Tuesday Therapy

[Ivy]

Waving hello and a welcome to Rhy!

Elizabeth, I hope you can get on a schedule to help with filling out applications, so you have more time to do that and everything else.

OKay, It was a great opener up today! I get "therapy" here, with DD, with Dfriends, pen pals, and just having visits with my shut-in elderly 2 dfriends, is therapy for me. Because I'm doing for them, not asking for anything in return, don't need to talk about my needs, as in therapy stuff or ask advice from them. It's therapeutic for me to visit them, which is what I'm "TRYING" to say!

This is a quick CUOP:
Had a dr. appt. today, early out of the house, scooted there, had a great appt., got mammogram orders, set up for a summer appt. for check-up on me, asthma, etc..... He'll get me on track with having physicals in my b-day month. Had a good talk, all is well. I'll relax, about the mammogram, just do it, and not get "worry wart" silly anxious. My mammo tech is a wonderfully warm compassionate lady, I know the office, where to park, so there's nothing truly "scary".

After the dr. appt. we went to CVS Pharmacy got signed up. There was walking there, and we went to another grocery store where DH had to show me animal hats for the youngest 2 boy grands. 1 will get the killer whale hat and the other will get the raccoon, for their b-days, with b-day $. The hats have loose bands in back, so Ddil can easily add elastic to that part or take a tuck, to make their hats fit snugger. (I hate causing her any extra work though!) We got a pkg. of stickers, 2 b-day cards, and diet pop. Came home to a warm furnace-heated home, because the fire's not working right.

Washed my bra to wear to my mammo appt. because I wear anti chafing gel under my breasts, but didn't want it transferring from the bra to the under breast area onto the mammo equipment. The warmest room in the house is my small office and when I open the door, there's a wet bra hanging on the hanger staring me in the face. Too funny. So much for a professional writer's office look!

I hope everyone in the "Polar Vortex" areas are keeping warm and safe.

Kathryn, Pago Pago sounds wonderful!

[OKay]

CI -
** Monday folder content processed
** LO Homework done
** Made big and little cupcakes
** Dinner prep'd, served, enjoyed and cleaned up (Ravoli, salad)

DSon called on his way back home (quick one night business trip) to thank me again for making the trip to visit them.

I just have to share one thing that happened yesterday.......

DGD3 started her potty training this week. Yesterday we were eating lunch at a restaurant when DGD3 realized quite suddenly that she needed to go potty. She told her Mom and they immediately went to the bathroom. Five minutes later DGD3 exited the bathroom running toward me through the restaurant while exclaiming LOUDLY - "Nana! Nana! I did it! I did ! I went Poo-Poo!!"

I heard several chuckles from other tables as DGD3 jumped into my lap in total glee with her accomplishment.

As much as I regret interrupting (an possibly bothering) the other people in the restaurant, I couldn't help but be thrilled to experience one of those priceless moments in DGD3 life.

[SuzLew]

llo world. Long time no see! I have been in and out of the hospital. November I was i was in the hospital twice and 1 time a day after Christmas .Bad. UTI.~l

[helia]

Aw, that's really precious, OK.

I'm just skimming posts. . . lovely busy crew of ladies here! glad you got your stitches out, Sadie. (At least I think you did. . . )

Hi Suz!! I hope you're feeling better now.

I managed to finish the a.m. routine, took dd18 to a favorite Japanese/Korean restaurant, dropped her at home, went to Walgreens to pick up a thermometer (our others are all broken), had dd15 take her temperature, which is at 102.1. I guess she is missing day 2 of finals as well. *sigh* I've never done this before. I'll email her teachers. At least she is a responsible and strong student, so they will know this is for real. And most of them know us a bit as a family as well. . . She is keeping gatorade down, but that is all she's had all day. She is going to shower now and see if she feels like eating a saltine. Then, she's off to bed. Maybe last week with minimal sleep and high stress had its cost.

I'm going to try to iron out details of teaching. Most of what will happen this week will be on an individual basis and in small groups, so I won't have that much to say up front. That means I need to have my hand out and questions well-designed.

[Harmony]

Hello Suzlew! I've missed you. I hope you are feeling ok now. Wondering if you ever finished your quilt and curtains for your bedroom?

Welcome Rhy, nice to have you here. Wow, 9 kids, that's a busy household.

Lilac, I'm amazed at your real estate market. Ours is in the tank, and has been for years. Your DD wouldn't be able to buy and sell houses like she has been if she was here. She'd be sitting on a house waiting for it to sell for a long time. I guess I've missed the reason she's not moving into the latest one. Is it because it's too small?

Dee, so sorry your DH has to fly up there in the cold. I hope everything goes well once he's up there.

Helia, how is DD15 doing? I'd follow what my heart was telling me about inviting the other woman and her daughter. It looks like you've got a lot of people already coming...

Wondering how Sadie's first day went. I'll bet she came home tired.

OKay, that's a great story!

My day got rearranged in a hurry. DH forgot something and called me to bring it up. I was annoyed because we went over and over what all he needed up there so this wouldn't happen, but still something got left behind. I drove that up there, before I had breakfast...and when I saw what was going on and how the work was progressing I said I would stay. Mostly I just fetched tools back and forth, handed tiles once cut to the setter, stuff like that...and we didn't get out of there till way after 5:00.

DH did say I saved him a lot of time and effort. I brought in a double 5 gal bucket for him to sit on while he was cutting all the tile. It is really hard for him to work now, but he is still trying. I told him I would come up tomorrow for at least a half a day while they finished that part. I guess I will just keep going out to jobsites to help, otherwise things go so slowly and it's so hard for him.

Thank heavens I had leftovers to heat up. Maybe I will have more time to stop at grocery store, I'm about out of lunches now. I will remember to put something in the lunch cooler for me too. Nobody ever guaranteed life would be easy, right?

[Nancy]

Cowinkie the show was on discovery Channel called Klondike. Yea I found it on rerun tonight hope the schedule is right!
I did catch a knitting show I enjoy and one On Africa that I was some of last week is on again in a bit.
I made deviled eggs.
Dgkids are gone.

Rhy I was Peel on the original S.H.E. board.

[Harriet]

Rhy, were you Zoned at one time? Even if that's not right, I do remember you, and the nine children. What are their ages now? Glad to hear that a move so far away was positive for you. You were one of our west coast villagers, and now, not so much! Hope you can post with us often and let us know what's going on with the new house.

SuzLew, it's so good to see you back, yet I hate to hear the reason you were away recently. Your holidays were really clobbered, weren't they?!? So glad you are better. Hope you keep feeling well and can post more.

Oh, helia, I hate to hear this for (((dd15))). I hope she gets a good night's sleep tonight.

Sadie, we are thinking of you! Rest, rest for tomorrow.


Harmony, so you worked from before breakfast to after 5? You are a trooper.

[Lynlee]

Hello to Rhy. Wow to raising 9 children.
Hoping Harmony was able to eat at job site. I'm sure DH really values what you do to help.

welcome back to Suzlew. Praying things will improve for you.

2 loads of washing done this wednesday. fresh sheets on the bed. today I appreciate being able to lift the laundry basket, though I've left the rope tied to it - used to drag it around.
toilet cleaned and floor mopped.
Hot as here again - no not the 112f heat. Just 38c 100.4f. 3rd day like that. Muggy heat.

[Lilac]

Welcome Rhy!

Harmony, yes, dd2 decided not to move because the new house is too small. Last Thursday she had hired movers to move the shelves from her business to the new house. On Wednesday night she decided it was too small and everyone else agreed. So the movers moved the shelves to the house they are living in. Tomorrow the movers are moving the boys new beds, dresser, the leather sofa and 4 bar stools that she had bought and had delivered to the new house, to the house they are living in. Dgd2 is still running a temp every time the Tylenol or Motrin wears off, so she'll be staying home tomorrow. I will go out and watch her while dd2 messes with the movers. We had planned to go to the shop and work on that mess after the movers deliver the furniture. But with dgd2 sick, that may be on hold.

Today while talking to dd2, she mentioned that she wished she had time to have the boys carpet cleaned before the furniture is moved in. I told her to call the guy we use and he would probably work her in. He agreed to do it, so I went out and took my Kirby and vacuumed their room. After that I did the stairs. I also moved all the furniture in their large downstairs family room and vacuumed under it. They have a huge sectional that she wants to sell, so she is having the movers move it to their garage. She will then list it on the local trader website. I knew that under that furniture was everything under the sun and I wanted it gone before the movers had to see it.

Dd2 is planning to paint the boy's bedroom like she had painted in the other house. 3 walls of gray and 1 wall of red. I am hoping they will do a better job of keeping their room clean.

Tonight the young man called and asked dd2 if she wanted to write the contract from an online source or have his lawyer do it. She told him if he felt better having a lawyer do it, she would pay half. He told her his dad is his lawyer and his mom is his dad's paralegal. Anyway they want to do it for free. This should move pretty fast because he has been pre-aprroved from the bank for a loan in the amount of the offer. The house will need to be appraised, and have a termite inspection and a mechanical inspection.

I think dd2 has learned her lesson and won't be buying a house again until it is the right one. I had not helped her move a thing. She had a lot things moved over there, that will have to be moved home. Because of all of this, she has decided the next house needs to be one they can stay in. Ya think?

I am trying to lose 5 lbs. before our trip. By helping dd2, the scales are slowly inching down. At home I am bad about snacking, but I don't do that away from home.

It is nice to see you Suzlew.

I sure hope helia's dd15 recovers and can go to school on Thursday.

Wow, Sadie, I am happy that you feel well enough to return to work. Please don't overdo, though.

Guess I better head to bed. I need to shower and be out the door before 8 in the morning.

[Elizabeth]

Hi everyone, I'm back. Just got an application in at a computer security firm. They wanted someone who could look at things differently. Well, I figured that since my background is physics with a lot of programming experience, that might just be different enough. In my cover letter, I did mention the work I did on a team doing a large distributed data application. I doubt that I am what they are looking for, but I might be what they need.

I could not file for unemployment for last week because the website is only available from morning (can't remember time) until 7 pm. Does that make any sense? It is on my tomorrow list along with scan some stuff at Kinkos and fling another resume into the world. I will have to figure out tomorrow where to fling it.

Right now, I think I will do 15 minutes in the bedroom, throw a LOL into the washer, then watch Dr. Who. I have two more episodes to watch before it is due at the library on Thursday. I am tempted to read a book I started, but it is due later.

For Girls' Night Out, DD11 wanted to take her two friends to the Chinese place, but I don't have the money to treat everyone. So, we are going to invite them to our house next Tuesday. (Normally, they are stuck waiting at their brother's scout meeting, they really would rather be anywhere else).