WHAT'S NEW TUESDAY

Good morning to you, Judy and my other OFF sibs. I hope that today is a great day for everyone.

It is cold and wet here AGAIN! It seems to me that the flowers should be really blooming well with all the rain that we have been getting. I know it is cold to me but I don't think it is cold to everyone else if you get my drift. I am cold most of the time now a days but I will take that over the 118 pounds that are gone in a heartbeat. I am sure all will agree.

I have to get my grandniece from school this afternoon. I am going to bring her back here and help her with homework and then we are eating dinner and then off to a finance meeting at church tonight. I am keeping Brittany at the church (she will occupy herself in the nursery with books or something) and then I am taking her to my sisters. I get her tomorrow too and the same thing is happening but meeting tomorrow night at church is my committee and I am taking her to Carolyn's house before the meeting. So that is my plan today and I am sticking to it.

Bill went to see the baby yesterday and brought a picture of him home on his phone. I made it into the wallpaper for him. He said to me "Isn't he cute?" and I said to him that he is a baby. Shawn called Bill after he got home and said something to Bill about me because Bill told him that I was still kind of upset. They are so dense it is unbelievable to me. Then when I went to get gas I came home to a message from Shawn and he said that he was just wondering if I was coming to see the baby and that he would talk to me later and he loved me. Yeah if this is love I will take dislike or hate thanks very much. Oh well...I am getting through this whole mess and I will be the better and stronger for getting there. I am resilient and I will bounce back. Just call me Weeble Brenda.......I may wobble but I don't fall down!

I better get going. I am sending love and hugs to all along with prayers too. Have a wonderful day and don't forget to smile......it helps everyone!

morning again....well i finally got a couple hours of sleep!!!! i am still tired but can't sleep still...my right knee hurts....all i can think of is my girlfriend from back when i was a kid that had cancer in her knee area and had to have her whole leg taken off!!! i know call my dr get it taken care of...but i still am without a family dr here in ohio!!!

well its been work work work for me and rick is still laid off from his job...been going to unemployment for work shops with him and they are going to help him get his CDL so he can drive trucks. yippeeee!! hopefully this will get him a new job!!! they also gave him phone numbers to call for dental work and also eye glasses. we also got info on the angel food ministries so we can get some food. looked into that last night and its only about 6 miles away from us. now we need $30 bucks to go pick up $100 worth of food!!!!

as for his aunt being here...GRRRRRR i am NOT a happy camper at all!!! bad enough rick smokes and now that she is here she also smokes...AND drinks beer!! so that is more for rick and i am pissed over this!!!! she knows as well as his mother that i am trying to get him to cut back on his smoking and his drinking!!!! but do they listen??? NO!!!!! its an on going fight and now they are pushing my last button and they are getting it from me also and they are sure being cautious now for sure!!!! GRRRRRR i just want my apartment back for US!!! i am tired of living with others...almost as bad as it was when we lived in the basement at his moms!!!! GRRRRRR

talked to my mom and found out my older brother was in hospital over night. had bad stomach pains and i guess it turned out to be a kidney stone. he is home and feeling better now.

trying to save some money up to go back and see my mom for her birthday on june 6th. so far i am deeper in debt right now...my car broke down thursday and i had to have it towed and get the tie rods fixed!!! soooo $142 bucks later i am on the road again!!! sighs...when it rains it pours!!!! lucky for me we weren't on the highway when it happened!!!!

weather here is finally starting to warm up now and its about time!!!! might even hit 80 this weekend wooohooooo!!! and ofcourse i will be working....:( but i am thankful i have a job and one i like so can't complain now can i.

the new woman that moved in here in our complex i see has a cat along with her puppy!!! just might have to turn her in and get a $25 reward for that....LOL hey i need money ya know....(we are allowed 1 pet...cat or dog not both) so not sure what i will do just yet. butit sure is tempting!!!

got my hair cut last week also. looks ok but not what i wanted at all....****** me off this woman did what she wanted and not what I wanted!!! i wanted that bubble in the back and i sure didn't get it at all...oh well it will grow back i guess.

well best get going here need to go pick up a few things at the dollar store that we are out of.

happy birthday to those i missed and welcome to the new people also!!!! have to understand this pc of ricks is SLOW so i don't post much because of that but i do try to read as many as i can!!! :)

SMILE!!!!! makes people wonder what you've been up to!!!! ;)

hugs

Judy,

The difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is about three weeks.

Janet

ALoha and good morning OFF sibs........Judy, I am in exactly the same situation as you......been awake virtually all night, and it's now 4:00 a.m. and I need to be up so I can go to the hospital to test babies. This is the first night I have not been able to go to sleep at all....I think too many things on my mind. Hopefully, I can come home and take a nap, and also hopefully there won't be too many new babies.

Margo...I caught the passports hint, too.....but just figured you would tell us when you were ready about what that meant. Some days my computer is so slow, I just don't have the patience to reply to posts which I'd like to.

Brenda....I can only imagine what is going on inside of you the past few days. You were so excited about this baby, and you just radiated happiness, and now it's like you have had the air let out. It makes me sad. Hopefully this will resolve itself in a way that will bring back that happiness you felt before.

Susan.....what's up with life and you right now?? It seems like we get going on a nice smooth path, and then wham...something gets in the way and it's obstacles again coming from all over. I'm sorry you are having to deal with obstacles. But you are a strong, independent woman, and you will prevail.

This week one of my friends who lives in my complex is on a cruise around the islands. They met some friends from the mainland in Honolulu and are sailing together. I'm taking care of their kitty. Yesterday she called me from the ship...and they were docked right here in Maui's Kahului Harbor!! Was so funny talking to her while she was on a ship instead of right next door.

I'd better get going......it's going to be a beautiful drive to the hospital in the dark because I'll be able to see my friend's ship in the harbor all lit up. I hope you all have a great day, and that something wonderful happens to each of you.

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Good Morning to all from the new kid on the block.  Reading your posts every day has become as essential as reading the news.  Come to think of it, it is the news, lol.  I am starting to feel like I know you, and that's a good thing!!!  Have a great day today, be strong and courages if need be, but don't forget to savor the little things.....  Blessings to all

love your shih tzu!!! i have one also name bandit...he is 2 years old now and he is my rock when i am sad.

sorry i didn't personally post to you when you joined us here so i will say WELCOME to the best OH has to offer!!! and congrats on making the journey so many of us here have done....best wishes to you and your future!!

hugs

Hi Judy and my OFF family:

It's stories like yours that make me happy I live alone ... when I met with my psychologist yesterday, she asked me if there was any chance of a man in my life. I told her no, and didn't anticipate anything. I think I'm happier that way. Even if I met someone, I don't think I'd live with him or get married or anything. I've lived alone all my life (with the exception of roommates ... female ... at a couple of times) and I'm used to my space. Even when I have a guest over, I'm happy to see them, but just as happy to have my home back to myself. I'd throw that aunt out on her ear. Tell Rick it's your home and she doesn't belong there. This is causing you too much stress.

By the way, it's good to see you posting again.

Susan, I hope all the tests turn out OK for you.

It's raining again here but the sun is trying to peek through. It rained all yesterday, too. But there are signs of spring ... daffodils along the interstate hillsides that I saw when I was driving home from my appointment yesterday, a lone tulip blooming by the psychologist's office in the rain (it was pink). Unfortunately, it's only 40 degrees out there. I got a little bit done yesterday ... got the Easter decorations down, my photos uploaded from my grandnephews' birthday party and sent out to everyone and checked the job boards (nothing good there). Then I settled down to watch baseball and read in the evening. Finished "Marley & Me" ... cried at 2:30 at the end when Marley dies, as all pets eventually do. It's a good book and a very easy read ... I finished in three days, and I'm not that fast of a reader, because I only read books at night in bed for the most part. Different from the movie, too.

My knee has really been bothering me, too, especially at night ... must be the weather. Judy, try IcyHot PM lotion if you can find it (they just discontinued it, so you might not find it in the stores anymore ... if not that, just the IcyHot is good ... or there's this stuff called BioFreeze that's good but more expensive). The IcyHot PM really works for me at night ... stinks a lot and you really have to massage it into the area, and then you have to really wa**** off your hands. But it does help the pain level a lot. The BioFreeze I got at my chiropractor's office and I guess you can also get it at some health food stores. It comes in gels, lotions, a rollon (which I use) and a spray. It stinks at first but the smell isn't as strong ... it really helps, too, but is more expensive.

Well, I should get going and do something. I have to go back to work today and we have this wellness clinic we have to attend in order to get our insurance paid for (although now we have to pay for it too ... a least a little).

Have a good day.

hi eileen and thanks for the note of seeing me posting again!!! atleast somebody missed me....lol

ya know if i knew in advance that we would be having company i guess it wouldn't have mattered so much...but we had a big fight thursday night and it continued into saturday but we made up saturday night and planned on a nice roast chicken dinner sunday when i got home from work...only we had company....grrrrr she is still here and i am furious!!!! i told rick she better not be here when i get home tomorrow night from work or else!!!!!!! like i said if it was expected it wouldn't matter so much but right now its not the right time to impose on me here!!!

i am tired tonight and hopefully after fringe gets over i can go to bed and sleep all night through!!!!

as for the icy hot and others you mentioned i use the muscle rub that we get at the dollar store and it works good for me...its just that it hurts when i lay on my right side only and when it starts to hurt it hurts big time!!

well back to watching idol....good night ( i hope :))

Good Afternoon from Chehalis, Washington! I was packed up and ready to go yesterday by noon. Wasn't supposed come over until today, but couldn't wait any longer. Had a beautiful drive over White Pass. Mt. Rainier was reigning over the Cascades in all her glory. Not a cloud in the sky. Got her about 5pm just in time to go pick up my C and H Sugar from daycare. They change a bit every few weeks. They now crinkle up their noses when they grin. Hannah is walking more; Clara still just thinking about it.

Today while they were at daycare I made a Goodwill run for Erin. Of course I had to check out the store too. Didn't find anything that I couldn't live without. Then Erin and I went for a 3 mile walk. Actually worked up a sweat as it's about 75 here today.

Erin leaves for Seattle tonight and we're on our own. Josh, daddy, will be here nights. By 8am I take them to daycare and then have the day until I pick them up at 5pm. Josh is coaching baseball and between games and practice won't be home til at least 7pm.

Sharon A and I are going to try to get together for lunch one day and I hope to meet up with Michelle at Vitalady. She's just about an hour from here. I want to sit down with her and discuss my labs,  my current supplements, and ask some questions.

Sending  good thoughts to you all.

karen-please tell sharon i miss her! think of her often....