Christmas is put away Monday
Hey Ladies,
We are almost back to normal...but AR is under water. We are keeping our granddaughter another day because the river valley is under water...every road that goes to our farm is underwater so we are staying put until it quits raining. The temperature is still dropping so we'll get snow and with all the water, well, we will be in for a slippery icy mess.
I need to get busy and try to get through the rest of this horrible holiday season with as little emotional damage as possible.
Ladies, have a good day.
Hey ladies- I have a friend who leaves her tree up year round! She rotates ornaments based on season. Of course she has a formal living room or parlor that is not used a lot. The movers left some of that industrial Saran Wrap that they used to wrap my furniture. I was thinking of at least Saran wrapping the artificial tree before packing it in a tote! We'll see. I'm not going to think about taking anything down until I get back from taking Mom home.
Cindi
Hi Ladies,
I slept in today except when my friend called me for me to do something for her but I told her I would do it tomorrow. We are having freezing rain today. I'm staying home. Hopefully tomorrow will be better since I have a eye Dr appt in the afternoon. That's it for me today.
Connie hope you feel better.
Thoughts and prayers for everyone. Everyone have a good day.
Love and hugs,
Yvonne
Hello everyone,
Connie, I am sorry you are sick. Please take care of yourself. Get someone to come look in on you. Please get well. Vicki, glad for you that Christmas is over. Wonder why your daughter is vomiting in the last stages of pregnancy, but ugh, what a horrible feeling. Take care dear.
Cindy, hang in there with mom. It is not easy caring for our parents. I never got the chance to because my parents were well into their 30s, almost 40 when they started having children.
Also, thanks for the information about reconditioning our pouches. I got on the scale today and it said I gained 9 pounds. I ate Christmas eve and Christmas day, but did not pig out otherwise. I have to try reconditioning my pouch. Yikes, I almost flung the scale.
My life is back to being boring, but I made a promise to myself to get out and work or do volunteer work. I would love the extra money but my former SIL was saying no one hires older people. Sometimes they do, but Port St. Lucie has no were the work opportunities that Clearwater and St. Petersburg did. I feel like I am in the middle of nowhere sometimes.
I have to take the ex ex to the doctor's tomorrow. I swear he is a ticking time bomb healthwise. He urinates a lot and has the diabetes, COPD, high BP, and is morbidly obese. My daughter thinks it is his prostrate. Who knows. He has this magical thinking that everything will be ok with him. I just shake my head.
I am going to be more active in the new year and as I stated, volunteer.
I love you all, take care of yourselves.
Arlene
Another fun day in Pennsylvania.
Colleen and Trent brought the kids over to meet my niece's kids this morning. It was so much fun to see them all together for the first time. With my niece living about an hour south, in New Jersey, and Colleen and I living 12 hours northwest, this is only the second time she's even been here since baby number one was born. Since then, number two has come along.
I am going to see the movie, Sisters, with my sister and nephew this evening. Looks like fun.
It's starting to get cold here. Glad I'm here, instead of Michigan, coz they're getting sleet and freezing rain today. Praying Colleen and Trent get home safely tomorrow.
Must scoot.
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Hi OFF Family...well we made it back in one piece...got back last night about 5 or so. Faster back then getting there!! Horrible accident in Michigan!! Semi overturned...think that was a fatal accident. Cab had sheet over it...sad. Road construction in Ohio and Michigan...OMG!!!!! But we made it safe!! Mom was HAPPY to see me!!! CRIED!!!!!! Had a nice visit...big brother never came down stairs or even said hello...go figure. Oh well...Mom upset she didn't have anything for us to eat because all she could eat was soft foods because of her mouth being bruised from her fall. I told her not to worry about us!!! Stayed there for several hours to visit her...then we left wanted to relax. Went to get something to eat at a nice restaurant. OMG were they packed!! Christmas parties I guess...anyhow not long of a wait for us to get in. The menu sure changed!!! Rick wanted spaghetti...had to settle for Chicken Parmesan. Oh well. I told him we could go elsewhere. He said it was ok. I looked at menu...only thing on there was fish for me (that I could see paying for). Steak was $23.00 for a crappy sirloin. No way!! 8 oz size also!! That was BS!!!!!!! So we got the soup...not even a taste yet and was asked how it was...umm we didn't try it yet. Oh sorry. Then the main dish came. Then asked how it was...ummm we didn't try it yet. It just got here!! Oh sorry. Got one bite and then asked...how is everything? I put my fork down and asked for boxes to go. I could see Rick was as pissed as I was. For as busy as that place was why were they bugging us so much????? Got our boxes and then she asked for me to pay. Ummm where is the check?????????????? Oh sorry...GET ME OUT OF HERE BEFORE I KILL!!!!!!!!! I got the bill and paid it and we left. O M G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told Rick we will never go there again!!!!!!!!!!! And the food SUCKED!!!!!!!!!
Christmas was nice...everyone got along...not everyone showed up at my brothers. Sad. Never saw my granddaughters. Did I really think I would? No. And I was told one of them really wants to get to know me better....ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO yeah right!!!!!!!!!!!!! KMA both of them!!!!!!!! How do you like me now?????????
Day after Christmas Rick's mom called 7 AM!!!!!!!! Why?? Because she couldn't sleep!!!!!!!!!! So CALL US AND WAKE US UP!!!!!!!!!!! OMG he was so mad at her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We finally get to sleep in and relax and SHE CALLS 7 AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Went out to my son's day after Christmas for dinner and watch a movie. Good time being with him and Renee. Day ended way too soon!!!!!!
Rick got a call from his aunt Peggy Christmas day...she is in the hospital. Has cancer for sure. Not sure what is going on with her pancreaus. Rick said he never heard her cry so hard in his life. She was supposed to be moved to Cleveland Clinic hospital to start chemo I think. Not sure. Haven't heard anymore. He is upset somewhat...she is his favorite.
My sister can't have anymore ports put in the chest area for her dialysis because its all scare tissue up there. only her legs are left now and they are not that great. She needs lots of prayers she said. She has been on dialysis now for 5 years.
Saw mom before we left to come home...again TEARS...said she hopes she gets to see me again...OMG then I started to cry...I told her she would!!!! We hugged really long and tight. Said we loved each other...then we left for home.
Just talked to mom and her dr appointment went well...couple weeks I think she said she goes in for a thyroid test. More prayers needed for her.
Me...my dr appointment was changed from the 4th to the 11th. My blood test came back worse than the last one was before that. Dr called in a script for me to take. Thinking I MIGHT have a bleeding ulcer? I do not know. Can't take any NSAIDS...like I have been?? NO!!!!! Never took any aspirin since Gastric By Pass. Could taking Benydryl do it? Tylenol PM??? Its the only thing I have taken everyday. No not together!!! Either/Or. So I am now taking OMERPRAZOLE 40MG once a day. See if that helps.
So I need to go to FB and play my games and relax after today!!!!!!!!!
Thoughts and Prayers for ALL that need them!!!!
Love you ALL!!!!!!!!!
HUGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Hi Vickie and my OFF family:
I am being very lazy today. I slept til 11 a.m. and wouldn't have even gotten out of my pjs but I wanted to get the mail. It was gloomy and rainy most of the day, but the rain finally stopped about 3 p.m. so I went out for the mail, fixed something to eat and started watching "Call the Midwife" season 4 on Netflix. Great show, I've seen the other seasons, just this one I haven't seen. Well, into episode three, I started nodding off and fell asleep, so I stopped it for awhile. Don't know how long I napped. Guess I needed it.
I'm off today because I swapped days off with the other sports copy editor.I'm working Wednesday for him so he can go to a bowl game. Seems strange to be off on Monday, but nice, too. I'm awfully tired anyway.
It rained for nearly two days here. I am glad it finally stopped. I know the weather has been bad all around ... my brother said they had blizzard conditions in Lubbock, Texas, where he's staying with a friend.
My Christmas stuff will stay up because I don't dare touch anything without having Gary around. He has to put things away in its particular place. He won't be home until after New Year's.
Anyway, not much else happening. I'm going to get up and get something to drink. I've been drinking lots of water today.
