What Did You Do Today?

[judy]

Gayle, I don't know how you are keeping track of who is coming and who is going! Adult children just make no sense sometimes! They have a whole house to stay in, and you and Gary lived there for years!

Oh well....I bet you will love having them all with you, especially with Gary going away for a month! Enjoy!

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Lindsay! That sounds like such a fun evening/night! I love sitting in the hot tub in the winter, but it isn't nearly as cold down here. Of course, we don't have one now though. Once when we lived in Oklahoma, we got in Gary's uncle's hot tub and it started to snow. The cover was the kind that folds into fourths (kinda hard to explain). Anyway, we made a tent out of it so that it was just over the middle of the hot tub but like an upside down V in the middle so we could sit there and not get snow on our heads! LOL! It was FUN!

Lol that sounds like fun! We ended up pulling the cover over half and just squishing together because the water wouldn't stay warm enough. It was about -29 C (-20.2 F). The worst part was getting out and going inside to use the washroom! Especially when Scott accidently closed the door to the garage all the way, and then I had to go so I had to stand there and keep dipping my hand in the hot tub so it wouldn't completely freeze to the metal door handle! But I made it inside lol. I think it's easier for us girls because we wear little bikinis, and the cold isn't as bad on bare skin as it is on long wet shorts for the boys And, the drinks helped too

I just dropped Scott off at the airport. I miss him already! The house feels so empty. I need to get myself busy with something. I'm alone here for the next two weeks

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

I just dropped Scott off at the airport. I miss him already! The house feels so empty. I need to get myself busy with something. I'm alone here for the next two weeks

Two weeks - that's a long time. Gary will be gone a month, but I'll see him every weekend and one week over spring break!

Your hot tub story is cute - not so cute trying to get inside in THAT temperature!!!

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by judy

Gayle, I don't know how you are keeping track of who is coming and who is going! Adult children just make no sense sometimes! They have a whole house to stay in, and you and Gary lived there for years!

Oh well....I bet you will love having them all with you, especially with Gary going away for a month! Enjoy!

I know Judy, it makes no sense - but even if they'd stayed at the other house, they would have been over here all the time anyway. Six weeks, six weeks, six weeks! LOL - I'll make it.

[Janet]

Looks like you're going to have great girl time Gayle. It will probably go by a lot faster than you think and you'll wonder where the time went. I do know how your daughter feels though....I was probably her age when I finally got tired of being afraid and now I love having my alone time.

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Two weeks - that's a long time. Gary will be gone a month, but I'll see him every weekend and one week over spring break!

Your hot tub story is cute - not so cute trying to get inside in THAT temperature!!!

I think I'd feel better if I was seeing Scott on the weekend! His company said if he needed to come back, they would fly him back, but if he is able to get away from the office for the weekend he wants to go snowboarding in the mountains with his friend

Yesterday was a stat holiday here (Family Day) and I had planned to get a lot done after dropping Scott off at the airport, but not long after I got home I got a call from work asking if I can drive to the office for some last minute work I said no, I just drove home from the city! So I told them to send me the work and I'd work from home. At about 9:00 I was done, but worried they'd be calling for more edits so I didn't have a bath or relax like I had planned. I watched tv until 11:30 and was still all worked up over that project, and didn't get done what I needed to do during the day, and worried about getting ready and out the door without forgetting anything this morning... I ended up not being able to fall asleep until at least 2:30 and I woke up at 5:45. I'm a little tired today But I did get out the door with everything, and was only a few minutes late for work because of a train!

After work today I'm meeting Scott's friend's girlfriend for some food. Her boyfriend is out of town too so she asked if I'd like to get together with her. We don't really know each other very well so I hope it's not too awkward!

[DianaB]

I'm sure that it will be crazy but knowing you, Gayle......you'll end up loving it!!! I'm sure at times that you'll wish for some privacy but you won't have long until they move.

I haven't posted much since Glen's Mom passed away. The family has decided that our house is the "meeting place" so we've had a lot of Glen's family here. Glen's sister, Brenda, has been staying with us since the funeral and I'm not sure when she's going home. Brenda and Mark, Glen's older brother, are co-execudors of Althea's estate. The family has had a LOT of talks about what to do with her stuff and how it will be handled. There are a lot of emotions with everything. The girls want to do things the way their mother wanted things done.....which is just having them go through things.....but the guys just want to get in there and get it done. It looks like....according to the will that Brenda and Dana, Glen's youngest sister, will be the only ones to go in and clean things up and disperse things to the family. Brenda's daughter is getting married this spring so it's not going to be a quick process. Althea lived in a huge two story house that is filled with stuff!! It does look like the kids are going to get some things that they were wanting. I'm happy for that.

The funeral was so hard......not just for me but for my husband and his older brother, Mark. When I first looked into her casket I had some of the worst thoughts come across my mind about Althea......and then to have people come up to me and tell me how sorry they were. I've never felt this way about anyone and I'm ashamed to even admitting that I felt that way. She was loved by so many people but yet my sister-in-law and I never felt that way about her. My husband and his brother have really struggled with the hoarding and the way it affected their family and their Dad. Althea and Frank really didn't get along and the reason behind every arguement was the hoarding. All the things that I heard at the funeral and what was put in the paper were not about the woman that I knew.......some of it was because the boys didn't want to make the girls upset about how they felt about their mother........like I said it's been a hard week.

Glen's leaving to go snow skiing in the morning. Jaci and Nate are going too.....it's with a group from church. I'd go but if you're not skiing it's a long trip out and back.....besides Brenda's here to be with me. I think that Thursday I'm going to KC and pick up a child's hoosier cabinet that I bought on e-bay. I'm soooo excited to get it!!!

[gja1000]

Oh Diana, I can see that you have been just over the top busy and distracted the past few weeks. I knew you had not been on the board much and I thought it was due to Glen's mom. You are such a good person and i know you feel badly about the feelings that you have toward her - but it is not like you JUST feel that way - it was her behavior that created all the turmoil - and deliberately caused it over a very long period of time. Yes, I know we are supposed to turn the other cheek, but after years and years and years of problems, it just is not that easy. Good luck with everything -hopefully, things will be back to normal in a little while.

[Lindsey]

I agree with Gayle, Diana! Keep your head up and get through this, and things will be getting back to normal. I'm glad the kids will be getting what they want!


Well, last night was awkward. I met with Scott's friend's girlfriend for supper. I think I've mentioned her before, she did a party last year for some cosmetics and I felt really pressured to buy but didn't. The stuff is way too overpriced, and I've tried it and am not super impressed. Anyways, I thought we'd get to know each other and just have a nice friendly meal. But conversation turned to her company pretty quickly, and all the perks, and how I'd fit in so well with her "team" blah blah blah... she got Tiffany's jewelry for a bonus at Christmas and she should be getting a Mercedes in August I don't buy it, and I'm not comfortable with it. I'm just too nice to say it straight to her face. She tried SO HARD to recruit me and it was getting pretty awkward. She wants me to go to a conference with her on Saturday, and I still need to decline. This morning she had sent me a message on facebook to tell me she can't stop thinking about how well I would fit with the company! I HATE THAT! Can't we just be normal friends?

Anyways, I'm also really stressed out with work, again. I worked a lot of overtime last week, worked on my stat holiday this week, worked through my lunch break today.... I was JUST getting ready to leave, thinking I'd be sneaky and leave immediately after handing my prints in, but I was just putting on my jacket when I got called in the board room There were changes. My car had been running for 15 minutes already, warming up. So I turned my computer back on, started my program back up, did the changes, closed it, and handed it in. Wait, those changes aren't good enough... so I had to go back and do it all again. By the time I left my car had been running almost an hour and I was ready to cry. I just got home and I have about 4 or 5 hours of work ahead of me tonight, and a full day again tomorrow. I have been holding back tears all day at work and now that I can let them go, I just feel too exhausted to cry. I want my life back. 5 more months and I'll be back from Europe and I can quit this job.

[gja1000]

OH Yuck! Lindsay, you have such an up and down ride with your job! I think they take advantage of you.

If I understand you correctly the girl was trying to recruit you to sell cosmetics? If so, I can understand your discomfort. I just hate pushy salesmen of ANY sort. I would have been so uncomfortable too.

[Lindsey]

I think they take advantage of me too. If they want to leave their projects to the last minute, they can go for it, but when they depend on me to get their projects done, I hate that they feel I should just always be available. I have other projects to work on and a nice timeline set out to have them done on time, and then last minute things come in and screw up my whole system. Then the people who actually DO give me enough time, end up getting their stuff put on hold I hate doing that to them!

And yes, she tried to recruit me to sell cosmetics. Well, cosmetics and skin care, etc. I think they even have energy drinks and things like that too. My cousin had a couple of their products a few years ago but had an allergic reaction so she gave them to me. They were a facial scrub and moisturizer. Well, the scrub was no better than anything I can buy at walmart, and the moisturizer was really greasy and made me break out! The scrub alone costs $90!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know anyone who has that kind of money to spend! I certainly wouldn't spend that on myself. And I would definitely never try to push anyone else into spending that kind of money either.

[Janet]

What did I do today??? Well....I'm ashamed to say I lost my temper big time. My son has a habit of not writing down in his checkbook his debit card transactions. Neither he nor his Dad could figure it out so I tried and just got so pi$$ed I yelled for him to get out of bed and get dressed. I think it was the fastest he'd ever done this. Then I handed him his checkbook and statements and told him to get his 'you know what' to the bank and let them help him get it balanced.

Then I had to call Mom's bank in Florida to close out her ck. account there and have the money sent here. I absolutely hate those man machines...push this button....push that button. After I got mad and threw two phones and broke them, I got my mission accomplished. I did scare my Mom half to death and she thought I was losing patience with her. I felt so bad, but finally made Mom realize I had already lost my patience.....with Ricky. That she didn't do anything and I wasn't upset with her at all.

After that...I went and got my hair cut...and of course I love my hairdresser and ended up crying my eyes out. After that....I felt so much better. The rest of my day has been good.

[gja1000]

Janet. S.T.R.E.S.S. Don't let it get the best of you.

[Lindsey]

I'm sorry you had such a bad day Janet, but I'm glad you got your frustrations out and feel better.

The "salesgirl" just will not let up. I wrote her a very nice message today saying it's just not for me, I am just not comfortable with it, but thanks for thinking of me and I hope she does really well. I got back a 4 paragraph reply about how she knows exactly how I feel and she felt the same way before she started but then she started and it changed her life! I opened up to her when we went out that night, and she used everything I said to promote her company. I don't want to stay at my job... well I could supplement it with this income and not have to! I want a career where I help people and make a difference... it's what they do every day in her company! (But really? By selling overpriced cosmetics and skin care items?) And on and on and on... I just feel stupid because I thought she wanted to be my friend but really she just wants to make money off me. She told me, again, she wants me to go to the conference with her on Saturday so at least I'm giving it a fair chance, for both of our sakes. Oh and, "I really want to take you to the top of the company with me!" Pffffft.... I can't just blow her off because I can't avoid her forever, so I need to write another nice reply saying I'm not interested. This is so flipping awkward!

[Janet]

School was cancelled for today because of ice and snow....although I don't think it's that bad. Not sure what I'm going to do today...maybe nothing at all except be on the computer. I've missed being on it so much. I check here of course and do my moderator duties, hope I'm keeping on top of things..lol.

I may run the sweeper, but again I may not...lol. I need a day off and this just may be the day.