One Step at a Time - March 2013

[BHOG]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Congrats on finishing the project, FT. Did it go well (I imagine it went better than you feared)?

[sunshinedaisies]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

K9Lover;1484786 wrote: Yeppers...you mess with the Bear, you mess with the Dog! LOL

But no fears BHOG...WE LIKE YOU!!!! (For those of you that don't know, he's deaf so I have to shout so he can read. LOL)

I read that before reading anything else - and thought "they are messing with me?" LOL.... then I realised after reading back that you meant JAN !! Sorry .... too many bears around.

Nora - my thoughts and prayers are with you - I feel for you. Hang in there my dear friend..... I am going to visit Play in April - I will be near you !!!

Hi there Jan - hope all is going well for you. Thanks for the Pm.....

K9 - it is a long time since we have 'chatted' - I watch your smoking stuff with interest being a smoker too - I just need to make my mind up to quit - BUT - dare I say it ...... I ENJOY IT !!!! I went outside at work today to have a fag, and it went down SO well. I know I need to stop. Hubs reminds me periodically. I will one day. Once I set my mind to it. I think it is all about mindset. But the more people push me to stop, the more I dig my heels in.

Anyway, having poked my nose in here I will say bye to everyone,

Love, Sun XXX

[Frequent Traveler]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Project went well, plane left on time and all are happy.
Ahhh to wake up this morning and realize "hey I know this place" and it was my own bed, priceless.
Now chillin and having coffee and catching up on my recorded show and love skipping the commercials.
Hope everyone has a great day.
FT

[Juja]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Lovely Saturday morning here...need some warmth, though!

Nora>My heart, too, breaks for you. I thought your aunt was ill? Did I mistake that for your uncle? Regardless, I wish you strength, and send you love during these heavy, heavy times.

K-9>Lovely about Sierra's dress. I really liked The Orchardist regardless of the sadness. The orchardist himself was a tender man, if I remember the book correctly.

FT>Glad you home safely, and snuggled in.

Hi other Sunny! Thanks for stopping in.

Hello to Sunbeam, BHOG, and Flyaway, too.

I miss nurdl and ally.

Family arriving home today. Should be interesting. I will step back a bit, let others carry the weight, and see what happens. I'm not feeling particularly pleased with any of my siblings lately. I need to let that go. That anger prevents my decent naps, Mama!:H

Love to everyone!

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Late check in...I got all involved in a dance competition documentary on Netflix. These kids are AMAZING dancers....as young as 9.....
Hi Sunshine....so nice to see you here!!
Juja...what's up with your family and why do they upset you? Maybe we can help.....
Welcome Home FT!!
even though my boys are 17 and 21, I need to get Easter goodies....so off I go to get chores done and prepare for tomorrow
And yes, the main character in "The Orchardist" was very tender and compassionate
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Kradle123]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

K9Lover;1484686 wrote: Morning All!

Well...Sierra's dad let her down again! She was planning (and excited) to go to their house today, and she got a text from her step-mom last night saying they would get her on Monday...the text kinda seemed like it was a suprise that she was even coming (?). That leads me to believe that her dad didn't even mention it to his wife. THAT'S how excited he is to have his daughter visit! And yes, I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to rip him a new one, but that would just make Sierra feel bad, so I will try to control myself! Anyhow, we had another crying session (she's also PMS-ing so this is a BAD combo!) I just wanna punch somebody!

But anyway...happy Friday! I'll try to simmer down now

Let me punch him for you, K9

:boxer::boxer: and there's another one for your beautiful :hSierra....



PS- What Bhog said...
....and this one is for the idiot wife that stays with this...person...:b&d:

[nurdl]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Way to go Kradle! I wouldn't want to meet up with you in a dark alley. K9, I'm so sorry to hear about anyone that could disappoint a child like that. You must hurt as much as she does. I hope some good girls only time comes out of this.
~nurdl

[nurdl]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Oh and by the way... I'm ba-aaaack! Juja you missed me? Sorry to have been away for so long. I was deep into the show Gypsy and now I'm done. Six sold out performances in a 400 seat theatre. It went well but I was constantly working, being in charge of all the music including the 12 musicians who played a total of 24 instruments in the orchestra. It was a terrific experience and one I could not have handled if I had been drinking. Yay me! Plus, the really cool thing is that theater peeps don't really care if you drink or not. No one is counting or watching or asking nosy questions. Performers need plain old water as much as they might enjoy a beverage but certainly not required.
Now,this weekend at Easter dinner will be an entirely different story. My husbands family will be watching, counting and questioning but they will get nothing from me! My therapist said that those who watch count and question often have issues of their own. Their feelings of discomfort are intensified by our complete comfort in not drinking. There's a very bad girl here that's going to enjoy toying with her wicked sisters in law this weekend. More water for me!
I've missed you all!
~nurdl
xoxo

[mama bear]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

we've missed you too Nurdl. Good job with the show. And have fun messing with the sisters.....tee hee
Marathon day of shopping and cleaning for this bear
time to flop for a bit

[NoraC]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Hey all!!!

Nurdl - so great to see you. :l

Enjoying having the kids here. Going to dye Easter eggs soon. Have to get ready for the Easter Bunny.

Love & hugs to everyone......

(Juja - it is my Aunt also. It seems like we are going to lose my Uncle & my Aunt this year. Dad's brother & sister. )

[Juja]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Lord, Nora, I guess the reality is that they're that age and we're this age, and all dealing with death. Uncharted waters for me, and these are times I wish I had a deep faith. I can't explain how I feel as I watch my parents deteriorate day by day, minute by minute.:l

Nurdl, of course I missed you. Jeezee-peezee. So happy to see you, Miss Uber-talent. Oh, and may your in-laws' heads fall flat into the coconut cake.:H

K9, grrrrr. I don't get people. I just don't f****** get them. Doesn't Sierra's father have any feelings at all? Can't he imagine for a moment how he made his daughter feel? Kradle and I will happily let him have it. I'm ready to break out a baseball bat. Really. I could pummel someone right now.

Mama, there's no point in going into my family's dynamic. Passive-aggressive, non-communicative, anger, etc. I've spent my life trying to read people so I could be safe. Regardless, my brother came through today, even though I question his method. Same old same old. I guess I get angry with myself because I can't step away, hold onto the essence of me, and detach.

Hi FT, Sunbeam, GHE, BHOG, and all other Easter bunnies joining us.

[NoraC]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

My Uncle just passed away. I'm glad that he is no longer suffering.

I want to thank you all for the love & prayers and support that you have given me during this past 5 weeks. :h

[Turnagain]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

(((HUGS))) sweet Nora.....

[Glass Half Empty]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

I'm so sorry Nora. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
:l :h :l

[Sunbeam]

One Step at a Time - March 2013

Easter blessings to all who wish to receive them.

Nora, you will be held especially close in my heart. My MIL is being considered for hospice. It looks like she doesn't qualify quite yet, based on specific criteria for her dementia. She lost 3 siblings within a year.

Nurdl, great to see you. I'm starting to assemble a DVD collection of musicals, I love so many of them, and they have formed an important part of my life. I was in Oklahoma in high school, I met my husband in The Sound of Music. I always joke that I met my husband when I was a Nun (dramatic pause.....) in the Sound of Music.

Tomorrow is my seven month AF anniversary.