One Step at a Time - March 2019

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - March 2019

Happy Sunday. Mom wasn't feeling so great after her shingles shot Friday. She did come to church and felt much better than last night. I think we were all surprised by how uneventfully the day passed. Of course we thought of daddy, but no tears. Thankful that we were able to celebrate all those birthdays prior with him. So much of my life is expecting the worse, only to have things just be ok.

Hubby and I went to lunch today and started talking about someone I know who was struggling with sobriety years ago and had been sober for sometime, I shared I had seen her posting on fb about drinking. Randomly hubby said, it's been awhile for you. I told him it's been over a year. I asked him if he was worried about me being alone when he's in Florida. He said no, not at all. He told me how it just killed him emotionally when I was drinking, but he decided he can't continue to worry like that, so de doesn't. And that's that.

Rusty, your get together sounds like fun. I feel like our family is getting smaller and I sure do miss those huge family get togethers on hubby's side of the family. They are pretty much non existent anymore.

BIrd, are you reading anything good? My coworker gave me a book to read "The Liliac Sisters". It was about three women during WW2. The one woman became a refugee and that just hit way to close to home (my parents were forced to leave their homes). I promptly returned that book to her and she gave me two other ones. This one I'm really enjoying!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

[NoraC]

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Hello everyone.

Liz - I'm glad that today went ok. It is hard sometimes. Do you feel better now that you have talked about it with Erin and with hubby? It's out in the open instead of an elephant?

Rusty - good to see you. Glad that you had a good time yesterday. Sounds like a crowd.

Glassie - sounds like a good time with your friends. How fantastic that you have kept in touch all these years. I don't really have the situation of being asked about drinking since I don't go out much.

Bird - I think it's good you told your friend straight away that you weren't drinking. I find it easier to just say it ahead of time so I don't have to deal with anybody pushing alcohol on me.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

[bird]

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Hi all,
So today dd2 presented a paper she wrote at the university. Very nice and I was so proud of her. So dd1 came to it and then we had dinner. I asked about her 2nd interview for the internship, remember she went the other night, they had given her tickets to their play. So she didn't even talk to the guy, I wonder if she may have been nervous about going up to him after the play. Said she didn't want to interrupt, as they had a rehearsal right after the play was over. Said she sent him an email. So she may have blown that, who knows. I did tell her she needs to find something soon, as she has so many medical problems and needs the insurance. Tomorrow she goes to Kentucky for a conference, so she can pass her resume around there. Hope she finds something soon, it worries me.....Rusty, I envy your get togethers. It sounds like so much fun.......Liz, that is good hubs is not worried. Glad there were no tears the other day. I am not reading anything good, I started a couple different books but didn't like them. Will go to library tomorrow and try again. I did read a Beverly Lewis last week that I liked, but it was the second time I had read it....waves to Nora and Glassie.....b

[NoraC]

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Hey all...nothing much happening here. We had weather in the high 80's yesterday and today was warm too. They are saying a possibility of rain in the next couple of days. After that I am going to hire someone to come out and wash our windows. We just aren't able to do it anymore.
I've been reading a lot but it's just fluff.

Bird - how exciting about dd2. How great. I'm sure you are so proud of your girls. I hope that dd1 gets that internship. That's good that she's going to that conference and can pass her resume out.

[NoraC]

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If you believe in ghosts, here is a cool story

Jenny Lawson - Do you want to hear a ghost story?

[Lizann]

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Hi everyone. Worked late and then met up with some girlfriends for dinner. CJ and their girls went to pre school together and we have been friends since, actually the one girl and I have been friends since kindergarten and reconnected after about a 10 hiatus. Caught up on our girls and us too. Just too much food today! It was nice going out on a Monday night though.
BIrd, you have reason to be proud of your girls! You've done a great job with them. Keep us posted on the internship. I hope it works out. Sometimes finding their way takes a little bit of time. She'll find something.
Nora, I will look into that ghost thing. I do believe in ghosts, but I don't mess with that kind of stuff. Maybe I shouldn't read it before bed? As far as reading fluff, I enjoy fluff. I dont really read to learn, just for enjoyment!
Rusty, Glassie, Pauly, hope you guys had a great day.

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends,Nora,I'm not sure if I believe in ghosts or not? Lived in a house on the reservation when I first got married,weird stuff happened there like a soap dish moved by itself,car keys went missing and hubs tore apart the ignition to the car so he could start it with a screwdriver and as soon as he came back in the house car keys were on the kitchen counter clear as day! My gramma later moved into that same house and said creepy things were happening but everyone just brushed it off thinking it was her Alzheimer's so who knows? Bird,the girls looked lovely in the pic on fb they're pretty close in age? Do they get along well? Liz,glad you had a nice time at dinner,cool that you all get together after all these years Rusty,traveling or close to home this week? Glassy,you sound good wishes for a happy AF Tuesday for all!

[NoraC]

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Happy Tuesday.
Pauly, I would say that you lived with a ghost/spirit. Wow.

[Rusty]

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Good Morning,

I am working close to home this week. Yes, I do believe in ghosts. One lives in the home of one of my childhood friends. It is the former housekeeper who died in the home. She doesn't like contractors in the house, and when they are done working in the house, she comes out at night. She can be heard walking up the steps and she opens the bathroom door.

At work now, but I will be back later.

Happy AF Tuesday!

[bird]

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Hi all,
In Atlanta with dd1...will catch up tomorrow

[Lizann]

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Wow, ghost stories. My mom lived in a house that had ghosts. She never witnessed anything but my grandparents did. I tried to watch that Nora, but apparently my iPad is so old a lot of my apps now won't update and let me use them anymore, time for an upgrade. Hubby's phone, we think, finally died tonight. It's 6 years old and has been a bit temperamental as of late. Guess what we're doing tomorrow after work.
Pauly, the picture of Romeo is so cute! He got so big!
BIrd, enjoy your time away.
RUsty, glad you're close to home.
Nora, how're doing today?

[paulywogg]

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Morning friends, Liz,wow 6 years with the same phone is pretty awesome but yep defo time for a new one,I'll bet phones have changed alot since then and it'll probably take hubs time to get used to it Rusty,glad you're home this week,I imagine its more relaxing to work close to home without all the hustle and bustle of traveling? Sorry I haven't been posting here in awhile, I just felt like I was constantly posting about ME and I don't want anyone thinking I'm not paying attention to their posts so I figured I'd downsize my threads but I just miss you guys too much haha,Bird,how's Hotlanta? The ATL?(I always hear rappers call it that) I've never been and didn't know it was such a huge city! Nora,hope all is well,your quietness makes me sad but I know you have alot going on all the time,just miss you waves to all and wishes for a happy AF Wednesday!

[NoraC]

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Well, you were very missed here Pauly. :hug: And, I'm so glad that you are back. I haven't been posting much because all I feel like I do is complain. I'll try to get my act together.

[Lizann]

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Pauly, glad you're back! We missed you too! You don't always make it about you and frankly even if you did I like to hear about what's going on in everyone else's life. I really do I'm not just saying that! That picture of Kelly really does look like Romeo! So cute. R you guys celebrating?

Nora, you may feel like your always complaining, but it doesn't seem like that to me at all. You've got a lot on your plate and you seem to handle it all quite well. Everyone needs to vent and here is a great place to do it. I will always listen.

Not much going on here. Watching the news and one of the headlines says that kale is near the top of the list of produce containing dangerously high levels of pesticides! I have been eating kale at least 3 to 4 times a week now, since the fall. Seriously? I may as well go eat a bag of jelly beans instead.
Hubby gets his new phone on Friday. He got a slight upgrade, so hopefully it won't be too bad.
Bird, hubby and I went to hotlanta a year ago for a wedding and we loved it! Well, not the traffic so much. But what a fun happening place to be. We were just there for a long weekend and crammed about as much as we could into those few days.
Rusty, Glassie hope your guys are doing ok. Rusty, I'm sure your glad it's spring! GLassie, that makes it fall for you.

[NoraC]

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Hello again. We had rain today but I think that is it for a week. This is the first time we have been totally drought free since 2011.
Savannah has an ear infection. Poor baby. They came to have lunch with me yesterday and you could see that she was getitng sick.

Hope that hubby likes his phone, Liz. I have gotten used to my new one but it has 'Bixby' a personal assistant. But, I feel uncomfortable having something constantly listening. That's why we don't have one of those Echo devices. Anyway, I haven't set it up but it keeps popping up.

My girlfriend at work spent the day crying. She said that something has got to give before she has a nervous breakdown.

Hope that everyone has a great rest of the week!