Wed, December 5th

[Beaches]

Since I can't sleep I thought I would start us off this morning.

Hubbie and I are having a "bump" in the road however the kids are doing great. We had a snow day. We have over 12" on the ground now and it just started snowing again.

The kids went outside and I gave them Tubes to fly down our backyard. They loved it! My son, who has Autism, didn't even want to come inside when it was getting dark. He has come so far from last year. It just makes me smile.

Have a great day everyone!!!

[Lorelei]

Wed, December 5th

Morning All,

Funny Beaches....I also had a hard time sleeping. I'm not looking forward to going in to work today because I know I'll be groggy.

Working on day 5 today. I have my therapist appointment today and I always feel good after those.

I hope everyone has a good start to the day and I'll check in later.

-lorelei

[ducky]

Wed, December 5th

Hi Modsters!

Beaches, the sledding sounds like such fun! I hope you and hubbie work out the bump soon. We all have them at one time or another...

Lorelei, good luck with the therapist.

[lorisunshine]

Wed, December 5th

Hi all,
Sledding on a tube, boy, I haven't done that in a long time. We all seem to have bumps with the significant others.
It is 14 cel below here and my tough tom cat refuses to go outside.
Hope you like your thereapist Lorelei.
Wishing all of you a good day.
Lori

[sammys]

Wed, December 5th

Morning it snowed here also, off to work I go.

Have a good one,
Sammys

[Lorelei]

Wed, December 5th

I'm back!!

Therapy was productive, I have been assigned a cost benefit analysis of drinking. I think the results of this exercise will be quite revealing and perhaps be a motivator to keep me away from the bar. One of the things I am doing today is investigating the yellow pages for coffee shops in the area.

The roads were very slick on my way in to work today so I don't know how long I'll be here but I have tons to do. I plan on baking some pumpkin bread with my leftover pumpkin from the pumpkin soup. My house is going to smell so yummy tonight!

-lorelei

[cowgal]

Wed, December 5th

hi all

I just wanted to check in for today, hope (and it looks like) everyone is doing fine, I am hanging on by a thread, getting QUITE sick of the drama, so will leave it at that!!

love you all!!:h :h

XOXOX

MA:l

[Preciouspinot]

Wed, December 5th

Beaches, hope you get over your bump soon. I read where you had to shovel snow and clean snow off you car. Poor baby.

Lorelie, pumpkin bread sounds great!

MaryAnne, hope the drama settles down.....here is hoping your hubby wakes up tomorrow just chock full of the Christmas Spirit like Scrooge!! Maybe... :yeahright:


I'm off to my desk full of paperwork and phone calls!

[Saint Jude]

Wed, December 5th

Hi everybody. Just lazing around today. looking outside at the destoyed fence & yard... not really much I can do about it by myself though. It will have to wait a few days when Hubby & I can both do some damage repair.

Good news! Mom in law is home from hospital! Thanks for all the thoughts & prayers. She's feeling better.:h I've E-mailed, but haven't talked to her. The phones aren't working very well since the storm. I think the towers are damaged. I still can't call any land lines around here, just cell phones... and then not very clear. At least it's something.

Hope All are well.
:l
Judie

[Waves 2]

Wed, December 5th

Hi all,

Beaches, It's great that your son has come so far. I can't help but smile too. It's many uears since we had so much snow. Our inches tend to be of rain!

Lorelei, don't spend all your newfound money in coffee shops!!!

Ducky, Hope you are well, you sound to be doing more exercise now so I presume you must be improving. :h

Lori, your cat sounds like my dog. She skirts round every puddle and pointedly refuses to step out in any rain.

Sammys, hope your married life is working well.

MA, Hope the thread is made of steel.

PP, thanks for the message the other day. Sounds like you are a busy lady too! Am refusing to work tonight! Have had enough for today.

Judie, glad to hear your MIL is a bit better. Hope you manage to start repairs soon.

Love to all of you as always.
Waves

[Lorelei]

Wed, December 5th

Bah, got home on this snowy day just in time to see one of the most depressing Oprah's I have ever seen. It was about losing people close to you....yeah I could have changed the channel but I was like deer in the headlights....now I'm feeling down. I grabbed some supplements and ran up here to the boards. I might take a nap as I am sleepy too, maybe I'll feel better afterwards.


-lorelei

[ducky]

Wed, December 5th

Sounds like a downer Lorelei. I usually watch O at 9, when it's repeated. Maybe I won't?

Just finished the first round of cooking. Then, as I was simultaneously winding up the cord of my steam mop and walking, I stepped on the cord and down flat I went. Nothing broken but boy am I sore. My doggies came to "help."

I think I am going to be quite sore in the morning. Oh well, could be worse. I am sure it looked funny. Tile is very hard!

[MKR]

Wed, December 5th

Hey all,

have had some PM's and emails looking for me, thanks you all make me feel so missed and welcome. How sweet!

Tried to catch up on this last weeks posts. . . WOW!!!

Judie and Lushy I am so very sorry that storm treated you all so badly. Judie glad your MIL is feeling better. My in laws are here one week today and totaled their car in an accident yesterday. They are sore but not hospitalized which I am quite thankful for.

Waves so very GLAD to see you here!! Missed you. When you get a minute fill us in on how you are.

Beaches, I am so thrilled to hear Alex is such a happy camper tubing. Wahoooooooooooo! I am sorry about the hubby discord.

Sammys the flood for you good grief. How is that going?

MA, I think you are super strong and can make it through this tough times and all. Can you find some time to visualize yourself into early '08 and feeling quite happy and healthy on all fronts?

PP, I was giggling over the lists the kids had! Thanks I needed that. You DO have your work cut out for you!

Oh, Ducky I am so very sorry! Feel better. I was quite freaked at first to be on my crutches over the brick floors with the doggies in the house.

Lorelei, I hope you are feeling better soon. Lushy is right the supps help during that time. Naps are always good, a fresh start in a little while. Your body is going through a lot right now.

Lori- that is toooooooo cold!

Prest - it actually is hard to think on Christmas in the tropical weather, I did that for 15 years in the VI - I do understand, I too will NOT feel sorry for you though!! tee hee!!

BB, Kathy, E, Amethyst, Laura anne, great to see you all and anyone I missed, hope you are all doing well.

Surgery went OK, did more than they expected and I am basically (lushy don't read this part!) bone on bone, he re-contoured the full inside of my knee cap. All of this is OK news, except with the torn PCL, that is why it is wearing oddly, this will continue all of my life. I said they do, silicone breast implants, can I have one of those for my knee? You know, just glue it in there? He said, yes we have that it is called, a full knee replacement and a rebuilt PCL surgery. It is in my future just hopefully not the near future. Anywho, for the moment, I am still on crutches, no driving and will start some PT next week. My husband just looked at it and said, wow the bride of frankenstein. Thanks - he really knows how to make a girl feel sexy eh?!!

Reading in the Science Times section of the NY Times yesterday they had an article about perfectionism. (Guilty as charged) One of the characteristics and problems is that the tendency seems to run towards all or nothing. So moderation in addiction is a concept that a perfectionist has to really grapple with but could be the place that is perfect for someone with those tendencies as it can short circuit the thought of "well, I drank one beer today, may as well consider myself falling off the wagon and go crazy today." Made a lot a sense I thought.

Hugs and Love to all!
Mary

[Lorelei]

Wed, December 5th

MKR - I also have bone to bone in my left knee. It hurts alot when I carry too much weight on my frame and oddly enough when it gets really cold or when I big thunderstorm moves in. I'm way too young for a replacement but I think I will eventually need one.

I didn't take my nap, I talked with my brother and then with Jeff. I talked about alot of emotional stuff with both and now I want to cry. I'm not feeling as depressed as I was, but I feel the need to cry to let some stuff go. Jeff pointed out that I have kept alot of stuff buried for a long time and that its going to take more than a month or so of therapy to work it all out. I am so lucky to have such supportive friends and family to help me through these difficult times. They say it is darkest before dawn...I certainly hope so.

:thanks: to all my faithful MWO friends for offering insight and love over the 'net.

-lorelei