Morning all – starting the thread early today so here is some coffee to get you all going!
Mick - you are busy as usual and now poking through walls. Hang on in there! You need a place for winter – but it all sounds good.
Lots of talk here about our children – so hope that doesn’t bore those who don’t have kids. My girl had a meltdown last night. Lots of tears – which are quite rare these days – so I tried to be as supportive as I could. I think she is over-tired and getting stressed about impending big exams in two weeks time (these are sort of equivalent of A levels although here internal assessments count a lot too). She will have another year at school next year (kind of like more A levels).
I’m just pounding away at my own work this weekend and trying to keep the things going.
Pauly – yes indeed, drinking doesn't make it any better does it? One thing that occurred to me is that you may have to find ways in the future – for the big things like heart to heart talks with your family and the girls – without you getting trashed. It took me a long time to deal with heavy-duty crises without the crux of AL – either at the time or afterwards or before. Also – you have your own cycle that seems to mess things up – 40 days seems to hit you hard. We are here for you.:love:
Lav – I can so relate to the being orphaned:sad: feeling when kids depart. I am trying to prepare myself for this – esp as I only have one daughter and we are very close (in case no one can tell:happy2
– also because I am getting old myself and her departure coincides with me having to think ahead to retirement and my own future – and because it forces me to evaluate my life with G. He is not totally closed off and we do discuss this at times. My distant future might see me volunteering (or working for a pittance) overseas – if they will take me. Just a thought. That's one of the great things about stopping the booze – it is, I hope, giving me years ahead of health to do other things than feel sorry for myself.
Once again, sorry that the rabbiting goes into my brain.
Its crepe day so I better get the mixture done. Maybe I should make garlic crepes Det? Haha – wouldn't work in this house.
Guy Fawkes Day this week. This used to be a big thing when I was a kid – much more so than Halloween. I can remember wearing Guy masks. Now its toned down a bit. Not so commercially viable you see and its not global – as it comes from the UK.
Hi there PPQP, Sam and Det, SL and SF and the other wonderful people who shine on in here. Have a relaxing Sunday:sohappy:
Mick - you are busy as usual and now poking through walls. Hang on in there! You need a place for winter – but it all sounds good.
Lots of talk here about our children – so hope that doesn’t bore those who don’t have kids. My girl had a meltdown last night. Lots of tears – which are quite rare these days – so I tried to be as supportive as I could. I think she is over-tired and getting stressed about impending big exams in two weeks time (these are sort of equivalent of A levels although here internal assessments count a lot too). She will have another year at school next year (kind of like more A levels).
I’m just pounding away at my own work this weekend and trying to keep the things going.
Pauly – yes indeed, drinking doesn't make it any better does it? One thing that occurred to me is that you may have to find ways in the future – for the big things like heart to heart talks with your family and the girls – without you getting trashed. It took me a long time to deal with heavy-duty crises without the crux of AL – either at the time or afterwards or before. Also – you have your own cycle that seems to mess things up – 40 days seems to hit you hard. We are here for you.:love:
Lav – I can so relate to the being orphaned:sad: feeling when kids depart. I am trying to prepare myself for this – esp as I only have one daughter and we are very close (in case no one can tell:happy2
– also because I am getting old myself and her departure coincides with me having to think ahead to retirement and my own future – and because it forces me to evaluate my life with G. He is not totally closed off and we do discuss this at times. My distant future might see me volunteering (or working for a pittance) overseas – if they will take me. Just a thought. That's one of the great things about stopping the booze – it is, I hope, giving me years ahead of health to do other things than feel sorry for myself. Once again, sorry that the rabbiting goes into my brain.
Its crepe day so I better get the mixture done. Maybe I should make garlic crepes Det? Haha – wouldn't work in this house.
Guy Fawkes Day this week. This used to be a big thing when I was a kid – much more so than Halloween. I can remember wearing Guy masks. Now its toned down a bit. Not so commercially viable you see and its not global – as it comes from the UK.
Hi there PPQP, Sam and Det, SL and SF and the other wonderful people who shine on in here. Have a relaxing Sunday:sohappy:
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