Weary Wednesday

Good Morning OFF Friends,

I really haven't been to bed after Tuesday's nightmare.  I went down to the basement Tuesday, and found it completely covered in a half inch of water.  A lot of my belongings from my move were in cardboard boxes.  Well, it got worse than jus****er.  When my poor daughter and son-in-law came over with their shop vac, they found that it wasn't jus****er.  Raw sewage was coming up the drain in the basement, and my house wreaked awful, toxic odors.  I spent most of the afternoon, and evening, watching the grandchildren, while Mommy and Daddy got stuck working in my basement, with help from Trent's uncle Steve.  Trent called the city, to get them to look, and admit that the sewage was from the city's sewer lines.  

Colleen and Trent kept apologizing to me, and I basically said "It's only material things, nobody died."  Then, I made a joke about how Colleen had told me I needed to downsize.  Well, Trent's uncle told me I had a good attitude about it.  

I was at Colleen's till 1:00 a.m., watching the kids.  When Colleen got home, she thanked me for having that good attitude.  The reason I brought that up is because 15 years ago, my attitude and behavior would have been entirely opposite.  I was an expert in catastrophizing and being a drama queen when things like this happened.  That type of behavior destroyed my marriage, and caused my adult children to avoid spending time with me.  The changes in me are a true miracle from God.  Plus, the miracle is the fact that Colleen even commented.  I didn't bring this up to brag.  I am just so relieved that I handled it in a way that didn't add to the kids' stress level.  They kept apologizing, and I kept telling them it wasn't their fault, they don't need to apologize, because it wasn't there fault.  I know for a fact that if I handled this problem the old way, it would have put a ton of strain on our relationship.

Must scoot.

Hugs,

Trish

Oh Trish I can certainly relate!!!! that has happened to me too. I used to get that way when stuff happened. Now I just let it go off my shoulders. Its not worth getting a migraine over!!!!!

Today has me on a bus trip to FT  Wayne Indiana to the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale in a Coleseam!!!!! I cant wait to get there. Im going to get my daughter a baby bag she wants and some other stuff I have my eye on. I got up at five to get on the bus. it is a 4 or 5 hr bus hour ride and I dont have to do the driving!!!!!!

I took my netbook and it is so slow....... but it has the internet built in it and I dont have to worry about loosing my mifi......

It has been raining for three days in Michigan. I feel like im on Noahs ark!!!!!!!  Can u believe I grew up in the midwest and I never have been to /ft wayne Indiana!!!!!

Hope everyone has a great day. Carla

Carla,

Have fun on your trip to Ft. Wayne.   I can say that I grew up in the Northeast, and I have been to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.  Of course, I worked in Philadelphia, and grew up right outside of it, but didn't see the Liberty Bell or Independence Hall till I was an adult, with children.  

I am with you on the constant rain.  I really miss the weather we had here, in Michigan, over Easter weekend.

Hugs,

Trish

Good morning (is it?) Trish and Carla and all my OFF sistas!

Oh, Trish, I'm so sorry hon!  What a disaster.  Perhaps the city will compensate you for some of your loss?  And good for you for being able to rise above the distress and trauma!  Not many people could have carried that off so well.  Proud of you!

Carla, I love Vera Bradley!  There is a big outlet mall near here, and I love to go there and shop the VB store. 

Well, it's raining here again today.  I am NOT complaining.  We need all the rain we can get.  It's so dry here.  The bluebonnets barely made a showing this year.  But it does alter our plans for the day.  We were going to go to Lowe's and buy potting soil, yard rakes, and new sod for the backyard, but not now.  Guess we'll be stuck inside all day.  Sigh.  Might as well do those damn taxes.  LOL.

(Actually we don't do them anymore--too complicated with Butch working overseas.  But we do have to gather everything and send it to the tax man.  He'll file an extension for us.)

I am getting really antsy here lately.  I want some alone time with my husband!  Seems like we never have a private moment together anymore.  I think we may have to schedule a weekend away somewhere to get any privacy.  I need a break from daughters and babies and dogs!

Hope everyone is having a good day today.  I want to pass on a really sweet message I found on FB yesterday.  It is so important for each of us to treat OURSELVES gently!  As WLS patients, I think we all have an even greater tendency to criticize ourselves and our daily choices harshly.  Tell that critical voice in your head to quiet down!  Instead . . .

At the end of the day, tell yourself gently: "I love you, you did the best you could today, and even if you didn't accomplish all you had planned, I love you anyway."
 

Love you all, sistas! 

Trish, OFFr's,

So sorry to read about your nightmare of Tuesday night. . .  your attitude is amazing and I'm sure there is a blessing in this, matter of fact, the fact that your Daughter recognized it is probably the biggest blessing, as well as you seeing the changes you've made yourself.  I hope you rest easy at some point this day and it sounds like you are enjoying living near the "munchkins" and are doing well. . . 

Just thought I'd stop by and say hi, have some friends that are going through really tough times right now, so please for those of you who are the praying kind, please keep them in your prayers, some are experiencing health crisis, others problems with adult children and/or terminally ill parents. . .  for the moment, I am not experiencing anything too challenging, so I am able to be there for those who need me and that is a good thing. . .

Sending loving thoughts to all and wishing you a good day!

Laureen

Morning all!!

Trish so sorry about the sewage and your belongings. Please pat yourself on the back for handling every thing the way you did. 

Carla, have fun shopping!

Vickie, you and Butch need to do something bad so you'll get a time out!! LOL!

Quilting class was so much fun, have 2 mini 4 patches done, only need 110 more for the first part of the quilt.!!!

Hope you all have a great day, thoughts and prayers for all

Debbie 

Good morning Trish and everyone....

Trish...what a mess!! I hope that doesn't happen again. Water is bad enough but sewer water GROSS! Hope that never happens again!!! I am so proud of the way you handled things. I agree, Colleen commenting was priceless. You did great!!

Carla....have a wonderful day shopping at VB today!! I am so jealous!

Vickie...enjoy your day at home listening to the rain. I agree, you and Butch need to get out of there if only for a weekend!! I hope you can do that soon. How much longer will you have Carrie's dogs? Four dogs is a lot of action!!! LOL

Laureen...I will be glad to add your friends to my prayer list.  I pray all works out for them. Good to know you are doing well.

Debbie...I spi****er on my monitor when I read about only 110 more to go!!! You are a hoot! Have fun, I know you will!

As for me...another very painful day. The snow didn't come last night. However, the weather man said it is still coming our way. My body is saying so too!! I was supposed to meet with my tax man tonight. I am going to see if he can just bring it to me instead. He is also a good friend. When I am on pain meds I really can't drive. They make me so sleepy and my vision is off. The rest of the day will be relaxing.

Have a good day everyone! Prayers for those in need. Many special ones as well.

Love and hugs to all....connie d

We have some strong and resilient women here. We take care of kids, animals, raw sewage, pushy neighbors and difficult relatives. Hooray for the OFF group.

In two hours I go meet my newest doctor. I haven't weighed in a week and hope my weight hasn't gone lower than the 109 lbs it was at last check. Funny how when you are told to EAT MORE, the belly says Heck NO!

All the furbrats are asleep. Jerry and Annie had a fierce argument over who should sit on my lap. The battle was settled when I stood up and removed the lap.

Kisses

Annette

Annette....I hope all goes well at your appointment. Most of all I hope you like the new doctor!

Jerry and Annie...I had to giggle...I love Annie stories!!

I sent you a PM this morning....hope you got it.

Lots of love and hugs...connie d

Connie,

I sent an email to you.