The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 24

Glynis · Apr 3, 2007

PNO4TE said:
That would be wonderful, wouldn't it?!?! I turn "more than 10" on July 10th so we could do a belated celebration at DL later in the month, maybe!

I'm definitely going to try to get Alan to spring for AP's for me and Katie. I bet we could talk Paula into coming for a day, too!

Brendita · Apr 3, 2007

lovespoohbear said:
first i am gonna say this is kind of a vent but i would also like suggestions and opinions from ya'll too. i am so ready to get out of my parents house. my mom has this constant attitude that everyone/everything is out to get her. examples: she was looking for her checkbook a few weeks ago after getting home from running errands. well it wasnt in her purse, i told her could it be in the car or in one of the bags. she snapped at me and was like why would it be in there i wouldnt put it there. she looked and lo and behold it was in a bag. she also jumps down my back for stupid stuff. also i am trying to get rid of stuff from my room but she is making me let her look at the stuff i wanna get rid of because she wants to keep it. i wanna go through my closet top shelves that have junk like plastic pumpkins, easter baskets, stuff of moms, or stuff when i was a child that i wanna get rid of. we dont use the pumpkins or the baskets so why keep them. there are no kids in the immediate future. ugh!!!! thats why i go and get rid while shes at school. heehee. she gets pissed so easily and when she does i try and stay far away or out of ear shot. i have noticed her attitude is rubbing off on me now. lately i have noticed that i have been getting upset because i want a job but it doesnt seem to be working out because i only can make so much and those jobs are jobs i really dont wanna do. 2 weeks ago i was running around doing things i needed to do that the next week i got sick so that makes me think if i get a full time job i am gonna be sick all the time. so that has made me want to look for some type of job i can do at home so i dont get super run down that i would get sick. i ask my parents to give me ideas of things i could do and they never give me feedback. i have thought of doing gift baskets but then where do i store everything how can i get everything on very low income i do get. i wanna start working asap because i NEED to move out so i dont get sucked in to my moms realm of thinking. sorry for the vent/randomness of this post. if you have ideas/opinions please post them.

I totally understand.
There comes a time in all of our lives we need our space.
As to your Mom I really can't tell you what to do.

bear74 · Apr 3, 2007

Glynis said:
I'm definitely going to try to get Alan to spring for AP's for me and Katie. I bet we could talk Paula into coming for a day, too!

good luck

Glynis · Apr 3, 2007

babytrees said:
Hope everyone is having a great night....I'm not.

Grandma went at it again.....about Abi and her sneezing...there is no talking to her. But I had an epiphany at the table....while I was trying to talk sensible to Grandma and she was so disrepectful to ALL of us...my Grandpa just sat there...didn't tell her to be more respectful (I would expect that from Jim...even if he agreed with me, if I was as disrespectful as she was I would want him to call me on it). That wasn't my epiphany...it was that he's done that as long as I can remember...

I realized that I lost all respect for BOTH of my grandparents tonight...and I doubt it will ever come back.

We got credit cards a couple of weeks ago....and I almost impulsively want to max them out and just leave..the thing is finding a place with the space we need.

Sorry I just needed to get that off my chest.....I am still upset almost 2 hours later.

Oh, Theresa! I'm so sorry that you had to go through this! I hope that you can find a place to move into soon!

PNO4TE · Apr 3, 2007

hope you all have great nights. I need to eat some dinner and go to bed! Good night, DDA!

PNO4TE · Apr 3, 2007

babytrees said:
Hope everyone is having a great night....I'm not.

Grandma went at it again.....about Abi and her sneezing...there is no talking to her. But I had an epiphany at the table....while I was trying to talk sensible to Grandma and she was so disrepectful to ALL of us...my Grandpa just sat there...didn't tell her to be more respectful (I would expect that from Jim...even if he agreed with me, if I was as disrespectful as she was I would want him to call me on it). That wasn't my epiphany...it was that he's done that as long as I can remember...

I realized that I lost all respect for BOTH of my grandparents tonight...and I doubt it will ever come back.

We got credit cards a couple of weeks ago....and I almost impulsively want to max them out and just leave..the thing is finding a place with the space we need.

Sorry I just needed to get that off my chest.....I am still upset almost 2 hours later.

I hope you can get through this without saying something you will regret, Theresa. It must be so hard. :grouphug:

bear74 · Apr 3, 2007

PNO4TE said:
hope you all have great nights. I need to eat some dinner and go to bed! Good night, DDA!

good night Ellen

Brendita · Apr 3, 2007

Tammi67 said:
Good night Jen. I hope you feel better in the morning.

My allergies have started bothering me today, so maybe the fact that this cold front is coming through is not a bad thing.

Tammi if you have allergies.
Beware the pollen counts are very high here.
I see your ticker is like 24 days.
Not alot of fun with puffy watery eyes & stuffy head on vacation.

tinknme · Apr 3, 2007

Hope you feel better soon Jen :wizard:

Blueeyes101817 said:
I think im going to get ready to head to bed..i went to the doctor today--
I have a bad sinus infection and some other things going on--they said it might be wise to stay home tomorrow, but i cant--and since im not contagious or anything, im going in--so hopefully the day goes quickly..
have a great night everyone

tinknme · Apr 3, 2007

Very cute!

Pooh67_68 said:
No same bear, different outfit.
That is the Disneyland Mickey outfit that Glynis picked up for me.

babytrees · Apr 3, 2007

PNO4TE said:
I hope you can get through this without saying something you will regret, Theresa. It must be so hard.

the thing is I always leave a room before I say something I won't regret later.

I am heading off to read with my favorite 10 year old.....who when we came downstairs said "Thanks for saying something to Grandma". :sad1:

Then I think I am heading off to bed.

You all are awesome!!

bear74 · Apr 3, 2007

babytrees said:
the thing is I always leave a room before I say something I won't regret later.

I am heading off to read with my favorite 10 year old.....who when we came downstairs said "Thanks for saying something to Grandma".

Then I think I am heading off to bed.

You all are awesome!!

give Abi a hug for me. :hug:

tinknme · Apr 3, 2007

Theresa I am so sorry :hug:

I hope you can find a place of your own soon :wizard:

babytrees said:
Hope everyone is having a great night....I'm not.

Grandma went at it again.....about Abi and her sneezing...there is no talking to her. But I had an epiphany at the table....while I was trying to talk sensible to Grandma and she was so disrepectful to ALL of us...my Grandpa just sat there...didn't tell her to be more respectful (I would expect that from Jim...even if he agreed with me, if I was as disrespectful as she was I would want him to call me on it). That wasn't my epiphany...it was that he's done that as long as I can remember...

I realized that I lost all respect for BOTH of my grandparents tonight...and I doubt it will ever come back.

We got credit cards a couple of weeks ago....and I almost impulsively want to max them out and just leave..the thing is finding a place with the space we need.

Sorry I just needed to get that off my chest.....I am still upset almost 2 hours later.

Glynis · Apr 3, 2007

Well, I did it!!! I'm all caught up!!!

Thanks for all the welcome home messages!!! It sure feels good to be back! I had a great time with my mom (minus a few plumbing problems, good thing my brother is a plumber!). She's doing really well, but we are a bit concerned about my grandma. She has several small strokes a week, and there's really nothing they can do except wait for the big one that will eventually take her. She gets very confused and doesn't know most people anymore. She didn't know me or my kids the first day we were there. The next day, she knew me, but didn't know how old I was. She was mad that I was driving, and she knew I wasn't old enough!!! She got angry at my grandpa for not putting money in her purse (he's been dead for 17 years). Oh well. that's just the way it is, right now!

I came home to a house that looked like a tornado had blown through! It toom the better part of yesterday to reclaim my kitchen and family room! I'm still working on the bathroom and my bedroom! Hopefully, by tomorrow things will be better.

I promised Jennifer that I would post my recipe for garlic butter green beans, so here it is:

1 pound fresh green beans
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbs. butter
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. pepper

Place beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick saucepan, cook garlic in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice, sugar and pepper. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl; add garlic butter and stir to coat.

I finally decided on a dessert for Easter. Last year I made the Strawberry Margarita Cake that Shana posted, and it was a big hit. Unfortunately, all the kids were more interested in their Easter candy, so the cake hung around a bit long! So, this year, instead of the cake, I'm making brownies with chopped up Malted Milk Easter egg candy in them. I'll decorate them with more eggs and maybe some tinted coconut. I can cut them to good portion sizes, and it won't hang around for days and days! What do y'all think?

Brendita · Apr 3, 2007

I'm out of here.
Take care.
Catch ya later.
:wave:

bear74 · Apr 3, 2007

Glynis said:
Well, I did it!!! I'm all caught up!!!

Thanks for all the welcome home messages!!! It sure feels good to be back! I had a great time with my mom (minus a few plumbing problems, good thing my brother is a plumber!). She's doing really well, but we are a bit concerned about my grandma. She has several small strokes a week, and there's really nothing they can do except wait for the big one that will eventually take her. She gets very confused and doesn't know most people anymore. She didn't know me or my kids the first day we were there. The next day, she knew me, but didn't know how old I was. She was mad that I was driving, and she knew I wasn't old enough!!! She got angry at my grandpa for not putting money in her purse (he's been dead for 17 years). Oh well. that's just the way it is, right now!

I came home to a house that looked like a tornado had blown through! It toom the better part of yesterday to reclaim my kitchen and family room! I'm still working on the bathroom and my bedroom! Hopefully, by tomorrow things will be better.

I promised Jennifer that I would post my recipe for garlic butter green beans, so here it is:

1 pound fresh green beans
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbs. butter
2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. pepper

Place beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick saucepan, cook garlic in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon juice, sugar and pepper. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl; add garlic butter and stir to coat.

I finally decided on a dessert for Easter. Last year I made the Strawberry Margarita Cake that Shana posted, and it was a big hit. Unfortunately, all the kids were more interested in their Easter candy, so the cake hung around a bit long! So, this year, instead of the cake, I'm making brownies with chopped up Malted Milk Easter egg candy in them. I'll decorate them with more eggs and maybe some tinted coconut. I can cut them to good portion sizes, and it won't hang around for days and days! What do y'all think?