Good Morning Saturday

Hi Trish...no you don't need selfish friends!! I think you made some good choices to help you feel better.

Have you heard if Colleen knows anything about the interview yet? I know part of you wants her to get the job and another part doesn't. It won't be easy moving. I am praying every day for you.

I am so sorry you are struggling with that depression and chronic pain. It is bad enough when it is one of those things. Both at the same time is too much for any of us.

Have a good evening...sorry I didn't get this reply until now.

Love and hugs to you...connie d

Trish isn't it grea****ching the grands play ball.  I don't get to watch mine as much as I would like but when I do I hoot and holler with everyone else.

Hi Linda and my OFF family:

How could I forget you were going on a cruise, Linda? I hope you had a good time. For some reason, I thought you couldn't fly. Maybe that was in the past. 

I don't think I would do silk scarf painting. I would have problems giving those away and it's nothing that I would keep. But it sounds interesting, Carla. I agree with you, Linda, on the ceramics. I loved doing them but had noone left to give them to. I made some really nice pieces, too. And now that my hands shake so badly, it's hard to do the fine lines.

Gary and I went to see "The Boss" with Melissa McCarthy. Funny but very raunchy. We enjoyed it. It's R rated for a reason. It didn't get great reviews but then it doesn't have to be an Oscar winning movie to be enjoyable. Then Gary had to get some tax forms to finish up his Indiana taxes. Now we're home, not doing much. I'm watching the ballgame (White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays); Gary's playing around on his phone. No big plans for tonight. 

Judy, you're a hoot about Rick and the cars. Yeah, he ought to do your car first. We're having nice weather here too ... I wore capris too and it felt so good.

Trish, I hope you can get through your depression. I know how tough it can be. 

Connie, hope your walk was nice. I'm waiting til Monday to get back to the Y.

Vickie, don't know if you posted, but saw you got a computer last night. Hope it works for you. I know you have some free time now with Carrie back to care for Caralee. 

Don't remember who else posted, so if I missed you, I'm sorry. 

Have a good day.

Eileen

My cruise was wonderful.  I am having trouble adjusting to being home.  I now have to have my brain engaged.  On a cruise there is no pressure of any kind.  Do a lot do nothing, eat don't eat, take a class or not, no cell phone, internet, or technology of any kind unless you want it and are willing to pay for it.  now that I am home the ringing phone is jarring.  oh well.  You are right that I used to not fly.  I still have edema problems when I fly but there is no longer a danger of my throwing my blood clot.  My doctor says it has been there so long that it is firmly embedded and the thinners allow the blood to flow over it.  I just have to take a day to rid myself of the edema once I get where I am going.

Glad you had a good trip.  I agree a movie doesn't have to be Oscar worthy to be entertaining and sometimes that is all you want.  Movies can teach lessons that need to be learned and that is good but sometimes you just need an escape.

Hello sistas!

Bringing up the rear tonight.  I am using my new computer for the first time.  Oh, so many changes and so many new things to learn and get used to.  This computer has Windows 10, so that's new.  And I have to transfer everything over from my old computer, but first I have to find my software (it's in the garage) and install the programs, and then do the transfer.  Ugh.  I'll get it done eventually.  Tonight I have the internet working, and that's enough.  (Plus my secret spreadsheet with all my passwords is on my old computer, so I'm having problems remembering passwords, etc.  It's hell to get old.)

Well, my day is not really going all that well.  My youngest daughter, Christie, is having some kind of a crisis/meltdown this weekend.  Y'all remember that she's bipolar.  I knew this was coming.  She hasn't been sleeping for the past couple of weeks.  That means she's in that manic cycle, and that always precipitates a crisis.  Carrie and I stopped in to see her at Hobby Lobby yesterday afternoon and she started crying at work.  Uh oh.  Big red flag.  So we started early this morning texting her, urging her to bring the boys and come over for the day.  No response.  Finally Carrie went over there and Chris was just very, very distraught.  Crying, unable to sit still, agitated, etc.  So Carrie gathered up the boys and brought them here.  I guess they're here for the night. 

Anyway, I'm always afraid that Chris will do something stupid when she gets like this.  I've already been through several suicide attempts with her, but none for the past 10 years.  Still, the fear that she will try again never leaves.  So I went over to see her, and while she would allow me to sit beside her on the couch and hold her, she wouldn't open up to me.  Just wouldn't say a word.  Cried, of course.  But wouldn't talk.  I don't know.  She wouldn't say much to Carrie either.  Then Mike came home and I left.  So I don't know what is going on.

I don't know where the hell everyone is going to sleep here tonight. 

I did manage to have a couple of hours of gardening time this morning, which was nice.  I had plans to do much more today, but none of that happened.  I don't know why I ever think I'm going to be able to do what I want when I want.  It never happens. 

I am not handling all the stress well and I ate 2 big cookies tonight. 

Budder is calling me.  I'd better go.  Love you all! 

Oh Vickie,

My heart aches for you and Christie right now.  I have been on several ends of the bipolar crises.  My own, and my Mom's.  It's so scary and I am just so grateful that both Mom and I are on meds.

I hope she sees the need for help now.  I'm praying.

Hugs

Vickie..  So sorry about Christie.  I don't have any experience with bi-polar so I can't give you any advice.  It has to be hard.  Praying for you both.  Glad you got out in your garden.  It seems to be a place of sanctuary for you.  Don't stress over the cookies.  That is undoable.  Just go forward. 

Tell me again what you are doing to drop the weight.  It seems to be working.  Just hang in there and know that you have friends here.