DDA Chapter 19

[bethbuchall]

Sounds like a great way to spend the day. I hope they are not getting the snow that other areas in the middle of our country are getting!

ETA: Looks like Partly cloudy and windy. High of 45 and low of THIRTEEN! I hope they packed their long johns!

That sounds like a great day! Though I wouldn't be so crazy about the low temp!

 

[bethbuchall]

Thanks for the update. I just don't get that facebook thing.

Me neither! My cousin and my brother are asking me to join, but I don't know...

 

[bethbuchall]

The board is moving too slowly or I am extra impatient today. I need to get a few other things done. I'm sorry I didn't go back all the way and read.

for all those that need it.

Beth

 

[marcij]

Poor Abi has the nasty cough and cold that is going around....and just in time for spring break.

We went out tonight to find a jacket for Cassidy's prom dress....JcPenney had their VIP sale....so for what was left on my gift card we got her a cute jacket (tux style) and a purse. So for less than $50 we have her prom outfit...she has promised that she will take a picture tomorrow so her DDA aunties can see her.

She went with her friends today to find their dresses, they found traditional (something my child will never be) ones....for more than 3x times the amount.


I love being a cheap skate sometimes.

I hope Cassidy is feeling better. I can't wait to see the pics!

The boards couldn't have gone down at a better time for me. With my mom here we've been very busy so I haven't had much computer time.

Yesterday we shopped, talked, napped, ate, and watched tv. Today she helped me do some landscaping since the weather was so nice. We planted a cute little Japanese Maple tree in the front yard. Right now it looks like a Charlie Brown tree, but I'm hoping after the leaves come out it will be perfect.

I'm so glad y'all enjoyed your time together.

Good idea. You are going to have to work this as business proposal for Chuck. Come up with a packet of info, a spread sheet, visual aids (not literally, but you know what I mean). Put together all the pros for living in the LP, and why it would be different and better now than it was in your previous life together.

I like this idea of presenting a full package, with potential land etc. I'm glad that he's willing to live apart for a while but I wonder if he'd be willing to agree to a trial run near where the new job would take you for a specified length of time. Especially if jobs in his industry are plentiful.

We need to look for farm land. There is lots of it within 1/2 hour of Lansing. We don't need a planned community but an old-fashioned one. There is that as well.

I'm just not sure I should expect this of him. There is a side of me that says I have moved for him 3 times for his job. Plus I took the job with the state so that he could follow his dream of owning his own business. I did NOT want to be a tech which is what my job was when I started with the state. It was an ok job but definitely not my dream. So in a sense, I feel it is my turn. Then the other side says that I shouldn't expect that of him because he has always let me follow my dreams while we followed his jobs.

Vicki -- my two cents is that you absolutely should expect him to SERIOUSLY consider it, help research it and make a trip there to check out what you find if you get the job. He sounds like a great guy, and it's good that he's supported you in going after your dreams, but remember that you've had to find those where his jobs were. There is a huge difference in following dreams to where they take you (out of state or wherever) and following your dreams within a limited parameter.

My mood has been really down the last couple of days. Seven years ago today my mother passed away & we are hoping to hear news of Garys test results today.

I know it may sound strange but I always think of those last few moments with her & it really pulls at my heart

I hope the Dr. office calls early, Gary & I both are waiting to breath a sigh of relief.

PD for the results! And extra PD for the 7th anniversary.

 

[babytrees]

How much total was her dress, jacket and purse. did she get shoes?

the dress was about 8.85
the purse and jacket were just under $21 together
and the shoes were just under $12

so for about $45 with tax she is fully outfitted

 

[babytrees]

Before I go for the night, I did want to add that Chuck has encouraged me to take this job if it is what I want. He wants me to be happy. As always, he is encouraging me to follow my dreams and will support me in whatever decision I make. I don't want anyone thinking that he is anything but supportive in this (except for the idea of him moving down here). He is willing to live apart during the week if this job is what I want. I would never expect him to move down here as long as his mom is alive and needs him.

Am I wrong for wanting this is the question?

You are not wrong for wanting this.

 

[Tammi67]

Vicki -- my two cents is that you absolutely should expect him to SERIOUSLY consider it, help research it and make a trip there to check out what you find if you get the job. He sounds like a great guy, and it's good that he's supported you in going after your dreams, but remember that you've had to find those where his jobs were. There is a huge difference in following dreams to where they take you (out of state or wherever) and following your dreams within a limited parameter.

I like how you said this, Marci.

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

Didn't realize I have a personal mini-milestone.

2,500

 

[babytrees]

My mood has been really down the last couple of days. Seven years ago today my mother passed away & we are hoping to hear news of Garys test results today.

I know it may sound strange but I always think of those last few moments with her & it really pulls at my heart

I hope the Dr. office calls early, Gary & I both are waiting to breath a sigh of relief.

 

[babytrees]

Didn't realize I have a personal mini-milestone.

2,500

congrats to all on the milestones...I keep forgetting mine!!

 

[babytrees]

We are waiting on a bra to dry so she can wear the proper one with the dress....than you all get pics!!

 

[PNO4TE]

the dress was about 8.85
the purse and jacket were just under $21 together
and the shoes were just under $12

so for about $45 with tax she is fully outfitted

GREAT job!

 

[PNO4TE]

Didn't realize I have a personal mini-milestone.

2,500

 

[my3princes]

I need some advice. The interview for the job that I've been acting in since October is on Wednesday. I will only take the job if I can get it worked out that I can work 1/2 time here and 1/2 time in the U.P. until things with my MIL are worked out. My boss wants me in the position enough that he is willing to consider that if I'm the top candidate after the interviews. It is a state job so has a very thorough review process. However, the plan would be to eventually move down here full time. I don't know that Chuck is up to that.

We lived down here for 6 years. However, we made the mistake of living in town in a duplex. Chuck needs to have some land around him. He needs nature. I love the U.P. but I have been unhappy in Iron Mountain for some time. I never really wanted to live there but moved there because that is where the job was for Chuck. I told Chuck before I got this opportunity that I wanted to look at moving to a different community in the U.P.

I don't know if I can go back to doing my old job. I love working in Lansing. I love the work that I'm doing. It is possible that if I take this job there will be more promotions in my future which will mean eventually I have to work down here full time.

This really has me torn. I have always followed Chuck for his career. I'm feeling like it is my time for once. However, Chuck is the love of my life and I don't want to make him unhappy.

Wow, it sounds like you two need to have a heart to heart. I'm sure you can come to a decision together, but trying to second guess his thought process probably isn't the best approach. Set time aside and explore all the avenues.

I am finding that whole "clumps" of posts are missing and then I see the quotes that you all are making. That is when I know they weren't there. When I click on the link back to the post they are there but not when I was on that page originally.

That happens to me all the time

 

[PNO4TE]

Theresa -- CONGRATS on all those missed milestones!!

 

[PNO4TE]

A friend just sent me this and I thought it was adorable!

This Bird LOVES Ray Charles

ETA: This is post 21,120 at 1:21 PM.... a fine place to stop before heading to work. See you all tonight.

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

Robyn, have you seen this? The recent pages have pics from Baltimore http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2118477

 

[Mommy2EmMoLu]

Thanks Kelli!!!!!

Robyn, have you seen this? The recent pages have pics from Baltimore http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2118477

 

[my3princes]

My mood has been really down the last couple of days. Seven years ago today my mother passed away & we are hoping to hear news of Garys test results today.

I know it may sound strange but I always think of those last few moments with her & it really pulls at my heart

I hope the Dr. office calls early, Gary & I both are waiting to breath a sigh of relief.

Finger crossed that you get good news ASAP


Jen post pictures here, I don't do facebook anymore


For Vicki's MIL and Gary and all those other DDA and family members that could use a little.

 

[Pooh67_68]

That made it handy!