Ellen- don;t even try to catch up, it is impossible. Check in when you can and post when you have time. How is your DD and family doing? I think of them, I know tha tthe first few weeks of deployment are especially hard.
So, today is shaping up to be an annoying day. I got to work only to find that I had brought one each of two different styles of shoes with me Gargh!
This is not a good way to start the week! GRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Dont get me started on my MIL. She is pure evil. When Kady was born she came to the hospital and when my mom asked if she was so excited to have a new grandchild, she said, " I already have one". That is how she is. We dont talk to her much and dont see her more than once a year or two. Thats enough. The last christmas we saw them, I got an expired jar of salsa and Jeff got a beef stick. His sister and brother both got digital cameras with printers.
I think she goes out of her way to be mean. Kady doesnt need people like that in her life so thats ok.
It makes me sad
How they stay away from our beautiful girl is beyond me. The $1 My Little Pony for Kady when Lucas got that gynormous pile of gifts was horrible! It is not the money, it is how the disparity makes you feel!
Pa says that there is more Kady for us but he also feels so badly.
We have had a distressing problem this week. Our Home Health Aide for Bob as sort of disappeared. She was here on Tues, eveything fine. She didn't show up on Thurs and didn't call. Which is not like her, she has been very good about showing up or calling if she can't. We tried her several times thursday night. She called DH back Fri. afternoon & said she was in the hospital the night before for severe headaches. ( She has been complaining about headaches.) She said she was medicated & had slept all day. She wanted him to call her back on Saturday. We haven't gotten an answer. We are worried, but also wondering if she may be just trying to quit. She told us she wasn't getting enough work from the agency & was going back to the hospital part time. Bob is going to call the agency today when he has time.
I am so upset for you! I hope the girl os okay but I really think that the no call no show is a disgrace!
Good morning, all! Sorry I didn't get back to you during the weekend.
This is our PTA's fundraiser, and it's always a big one. I spent last night making cookies for the bake sale. I'll drop the kids off at the carnival at 4:00, and then Timothy and I will join them at 6 for the last hour. Should be fun. Even better, I don't have to cook! The carnival offers boxed meals from a local Mexican place, so I get to support the school, and not have to cook!
Your family does such nice things together! I am glad that you had fun at the show, I would love to see it. I am not going to get to choose the next one, however, I was the only one who was mesmerized during Phantom. Apparently my sister thought he "got the girl" . Ummm, no. This is not Beauty and the Beast. Buddy was lost fromt eh start, he did not know we were going to the Opera. Ummm....not an opera, just a few pieces from rehearsals..it was not Phantom of the Talks a Lot.
Hi Everyone! Caili's recitals went well yesterday. She looked so pretty. I also got word from Greg that he passed Ranger School, so he is graduating Thursday.
Lots to be excited for in the Liam Household! I have not gotten to see the recital on FB, just the rehearsal.
Congrats to Greg!
Kat, so glad to hear Kyle is playing again. I know how he loves it. But don't they love the crazy schedules. My DN joined two summer leagues, I dont know how they do it, but they love it.
Maria, I am so excited about your trip and I am not even the one going!!! I loved the benefit of unemployment comment regarding day trips. Someday maybe all of us can arrange a meet. Hugs to your DM and DMIL, prayers to you all. You are such a good friend telling me to take it easy so much. I will have you know I am having a lazy rainy day today. DS & I did not get out of bed till 8am...shhhhhhh, he has had about 5 nights of full sleep.
My parents took 14 of us out to dinner after the wake. It was nice spending time with my brothers from Mass. & NH., to bad this brought us together for a random dinner.
I think you needed your little one to sleep, especially after that sad goodbye
What nice parents you have, it is so important to be together and have family time after a wake, it is a really a tribute to those who have passed that a family can come together.
Here's some of the food pics I've neglected to post.
Ah, summer!
Yummmmmmmm!
Ann, Do not feel like a slacker! Remember I haven't posted a food pic in ages, so this is what was good in the last couple of weeks. Also I usually only cook for me & Bob and he's an easy man to please. AND and this is a big AND ALEXIS GOES HOME IN THE EVENINGS!
I don't have a little one underfoot all the time, niether am I pregnant and I only rarely work outside of my home! SEE no reason to feel like a slacker.
I was going to say this but you said way better than I could! I am not even cooking tonight, we are having sandwiches left from Saturday! Now that is really bad....and Nola and Kady go home too!
Life is getting quicker since summer is almost here. I'm knee deep in summer activities and helping get our church website finally up and going so working with a web designer and trying to berate the staff into submission
. There is also some other stuff going on at work/church that I can't share just in case someone knows me IRL that is lurking but I will be able to share in a few weeks.
Update on granddaddy:
Update on my iron:
How do you do it???????????????????????
Glad that you found a place where your GD can be happy! He wil be so much better off and you all will have peace of mind that he is safe adn is being cared for.
I have to confess that when I saw the iron update all I could think was that you had been shopping for a new one
and how could I have missed that? I love irons!
They also didnt want me to have Kady because it was too much responsibility for Jeff. They said that I should just end it. Jeff wanted Kady from day 1. As soon as we found out he was so happy. I was the one who was scared and nervous. So I told them that if it turns out to be too much for him, I can do this alone. I am a strong woman who doesnt need a man to take care of her.
Yeah, this endeared them to us right away! How anyone not involved with the two of you could even have an opinion was totally
! As if you were alone in the world without anyone to give you and our precious Angel the support and love that you needed! As far as we are concerned they are the ultimate losers in this life, you and Jeff are good parents and they would have done well to welcome the two of you into their lives!
We end up in London June 25 & fly home June 29th~
Maria- I am so excited for you to go on this trip! I think it is the best medicine that you and Greg can have!
Lauren ~ I am holding your Mom very close. It is so scary to see our parents age. I was the caregiver for my Mother. No siblings - just me. Bless your sisters heart. Just remember how hard this is on her. Prayers are with you all.
This is when I wish I was on Face Book so I could see all of the neat pictures. But I have a hard enough time keeping up here. I would never keep up there also.
Is there any way you could put a few here so we could see them to?
Caring for a parent is a twofold experience, isn't it? Kat was alone caring for her Mom too and I cannot imagine how that is. My sister and I had a lot of support caring for my Mom and it still exhausted us. As you said, it was hard for my Mom to switch roles with us, she had been the strong one we leaned on for all of our lives. It was an experience that I would never have given up though.
Vickie- I lost your post but I wanted to say that I have not pictured Mathew locked in the cellar
Buddy called my Daniel "The Boy" until he graduated from HS unless he was mad at him! Then he bellowed Danny! That was never good
Okay ladies, dinner is very simple today.. I made so much food Saturday that we barely made a dent. I had several fillings for sandwiches all on different breads. Then I had Shillings Pasta salad, loaded with veggies, a green salad with strawberries and blueberries, and a fruit salad. BBQ meatballs, sweet and sour kielbasa, several kinds of chips with dip and salsa for appetizers. Cake for dessert. I also made a tropical punch. Thank goodness Buddy will eat really leftover sandwiches because I have so much and neither one of us wants to toss them.
Can't wait to see Kady's pics!
bridish!
I don't know if Bob heard from the agency yet. I can't call him he's having meetings all day today & probably the rest of the week. 
