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Gayle....I'm glad that you got everything going again!!!
Judy.....I know that you're going to be the proudest grandparent at graduation!!!! Today I have Kera, Daya, and Dae Lynn and the kids over. We're cleaning out our two guest rooms for them to come and stay with us. I had the closets just FULL of stuff so this is a big job!!!! They'll be coming back tomorrow to hopefully get it all finished and put away!!! I also bought a used camera off of Craigslist. I've always wanted a nice camera to take professional-like pictures of the family. I've been looking for awhile and ended up going over what I told Glen that I would spend but I really think that this will be a great camera. I would have liked to have a step up from this one but it just really was too expensive. I'm so excited for it to come!!!! |
Glad you have everything working right again Gayle. Sometimes these things can be such a hassle. I did go to Best Buy (to the Apple section) and spoke with a rep concerning updating my IPad2. I told him that when it's done it says that the server timed out. He said that had to do with my Internet provider. That it probably just wasn't fast enough and to try updating between midnight and 5 am when it's not as busy. I have DSL but he said I needed faster. I'll try tonight and if it still doesn't update then I'll speak with my provider.
Be careful buying nice things off of Craigslist Diana. I know that here in Indiana...most things are not what they seem. I hope yours is exactly what you expect. It's so funny that you've mentioned a new camera. I also was interested in a new one with all the bells and whistles, but there is just no way I would understand how to use all the features. I haven't used all the features on the camera I have now or my IPad. I'm really not the brightest when it comes to some of this tech stuff. Today was a wonderful day. Ricky and I took Mom to her house. Then we donated 2 large plastic tubs of clothing, what a great feeling. They were my mother-in-law's clothing and were very nice. Then we went to Lafayette to the Best Buy store. While Ricky waited in the car, I went in to a Merle Norman store to check out Vera Bradley purses. Didn't buy one, just looking this trip, then we went to K-Mart. Then we went to a drive-up restaurant called Dog N Suds. They bring the food to the car. We both had a footlong coney, onion rings and a big frosted mug of root beer. It was sooooooo good!! After we arrived home, Jerry and Betty brought Mom home and she fell coming in the door. She has two big spots on her shin where the skin is tore off. Yes...we are home and back to reality. :) |
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Diana, I know what you are going through. When my mom came to live with me I had to clean out two closets also. I never thought I could do it, but I did! Then this year when Brooke, Abi, and Emma stayed with us - again I had to clean out space for them. It was much easier since we had just moved and purged before moving, yet, it is still always a chore I think. I hope things go well with them staying with you. Do you know how long they will be there? |
Looks we all had fairly good days. I watched rain falling to replenish the earth, thanks God. I got a call from my lawyer that I should come in tomorrow to look at papers and that we might get this over with in a few days. I might my little house after all.
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I think my Chrissy moved to high school too, but she's in a small private school and I'm not sure they separate and I think she is on schedule to graduate in two more years.
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Sandy, you may be itchy because of drinking too little water. But a very likely contributor is stress. Yes, stress can cause all sorts of skin problems. When I am stressed out, the palms of my hands itch.
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Janet, does your mom use a walker? Probably not, but she certainly needs to be using one. Being a nurse, I'd just have to lay down the law, "you want to live with me, you use a walker, you drink yogurt, etc etc." It simply isn't fair to you to have to take care of her when she does things that make it harder for you.
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Gayle is right, Janet! You really do have to override her objections. Put a little chocolate syrup into the yogurt and tell her it's ice cream.
I do not know how you can convince her to use a walker unless you do like Gayle says. Lay down the law! I didn't say the word "no" to my mother until I was 13, and I stood in the doorway to her bedroom and shook! I understand how your Mom can intimidate you!!! Mackenzie's graduation was wonderful! It is a K to 12 school, with only one 8th grade class. She will be with the same kids in high school too. She got a lot of awards, mostly for drama and singing, and one for art. I'll post pictures when I get them from Jessie. |
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Sandy, I hope that you're able to get things over and done with in the next few days. I'm sure that you're tired and ready to move on to new things.......I also hope that the little house works out for you.
Gayle, it looks like Dae Lynn and the kids will be living with us for about 15 months. Damon has decided that he wants help for his problem so he's going to Teen Challenge. It's a very difficult Christian based program but it has an 86% positive outcome. Damon really does want to change and he is a good man. I really think that this will help him and help him to overcome his problems. We think that his jail sentence will be 6 to 9 months but we're not sure until he goes to court next month but he's willing to accept going to Teen Challenge instead of jail. He's been accepted so it just needs to be approved by the judge and then we'll have to get the stuff ready for him to take. He'll be about 3 to 3 1/2 hours from here at first then he'll be in western Kansas which will be a lot further. Dae Lynn and the kids can go and visit twice a month and talk to him twice a week after the first month. This is a program started by David Wilkerson who wrote "The Cross and the Switchblade" which is about him becoming involved and changing the lives of drug abusers. It is a huge nationwide program that is sponsored by our church so I am very comfortable with him going. This decision has been very hard on Dae Lynn. She keeps thinking about all that Damon is going to miss.....Christmas, Thanksgiving, Karlie going to kindergarden, most of Dean's first year and into his second, and a lot of other things. Plus it's hard to give up her independence by moving back in with Mom and Dad. We are going to set up some private areas......we're going to put her tv and living room furniture in the basement for her to use and I'm going to make a sitting area in my bedroom with a tv as well. I think that for $10 we can get a couple of satelite boxes set up. I think that we'll do alright......but it will sure be a change!!!! |
It sounds very promising Diana! Congratulations to Damon for choosing this road!
I will be sending prayers for the judge to allow this option. Dae Lynn will have you and Glen to share the kids milestones with, so it won't be as hard as she is thinking. You are such good parents!!! |
Gayle.......Mom does use a walker, she has to. Her balance is not good at all. The stroke affected the right side if her body, so when she went to step up into the house (small step) she didn't get her right leg lifted high enough and she went down, scraping her shin. Looks nasty.
Judy, you have got to be so proud of MacKenzie. I wish her the best of everything high school has to offer. I also hope she gets involved in activities that she enjoys plus others that will make a difference. One more thing....I pray she enjoys her high school years because once they're gone..they're gone. Diana...sounds like your life is going to change a bit. I also pray for you and Glenn, because as much as you love them....it's going to be different for quite some time. I'm glad Damon is getting the help he needs, I liked him in the short time that I met him and I wish him the very best. |
Diana, it sounds like Damon is going to get the help he needs and I am so glad to hear that. It sounds like a really good program. My cousin's son went to some sort of program like that (not the same though) in CA after conviction for selling drugs. He was also a drug addict. He got his life back together and now he is married with a little boy and he just got his associates degree and will finish a degree in Social Work in a year and a half. He is the best young man you can imagine now.
Your life is going to change drastically though, but you can do it. I remember hearing that my grandparents kept my cousins (2) during WWII while my aunt (their mom) followed her husband when he was stationed in CA and then she stayed with my grandparents too while he was overseas. Several years later my mom divorced my dad when I was 2 and we lived with my grandparents for FOUR YEARS!!! You are so right to set up everyone's private areas, because you will all need to get away from each other, I can promise you that. My mom lived with me for 6 years, and she had her own TV room, Gary had the den, and I had my TV in my office way in the back of the house away from everyone. We also had a TV in the living room (yep, we had FOUR TV's) where we could watch TV together if we wanted. Things works so much better when everyone has their own space. When the kids lived with us for a couple of months this spring, we did not have our own spaces and it was OK for the short while they were here, but if they had stayed much longer, I would have had to set up my space out in Gary's shop! LOL! |
Diana, it will be fun. My daughter and four kiddie stayed with us for 22 months while sil was working in Iraq.
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Thank you so much everyone for your support and your prayers!!!
Sandy, that's so cool that your sil does work at Teen Challenge.....then you're some what familiar with the program and what it's about!!! |
WHEW! Gary and I left the house at 8:30 this morning to eat breakfast at Cracker Barrel. YUM! I was good, one scrambled egg, one piece of toast, one slice of bacon and decaf coffee.
Next we stopped at Ross (discount clothing store) and I shopped a little bit. I bought a picture of the guest bathroom, a flexible insulated bag to take my lunch to work, and a spoon holder for the stove. Then, we started collecting buckets from Firehouse Subs (sandwich place). You might ask, "Why are you collecting buckets from Firehouse Subs" and I would say, "To give to the guy that makes the best catfish stink bait in Texas"! LOL! Gary has a friend who makes this GREAT stink bait for catfish. Every so often Gary goes around to Firehouse Subs to buy their 5 gallon pickle buckets ($3 each). It's a neat deal though, because Firehouse Subs donates all the proceeds from the sale of their pickle buckets to charity. The catfish bait that his friend makes is pretty pricey, but Gary gets his for free because he supplies the buckets. We went to 6 different stores in Austin and got 18 five-gallon buckets. One time Gary made the mistake of taking his FJ Cruiser to gather up the buckets. Remember I said they were PICKLE BUCKETS. LOL! His Cruiser smelled like pickles for a couple of months. Ewwwww, not good on a warm day! Since then, he takes the pickup and you can still smell the pickles when you walk up to the pickup. I wonder what people think in the parking lot when they walk by our pickup! LOL! Last, we had to pick up some medicine from the pharmacy and now at 3:00PM we are home at last. Time to put up my feet. |
I'm just catching up and everyone has been so busy!! Diana, I am so glad to hear Damon is getting help. I hope things go well with Dae Lynn moving inn with you. Janet, I just want to give you hugs and I think you're doing great with your mom. Gayle.... mmmmm pickles!
Last night Scott's friend had a barbeque. I really like this friend, mostly because he talks to me and is very open and easy to talk to. He is the only friend Scott told about the proposal before it happened, and he seemed very happy for us! I think Scott is considering asking him to be his best man and I am 100% behind that! Anyways, we went shopping for some pork chops and vegetables and the three of us were preparing the meal in the kitchen and it was a lot of fun. When we started barbequeing, more people showed up, and after we were done eating, people kept showing up! I had assumed it was just a barbeque... eat, visit a little, and come home. At 8:30 I asked Scott if we'd be home in time that I could call my mom. He said probably. Then he was offered beer and I said I would drive if he wanted to have one drink with his friends. Then it was two drinks. Then it was 10:00 at night and there was no way we'd get home before my mom was in bed. We were sitting in his friend's living room and there must have been 15 people there and they were all in their groups talking, and then Scott got up to talk to other people, and I sat there on a chair for half an hour staring at the floor! I'm not super outgoing so it's tough for me to jump into someone else's conversation and it was so awkward. I felt like crying! I asked Scott for his cell (I forgot mine at home) so I could check facebook and whatever, and I sat there for another half hour. We didn't leave until 11:30 and I was not happy! I drove home in the dark, and had to slam on the brakes when two deer jumped out on the road. I HATE driving at night. Oh yeah, and none of his other friends said a thing about our engagement, except one called him over and said "So how'd you propose?" to let him know he knew about it... but no congratulations, nothing. Today we got up early and went into town to the farmers market. I needed flowers and tomato plants. We walked past a few vendors and when we got to the far end of the market, one vendor was selling ALL little sets of flowers and tomato plants for $1 EACH! Wow! I am waiting this long next year lol! We spent $14 and got two tomato plants, and enough flowers to fill 8 planters. When we got home, I started pulling weeds and Scott started cutting the lawn. Oh my gosh were there a lot of weeds after a month!!! :eek: Then I pulled out some boxes of our summer yard stuff and put it around, and put our little patio lights up on the deck and in the tree by the deck, and we cut a huge branch off the tree. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we just came inside at 4:00 and it started to pour, and now there's lots of thunder and lightning. I love thunderstorms! |
You had a busy day huh Gayle....all day. Hope you got all rested up.
Lindsey....I hope you didn't stay angry too long. Also...when you're in a situation like that again...look around. There is probably someone there feeling just as you were feeling....go talk with them...they may be shy too and who knows....you may find another really good friend. This morning I washed 3 of the 4 bed sheets. I'll probably do the last one on Monday. I drove to town and picked up a prescription, bought a bottle of the Glucosomine, bought some healthy breakfast cereal and a couple of other items. Mom wasn't dressed so I left her here. I've been making her get dressed everyday and when she doesn't do it on her own...I find someplace I need to go because she always wants to go with me. I get tired of seeing her in a nightgown and house dress...lol. Didn't really do much else...just picked up a bit around the house. My neck is still (after a week) giving me pain. It's now in my neck, shoulder and upper arm. Monday I am calling the Dr. to see if I can get in. The pain is so horrible it makes me sick to my stomach. This can't be from a stiff neck...I've had them before and they've been nothing like this. I'm just worried I did something when I lifted Mom up off the floor when she fell in the kitchen. Did get word that a friend's mother is in the hospital. They think she had a stroke, because she is slurring her words and confused. She is also in kidney failure. The Drs. told her that her mother will not be able to go home, that she will need a nursing home. My advice to her was to let her go to the nursing home. As much as I love my Mom....I wish that's what I would have done and stuck to it. I pray my friend doesn't have to go through the same thing. |
I wish someone else were feeling the same! They are all really good friends and see each other very often. I thought the two other girls might include me since they were sitting right next to me, but they literally turned their backs to me and talked to each other. I didn't stay mad long... I went to sleep as soon as we got home and I didn't hear Scott even come to bed, but we both apologized when we got home... me for being upset about driving, and he for not including me in his conversation when he knew I was feeling uncomfortable.
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Janet, yes you need to see someone about your neck - that is classic pain from a neck injury, going to the shoulder and down the arm. It is usually helped by physical therapy, but goodness knows, you don't have time to go to physical therapy. There is a medication for nerve pain called Lyrica. They gave Gary some for his neck pain, but he didn't take any of it. I've heard others say it works good for pain caused by a nerve.
Lindsay, I am the same way. I am very uncomfortable at a gathering where I don't know the people very well, and if I don't know anyone, I am just miserable. Sometimes I feel left out when Gary is with his sisters and their families, so I just take my phone or iPad and read or surf. It still feels funny and uncomfortable. |
Funny story :D I was sitting in the kitchen at the computer and Gary was in the living room. He was unloading a box of his "junk" that he still hadn't unpacked from the move. :rolleyes: All of a sudden I heard him yell, "OH s*** FIRE, OH s*** FIRE" I jumped up and ran in there and he was holding his stun gun. He THOUGHT the batteries were dead and so he was fiddling with it and shocked himself. Now, in reality that is not funny because it could cause his pacemaker to malfunction but thankfully, it did not. The funny thing is that just a while back someone sent him a very funny story about a guy who thought he would "test out" his taser and so he did it to himself deliberately. His description of what it felt like was hilarious. So, now Gary tases himself. After I was sure he was OK, I laughed so hard I was crying. When I told my daughter what he did, we laughed so hard we were both crying. THEN, not 15 minutes later, her husband leaned back in their lazy boy rocker and tipped over backward. It was not a good afternoon for our husbands. :eek:
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I drove up last evening and got a good night sleep. Abby and her dad were up at five to get her goats validated for FFA showing. They unloaded goats and Sarah and I went to the feed store with them.
I took the girls to a movie and out to eat, while their parents went out to eat for their 10th anniversary. Yes, Ma's tired. |
Oh, that sounds like a FUN time!!! I love doing things outdoors and farm related. Doing them with grandkids would triple the fun! Have a great week!
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Gayle, that is too funny about Gary, but not funny after your SIL fell with his chair! I bet you are glad that day is over!
Janet, are you putting heat on your neck and shoulder? It helps me a lot. I hope it checks out to be minor! Linds, what is up with Scott's friends? They do not sound like such nice people, or maybe you two have outgrown that type of crowd. You will want to be with young marrieds soon enough! Sandy, being with the family sounds so nice! I went to the pool. My friends are up this weekend, so it was nice. I think they went out last night for Debby's birthday. I am always invited, but was not asked this time. They may have gone somewhere expensive, and the husbands would have felt obligated to pay for me. I did feel left out though. It is sometimes hard to be the only single person with friends who are couples. I remember hating to go to things like weddings as a single woman. Yet, I am not actively looking for a man!!! :confused::confused::confused: |
Judy, your life is so calm and peaceful right now, at least it sounds like it. I would not be actively looking for a man either - then again, I don't think I would be actively looking for a man ANYTIME (if Gary were gone of course). I like to be alone, I like to be with friends too, but I like to be alone, so I would love your life!!!
Gary doesn't feel good today, he can't wake up!! He said he didn't sleep well last night, but he just can't wake up this morning. He got up and got dressed, then sat down in the chair and went right to sleep. Then he woke up and I fixed breakfast and I found him sitting asleep with a half eaten pancake!!! Now, he's back asleep in the chair. I think everything is OK, his blood pressure and blood sugar are both just fine. His blood oxygen level is normal for him. He acts like he took a sleeping pill late in the night and just can't wake up, but he swears he didn't. Oh well, I'll just let him sleep till he wakes up. Hope he is OK. |
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I wish I had a pool to hang out by! Gayle, I hope Gary is doing well and he just didn't sleep well last night. |
Girls grow up faster than boys. And I think some of the guys are secretly jealous of what you two have together. They would never admit it and maybe they don't even know it consciously, but your life is the life they really want deep down inside. So, they are ignoring it, consciously or unconsciously.
I remember my nephew, he is about 40 - he never settled down - was out partying and drinking all the time, running around living the "good life". Well a couple of years ago, some of his married friends confronted him about his wild life - part of it was on facebook, that's how I knew the confrontation happened - and he denied tooth and nail that he wanted to settle down. He said he loved his freedom to do what he wanted, etc etc. Well you know what - I think the confrontation did him good. About 6 months later, he started dating the sweetest girl, they got married a few month later. She already had a little boy and they are expecting another baby. He did a 180 turnaround about 6 months after that confrontation by his friends - even after living the playboy life for some 20 years. That tells me deep down inside he wanted a wife and family - but for some reason, he held on to his old partying ways far longer than most people do. So, I bet Scott's friends start to come around in the not too distant future. I wouldn't worry too much about it, and I know you are not, but it has hurt your feelings and I think you just need to let is slide off your back. They are being juvenile and you know how sometimes guys can just be so inconsiderate. You'll see them in the future with wives and families and you and they will wonder how they ever thought "party time" was better than "family time" |
Just loved your story Gayle and so glad it has a happy ending. Men....why do they do these things?? ...LOL. Then to top it off with your SIL's chair flipping back. :D
Sounds like you had a great time Sandy, especially getting a good nights sleep. Judy, I haven't tried heat yet, been popping pain pills till I can get into the Dr...hopefully Monday. I'm with Gayle....I like being alone too and your life sounds so peaceful. If I ever get rid of this man....I'll never go looking for another. I hope the stun gun isn't what is causing Gary not to feel his best. Has he gone through this sleep thing before? |
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Yes, he has gone through this before, but not in a while now. People with heart failure have good days and bad days and sometimes you can pinpoint what causes the bad days, e.g., too much salt in the diet, dehydration, or over exertion. Other times, it is a mystery as to why they feel badly, they just do. Usually a day or two of being in the rocker recliner all day, will do the trick. So, we shall see. He has an appt with his heart failure doctor the middle of July - so if he doesn't get to feeling better, he can get checked out. We are leaving for Oklahoma June 30 for 10 days, so hopefully, this will pass quickly and he'll feel better soon. |
You are right! My life is so peaceful and I am so content. I am like you, Gayle. I like to be alone. Why mess up a good thing? On the other hand, I want to fall in love. It really has been years since I have been in love. :confused::confused::confused:
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Today has been the longest day! Rick was at some gun shooting thing and Ricky was at work. So it was just Mom and I.....boring boring boring. I did clean up the kitchen a bit and watched a movie. Mom didn't even bother to get dressed. If I don't make her get dressed, she doesn't. She doesn't wash her face or anything, not even her teeth. She only gets a bath on Fridays...she won't do it any other time. I didn't mean for this to turn into a gripe post, but like I said...it's been a long day. Tomorrow I have to make a deposit and hopefully get to see my Dr. Oh...I'm going alone.
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That is so typical of a caregiver, "Yay, I get to go to the doctor -ALONE! I'm sorry iyts been a long day.
I got my mom today and brought her over for dinner. Gary fixed a pork roast (yes, he's feeling better) and I made new potatoes and grilled okra. Oh and dinner rolls (frozen). We also had fresh tomatoes and no I didn't eat any - didn't eat a roll either. It was a really good dinner. Then I took mom to pick up a few groceries and back to her place. Now I'm just chillin' till it cools off enough to go outside and check the garden and listen to the birds. Oh I did work on putting some things away in the garage this morning before it got too hot. We need to get out the John Deere and trailer and haul some camping things back to the storage shed. That may have to wait till we get back from OK. |
Looks look most of us chilled today. I rode with Jeff and Abby to buy two mini Rex rabbits for Abby to show. They're cuties. I don't get to spend much alone time with my son, so I'm enjoying this.
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I walked out to check the garden this morning and a possum walked right by me, about 5 feet away. Scared the living daylights out of me. I heard the bushes rustling and then the possum popped out. It was a juvenile, so I don't think he had grown his brains yet (LOL), otherwise he wouldn't have walked right there beside me. He didn't run or anything, just sauntered by. He walked down my fence line and then disappeared. I have heavy bushes at the end of the fence, so either he is still out under the bushes, or he went under/over the fence.
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They are so odd looking! I walked out to one on my porch one day.
Great that Gary feels better! I have a 2:30 appointment, and it is a pool day. Annoying! |
I have never seen a possum! We don't have those here!
I'm excited today to go have our meeting at the hotel! But I realized this morning only one of the rooms has a window... I had thought all of them did. I really liked the thought of the river views at night! Oh well, it might still be worth it to have everything else we like. The room with river views has a maximum of 90 people and that just will not happen! |
Wow......everyone has been so busy!!!!
Dae Lynn came over last week and we cleaned out the closets to the guest rooms where they'll be staying so they can get their own things in there........now I have a living room FULL of STUFF that I need to put away........somewhere!!! I have a couple of large totes full for a garage sale and now I have things that need to be put away........but a lot of them are projects and if I put them away.......it's out of sight.....out of mind!!! Oh well.....I guess they'll just have to go down to the basement anyway. The mess is really starting to bug me!!! Saturday Dae Lynn and I went to some garage sales. It was so hot!!! I found a few things but not much! There were a lot of sales in town but we only went to a few because of the heat. Then I brought Dean home with me while Dae Lynn wen to clean at the church. Then Saturday evening we had a friend's 50th birthday party to go to but Glen and I were late because he was planting and almost finished so I told him that we could go late. I was surprised when we got there because Karen's family had also planned for her and her husband to renew their wedding vows!! Roger was in on it and he bought her a beautiful ring for the occasion!!! They had probably 80 people there and there were some old friends of ours that we were so happy to see!! Karen's daughters and DIL had gone so far to have bought her a couple of dresses and shoes to wear for the wedding renewal!! It was just so sweet!!! They had a catered meal and a DJ so we were able to dance a little bit by the pool with a string of lights lighting the night.......so nice!! Then yesterday after church we had a church picnic up at a local lake. It was nice....but windy!!! Then Jaci had sent us a text and invited us over for supper so went over there and played in her creek then ate supper with her and Nate!! After supper we played cards.......we're going to have to change partners next time!!! Nate and I keep trying to beat Glen and Jaci but we're just not getting it done so maybe it's time to do some trading around!!! He's a good sport about it though!!! Wow!! We had a busy weekend!!! Ok......now to get this living room cleaned!!!! |
You had a wonderful weekend Diana! Filled with family, friends and food! The wedding vow renewal sounds like it was beautiful! What a sweet husband!
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I had a pretty boring day. Went to work, got a pedicure, came home, ate supper, picked up around the house, sat in the swing. Ho Hum!
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