The DDA Trouble Free Zone Part 25

[babytrees]

Well rested!! I went upstairs about 8:30 last night and promptly passed out. I think I slept the entire night through which should go into the record books!! Thanks for asking.

You mean Lucy didn't have you going potty every couple of hours??

I am so glad you got a full night's sleep...you needed it!!

 

[Glynis]

I am putting my official notice in.

I will not be on this weekend.....

WE GOT THE HOUSE!!! ​

Oh Hooray!!!! Prayers are answered!!! Good luck with the packing and moving! I'll be thinking of you!!

 

[PNO4TE]

When I got to work this morning Momboss said she spoke to Dadboss and he told her his understanding of our agreement is the same as mine - I get Wednesdays off permanently. So if I have to work Mondays and Wednesdays over the summer they owe those mornings back to me the weeks the kids are in camp. Momboss said Dadboss told her he had no idea how she got so confused, but what I was saying about the schedule was correct. So that's nice, and that gives me hope that my vacation will be paid even if I don't work any more days beyond Aug. 10. Dadboss is very fair about business, so I trust him to honor our agreements.

That is good news, indeed, Elizabeth.

 

[PNO4TE]

Thanks, Elin.

I saw the post about your 100 lb. marker - WOW! That is so awesome!!!!!!

Thanks a bunch, Lindsay!

 

[PNO4TE]

Hey Guys

Stephanie just called me to say that she just got 2 Graduation Ears Antenna Toppers.

YIPPIE SKIPPIE!

 

[bethbuchall]

My new house is almost 1100 sq. ft

I think that's about the size of ours.

 

[bethbuchall]

Cassidy is excited to be getting her own room....even if it's the smallest.

Abi asks daily if after talking to the dr. when she can get a pet!!

Princess Laura has her own room, but the boys have to share. I have to share with dh, too.

 

[bethbuchall]

Good Morning DDA!!!! ​

Congratulations!

 

[bethbuchall]

Hi, everyone - did you miss me?

Got back from Kauai Saturday afternoon - we had a fabulous, relaxing time, and most definitely did not want to come back. Unfortunately, we definitely couldn't live on our paltry savings over there, so back to Dallas we went.

Spent the rest of the weekend unpacking, trying to adjust back to the time difference, and picking up my dog from my parents. Yesterday was consumed with trying to wade through all my e-mails from work - ugh. Thank goodness there was an e-mail in there from DU with the information that the MNSSHP and MVMCP tickets were going on sale today! At least it was a little something Disney to brighten my day! I was up at the crack of dawn this a.m. to book our tickets for both parties, and secure a reservation at LTT for our party of 16 . I'm going to have to try to change it once all the times become available at the 180-day mark, but at least we have something set! It's definitely making the trip more real.

So, what's been going on? I have no clue as to how many pages I'm behind, and don't know if/when I'll have a chance to catch up. Can anyone supply a Cliff Notes version, pretty please?

Welcome back!!! I'm am glad that you had a wonderful trip.

I have missed a lot around here lately, too, so I won't be much help with a Cliff Notes version of the thread.

 

[bethbuchall]

Well, Brother and I are back from the vet. My kitty died today. I am so sad. Brother said to me "What are you doing with your eyes?!" He has never seen me cry, because I never cry about anything. But this I can't NOT cry about. I told him I am sad about Amanda. All the way home he kept saying "Are you happy now? Are you happy now?" The vet's office was wonderful. They will call us when they get her remains back.

Now Brother is sitting on my couch watching Dora. He doesn't understand what happened - I just told him Amanda is sick and has to stay with the vet. I told Momboss we were going to the vet's, and she asked me not to tell Brother why we were going. Fair enough. Brother will miss her. He loves to come to my house to "pat 'Manda". Aurora doesn't let him pat her, so he will miss Amanda a lot.

I am so sorry that you had to do that, Elizabeth.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

Elizabeth~ I am so sorry to hear about Amanda. I'm glad that Dadboss saw things your way and I hope that the rest of your time there is not so stressful.

Lindsay~ Welcome back. Can't wait to see some pics!

Elin & Becky~ Way to go on the weight loss.

Beth~ What a story. I'm sure you will continue on your journey and be successful.

Vicki~ I hope things slow down at work for you.

Karen~ Knock 'em dead tomorrow.

Marci~ Congrats to Jake on the soccer game. Sorry that Andrew's tournament wasn't as great as hoped. Here's for a terrific next game!

Terry~ to your DS and family. What a beautiful house.

Jen~ You're almost home free!

Jennifer~ Enjoy your trip!

Bernadette~ Buy yourself something nice with the giftcard. Have a great trip!!

Deb~ I love the design. The only change I would make is to the wording- making it all the same size and center it. The boys pics were great!

Janet~ Garrett's pic turned out great! How sweet is he, I love the story.

To everyone that has bought your party tickets I'm sure you all are going to have a blast!!

's and to everyone.

 

[marcij]

Well, Brother and I are back from the vet. My kitty died today. I am so sad. Brother said to me "What are you doing with your eyes?!" He has never seen me cry, because I never cry about anything. But this I can't NOT cry about. I told him I am sad about Amanda. All the way home he kept saying "Are you happy now? Are you happy now?" The vet's office was wonderful. They will call us when they get her remains back.

Now Brother is sitting on my couch watching Dora. He doesn't understand what happened - I just told him Amanda is sick and has to stay with the vet. I told Momboss we were going to the vet's, and she asked me not to tell Brother why we were going. Fair enough. Brother will miss her. He loves to come to my house to "pat 'Manda". Aurora doesn't let him pat her, so he will miss Amanda a lot.

Elizabeth -- I'm sending a big hug to you, your DS and DH. You're all in my thoughts and prayers. I guess this gloomy/rainy/stormy day is indicative of your heartbreak today. I'm hoping that with time you see a lot more

When I got to work this morning Momboss said she spoke to Dadboss and he told her his understanding of our agreement is the same as mine - I get Wednesdays off permanently. So if I have to work Mondays and Wednesdays over the summer they owe those mornings back to me the weeks the kids are in camp. Momboss said Dadboss told her he had no idea how she got so confused, but what I was saying about the schedule was correct. So that's nice, and that gives me hope that my vacation will be paid even if I don't work any more days beyond Aug. 10. Dadboss is very fair about business, so I trust him to honor our agreements.

That is great news! I'm glad that part is settled. I'm sending PD for your job search!

Karen -- I'm also sending PD for your interview tomorrow!

Lindsay -- I'm so glad that you had a great time. Post a couple of pictures for us. Jonathan must have taken his cool camera -- indulge us please!

 

[bethbuchall]

When I got to work this morning Momboss said she spoke to Dadboss and he told her his understanding of our agreement is the same as mine - I get Wednesdays off permanently. So if I have to work Mondays and Wednesdays over the summer they owe those mornings back to me the weeks the kids are in camp. Momboss said Dadboss told her he had no idea how she got so confused, but what I was saying about the schedule was correct. So that's nice, and that gives me hope that my vacation will be paid even if I don't work any more days beyond Aug. 10. Dadboss is very fair about business, so I trust him to honor our agreements.

I am glad to hear that Dadboss is being fair!

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

You mean Lucy didn't have you going potty every couple of hours??

I am so glad you got a full night's sleep...you needed it!!

If she did, I don't remember getting up.

 

[my3princes]

When I got to work this morning Momboss said she spoke to Dadboss and he told her his understanding of our agreement is the same as mine - I get Wednesdays off permanently. So if I have to work Mondays and Wednesdays over the summer they owe those mornings back to me the weeks the kids are in camp. Momboss said Dadboss told her he had no idea how she got so confused, but what I was saying about the schedule was correct. So that's nice, and that gives me hope that my vacation will be paid even if I don't work any more days beyond Aug. 10. Dadboss is very fair about business, so I trust him to honor our agreements.

I'm sorry to hear about Amanda. She will be greatly missed. I am glad that you had a bit of good news today too. Hopefully things are turning around for you.

 

[mommy2emmersNmo]

I need some advice from all of you.

Eric's grandmother, Baba, who I love dearly, up and left on Sunday. Things have not been good between her and my inlaws for quite some time. From the information I have which is spotty, her brother, who lives in Canada, called her on Sunday and she was complaining about the situation here. He told her to get to Dulles for a 5pm flight and she could move in with his daughter, her niece. Well she is 88 yrs old, doesn't drive and Dulles is in VA. From what I understand, Eric's dad, her son, took her to BWI and dropped her off. He was starting a new job that night so driving to Dulles was out of the question. At this point, I don't think Baba had a plane ticket. I can't imagine dropping my mom or dad off at an airport at that age and leaving her there with no real plan, but that's another story. Eric and I have not heard from her and honestly don't expect to. I think she is mad at us as well. There is so much drama involved in this whole situation that it would literally take me days to explain. We offered to have her move in with us but Eric's parent's shot that down. And I am angry at them for the way they treated her. Especially Eric's mom. She is it's her way or the highway and them 2 together is oil and water. The crap I've heard is beyond ridiculous.

Now the question is how do I tell Emma that her Baba has left and we probably won't hear from her again. It will break her heart. They are very close. Molly, while she loves Baba, really won't understand. Eric is devastated that she left like she did, even though he understands. I am sad too as I loved spending time with her and that she won't be here to see her new great granddaughter. She is the only one member of Eric's family that treated me as I was a real member of the family.

Any advice?

 

[Tinkaroo]

Lindsay -- I'm so glad that you had a great time. Post a couple of pictures for us. Jonathan must have taken his cool camera -- indulge us please!

I definitely will. We didn't take many pictures of us, but have lots of the beautiful scenery!

 

[Glynis]

Well, Brother and I are back from the vet. My kitty died today. I am so sad. Brother said to me "What are you doing with your eyes?!" He has never seen me cry, because I never cry about anything. But this I can't NOT cry about. I told him I am sad about Amanda. All the way home he kept saying "Are you happy now? Are you happy now?" The vet's office was wonderful. They will call us when they get her remains back.

Now Brother is sitting on my couch watching Dora. He doesn't understand what happened - I just told him Amanda is sick and has to stay with the vet. I told Momboss we were going to the vet's, and she asked me not to tell Brother why we were going. Fair enough. Brother will miss her. He loves to come to my house to "pat 'Manda". Aurora doesn't let him pat her, so he will miss Amanda a lot.

to you for all you are going through. You are definitely in my prayers as you go through this time. I'm praying for the perfect job to surface, as well as that you get peace about Amanda!

 

[Tinkaroo]

I need some advice from all of you.

Eric's grandmother, Baba, who I love dearly, up and left on Sunday. Things have not been good between her and my inlaws for quite some time. From the information I have which is spotty, her brother, who lives in Canada, called her on Sunday and she was complaining about the situation here. He told her to get to Dulles for a 5pm flight and she could move in with his daughter, her niece. Well she is 88 yrs old, doesn't drive and Dulles is in VA. From what I understand, Eric's dad, her son, took her to BWI and dropped her off. He was starting a new job that night so driving to Dulles was out of the question. At this point, I don't think Baba had a plane ticket. I can't imagine dropping my mom or dad off at an airport at that age and leaving her there with no real plan, but that's another story. Eric and I have not heard from her and honestly don't expect to. I think she is mad at us as well. There is so much drama involved in this whole situation that it would literally take me days to explain. We offered to have her move in with us but Eric's parent's shot that down. And I am angry at them for the way they treated her. Especially Eric's mom. She is it's her way or the highway and them 2 together is oil and water. The crap I've heard is beyond ridiculous.

Now the question is how do I tell Emma that her Baba has left and we probably won't hear from her again. It will break her heart. They are very close. Molly, while she loves Baba, really won't understand. Eric is devastated that she left like she did, even though he understands. I am sad too as I loved spending time with her and that she won't be here to see her new great granddaughter. She is the only one member of Eric's family that treated me as I was a real member of the family.

Any advice?

I don't have any advice, Robyn, but big for you, Eric, and the girls. That is so sad. I certainly hope Baba made it safely to Canada.

 

[Glynis]

I need some advice from all of you.

Eric's grandmother, Baba, who I love dearly, up and left on Sunday. Things have not been good between her and my inlaws for quite some time. From the information I have which is spotty, her brother, who lives in Canada, called her on Sunday and she was complaining about the situation here. He told her to get to Dulles for a 5pm flight and she could move in with his daughter, her niece. Well she is 88 yrs old, doesn't drive and Dulles is in VA. From what I understand, Eric's dad, her son, took her to BWI and dropped her off. He was starting a new job that night so driving to Dulles was out of the question. At this point, I don't think Baba had a plane ticket. I can't imagine dropping my mom or dad off at an airport at that age and leaving her there with no real plan, but that's another story. Eric and I have not heard from her and honestly don't expect to. I think she is mad at us as well. There is so much drama involved in this whole situation that it would literally take me days to explain. We offered to have her move in with us but Eric's parent's shot that down. And I am angry at them for the way they treated her. Especially Eric's mom. She is it's her way or the highway and them 2 together is oil and water. The crap I've heard is beyond ridiculous.

Now the question is how do I tell Emma that her Baba has left and we probably won't hear from her again. It will break her heart. They are very close. Molly, while she loves Baba, really won't understand. Eric is devastated that she left like she did, even though he understands. I am sad too as I loved spending time with her and that she won't be here to see her new great granddaughter. She is the only one member of Eric's family that treated me as I was a real member of the family.

Any advice?

Wow. What a tough situation. I don't have much advice, but I can give you lots of hugs.


Maybe you could tell Emma that Baba is going to be living with her niece for a while so they could get to know each other. Make sure you stress that Baba still loves Emma, and that it would be good for Emma to write a letter to Baba to let her know that she is still loved, and missed (by you guys, at least).

Good luck!