Wednesday

[angie r]

Good morning!!

Dd#2 has storytime at the library today. I need to fill food pantry orders and stock classrooms. I promised the kids homemade pizza's tonight.

Is Idol on again tonight? I actually fell asleep during part of it last night, lol.

Have a great day!

[SpeechMom]

Angie - How do you know what each classroom needs?


It snowed here! It doesn't seem to be causing any problems - just looks pretty!

Virtually no work today. I do have one potential client that I agreed to that would be paid through a state agency (I think). I promised our receptionist I would get my paperwork together to she could send it in, and I forgot over the weekend. Got a phone message from her yesterday - I'm sure that's what she wanted. My CPR certification is the only thing they don't have a copy of that I can remember.

Dh's ex is acting like a normal person. Allowing us to see the kids, updating dh and his ds's health..... I can't tell you how nervous that makes me.

Have a great day ladies!

[littlesista06]

My day off.
I'm working on dd's b'day and can't figure out what to do.
She has at most, 12 friends she wants to invite indoor rock climbing, but it is getting too expensive.

She's paring down her list and I'm even toying with the idea of doing two different get togethers but I think I'm crazy. lol She could invite 2 friends to climb then the rest of the girls can come over another night for movies, cake & ice cream.... I dunno. I'm still putting pencil to paper to work out the numbers. Then there's deciding who to invite "out" and who to invite "over".

Sheesh.
Also have laundry to do today then work @ Hallmark.

[SpeechMom]

Oooops - well, my bad! Schools ARE closed today! Guess my day is cancelled!

[PamE]

Nothing on the to do list today. I'm not sure if I've got a stomach bug or food poisoning, but... yuck. The couch is looking mighty good right now. Dd2 is going to a friend's later this afternoon and dh and dd1 have sound tonight at church. Dh is teaching dd to use the sound board. She's excited because she's been wanting to learn it for a long time. :) That's about it, as far as I know.

Angie, how do you do your pizza crusts? I've never been totally thrilled with my recipe. Do you do pan-type or thin crust?

Donna, enjoy your day off! :)

Sista, good luck with the party challenge. I'm terrible at figuring stuff like that out. :rolleyes:

[aztec_judy]

Alritey now .. ya'll up an going this beautifully cold a.m. hmmm
Yes it is very cold here today, not suppose to go over mid 40s here.
We had our rain yesterday, appears no rain today.
Not much going on today here. Just the same old same old .. hmmmm
I am finishing a couple of crochet projects, and picking up some today.
Have church tonite.
Rascal is on the bed attempting to warm up after being outside for a bit.
She dont' like the cold much at all .. hmmmm funny puppy .. lololol
Bill is / was in clayton loading, heading for GA yard.
Got my Richard Simmons out and will be starting on Vol 1, this afternoon.
So its about time to get those dancing shoes on and get dancing .. lolol
So come one lets get dancing again today yesssssss ...

[Diane]

Just about ready to leave for dh's aunts house for the day. Of course... hoping to get home as early as possible, I have a few things that I need to do with my own house. LOL It's cold outside... but at least the sun is shining, which, from the inside at least makes it look nicer than it is. :) Picking my mom up after dh gets home, Target for meds... and back home for the rest of the evening.

Hope you all have a good day!

[RCT]

Morning all....I get to go in late today...I have a doctors appt. at 9, so I will get to be a lady of leisure for the next hour or so ;)

Kids are still :sleep: Snoozing thought I would let them sleep in a little....

Anyone else a little disappointed with American Idol last night? I thought they spent a little too much time on some of the people who didn't get through...like the first girl...omg, she really thought she could sing....oh well..jmho I am sure we will tune in tonight too... :tinysmile

Happy Hump Day All.

[RCT]

My day off.
I'm working on dd's b'day and can't figure out what to do.
She has at most, 12 friends she wants to invite indoor rock climbing, but it is getting too expensive.

She's paring down her list and I'm even toying with the idea of doing two different get togethers but I think I'm crazy. lol She could invite 2 friends to climb then the rest of the girls can come over another night for movies, cake & ice cream.... I dunno. I'm still putting pencil to paper to work out the numbers. Then there's deciding who to invite "out" and who to invite "over".

Sheesh.
Also have laundry to do today then work @ Hallmark.

Good luck with Party planning...I am sure you'll figure it out...

How is your SD?

[angie r]

Angie - How do you know what each classroom needs?




I stock the 15 adult classrooms at church with coffee supplies. Enjoy your day off!!!

[angie r]

Angie, how do you do your pizza crusts? I've never been totally thrilled with my recipe. Do you do pan-type or thin crust?



I use my bread maker to make the dough. Then I plop it on the counter in 3 pieces, one for each kid, and they shape it and top it. Last time my girls used cookie cutters and made little star pizza's. Very cute! It is a "doughy" recipe. Let me know if you want it and I will post it.

[AnnW]

schools are closed for ice today. we are such wimps here! LOL but we just don't have the equipment to make the roads safe
got most of my house cleaned/dusted/vacumned yesterday. i just have to say i love my dyson vac and pigs live in my house! i had been amazed at how well it cleaned. i used a different attachment and OMG! the stuff it picked up.
need to do the back part of the house and more laundry today.

Renee, yes! i thought it was awful how long they stay on that girl! starting to get a little ticked at how they are wasting our time, the judges time, encouraging the fakes and people who think they have talent!

Sista, my 2cents. if you do take 2 girls rock climbing, do it on a different day, not the same day as you have others over for cake. how would the girls that didn't make the cut for rock climbing feel if they found out? DD wanted to have some of the kids come to her party early (VIPS) :rolleyes: and I told her absolutely no!!!!!

[littlesista06]

Good luck with Party planning...I am sure you'll figure it out...

How is your SD?

He has been cleared to move out of ICU and up to the Tylemetry (sp?) floor as soon as a bed opens up.

He didn't understand who I was yesterday; he knew my name when I went in, but later asked me if I had an office in the hospital, etc.

There was another CT done Monday a.m. and he definitely has had a stroke.
The plan is when he's released from the hospital, he's to move to another hospital for rehab - how long, I don't know.

Thanks for asking, Renee.

[AnnW]

He has been cleared to move out of ICU and up to the Tylemetry (sp?) floor as soon as a bed opens up.

He didn't understand who I was yesterday; he knew my name when I went in, but later asked me if I had an office in the hospital, etc.

There was another CT done Monday a.m. and he definitely has had a stroke.
The plan is when he's released from the hospital, he's to move to another hospital for rehab - how long, I don't know.

Thanks for asking, Renee.


great news about changing rooms!
it is just amazing what can be done in rehab these days.

[RCT]

He has been cleared to move out of ICU and up to the Tylemetry (sp?) floor as soon as a bed opens up.

He didn't understand who I was yesterday; he knew my name when I went in, but later asked me if I had an office in the hospital, etc.

There was another CT done Monday a.m. and he definitely has had a stroke.
The plan is when he's released from the hospital, he's to move to another hospital for rehab - how long, I don't know.

Thanks for asking, Renee.

(((((((((((JEN))))))))))))))

[SpeechMom]

Oh wow Jen. Continued prayers for your family.

[littlesista06]

Sista, my 2cents. if you do take 2 girls rock climbing, do it on a different day, not the same day as you have others over for cake. how would the girls that didn't make the cut for rock climbing feel if they found out? DD wanted to have some of the kids come to her party early (VIPS) :rolleyes: and I told her absolutely no!!!!!

i wasn't planning to do that on the same day - if i even do that

[littlesista06]

great news about changing rooms!
it is just amazing what can be done in rehab these days.

let's hope they can teach him how to suck/swallow again. not to mention figure out it's NOT 1952.

[RCT]

let's hope they can teach him how to suck/swallow again. not to mention figure out it's NOT 1952.

Oh Jen your breaking my heart....

How is your Mom handling things?

[Melody]

(((Jen)))

Slept horrible again last night. Not sure why but it wasn't easy getting up to get ds1 out the door. He was good and got himself ready, didn't need any reminders for anything. I zonked on the couch thinking I would wake up to get ds2 ready. I over slept big time. Called the school and told them he has an appt this am and he will go in at lunch. lol How bad is that?!! He doesn't get the morning off though, he has work that is due on Friday so he can complete it today. I can see myself having another nap later. If I do I'll go to euchre, if not then I won't bother going.
Missed most of AI, only saw one girl sing and she was good. I know it's for the entertainment of television but I too get tired of the people who have zero talent and know it and then storm out of there after being told no and are cursing up a storm and crying. Well, what did you expect? And how can the family members and friends let a person do that to themselves if they are being told by family they are good when they are not? If I knew someone going to try out and they really did suck, I would stop them before going on national television to be laughed at!
Lost is starting up the first week of Feb. I hear. Haven't found out yet about Prison Break but am dying for it to come back. lol

[AnnW]

i wasn't planning to do that on the same day - if i even do that


i didn't think so..you are way too smart and classy for that, but can you tell this is a hot button for me? I am just stunned that dd suggested the VIP thing!

[AnnW]

OMG! i am just cracking up at our local stations. ICE WATCH 2007!!! they just reported 'we are expected to have 1/10 to 1/2" of ice!!!!!!!!!'

[KarlaB]

OMG! i am just cracking up at our local stations. ICE WATCH 2007!!! they just reported 'we are expected to have 1/10 to 1/2" of ice!!!!!!!!!'

ROFL! That is really too funny!!

[KarlaB]

let's hope they can teach him how to suck/swallow again. not to mention figure out it's NOT 1952.

Oh sweetie - I am soooo sorry and I really hope they can help him make some wonderful progress. How is your mom holding up?

[KarlaB]

I am running around like crazy trying to get my house in order for tonight - I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator, but I do work best under pressure. :rolleyes:

Oldest ds is home sick with strep, but got meds yesterday so he's on a slow upswing.

Need prayers for my friend - her dad had surgery yesterday and is in ICU. She got a call this morning to get back there asap bcuz he had a really rough night and they're not sure he'll make it. She's a wreck (understandably so) and my heart is breaking for her. :(

[littlesista06]

i didn't think so..you are way too smart and classy for that, but can you tell this is a hot button for me? I am just stunned that dd suggested the VIP thing!


pppffffftttt! not quite. one year when dd was about 7 or 8, one girl was a no-show and there was a friend she had to take off the list because the numbers just got too high, so i called the mom and said "uh, i know this is totally tacky of me, but dd really wanted your dd here and i have a no-show, can your dd come and be a special surprsise guest (like, right now!)?
the mom was fine and brought her and the girls got a kick out of guessing who the surpsrise guest was going to be.

that's too funny she called them VIPs. hee hee!

[littlesista06]

I am running around like crazy trying to get my house in order for tonight - I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator, but I do work best under pressure. :rolleyes:

Oldest ds is home sick with strep, but got meds yesterday so he's on a slow upswing.

Need prayers for my friend - her dad had surgery yesterday and is in ICU. She got a call this morning to get back there asap bcuz he had a really rough night and they're not sure he'll make it. She's a wreck (understandably so) and my heart is breaking for her. :(

prayers for her, get well wishes for your ds and cleaning vibes for you. :)

[KarlaB]

Forgot to mention, like once a year we get this HORRID sewer/septic smell in our house in the middle of winter.....guess which day it decided to "show up" this year....yep, today when I'll have a house full of people tonight!! :rolleyes: Ds is gagging! LOL! I am running water down the drains since that usually helps, but it's disgusting!!

[KarlaB]

Missed most of AI, only saw one girl sing and she was good. I know it's for the entertainment of television but I too get tired of the people who have zero talent and know it and then storm out of there after being told no and are cursing up a storm and crying. Well, what did you expect? And how can the family members and friends let a person do that to themselves if they are being told by family they are good when they are not? If I knew someone going to try out and they really did suck, I would stop them before going on national television to be laughed at!

I watched most of it - was hoping to see someone I knoew from MN - no such luck LOL. Wasn't impressed by the talent, but heard 17 got thru so I am guessing we just saw more bad than good last night and they'll pull the good ones out later like usual. :) I am always amazed by the people who think they are good and last night I wondered if a few weren't faking their reactions to get more air time??? The guy and gal towards the end were unreal! :rolleyes:

[KarlaB]

prayers for her, get well wishes for your ds and cleaning vibes for you. :)

Thanks!! :) I suppose it would help if I got away from the computer. Not sure why I picked today to get caught up on 53 posts here. :rolleyes: :goofy:

[AnnW]

pppffffftttt! not quite. one year when dd was about 7 or 8, one girl was a no-show and there was a friend she had to take off the list because the numbers just got too high, so i called the mom and said "uh, i know this is totally tacky of me, but dd really wanted your dd here and i have a no-show, can your dd come and be a special surprsise guest (like, right now!)?
the mom was fine and brought her and the girls got a kick out of guessing who the surpsrise guest was going to be.

that's too funny she called them VIPs. hee hee!


LOL, i have done the 'you didn't get your invite? hope you can come' before!

this was her plan. party starts at 7:30. A few VIP girls would come at 6. Then a few VIP boys at 6:30..then a few more girls at 7...uh and the losers will come at 7:30?? :rolleyes: said why not have the party start at 6 then? oh, mom..then what's the point of VIPS??? told her in no uncertain terms was she doing that and she looked at me like I had 3 heads? :rolleyes:

[AnnW]

I am running around like crazy trying to get my house in order for tonight - I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator, but I do work best under pressure. :rolleyes:

Oldest ds is home sick with strep, but got meds yesterday so he's on a slow upswing.

Need prayers for my friend - her dad had surgery yesterday and is in ICU. She got a call this morning to get back there asap bcuz he had a really rough night and they're not sure he'll make it. She's a wreck (understandably so) and my heart is breaking for her. :(


what's your party for?

hope your ds gets better

prayers

[littlesista06]

Oh sweetie - I am soooo sorry and I really hope they can help him make some wonderful progress. How is your mom holding up?

thanks.

mom is in and out. she turns down every invitation for lunch or to have dinner brought over (I'm not all about FOOD, she says. okay mom - but you gotta eat and what's wrong with a little company now and again? and sometimes it's not about the food..)
she's a bit loony and gets confused which i have trouble seeing my mom in that light. she's nearly 80 herself and this has been a total face-slapping lesson and an eye-opening experience for me.

and i am trying soooo hard not to take her behaviors personally, i mean, i'm trying HARD.

she left me hanging all day monday on when to pick her up at the hospital only to get a ride home with a friend from church that works there. great, that's fine. but she didn't call me until 4:30 that afternoon (when she'd gone home by 2:00). even then, she didn't talk to me, only to dd. "tell your mom i got a ride home with soandso..." okayyy.... no update, no nothing. not to mention i waited all day on you.

she did that to me last time he was in the hospital - i was good enough to carry her back and forth during crisis mode then when he was getting better, i sat in the CCU for 3 hrs. until she was ready to go home only for her to get in the car with someone else. i'm sure it sounds petty, i guess it is but i don't like being leaned on then basically ignored. i have to call to see if/when she wants or needs rides, i have to call for updates. it'd be nice if she could just call and tell me what she wants or needs, not make me call and drag it out of her. even my stepsister apologized for making me call her to make a decision about her plans on surgery day. she said "i should have called her and not made you have to deal with that". LOL

she came by preschool yesterday to see about going to see him together but i'd already left. well, i sat in my car and called her at home to see if she wanted to go but there wasn't an answer (cuz she was in the car) so i went on.
so she calls my cell as i'm walking in the hosptial doors and is so disappointed that she didn't get to go mid-day. well mom..... if you'd call me and tell me when you want to go.... all you had to do was call me before work or even during work.
so she gets defensive and we rubbed each other the wrong way and it didnt' end the greatest.
two of my sisters are offereing to come up but she's refusing.... she's just about as frustrating as a 2 year old sometimes.

sd's watch has been missing since he's been there so i told him yesterday i'd get him a new one. bought one, dropped it at mom's with a note to please take to him. do you think i've heard one word about it??? no.

whew. can you tell i had a lot to get off my chest?

[PamE]

thanks.

mom is in and out. she turns down every invitation for lunch or to have dinner brought over (I'm not all about FOOD, she says. okay mom - but you gotta eat and what's wrong with a little company now and again? and sometimes it's not about the food..)
she's a bit loony and gets confused which i have trouble seeing my mom in that light. she's nearly 80 herself and this has been a total face-slapping lesson and an eye-opening experience for me.

and i am trying soooo hard not to take her behaviors personally, i mean, i'm trying HARD.

she left me hanging all day monday on when to pick her up at the hospital only to get a ride home with a friend from church that works there. great, that's fine. but she didn't call me until 4:30 that afternoon (when she'd gone home by 2:00). even then, she didn't talk to me, only to dd. "tell your mom i got a ride home with soandso..." okayyy.... no update, no nothing. not to mention i waited all day on you.

she did that to me last time he was in the hospital - i was good enough to carry her back and forth during crisis mode then when he was getting better, i sat in the CCU for 3 hrs. until she was ready to go home only for her to get in the car with someone else. i'm sure it sounds petty, i guess it is but i don't like being leaned on then basically ignored. i have to call to see if/when she wants or needs rides, i have to call for updates. it'd be nice if she could just call and tell me what she wants or needs, not make me call and drag it out of her. even my stepsister apologized for making me call her to make a decision about her plans on surgery day. she said "i should have called her and not made you have to deal with that". LOL

she came by preschool yesterday to see about going to see him together but i'd already left. well, i sat in my car and called her at home to see if she wanted to go but there wasn't an answer (cuz she was in the car) so i went on.
so she calls my cell as i'm walking in the hosptial doors and is so disappointed that she didn't get to go mid-day. well mom..... if you'd call me and tell me when you want to go.... all you had to do was call me before work or even during work.
so she gets defensive and we rubbed each other the wrong way and it didnt' end the greatest.
two of my sisters are offereing to come up but she's refusing.... she's just about as frustrating as a 2 year old sometimes.

sd's watch has been missing since he's been there so i told him yesterday i'd get him a new one. bought one, dropped it at mom's with a note to please take to him. do you think i've heard one word about it??? no.

whew. can you tell i had a lot to get off my chest?

Oh, Jen... I don't know what to say. What a load you're carrying right now, not just the concern for your sd. :\ You know you can dump here any time. (((HUGS)))

[littlesista06]

Oh, Jen... I don't know what to say. What a load you're carrying right now, not just the concern for your sd. :\ You know you can dump here any time. (((HUGS)))


you're so sweet. :tinysmile
but i don't really feel that i'm carring such a load as i am not liking how people are acting and i'm pouting. lol

i am totally worried about sd and what his prognosis might be.
i am totally worried about mom and how she gets around at home and is she eating good food and is she sleeping but when i call and get a brick wall or "well, i've already made plans with so and so.... i'll talk to you later", it's frustrating. she hasn't expressed her thoughts or fears recently; i'm not sure what's going through her head at the moment. (hell after a week of going to ICU, she still makes the wrong turn into the unit) it's been an eye opener and maybe that's where my issue really is.

and i guess in the early days of this, everyone was calling everyone and i felt in the loop and now i hear nothing unless i call and ask just the right question.
ss called one day and said he was doing better and left it at that. i pressed with questions and found out 'yeah, he did have a stroke'. OH OK, thanks for letting me know that! Grrr.

i think it's the "step" factor that makes this different than if I were dealing with "real" siblings. of which i really have none come to think of it. i have 8 half brothers and sisters and 4 step brothers and sisters and when i said earlier that i feel closer to my inlaws than i do my own family, it made me sad. and i feel so sad these days. my system is a mess, no period now for a month, i cry, i eat, i feel awful, i cry more. and there isn't even anything wrong with ME, it's sd who's sick and i'm wallowing in .... whatever i'm wallowing in. :rolleyes: i frustrate myownself! lol

[Amy]

((Jen)) When my Dad had his stroke it was near impossible to get information. I was in Colorado and my Mom was in shock and so consumed with my Dad that she NEVER called me or returned my calls until I hunted her down in the hospital. When people go into crisis mode, then the last thing they are thinking about is other people's feelings or circulating information. I'm sure your Mom doesn't mean to hurt your feelings, but she's most likely still in shock and has tunnel vision right now. Just make sure you look out for her. Once the shock wears off, then you have the post-traumatic shock to deal with. My Mom was a wreck once she found out Dad was going to make a recovery. It is almost like holding your breath for 2 weeks and then finally able to exhale and all those emotions you bottled up during that period come flooding out and can't stop.

[Amy]

I am not quite sure who I am today. The bottom floor of the house is spotless and I steamed cleaned the whole downstairs...including stairs!! LOL There is something very nice about sterile, clean carpets and a clean house. It sets the tone of a deep breath moment. I need to take a shower and hit the library and that is all I plan on doing today. :)

Karla, good luck with your party! I was just invited to a Silpada jewelry party. Anyone ever go to one?

[AnnW]

(((Jen)))
does your mom usually confide or communicate well with you?
i remember when fil had his first heart attack, his folks didn't even tell us till 2 weeks later. dh was livid! they didn't want to 'worry' us. but when dh had his 'headache' he did the same thing.

[littlesista06]

((Jen)) When my Dad had his stroke it was near impossible to get information. I was in Colorado and my Mom was in shock and so consumed with my Dad that she NEVER called me or returned my calls until I hunted her down in the hospital. When people go into crisis mode, then the last thing they are thinking about is other people's feelings or circulating information. I'm sure your Mom doesn't mean to hurt your feelings, but she's most likely still in shock and has tunnel vision right now. Just make sure you look out for her. Once the shock wears off, then you have the post-traumatic shock to deal with. My Mom was a wreck once she found out Dad was going to make a recovery. It is almost like holding your breath for 2 weeks and then finally able to exhale and all those emotions you bottled up during that period come flooding out and can't stop.

Thanks Amy! :)
What was the severity of your dad's stroke? How did his recovery go?

I'm getting off my butt and going for a walk, quit thinking of myself and then do something nice for someone else; maybe get the crossing guard some Starbucks since it's colder than a witch's t!tty outside.

[littlesista06]

(((Jen)))
does your mom usually confide or communicate well with you?
i remember when fil had his first heart attack, his folks didn't even tell us till 2 weeks later. dh was livid! they didn't want to 'worry' us. but when dh had his 'headache' he did the same thing.

well, now that you say that, i guess she doesn't. when they had that car accident (they both feel asleep) they didn't tell us until later. that "we didn't want to worry you" infuriates me! lol why do they do that? and will i do that to dd?? hell, when sd went to the hospital, she didn't call.(well, didn't call us. she called one of his dds) it was only 11pm, not like it was the middle of the night.

i guess i just still want to feel useful to her. i am helpless in his recovery so helping everyone else around him makes me feel like i at least have a purpose.

[Amy]

Thanks Amy! :)
What was the severity of your dad's stroke? How did his recovery go?

I'm getting off my butt and going for a walk, quit thinking of myself and then do something nice for someone else; maybe get the crossing guard some Starbucks since it's colder than a witch's t!tty outside.

My Dad was very active and in decent shape when he had the stroke. The doctors said that is what saved him and how he was able to bounce back as far as he did. After the shock wore off for him, I think he was depressed because even though he was able to talk and drive again, he had gained a lot of weight do to inactivity and wasn't coordinated enough to go back to tennis. He lost a part of his life that he didn't want to let go of. Things that used to come easy to him, he had work at hard now. I think that was the most frustrating thing. I also think that a stroke definitely enhances a weakend mind. Did you SD show signs of senility before the stroke?

Love the idea about Starbucks!

[Cathy]

Jenn- Hang in there. Could your mother be trying to protect you? Never mind that it is frustrating to be left hanging without the information you need to make decisions or be helpful. Don't feel badly for having whatever feelings you have. This has been a real trauma in your family. There is no RIGHT way to feel. I'm still praying for his recovery and your peace of mind. I feel for your whole family. The ups and downs must be exhausting.

[Diane]

Morning all....I get to go in late today...I have a doctors appt. at 9, so I will get to be a lady of leisure for the next hour or so ;)

Kids are still :sleep: Snoozing thought I would let them sleep in a little....

Anyone else a little disappointed with American Idol last night? I thought they spent a little too much time on some of the people who didn't get through...like the first girl...omg, she really thought she could sing....oh well..jmho I am sure we will tune in tonight too... :tinysmile

Happy Hump Day All.

I was disappointed last night and so far am equally disappointed tonight. They've really got a lot of weirdo's on there, and I think it would be real nice if they'd show us more talented singers than they are. (There has to be more than they're showing) I'm beginning to wonder if their going to end up with enough to make a competition. LOL

[Diane]

He has been cleared to move out of ICU and up to the Tylemetry (sp?) floor as soon as a bed opens up.

He didn't understand who I was yesterday; he knew my name when I went in, but later asked me if I had an office in the hospital, etc.

There was another CT done Monday a.m. and he definitely has had a stroke.
The plan is when he's released from the hospital, he's to move to another hospital for rehab - how long, I don't know.

Thanks for asking, Renee.

((((JEN)))) Continued prayers being said...

[RCT]

you're so sweet. :tinysmile
but i don't really feel that i'm carring such a load as i am not liking how people are acting and i'm pouting. lol

i am totally worried about sd and what his prognosis might be.
i am totally worried about mom and how she gets around at home and is she eating good food and is she sleeping but when i call and get a brick wall or "well, i've already made plans with so and so.... i'll talk to you later", it's frustrating. she hasn't expressed her thoughts or fears recently; i'm not sure what's going through her head at the moment. (hell after a week of going to ICU, she still makes the wrong turn into the unit) it's been an eye opener and maybe that's where my issue really is.

and i guess in the early days of this, everyone was calling everyone and i felt in the loop and now i hear nothing unless i call and ask just the right question.
ss called one day and said he was doing better and left it at that. i pressed with questions and found out 'yeah, he did have a stroke'. OH OK, thanks for letting me know that! Grrr.

i think it's the "step" factor that makes this different than if I were dealing with "real" siblings. of which i really have none come to think of it. i have 8 half brothers and sisters and 4 step brothers and sisters and when i said earlier that i feel closer to my inlaws than i do my own family, it made me sad. and i feel so sad these days. my system is a mess, no period now for a month, i cry, i eat, i feel awful, i cry more. and there isn't even anything wrong with ME, it's sd who's sick and i'm wallowing in .... whatever i'm wallowing in. :rolleyes: i frustrate myownself! lol

Oh Jen, Amy had great words of wisedom, you are a wonderful daughter to keep up with the calling and asking her about herself, eating, sleeping, needing rides, at close to 80 herself....WOW Most people stop asking and calling after the inital call...Its also hard to see your parents getting older, ((((((JEN))))))))

[RCT]

LOL, i have done the 'you didn't get your invite? hope you can come' before!

this was her plan. party starts at 7:30. A few VIP girls would come at 6. Then a few VIP boys at 6:30..then a few more girls at 7...uh and the losers will come at 7:30?? :rolleyes: said why not have the party start at 6 then? oh, mom..then what's the point of VIPS??? told her in no uncertain terms was she doing that and she looked at me like I had 3 heads? :rolleyes:



Has she ever seen "Sweet 16" on MTV, I caught part of one show once, they are so extravagant and $$$ and use the term VIP alot.

[RCT]

So I had that appt. today, got there, got into my paper dress...doctor comes in and says "I don't why they didn't catch this when you made your appt. but your not due for a PAP until March and your insurance won't cover an early one" So we talked about some moles I have, and aches and pains.....OMG...so now I have an appt. in March....

Got to work and just motored through some things...home now, got some taco meet cooked up...lettus/tomatoes/onions/cheese all ready...dh and the kids are a bb practice, so here I am waiting....American Idol again tonight..hope its better than last night.

[AnnW]

Has she ever seen "Sweet 16" on MTV, I caught part of one show once, they are so extravagant and $$$ and use the term VIP alot.


you know, that could be it. I have noticed on a few that I could stand to watch that a few girls came over early to ride in the limos and stuff...i bet that's where she got it...now i am really ticked!!!

[Diane]

He has been cleared to move out of ICU and up to the Tylemetry (sp?) floor as soon as a bed opens up.

He didn't understand who I was yesterday; he knew my name when I went in, but later asked me if I had an office in the hospital, etc.

There was another CT done Monday a.m. and he definitely has had a stroke.
The plan is when he's released from the hospital, he's to move to another hospital for rehab - how long, I don't know.

I'm glad to hear that he's doing better... yeah about getting moved out of ICU and onto another floor into another room. :) Thanks for the update!

[RCT]

you know, that could be it. I have noticed on a few that I could stand to watch that a few girls came over early to ride in the limos and stuff...i bet that's where she got it...now i am really ticked!!!


I won't let dd watch that, Its so gross to see how spoiled these kids are...HELLO they are sixteen, we saw part of one where the girl got two cars, three clothing changes at her party, and had the VIP room for her closest friends....:tearhair: I think the party cost her parents $250,000. OMG

[AnnW]

I won't let dd watch that, Its so gross to see how spoiled these kids are...HELLO they are sixteen, we saw part of one where the girl got two cars, three clothing changes at her party, and had the VIP room for her closest friends....:tearhair: I think the party cost her parents $250,000. OMG

i have pretty much put a stop to it, but it does bring up nice discussion about priorities! LOL
i laugh cause here during their sophomore year at our high school, all girls are 'invited' to participate in "Sweet 16". It's a year long party that ends in the formal dance. Each girl gets to invite a junior girl and a freshman girl. I put the invite in quotes cause the parents get the privilege of paying for all this. I have friends (usually from out of state ;) ) who think this is opulent! LOL

[KarlaB]

So I had that appt. today, got there, got into my paper dress...doctor comes in and says "I don't why they didn't catch this when you made your appt. but your not due for a PAP until March and your insurance won't cover an early one" So we talked about some moles I have, and aches and pains.....OMG...so now I have an appt. in March...

Ugh! At least your dr caught it though so you didn't have to pay for the pap!! When I make my appts they tell me the date of the last one and won't even let me schedule a day before the 1 yr mark is up. :)

Question for everyone: I just got a card in the mail telling me to make my app't now for June....am I supposed to count out the days on the calendar to make sure I don't schedule it during the "wrong" week 6 months away? :rolleyes:

[KarlaB]

what's your party for?

hope your ds gets better

prayers

Southern Living at Home

thanks! He was back at school today! :yippee:

Thanks! He's still in CCU, had another surgery today, and is intubated, etc - my gf is so worried (understandably so!) and I am just praying he has the strength to get thru this.

[KarlaB]

thanks.

mom is in and out. she turns down every invitation for lunch or to have dinner brought over (I'm not all about FOOD, she says. okay mom - but you gotta eat and what's wrong with a little company now and again? and sometimes it's not about the food..)
she's a bit loony and gets confused which i have trouble seeing my mom in that light. she's nearly 80 herself and this has been a total face-slapping lesson and an eye-opening experience for me.

and i am trying soooo hard not to take her behaviors personally, i mean, i'm trying HARD.

she left me hanging all day monday on when to pick her up at the hospital only to get a ride home with a friend from church that works there. great, that's fine. but she didn't call me until 4:30 that afternoon (when she'd gone home by 2:00). even then, she didn't talk to me, only to dd. "tell your mom i got a ride home with soandso..." okayyy.... no update, no nothing. not to mention i waited all day on you.

she did that to me last time he was in the hospital - i was good enough to carry her back and forth during crisis mode then when he was getting better, i sat in the CCU for 3 hrs. until she was ready to go home only for her to get in the car with someone else. i'm sure it sounds petty, i guess it is but i don't like being leaned on then basically ignored. i have to call to see if/when she wants or needs rides, i have to call for updates. it'd be nice if she could just call and tell me what she wants or needs, not make me call and drag it out of her. even my stepsister apologized for making me call her to make a decision about her plans on surgery day. she said "i should have called her and not made you have to deal with that". LOL

she came by preschool yesterday to see about going to see him together but i'd already left. well, i sat in my car and called her at home to see if she wanted to go but there wasn't an answer (cuz she was in the car) so i went on.
so she calls my cell as i'm walking in the hosptial doors and is so disappointed that she didn't get to go mid-day. well mom..... if you'd call me and tell me when you want to go.... all you had to do was call me before work or even during work.
so she gets defensive and we rubbed each other the wrong way and it didnt' end the greatest.
two of my sisters are offereing to come up but she's refusing.... she's just about as frustrating as a 2 year old sometimes.

sd's watch has been missing since he's been there so i told him yesterday i'd get him a new one. bought one, dropped it at mom's with a note to please take to him. do you think i've heard one word about it??? no.

whew. can you tell i had a lot to get off my chest?

{{{Jenn}}} Wow!! I understand your stress and frustration with everything and just hope it gets better (all around) soon!!

[KarlaB]

I was disappointed last night and so far am equally disappointed tonight. They've really got a lot of weirdo's on there, and I think it would be real nice if they'd show us more talented singers than they are. (There has to be more than they're showing) I'm beginning to wonder if their going to end up with enough to make a competition. LOL

I think in the beginning they show mostly the bad ones and then save the good ones for the Hollywood episodes.

On one of our news stations I saw people who were on the MN night saying they knew they were bad and went on there to get tv time. :rolleyes: One guy was the cowboy hat guy. :rolleyes: I am guessing the "Amish" guy was another - I'd actually be surprised if he was even Amish.