Sunday Morning in Pennsylvania

Good Morning Family,

Everybody must be busy with the holidays, and preparing, or celebrating these days, because not as many people are posting.  My prayers are with everyone at this time.  

After today, I have one more Sunday here.  We pack the truck two weeks from yesterday.  I'm still getting anxious about getting it packed quickly.  We want to head to Pittsburgh that afternoon, so we can get to Michigan Sunday.  I need to make a hotel reservation and I'm just not sure what to do.  So far we have three men and three or four teens.  I'd feel more comfortable if we had another man or two.  

Today, I am heading to my AA meeting, and then back to packing and organizing.  Each day I get a couple of boxes packed.  My apartment looks like a tornado hit it.  I'd like to get it looking better by Tuesday, because I am hosting Christmas dinner.

Love and hugs,

Trish

Morning Trish and OFF family to come in yet...

Trish I am thinking people are just sad and don't want to post right now because of the CT ordeal. It has shaken the people in the USA for sure!!! Prayers continue for those affected!!!

Well I got some shopping done yesterday...omg the idiot drivers out there!!! Not so bad in the stores but on the roads!!!!!!! Still need to get a few more things for family to mail home yet. Thinking it will be gift cards?? Nah that isn't right...if I wasn't mailing a box maybe a good idea but since the box is going gifts will be in it!! Everyone will get one of my hats I made...LOL So right now its my mom and sons gifts I need to get yet. Everyone else is done. What do I get a 91 year old mother? A 42 year old son? Thinking cap on here....LOL

Went to Bingo last night...won 3 thimes!!!!!!!!!! LOL First game I won alone and the next times I won I had to split it...came home with $48.00 though...wooohoooo!!!!!!!!! Had a chance for the jackpot but they didn't call my last number!!! Oh well can't win them all!!!! Sighs.......

My son is planning on coming to see us weekend after Christmas! Not sure if the grands will come or not...between thier mother being the Biotch that she is and the girls having boyfriends in their lives now I don't see them coming here. But David said if they do not come then he would bring my mom to see us IF she will come with them!!! NICE!!!!!!!! So looking forward to the new year...:-)

Well best get myself ready to get the Beef Roast fixed for the oven and them out shopping again. No we did not get our haircuts yesterday either...way to many people waiting!!!! So another day I guess during the week...might be less busy then???? Hope so!!!

Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them!!

HUGS HUGS HUGS

Good morning Trish and Judy, and all my OFF sistas!

Trish, I wish you luck with your packing and moving!  Oh, I just went through it.  I know how stressful it is.  Just take it one day at a time.

Judy, I think you are right about people not posting right now.  I know I have been deeply affected by the Sandy Hook shootings and I just don't feel very cheerful right now.  Nor do I feel like my little trivial problems amount to much.  It's too hard to understand how such a thing could happen, much less process it and move on. 

I am waiting for my weekly phone call from Butch.  He should be home on Wednesday.  Just 4 more days.  We are leaving straight from the San Antonio airport to drive home to Nacogdoches.  A 6 hour drive, and I feel badly for Butch, because he will be so exhausted, but it is what it is.  I will have him a pillow and blanket and he can sleep on the road.  We have a lot to do on Thursday, and then--God willing--we will close on the house on Friday! 

My mom is coming back with us for Christmas week.  I am so glad.  She was alone for both Thanksgiving and her birthday.  It was her choice to stay in Nac and not be here with us, but I still felt horrible about it. 

Today we are taking Benny to see Santa Claus.  Not sure how that will go!  He is still so shy of strangers, and I know he won't talk to Santa.  Then we're going to a new Trader Joe's in San Antonio.  I've never been to one before. 

Sometime today I must make a start on wrapping presents.  It's the one part of Christmas that I always put off to the last minute.  I do NOT like to wrap presents!  But I do like to see little ones tear the wrapping paper off the packages, so I don't use gift bags much.  It's just not the same excitement with a gift bag.

Well, I'd better close and get started on my day.  Love you all!

Good morning Trish, Judy, and Vickie...It's been a very long time since I've posted but I think of you all often.  Vickie, I too need to start wrapping today and I'm not looking forward to it.  I've spent the last few months recuperating from 5 surgeries and 45 days in the hospital.  I'm doing a lot better and I'm feeling very grateful this holiday season. 

Trish, hang in there.  Vickie's right: one day at a time.  I can only imagine what it would be like if I had to move.  Despite our best intentions we've accumulated way too much STUFF. 

Everyone have a wonderful day and hold your families close.

Good Morning,

Yes this ct thing has me down too. Incan relate to it big time cause when living in Colorado we had a shooting at a high school very close to us. PatbAnderson used to live near the Columbine high school closer than me. She used to post here. She can relate too. 

Anyway we got to Chicago in record time! We drove straight thru. It has been raining for two days already! Probably get snow today!

Im not doing any shopping! I don't do that anymore! But u are right people are crazy on the road!

carla

Hi Trish and my OFF family:

Don't know why people aren't posting. More important things to do? Oh well. Talked with my brother yesterday ... doctor got mom a home health aide and a nurse to come in and help. That makes me feel a little better about her and of course, him. He has taken the burden of her care and can't get out at all without worrying about her at home. The home health aide at least means he doesn't have to clean her all the time. Not something you want your 60-year-old son to do. I tried to get some extra time off, but it's just not possible ... too many people off and I just can't afford it, either.

I had a headache on and off most of the night last night ... ended the night with the headache as I tried to post the Henderson paper's stuff to the Web when I didn't know how ... well, I know now. Learning under fire. I had found my Christmas DVDs (or at least some of them) yesterday, so I was able to watch one of them. Woke up in the middle of the night with some really bad leg cramps. If I don't get rid of this headache by tomorrow, I will call the doctor, because nothing seems to be working.

Anyway, not much else is going on. Have a good day.

Good evening Trish and everyone....

I am doing okay. Really struggling with the CT shootings. All those poor little children. I have been talking to my grandchildren and especially Grace every day. She is 6 years old and this really hit home for me! Wish I could wrap my arms around each of them!!

Wishing you all a great evening. Prayers for many in need.

Love and hugs to all......connie d

Good Evening to all,

It is hard to post when such tragedy strikes.  Right now I just want to hug each of my kiddos. 

I read a sign that said, “Christmas is: Belief in the past; Courage for the present; and Hope for the future.”  I believe that is how we must lead our lives.

Praying that each of you have all your prayers answered and that God blesses you abundantly.

Hugs and Love, Sandra