Sweet September

[Stargazerlily]

Sweet September

Good morning...

How nice to see all the posts this morning. Fly, so great to have you back, where you unable to get on the site or just away? Hope you headaches are resolved. They can be debilitating.

Lav, keeping busy and enjoying family as usual.

Dill, my job is going well, still alot to learn, five days is different, everyone is nice, hope they like me and I am doing what they need me to do. I like working with a group, learning all new things. I am having good days and better days, I would say. Not so lonely as in the old job. Very grateful to have this opportunity, that is for sure. There seems to be balance here, which is a good thing. My daughter had to go back to work yesterday, it is another change and she will be so much busier. I hope I get to continue to see her as much. I have loved the relationship with her and her family since we moved. We have not found a house yet, we signed a year lease and I could not move again soon. It would really push me over the edge. Having said that, the apartment is crowded, cramped. I have no where to exercise or just have a little room. Yikes But, it is just the two of us so it is bearable. I am surprised to love living in a community with so many people. I don't talk to any of them, just say high and smile, but lots of families and it is so nice. Last night after work there was a day teaching his little girl how to ride a bike, a two wheeler. It was precious. So, I like things like that. Also, it is very quiet, the screening they did really weeded out the loud partiers I guess. I finished readig Gone Girl last night. It was kind of good and comes out in the theater in a few weeks. Fun.

Cyn, so good to have you back. I am being kind to myself, I hae put on a little weight from all the going out to eat we did the first month. So, none of that this week. Eating at home and that means eating better and less. I am going to slowly work on losing it.

Pap, you are the onewho lost the weight. I know how to do it, just a matter of following through.

Busy today at work, all of you, have a good day.

[Lavande]

Sweet September

Good morning friends, happy Thursday

Cyn, welcome home, glad you're back in one piece!
Have you looked at Facebook lately? I sent you a friend request
I hope the next 11 weeks are good for you, peaceful & productive. This weather is awesome, makes me want to play outside more :H Well, at least I can clean up some garden beds.
You probably should get in the habit of using your security system - better safe than sorry, huh?

Star, your daughter returning to work - boy do I remember that thrill after the kids were born!
Did she have difficulty finding childcare? Always a big issue!!!
I took my girls out to lunch yesterday & consumed too many calories & way too much salt - ugh. Eating at home definitely is healthier Hope your day goes well.

Greetings Dill & the super busy Papmom.

Fly, what's the status with the headache today? Hope you are OK.

I need to catch up on some work that I missed yesterday. It's good to be busy
Have a great AF day everyone!

Lav

[papmom3]

Sweet September

Evening all. Early check in. I think I overdid the wogging last nite and the busyness in general. I could barely stay awake at work, came home and have crashed. Couldn't even get the energy up to take DD for a walk on such a lovely day. Probably didn't help that last nite DD flew onto the bed and smacked me in the forehead in the process. Didn't faze him a bit but left me with a nice goose egg. I put ice on it right away so hoping it won't turn all black and blue like the rest of my body these days!!

Lav-the time you spend with your Gkids and kids is so amazing and priceless. You are truly living your best life in spite of YB's absence, reappearance and melt down 4 years ago. Maybe because of him!!

Fly-hope you are feeling better today! What's new with you??

Dill-what's up with you today?

Star-sounds like there are some good pros and not so bad cons to your new living quarters. I'm betting this year will fly by and you will be ready for more permanent arrangements. I'm so happy to hear your new job is going well. You have been so brave to take these risks with a new job and moving but you did with methodical thinking and research. The payoff is more time with you daughter and GK. I hope her transition back to work goes as smooth. You are my hero!!

Cyn-great to hear from you! Sorry your hubby will be away so long but the chance to get caught up and to relax a bit will be very nice.

Someone asked if I was happy with the weight I am at now or do I want to lose more. Definitely want to lose more!! My goal is to lose 20 more lbs. Don't know if I can do it-it's proving very hard to lose even one additional pound and requires tons of exercise. Not sure how much longer I can keep this up but trying not to think about it too much. Just doing what I can. The weight I'm at now is OK but I'm still overweight for my size and my BMI isn't where it should be. Why oh why didn't I keep up my fitness when I had it in my 30s? Hindsight!! Doesn't do me any good now. Just have to keep marching forward.

Nice weekend planned. My good friend from the Cape is coming to the area tomorrow to dog sit for her friend. We'll get together Saturday nite for homecooked dinner at her friend's house. I'll have 2 days to work on the house in preparation to dog sit my hoarder friend's dog (one of her 14 and a papillon) for a week while she goes to Ohio to a Berger Picard specialty. She has taken in DD so many times it's the least I can do. She has a friend staying with her other dogs but this particular one doesn't like her at all. I'll have plenty of time this weekend to get a little gardening in as well as work on my current quilting project (the memory wall hanging). Then over to my sister's house for dinner on Sunday.

Did I tell you guys most of my family has signed up with me for our first 5K? It's October 18th out in Amherst. Even my 9yo nephew is running!! So excited!

Well, I should get dinner going. It's already 7:30!!

[FlyAway]

Sweet September

This site has been giving me fits all day! Yesterday too. It seemed like every time I tried to read a thread or post something, the site would lock up. I gave up for the most part yesterday. Headache is still hanging in there and probably will for a couple more weeks. I've got a neurological condition that causes them and I'm due for a treatment from my neurologist. Seeing him on Tuesday but it usually takes a couple weeks to get results. I'm just glad that there is help coming soon. Just gotta hang on a bit longer. I did make my way into work today. There were a couple things that I had to do, but driving is kind of difficult.

Sorry to cut this short, but I took a pain pill and I'm off to bed. Hopefully the computer will cooperate tomorrow and I'll have more time to chat. Have a great night.

[Stargazerlily]

Sweet September

Good morning...

Flyaway, sorry you are having problems with this site. I am not having any problems today, it was easy to find the site and to post. I think over time it will get better. Hope so. Hope you feel better too, that would be so hard to have a headache for days, weeks.

Lav, things are going well for you right? It has been beautiful here too and I was able to get outside yesterday. My daughter was lucky and found a good person to watch her baby, thank goodness. It is hard but she is making it through the week. Thanks for asking.

Pap, fun weekend to look forward too, just get through today at work!

I am looking forward to sleeping a little later tomorrow, feel a bit tired today. More coffee for me!

[dill]

Sweet September

Good morning,
Wow! Today was the first time since the site change that I was able to view our thread without first signing in. Yesterday, try as I might I couldn't get to our thread by conventional means. I finally got on by clicking on your name, Lav, and when it took me to her profile page it displayed your most recent posts. I clicked the sweet september post and it took me finally to our thread! After all that tho I ended up getting distracted before I posted! LOL! Now for some reason I can't get tje smilies to work for me. Oh well, maybe tomorrow. Anyway, Lav thank you for leading me home!

Star, I have not been able to get invested in Gone Girl. I gave it a try, but it isn't for me I guess. But I still will see the movie. I sure understand your desire to have more space, and also not being ready to move! I think by the time your lease is up you'll be ready tho, don't you? I'm really happy for you that you like your job so well. That makes all the efforts you made a little bit more worthwhile. Of course just being near your daughter and gson is the real prize! Is it odd feeling not being near your son? I have been having a delayed "empty nest" syndrome of late. I was so happy when my son and grandchildren finally moved out, but just recently I've been missint them. I usuallly see them once a week, but we didn't last weekend and it really has been kind of hard on me not seeing them.

Fly, I am so sorry to hear about your headache. I hope you get relief soon! I can totally relate to your frustratation with the site. I'm hoping it gets better with time.

Papmom, I was the one that asked if you were going to lose more. That's quite a goal but I truly think you will reach it. You have succeeded in making a lifestyl change and I don't imagine you will make the change back. It is awesome that your family has signed up for the 5K with you. I can't tell you how impressed I am. What an awesome way to show their loving support. As for what I am up to: yesterday I was all about finishing up my garage project and doing some cleaning out in my herb bed. Today, more yard work and then probably a trip out on the boat. We have to take it out of the water soon for the season, so need to have a last hurrah!

Cyn, i know what you mean about being able to be more productive with Mr. Tree away, but I hope you don't get too lonely.

Have a great AF Friday everyone!

[Lavande]

Sweet September

Good morning friends, happy Friday to all

Dill, isn't the empty nesters thing odd?
All the years while the kids were growing up I used to think that I would really enjoy the quiet time when they left but not so. That's why I like living a comfortable driving distance so I get to see the little ones often. I have nothing to complain about really. It would be nice if our spouses didn't grow into major grumps & become so difficult to live with :H :H
I hope you enjoy your day today!

Cyn, how's your week going? Getting lots done? Taking some time out for yourself too?

Fly, thinking about you & I hope your headache goes away soon.

Star & Papmom, greeting to both of you & I hope you have a great day.

Got to get going, first Curves (still doing a partial workout) then back for some work time. Have a great AF Friday everyone!

Lav

[FlyAway]

Sweet September

Good morning everyone.

Cyn--I remember you very well from before I got locked out of MWO! Your husband is going to be away for 11 weeks? That's tough, but I understand about being able to get more done. I don't know what it is, but I'm the same way.

Star--I haven't read back enough, but it sure sounds like you've had a lot going on lately. Moving and a new job? It's great that you're enjoying your job. How many of us go to a job that we don't enjoy? And your new living environment sounds really nice too. Being close to family is a wonderful thing.

Dill--I went through a bit of an empty nest thing the second time around too! My stepdaughter and our grandson moved in with us for a year and a half. G-son was only 6 months old at the time. Just before his second birthday they moved away, which was a good thing for her (job-related), but left me in tears when I saw the photos from his birthday party. How many grandkids do you have? Enjoy your last hurrah today. We're having fantastic weather where I am, hope you are too.

Papmom--Wow, you're doing a 5k? Good for you! Do you run regularly now? Running is tough. I was doing the Cough to 5k program earlier this year, but then it got too hot for me to run outside. You sound like you're having an incredibly busy, but fun weekend!

Lav--I was thinking of you a couple weeks ago. DH and I went to Lancaster. I had never been there before. It was a Saturday and was pretty crowded, road-wise. We stopped for lunch and went to one of the outlet malls. I told DH we'd have to come back another time when there weren't so many people there.

That's all for now. Have a great AF day.

[cyntree]

Sweet September

Hello all!

Hi Lav - yes, I checked my FB yesterday, but didn't find you -- I'll try again tonight. I'm such a novice at FB, I could definitely have done something wrong!

Pap - How touching that your whole family is running the 5K! Wonderful. I hope that you have a good weekend.

Dill - how interesting about the empty-nest feelings - - I remember what a trial things were for you last year. You deserve to have only the good times --

Star - I can't imagine you moving again! I'm sure things are a little cramped - sorry about that. But how great it is that you enjoy the energy of other people around. RE; exercise, is there an exercise room at the apartment building? Or maybe a gym nearby? Sometimes that even better than having something in-house.

Hello Fly - so sorry about the headaches, I empathize. Here's hoping that you get relief soon.

I am babysitting SD's dog while she is away for a few days. I cooked and cooked before she came last night - always trying to support her health quest. She's doing everything right, but so far no lbs. are coming off...I feel badly for her. I think maybe it's time for her to see an endrocrinologist to check hormones.

HB is coming back for the day tomorrow, so that's nice. Once a week or so he will come up or I'll go down; I think that's a great balance!

Happy friday to all --

[Lavande]

Sweet September

Fly, downtown Lancaster city is crazy on the weekends but I do like their farmer's market. I generally stay away from the outlets on weekends too. If you find a weekday free, hit them again - much better
But stay away from the outlets at Christmas time :H

Cyn, look for the message area on your Facebook page. You should see something from me there

I can't believe it's pitch dark at 7:15 pm - oh boy.....

[Stargazerlily]

Sweet September

Good morning...

Lav, I know, I was thinking about it being dark too. When I wake up I don't know what time it is. Fall starts tomorrow, right? The weather here has been extremely perfect, warm, sunny, and just a joy to walk around. Today I have to go to an outdoor event for work, looking forward to it.

Dill, I did not like the end of Gone Girl, but had to read all of it so I can talk to my friend about it. That's OK that you didn't like it. It was about a sociopath and I did not realize that in the beginning. Any book referrals for me? I am going to the library today at some point. I do not miss my son at all. He is a whiner and self-absorbed and when he calls he talks at me, not to me. I am just tired of it. So no , I don't miss him at all. Moving away from him was a good thing for me. I refuse to fight with him, and set really clear boundaries. My daughter and I are more alike and get along pretty well. We respect each others boundaries and it is OK. They are coming over tomorrow for a little shopping trip. I can't wait.

Fly, I have gone through big change and freaked out for a time. The support I received here was great. I am doing well now and settling in. Do you live close to Lav? That would be fun.

Cyn, you seem to be able to go with the flow. No matter what happens, you deal with it and make the best of it. I can learn from you. I did OK for a while when my husband and I were separated, but now we are used to being together again and it is good. My daughter is losing weight, and from what she tells me, she is eating about 500 calories combined for lunch and breakfast, and a small healthy dinner. So I know that to lose weight you have to eat very very little. Darn. Maintaining is a different story. Also, she told me taht the first few weeks she did not lose anything, despite the low calorie intake. So, she kept trying. You are a sweet mother...

Hey Pap, know you are busy, have a great weekend.

[Lavande]

Sweet September

Good morning friends & happy Saturday!

The sun is finally making an appearance
Looks like my daughter & her crew will be here later this afternoon, nice.

Star, I'm glad you have a good relationship with your daughter. Sons emotionally disconnect themselves (most of them do) where daughters stay closer. Honestly, my son has been on his own path/planet since before he graduated from high school. I can remember begging him to just call me once in a while to let me know he was still alive :H
I am not thrilled with my weight status & should push harder to shed some pounds. I think my age is working against me at this point.

Greetings to Dill, Papmom, Cyn & Fly!
Wishing a great AF Saturday for all

Lav

[dill]

Sweet September

Hello All, I'm afraid I don't have time to post. I'm just stealing a moment to myself. I don't recall if I mentioned that my daughter is visiting this weekend. It's a short visit so we are trying to spend as much time together as we can. Hence, very little alone time for me.

I had some time this morning before she got up and I was going to post but then Mr. G's new thread caught my eye. I read it but then ran out of time to post! Anyway, I think it is a great idea for a thread and I might post there soon. Too busy today, unfortunately.

Have a great AF Saturday!

[FlyAway]

Sweet September

Star, I think Lav and I are about an hour and a half apart. One of these days I might drive on out her way and meet Stella! LOL!

Lav, I agree with you about sons disconnecting. Definitely the case here. I need to get busy with some exercising too. My weight has been creeping up and my clothes are tight. Not Happy! I hope you had a nice time with the girls.

Dill, enjoy your time with your daughter!

Cyn, hope you had a nice visit with your husband today.

Papmom, I know you had a busy weekend planned. I hope you had fun and aren't too tired!

I'm off to bed. Good night all.

[Stargazerlily]

Sweet September

Good morning...

Had a lovely day yesterday, all outside. It was just warm and felt like summer. Walked for hours, need to do that.

I read Mr. G's new thread too, and thought it was a great idea. Hope everyone is doing well. I am enjoying my weekend. Hope you are too.