Cranberry & Pineapple Continued.....Again.

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Cristi - we would like to meet up. I got myself the designated driver ticket. I figured I could take a sip off Chris's if I thought I would like it.

Jrsy - Would love to hear your insight.

 

[Jsme]

Do you ever feel like no matter what you do that everything still goes wrong?

I know all of you are tired of hearing it but I will say that lately things just have not gone well. It just seems it is one thing right after another. I am beginning to think that God is trying to get my attention and I am not listening.

I have always loved my job but I am at the point I no longer like it at all. I still am fortunate to have a job.

Mac had an situation on the cruise happen.

Jeff is sick.

Erik is unappreicative of anything and everything we do.

I am afraid to ask can it get worse?

How can I feel like I need a vacation when I just came from one? How can I feel that I need summer to be here when it has only been over for me for 4 days????

Guys just pray for me. I am really not depressed but I just can not handle much more of this.

 

[cristit14]

Selena Hang in there. Is there anyway you can look for another job? Are jobs hard to come by around you area right now? Is Mac okay? Maybe once Jeff is feeling better things will look up a bit.

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Selena - I am so sorry the way you are feeling. Anyway we can help you? We are not tired of it, we are here for you to vent! Is Mac okay? Maybe it is time to start looking for a new job to help your stress level.

 

[Jsme]

Yes mac is OK. Just had a run in with a jerk of a Guest Relations employee. He wound up getting disciplined for the way he treated MacKenzie but still it was very upsetting for her and she could not find me. We had seperated because she saw this cute guy and wanted to go to the teen club, Fuel. I went to the show. I wrote a letter to the President of RCI yesterday. Actually it was an email.

Work really stinks. I do not want to put it all on here. But lets say they have made my job impossible. If you want to know you can email or message me. I just do not want to put it out for the public to read.

On top of this I think now I am getting Jeff's cold. I have a headache,my head is congested and I have no energy. I have been so sick since last September that I am sick and tired of not feeling healthy.

My kids start school Tuesday. Erik will be a freshman. It is shocking to know he is going to start High School. I can hardly believe my baby is going to be 15 in less than 3 months. WOW!

 

[ImMarcik]

Selena, I am sorry life is not the best right now. I understand. If you need to vent, email me.

Aerial starts 10th grade tomorrow. She's kind of nervous. All of her friends have exchanged schedules and she doesn't know anyone in any of her classes. It's tough for her being in the advanced classes when all of her friends aren't. She feels like she doesn't fit in her classes. But, the good news is over the summer with the counseling she has gotten a lot more confident. I'm just crossing my fingers for a good first day.

Her 16th birthday is in October. Sometime in November or December I am going to buy a new car and give her mine. She is so excited that she will be able to drive to school. I am nervous that my daughter want need me as much and that insurance is going to be tough. It'll all work out though I suppose. I also decided to take her to Las Vegas Labor Day weekend for an early birthday trip. We are staying off the strip and will be there less then 48 hours but I really wanted to take her to see the Cirque "Love" since she loves the Beatles and I'm taking her to the Nickelback concert on Sunday night. During the day Sunday we are going to go to M&M world and the Coca Cola store and eat at Rain Forest Cafe. I am really looking forward to a trip away with just her and me.

She's been drawing a lot this weekend, here's her latest.

 

[Jsme]

Marice, I know how tough it is facing the age of driving. I also know how hard it is to figure out how to pay for insurance and a car.

Erik struggled last year with having none of his friends in his advance classes. I think that is one of the reasons he did not try as he should have. With him coming to my school he will not know anyone. I am hoping his new friends are in his Honor Classes. Since he did not try last year I fear he will struggle this year in the Honor level courses he will be taking.

Mac has an older Honda and loves it. We bought it from a friend. It has issues but we are hoping it will last until she can afford better. Her insurance is $100 a month. Believe me that is cheap. Since the car is older that helps the pricing of the insurance but did make sure we still have comprehensive and collision. The insurance commissioner in NC just passed that insurance company employees may receive a small discount on insurance if they purchase from the company they work for. That saved us about $30 and I passed that on to MacKenzie. She pays for her own insurance each month.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Selena, please, never feel like you shouldn't post your feelings. We are here for each other and by no means are we tired of anything. Thinks WILL get better. One thing at a time. Don't expect it all at once. Baby steps and soon you will be doing so much better without even realizing it went away. Concentrate on the good and not the bad. Stay focused on the good. It might sound corny but I think if you dwell on so many bad things that it can be overwhelming. Deal with each one individually and not as a whole. You aren't feeling well because you are stressed. I use to read to my daycare kids a book called "It Could Be Worse". That attitude has gotten me through so much and has helped Stacey with Tyler. It got me through Stacey's seizures as well. I am here to talk to anytime. Hang in there kiddo.

We bought the girls a 300.00 Plymouth Horizon. Insurance was cheap. We paid insurance, they paid for the gas. Even though it was an old car, they loved it. I was just talking to a lady at Weight Watchers last week that said her insurance man gave her a list of cheap to insure cars for her daughter. They ended up with a Chevy Impala. I thought that insurance man was wonderful to offer it.

Marcie, love the drawing. I am wondering if she will go into designing or something in the graphic field. Maybe Aerial and Alex could go into business together. LOL I am happy to hear that she is more confident with her counseling. She is an extremely strong girl. I think mom had something to do with that!! Girls day in Las Vegas is sooo cool. I would love to have my girls alone sometime.

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Marcie - What a great drawing, Aerial has a lot of talent. Maybe she can pass that on to me! I am horrible at drawing, I can't even draw stick people! Has Aerial ever been to Las Vegas? If not, that is going to be so much fun for a first trip to Vegas for her. I loved my Plymouth Horizon, old car but worked great and was fun to drive. I hope she will find a friend in her classes that she didn't realize was going to be in there.

Selena - I didn't realize E was moving to your school this year. I hope he finds some good friends there that will keep him motivated. Every discount helps when it comes to insurance!

Had a good weekend. Friday night was Happy Hour with my friend and then we went and saw the Ugly Truth which was pretty funny. Saturday we went to my Grandma Oatie's 80th Birthday party, and then on Sunday we took the girls to see Shorts and then I helped Emily practice volleyball. OMG, I am such a wimp...my body aches today from an afternoon of volleyball! Of course the girls would alternate with breaks and I didn't get any! I am not use to running and diving that much, lol.

 

[Jrsy Boy]

Cristi - we would like to meet up. I got myself the designated driver ticket. I figured I could take a sip off Chris's if I thought I would like it.

Jrsy - Would love to hear your insight.

2007 and 2008 were the first times that Thursday night has sold out. Previously, Tif and I would meet for dinner and not get in line until after the doors opened, so that the line would be moving when we joined it. In 2007, by the time we reached the end of the line, it went from the door near the Convention Center light rail station all the way under the building and ended on the Speer Blvd. end of the building. It still moved relatively fast and we were probably inside within 20 minutes. Last year, when we finally found the end of the line, it was all the way around the building and almost back to 14th Street. We decided after it took almost an hour to get inside that, this year, we would buy dinner and eat it in line. Doors open at 5:30, so we'll probably be in line by 4:45 at the latest. Also, Tif and I have never gone with more than one other person, but I've heard that it is tough to stay together with a bigger group once you are inside. Probably won't be too hard to keep track of each other with texting, but it will be too loud for calling.

Are you planning to take the light rail? Also, make sure you check the website for what you can and can't bring inside with you.

She's been drawing a lot this weekend, here's her latest.

I wish I had half the artistic talent of our kids. I hope they can both find a way to make a living doing what they love.

 

[ImMarcik]

Aerial was excited about that drawing, she designed the outfit herself.

Heidi, OMG I am a volleyball whimp too. haha. That ball hurts.

Aerial has never been to Vegas, so it will be fun watching her take it all in.

When I bought my car 3 years ago it was my plan to have it paid off and give it to her. I am paying it off this week. But she doesn't get it until I buy a new one, which i plan to do sometime in november/december.

Has anyone seen He's Just Not That Into You? I watched it yesterday, it was good.

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Thanks Jrsy for your insight. Yes, we will be taking the light rail. I get off work at 3:30 and get home around 3:50. I figure I will pick up Chris and then head to the light rail station right away but now after what you wrote, we may stop at McDonalds for a quick meal on the way to the station and eat in the car. I am sure we will get there by 4:45.

Marcie - I liked He's Just Not That Into You. I saw it with my best friend in the theatre. The girl on their reminds us exactly of her cousin so it made it even better for us!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Good morning. How is everyone today?

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

I'm ready for bed! Hoping tonight will be a little cooler and I can sleep through the night!

 

[jiminyC_fan]

It will be a little cooler but I bet it will be humid so you really don't gain anything.

 

[Jrsy Boy]

I'm ready for bed! Hoping tonight will be a little cooler and I can sleep through the night!

Cooler than last night? We didn't even need the ceiling fan, it was so nice. We did get awakened around 4:30am by a noisy fox in the neighborhood, though.

It will be a little cooler but I bet it will be humid so you really don't gain anything.

You guys can't really be complaining about the humidity here, can you? I wonder what the humidity is like where Marcie and Selena are compared to here.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Growing up in South Dakota I certainly know humidity but I still hate it and I hate heat. I love winter. I'm a weird one, I know.

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Jrsy - ya, our house is 3 levels so our bedroom is impossible to get cooled off. I am seriously looking for a room air conditioner to put up there when we go to bed. Hoping they clearance those out soon!

 

[Jsme]

Hey everyone.

Sorry I have been MIA for a couple of days.

Work is still horrible.

Sandy, I am a positive person but this is a really bad situation. I am finding the positive in what I can but it is really horrible. More info today was given to me. It just seems like everyday it is something and it is getting progressively worse.

I do not know what to do or even how to handle a few issues that I must handle by this weekend.

Mac hated school today. Erik loved it. The school I work at is "the school" in my area. It is the old monied school. So needless to say Mac is trying to find where she belongs. She did make a couple of friends but does not know anyone to have lunch with yet. It makes it worse that I am not in my office now when she has lunch. They have moved me to another office to help out while she is at lunch. She is really upset over it. She has been so mean that I am not talking to her. She just stomped off to her bedroom because Jeff would not tell her if she could wear a specific pair of shorts.

Hope all is well with everyone.

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

Selena - I hope you get some resolution soon. Do you have HR that you could go and talk to someone? Hopefully Mac will give it time and she will find someone and it will help her through school. Glad E enjoyed his day at school. Hang in there.