer sure is lousy at his job! I am taking OUR wills out of HIS care. But alot of lessons learned here so we will not make the same mistakes that Mom did.
Stress potential HIGH but I am trying hard to stay calm and stay positive. We will go up to Quebec very soon to give my adopted sister what Mom wanted her to have….handing that kind of money ($15,000.00) to an addict means she will likely be dead broke in one month…as always…or dead from her drugs of choice. However, she is 52 and an adult and I am not responsible. God knows I worked so hard since she was 12 to try and get her ontrack and it was fruitless…Mom was an enabler thinking that money could FIX my sister…it didn’t work. Well, that’s my day so far. Nancy B
