Looking For Control Freaks & Worry Warts too........ Part 2

[Camster0307]

Hi guys! Quick stop for now. Amanda is home AGAIN - she's fine, but her one-to-one nurse at school called out sick today - so she can't go in. I'm slightly annoyed -- this nurse calls out sick today, has a personal day tomorrow AND it's a holiday weekend -- -- very convenient time to get sick, KWIM?

Don't think I'll be around much this weekend. My parents called last night and they want to come up for a visit. My first instinct was -- NO! But Lauren heard the message and thought it would be fun to have them around (guaranteed she changes her mind about that within the first day!). Anyway, so I'm taking one for the team and invited them up. Good lord -- give me patience......or a great big bottle of wine!

I'll check back in later! Have a good day!
(BTW - who else is TOTALLY psyched David C. won American Idol last night? We were! )

 

[Debbie6221]

I'll check back in later! Have a good day!
(BTW - who else is TOTALLY psyched David C. won American Idol last night? We were! )

Me!!!

 

[Debbie6221]

Sorry about the nurse...don't they have subs like teachers... Good luck with the family!

 

[Camster0307]

Sorry about the nurse...don't they have subs like teachers... Good luck with the family!

Yes, they have substitue nurses - but they usually can only be booked with advance notice - like the one filling in tomorrow. Calling one at 5:30am to fill in for the day hardly ever pans out.

 

[karajeboo]

I love David C!!!! And I predicted that "David" would win!

Cammie - so sorry about the nurse. I used to hate it when people called in sick on Fridays and Mondays. I always used to at least go in on a Monday and then leave, just to show that I wasn't taking a long weekend. Same thing on Fridays, I might go in late, for the same reason. At my last job we had a policy - no Mondays off (our busiest day of the week) unless you were incapacitated!

 

[karajeboo]

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1832232&page=6

 

[CRdisMom]

Kara Good luck with the close. I'm sure it will all go well. The summer ktichen sounds great. Can't wait to see it.

Cammie sorry about the nurse. That's got to be a tough thing to deal with. I'm sending happy thoughts your way. Hopefully the visit with the Ps goes well

Debbie- I love my gazillionaire friend. Have fun at the lake. We're heading up Sunday after I get off of work. Still a short trip but relaxing. Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather stays nice.

Renee- those bow are too cute. I would have to beg and plead with Beth to get one in her hair. She rebeling by not brushing her hair. It is tough to let some of the control go.

Off to Beth's school today and then I will get the rest of the weeds pulled. That has to be my least favorite thing about gardening.

 

[CRdisMom]

Wow we just passed the 7000 post mark!

 

[karajeboo]

OMG!!! Live365 just kicked off for some reason, and the Tivo flipped over to the network - Jerry Springer was on and OMG!!! How do they get past the FCC with that language during the day!!! They were using the B word over and over like it was nothing!!! I'm no prude, but c'mon!

And another OMG for the bug I just killed - HUGE spider - swear it was the size of a dinner plate! OK, maybe not that big but definitely with its legs out (before I sprayed him and he curled up like the wicked witch in Wizard of Oz), it was the size of the bottom of a water bottle (that's what I'm looking at so that's all I could think of for a unit of measurement!). Totally laughed at the bug spray, too. He uncurled and moved on! Until Jeff's shoe hit him! So he is now resting comfortably UNDER the shoe and he will stay there until Jeff gets home and throws him away!

 

[Camster0307]

Want goosebumps? Check this out:

www.disneyworld.com/idol

 

[Camster0307]

Where did everybody go?

 

[Debbie6221]

Hi Guys,
I 'm having kind of a rough day...here's a little back story first...
I have a friend/neighbor who I met when DD was around 1. The girls have been friends ever since and even though this Mom isn't like me at all she has a big heart and would do anything for me. Her family is very dysfunctional IMA and it has been mostly with the in-laws not in her immediate family. Well, over the last couple years her DH has gone from reasonably normal, to being a complete jerk to being diagnosed with bipolar. Before this onset of trouble he was a nice guy, easy going, was far from perfect but he was family oriented and friendly. Well, he started having trouble with his meds making him feel worse and then moved on to self medicating and now he has disappeared on her. He has been gone since Monday!

It's always been kind of hard for me because my family is pretty traditional and my DH makes lots of good choices so I don't know what to say. She prefaces everything she tells me with..."I know you don't want to hear about this" & "I'm sorry I am dumping this on you"....

It's very sad because she is in a really bad place right now and I am trying to be supportive but I don't know what to say anymore.
Today she had to file a missing persons report and is currently out searching for him hoping he's not dead! She has had him pre-admitted with the hopes of driving him to an inpatient facility as soon as she can find him. It is so so sad! It's like a TV show. People in my life don't have stuff like this going on. I really am out of my element. No pixie dust happening here.

Her girls are good kids and my kids are very close to them. We hang out and walk together. Our girls are in classes together. We car pool and help each other out. It's like in the kids worlds we have a lot in common and in our personal lives not so much.....

I feel terrible for her and just pray everything works out in the end.

Thanks for listening!

 

[Debbie6221]

Want goosebumps? Check this out:

www.disneyworld.com/idol

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Camster0307]

Wow, Debbie, that's a smack of reality if I ever saw one! What a horrible situation; saying a prayer that at least the dad is found safe and sound.

Seriously, bad stuff does happen. It's unnerving when it hits close to home; makes us appreciate what we have that much more!

 

[Camster0307]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CANNOT WAIT for his CD to come out. I have not been this interested in an AI winner ever - but this guy.......I like!

 

[Debbie6221]

Wow, Debbie, that's a smack of reality if I ever saw one! What a horrible situation; saying a prayer that at least the dad is found safe and sound.

Seriously, bad stuff does happen. It's unnerving when it hits close to home; makes us appreciate what we have that much more!

I know...I always like being in my own little bubble of a world!

I try VERY hard to not be judgmental and I also try and remind myself that NO ONE really knows what goes on behind closed doors. I sometimes wonder if the Mom's who I know who have it the most together are really hiding some skeletons....

 

[Camster0307]

I know...I always like being in my own little bubble of a world!

I try VERY hard to not be judgmental and I also try and remind myself that NO ONE really knows what goes on behind closed doors. I sometimes wonder if the Mom's who I know who have it the most together are really hiding some skeletons....

NOTHING is ever what it seems!

 

[Camster0307]

Think I'm signing off for the night, Debbie. Are you around for DP tomorrow night? Probably the only night of the weekend I'll be able to do.

 

[CRdisMom]

Debbie We'll say an extra prayer tonight for your friend's husband. It can be really troubling when someone you know goes thru stuff like that. It seems as if we just don't know what to say. I will tell you that after my girlfriend lost her husband in the bridge collaspe she kind of pushed everyone away. Now after 9 months she is coming back around. She has thanked me just for being there. I called every other week just trying to keep contact. Sometimes just our presence can be a support that the person needs. Here is a hug to pass on....

Off to go watch Gray's Anatomy.. just need to disappear into something not real for a while. Work really got to me yesterday. I may have stirred the pot too much. Let me preface this, I have never been in trouble. I have one moving violation and that was for getting in a turn lane too soon. I had one session of detention in HS. I have been written up for inappropriate internet usage. I used the internet 15% of my time at work and the threshold they are now saying is acceptable is 12%. I think this is a retaliatory move because I have called some people out on issue that are going on. Now this is just a verbal documented warning which will drop off my record in 3 months with perfect attendance (which I currently have) but I am still really upset about it. The current climate is one that I really don't like. Tim is telling me just to quit and walk away. I don't do that. Anyway I am kind of torn up over it and I am going to go eat a sundae and diet coke and watch TV and not think about anything....well at least that is my plan.

 

[CRdisMom]

I know...I always like being in my own little bubble of a world!

I try VERY hard to not be judgmental and I also try and remind myself that NO ONE really knows what goes on behind closed doors. I sometimes wonder if the Mom's who I know who have it the most together are really hiding some skeletons....

I couldn't help but think of Desperate Housewives when you said that...