TGIF Whatcha Doing?
Good Morning Family,
I am up before my daughter's family this morning. Not sure what I have planned. With the Munchkins we kind of play it by ear. If the weather is nice it will include playing ball out back. I've been getting my exercise for sure.
I hope everyone has a blessed day.
Hugs,
Trish
I am up before my daughter's family this morning. Not sure what I have planned. With the Munchkins we kind of play it by ear. If the weather is nice it will include playing ball out back. I've been getting my exercise for sure.
I hope everyone has a blessed day.
Hugs,
Trish
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Trish,
You are always happiest when you are with the Munchkins, hope you have fun getting your exercise with them!!!
At work, nooner AA meeting, after work meeting with sponsee, then home, perhaps make the late night Friday clubhouse meeting, then again, maybe not, been a very busy week, with each night entailing something extra to do, I need time to regenerate as I am feeling kinda out of sorts, so I'm thinking a night in with the Roxie girl with go a long way towards that.
Wishing you all a good day, those of you with more pressing challenges, I wish peace and strength amid your challenges!
Hugs, Laureen
You are always happiest when you are with the Munchkins, hope you have fun getting your exercise with them!!!
At work, nooner AA meeting, after work meeting with sponsee, then home, perhaps make the late night Friday clubhouse meeting, then again, maybe not, been a very busy week, with each night entailing something extra to do, I need time to regenerate as I am feeling kinda out of sorts, so I'm thinking a night in with the Roxie girl with go a long way towards that.
Wishing you all a good day, those of you with more pressing challenges, I wish peace and strength amid your challenges!
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Good mornin' ya'll.
Aren't little ones just the best ever?! They make me feel younger.
Yesterday's plans went out the window when our DIL called for us to take her the tshirt I hemmed for a coworker. We had a devil of a time finding the school. Her last elementary school was damaged in the tornado that went through here, was it just last year. Anyway, she gave me directions from a gate she usually doesn't use but told me to check with the gate guard. He had no idea. The other guy gave us directions, but after driving a LONG way through housing we found it was the old damaged school. So, back to the start. Asked 2 ladies out for a run. Nope, they just come to the base to use the gym and the running track. Stopped and asked at the WIC office. She thought it was this way, then that way. Stopped and asked a maintanance person working alongside the road. SHE knew exactly where we needed to go. Voila' after an hour we found it. Grrr.
Our soon to be ex SIL texted to say please call, he would understand if I didn't want to talk to him but he needed help. Our daughter was out of town this week, thinking it might have something to do with our grandson who is here in SC, I called him. Bad decision. For over an hour I listened to him go from crying to ranting a few times. I know he has no friends so I listened. One of the things is he can't understand why our daughter doesn't want to take a 'family' trip together this Christmas. He'll pay for it! Well duh, SHE won't have any money to pay for anything! She's gettin' rid of the bas**rd, WHY would she want to do that? Then our daughter called to say he informed her his lawyer needs another $5000 and he wants it from her! She said put it on the Visa but he was paying that out of his settlement amount. He said no he wasn't. So I listened to her for quite awhile! I wish I could go out there and hug her and kick him in the b****!!!
Then after our DIL's doctor visit she stopped by to tell us that she has some other issues and the partial hysterectomy scheduled for next month will have to be with a civilian doc who has experience with this other more serious issue! That means getting a referral, and preapproval, starting from the beginning with another doc who has never seen her. Soooo, surgery may be into the summer some time. She is bummed!
Sooooooo, I didn't finish my last elephant slipper til 8 PM. I didn't get the box sent to my daughter and I was pretty much an emotional wreck by the time I went to bed!!
But today is sunny and bright. We are going to the PO and mail the box and then go vote early for the May Primary! And maybe stop and get some fresh, local strawberries.
My DH listens to me, but I can tell he doesn't LISTEN, if you know what I mean. I can come on here and vent and it's OK if no one listens. The good news, I did NOT turn to food to help me through these emotions!
Everyone have a fantabulous day!
Aren't little ones just the best ever?! They make me feel younger.
Yesterday's plans went out the window when our DIL called for us to take her the tshirt I hemmed for a coworker. We had a devil of a time finding the school. Her last elementary school was damaged in the tornado that went through here, was it just last year. Anyway, she gave me directions from a gate she usually doesn't use but told me to check with the gate guard. He had no idea. The other guy gave us directions, but after driving a LONG way through housing we found it was the old damaged school. So, back to the start. Asked 2 ladies out for a run. Nope, they just come to the base to use the gym and the running track. Stopped and asked at the WIC office. She thought it was this way, then that way. Stopped and asked a maintanance person working alongside the road. SHE knew exactly where we needed to go. Voila' after an hour we found it. Grrr.
Our soon to be ex SIL texted to say please call, he would understand if I didn't want to talk to him but he needed help. Our daughter was out of town this week, thinking it might have something to do with our grandson who is here in SC, I called him. Bad decision. For over an hour I listened to him go from crying to ranting a few times. I know he has no friends so I listened. One of the things is he can't understand why our daughter doesn't want to take a 'family' trip together this Christmas. He'll pay for it! Well duh, SHE won't have any money to pay for anything! She's gettin' rid of the bas**rd, WHY would she want to do that? Then our daughter called to say he informed her his lawyer needs another $5000 and he wants it from her! She said put it on the Visa but he was paying that out of his settlement amount. He said no he wasn't. So I listened to her for quite awhile! I wish I could go out there and hug her and kick him in the b****!!!
Then after our DIL's doctor visit she stopped by to tell us that she has some other issues and the partial hysterectomy scheduled for next month will have to be with a civilian doc who has experience with this other more serious issue! That means getting a referral, and preapproval, starting from the beginning with another doc who has never seen her. Soooo, surgery may be into the summer some time. She is bummed!
Sooooooo, I didn't finish my last elephant slipper til 8 PM. I didn't get the box sent to my daughter and I was pretty much an emotional wreck by the time I went to bed!!
But today is sunny and bright. We are going to the PO and mail the box and then go vote early for the May Primary! And maybe stop and get some fresh, local strawberries.
My DH listens to me, but I can tell he doesn't LISTEN, if you know what I mean. I can come on here and vent and it's OK if no one listens. The good news, I did NOT turn to food to help me through these emotions!
Everyone have a fantabulous day!
Grammylew in Jax
Oh, Carolyn! Your soon-to-be- ex-SIL sounds like a piece of work. Is he crazy to call you? I'm sorry you picked up the phone, too. But I know how it is, thinking it might have something to do with one of the grandkids. You just can't ignore that possibility.
I sure hope the divorce can go through without too much trouble, but it sounds like it's going to be really messy. You just vent all you want/need to here. You can't keep that mess bottled up inside of you.
Good for you for not eating your emotions yesterday! That would have been tough for anyone.
Praying for your daughter and her family. Vic
I sure hope the divorce can go through without too much trouble, but it sounds like it's going to be really messy. You just vent all you want/need to here. You can't keep that mess bottled up inside of you.
Good for you for not eating your emotions yesterday! That would have been tough for anyone.
Praying for your daughter and her family. Vic
Vickie
Sorry you are having so many issues with your family. It's good to listen, but sometimes you have pull back and let them figure it out. You can't fix their problems anyway, no matter how much you want to. I know that's rough to do, but you have to let them do it.
Cyberhugs for you
...btw. the slippers are cute.
Cyberhugs for you
...btw. the slippers are cute. Vickie and Eileen, I know I can't be everything to everybody, but it is hard to pull back. I am trying to be Switzerland in all this and stay neutral. I'm not bad mouthing anyone to anyone else (except my OFF Sista's). Maybe that's why they all call me, cause I just listen and nod (they can't see me nod) and say uh, huh.
My DIL's medical problems are a little worrying, but I have faith she will be fine!
Thank you all for listening. As I write this I realize I am using ya'll like my kids are all using me. I'm sorry.
My DIL's medical problems are a little worrying, but I have faith she will be fine!
Thank you all for listening. As I write this I realize I am using ya'll like my kids are all using me. I'm sorry.
Grammylew in Jax
Hey, vent away here, we're all here for you. You sure need someone to listen. I've vented many times, and you folks have been here for me ... otherwise I would have stuffed my face with crap.
I didn't mean to say you couldn't share your worries with us ... I hope you didn't take it that way ... I just mean you can't let them unburden on you all the time. You can't fix their lives. Only they can do that. I know as a mom you want to make it all better ... but you know you can't. (I'm not a mom and I know that.)
I didn't mean to say you couldn't share your worries with us ... I hope you didn't take it that way ... I just mean you can't let them unburden on you all the time. You can't fix their lives. Only they can do that. I know as a mom you want to make it all better ... but you know you can't. (I'm not a mom and I know that.)
Good morning Trish, Laureen, and Carolyn! And all my OFF sistas to come.
I'm expecting Benny to call out for me any minute. He's already talking to himself in his crib. I think he has long conversations with his stuffed bear every morning!
We had such a lovely day yesterday. I'm not naive enough to think they will all be like that, but really, yesterday was just a jewel to treasure. Everyone was happy, the weather was perfect, we all got along. It was great. Y'all remind me of that when things go sour again, okay?
Went out to feed my deer this morning and Little Mommy was right by my side the whole time. I feed her a handful of corn and then I throw one out for the rest of the deer. By the time I reach my hand back in the bucket, she's nudging me for another handful! She's getting so trusting of me, I swear I think I could pet her. I don't, but I think she would let me.
The bucks are being pretty aggressive, though, and I have to keep an eye on them. They kick the does and make them move out of the way so that they can eat the corn first, the greedy *******s.
[Oops, I just somehow lost the last 2 paragraphs I wrote! How does that happen? I wish this editor had an undo button!]
I was telling about my efforts to clean and straighten up this house. I just can't live in chaos, you know? It twists my nerves into knots. I can handle baby clutter--that's okay. But the rest of it has to go!
Okay, there's my little man. He's ready to get up. I'll check back in with you all later.
Love you all!
I'm expecting Benny to call out for me any minute. He's already talking to himself in his crib. I think he has long conversations with his stuffed bear every morning!
We had such a lovely day yesterday. I'm not naive enough to think they will all be like that, but really, yesterday was just a jewel to treasure. Everyone was happy, the weather was perfect, we all got along. It was great. Y'all remind me of that when things go sour again, okay?
Went out to feed my deer this morning and Little Mommy was right by my side the whole time. I feed her a handful of corn and then I throw one out for the rest of the deer. By the time I reach my hand back in the bucket, she's nudging me for another handful! She's getting so trusting of me, I swear I think I could pet her. I don't, but I think she would let me.
The bucks are being pretty aggressive, though, and I have to keep an eye on them. They kick the does and make them move out of the way so that they can eat the corn first, the greedy *******s.
[Oops, I just somehow lost the last 2 paragraphs I wrote! How does that happen? I wish this editor had an undo button!]
I was telling about my efforts to clean and straighten up this house. I just can't live in chaos, you know? It twists my nerves into knots. I can handle baby clutter--that's okay. But the rest of it has to go!
Okay, there's my little man. He's ready to get up. I'll check back in with you all later.
Love you all!
Vickie
Hi Trish and all my Friends here at Off,
Friends mean all of you wonderful people. I'm so glad you are in my life. You are very important to me.
My cooking show that I was looking forward to canceled 6 hours before time for the show to start. I was really expecting a good show as she knows so many people. My directer warned me early on that this kind of thing happens once in awhile. I'm not angry, but I am disappointed that she didn't tell me sooner. On the good side My paperwork and products are ready for the next show I do. I'm not giving up by any means. I'm not letting this raise my blood pressure or cause me to hold a grudge. She will not steal my joy.
Other good news is my new pet sitting business is starting off with a bang. I have 30 days scheduled for this month through June 10th. That's amazing. I had to turn one person down because I was already booked. I was really wanting to do it as it was a Shih Tzu which is what my 4 angels were. I miss them so much. This gives me my dog fix. I forgot to ask the people I'm pet sitting for starting tomorrow if I can use their computer. (If I'm not posting that is why.) It's a 2 year old golden named Cochise. I will get my exercise as he is to be walked 1 and 1/2 hours 2 times a day. This should be interesting. They say he is very good on leash. The women has lost 34 pounds in the 2 years they have owned him.
Best go and get some things done. It's already 11:00 AM and I've been on the computer all morning. Need to check emails too, but that will be my treat after running errands and doing some light house work. Also must go through my clothes again. Not losing weight but my clothes are too big. Will be hitting resale shows next week. I never thought I would ever be in a 14 again. Now I want to be a 12.
Hugs to all, Mag
Friends mean all of you wonderful people. I'm so glad you are in my life. You are very important to me.
My cooking show that I was looking forward to canceled 6 hours before time for the show to start. I was really expecting a good show as she knows so many people. My directer warned me early on that this kind of thing happens once in awhile. I'm not angry, but I am disappointed that she didn't tell me sooner. On the good side My paperwork and products are ready for the next show I do. I'm not giving up by any means. I'm not letting this raise my blood pressure or cause me to hold a grudge. She will not steal my joy.
Other good news is my new pet sitting business is starting off with a bang. I have 30 days scheduled for this month through June 10th. That's amazing. I had to turn one person down because I was already booked. I was really wanting to do it as it was a Shih Tzu which is what my 4 angels were. I miss them so much. This gives me my dog fix. I forgot to ask the people I'm pet sitting for starting tomorrow if I can use their computer. (If I'm not posting that is why.) It's a 2 year old golden named Cochise. I will get my exercise as he is to be walked 1 and 1/2 hours 2 times a day. This should be interesting. They say he is very good on leash. The women has lost 34 pounds in the 2 years they have owned him.
Best go and get some things done. It's already 11:00 AM and I've been on the computer all morning. Need to check emails too, but that will be my treat after running errands and doing some light house work. Also must go through my clothes again. Not losing weight but my clothes are too big. Will be hitting resale shows next week. I never thought I would ever be in a 14 again. Now I want to be a 12.
Hugs to all, Mag
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