Fantastic Friday

Ladies,

It's Friday and that means tomorrow I can wake up and enjoy my cup of coffee without rushing around getting ready for work. Of course, it also means the grandkids will be here.  I do so enjoy them but by Sunday, this Nana is ready for the kids to go home. They are out on spring break too but I am not keeping them with me because I have a million things going on this year and it all involves preparing for travel or traveling.  We are taking them with us to Houston in three weeks and we will make that a little mini vacation.  

Well, I need to run and get dressed. I got out of the shower and put on my winter housecoat because it was a little too warm for the heat last night and so the apartment is cool...so I got it back out. But now I need to get out of the comfort of the housecoat and get dressed....but today is casual Friday and I can wear jeans....yes jeans! I live for Fridays.  

Ladies, have a great day and Vic you need that room and I, for one, am hoping you have that conversation with your mother to get the room for the baby and put a little bed in there for your daughter.  

Okay, off I go...

Hello Jeannie and my sistas!  

Happy Friday, Jeannie!  Boy, do I remember those days.  SO tired by the end of the work week and SO ready for the weekend!

Well, I want to report on my first day of my new diet.  I am doing pretty well so far.  I could barely roll out of bed this morning (sleep deprivation is telling on me), but I got up and took my Bontril at 8 a.m. and took a bath in the bubble tub (with 2 cups of Epsom salts added!), and I started feeling a little better.  I drank my Pro Joe (counts as one of my two daily shakes) and ate a little fresh fruit and I was good to go.  It's now 1 p.m. and I'm just now drinking my second shake.  Wow.  No cravings for Coke.  No cravings for junk food.  This is SUCH a change from just yesterday.  

Carrie and I took Caralee for a walk around the golf course this morning.  I don't know a lot about golf, but the area behind my house must be pretty far along in the game because the golfers don't start showing up in my area until mid- to late-morning.  

Since Carrie started supplementing breast milk with formula a day and a half ago, our life has changed dramatically!  Caralee is now sleeping for longer naps and not crying so much.  The baby was just starving all the time!  So hope is in sight.  We're going to get this child on a regular schedule yet!  LOL!

Okay, so Carrie asked my mom if she was happy living here with me and she said "no".  I think she is open to the idea of moving to an assisted living/retirement community.  So, next week, while I am all tied up with the landscapers, Carrie is going to take Mom to look at some places.  Now, Mom and I haven't discussed this at all--just Mom and Carrie.  I'm treading very carefully here.  I do NOT want her to think I don't want her here or that I'm trying to get rid of her.  I don't want to hurt her!  But I do think both she and I would be happier living apart.  We've given in a good try, but it's just not working very well.  And she's lonely.  She needs friends her own age.  She loves to play bridge.  I think she would thrive in the right environment.  Right now all she does is sit in the chair and watch TV all day.  That's not good for anyone.

Well, I said I was going to clean house today, and so far, I haven't done it.  I'd better get started!  Megan (Carrie's friend) might be driving here tonight or it might be in the morning, but either way, I need to clean house before she gets here.  

Love you all!  

Vickie, I'm glad Carrie broached the subject with your mom. Less like you saying, "I want you to leave." This way, she has a way of saying, "I want to leave. I'm not happy." Some of these assisted living places are really nice. And if she's social (more than my mom) she'll find lots of people to do things with, and lots of activities. I think it'll be a good fit. There's one around here that's just gorgeous, and I'll bet there's one down there that she'll like, too.

Hello Eileen...I agree Vickie's mom will do well on her own. However, she can't get into assisted living if she doesn't need assistance with her needs. I don't know her but she seems to be providing for her own needs at Vickie's.  She may have to go in senior apartments first. 

I am not sure how things are set up there. Maybe their rules are different with Assisted Living.

Love and hugs....connie d

Hello Vickie....your flowers are so pretty!! You did a great job!!

I am so happy that Caralee is doing so much better with her formula. She will have a schedule set soon. Then you all will get more rest. Are you getting up with Caralee at night too? I was wondering because you say you are so tired. 

I so hope Carrie can find a place that your mom likes and will be comfortable with. Your mom does seem to keep way too much to herself. She does need friends and other people to do things with. I think she will thrive at the right place. Prayers for your mom and you too.

I am glad that med seems to be working and you are managing your eating well today. That is a good start!!

 I love you...hugs....connie d

Good morning Jeannie and everyone....

Jeannie....I am glad you are having a quiet day to get your things done. I know how wonderful that feels. I love my grands around, but when they leave it is so good to have it quiet again!! It is good that you are keeping the week off to get what you need done. I believe you when you say you have millions of things to do!!!! They will love their trip to Houston!!

As for me.... I had a very hard time getting on OFF today. I kept getting notices that it was not online right now. What are they changing now?? There are usually changes when this happens. 

I woke up to everything covered in SNOW this morning. It finally melted and then started snowing off and on again. The good thing is it isn't sticking to the ground now!!

Yesterday was a crazy day. I rested and rested and then I took a three hour nap. I could have slept right on through all night. I decided against it. I would have been up for the day at 3 or 4 AM.

I keep finding little things around my apartment. Messages and funny things here and there. Those kids had fun figuring out where to hide things that I would eventually find. It made me laugh!! They are my loves!!!!

I hope all is going well for Eileen after her procedure today. I hope Judy is feeling even a bit better from hers. Arlene I am hoping your mouth is feeling better too. Sending prayers for all of you. Also for Mary as I do every day. I hope she can contact us again soon. 

I will check back in again later. Have a lovely day everyone.

Prayers for our amazing OFF Family and their families. Special prayers for those in need.

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

Connie, I kept getting notices from Norton Internet Security that OH wasn't a safe site (yesterday).  I wonder what's going on?  You are right -- usually when stuff like that happens, some changes have been or are being made to OH.

Cute that your grands left you little notes and stuff around your apartment.  What fun as you discover them!

Well, I'm going to post my thoughts for the day and then go relax.  Still not feeling that well -- but better after the first dose of antibiotics.

Hugs and kisses.

Cindy P. 

Hello Cindy sweetheart.....I don't know what was happening with this site!! It was really bad!

I love to find all those little things when the kids leave. I save them...I have a bunch now!!

You make sure you are resting enough. REMEMBER..meds, drink, rest, repeat!!

I love you my sweet friend....HUGS and more HUGS...connie d

Hi Jeannie and my OFF family:

I am home after getting the NeuroStim implanted for my week's trial. Kind of a weird sensation ...like having a TENS unit going on all the time. Sometimes it's OK, other times it's too much. I guess I'll get used to it. I only have it for a week and then we'll decide if it helped me. I can't do any excessive bending, lifting or twisting (or as the rep called it, "No BLTs.") 

After we got done at the surgicare center, Gary and I went out for breakfast at this place on the north side of the city called the Pie Pan. Cute little local restaurant and breakfast was good, reasonably priced. 

So I'm off today because of the procedure and just hanging out around the house, watching basketball and paying bills. Gary went out to a movie; he didn't want to watch basketball. I'll have to go into my room this evening for hoops. I'm kinda drowsy right now, so I might take a nap.

Connie, I like your grandkids leaving little notes for you around your apartment. That's cute.

Jeannie, I once had my nephew with me for a month when I lived in Montana. It was three weeks too long. He was 12 at the time and as much as I loved him, I was sick of him after a week. I'm not the motherly type. I just wasn't used to caring for someone else.

Well, not much else happening. No work tonight at least. Have a good day.

Hello again Eileen....I am so glad the procedure went well. So does that Neuro-stim change the amount and the degree of vibrations on its own? One week, I hope it really helps you and you can deal with less pain. No BLT's...very funny! I hope that works out for you at your job.

That little cafe you went to for breakfast sounds yummy. Those kinds of places usually have the best breakfasts!! That is one thing I do miss being I don't drive. I don't get to eat out very often at all. We have some newer places to eat around here, but I have never been to any of them. That may be a blessing in disguise!!

I am glad you will get a nap in and that you aren't working tonight. Rest all you can!!!!

I love you...hugs....connie d