One Step at a Time May-2016

[actiongirl46]

MAE all!

Mama, poor Nana must be so stressed! I hope she can find some peace. What a @#$% mess.

Speaking of mess, aihfl, that stinks. Literally. Are you in an apartment? How does that happen? Ugh. At least you have your date to look forward to. Congrat's on your nice healthy numbers, especially the 7 weeks!! Great job.

Liz . . . . its probably too late but have fun!! I would love to see Poland.

Nora, Rusty, SK, pauly, Sun, I hope your Friday is a good day.

I am ok. Still drinking but I have a plan. We are hosting a German teacher here . . . I think I had it in my mind that I would drink with her as I did last year. But she will be gone this weekend, I have my book to read (thanks Sunny!) and my Nal to start. I'll get there. To quote Frances, all we can do is keep trying, right?

I so appreciate you guys. I think I would feel like I was going CRAZIER if I didn't have you. Thank you.

[paulywogg]

Hey all,Happy Friday the 13th! AG,glad you have a plan in place,good to see you hello to everyone else, hope we all have a great day

[NoraC]

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rusty]

Hi Nora!!! How are you? Taking a break at work here. Any big plans for the weekend?

[NoraC]

I am home and relaxing. Just finished a book 'The Luckiest Girl Alive'. Deciding which one to start.

Liz - HAVE A WONDERFUL VACATION!!!!!!!!

AG - So glad that you have a plan. You sound positive. :yay:

Rusty - what have you been up to? In Michigan all week? Sorry I missed you earlier, I had snuck on for a minute at work and then had to get right back off.

Mama - been thinking about you all so much. It is sad that it is like this. Hang in there. :hug:

[NoraC]

I'm sure that there is a birthday girl around here somewhere.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RED

Hope you have a fantastic day.

[NoraC]

SK - Hope that you are feeling better. Also, that all of your problems are beginning to clear.

aihfl - did you have your date?

Pauly - how was your Friday the 13th? Any weirdos come out of the woodwork?

The saddest thing happened day before yesterday. We had hired a young kid. He started last Monday. He is the great nephew or something like that of a woman that works there. Anyway, he wasn't acting right on Tuesday - spacing out. Thought he was sleeping or something. Anyway, Tuesday morning, he was working. Didn't seem to be comprehending instructions. Supervisor asked him if he was ok. He said he was fine. A few minutes later, he got up and walked outside. Just disappeared. Didn't say anything to his aunt. Left his skateboard. I walked out and looked around but didn't see him. Anyway, we all thought it was strange. About half an hour or 45 minutes later, there were police down the street. Then an ambulance. We didn't know that it was related but suspected. His Aunt tried calling his mom, etc.
Anyway, found out the next day that he has a mental issue and hears voices. He had been doing well and stopped his medication. So, he had a bad episode. 18 years old. Very sad.

[sunshinedaisies]

Rusty - I tried PM'ing you in response to your PM but your box is full .......

hugs, Sun x

[NoraC]

Sunni - every single time that I see your name and avatar, I get a big smile on my face.

[NoraC]

Rusty - how are you feeling? What's the latest with your neck and appointments?

[NoraC]

I'll just keep talking here. :rotlf:

Glassie - how's your foot? Have you bought anything for the baby? Bet you're ready to babysit already. I know I would be. A woman at work was showing me a pic of her granddaughter -4 months old. What a doll!!!

[NoraC]

Techie - how far away is your Mom from you? My brother was here visiting and he sure does miss seeing mom everyday.

[NoraC]

Ok - once again - I realize I'm talking too much............back to my book.

[Glass Half Empty]

HAHA Nora that's hilarious!

You can keep talking anytime sweetheart, I love everything you have to say.

And isn't it good to know that we can laugh just as much, if not more, when we're sober?

My foot is slowly healing thanks. Getting very sick of clumping around with the boot and crutches though!

I haven't bought much for my grandlove yet because we're waiting for the summer things to come into the stores but OMG when that happens I will go crazy! Plus the kids have bought a house that needs a bit of renovating so the nursery isn't ready yet. We still have 4 months to go!

[Rusty]

Nora you gave me a laugh tonight and I really needed it. :happy2:Thank you so much! I am posting from my phone so I can't use the great :-) our hugs icons like I want to. No you don't talk too much I am just having a bad night. My neck is a lot better. Thank you so much for asking. I have been too busy traveling to schedule a follow-up appointment. I got back from Michigan on Wednesday night but yesterday and today I had long commutes to work and long days at work so I have had so little time to myself. I am angry and frustrated tonight. I blew up at my mother, whom I love dearly. I am going home to visit her on Sunday and I was looking forward to spending the day with her, but she told me she had committed us to going out to brunch with some very dear friends of hers. I like these people. I used to babysit for them along time ago, but I do not want to be trapped in a brunch with them and some of her other friends. When I told her how upset I was, she offered to call them and tell them that I have other plans and I could not go. I did not want her to do that because it would be lying. I am angry with her because she made a commitment for me without consulting me first. She knows she's not supposed to do that and she did it anyway!! I am finding my friends that I have been in quite a funk since before Easter. I am short tempered and easily annoyed. I guess I'm becoming resentful that I have so little time to myself anymore, with bouncing between appointments for my neck and and spending time with my mom. I love my mother dearly, I really, really do, but I just feel like I want to run away somewhere for a long weekend. I like the idea of going to Vegas and staying at the Monte Carlo and just floating down that fabulous lazy river pool they have it at the hotel. I also thought of San Diego which would give me the ocean, the zoo, and hopefully sunshine. The only long weekend I'll have soon is memorial day weekend, and we are planning on celebrating my mom's 89th birthday then. Her birthday is actually this Friday. Anyway, I hope to be over this funk soon. Thank you for listening! Happy, happy birthday to our dear friend red67! Nora, how kind of you to think of her and post.

Sunny, I cleaned out my inbox. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for responding, dear friend.