One Step at a Time - April 2018

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Nora, I love it when you're chatty! Your such a sweetheart! I feel like you guys understand me too and how fun would it be if we lived close to each other and hung out? Well, I'm glad we have this little group here to hang out with. Sorry mom isn't having a good day! My dad has been having some pretty bad nights. Mom doesn't really talk about it, but she did call my older sister (she's a nurse) and they are increasing his Meds before bed, see if that helps.
Bird, I find it interesting that you can go to work if you want to, but it seems you have a lot of flexibility. I guess that's a good thing. That's a really nice thing you did for the kids hs graduation. I started a journal when CJ was a baby. I would write in it every few days, just what we were all up to. I forgot about it and found it when CJ was packing up her things this past summer. Erin and CJ both read it and had a good laugh at some of things they did. Erin used some of the day to day happenings in her toast at Cjs wedding! I'm glad I did that. I guess I was too overwhelmed once Mark came along!
We had a lovely Sunday. Took hubby out to lunch and later met up with Erin and Logan to watch my son in law play hockey. Nora, I'm wishing for 94 degrees, we didn't even get to 50 today and it was windy.
Wishing you all sweet dreams!

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

I hope that everyone is doing well. Liz, I was sorry to hear that your Dad is having some bad times.

I guess we are having a baby shower at our house for the kids. I did not want to do it here. I thought that her sister would offer to have it at her house. When that didn't happen, I offered to help pay for a restaurant. They have looked into making a reservation at a park. Nothing was working out.
Hubby kept saying he didn't want to because of the dogs using the back yard as their bathroom. Even though it's cleaned up, you don't want people walking thru the grass and then walking in the house. The tents/awnings will have to be set up in the backyard and an area set up on the driveway for the food. Probably about 30 people.
Anyway, hubby is being very nice about it and just letting it happen. I'm just going to let it all happen. Certainly not going to worry about it.
I could feel the baby move last night. It was really faint, just the smallest ripple. But, i felt her.

I don't remember if I told you so ignore the repeat. Yesterday Mom asked if hubby & I were a couple. Asked how many children we had and if she met my son. :sad:
I don't think she knows I am her daughter. But, once in a while she'll call me 'Nora Jean' so she knows my name. Sigh.........

What's new with everyone else? It was so warm today. We have the air conditioning on still. I think it's supposed to get back to normal soon though.

[techie]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Hello Steppers. Thinking of you. Prayers for Liz’s dad and Nora’s mom. Hello to Rusty, WF, Pauly, Glassie, Cowboy, Bird, Penn & Teller, and anyone else I missed. Just recently from a Steamboat cruise down the Mississippi to New Orleans. Great fun, but now back to cancer treatments. I am making positive progress. More to follow. Love you!

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Techie, so good to see you here. Would love to do a cruise down the Mississippi. Sounds like a fun time. Positive progress, that's great news!!

Nora, food you're not sweating the baby shower! The things we don't do for our babies!! Wasn't it wonderful to feel the little one move? Just wait until she gets bigger and you'll be able to actually see her move! It's so amazing.
Talked to my mom today and daddy had a good night last night, so she had a good night. Not much else new here. Allergy season is upon us and work is super busy. The day flew!
Hope everyone had a good Monday!

[bird]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Hi all,
I do wish we lived closer. I don't have many in person friends nearby, just one really, or that I talk to like this! Thankful for you all...did not go to work today, and may not go back unless they call and need something. Maybe they will get someone else. Went out to the park and walked for 2 hours. Saw a deer. Also while driving there the person in front of me ran over a turkey. Didn't even hit the brakes. I was sad. I think it must be turkey mating season as I have seen a lot of them out hopping around....Techie, good to hear from you and that you are making progress....Lizann, that journal was a good idea. I started one, but when dd2 came around never wrote in it again. Glad your Dad had a good night......Nora, the baby shower will be fun. Sorry your Mom is forgetting....b

[bird]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

I forgot to tell you about the bells. So yest when I was out walking, I was way way down the trail out in the boonies and I heard some bells, yknow a clock, how they do that thing at the top of the hour. So next they played The Star Spangled Banner, America, My Country Tis of Thee and part of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. It was very nice and I was glad glad to be there, and live here even though the state of the nation are pretty screwed up at this moment. Talk about a country in turmoil whew! Anyway....then all the way back I kept hearing the little kid version of Battle Hymn in my head.....glory glory hallelujah, teacher hit me with a ruler, hit her in the butt with a rotten coconut and she ain't my teacher no more.....bad huh?

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Bird you made me laugh.

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Hello. Hope everyone had a wonderful day. I just had to sing your Battle Hymn song to hubby. :hahaha:

Baby shower is June 9 - Mermaid theme - our backyard.

Hubby is just going with the flow. Whew. Thank goodness this isn't a huge fight.
Today he e-mailed me at work that son had texted him if we wanted a kitten. I e-mailed back and said yes, yes I want it. Hubby wrote back and said not at this time and I wrote back Okie Dokie .
He e-mailed me back trying to explain why now wasn't a good time. I wrote him back and said that I understood and that I was just trying to be as gracious about things as he is with things I asks him to do.

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Aww Nora, you're so sweet, even if you didn't get the kitten. Glad hubby is ok with the shower. It's his granddaughter too, I'm sure he'd do anything for her!
BIrd, that is too funny with the song. I've never heard that version of it. I needed to laugh.
I'm tired tonight so I'll keep it short. Had the baby today and we faced timed with CJ. He was so cute, trying to figure out how she was on the screen. He tried to grab her teeth and accidentally hung up on her. Too funny!

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Good morning! Hope everyone is doing ok. Quiet here yesterday. I worked all day then went to a dinner/seminar about retirement and got home late. Mark has to go for an endoscopy in a bit as he has food issues. That requires me driving him and I will see people I used to work with. I will not be at the hospital but I am apprehensive. I spoke to my mom yesterday and she has had a difficult week with dad. I could hear him in the background just rambling. He is not sleeping, very restless and just talking nonsense. Plus the fact that Mark is moving out. I have been so weepy and sad. I did not drink and do not feel that would even help. Can't seem to pull myself out of this dark hole. Figured if I shared here it might help. Thanks for letting me vent.

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Oh Liz. Big, big hugs. Thank you for sharing what is going on. No drinking won't make it better. Good for you for knowing.
They might need to adjust your dad's meds. When is Mark leaving?

[paulywogg]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

:hug:Liz:hug:

[SKendall]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Liz.:hug:

[bird]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Aww Liz...:hug:...overwhelming

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - April 2018

Hello all.

We have got crazy wind today. You can hear it howling thru. I would love to go take a walk in it. But, I probably won't. LOL

Liz - how are things today? I've been thinking of you.

What is going on with everyone? Pretty quiet here lately. I hope everyone is hanging in there.