What Did You Do Today?

[paula1961]

Gayle, I think of you often. I can understand somewhat what you are going thru as my Mom is going thru the same thing. She still has extremely hard days even after a year and a half. Sending hugs to you.
I hope you can enjoy yourself on your trip.

Today I have done absolutely nothing except for one load of laundry. It's been rainy and gloomy here all day and I am ashamed to say that I haven't even gotten out of my p.j.'s

[DianaB]

I love days when I don't have to get out of my pj's!!! It doesn't happen much because that's always when I have the most company!!

Paula, I'm so sorry to hear that you're Mom is still having such bad days. Does she have friends that take her out and do things? Can she find something to get involved in? I can imagine that it's still very hard for her but something to help take her mind off of her loss might help. Hugs!!!

[paula1961]

Yes Diana.....she has friends to do things with and she is still very active in church.......but she still grieves so much. She has several really close friends but she still misses Daddy so much. It's sad......he was all she ever knew...and she can't seem to get past that. They were married for 53 years. She does okay tho..most days..just on occasion..she calls me crying. It just takes time I suppose.

[Janet]

Gayle I know it's all part of the process, but I don't want you to be sad.

I haven't done much today either. I did fill out 8 copies of the claim against our previous renters, I'll turn that in on Monday. Also gathered information needed for court whenever that may be. I don't want to wait until the last minute. Did some laundry and gave myself a mani/pedi. Tomorrow I'll be home while Ricky works and Rick plays cowboy...blah! On Sunday we will meet with the people we've chosen to rent the house and do an inspection.

I think my friend Diane will be stopping by tomorrow afternoon for a visit, so that will be nice.

[DianaB]

I went to garage sales on Saturday and I bought a lot of nice clothes to put in the flea market. They have a clothes section in the back and since people will be looking for school clothes I've been picking some up. I got them all priced. I usually wash them but they were all pretty clean and I would hope that people would wash them when they get them home. It worked really well since Dae Lynn and the kids were at Damons.

Sunday we had church and then we went out to eat with my Mom and Art then they came back here until church. All we do is visit some then everyone naps!!! Except......Dae Lynn and the kids came home so nap time was short!!

We went to evening church then was invited for ribs at a friend's house afterwards with several other couples. We have a friend that smokes meat and it's delicious and they had some left overs from having family over.....YUMMMMmm...........

At the moment Glen and Dae Lynn are trying to figure out what to do with their loan. It's not pretty and I'm staying out of it. Glen's going to have to make his own decision on this......I'm not helping.

We're leaving at 3 to go to a lake to swim with some of the kids from church. We usually do this and it's a fun time. This lake has a nice sand beach so the kids can build sand castles and stuff!

Tomorrow I won't be on here.....Glen and I are leaving EARLY for Wichita. He's got a part for the boat that needs to be rebuilt and he found someone to do it if we get it there early enough. Then we're going to shop and do some things. I have a list of gifts that I need to get .......wedding shower and baby shower gifts. I also need to get a gift for a little girl who broke her arm (3rd time) that's in my Sunday School class.......also some groceries from Sam's Club. Whew.........Makes me tired just thinking about it all!!!

[judy]

Gayle, I am so sorry for your sadness. I know you will be okay, but until you get to the light at the end of the tunnel, there is still that dark tunnel to go through.

You are in my heart.

I also miss Gary. You spoke about him so lovingly, that I loved him too.

[gja1000]

Oh Judy I loved him so much, I still love him so much, I'm so happy you could tell that. You are right I will get through this, but that dark tunnel is sucky.

[Janet]

I so wish I could make things better for you Gayle.

Yesterday was just a plain old hard day for me. But it's over and today is a new day. I was suppose to get a hair cut this morning, but it was cancelled so I'm scheduled for next week. Really didn't quite need one yet so I'm glad it was cancelled.

Today I'm going to finish filling out an application I have for a filing clerk position at the courthouse and then turn it in. Also at 7 this evening we are looking at a house for Ricky. We've looked at it before and loved it. All the others we looked at just didn't compare. It also went down in price and for Ricky...that's a good thing. He is going to offer a little lower and see what happens. I really hope this works out for him.

Other than that....we are suppose to break another heat record. I'm really getting so tired of the heat and almost....ALMOST look forward to the cold weather.

[gja1000]

We made it to CO this morning at 7:00AM. Yes our plane left Austin at 6:00 and we had a non stop flight so with the time change we got off the plane at 7:00 CO time. It was a beautiful drive up to brekenridge, but it is very dry in CO too. It's OK up here at Breckenridge, it is the monsoon season so it is raining a little bit everyday. It's so cool and beautiful, but of course I miss Gary terribly. My friends are great though, they are taking good care of me.

[Blueyes]

Being in heat like that just makes you feel bad all over! Our summer hasn't been as brutal as usual, but it's coming fast.

We have had a busy week. Mike really needed something newer to drive, so we got him a 2010 Ford Expedition with 36K on it. It had brand new tires, a great extended warranty, leather seats, and dvd player, but no more bells and whistles. We were going to get something new and smaller and more fuel efficient, but noooo... this is his 3rd Expedition in a row. It's been a long time since we've had a car payment, but we sure do now!

Mike has a heart cath Friday. His chest has been hurting and he's been feeling bad, so the doc always goes straight to a cath because a stress test has NEVER shown a thing on Mike. He had a chest xray and blood work done this morning. This afternoon the nurse called to say his blood sugar is 480 and his kidney function is off. He had blood work done 2 weeks ago with his PCP and everything was fine. Well, his triglycerides were high, but they always are. The kidney thing is new. Anyway... I hope his arteries are clear, or at least can be opened with a stent. He has 11 of them already

I'm doing ok, except I'm getting fatter by the day. That's what happens when I eat everything in sight I miss my kids sooo much, and it's only been 2 1/2 months since I've seen them. I just need to to feel those arms around my neck. Thank God for Skype!

[gja1000]

Oh Betsi, I'm so sorry Mike is feeling badly. I hope they can help him. Gotta get that blood sugar under control and the kidney issue cleared up ASAP. Please let us know how things go. I know you saw the news about Angie's dad, it does not sound good.

I'm glad you found mike a new car, I bet he will enjoy it.

Take care of yourself.

[Blueyes]

Glad you are safely in CO, Gayle! I can't imagine how much you miss Gary, especially in a place like that, that he would have enjoyed so much. I'm worried about Angie's dad, too. It sounds so bad. There are some things that I wish you and I didn't know any thing about..

[Lindsey]

Hi everyone! I will need to catch up later but I just wanted to check in and say I'm home We flew in late last night and were up for something like 28 hours (with little naps on the flights) and it was so nice to be in my own bed again! I am just finishing up some laundry this morning and then we are heading out to my parents' house to pick up the dogs!!! I miss them so much my heart hurts thinking about it. I am so excited to see them again!!!

[Blueyes]

Thanks for letting us know you are home safe and sound. I sleep better when I know my kids are where they are supposed to be

[DianaB]

Ah.....Lindsey......I can't believe that the honeymoon is over all ready!! It seems like you just left!! I hope you had a good time and took lots of pictures!!

Gayle, I hope that you have a wonderful time in CO. It's such a beautiful state!!

Betsi, I'm so sorry to hear that Mike's having problems. Please keep us posted on how he's doing.

Glen and I had a good time in Wichita......it was sure hot though!!

It's been rainy today and while we haven't had much here, some have been posting that they've had a little. Hopefully the fields got some!!!

We're getting ready to leave tomorrow for the cabin on Tablerock Lake for my family reunion. It's the one that we usually go to this time of year. Glen's excited this time because he's going to scuba dive!! His dive buddy, Logan, and his wife are going with us. We've been friends with them for years so we'll all have a good time. Teresa knows quite a bit of my family so she'll feel comfortable with them. We'll be back home sometime on Sunday. I have so much to do to get ready!! Ugh........