Friday May 25th

[betty boop]

Good morning Muffs,

Hugs to everyone that needs them first of all .....

My trauma's seem to have quietened down (for now), dad's at home and settled and the mad man hasn't appeared at my door with an axe yet!!!!

I actually have a day off today, yey!!!!! I've just had the dvd of the entire 2nd season of greys anatomy delivered, 27 episodes .... better tidy the house before switching on the dvd LOL....

Love & hugs to everyone,

Paula xxx

[Beaches]

Friday May 25th

Good morning muffins,
Betty I am glad to hear that your father is doing better and that psycho is not bothering you.
I have the day off work today too! The twins have a bowling outing at school so I am going to watch that, that is going to be funny.
Looking forward to the long, holiday weekend.
Hope you all have a wonderful day!

[betty boop]

Friday May 25th

Hi Beaches, where is everybody???

Well today was my 'day off' ....... Can anyone else relate to this????

7am, get up, have a shower, do hair, etc ....7.30 wake up 10 year old, spend the entire next hour saying eat your breakfast, have you had a wash? Are you sure, find the 'dry' soap and ask again, then insist on watching her have a wash, then ask have you brushed your teeth? are you sure, brush your hair, finish your breakfast, hurry up, where is your school bag? have you done your homework? ..... Anyway when I can drag her out we do the school run and then I come home.

Check in here with a coffee and see how everyone is, then start the housework .... make the beds, empty the dishwasher, do a load of washing, hoover etc .....

11am, all done .... now what shall I do??? Log on here? Read a little, put on my Greys anatomy dvd??? Phone rings, it's mum .... She desperately needs grocery shopping and as dad can't drive at the minute she ask if I can take her, we don't get much time socially together so I agree, even though it is friday and the supermarkets are all heaving (I order my own groceries on line to avoid shopping on my day off but its OK )..... anyway she needs stuff on EVERY AISLE and it takes 2 hours!!!! Just in the one shop .....

So next we got to our local farm shop where they have the most amazing offers on for freezer packs of meat as they are closing for the holiday weekend and want to clear out stock, so I buy joints, steaks, mince, chicken, lamb, and drive home thinking 'what a bargain' ....

Arrive back just in time for the school run, and get home at 3.30, unload all the bags and proceed to put them away .... open the freezer door and realise that all the meat isn't going to fit in there .......UNLESS I DEFROST THE FREEZER .... So I get all my bowls, hairdryer (yes I know you're not supposed to do that) LOL and plastic chisel and start this horrendous job .....

Proceed to finish the freezer, and of course need to clean the kitchen floor afterwards .....

It's now 5.45pm, and i'm just about to cook dinner and strangely enough I always make a special effort with dinner on a friday ......BECAUSE ITS MY DAY OFF!!!!!!!!

[sammys]

Friday May 25th

Hey Boop and Beaches, Things are quieter for me also so far today. Yah!!!

Have a good day everyone
Sammys

[ducky]

Friday May 25th

Hi everyone. Betty, glad your dad is settled in but sorry your day "off" was hectic. Sammys, hope you are doing better today!

Off to buy some plants. BBL

[lushy]

Friday May 25th

Ha! I can relate Betty. I feel like I never have a day off because I am always up and about doing something. Makes me feel guilty to sit on the couch or something.......I am so jealous you get to watch Grey's Anatomy. It was an awesome season.

Beaches, so cute to watch the little ones bowl. Have fun with that. Hope you had a nice Bday?

Sammy, hope you are doing better today. Glad you will be going the therapy route.

Ducky, have fun gardening.

I will be painting my upstairs this weekend. I wish someone would come over and do it for me. Oh well, at least I am able bodied enough to do it.

Have a great weekend to all of you. Moderate well!!!

[Lucy Van Pelt]

Friday May 25th

Hi all

Feeling very down today. My niece, who is very sick with cancer, has taken a serious turn for the worse. Many of you know the story. She is 21, and has terminal cancer. Anyway, it has spread to her lungs, and her lungs are filling with fluid. They are removing the fluid today, and she is having her last day of radiation on her abdomen (for pain there). They anticipate her lungs will continue to fill up, in which case they will have to put in a catheter, which she will be very unhappy about. They are looking to do more chemo for the lungs, but only to possible slow the growth. Thing is, in the last couple of months, she has really begun to decline at a really fast pace, and I am just so scared and sad for her. Sorry, I just needed some place to vent. I love her so much. I only have one sister, who only has two girls. She is shuttling between the one at the hospital and the other getting her hair done for her senior prom. It is really a terrible thing. I want to be there but I am several states away, and she tells me to wait, because she and my brother in law may need me more next week.

Thanks for listening

Beth

[lushy]

Friday May 25th

Beth, that is just so heartbreaking. I wish we could do more but I will continue my prayers for her and your whole family. I am sorry.

[Accountable for Me]

Friday May 25th

Here I was going to 'bitch' about my day thus far and it seems very irrelevant after reading these posts.

Beth - I am sooooo sorry for you and your family. ((((HUGS)))) I don't know what to say because I haven't had to endure the pain of an ailing family member. I am sending my prayers your way. So sad.

Well, on with my day I guess. I think when we read a lot of these postings we should really count our blessings, eh?

[MKR]

Friday May 25th

Beth dear, I am so very sorry and feel your frustration. Your sister needs you big time so know you area big comfort to her and when you are there you will shore her up. You and your whole family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[MKR]

Friday May 25th

Good Morning all,

BB, glad to hear your dad is OK. gosh it is so hard to watch their health fail eh? Also sorry your day turned out like that. I hear you loud and clear on that run around and where did the day go?

Sammys, hope you are feeling much better today. Here is a book that the therapist had me read before I went back with my husband who was verbally quite abusive b/c he needed antidepressants and therapy himself. This book gave me quite a bit of insight into this particular problem.
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Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths & Stories About the Wild Woman Archetype
by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.

Every once and a while a truly great book for women comes along. Sometimes the book calls us to arms, sometimes it provides us with important new information about ourselves or our bodies, and sometimes--like this book--it will nourish our souls. . . for more review:
Women Who Run with the Wolves, Pinkola-Estes
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Beaches, sounds like a lot of fun today! Enjoy the weekend!

Ducky, glad you are here and posting regularly, nice to have you with us. I think you are doing really well!

Lushy, why are you tired, still trying to catch up from last weekend? I LOVE to paint so I wish I could come to your house this weekend.

Still waiting for at least another week on results of son's biopsy. sigh.

The boys came to visit my dad yesterday so that was super nice, his eyes really lit up when they arrived. My dad looks soooooo good considering all he has been through!! My mom, maybe weighing in at 88 lbs if she is lucky has lost her appetite again, so doing everything possible to entice her to eat. Of course she would, even if she totally doesn't "get" everything that is happening she sure gets that we were told he would probably not make it through this surgery. I feel quite blessed he came through this.

Hope you all have an excellent weekend!
Hugs and Love,
Mary

[betty boop]

Friday May 25th

Hi everyone,

Beth your family are in my prayers along with MKR mary .....

My posting was meant to bring a little humour here, sorry if it came out wrong .....

Lushy, if I had the time I would watch all 27 episodes all at once ....

Love you all xxx

[Accountable for Me]

Friday May 25th

Betty, I did find humour in your post, don't fret!!!! We 'mother's' never rest; day off or not! I think it is easier to go to work, don't you??????????????

[betty boop]

Friday May 25th

Accountable, yes work is definitely easier ....

[Accountable for Me]

Friday May 25th

and I am sorry about the 'counting our blessings' comment. It wasn't intended to disregard anyones posts here. I was reflecting on how many people are going through some pretty rough times with family. I guess I was thinking out loud. Counting my own.