Monday Monday
Hi Ladies,
I'm not doing much today. I took the trash out and it is cold. The weatherman is predicting 50 degree weather on Friday so hopefully it means spring is around the corner. Today marks 5 more Mondays till spring.
My friend is coming over for dinner. We are having ham that I cooked yesterday
At least the scale moved in the right direction finally. That made me happy.
Tomorrow I'm doing laundry in the morning and have my McDonald's coffees. I will get up early tomorrow .
Thoughts and prayers for everyone. Have a good day.
Love and hugs,
Yvonne
Hello Yvonne.... I keep counting the days to spring...ours seems to come a little later but pretty close to that date.. After February we are on the downslide! I can't wait. I feel like I have been locked in here for so long!!
Congrats on your weight loss.....mine it doing nothing!!!
What is your McDonald's coffee's? Do you meet with friends? That would be fun!
Love you....hugs.....connie d
Hello sistas!
Oh, what a happy joyful day this is! I brought my two best girls home a little while ago. Carrie is so happy and just overflowing with that new Mommy love and infatuation! I told her falling in love with your new baby is the headiest feeling on earth!
So, yes, she had to have a C-section. I was sorry for it, but as one of her friends told her, "Well, at least your lady parts didn't get messed up!" LOL! These young women are a hoot!
Carrie is still sore and taking pain meds, but I can see a big improvement today over yesterday. She's going to be just fine. I told her that her job right now is to rest and eat good food so she can heal. Her other job is to hold the baby and feed her. (Both pretty big tasks, actually.) MY job, on the other hand, is to run the household: laundry, shopping, cooking, etc. And occasionally, I get to hold the baby, too! LOL!
I find it so bizarre. I had two babies, both by natural childbirth with no problems. But both my girls have not been able to do that. All three of my grandchildren have been C-sections. You would think, "like Mother, like daughter", but I guess that's just not always the case.
But boy, am I tired! I'm not real sure what I think of this "rooming in" trend in hospitals these days. I had rooming in, too, but it was only during the day. At night, the babies went to the nursery so mommy could get some rest. Well, Carrie and I have had two nights in a row of "up all night". But hopefully, now that we are home, she and I can catch some cat naps during the day and manage to endure several weeks of being up all night.
Anyway, I'm glad to read all the posts. I'm about brain dead from lack of sleep, but I did want to address the SIL who is having such a hard time with her grief. It's hard to tell how grief is going to hit you. I had no idea what it would be like. I had mourned my father's passing, and my grandparents, but losing your soul mate is a whole 'nother level of pain. I do understand what she's doing: you just can't stand to be alone with your thoughts. You seek oblivion however you can find it. In my case, I have listened to maybe 40 or 50 audio books since last summer. I keep them on all the time. I go to sleep with them on. I sew with them on. I lose myself in the story and avoid thinking about myself or my situation as much as possible. When I do think about Butch, well, I cry. I cry a lot. But I'm okay with doing that. I believe that grieving is a necessary process and that in some ways I'm honoring the love and respect I had for my husband by grieving for his loss. He was a vital and important part of my life for 34 years. He deserves to be grieved and missed, and I need to do it for him (and for myself).
Now I say all that because it sounds to me like SIL is 1)seeking oblivion in drugs and alcohol; but 2)she is grieving in such a way that she causes as much harm to herself as she can manage. I do believe grief counseling may be necessary for her. I personally haven't sought out grief counseling because, right or wrong, I believe I have a healthy attitude towards my grief and I can feel myself working my way through it at my own pace. I don't feel stuck in the "I don't want to live without my husband" stage any longer. It sounds like SIL is still there and is slowly doing as much as she can to make it happen.
(Also, I had/have an almost obsessive need for privacy, but that is slowly easing up as well. My family gave me my privacy, but I don't think anyone ever thought I was suicidal or going to do harm to myself, so me insisting on privacy wasn't an issue.)
Okay, I need to go check on my girls. Let me leave y'all with a picture of little Miss Caralee all dressed up and ready to go home! Be still my heart! Granny-lust is in full swing! LOL!
Vickie
HelloVickie and our little princess Caralee!!
I so love hearing about Carrie and her new role as a mommy. She is going to be a wonderful one for sure!!! I am always looking for new pics!!
I am glad Carrie is healing well from her C section. My Jamie ended up needing one to deliver Gracie. She did really well getting around and taking care of Gracie. I was there for a few weeks but she was so excited she just wanted to do everything. Now Gracie is 9 years old....so hard to believe!! Gracie was my alarm clock this morning..LOL! She called me at 5:40 AM to chat before breakfast and daycare...no school today. She was just bubbling over with excitement. I could barely keep my eyes open!! Once I hung up I was wide awake!!
Have a good night....hug that little Caralee for me...take a sniff of that sweet baby smell too!! 
Love to you...also to Carrie and Caralee....hugs....connie d
Hi everyone.Just popping in to say hi to all. Not much going on here, except that those of you who know me on Facebook know I had a horrible reaction to a chemical peel. I think I may live and the swelling is going down. Just want to send all my love to all of you. Oh my, Caralee is here. She is so beautiful. I can understand the grandma lust. lol. So happy for you, Vicki, your daughter and your entire family. We are her grand aunts in cyberspace and love Ms. Caralee too.
Love you all.
