TGIF

Hi Nik!  Great minds!  That's exactly what I did.  Ordered the super long curtain rod, plus another one for my bathroom, and those little hooks.  Everything will be here on Wednesday.  Not too long to wait.  Love Amazon Prime!

Glad you will have them soon. You cannot beat Amazon Prime, I feel cheated when I have to pay shipping and "handling" and I'll do anything not to!  I hope you have a better night tonight, so many of us have this problem 

Hi Trish and my OFF family:

I did sleep well last night, until the phone rang at 9 a.m.; it was my therapist's office reminding me of my appointment on Tuesday. Oh, why are they calling me on Friday? Then I remembered the holiday (I don't get holidays off, so I just forget about them). Went back to sleep and had a strange dream about my therapist coming to my apartment and my cat Kittle (my first cat) climbing on her and snuggling with her. Then we (my brother Gary and the cat included) all went in the car with my mom driving to my brother's storage unit. Don't know what that all means ... Kittle has been dead since 1999, just before Christmas. Mom hasn't driven since 2012. Odd dream.

Thinking of Mary and Jim ... and Vickie and Butch. I'm sure thi****s Vickie hard, so soon after Butch's death. 

Back still hurts. We have high humidity and high heat. Last night, my right hip was bothering me too. I'm just not feeling really great lately. I forced myself to at least clean out the litter box ... been putting it off for several days. Smells much better in there. 

Trying to figure out how I'm going to have enough money to pay move-in costs and the movers ... I'll have the money after we move in, but it will be two days later. I'll get a really big check  because of last night's OT and Labor Day OT. But unfortunately, it's two days later.

 Oh, good news ... the pool is opening a whole week later. I'm so happy.  I can't wait to get back in there next Tuesday.

Trish, I agree with Vickie ... your daughter is a little too controlling. Maybe some counseling at your church would help ... or leave the toys at your house. 

Can't remember what else ... need to get in the shower and have lunch (leftover rotisserie chicken and salad). 

Have a good day.

Hi Eileen,

I wrote a detailed message in reply to Vickie about Colleen.  Hope it makes sense.

Found your dream about Kittle and all that fascinating.  I never really studied dream analysis, in all my work in grad school, but just a wild guess here.  It could mean that all that has happened with What'sHisFace, moving, Gary moving in, Mom in assisted living, etc, could just mean you miss when things were simpler.  Mom was healthy and independent, and you felt safer.  Just a guess.  Change, especially with the trauma you experienced, does stuff to us.  Talk about it in therapy on Tuesday.

Love you.

Eileen:  I wish all doctor offices used texts or emails to confirm appointments.  I, too, hate those early morning calls that wake you out of a deep sleep. 

I'm sorry your back still hurts.  Does it usually take this long to get a good result from the epidural?  Maybe you should contact the doctor and let him know you're still in pain.  Just a thought.

Rotisserie chicken sounds good.  I have to run and pick up a prescription for my hubby later.  Maybe I'll pick one up.  It sure sounds good right now.

Cindy P.

Hello Eileen....that is a strange dream...you should look up dreams on the internet and see if you can find out what it means. I am glad you can discuss it with your therapist too.

I have been hungry for rotisserie chick for days. It sounds good with a salad!!

Glad the pool is opening again!

Maybe Gary can cover some of your moving cost for a few days. I know you will figure it out. 

Sorry you aren't doing so well right now. I am all out of whack myself!! 

Lots of love and hugs...connie d

Ladies,

I guess this is the week of the ***** sessions of the kids so here goes.  My daughter has really, really hurt my feelings and that isn't an easy thing to do but she did. She has been very rude to me off and on for a while.  For instance, she will say something and refer to her childhood and act like I was an awful mom.   It's not true; anyone who knows me can tell how well I treated my kids and what I sacrificed for them.  So, last weekend, when I took my granddaughter home, I left her three checks: One check each for the two younger kids year books and one check for my granddaughter's school shirt.  My daughter cannot afford extras for the kids so we buy everything for the kids.  I told my daughter that it wasn't time for the yearbook payment but I wouldn't be able to drive down the week they were due so just go ahead and pay it because I want the kids to get what the other kids do and she said, well you sure didn't buy me those things when I was growing up, which was a boldfaced lie.   I said, you know that is not true and then she said I didn't get a year book in my fourth grade year and I said because the school you went to didn't have year books for that young age...then she went on about her not getting a class ring...I paid the down payment on it and she was going to pay for the rest two payments...from her summer job...that was not unreasonable...but she chose instead to get the down payment back and not get a class ring...I refused to argue with her about what I did and didn't do for her.   Then, she posted a picture of her and my granddaughter on FB and her ignorant father, who was never around her, said, beautiful girls...at about the same time, my husband posted something about my granddaughter being so smart etc and the sperm donor said, she has my blood running through her veins and I waited for Meagan to defend my husband who has been there for her and my grandkids and she didn't so I said, DNA does not a grandfather make....and my damn daughter called me immature.  I texted her and told her that I was so tired of her drama.  So, long story short, she has deleted me off of her FB, and last night at my granddaughter's birthday party, she spouted off about her immature mother...I finally kissed the kids and left.   What is wrong with these kids?

Hello Jeannie....I am feeling like a slug today...I am just not myself so I won't be posting much. You know I love you!!

I am so sorry about your daughter. I swear it must have something to do with the moon again!! It is crazy. People here are being cranky too. I just  mind my own business!

I think it is wonderful that you can help out your grandchildren. Your daughter sure isn't thinking right...I hope she can get help.

Sorry you had to leave the birthday party early. I think that was a smart choice.

Love you much...hugs....connie d

Jeannie...WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!!!!!! KIDS!!!!!!!! Give them an inch they take a mile or two!!! Then expect more!!!!!!! KMA!!!!!!!!! Will not speak to you until they want something...can't see the grands anymore either...Take me off FB also because daddy didn't give her the $100.00 fleece jacket she wanted!!!!! Again...KMA!!!!!!!! Not playing games...GROW UP!!!!!!!!! Now she wants daddy to find her a job here!!!!!! BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Hi All,

i don't remember who said it, but yes, mother/daughter relationships are fraught with issues. I have only one child, a daughter, and even though we are quite close I am well aware of mistakes that I made. I love her so much, and that is what she wants more than the rest. I am dying to have a grandchild, but if/when I do the child will be Grandma spoiled. My daughter knows that...but I will be a wonderful Grandma if I ever get the chance. 

I am feeling better today. I just got out of the shower. I'm still using a shower bench because I am still feeling weak, but I definitely have a bit more spring in my step today. 

I think that a good therapist is worth his/her weight in gold. I had one for many years and her wisdom and nurturing are still there for me to access when I need it. I would not hesitate to get back into therapy during a rough patch. I have a close friend  who had the opposite reaction. So it will not work for everyone.

Julia