One Step at a time - May 2015

[Dottie Belle]

Morning all,
Nice weather today. Good for all the parties this weekend. I dont have much planned. The police ride along tonight and I would like to go for a walk at the part tomorrow. Hoping my friend has a cook out on Monday. I need a life

[mama bear]

no big plans here either...just relaxing and probably going to the lake house to clean the yard

[mama bear]

well what an awesome week.....just got notice that the foreclosure on our house may have begun....
Hubs says a bankruptcy filing will stop it....I am choosing not to freak out...

[jane27]

Hi gang,
Everyone is sounding good. Nora, hats off to you for filing the slip under slip. I don't know why, but I find it difficult to do & have the tendency to catapult myself into the deep end instead of keeping it (a slip in any regard) in perspective and moving on.

Happy to be in Florida. Even happier that hubs isn't chatting away at me as I'm writing this. That happened last night when I was posting in Loamers and I felt my nostrils start to flare.

I have been on Prozac since 94. I went off it 2-3 times and had little success with other meds because I couldn't handle the side effects at even the smallest dose. Been back on Prozac for several years now- last year I had to increase my dose from 60 mgs to 70mgs. Its a higher dose than a lot of people take (I remember being shocked when a friend of mine told me she was taking 80) but I think my need for it has to do with being on it for so long. I started at 20 (in 94), went up to 40 where I stayed for years & eventually it just stopped working. The doc I was seeing back then didn't offer up increasing the dose as an option- hence began several not great years. That pill just seems to be the magic bullet for me. It does raise my blood pressure- but I manage that with BP meds. I reason the pros and cons via the fact that there's no value in good blood pressure numbers when you feel so sad you cant get out of bed.

Mama, Im near Ft Myers. Where are you?

Love and strength to all. xxx

ps For two or three seconds I forgot what my name was on Effexor. Fun stuff.

[Dottie Belle]

mama that sounds stressful...any way out of the foreclosure?? and bankruptcy??

[mama bear]

I am in Jacksonville Jane. I have been taking Paxil for years and can really feel it if I miss a dose.
Dottie - it is stressful.....but it is what it is and I know of no other alternative. This has been looming for a while, so I am letting hubs deal with. I have to focus on my job and my health and cannot afford a nervous breakdown right now! I am choosing to focus on the fact that I am alive after that wreck, and the two kids and their doggie in the other car are alive. That's about all I have right now......focus on the good....even when it's hard.
Date night....I think we may getting Italian.

[Dottie Belle]

I had a great time...details later....gotta get some sleep.

[mama bear]

Glad to hear it Dottie!
Hubby was sick so we stayed hone and went to bed early.
Going to have some coffee and pack up foe the lake.
Jane, I laughed at "your nostrils flaring" comment!
Nora - didn't you just love 'Still Alice"? the movie is good too.

[Lizann]

Oh dear, mama. You do have a lot going on. Which house may be in foreclosure? The lake house? I hope it all works out.
Dottie looking forward to hearing about your evening.

[Dottie Belle]

Morning all,
Last night's ride along was great. I got to see a darker side of the place I live that I didn't even know existed.
Had a car chase with what ended up being a drunk driver. He turned a corner and almost hit us and we turned around for a chase. He was definitely drunk and English was not his first language so it was interesting to hear the interaction. He borrowed the car but didn't remember from whom. And he only had a little to drink. Well when the officer put him in the back of the car I had to roll the window down to keep from gagging from the smell of booze. We had crossed city lines so the officer called the local police because he had hit another car before we started to chase him. Chase was kewl. High speed and exciting. We also had a traffic stop, domestic violence and assault. Not bad for a Saturday night in the burbs. Now I know what areas to avoid at night. We also drove through some businesses to make sure there were no thefts of batteries and things that could be resold. The officer was so nice and we talked and he explained things to me as we went along. I got home a little before 1am and the dogs were confused but I had fed them before I left.
Going to a dance with the widows group tonight and going to feed my friends cat today. She and new hubby are at a lake haring a good time. I had a dream about hubby last night. I could only see the top of his head and the pin striped suit he was laid out in. Very strange. I was thinking I should go hug him before he goes away but i woke up too soon. sigh
Hope everyone has a safe and entertaining day.

[paulywogg]

Hey guys, Dots you sound so cute and excited about your ride along, your post brought a smile to my face even though I'm still sick as a dog,does amoxocillin make people groggy?probably just being sick,Mama,sorry about the house, I remember you mentioned it awhile ago, what can be done to help? Nora,get Yer buns back here! Liz,I'm proud of you for the block party ugh,off to own the couch for the day,back later

[Lizann]

Morning guys. Keeping busy this weekend. Hubs and I went to fleet week yesterday. Navy had some missile cruisers there for us to tour. A lot of fun. Coast guard had a cutter there for us to tour. Beautiful breezy day to be outside. Going to the parade here in town in a little while. So far that's all we have planned for today. Have a good one guys.

[Dottie Belle]

Morning all,
Raining today so not sure what I will do. Wanted to walk at hte park but not in the rain...plan B...
Dance was OK but I wont go back. I was mostly women dancing on this very small dance floor. Reminded me of the last one I went to 25 years ago and I didnt like it then either. Line dancing....YUCK.....so I will need to find another way to enjoy dancing. Maybe I will take some lessons again at a different studio. I dont know but this was not for me.
Had another dream about hubby. This time I was hugging him and telling him that I was having a horrible dream that he was dead. He told me it would be alright...then I woke up. Wish I knew what he is trying to tell me. I sure wish this was a horrible dream and I could wake up and everything would be as it was supposed to be. Makes me cry...
Hope everyone enjoys the day off.

[mama bear]

We got home last night very sunburned and tired. It felt good to be outside in the sun
The lakehouse Nana and Pop's Lizz. Our house in town that we have been in for 20 years is the house we have been unable to make full payments on. They won't take partial payments and with interest and fees and penalties, the amount due is double the value of the the house. The ridealong sounds interesting Dottie!!
Good job on the block party Lizz.
Off to work...

[Rusty]

Good Morning, Everyone!

I had a very relaxing weekend and now I am off to Minneapolis for the rest of the week...after my doctor's appt. and spray-on tan this morning. It's about a 6.5 hr. ride to MN but I will take my time.

Mama-soooo sorry about the house!:sad: I don't know what to say...so glad you are alive, well, and have a good job now.

Lizz-the fleet week experience sounds fascinating. I LOVE seeing ships, water, etc. Good for you for staying strong at the block party.

Dottie-So glad you enjoyed the ridealong with the PD. What an experience...makes you see how 'the other side" lives, huh? I smiled when you mentioned the line dancing...I feel the same way as you do.

Big hellos to Nora, Pauly, Jane, and anyone else who drops in. Happy Tuesday!