Team Focker Watch Chat - in the 11th Hour

[CelticBelle]

Here's the story...

Im so sorry. Hopefully it will have been something stupid and youll all be able to have a great weekend, apart or together.

Not sure if I'll post a vase photo, I just said to the girls oooh look at my new vase and they went ewwww that's disgusting :rotfl2

What do they know, they are TWEENS

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I don't know if I told you all this or not, but Jimmy's school is having a fair tomorrow. It should be fun they have games/prozes, food, stuff to buy, facepainting, sand art etc. I am working it but it will be interesting to be able to see Jimmy interact with with other kids. He is all excited becasue he has to come to school with me EARLY (7:30) to "help" me set up the table I am working. Everyone comes (parents, siblings, etc..even some neighborhood people who don't have kids in the school anymore. Needless to say i'm not working tomorrow. I will take pictures to show you all!

Wow thats a lot of You must be under a lot of stress. good luck with tomorrow!

We had a FUNtabulous time with Mo this week.

Glad you had a great time this week!

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It sounds like everyones weeks need to brighten up for the long weekend! Car trouble, mom trouble, house trouble, sick trouble.

Pixie Dust for a great weekend coming up!

It'll be an uneventful night of homework for me. i think im leaving tomorrow to go home, but its all spur of the moment. I have to call my friend still too. Work has been slow, so theyll call me tomorrow if its really slow so i can start driving earlier. It takes me about 5 hours to get there. For normal people in normal cars...3 1/2 hours.

Its ok because they dont look as cool as me see....
...Actually i look more like this!...

TTYL!

 

[sorul82?]

Hello everyone!

 

[cmp1111]

That sounds so cool! And the disney part isnt bad either.

I know! I thought Hong Kong was her last stop, but it turns out they go to Beijing tomorrow (today? I don't know...) and are there for a full week. Cool! D has been several times and really enjoys it.

You didn't shower CE that's not like you And not wrong at all, it seems like you volunteer a lot or is it just that the weeks are flying past as I'm getting older?

I'm generally just there once a week, but I bring home volunteer grading and then do special projects as well. And she doesn't need me - I'm off the hook.

And I smell really bad now.

Got the next round of the scratch golf comp tomorrow, we're playing a club that has lots of good players so we need to have luck with us tomorrow, especially as our number 1 player and number 4 player (there's 5 in the team) can't play

Aw, but you've got YOU! Have fun!

Lindsey ate lunch at school all the time as well and it was weird when I would have to make her one because they were going somewhere or doing something special.

EXACTLY.

I felt the same way a few weeks ago when I had to volunteer n Lindsey's class.

Pshew!

Mads cried herself to sleep last night, saying how she's going to miss Mo. We all felt very verklempt - we don't often get Focker visitors on this side, so this was a tough pill to swallow.

Oh, no! But I'm glad you had such a good time!

Its ok because they dont look as cool as me see....
...Actually i look more like this!...

TTYL!

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Well...

We were on our way to the boat when I heard from my parents. Today was the day of the big diagnosis appointment for my dad.

The good news is that even with the permanent scarring, his kidneys are functioning normally.

The bad news is that the bone marrow draw has led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It could be worse, if one has to have cancer, but still. They are planning a 24 week chemo plan of two doses in a week, then 3 weeks off. The first one is apparently going to be completely awful, reaction/recovery-wise. Of course, with all the rain, they were just starting to plant the fields today - my uncle (dad's brother, not my mom's useless one) is in town to help, but... (He's a prof at Texas A&M, but loves to come farm...) Dad's really worried about the summer. It would have been better had this come up in say, November.

None of us are very excited about this. It's often treatable to remission, very rarely "curable", but the treatments are going to be pretty bad.

Good thoughts, please.

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Other than that, the boat ride was fun, but it was really windy and therefore totally choppy, and it was a quickish ride. We think we're going to do the same thing tomorrow - it's another HOT day - because the weekend is more in the low 70's, which means we can ride, but wearing sweatshirts, etc. We want to take advantage of the heat.

Since I'm not volunteering in the morning, and D's going to work, I'll be around.

Love you all! Hope your day and evenings were good ones.

 

[CelticBelle]

Oh CE- Im so sorry! i know itll be hard, but just have hope and plenty of good thoughts!

Lets just say i know what your going through and youll have my prayers with you constantly.

 

[cmp1111]

Oh CE- Im so sorry! i know itll be hard, but just have hope and plenty of good thoughts!

Lets just say i know what your going through and youll have my prayers with you constantly.

Thank you, Sam. I'm glad it's treatable, but hate that he'll be so sick from the treatments. I appreciate the thoughts and prayers.

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

CE - Oh honey, I'm sending lots of good mojo, prayers and hugs your way.

 

[cmp1111]

CE - Oh honey, I'm sending lots of good mojo, prayers and hugs your way.

Thanks, T. Truthfully, there are much worse cancer diagnoses, but it's just never good to hear, you know?

 

[jcc0621]

Got the next round of the scratch golf comp tomorrow, we're playing a club that has lots of good players so we need to have luck with us tomorrow, especially as our number 1 player and number 4 player (there's 5 in the team) can't play

Good Luck!

Being sick helps. LOL I'm sure once they are both back at 100% we'll be up with the sun. Plus come the middle of June I'll be in school and they will be in daycare. There goes the sleeping in.

We had a FUNtabulous time with Mo this week. We spent a few hours with her on Sunday and then just about all day with her yesterday. Maddie and Evan love, love, love her. Mads cried herself to sleep last night, saying how she's going to miss Mo. We all felt very verklempt - we don't often get Focker visitors on this side, so this was a tough pill to swallow.

Keep August 23rd -26th open. I'm trying to talk my boss into sending me to a convention at the Anaheim Marriott. Keep your fingers crossed!

Today I went on a field trip with half of the first grade classes in Maddie's school. Blech! I don't like kids as much as I thought I did. Seriously, I'm grabbing a burger and beer for dinner tonight. I'm completely wiped out! I don't know how those teachers keep their sanity.

I'm going to teh Aquarium with Jimmy's class on June 3rd. Now you have me

It'll be an uneventful night of homework for me. i think im leaving tomorrow to go home, but its all spur of the moment. I have to call my friend still too. Work has been slow, so theyll call me tomorrow if its really slow so i can start driving earlier. It takes me about 5 hours to get there. For normal people in normal cars...3 1/2 hours.

HAve a good weekend

Hello everyone!

Well...

We were on our way to the boat when I heard from my parents. Today was the day of the big diagnosis appointment for my dad.

The good news is that even with the permanent scarring, his kidneys are functioning normally.

The bad news is that the bone marrow draw has led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It could be worse, if one has to have cancer, but still. They are planning a 24 week chemo plan of two doses in a week, then 3 weeks off. The first one is apparently going to be completely awful, reaction/recovery-wise. Of course, with all the rain, they were just starting to plant the fields today - my uncle (dad's brother, not my mom's useless one) is in town to help, but... (He's a prof at Texas A&M, but loves to come farm...) Dad's really worried about the summer. It would have been better had this come up in say, November.

None of us are very excited about this. It's often treatable to remission, very rarely "curable", but the treatments are going to be pretty bad.

Good thoughts, please.

Oh CE lots of pixie dust coming your way!

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Just wanted to check in before i went to bed. Will be leaving the house around 7am tomorrow and probably won't get home until about 3:30 or so. I hope everyone has a great day! Chat with you all later!

 

[cmp1111]

Oh CE lots of pixie dust coming your way!

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Just wanted to check in before i went to bed. Will be leaving the house around 7am tomorrow and probably won't get home until about 3:30 or so. I hope everyone has a great day! Chat with you all later!

Thank you, and hope you have a great time tomorrow!

 

[HomeschoolMama]

CE- It's hard to see your parents feel bad.

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

V: on the Mom thing, I hope she lets you know what's wrong.

CE: on your Dad.
I'm with Janet about Dr. Belle, wish I could take that trip.

Dawn: on closing tomorrow
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (belated) BAYLIE!!!!

Rachel: Hi! at the story.

Lori: Yay on sleeping in!

T: glad you had a great time with Mo. I would love to visit DL/DCA, you'll be notified if I ever make it over there again.

Sam: Have a great weekend too.

Hi S'late!

Janet: Good luck at Jimmy's fair

Jo: I wanna see the vase.

Kristel: for Rocky's mom

Theresa: Have a lovely trip!

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I am so happy to almost be done with this shift!! These last two weeks draaaaaaaged It's not really the shift, it's the people on it. They are driving me crazy with all their complaining about EVERYTHING.

They complain if it's busy, if it's slow, that it's hot, that it's cold, that the patients are difficult, that the tv is loud, why do we have to do this, why do they not have to do that? I just want to yell shut up already and be happy you have a job!!! It's really not that hard of a job and you're getting paid well for it!!! Honestly it's like dealing with children.

Anyway, only one more day and at least the crew I work with tonight is my old weekend crew since they start on Fridays so at least it will be peaceful. I miss them and wish I could bring them with me onto the morning.

Wow that vent was longer than I intended.

Trying to make plans for a fun memorial day weekend, but everyone seems to be going to places with their families or are working. So I have nothing planned yet. It's supposed to be raining all weekend and I don't feel like going to the beach with everyone and their mother. Oh well, I'll figure something out.

If I don't make it back before tonight I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!

 

[DisneyJo]

Maddie and Evan love, love, love her. Mads cried herself to sleep last night, saying how she's going to miss Mo. We all felt very verklempt - we don't often get Focker visitors on this side, so this was a tough pill to swallow.

Awww bless her!

And I smell really bad now.

Great And so sorry about your Dad

They complain if it's busy, if it's slow, that it's hot, that it's cold, that the patients are difficult, that the tv is loud, why do we have to do this, why do they not have to do that? I just want to yell shut up already and be happy you have a job!!! It's really not that hard of a job and you're getting paid well for it!!! Honestly it's like dealing with children.

Aggghhhh at least you're nearly done!


OK you asked for it, I quite like it and for 28p I couldn't not buy it (it's more of a chocolate colour than the photo looks)

It's a gorgeous day here and I'm off to play the golf comp, better put the sun cream on this time

Oh I forgot to tell you yesterday, Ellie's class are doing Robin Hood for their end of school play well guess who's Maid Marion? Yep Ells The kids voted and chose Ellie, her boyfriend is Robin I can't brag on FB because one of my friends DD's also wanted to be her!

 

[cmp1111]

CE- It's hard to see your parents feel bad.

We're lucky - if you can call it that, ever, when cancer is involved - that it's treatable, that they found it, etc. But he'll be so sick and not able to farm as much, which is so not my dad, you know?

CE: on your Dad.
I'm with Janet about Dr. Belle, wish I could take that trip.

Thanks , and I know!

Wow that vent was longer than I intended.

That's OK - you know we don't mind!

If I don't make it back before tonight I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!

You, too!

Great And so sorry about your Dad

Thank you.

OK you asked for it, I quite like it and for 28p I couldn't not buy it (it's more of a chocolate colour than the photo looks)

I like it!

It's a gorgeous day here and I'm off to play the golf comp, better put the sun cream on this time

Good luck! I got more sun playing tennis yesterday morning than I did on the boat. Of course, that may have to do with remembering sunscreen on the boat...

The kids voted and chose Ellie, her boyfriend is Robin I can't brag on FB because one of my friends DD's also wanted to be her!

Well, congrats to Ellie! And I didn't know she had a boyfriend...

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

The bad news is that the bone marrow draw has led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It could be worse, if one has to have cancer, but still. They are planning a 24 week chemo plan of two doses in a week, then 3 weeks off. The first one is apparently going to be completely awful, reaction/recovery-wise.

None of us are very excited about this. It's often treatable to remission, very rarely "curable", but the treatments are going to be pretty bad.

Good thoughts, please.

CE!!! I am so sorry. No one wants to hear cancer, ever. Many, MANY good thoughts coming your way. 24 weeks must seem like an eternity.

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We're leaving this afternoon for our journey across the deep south. The lap top is packed, so I'll check in when I can. I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.

 

[rachel3]

ce--

 

[PrincessV]

None of us are very excited about this. It's often treatable to remission, very rarely "curable", but the treatments are going to be pretty bad.

Good thoughts, please.

Oh CE, I'm so very sorry! MANY good thoughts headed your way my friend.

OK you asked for it, I quite like it and for 28p I couldn't not buy it (it's more of a chocolate colour than the photo looks)

Ignore the girls - I love it!

And yay for Ellie!


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Greetings from what I'm now referring to as Gramma Gate! I went home last night to a 3 page novella outlining how I'd done her wrong. Let's just say her goal was clearly to shame and vilify me and instead of making me feel bad, it made me very angry. We did talk, and came to some sort of truce, and she still wants to come to WDW. What it came down to, ultimately, was that she thought I told her to get out. Not the case - I'd merely mentioned what we've already discussed ad nauseum in the past, namely that she'll move out sometime in the next year or so. I had to just be brutally honest and explain that, while I'm glad she likes living with us, we've never lived together well and I've spent the last few years biting my tongue, walking on eggshells and generally being ever so careful not to upset her... in my own home. I pointed out that we got along best when we had separate dwellings located close to one another. She couldn't argue that point.

Anyway, I wouldn't say things are fixed; they never are with us. We'll just continue on for a while until she throws another fit I guess.


Meanwhile, the weekend forecast is still pretty iffy:

Sat, May 23:T-Showers, High 81° Low 71°, 60% chance of rain

Sun, May 24: Scattered T-Storms, High 80°, Low 71°, 40% of rain

Mon, May 25: Scattered T-Storms, High 83°, Low 71°, 40% of rain


The Plan is morphing from "Pool, pool, pool!!!" to "Parks, Pants, Pints!!!" It's amazing how chilly low 80s feel with rain and no sun, especially after a week of blistering mid-90s and no rain. I suppose the upside is that it might diminish crowds some and the F&G Fest should be verdant and healthy.

 

[cmp1111]

CE!!! I am so sorry. No one wants to hear cancer, ever. Many, MANY good thoughts coming your way. 24 weeks must seem like an eternity.

Thanks so much. It's really just too bad the 24 weeks didn't come in the winter.

We're leaving this afternoon for our journey across the deep south. The lap top is packed, so I'll check in when I can. I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.

Oooh, have fun! We'll look forward to updates!

ce--

Thanks, Rachel.

Oh CE, I'm so very sorry! MANY good thoughts headed your way my friend.

Thank you, V.

Anyway, I wouldn't say things are fixed; they never are with us. We'll just continue on for a while until she throws another fit I guess.

I guess it's good you're on a truce, at least. I'm so sorry.

The Plan is morphing from "Pool, pool, pool!!!" to "Parks, Pants, Pints!!!"

Well, at least you have a backup!

 

[1Princess1Prince2006]

Today I went on a field trip with half of the first grade classes in Maddie's school. Blech! I don't like kids as much as I thought I did. Seriously, I'm grabbing a burger and beer for dinner tonight. I'm completely wiped out! I don't know how those teachers keep their sanity.

Hi T! I know what you mean about teachers and their sanity. I didn't get to do any field trips since Linds was sick on the one I was supposed to help at but I did volunteer in her class. I was drained after only doing a few hours in there. I seriously could not be a teacher without losing it at some point in the day.

Glad y'all had fun with Mo!

Its ok because they dont look as cool as me see....
...Actually i look more like this!...

What kind of car do you have? My ex at one point had a '67 Ford Galaxy that he had restored. I hated driving that thing because it was like driving a boat and it was so loud it was embarassing. LOL The only good thing about it was that it would put the kids to sleep because of the vibration and the noise that it was like one big bouncy seat to them.

Well...

We were on our way to the boat when I heard from my parents. Today was the day of the big diagnosis appointment for my dad.

The good news is that even with the permanent scarring, his kidneys are functioning normally.

The bad news is that the bone marrow draw has led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It could be worse, if one has to have cancer, but still. They are planning a 24 week chemo plan of two doses in a week, then 3 weeks off. The first one is apparently going to be completely awful, reaction/recovery-wise. Of course, with all the rain, they were just starting to plant the fields today - my uncle (dad's brother, not my mom's useless one) is in town to help, but... (He's a prof at Texas A&M, but loves to come farm...) Dad's really worried about the summer. It would have been better had this come up in say, November.

None of us are very excited about this. It's often treatable to remission, very rarely "curable", but the treatments are going to be pretty bad.

Good thoughts, please.

Thinking good thoughts for you and your family.

 

[1Princess1Prince2006]

I am so happy to almost be done with this shift!! These last two weeks draaaaaaaged It's not really the shift, it's the people on it. They are driving me crazy with all their complaining about EVERYTHING.

So after this you'll be on days?

OK you asked for it, I quite like it and for 28p I couldn't not buy it (it's more of a chocolate colour than the photo looks)

It's a gorgeous day here and I'm off to play the golf comp, better put the sun cream on this time

Oh I forgot to tell you yesterday, Ellie's class are doing Robin Hood for their end of school play well guess who's Maid Marion? Yep Ells The kids voted and chose Ellie, her boyfriend is Robin I can't brag on FB because one of my friends DD's also wanted to be her!

Forget what the kids say I like the vase.

Good Luck with golf today and yay to Ellie for getting the part in the play.

We're leaving this afternoon for our journey across the deep south. The lap top is packed, so I'll check in when I can. I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend.

Have fun!!!!!

Anyway, I wouldn't say things are fixed; they never are with us. We'll just continue on for a while until she throws another fit I guess.

The Plan is morphing from "Pool, pool, pool!!!" to "Parks, Pants, Pints!!!" It's amazing how chilly low 80s feel with rain and no sun, especially after a week of blistering mid-90s and no rain. I suppose the upside is that it might diminish crowds some and the F&G Fest should be verdant and healthy.

on the whole Mom thing. Living with parents is never an easy thing.

Hope your weekend isn't a total washout and that you all have tons of fun!

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Linds slept in again this morning. She is taking full advantage of summer vacation already. DR and I were up around 6 though. She has definately passed her cold onto DR and he now has a cough and suffy nose. I just have a sore throat but feel kind of icky. I'm hoping to get some play time outside and then a nap in the afternoon.

That's about it for us. Hope y'all have a good Friday!

 

[cmp1111]

Thinking good thoughts for you and your family.

Thanks, Lori.

She has definately passed her cold onto DR and he now has a cough and suffy nose. I just have a sore throat but feel kind of icky. I'm hoping to get some play time outside and then a nap in the afternoon.

Oh, no! I hope you and DR escape the worst. Have a good day!