PMS in a Handbasket--Don't be afraid, just bring us food... Part 2a

[Shugardrawers]

Shug-that is very nice of you! Is your sister on some sort of crazy diet?

Not really, she just suddenly refuses to eat. Ever have someone just wake up and be the complete opposite of who and what they've been all their lives? That's exactly what she did. One day she was my best friend in the whole world, loved to have fun and laugh and hang out and cook and bake. After a couple of kids she had creeped up to a size 14/16, a tad chunky but nothing bad. 4 months later she was a size 0/2. I don't know exactly what happened because she rarely talks to me anymore (she also got all new friends) but apparently some serious issues suddenly surfaced and anorexia is one of them. I try to be supportive of whatever she's going through but to be honest, I don't really like her anymore. I know that sounds terrible. If she were just someone off the street she wouldn't be someone I'd want to hang out with at all. I'm sure that's another reason for my funk. I miss my sister.

Anyway....yes, I'll take pics tonight. Someone might as well enjoy it because she'll throw it away as soon as I leave I'm sure.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Shug, is this the same sister who is having the baby? Also, the same one who asks you to watch her dog and then doesn't show up?

 

[Shugardrawers]

Shug, is this the same sister who is having the baby? Also, the same one who asks you to watch her dog and then doesn't show up?

The one having the baby isn't actually my sister. Jennie is the closest friend I've ever had and so I call Cooper my nephew. I'm so excited!!! I just sent her a box of the cutest blue classic pooh stuff.

Yes, this is the one who doesn't show up with the dog. Fine to change your plans, but at least call me so I'm not waiting around!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I'd forgotten that Cooper wasn't your blood nephew. Darn old-timers disease--I'd known that!

 

[Briarmom]

Yeah right.

Well...not that she will notice.

T&B is right, I won't comment on weight. I am not that kind of person.
What would I have in order to have this ??

 

[bigmerle1966]

Morning all! I mean afternnon, where the heck has the morning gone. Work is so busy I haven't been able to post. I had a stressful morning and this afternoon will be the same, I am taking an hour to myself, which is up in 5 min.

Shug- my sister does the E-bay thing to, she has paid for a few trips to WDW. She always sells her DD's clothes on there and sometimes anything that is not nailed down. She buys a lot of the girls clothes at Gymboree so she gets good money for them.

About your sister, sounds like you need to do an intervention, ask her what is up in a "you better tell me" kind of way. One thing that might get through is tell her that you miss her.

 

[bigmerle1966]

I'll be back, my life just exploded again.

 

[L107ANGEL]

I'll be back, my life just exploded again.

It must be in the air today Hang in there

 

[disneymom3]

Oh, that reminds me. This summer, on Jake's last day of camp when he was crying because I hadn't signed him up for all the sessions of day camp (9-3) I was thinking about the thread earlier in the summer when people were discussing sending kids to camp vs keeping them at home during the summer. Then a couple days ago I was searching for some thread and came across that thread and realized that it was you who'd started it. So I'll be the first to tell you that Jake will probably be going all next summer, as of now he doesn't "need" to (ie, I'm at home), but since all the neighborhood kids go to camp he has a lot more fun there. Phew, off my chest.

You know, after I started that thread I realized I could not be as clear or specific as what I had in my head. I have a friend who reads here on occassion. I don't actually even know her user name, but she knows mine. She had been complaining very negatively to me about how she had to figure out what to do with her kids all summer. I am talking she was seriously dreading having them home. It was like torture that they were not going to be gone all day every day. I have heard a lot of people be quite negative about having their kids home. If kids want to do stuff because they have FUN that is awesome, but I just was thinking how sad it was that this person (and it seems others sometimes) simply did NOT want her children around at all. I just couldn't figure it out. What realy cracks me up is that here she is venting about her kids being home to a HOMESCHOOLER. I mean, helloooooo????! Have you noticed that my children never leave?? And heck after going to the Y a lot this summer, my kids are quite offended that they are not enrolled in Y camp so looks like I will be doing that next summer as well.

phors--I am sorry your MIL is there and hope all works out for DHs job so that he can go on your trip. We are fitting in two trips in Sept because that is supposed to be a slow time at work for DH. He is getting nervous now though because the whole thing from this weekend is spilling over into this week and it is not getting any better which means things just keep getting pushed back and pushed back. It is quite ridiculous but I have told him that the kids and are going to Yellowstone even if he can't go. We are all just looking forward to it way too much and they would be totally bummed. As for our WDW trip (just he and I later that month) he just darn well better be able to go. Of course, our airline may be out of business by then so who knows.

Shug--I am sorry about your sister One of my sisters has been oddly silent on our email updates and we have been wondering what was going on with her. Turns out her DH moved out and she didn't want to talk about it. It makes me sad that instead of turning TO us, she turned away.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

DM3, Funny about your friend. Well, not funny in a ha ha way, but you know what I mean. Yeah, I was hoping for time in the summerto hang more with Jake, but he'd much rather play with Zach and play video games. He'd get mad when I'd pick him up from camp and wish that he could stay for extended care. I'd explain that extended care was for the kids who had working moms and dads and who needed to stay there late and he didn't care--he wanted to stay late, too. That strategy did not work! My DH and I decided that we'd budget next summer for him to be there all 8 weeks.

Sorry about your sister! Sometimes it's hard to tell family about things. Mine knows nothing of my husbands job situation. I tell all you internet friends, but not my sisters. Sometimes it's just easier that way.

BOMB, jugs?

Merle, what's going on at work? Or is it home?

 

[imsorry]

I don't know. I have no special characteristics. I will be drinking at Epcot.
If you go to Jellyrolls, the chances are good that I'll be there.
Oh and I will be doing this

Won't you be the one wandering around looking for her shoes???

(ducking )

 

[Briarmom]

Won't you be the one wandering around looking for her shoes???

(ducking )

Dork.

T&B-ah yes, I have those.

 

[ChuckB]

hello ladies what have I missed??? to lazy to go back and read all those pages .... have yall missed me???

 

[Shugardrawers]

RickinNYC got married and now I can't lust after him anymore! It just wouldn't be right

 

[LiteBrite]

Hey PMSers,

Still at the conference in Hungary - we've been working really hard, but it's going great. We're getting to know a lot of our fellow missionaries, which is very cool.

I'm sitting on my bed, eating ketchup flavored Cheetos. They have some seriously weird junk food here.

Tomorrow we get bused into Vienna for a sightseeing day!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

LiteBrite, were your ears burning? I was making tea a little while ago and thought of you, wondering how you were doing. Then I come here and see your post. Glad you're having fun and staying busy.

Shug, we can still lust--afterall, he was gay before, anyway. And we were married, afterall!

Chuck, you didn't miss much. BOMB has Hmmm, there must be more, but I'm drawing a blank.

I'm feeling a bit better today. Hopefully back to normal or close to it tomorrow.

I need to shower, do laundry, and think about dinner.

 

[disneymom3]

Hi LB, good to hear from you and glad the conference is going well.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Merle, what's going on at work? Or is it home?

Both! We are in the last week of registration here at work and of course everyone is deciding at the last minute "oops I forgot to register" The phone rings constantly and I will clear out the voice mail and while I am returning those calls I will get more voice mails. I have tons of registrations coming in and on top of that I have to do staff paperwork this week as well. And there are 60 of them. Tomorrow I forgot to leave time for lunch. Thankfully I noticed that I screwed up my schedule and left time on Thursday's schedule. Earlier today I thought I was going to lose my mind, there were so many people in and out of my office that at noon I told everyone not to talk to me for 30 min. I am staying until 8:00 so that I can get semi caught up. Usually I will do all of my catching up on Saturday, but my Aunt and cousin are coming to visit.

Here is the whole convoluted story.

My Uncle, my mother's youngest DB died back in March. His wish was to be cremated and his ashes spread in the Bay. His son was in jail at the time and just got out recently and we were waiting until then to do this. My Aunt A, DM's youngest DS and her daughter are coming later this week. They are staying with my sister first, until Saturday evening and then they will move to my Aunt C's, DM's older DS, house in Baltimore. We are going to DC for the day on Saturday, doing the tour mobile. And on Sunday we are doing a crab feast and then they are going to go to Annapolis and have chartered a boat to do the ashes. Because of restrictions only 6 people can go on the boat and I don't have to go, so I am going to bring my nieces to my company picnic. I now have to go do the DC thing, originally my Aunt A was staying at DS's until Friday, going to the Aunt C's then all of us going to DC. But my sister said it made more sense for them to stay until Saturday and go from there, so Aunt C isn't going to do DC now. My sis told me last night I had to go, I can't leave her alone with them (My DM's family has issues) I am definately gonna need major drugs before the weekend is over.

 

[bigmerle1966]

RickinNYC got married and now I can't lust after him anymore! It just wouldn't be right

Your married, he's married, who cares. I say LUST all you want to baby.

 

[tevagirl]

Hi

How is everyone?