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[SlightlyGoofy]

Helenabear, things are just going great for you. I am so happy. It sort of worked out great as Luis was able to have free time to do most of the moving. It sounds as tho he has had luck in the job department also. It seems to me that it is always easier to find a good job when you already have one. On the subject of jacuzzis - they sell a thing that you can put in your tub for a jacuzzi feel and I believe it is about #100. We have an older model in the upstairs bath. My DH loves hot tubs and jacuzzis and often talks me into one when we are on a long vacation but he only takes showers at home. When I remodeled the downstairs bath I wanted to put in an oversized shower but he wanted a jacuzzi tub. Now he is older and I am large and unweildly so it would be a safety issue so the old tub is still in place. I think I should have gone ahead and did the shower thing as it was a beauty with a seat and extra showerheads which would have satisfied his 'fancy' quotient and been just what 2 physically impaired people could use. I had to smile when you told of 'discussing' where household items were to go. Having been married much longer than you and getting tireder with time I just plan and do things myself. DH has given up even making a token argument as he always likes it when I get done (except for a yellow bedroom once but we won't count that one) LOL. My DH loves a low stress life and that means 'letting' me make all the decisions. He goes to sleep whenever he wants and has no hassles over what needs to be done next as that is 'not his job'. I have been up for a couple of hours and gottne a few things done and he is slumbering on and will probably for a couple of more hours. Rough life he has. (sigh)

It is so wonderful to see people and companies lending a hand to each other especially nowadays. Your company is to be commended for helping it's rival company. There is always some good in every bad thing and in a bad thing of this magnitude I suspect there will be a large amount of good also.

Rider, Helena is so right in what she told you about your MRI. Headaches might not rank high in most people's listings of the worst thing that can happen to a person but you know how it affects each second of your life and diminishes your quality of life. You can sometimes forget for at least a bit injuries to other parts of the body but when the pain is in your head it is unforgettable. Please get the best care you can. You are special to us and so many others and we want to keep you around and happy for many decades to come.

I hear a coujple of bathtubs calling for some attention so I had better run so I can get it done before "The Boss' wakes up and needs his breakfast.

Slightly Goofy

 

[IASW Rider]

Hello!

How are you all doing, today?


So sorry to hear that you are suffering from a sinus infection, SG - believe me, I know how that can be! I've had many, myself. Did your doctor give you an antibiotic? That usually gets rid of them quickly, for me. (but unfortunately, they sometimes upset my stomach, as Helenabear was saying about her father's reaction to them). Thanks again for your kind words, as always. I will somehow summon the courage to get into that MRI contraption for an hour….at some point! Maybe I'll wait till after Frank moves in - then I will have one more thing off my mind. I'm just getting so tired and disgusted with all of these doctor's appointments - I can go for years without having to go to a doctor, aside from a regular check up……and now it seems like I'm coming to work late or leaving early because of one at least once a week. UGH. I feel perfectly fine, now - I just don't want those headaches from last month to come back!

Congratulations to Luis on his new job, Helenabear! I'm sure that the week of training will go quickly, and then he will be able to be on his regular schedule, and you'll be able to spend more time together. That is wonderful news! And it's great that he's helping unpack and put things away! I'm sure that your new home is shaping up very nicely!

Sounds like you are going to have a full house, this weekend, SG! It's nice of you to have so many people over at once. Entertaining is a big job!

Frank and I are going to meet with the florist for our wedding, tonight, and then with some musicians, over the weekend. Then we'll be all done with the preliminary wedding plans, with the exception of invitations………and the honeymoon. I was so looking forward to making our WDW reservations, this week…..but I'm afraid to make flight reservations, now. Who knows what things will be like, 9 months from now? There are Amtrak trains which go to Orlando from NY, but that would mean that 2 of our (full) days would have to be spent travelling. And we really wanted to be there on June 3rd, because that is the one year anniversary of the date on which Frank proposed to me (with the actual wedding date, the 2nd, corresponding with the year anniversary of the day). Oh well - I guess that we'll have to wait a bit longer and see what happens.

I know what you mean about feeling badly for people who lost their offices and their personal belongings, Helenabear - I have a lot of sentimental things on my desk at work, too, which I would not want to lose. But I have to admit….everything on my desk is a duplicate of something that I have at home! So if any picture frame, etc. gets lost or stolen at work, I know that I have another one at home!

Well, my prediction came true and now my father's health has been compromised by all of the things that he does for my mother. As a result of lifting her and dealing with her hospital bed, etc., my father now has a hernia which needs to be operated on. I knew that that was going to happen. Frank and I spent the better part of Monday night trying to convince him that he needs to hire a nurse to care for my mother (not to mention for HIMSELF, when he is recovering from his surgery), but as usual, he is being totally stubborn and is "in denial". I know that this may sound horribly selfish - and I don't mean it to sound that way - but I really hope that he doesn't think that I am going to move in with them, quit my job, and take care of them both. First of all, I am physically incapable of doing all the things that my father does for my mother - I am not strong enough to pull her into a sitting position, etc. But also, I am emotionally unequipped to give up my life, like that, especially since A) Frank is going to be living with me, soon, and we are going to be starting our life together and B) my mother STILL isn't talking to me (unless you "count" coldly talking, as if to a stranger, and only about necessary / "business" matters to be "talking"). UGH UGH UGH. Plus, there is no way that I could take a leave of absence from work, even if I wanted to, because we are so ridiculously understaffed. So, I have a feeling that I am really going to be in a bind, in a few weeks. It's not a matter of finding a nurse or aid to help them - I know that we could do that research pretty easily - it's the problem of CONVINCING my father that that's the right (and only) thing to do, that he can't do all those things for her any more, and that I am not in a position to do everything that he does.

Help! Help! OK - that's better - now I'm back in the Suite and feeling much better! Funny how stopping in, here, always relaxes me and cheers me up when I'm having a rough time! Maybe it's the nice atmosphere. Maybe it's the great views (inside AND outside the Suite - hee hee!). Maybe it's the great food and drink. But most of all, it's the great company and having such a wonderful bunch of "Suite Mates"!

I think that some of the new parades are premiering, today - anyone want to come along and see if we can check one out?

Hope that you're all having a nice day!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I'll be glad to join you for the parades Rider. You always seem to know the best places to sit for the best view.

I can imagine what you are going thru worrying about your parents and the 'guilt' over what you are expected to do. IMHO you should get your parents doctor or some other professional to tell them what they need to do. Sometimes people will listen to a professional where they will not from their children. It is terribly hard to trust someone you used to potty train. LOL You should not give up your life totally for your parents and loving parents would not expect it either. I am trying to plan my life so I won't have to depend on my children for anything. I love them dearly but they have a very different way of living than I do and I have been disappointed so many times that I dare not depend on anything. Would you parents ever consider moving? There are so many wonderful retirement communites now that could provide your dad with some much needed help and offer social activities for them both. No lawn care or outside maintance and since the living areas are small because of the large community areas there is just a much easier way of life IMHO. My father expected all of us to be at his bedside 24/7 even tho he had never done that for anyone in his life and was not a good parent to any of us. In fact he was a mean person and it was a tribute to our mother that none of us deserted him. Some might have taken his money (not me) but none of us deserted him even tho we were never there enough to satisfy him.

I have a very large house so having company is not quite as bad as it might be. We sleep downstairs so they will have plenty of privacy upstairs. It is just hard on me because of physical limitations that make it difficult for me to do as much as I would like. Everyone has different food requests and that makes it very difficult (impossilble) to plan food everyone will eat.

I surely hope that you go ahead with your wedding plans. You will have plenty of time to change them if need be and you would hate it if you backed out of your dream and then found you could have gone ahead with them. Besides, we will allow you to borrow Bo, Don and the fellows for any chores you might have. With all that PD how could you possibly go wrong? (grin)

I can understand your frustration with the tests and such. After getting several diagnosis I have given up my search for definitive answers and will just await the autopsy report. (great big silly grin) You are far too young to have to deal with this pain for the rest of your life so you should go for it and chase those nasty headaches away. I do wonder how much might be the strain with your mother cause even tho you say you don't let her bother you I can tell it is much on your mind. I really wish I could drop by and give that lady some sage advice from a lady who would give anything to have her children want to sit and talk to her. Grrrrrr!!1

Please enjoy the evening of planning you have ahead of yourself. It is such a special time of your life and too important to let anything ruin it.

Slightly Goofy

 

[jstmee]

In 35 hours we will be at the airport on the way to WDW and the children are totally excited. So excited in fact, that they are acting up and quite out of control. I am taking a much needed break from everything and visiting the suite. I've gotten all of my "stuff", for the trip, now I just need to pack it all. Most of the kids are packed and DH doesn't get home till tomorrow night so we'll have to wait on him also.

Rider, what a tough situation. There won't be any reasoning with your father probably. You'll just have to hire someone after his surgery, he won't have any choice in the matter "lol". My Great Aunt was/ill this past winter and she thought my parents would come and live with her the rest of her life.....My parents aren't letting that happen, they are helping, but has had to let her know that they couldn't do absolutely everything for her. My headaches are caused by stress..........but I think i've mentioned before, mine are migraines.

SG, hope all is well with you, I can remember having to run into the hallway at school and putting my hands on my head in case of a bomb. I'm 40. We didn't do under school desks then, I guess it's because the the desk and chair where attached.

Helenabear, congrats. on Luis getting a job, it will tide him over until something comes up that he likes better.

I better continue packing, and doing laundry and all else. I'll join you all for the parade though.

bye

 

[helenabear]

Hi ladies! I hope everyone is having a good evening. I just went out and spent money I didn't need to spend on Clinique make up. Now I am honestly not much of a make up wearer so it is rough when I spend money like that. I almost can't justify it, but their make up colors are so nice, natural and they wear very nicely. The only I thing of theirs I seem to not use is their blush and foundation... oh well... fortunately I don't like buying make up much but the colors for my eyes (what I usually try to spend my time on if I do anything... I figure they are my face's best feature so I will accent them as much as possible) well the color for my eyes I bought today were just phenominal... I wish I had the time to do them every morning Oh my... I can't believe I just spent all that time talking about make up

SG, I hope your weekend goes well. Try not too hard to go out of your way for the guests, especially with the food. That just makes it tough. No matter where we seem to go for Thanksgiving, I always seem to do some of the cooking so I can relate on how tough it can be. My sister is vegetarian and that just makes life really difficult. I have to make two kinds of stuffing because of her now. I make mine with chicken broth and she won't eat that. We also have to cook her stuffing outside of the Turkey (away from it completely). I make a bunch of stuff I hate but I don't mind because the others seem to like it. The funny thing is my sister gets offended if I don't like something she makes, when I know she hates most of what I make.

Jstmee, have a wonderful vacation!!! I hope it is a great trip for you and your family although it sounds like the kids won't be disappointed no matter what I hope you have a safe and happy trip. Be sure to let us know how it went when you return

Rider, good luck with the wedding planning. Just keep reminding yourself of what is important and what is not... that seems to be something a lot of people forget when they get married. For some it is all about the flowers the dress... and they forget the important part of the wedding. I swear my friends were just waiting for me to go psycho and I never did. The morning of my wedding, I went and had my hair done (as it is so long my arms tire before I could have finished it) and I also got my ring checked and cleaned. There were no bridesmaids there and it was just my time to be by myself. I truly enjoyed the quiet of it all. When my veil was left at home, my cousin freaked out more than I did. We had plenty of time and I knew my friends could get it. When my sister started down the isle too early, who cared!!! Some would be upset with the little things. I say go and plan your honeymoon. I think all will be well by then. If not, don't worry about your being a day later to WDW. I know the day means a lot to you, but imagine how you could be all cuddled up in your own part of the train with your DH. It would be a trip to never forget I am sure! We were extremely late getting to WDW for our honeymoon. I was tired (got up for a 6:30 flight) and upset because my "magic" was being ruined by our airline. You know after a while, I smiled and thought, we are going to be there TOGETHER and that is all that mattered! I didn't mind that we only spent two hours in the MK that night, I was very thrilled to be there again (so shortly after my previous trip) with my DH. It was my first trip without family and it was very special. Boy did I ramble there... Also good luck with your dad. It is a tough situation and I wish I had words of advice for that. My grandmother feels good when her Catholic Social Service nurse comes in as well as her meals on wheels. She is 90 and honestly enjoys not having to do anything like that for herself. Maybe it would be wise to line something up for him just in case and when he is feeling down from the surgery maybe he will be greatful for the help... who knows though? I agree with jstmee though... get the help and let him live with it

Well I have rambled on and on. Luis is out right now and the longer he is gone the quicker I forget how much I spent tonight I am just lucky I didn't find any clothes I was interested in buying. I hope you all have a great evening!

 

[IASW Rider]

WOW - thanks so much for the great advice, everyone! I'm sorry - I don't mean to come in here an whine and complain all the time - I feel like I am such a "downer"! At least my father has made his appointment to go and consult with the surgeon. Maybe after the doctor tells him what will actually be involved after his surgery, he will be brought into reality and start investigating nursing services on his own. I'm still waiting for "the other shoe to drop" and to be called an inconsiderate, selfish person by my mother, but I guess I can't sit around with a dark cloud over my head waiting for that to happen. Thank you all for your words of support and encouragement - I really appreciate your taking the time to think of me and write them! And they really mean a lot to me!

Do you want to hear something really disgusting? I came home from work the other day to find my 2 next door neighbors outside, discussing something. When I got out of my car, they said to me "do you notice something different about our houses?" I looked at the houses (we live in adjoining townhouses) and realized.......that all 3 of our American flags, which had been flying side by side for the past week.......were GONE! Someone had come and stolen all of our flags! I couldn't believe it! With everything that's going on in the country, now, who would do such a thing?! My neighbors speculate that perhaps some kids came in the middle of the previous night and took them to sell elsewhere, since there is such a shortage of American flags, now. One neighbor said that he'd even thought that he'd heard something outside in the middle of the night, but thought that he was imagining things, so he didn't go and check it out. They filed a police report on their behalf and mine - I doubt that our flags will be recovered, but I'm just upset with regard to the principal of the act. (and one more "whiny note" - when I told my parents what had happened, my mother's response was "well, unless the flag was lit, it never should have been flying at night, anyway..." very typical. Her blaming me for things that are out of my control - and being blamed for just about everything, anyway!)

Jstmee - have a wonderful vacation! I'm sure that you and your family will have a great time! Can't wait to hear all about your trip, when you get back!

SG - Have a great time with your houseguests, this weekend! I'm sure that you will have a lot of fun. Maybe they will help prepare the different types of food, with you? It's very kind of you to be so accomodating to their requests!

Helenabear - it's great that you went out and bought that makeup - we all have to treat ourselves to things that we wouldn't necessarily always buy, sometimes - enjoy it! I'm sure that it looks great!

Well, amidst our getting ready for Frank's move stuff, we did order all of the flowers for our wedding, this week, and now I am off to meet Frank so that we can go and listen to some bands and musicians. Things are rolling along! I'm really not getting stressed about the plans, themselves - I think that we are accomplishing things early enough so that we won't have to worry at the end (except about how to pay for it all - hee hee!). I just worry about my family "thing", and that sometimes affects my thoughts about the wedding. But you're all right - when I start doing that, I just think about the "end result" and the reason that we are doing this - because we want to be married and be together. Plus, I enjoy planning the actual wedding, too - I like doing all that stuff! Well, I'd probably better get myself moving, here. Will try not to be such a "downer" next time!

Hope that you're all having a nice weekend! Take care and thanks again!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I am sorry to rush in and right back out but I just have a few minutes until my family gets back. I wanted to post a 'safe journey' note to Jstmee who is so lucky to be at DW right this minute. I hope she and her family have a wonderful time. I know they will and I cannot wait to hear her trip report.

Rider, just post whatever you want according to how you feel that day. We do not stand on ceremony here and it is better to get this stuff off your chest here than to complicate your life even more by getting it out with the people in your real life. Everybody has good days and bad days and that is life. You will survive and trust me, you cannot do everything and you certainly cannot make everyone in the world happy. All you can do is try to be as nice to people as you want them to be to you and then from there on out the ball is in their court.

Thinking of you all and am hoping to get in the suite for an extended stay on Sunday. I am having Disney dreams and am thinking of extending even further our 10 day trip the first of November. I think I will let the fates decide and wait until we get down there and if there are vacancies I will take that as a sign to stay until the money runs out. LOL Hope I get home for Christmas though!! (grin)

Slightly Goofy

 

[helenabear]

Hi all! I hope you are having a good day! We had a few friends over today for the OSU vs. UCLA game (and no don't ask me who won ) but the bad thing was that my baby Gwen had tummy trouble. I noticed some loose stool in the litter and then at one point baby didn't make it to the litter. She was so embarassed the poor thing and I had to give her a bath. It's been many hours since and I think she is fine, but of course we will be watching the litter for a while. We don't know but it could simply be her being anxious about the move and it finally caught up to her. Otherwise we have no idea what she could have gotten into (although it could have been almost anything with the way she chews on things). Things are better now and she has been playing and lying around in one of her favorite quiet spots. I am still a little worried about her but we will see how she is.

Rider, don't you worry about venting. It is always good to vent about things. I was thinking a little more with your dad situation and I was thinking if it was possible to have your dad's doctor highly recommend him getting help after the surgery? We do little things like that with my grandmother's doctor and it works to get her to stop doing things she shouldn't be. I also agree, planning a wedding is fun. I remember that life was odd after the wedding because it was so much fun to do. Then we bought the house and now I will need a new "project" to work on soon.

SG, I hope you have a great time with your company and I hope you get the needed rest tomorrow.

Well I need to clean up some more and check on the baby. I hope you all have a great remainder of the weekend!

 

[angelina]

Hello, again. I have been catching up on your posts, and I've been thinking about everyone. I have been, like everyone else, in such a state of shock over the events of the past two weeks. That first week, I was hesitant to leave my house to go anywhere I might be more than walking distance to my children at school, in case anything happened. I just haven't felt like straying too far from home. I feel so sorry for all those people who have loved ones missing in NYC and DC, it's hard to "get back to normal" while so many have not yet been found. I'm glad to see that you are all still here. I've enjoyed keeping up with your goings-on. Helenabear, I'm so glad to hear you're moved, and Louis has a new job. Slightlygoofy, everyone should have a grandmother like you. Rider, I didn't realize you were so close to the events in NYC. It must be just unbearably painful for everyone who is used to those towers being there everyday. I'm afraid I was one of those nervous nellies who cancelled my ressies for November, not because I am afraid, really, but maybe more because I don't feel right about going when things are so unsure right now. I hope the feeling passes, I know we should "carry on," The EWP suite is a nice haven, isn't it?

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Welcome back Angelina! It has been a long time and we have missed you. I am due to go in November also but have not cancelled as so much can happen in the next few weeks and I have almost a month before I lose anything by cancelling. Of course, we are driving down as usual so that makes a bit of a difference. I have a sister and bil who are supposed to be flying down the end of Oct to go on a cruise and they are in a pickle as they were close on times before this tragedy and now need to change the times to accomodate the long waits at the airport. I hope it all works out. They are going on a cruise with our sister who lives in Florida. That sister will come over and visit while I am at DW also. My visit with my 2 sisters went well this weekend even tho one brought all her own food and caused quite a mass of confusion. That is what 'baby' sisters are for. LOL Angelina, what have you been up to lately?

Helenabear, I sure hope your kittie gets to feeling better. Could she have possibly gotten into something in your new yard? Are you finding it hard to sleep in your new surroundings or are you so tired by the end of the day that you sleep the sleep of the just?

We traded bedding with our daughter and sil some months ago in order to give them a much needed king bed. SIL and DH swapped the bedding and cause I was not doing too well at the time I asked my DH who is so proud of his lack of housekeeping skills to make the bed up. I spent the last week trying to get the upstairs in order as I don't go up there much as it is so hard on me but I managed to whip it into a semlance of shape while taking many breaks. I was proud of getting all the woodwork and wood floors cleaned and the little touches of books to read and candy in candy dishes etc. I asked my sisters how they slept and one smiled and said - Just fine after we found a sheet. It seems that when they pulled back the comforter there was no sheet on the bed!!!! Men may be from Mars but mine is from a totally different galaxy altogether!! My family will be back in a couple of weeks cause we went to church yesterday with DD and family and DD went forward and will be baptized in about 2 weeks. I am feeling very happy for her but a bit sad since she did not feel close enough to tell me about it in advance. While my feelings are hurt I will not whine nor cry or try to put a guilt trip on her. Thanks for letting me do my 'bad self' thing here where it is safe. (grin)

I have nights like this where I cannot sleep and so I am taking advantage of the suite. The stars are so very bright tonight and the calm of the place is amazing. There is something about being here without lots of bustling crowds. It would normally be a wonderous thing but it is making me sad because of the reason. As much as I hate crowds I would gladly be last in line of a crowd of 6000 or so.

Slightly Goofy

 

[IASW Rider]

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back, Angelina! Great to hear from you! How have you been doing? Sorry to hear that you cancelled your WDW trip.....but hopefully you will be able to reschedule, soon.

Thanks for letting me "vent", Everyone! And thanks for listening. And thanks for saying that it's all right (and that I won't scare everyone away by being too depressing), Slightly Goofy! And it is a great idea to secretly talk to my father's surgeon and ask him to encourage my father to get help after his operation, Helenabear. After my father meets with him and actually schedules the surgery, maybe I will be able to do that. I think that he may be making a bit of progress - he said that he's going to have my mother's physical therapist teach her how to pull herself up into a sitting position, by herself (so that my father doesn't have to do it any more). It would be great if that worked, but I'm sure that my mother won't make it easy for either of them.

I'm sorry to hear that Gwen wasn't feeling well, Helenabear! I think that you're right - I think that she may still be adjusting to her new surroundings. I fully expect that either my cats or Frank's will have a few "accidents" after Frank's cats move in, while they are getting used to their new surroundings and their new "step siblings". I think that they do that on purpose somtimes to show us that they're scared or uncomfortable. A few years ago, one of my cats, Boo Boo Kitty, used to purposely wait till I was looking at her.....then pee in her bed (to show me that she was mad that she had to share a room or the bed with the other cats)! I know that she was doing it on purpose 'cause she never did it unless I happened to be looking directly at her, and I knew that she knew where the litter box was and how to use it! Unfortunately, after washing it 100 times, I eventually had to get rid of that bed! Maybe Gwen ate something that upset her stomach? Sometimes, I give my cats "people food" treats, like a piece of cheese. Sometimes after that, they have loose stool because I guess their stomachs are conditioned to eating only cat food. Did she eat any "people food" or try a new cat food recently? I hope that she is feeling better!

That is such a funny story about your sisters finding no sheets on their beds, Slightly Goofy! Well, your DH's heart was in the right place, anyway, right? Glad to hear that you had a nice visit with them. And glad to hear that you are still planning to take your WDW vacation in November! That is coming up so soon - I'm sure that you are getting excited about it!

I hope that Jstmee and her family are having a great time - I wonder what they're doing, now....!!!

Maybe they will come and join us for breakfast at Chef Mickey's, today! What do you say, everyone? Let's go!

Have a nice day!

 

[helenabear]

Just popping in to say hi for a while. Life is pretty good. I miss Luis already. We can talk via the phone during the day but it isn't the same. I saw him for a few minutes last night and a few this morning. It's only been one day but I am glad that I don't have to do this long term. Gwen is doing okay now. We took a stool sample to the vet and they think it was a small little parasite. The pump for the condensation on our A/C doesn't work very well and knowing our baby Gwen she probably was licking that up with vengence. She seemed fine yesterday and she hasn't had an accident in about 48 hours now. We knew it wasn't a mental thing because she felt so bad about it (we could tell) and the stool was not very firm at all so we knew it wasn't just her going potty on the carpet. We thought she might be stressed and I think a small part of it is her being stressed as well. If it isn't any of those we would have no idea what it could be otherwise. They said it looked like a bug found in creek water and we surely don't have any of that, so that is why we think it was the condensation water. But she has some liquid meds that my sister is helping me to give her after she gets off of work. I don't think Luis gave her anything but I can't be sure that she didn't find something to eat that she shouldn't have. At any rate I think that she is getting better on her own so maybe the meds aren't necessary but since we don't know how she feels really we can't tell.

I am a little tired today. Gwen fell asleep on my chest and I know that didn't help me sleeping either And I had better get back to work but I wanted to let you all know that we still have no real answer on what Gwen got into but at least she is doing much much better.

 

[bashful64]

Hi everyone!

I have been away so long...I have missed you all. I hope that you are all well. Life is starting to return to normal around here. I have been incredibly busy with PTA and Brownies (I am a troupe leader this year) as well as work.

I am looking forward to spending some time in the EWP suite and visiting with you all.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

How lovely, some of our stray friends have been coming by. My, how we have missed you. Bashful you have such a good excuse tho. I was a 4-H leader for many years and I know how much goes into leading a troop of Brownies. How lucky t hey are to have you and I suspect you feel the same way about them. It is such a joy to see one of my 'children' from years ago. A lot of them bring their kids to my house for Halloween every single year. I make homemade cookies for all the adults to repay them for some of the trouble they go to to take their children out on that night. I saw one of my 'kids' Sunday and got such wonderful hugs.

I have never been on one of the Disney chats yet and was wondering if it was possible for us to have a chat one night? I am on ICQ and if enough of you guys were we might be able to get together if I can remember how to link more than one on at a time. Just something to think about.

I still have not been able to get my sister a room on November 10th when she wants to come over to visit. I am thinking about checking out the discount site and maybe reserving a room for us over at Boardwalk and letting her stay in our room at AS that one night. It would be nice to have a base of operations since we always end up over at BW at Jellyrolls in the evening anyway. I can see up having pastries on the balcony in the morning before she leaves. Just an idea. Does anyone know if you can see fireworks or anything from those balconies? Any ideas would be most welcome. I don't mind spending money if it is worth it to me but I am not wanting to just pay a lot for a room without any added ammenities. After all we are 'old' retired folks. LOL

Helena, what a terrible week for Luis to not be home at night. I hear it is even colder there than it is here and it is only about 50 degrees here. I had my paint clothes and on and was planning on painting the doorways (we have 4) and putting up new weatherstripping today and it is just too darn cold. I am cleaning closets and such instead and putting up a few Halloween decorations. I like to putter.

I hope there is such a thing as recarnation and I come back as Helenabear or Rider's new cat. What a wonderful life I would have. I suspect it would even surpass the attentions that Bo and Don lavish on us.

Slightly Goofy

 

[helenabear]

It is cold here! Very very cold here. I want to go to a nice warm place like Florida as it isn't even OCTOBER yet!!!! It is about 40 degrees here but yesterday after work I swear I saw snow flurries and two of my co-workers agreed. I am just glad I am indoors and glad that our cars whether in the garage or outside don't make us have to walk far to get to them. Right now I have the garage until we make a pull-off for the second car. In the mean time Luis is parking on the street.

I'm at home now and just about to call my sister to see if she can help with the baby's meds tonight again. I did buy the little ones a fountain for them and they seem to love it. So one is playing iwth the water as I type and the other is sitting on a chair that I placed for her, looking out the storm door we have to the deck. Okay now Gwen is making a lier out of me adn now the two of them are sharing the chair looking out at our neighborhood squirrels. They really are quite a pair. You know SG, I had to laugh when you said you'd like to be one of my cats because I'd love to be one of my cats too. Without sounding egotistical or something, I know I take good care of my cats because I love them with all my heart. Luis is a pretty close second too Acutally I just set the VCR so that I can record some season premeirs for him tonight.

It is great to see everyone back here. I hope more people come back as I love talking with everyone.

Well I know have ICQ, Yahoo & AIM messengers all hooked up on my computer, so if you have one (or all three) I have them listed in my user id so you can contact me that way as well. I like the idea of chatting via ICQ, I've done it before and that is nice. I've done the DIS chat but I get lost every once in a while on that so these are nice. I hope everyone has a nice evening and I have to go now as my dinner is ready.

 

[IASW Rider]

Welcome back, Bashful64! Great to hear from you! Sounds like you are keeping busy! I was actually approached to be a Girl Scout Leader, this year - I never knew that one could do that without having been a Scout, herself! I had always wanted to be one, when I was younger, but for whatever reason, that never happened. So when I was in college, I joined the co-ed Service Fraternity that is associated with the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. Anyway, I wish I had the time to be a Leader, but I know that I won't be able to do that this year. Maybe another year!

I know what you mean about having joy from seeing the people who were in your group as children, SG - I was a sleep-away summer camp counselor for years, and I still stay in touch with some of my "kids". It's always great to hear from them or on occasion see them and relate to them as adults! It's nice to know that we've made an impression on these people which has lasted into their adulthoods!

So glad to hear that Gwen is feeling better, Helenabear! That must have been scary! I'm sure that that medicine will help and that she'll be completely fine, soon. My cats are also my babies and I know how upset I get when one of them isn't feeling well. I can relate to your "trials of feline motherhood"! And in a little over a week, my 2 feline "step daughters" will be moving in........!!!! Thanks for saying that you wouldn't mind being one of my cats, too, SG! I'll see if I can post a picture of them, when I am finished with this post.

I would love to have a live chat with you all! I have also tried the DIS chats and never quite got the "hang" of the system. The only instant messenger service which I have is AOL, but I could certainly try another, if you'd like!

It's pretty cold here, too. It's been in the 60's during the day, though it feels much colder. And it's been in the 40's and 50's at night. Where did summer go??????

I wish that I could give you advice about staying in the Boardwalk area, SG, but unfortunately I'm not very familiar with that side of the "World". I'm sure that people on the Boards will be able to help and that you will be able to have your sister come out and visit, while you're there! I'm sure that you will have a great time! Your trip is coming up so soon! Boy, I wish that I was down there, right now! I saw on the weather, last night, that it's in the upper 80's, there! *SIGH*

Well, it's Yom Kippur today so I'm off from work. I'm "between synagogues" right now, as the one which I belonged to since childhood is a Conservative one, and it's relatively traditional - so I don't believe that Frank and I would be recognized or welcomed as a married couple, there (I'm also a little upset with it and its community since they have no programs for single people in my age range. When I was single and hoping to meet someone, I wanted to turn to my synagogue, but they only seemed to have programs for young couples, families, or older widows and widowers. I kind of felt like the assumption is that EVERYONE who is in their 30's and 40's is OF COURSE already married, and that made me feel a bit sour toward that congregation.) We're thinking of joining the synagogue with which the Rabbi who is marrying us is affiliated - that's a Reform temple - many interfaith families there. All this to say, I won't be going to services, today, so I'm trying to relax and keep myself from doing more stuff around the house in preparation for Frank's move. I took tomorrow off, as well, and I think that Frank will be spending most of the weekend in his apartment packing, so I will have plenty of time to finish things up, over the next few days.

Hope that you're all having a nice day!

 

[IASW Rider]

OK - here they are - my brood (clockwise from bottom): Laverne, Shirley, Boo Boo Kitty, and The Big Ragoo!

 

[IASW Rider]

And here are Frank's cats, my "feline step-daughters", Tasha and Ashley!

 

[IASW Rider]

Boy, I'm really going to town, here! So glad that I finally learned how to post pictures! Let's see - what other pictures can I show you? Here's my house, My car and Frank's, and Frank lurking in the shadows of the doorway!

 

[IASW Rider]

And look, SG - here is Nathan Lane, right after we saw "The Producers", earlier this month! (Unfortunately, he was in a bit of a rush, and I wasn't able to stop him long enough to tell him that Frank proposed to me at the exact moment that he won his Tony Award in June!)