One Step at a Time - September 2014

[Dottie Belle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Morning all,
Up too darn early for me but I will go to the first class and see how it goes. How did I get up all those years and be at work at 7:30.
Hope the traffic isnt bad. At least the sun is coming out so I am not driving in the dark.....ok I am whining...

[Nursie]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Morning!
Mama, hope your day is not too crazy.
I like our blanky fort.
I wanna retire too! Haha
Happy Friday everyone!

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Geez, Dottie...you're an early bird! I hope you enjoy your class.

Mama, if you don't want the job in the dangerous hood, perhaps you can let headhunter know that he should keep you in mind if an opening in a less treacherous area opens up? It must be kind of flattering to be so wanted! :H I hope your Friday goes well and the foolishness is kept to a minimum.

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Nora, Niner, Nursie, Sun, Kradle, Liz, Reccie, Pauly, Zen...and anyone else I have missed, have a wonderful weekend!

I am dropping Mrs. Fen off at the airport shortly, and then I am taking mom mall walking.

Oh, I emailed obnoxious cousin yesterday, and let her know in no uncertain terms how I was feeling. That with osteoporosis, COPD AND a bad heart, mom had zero business in that cemetery the other day. I also informed her that I have been trying for YEARS to get mom to acquiesce to moving into an assisted care facility, and while she seems agreeable at first, she always changes her mind. She makes decisions on an emergency basis.

[Rusty]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Good Morning Steppers,

It's great to be home after my short trip to North Dakota. Lovely people. UGLY state.:H

Fen,:l I so can appreciate what you are going through with your Mom. I am the youngest of five kids in a Catholic family and the majority of the care of my 87-year-old mother falls on my sister and me. Mostly my sister, since she is fortunate to have a husband with a great job and she doesn't have to work....BUT....my brothers are absolutely NO help. As generous as my mom is financially with ALL of us, you think my brother and his PIA wife could pick her up and take her out to dinner once in a while??? NO. It pisses me off to no end. I feel badly that you have to deal with a stupid and vile cousin. Yes, in our big Catholic family, we have some real loser cousins, too. Thinking of you in very positive ways today!

Off to work out...but I'll be back later.

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Good morning folksies!

Been up since sparrow fart again... bloody jet lag.

Nora... I'm with you on the glasses... mine appear to have stopped working. I would like to get lazer surgery and I may go check out how expensive it would be (and then not do it cos of the cost!). I have glasses for driving that stay in the car... and in my handbag I have three... a pair for long distance (I'm near sighted), a pair for reading, and a pair of "seeing" sunglasses. I'm %@*!ing confused for the most part, switching between them all. And speaking of our common ailments... did you make any progress with the toofus? I know how expensive dental work is and I'm lucky to know a dentist... did that dental insurance thing pan out for you? I hope you have a good trip to your mum's. It's bittersweet isn't it? Good to be there but hard to see them getting old. I hope your uncle will be OK. It's hard for them to "demand" the proper care at that age. I have my mum's pain care on track now and there is even a "next step" in place with her doctor... it's a relief for her to know it's all taken care of and she doesn't have to deal with it. Finally, hang in there with us luvvie... power in numbers and all that. You know you can text or call if you need me. XXX

Sunny... I would DEFO use the pounds first. The exchange rate is shocking. I cooked a LOT when I was home but the times we DID go out killed us. The exchange rate has been awful USD to GBP for years now. I have a joint account with my mother but hate to take anything out of it and haven't been putting anything into it with the darn exchange rate so I just sucked it up and exchanged dollars. (She knew I wouldn't use our account and she had some money in the house waiting for me... that was sweet.) I love ice tea btw... I make my own, have a jug in my still empty fridge as we speak! My cold weather tip is LAYERS. I had 5 pairs of leggings and two pairs of boots and I just wore my regular clothes on top of them. I thought I was stylin' and could give a rats about what anyone else thought! :H

Nursie... how old is your son? I saw you were a tad broody a few weeks back... any resolution on that?! My cousin's new baby is so cute, even made ME broody! (I have no children.) The jumping up and down in the kitchen thingo... I was actually blessed to have enough room to jump up and down IN. Cramped is an understatement. Large humans, a huge cat and a big recliner in a really tiny kitchen when you're trying to cook... GAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Fenny... yes she does eat on the recliner mostly. We bought the recliner last year when I was home as she likes sitting in the kitchen beside the stove (we have an oil burning stove) and watches the kitchen TV a lot. But OMG does it get in the way. The washing machine and some cooking stuff is in a cupboard that the recliner blocks... and she's sitting on the recliner... so one tends to stand there helpless tearing one's hair out, trying not to cry! :H That's awesome about your house. I'm probably a greedy person saying this... but maybe you listed it too low? It's awesome to get a quick sale without the hassle of having it on the market though... and doing open houses... so you may very well have got the best of both worlds there.

Mama... How long till Tucky leaves on maternity? Do you have a replacement? I have a wee something here for you, I'll need to get to the post office. I think I may have to take it out of it's packaging to send it, sorry about that!

Reccy... did the postman bring you anything yet? My aunty was in charge of mailing it from Lewis. It's just a wee thing... I have one that matches it!

Dotts... Congratulations hon! XXX I missed your thread but I'll take a look after I post this missive. You must feel very proud of yourself. :h

Pauly... I went through a stage of hiding booze and empties too. I'd pour vodka into small water bottles and stash that shit everywhere, even in my own damn house. EVEN when I was living alone and had nobody to hide it from! Feckin addictions. I once took a swig out of a water bottle at a hotel, to wash my vitamins down, and it was GIN. Sprayed the whole room with it and almost vomited. I'd have to say... I am far from perfect now and I have my moments, but things have certainly come a long way from those dark days. I tried very hard to be AF, and did so for a good stretch, but now I'm in management mode. It works for the most part and continues to improve (at least for now, touch wood). I don't single AL out as the only source of the problem with myself... I have other internal issues that compound the problem and I'm acknowledging them and working on them. Being back with my peeps in Scotland was a great thing for me... it grounded me and made me feel my "real" self again. Anyway... I think you're doing great and keep up the good work. :l

Hello Rusty! I hear you on the 87 year old mum... mine is 87 too. I'm an only child but I'm really lucky that there is so much family there around her. My uncle and his wife live right beside us (maybe 30 yards door to door) and my aunty is a mile away... and she has a really good support system of other family and friends that are there for her continuously. It's kind of crap that your lot don't rally round your mum... it would piss me off too.

:wavin: to everyone else. I'm somewhat caught up on the thread but have to admit to skimming it a bit! You're a chatty bunch and three weeks of posts... errrr.... pleading the fifth or something!

Can't believe it's the weekend already. I feel like it's a Tuesday. I have one main item I have to get sorted work-wise today, and it's not something I like AT ALL. Then I'm going to try to upload my pix from my phone and post some on Facebook later. I'll post a pic of Jack here for you Fenny! (She doesn't do Facebook.)

Have a good POETS Day folksies... catch youz later. XXX

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

p.s. Sorry about the huge post. It looks rather overwhelming.

[sunshinedaisies]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Swift post - Zen - I don't do Facebook either .....

[paulywogg]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Hey all,day off,can't sleep in same old situation,bought some new coffee creamer yesterday,one is coconut cream,the other is white chocolate raspberry,usually i just like my coffee black but figured i'd mix it up a bit,tbey're both pretty darn goodi was reading another thread and the person said they drink 4 to 6 beers a day and have fatty liver,jeez that's 1/3 of what i was drinking so who knows what my liver looks like,my last test in Nov was good,but then again i drank quite a bit this year,gotta call for an appt today,i was gonna clean out my closet today just to get rid of clothes i hate and stuff,de-clutter the whole house actually,you know junk drawers,top of fridge,cabinets,etc,think Louie's coming down with something,he acted lazy yesterday but so was i so it worked out,hope everyone has a great Friday

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Well... if the rest of the thread want to see what a wee island in Scotland looks like, I'll post pix here for you and Fenny, Sunny. I took them with the phone and I'm shocked that they are better than camera pix. When I "retire" this phone I'll keep it as a camera.

Are you flying into Heathrow?

And did you see that thing that happened in Edmonton, London? OMG... it is all so sick. Stay safe when you go back... X

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Hiya Pauly... cross-post.

Our bodies all react different to AL intake. My liver is a tough old bird! I actually never had physical dependency on AL and I am wondering if that's what made the difference with the liver function test.

If you don't mind me saying so, your coffee creamers sound GAACK!!! :H :l I got into the habit of heating milk up on the stove while I was home, to go with the percolated coffee. I brought Gevalia home with me as my Ma buys Kirkland and I'm a bit fussy about tea and coffee.

What's up with Louie... is he not well?

[fennel]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

The cousin I was angry with just called...we had a good, long talk. I am pleased to report that we are now on good terms. She had no idea what I was going through with mom.

Pauly, I'm with Zen...I can't stand those flavored coffee creamers. I use regular 1/2 and 1/2, which is probably terrible for me, lol! Oh, well...coffee is my drug of choice, I might as well do it up right. I hear you on de-cluttering. I always feel better when I clear out old stuff and give it to Good will.

Zen, I would love to see Scotland pics!

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Ach OK you talked me into it then Fen! I'll get them on the laptop and upload some in a bit. ) Where is Mrs Fen off to? Sorry... I am missing parts of the puzzle!

[paulywogg]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

Yeah,i usually hate the flavored creamers too,they usually all taste the same to me,but these are good,Zen,i think Louie is just not himself cuz he has his back teeth coming in,hopefully it's just that anyways

[Zenstyle]

One Step at a Time - September 2014

p.s. Glad you straightened it out with your cousin...