Metro New Orleans DISers - check in!!! - 03/2009

[Terry36]

Hi peeps...it hasnt rained here in Jackson yet but it has been overcast all day.

 

[Ms Marigny]

Hey y'all!

Well I hope this thread doesn't die, and if it did, I'd feel partly responsible because I haven't been around much. I'm working on that.

Cara and Julie- Cara, believe me I know how rough it is when your routine is out of whack. I've been dealing with that for about eight weeks now! We're here if you need us!

So I finally got to meet Bethany today! We had a lovely, if not a bit warm , walk in City Park today. And she got to meet the whole fam- I had Erik with me (who slept the whole time ) and DH and DD met up with us a little later. Maybe we can walk some cemeteries next time... (my friend and I love to walk the cemeteries, but not everyone is comfy with that )

Love the happy Crescent City face!

 

[TigerKat]

I will be in WDW from September 24 - 28 celebrating our 20th wedding annivesary. We are going with another couple who are also celebrating their 20th

If anyone has any suggestions for Food and Wine Festival, I'll take them. I've never been before for this.

I was going to link you to the festival guide but I see Sheryl already has!

Thanks Mary. My stomach and throat hurt so maybe yesterday's blues were because I was starting to get sick.

I am trying to think of someone who would come with me to the Food and Wine Festival but most everybody works and those that don't have kids in school. The only person that I can think of is my housekeeper. She might like it. The dang Disney site is still not working.

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Planning a Disney trip should help with that...

Rumor has it the site is down because they're increasing ticket prices, which just makes no sense to me whatsoever.

 

[lori1043]

Hey gals! I am hoping you all feel better today,portocall and riesmom.

So we are rethinking NW Houston. We are gonna see what Conroe has to offer,it's north above the woodlands. Just less "Houston" to have to drive in regularly. Well see.

In stupid BR traffic.

It would be no ones fault dot the thread death. We have facenook if that happens. Just I feel a bit safer saying thinks here sometimes. And tall are still a semi secret mine!!

Lorie, cool that you met Bethany. And she got to meet Erik and your hubby and Sienna too.

 

[Terry36]

It's storming here.

 

[lori1043]

Mary- don't let her ruin the suprise by telling her. Sometimes parents need to get away it's healthy for a marriage! Then when the time comes for DL she'll be apologetic. It could be sick parenting on my part but I having fun keeping it a secret. Ashton is mad with us for our "getaway" to the "keys" but she was mad we did DL without her in 07 too!

It is making the suprise all that much better when it happens!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Oh you're good! I was going to suggest using it for that, but I didn't know if you wanted to give up Piglet.

Thanks! I wouldn't mind giving up Piglet for that. I found that avatar using Google.

So I finally got to meet Bethany today! We had a lovely, if not a bit warm , walk in City Park today. And she got to meet the whole fam- I had Erik with me (who slept the whole time ) and DH and DD met up with us a little later. Maybe we can walk some cemeteries next time... (my friend and I love to walk the cemeteries, but not everyone is comfy with that )

Love the happy Crescent City face!

We had a great time; thanks for showing us around! And I loved meeting your family too!

I wouldn't mind walking the cemeteries around here. They are, um, unique.

Thanks Hmmm...maybe instead of putting it as my avatar, I could put it as part of my signature. I'd still need to figure out how to make it smaller though.

It's storming here.

Stay safe up there.

I got caught in a downpour again. Either I'm a magnet for them or they just happen a lot. At least this time we didn't come to a dead stop, although I did pull over (we were downtown) to take a video to show my mom.

 

[arminnie]

Today was not good for me. I ended up taking a Prozac and 1/2 of a xanax. It seems like some of us have had the blues lately that have taken time away from the DIS because we don't want to "dump" on each other.

True. I have a prescription for ativan sitting at the drug store, but I don't even have the energy to go pick it up. I've just been a zombie after all the stuff I went through with my dad, the hospital, the rehab, and then finding and getting him moved into his new place. I have chronic fatigue syndrome too so sometimes after I've had to be "on" for a while I just sort of dissolve into a puddle of nothingness.

I still haven't been to POC, we need to do something about that!!!!!!

Me too!

I hope to get back to nola soon. I will be driving. I had to get the Odyssey fixed - took a few days. Something called variable stability assist (VSA) went out - I think that made it dangerous to drive in the rain. And it has poured here for days. At least I haven't had to use the sprinkler system. Our water bill is $100 even without watering anything - too high!

Now the other car '96 Explorer is getting fixed up. It really should have been traded in under the cash for clunkers program - but I'd just spend money on new brakes and tires. And it only has 50k miles on it. Plus even with a good trade-in I would still be out a bunch of money. I'm going to sell the Odyssey once Dad accepts that he won't be driving. It only has 25k on it.

I will be in Orlando for more than a week in early September. I have a conference to attend. It's at the Caribe Royale. I'll be there for a long weekend and then over to SSR.

 

[TigerKat]

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, here's a little background. Three years ago my sister-in-law lost her son at age 19 to drugs. Within a year she and her husband divorced and she was drinking heavily and on pain pills. She is now dying, her liver is shot. From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, here's a little background. Three years ago my sister-in-law lost her son at age 19 to drugs. Within a year she and her husband divorced and she was drinking heavily and on pain pills. She is now dying, her liver is shot. From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

I'm so sorry to hear this.

 

[arminnie]

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, here's a little background. Three years ago my sister-in-law lost her son at age 19 to drugs. Within a year she and her husband divorced and she was drinking heavily and on pain pills. She is now dying, her liver is shot. From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

I'm so sorry and will keep all of you in my prayers. One of my aunts died of liver damage (from alcoholism) at the age of 30. It's just so sad.

I have 4 friends who have lost their sons (car accidents, electrocution accident, plane crash). There is nothing worse. My own grandmother lost her younger son (only about 15 years older than me) when he was in his 30s (electrocution accident). She had lost the daughter (the aunt I mentioned) to alcoholism, but she never really recovered from the loss of her son.

I don't have children but have one nephew who just turned 27. He flunked out of Tulane and was on a downward spiral until he started with AA two years ago. I am so proud that he so far seems to be beating the demons of drugs/alcohol, but it so easily could have had another ending.

 

[TigerKat]

I'm so sorry and will keep all of you in my prayers. One of my aunts died of liver damage (from alcoholism) at the age of 30. It's just so sad.

I have 4 friends who have lost their sons (car accidents, electrocution accident, plane crash). There is nothing worse. My own grandmother lost her younger son (only about 15 years older than me) when he was in his 30s (electrocution accident). She had lost the daughter (the aunt I mentioned) to alcoholism, but she never really recovered from the loss of her son.

I don't have children but have one nephew who just turned 27. He flunked out of Tulane and was on a downward spiral until he started with AA two years ago. I am so proud that he so far seems to be beating the demons of drugs/alcohol, but it so easily could have had another ending.

Tricia - being the Mom to an only child I can understand not caring and self-medicating to get through it. I've always said if something ever happens to Kyle, they might as well bury me with him. I know it's not right but I cannot imagine going on. My heart aches for for my sis-in-law and my poor mother-in-law. MIL is 92 and keeps saying she didn't want to live long enough to bury a child. She's also the one who found the 19 year old dead on her bathroom on the floor.

 

[Terry36]

Tricia - being the Mom to an only child I can understand not caring and self-medicating to get through it. I've always said if something ever happens to Kyle, they might as well bury me with him. I know it's not right but I cannot imagine going on. My heart aches for for my sis-in-law and my poor mother-in-law. MIL is 92 and keeps saying she didn't want to live long enough to bury a child. She's also the one who found the 19 year old dead on her bathroom on the floor.

Kathy i will definately keep her in my thoughts and prayers. I too feel the same way about my only child.

 

[rie'smom]

True. I have a prescription for ativan sitting at the drug store, but I don't even have the energy to go pick it up. I've just been a zombie after all the stuff I went through with my dad, the hospital, the rehab, and then finding and getting him moved into his new place. I have chronic fatigue syndrome too so sometimes after I've had to be "on" for a while I just sort of dissolve into a puddle of nothingness.

I hope that you feel better soon. Today, my husband took Rie to her appt. Sometimes just relaxing for the day is enough to get me going again. I hope that your dad is doing well.

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, here's a little background. Three years ago my sister-in-law lost her son at age 19 to drugs. Within a year she and her husband divorced and she was drinking heavily and on pain pills. She is now dying, her liver is shot. From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

Kat, you have my prayers. My first husband took drugs and that's why I left him. He died of a cocaine overdose a few years later. Out of his immediate family, 1 brother died in a car wreck after taking drugs, that brother's wife died of AIDS from IV drugs, his sister died in a fire because she was passed out drunk, and his mom died at 54 of a heart attack after many years of drinking. They were brilliant and had a very successful company. Who knows what they might have achieved if not for the substance abuse? Just his dad and brother are left. The saddest thing is that our son has had to deal with losing his loved ones.

 

[lori1043]

Kathy- She is in my prayers. I have had many nights I thought about losing Ashton, and I will tell you that HALEY would be the only reason I would keep going. And I probably would smother her-and she'd need therapy one day. I have thought it out. My heart GREIVES for anyone who loses a child, young or old, it is still your baby. I hopw this doesn't sound mean, but even when my MIL lost her son in 2/08, I felt more grief for her than I did for his wife. I mean, I felt bad for her, but maybe I could just "get" it from a mom standpoint better. I used to have nightmares about losing Ash.

Lori

 

[TigerKat]

Thanks so much to all of y'all, don't know what I'd do without you.

 

[shovan]

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, here's a little background. Three years ago my sister-in-law lost her son at age 19 to drugs. Within a year she and her husband divorced and she was drinking heavily and on pain pills. She is now dying, her liver is shot. From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

Kathy, I'll be praying for her & your family. That is an awful situation that I think we can all understand only too well.

 

[Terry36]

TGIF NOLA!

Well add me to the feeling down in the dumps category...i won't and can't go into the details without fear of but I have broken off a friendship which was very important to me but had to end due to my sanity. This too shall pass.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

TGIF NOLA!

Well add me to the feeling down in the dumps category...i won't and can't go into the details without fear of but I have broken off a friendship which was very important to me but had to end due to my sanity. This too shall pass.

I'm sorry you're dealing with that.



Yesterday I had to take Anabelle to the vet to get her 2nd round of shots (she got the 1st round when she was up in BR). Well, she had an allergic reaction (she was puffing up all over ) to them that I realized was serious at 5:03 - they close at 5. I had to run out to Walgreens to get her children's liquid benadryl. She started getting better after a dose of that, then after a 2nd dose at midnight and a good night's sleep, she is back to normal this morning!

 

[cajunmommy]

I've just been a zombie after all the stuff I went through with my dad, the hospital, the rehab, and then finding and getting him moved into his new place.

Even a person without CFS would be exhausted after the emotional upheaval you've had recently. Give yourself time to recuperate. That September trip's just around the corner, and you can't be too tired to enjoy it!

Hey y'all I'm asking for prayers, From what the doctors told us a little while ago she doesn't have much time so please keep her in your prayers.

Request granted. Such a sad situation.

They were brilliant and had a very successful company. Who knows what they might have achieved if not for the substance abuse? Just his dad and brother are left. The saddest thing is that our son has had to deal with losing his loved ones.

Makes you wonder how much tragedy can some families can bear? There's a trend toward substance abuse with certain members on both sides of our family, and it scares me that my sons might have inherited this tendency. I pray that they understand the harm & heartbreak it brings, and make the correct decisions when the time comes.

Shovan - Based on what I read on the WFD thread, I'm gonna wag my finger in your direction and say no more diving after DH or chasing roaches! OK - well, the diving after DH was instinctive, so I'll give you a pass on that one. On a different note, how are you handling Alexis withdrawal? How soon do you start the back to school routine?

So my turn for venting.....Long story short - my car decided to eat it's main drive belt last night, leaving us on the side of I-10 about 5 minutes from the house. Just talked to the shop, y'all know the drill - part A failed, which caused part B to go out, taking part C with it, eventually adding up to $$$. UUUGGHHH! All in all, I'm lucky it didn't happen on my way in to work this morning @ the crack of dawn. SOOO, I'm stuck @ home, fielding work via email & the phone. There will be a stiff umbrella drink in my future tonight!

Which got me to thinking....Kathy - as you're prepping Kyle for the move to BR, make sure he has a local contact or two in case something like this happens to him. He's welcome to keep my # on hand if necessary. I do have the name of an trustworthy independent auto shop if needed as well. Also, have him familiarize himself with some of the alternate routes around town / school for those inevitable flash floods that come with the deluges. I've had some good friends "float" their cars , and I know it's something you don't need to worry about (although I know you will )!