Good morning ....how is your Saturday??

Good Morning/Afternoon everyone....

I was really tired last night but had a restless night sleep. I decided to lay in bed and relax until 11:00....that is so not me. My body just needed it!

As for today...not much. I have the extra bedding from when the kids were here to wash. I also have a couple small loads of clothes to wash as well. I hope I get the energy to get started with it soon!!

I am still praying for Vickie and Butch, Judy and her mom and so many others of our amazing OFF family.

Wishing you all a beautiful day!!!

Much love and bunches of hugs to all....connie d

Hi Connie and my OFF family:

Well, for some reasons I couldn't sleep last night ... I went to sleep right away but got up after an hour and couldn't get back to sleep. Got up and watched a DVR'd episode of "Blue Bloods" in bed, then decided to get up and have some Sleepytime tea and watch another episode in my recliner. By then it was after 5 a.m. and nearly 6, so I went back to bed. Finally dozed off, but got up after 7:30, decided I'd just get up and make coffee and breakfast. Took a nap after reading the paper for nearly 2 hours, drank some more coffee. Just got off the phone with my friend Roxane ... I've been thinking of calling her for awhile but I never know when to call her because she works nights. So that's been my morning. I'm probably going to get in the shower and maybe take another nap before I have to go to work.

I was supposed to do wire today, but got a call from the deputy desk chief that he wants me to do the Henderson sports pages (our other paper in Henderson, Ky., across the Ohio River) because the guy who was supposed to do that had a death in the family ... he's still coming in but it'll be easier for him to do wire so he can leave earlier. No problem. Still can come in at the same time. 

Anyway, I hope all is OK with Judy and Vickie and their issues. I've read Vickie's post ... haven't gotten to Judy's yet. 

It's raining here and only 79 degrees ... maybe that's why I couldn't sleep.

Have a good day.

Eileen.....so you could't sleep either huh?? I kept waking up about every hour. I went back to sleep but I sure didn't get deep sleep!! I am glad you could get some naps in.

It was nice that you could speak with Roxane. I am sure she was happy to hear from you.

It is nice that you are willing to change jobs for the guy. He will appreciate getting off earlier.

Have a good night!!

Hugs and love....connie d

Greetings Connie and all my OFF Friends,

Today is my daughter-in-law, Casey's, birthday.  I forgot to get her gift to her in time.  I'm kicking myself I didn't have it in time to give it to her in Pittsburgh.  I'll get it to her.  Colleen's birthday is on the 25th.  Busy birth month.

I started feeling queasy this morning, and I'm still having sinus infection symptoms, so I'm gonna head to an urgent care in a little while.  I also have to go over to Colleen's and weed the garden.  I'm dreading that.  It's huge, and warm here.

Talked to Mom, and gave her a piece of my mind, coz she said I didn't raise my kids, daycare did.  Bullcrap.  None of my kids were ever in full time daycare.  Most of my time in college and working, their Dad and I took turns with the kids, because we worked different shifts.  Mom can be such a ***** all the time. 

I am tearing apart and organizing.

Hugs,

Trish

Hi Trish.....sounds like you have a bunch of birthdays all at once....just like me!!

Sorry about your sinus infection again. Hope you got something to help you feel better. 

Why do you have to weed Colleen's garden? That sounds like a lot of work for someone with sinus issues and pain. 

It sounds like quite a time on here with all the mother issues. I wish I had my mother. She was a gem!!! I always feel bad for those that have problem mothers. But, from what I read I can see why there are issues. 

Hope you got your frustrations out tearing things apart and organizing!!! 

Hugs and love....connie d

Hello sistas!

I hope everyone has had a good day.  I am just home from babysitting the boys at Christie's house.  It did me good to get away for a few hours, and Butch was pretty much asleep in his chair the whole time anyway.  Since I am no longer having tons of company come down this summer, my quest to "prettify" the house has gone to the back burner, so to speak.  I find myself at loose ends, and too much time to think about things is NOT a good thing for me right now.

So I drove into Christie's and kept the boys for 3 hours.  Then I stopped at the store on the way home and bought frozen dinners for our supper.  Butch has not got much of an appetite right now, and it's too bloomin' hot to cook.  I have to get out there and water the plants this evening.  Everything wilts down by the end of the day.  I have worked so hard to make my yard and decks pretty and it's all for nothing now.  No one is coming to visit and no one will see it.  And besides, if we go to Houston for any amount of time at all, it will all just die anyway.  I'm not going to ask Chris and Mike to keep coming out here to water things.  Gas is too expensive and they are short on free time as it is.  Oh, well, it would all die in the fall/winter anyway.

Yeah, I'm feeling a little blue this evening.  I guess you can tell.  Sort of fatalistic tonight.  I have done more reading on metastasized spinal bone cancer and while knowledge is a powerful thing, it might not always be a good thing.  I'm not trying to leap to bad conclusions, but the facts are pretty straight forward.  Spinal tumors are often inoperable.  Butch has had prostate cancer since 2009, and we thought he was doing pretty good, but it's clear that he will have this cancer for the rest of his life.  We have a long battle ahead of us.  All I care about is that they can make him pain-free and give him a decent quality of life for whatever his life span is.  I don't want him to be a cripple.  I don't want him to hurt.  It's rather daunting to read about all the unpleasant possibilities.  I probably should stop reading at this point and just wait to see what the doctors tell us.

So, like Judy posted today on FB, I'm feeling a bit bummed out.  And I'm eating like crazy.  I stopped at the store and by the time I checked out I had bought both candy bars and cookies!  Plus a slice of cherry pie, which I planned to eat in the car on the way home so no one would know about it!  Ack!  Very bad behavior on my part.  Talk about regressing into old bad habits!  (I did take a couple of bites of the pie, and you know, it really wasn't very good.  I put it back in the bag and have already thrown it away.  However, I stashed the candy bars and cookies.  Shame on me.)

Well, there's my confession for the evening.  I'm just so nervous and fretful and worried, and for some reason, chocolate and sugar always seem to be the answer.  I know they're really NOT the answer, but I guess they're just my crack cocaine.  Maybe I will find the strength to throw them out later on.  Right now, they're just hidden.

So, I'd better close.  Our TV dinners are almost done.  Love you all!

Vickie....you are right...don't try to handle too many things at once right now. You can "prettify" later.

I am sure the boys were happy to have you there. They love you so much!! It is always good for you and them too!!

You my dear needs to quit reading all the "could be's" on the internet. You are right it will make you crazy!! Please wait to hear what the doctor says. 

You may be like me...when I am craving sweets I have a few things I tuck away. That keeps me from eating too much when it is always available! Chocolate and sugar is what soothes me too....I wi**** wasn't that way but it is.

Keep one foot in front of the other...one step at a time!!

Love to you and prayers and hugs too.....connie d