It's Sunday..........what's new with you?
Jackie, good thoughts for you. It's so hard to watch a loved one fail.
Ruth I hope your stresses get straightened out soon.
Pat enjoy your company, I love to have people visit.
Margo praying for your house sale & congrats on being a "mom" again.
Jan sounds like you are doing great! Love to hear a success story. Seems like there aren't enough of those.
Everyone take care & be greatful if you are healthy, so many are dealing with so much. Well the pills seem to make me talkative so I will try to stop.
Thank you all again, Nan
Jacki watching mom struggle has to be hard. I know it was for me the past 3 months and I am praying your mom has peaceful days ahead also you and your sister are in my prayers.
Prayers to everyone in need and well wishes!!
Beautiful Indian summer weekend here in Mi. Could enjoy this weather for a couple months!
Quiet day here if you can have a quiet day with 2 toddlers and 5 teen and preteen kids in the house! Church then just family stuff, We had plans for dinner out but then got the 5 teens last night so sure cant afford to take them all out! That's fine a nice big pot roast will fill them up for a couple minutes.
Have a blessed and peaceful Sunday everyone.
Wow, it's 71 degrees and sunny ... it's supposed to be cold in November. I don't know what to bring to my brother's ... t-shirts and jeans or sweatshirts and jeans? I mean I'm not dressing up because I'll be sitting in his apartment all week and not really going out, so I might as well be comfortable in grubbies. In fact, I told my mother about his surgery being switched ... she didn't know. Oops! Well, Gary, you ought to inform your mom!
Work was boring most of the night. I had my one stinking page to do, and most of the stories on it were late, so I was happy when the news desk gave me a page to work and some pages to proof, because sports didn't give me anything to do. Then, of course, I was rushing to get things on my sports page because the Red Wings story came in late (and our Booth guy didn't get his story in on time so we had to go with the AP version, which had no quotes and was short). We were a little late, but not too late, making deadline. I hustled getting it done. Then Pete, my new boss, told me to have a nice week and take care of my brother ... he said he understood about me taking the week off on such short notice. Yeah, well, it's not like I'm taking a last-minute cruise or something. I'm just going to Hartford, Wis.
And hey, any Cheeseheads who want to meet up, PM me and maybe we can get together while I'm up there. Gary lives north of Milwaukee, so I am driving tomorrow through the Chicago area, then up through Milwaukee, north of Milwaukee, through to Hartford. I'd love to meet old and new friends. Anytime during the week, too. I figure I may try to drive back on Saturday if all goes well.
Anyway, already have stripped the bed and put on clean sheets ... did that before the cats got back on the bed. I plan to do laundry, dump one litter box, scoop the other two, finish taking down the Halloween decorations and get up Thanksgiving stuff before I leave tomorrow morning. I have to pack, too ... want to take some of my food with me. I want to make some apple bread to take along and some fudgy malted milk protein balls (off eggface's site ... they are really yummy ... even the guys at work liked them, so I think Gary might like them, too, and it would be good for him to eat something a little healtier).
Lots of Asian ladybug beetles out today with the warm weather. I see them flying all over the place.
Anyway, got to get back to the football game. Unfortunately, I can'****ch the Bears because we get stuck with the stinkin' Lions today. But the Patriots are on, so that's a good team to watch at least.
Have a good day. I'll try to check in at my brother's ... at least now he has a computer and Internet access!
It's still morning here in Chehalis, WA but barely. The babies are down for a nap. When they get up we'll have lunch and then take them swimming! They haven't been in several months so it will be fun to watch them. Indoor heated pool with their mommy and aunt. I'll jus****ch from the viewing area and take pictures!
Cindy P, I'm glad to hear that Chehalis doesn't have a corner on the rain market. Man, can it rain non-stop here. I'm used to our eastern WA rains of 1/4 inch in 24 hours being a BIG rain. Not here. They call it a sunny day when it just kind of drizzles and stops. No sun necessary! Finally stopped long enough yesterday for the girls to get outside for about 30 minutes. We were all going stir crazy! I get to thinking about wanting to live closer but I would have to find an indoor hobby that really was captivating or I would go absolutely nuts from November to May!
I'm once again planning to get back on track tomorrow. Why do I always have to think it needs to be a Monday? Several people have opened up about their struggles. I tend to keep it to myself and that's not good. The problem is I haven't been "struggling"; I've been giving in to old habits. With the holiday season in full swing I need to nip it in the bud or I'll find another 10 lbs by January.
Back to the gym on Tuesday. Need to get back to tracking my food and for some reason I just hate to be accountable or be held accountable.
I've been resorting to my old friend food too often lately. Not at meal times. I know my pouch still keeps my volume down then, but if I don'****ch it I'm grazing in response to real or imagined slights or misunderstandings. I can let the least little thing fester until it becomes a big thing and then I want to bury it in overeating. I KNOW that's not the thing to do, but I still find myself trying to do it. And I KNOW that it doesn't work. I just end up feeling worse.
Sending positive thoughts to all of you. There's a country song out called something like "Sounds like life to me." The message being one of life's ups and downs. Doesn't make it hurt any less or any easier to deal with but hopefully at the end of the downside there will be an up or at least a bit of sunshine.
Think I'll get a cup of coffee while H and C are still asleep. Once they wake up there will be none of that.
Karen C
The rain here can seem endless -- the wind scary. BUT, the summers are glorious. The temps here are generally pretty mild and we enjoy that very much.
Glad you're getting in some Hannah and Clara time. It's wonderful that there is an indoor pool available. I bet they love the water.
Take care and say hello to Mike.
Cindy P.
I bet you've wonder what is going on with me. I am feeling better as the days go on. I had to abort my trip to Chicago as I got sick along the way. I am doing better today.
I think I start my job on the 16th or the 18th. Waiting for a call. They do things weird down here in the sunshine.!!!!!
I lost 7 pounds in 2 days and I hope It doesnt return!!!!!
Carla
on 11/8/09 8:24 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
So glad to hear from you! Glad you are feeling better.
Let me know if you think we can squeeze in lunch before you start working.
WOW 7 pounds in 2 days. I'd love that but don't want to be sick.....
Take it easy
TTFN
Ruth
