Thread: Everyday Chatting and Waffling - NOVEMBER Let's get to know each other more!

Your soup sounds delicious. I had a really busy weekend (surprise, surprise!)

Thursday was Diwali at work and we had a big lunch. I got to take the leftovers home, so we had Indian food for dinner, very yummy. I had stayed up really late, so I caught up on my classes and slept.

I spent Friday working on a project for a friend - all day! It was crazy busy with her, but I worked on it from when I woke up until when I went to sleep.

Saturday I had my Village Memory Makers - Scrapbooking and other paper crafts, but I took my computer and worked on my friend's project. I left early (it is 9am to 2pm) because I had a farewell lunch for one of my high school friends who is moving from California to Arizona. I picked up another friend who has recently had back surgery and dropped him off afterwards. It was way out of my way, but he is such a nice guy, and she deserved to see him before she left.

I got home in time to move my daughter's stuff from my office to the living room (she was going to pick it up, that did not work out, it is still there, haha) and work on printing visuals out for a Vision Board party at my friend's house on Sunday. That took hours! I also sorted all my shredding and toss stuff so my daughter could shred for me and rearranged my office.

Sunday was church. I worked in the coffee shop there before and after church and hung out with some friends, great service, too. When I got home, I worked on getting ready for the Vision Board Party, packed up and went to that. I got home about 8pm and watched a movie with my husband.

I applied for a writing / publishing class on Thursday night. It was a huge deal, there were only 50 spots available in this academy and I had my interview Friday morning and was accepted. I am so incredibly excited about this. I started writing a book years and years ago and never did anything with it. This walks me through finished it, getting it published and making a great income with it. I have been excited and terrified all weekend. I worked on my assignments all weekend. It has been amazing.

Now today is Monday and I am back to the office. I am so lucky to have this job and I just love the people I work with. I don't like WHAT I do, but I love who I do it with, I love the office culture. I like the guy I work for and the owners of the company. My best friend works here. I wish I was passionate about the work also.

Tonight I am back to the grindstone on this project for my friend. I will be so glad when it is over, but I am so happy I can take this big thing off her shoulders.

This is going to be another crazy busy week. Tuesday I have a special church leadership board meeting to resolve an issue we have had ongoing for some time. It is a really important meeting, but it overlaps with one of my classes. I have classes Wednesday and Thursday, too.

SUnday, though, I am going to Universal Studios. My niece is taking me and we are going to see Harry Potter World done up for Christmas. It is her gift to me for being so involved in her wedding.
 
Wow, Lynnie, I couldn't imagine packing all that into one weekend! Makes me look like a lazy slob, LOL! Thursday, Friday and Saturday I mostly read, cross-stitched, scrapped, and watched a little TV. Saturday I did go shopping by myself, which isn't usually fun and the store was incredibly crowded. But I survived! Yesterday I went to church, and not long after I got home, DD and DH got home from the big band competition. The band did awesome- they advanced to finals (12 bands out of 108) and got 12th place- in the whole country! It's exciting to see them succeed. After that, we went to choir practice again and sang some lovely Christmas music. That's my weekend! :D
 
Lynnie you are amazing! You're so busy all the time yet you still have time to apply and get into a selective writing class! How exciting...what is your book about?
 
AJsRandom said:
Wow, Lynnie, I couldn't imagine packing all that into one weekend! Makes me look like a lazy slob, LOL! Thursday, Friday and Saturday I mostly read, cross-stitched, scrapped, and watched a little TV. Saturday I did go shopping by myself, which isn't usually fun and the store was incredibly crowded. But I survived! Yesterday I went to church, and not long after I got home, DD and DH got home from the big band competition. The band did awesome- they advanced to finals (12 bands out of 108) and got 12th place- in the whole country! It's exciting to see them succeed. After that, we went to choir practice again and sang some lovely Christmas music. That's my weekend! :D
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Sometimes writing it all down is my sanity :) I think you did plenty. Just because I have a streak of total lunacy in me does not mean anyone else should. I am still waiting for those nice young men in their clean white coats to come and take me away. I think I will have them play "For all the saints, who from their labours rest" at my funeral (if I ever have time to die haha).

Congratulations on the band - that sounds fabulous. My son, David, used to be in a great band. He played the tuba. That was in 1991-1992 - so a long time ago. You must be so proud. Hope they got lots of pics.

I love to cross-stitch. I find it very relaxing. My daughter does, too. We share the thread, I have boxes of gorgeous colours.


Sillz said:
Lynnie you are amazing! You're so busy all the time yet you still have time to apply and get into a selective writing class! How exciting...what is your book about?
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It is a book about grief. It has been in the works for over 20 years, but I have never settled down to do anything real with it. It will be a while before it is published, but when it is, I PROMISE I will let you know. I am pretty excited, although I am struggling with the work - writing - life balance, which has always been my issue.

I keep saying "when I am done with this - no more!" I am still working on a wedding video and volunteered to write the 50 name cards for the rehearsal dinner. AND I AM NOT EVEN GOING TO THE WEDDING!!! Then the sweetest girl in the world asked if I would decorate her bridesmaids flutes (Cricut vinyl project) for when she asks each of them to be in her wedding. She has nine of them (plus one for her!) Of course I said yes (I love her to bits!) AND I am doing her wedding video. I will probably volunteer to do the shirts for her bachelorette party. I am not going to that wedding either. She is trying to keep the count down and I am not close to her family or friends. She is the cousin of my daughter-in-law.

THEN, if that was not enough, one of my paper scrappers is turning 80 in march, so I volunteered to create her life story. I can't keep my mouth shut, that was totally my idea, as was Lilly's video. I LOVE doing this stuff. If I had enough to stay home, I would never have a moment that was not completely jammed.

I discovered, though, that I am totally energized by the creation. I love it.
 
I haven't checked in for a bit... I'm not particularly fond of Nov or Dec. Family crap always puts a damper on this time of year. I have a couple hard to deal with siblings that make holidays hard. I tend to want to crawl into a hole about Oct 15th and come out sometimes in January when the bills are paid. :) Anyone else feel this way?
 
I started teaching school a year ago at the ripe old age of 44 so this past year has been a crazy headache. I have simplified a lot this year and am finally feeling a lot more productive and I am doing better at balancing my home/work life this year. The first few months are just naturally crazy but I am not spending all my free time doing school stuff. Time to get back to scrapping! Because of the new job, this year has totally flown by. I literally cannot believe it is November. This month is half over and we are almost to Christmas YIKES! We aren't really celebrating Christmas this year because we are going on a cruise in 29 days...also YIKES! Where has the year gone?
 
We are having a snow day! It was supposed to snow more than it did, but the preemptively cancelled school anyway. And DH is home too, hooray! They are driving me a little crazy since I couldn't do my regular routine. Now we are going out to shovel the stuff, sigh. Why can't we just let it melt, LOL! :D
 
Hi Ladies... I won't be on much this week... You all have a blessed Thanksgiving, stay safe, and keep warm and dry... having a lot of family in for the week, can't wait to see them all... :hi
 
Heidi, I'm very blessed to have a wonderful family. I have a daughter-in-law that likes drama, especially around the holidays, but when she gets out of hand my oldest daughter tends to reign her in. My mom has advanced Dementia and she is hard to deal with at times, but we have a soft spot for her and the patience to deal with her, so that's never really an issue. I love it when family shows up at my house. The more, the better! This year will be small. My oldest son and his family are in Michigan and not planning on coming home. my youngest daughter is a missionary in Haiti and this will be the first year that she won't be home for Christmas. But, I will have two of my kids and three grand babies, so I look forward to it. Small or not. I hope things will be better for you this year!
 
I’m in the hospital, climbing the walls with anxiety.

I was supposed to get my ICD device changed for a new battery on Friday as a day surgery. But the surgeon didn’t have time to get to me. I was bumped till Monday but admitted for monitoring, as my current ICD has an alert on it, and might not work if needed. All the bad memories of six years ago are flooding back.

Its rained and frozen making the roads dangerous.
 
Heidi1472 said:
I haven't checked in for a bit... I'm not particularly fond of Nov or Dec. Family crap always puts a damper on this time of year. I have a couple hard to deal with siblings that make holidays hard. I tend to want to crawl into a hole about Oct 15th and come out sometimes in January when the bills are paid. :) Anyone else feel this way?
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Heidi, I am so blessed with my family. We do have a little from time to time, but nothing that makes me want to crawl in a hole. I feel so bad for you.

jencrook said:
I started teaching school a year ago at the ripe old age of 44 so this past year has been a crazy headache. I have simplified a lot this year and am finally feeling a lot more productive and I am doing better at balancing my home/work life this year. The first few months are just naturally crazy but I am not spending all my free time doing school stuff. Time to get back to scrapping! Because of the new job, this year has totally flown by. I literally cannot believe it is November. This month is half over and we are almost to Christmas YIKES! We aren't really celebrating Christmas this year because we are going on a cruise in 29 days...also YIKES! Where has the year gone?
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Goodness, you have a lot going on. Definitely fit in some scrapping. I find it reminds me of the joys in life.

AJsRandom said:
We are having a snow day! It was supposed to snow more than it did, but the preemptively cancelled school anyway. And DH is home too, hooray! They are driving me a little crazy since I couldn't do my regular routine. Now we are going out to shovel the stuff, sigh. Why can't we just let it melt, LOL!
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I get it! We adore our families, but the peace and quiet is nice too. And snow days, I imagine, mean everyone is locked inside together being noisy and chaotic :) My sympathy! I think they should all shovel and let you inside with your peace and quiet.

Alta2014 said:
Hi Ladies... I won't be on much this week... You all have a blessed Thanksgiving, stay safe, and keep warm and dry... having a lot of family in for the week, can't wait to see them all...
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You too! I a lovely thanksgiving!

lilholmes6 said:
Heidi, I'm very blessed to have a wonderful family. I have a daughter-in-law that likes drama, especially around the holidays, but when she gets out of hand my oldest daughter tends to reign her in. My mom has advanced Dementia and she is hard to deal with at times, but we have a soft spot for her and the patience to deal with her, so that's never really an issue. I love it when family shows up at my house. The more, the better! This year will be small. My oldest son and his family are in Michigan and not planning on coming home. my youngest daughter is a missionary in Haiti and this will be the first year that she won't be home for Christmas. But, I will have two of my kids and three grand babies, so I look forward to it. Small or not. I hope things will be better for you this year!
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It sounds as though you are going to have quite a houseful. You have such a positive outlook.
 
Firstoscartgrouch said:
I’m in the hospital, climbing the walls with anxiety.

I was supposed to get my ICD device changed for a new battery on Friday as a day surgery. But the surgeon didn’t have time to get to me. I was bumped till Monday but admitted for monitoring, as my current ICD has an alert on it, and might not work if needed. All the bad memories of six years ago are flooding back.

Its rained and frozen making the roads dangerous.
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Sherri, I hope (and will truly pray, hands folded, eyes closed, to God) that all goes well today. Blessings on the surgeon and the surgical staff, too. Let us know.
 
I have so much new stuff going on, I don't even know where to begin.

My life is, as always, really busy. Last week, I finished up the video for a wedding I was working on and started making champagne glasses for another wedding. I love doing this kind of thing, but I also cleared my calendar a bunch for a new endeavour in my life. For years - since Chris's death in 1996 - I have had a book churning around in my heart. From time to time, I have made an effort to write it and it has come a long way. I often thought I might get it published, but never really found the work involved in doing that in the least bit attractive. Last week, though, I signed up for a program that walks you through finishing, editing and publishing a book. I am really excited about finally beginning on a journey I was never sure I would make.

ON a side note, my niece took me to Universal Studios in Hollywood to see the Harry Potter attraction all decorated for Christmas. We had a great day - every minute of it. We were heading home, only to find the freeway was shut down due to an officer involved shooting. So we cheerfully got off the freeway and followed surface streets to take us back to the freeway at a spot where we could join again. As we sat patiently in street traffic, stopped, I might add, someone tried to change into my lane and sideswiped my car and rear-ended another one. We followed her to a parking lot where we all exchanged information. The other guy she hit thought she had just taken off. He was glad she had not.

At the end of the day - I had a wonderful time at Hogwarts, no one was hurt in the accident, the car was drive-able. There are lots worse things that could have happened.

Today would have been my son David's 44th birthday. We miss him, but we have great faith, so the missing is not as bad as it could be.

Life is good - no matter what blips happen along the way, I have to remember how grateful I am for all my blessings.
 
FormbyGirl said:
Sherri, I hope (and will truly pray, hands folded, eyes closed, to God) that all goes well today. Blessings on the surgeon and the surgical staff, too. Let us know.
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thank you, we needed all w3 could get, still can, it’s been a very trying year, some great highs but some big stress too.

update: I got my new S-ICD yesterday, it comes with upgrades and improvements. It will have remote monitoring. It is MRI compatible. And it is slightly smaller than my previous one. It was repositioned slightly which is supposed to decrease the nerve pain I was in. I was released last night. Had a very painful couple hour car ride home, but loved being home, in my own bed. So glad it’s done for another 6 years or so.
 
FormbyGirl said:
I have so much new stuff going on, I don't even know where to begin.

My life is, as always, really busy. Last week, I finished up the video for a wedding I was working on and started making champagne glasses for another wedding. I love doing this kind of thing, but I also cleared my calendar a bunch for a new endeavour in my life. For years - since Chris's death in 1996 - I have had a book churning around in my heart. From time to time, I have made an effort to write it and it has come a long way. I often thought I might get it published, but never really found the work involved in doing that in the least bit attractive. Last week, though, I signed up for a program that walks you through finishing, editing and publishing a book. I am really excited about finally beginning on a journey I was never sure I would make.

ON a side note, my niece took me to Universal Studios in Hollywood to see the Harry Potter attraction all decorated for Christmas. We had a great day - every minute of it. We were heading home, only to find the freeway was shut down due to an officer involved shooting. So we cheerfully got off the freeway and followed surface streets to take us back to the freeway at a spot where we could join again. As we sat patiently in street traffic, stopped, I might add, someone tried to change into my lane and sideswiped my car and rear-ended another one. We followed her to a parking lot where we all exchanged information. The other guy she hit thought she had just taken off. He was glad she had not.

At the end of the day - I had a wonderful time at Hogwarts, no one was hurt in the accident, the car was drive-able. There are lots worse things that could have happened.

Today would have been my son David's 44th birthday. We miss him, but we have great faith, so the missing is not as bad as it could be.

Life is good - no matter what blips happen along the way, I have to remember how grateful I am for all my blessings.
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So glad you werent hurt, I’m glad hogwarts was great, I’d love to see it.

I too have a book in me, but don’t know how to get it out. You go girl!!!!!
 
Firstoscartgrouch said:
thank you, we needed all w3 could get, still can, it’s been a very trying year, some great highs but some big stress too.

update: I got my new S-ICD yesterday, it comes with upgrades and improvements. It will have remote monitoring. It is MRI compatible. And it is slightly smaller than my previous one. It was repositioned slightly which is supposed to decrease the nerve pain I was in. I was released last night. Had a very painful couple hour car ride home, but loved being home, in my own bed. So glad it’s done for another 6 years or so.
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I am so glad you are home safe! All good for another six years - that is great, but don't you wish they could fix it for a lifetime :) Maybe by the next replacement.

I have a good friend who had to have a rib removed - the one right next to his left clavicle. I guess they have to remove a bunch of muscle and tendons as well and he is in so much pain still. He says that is, surprisingly, mostly back pain due to the muscles and tendons that were removed. I feel so terrible for him. I remember being totally whiney and miserable when I injured some tendons in my shoulder - I doubt I would be a good patient for a major illness or injury. I would not cease whining.
 
Firstoscartgrouch said:
So glad you werent hurt, I’m glad hogwarts was great, I’d love to see it.

I too have a book in me, but don’t know how to get it out. You go girl!!!!!
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My teacher says that 80% of the people out there have a book in them that needs to get out. Of course, that would mean we would have to have a lot more buyers if everyone wrote a book!
 
FormbyGirl said:
I am so glad you are home safe! All good for another six years - that is great, but don't you wish they could fix it for a lifetime :) Maybe by the next replacement.

I have a good friend who had to have a rib removed - the one right next to his left clavicle. I guess they have to remove a bunch of muscle and tendons as well and he is in so much pain still. He says that is, surprisingly, mostly back pain due to the muscles and tendons that were removed. I feel so terrible for him. I remember being totally whiney and miserable when I injured some tendons in my shoulder - I doubt I would be a good patient for a major illness or injury. I would not cease whining.
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thereis a fantastic group on Facebook called Living with an ICD. It’s a patient support community. I know there are others in there that have had that first rib removed. It does sound hellaciously painful. If he is on fb, suggest it.

Im not a good patient either, as I have no patience, my memory is sketchy, and I have phobias.
 
He does not have an ICD, he had a pinched vein that kept clotting. But it is painful and he is not sleeping much. I feel bad for him.
 
Sending DD off on a band trip to Hollywood tomorrow, so it will be just me and DH preparing and eating dinner. She has requested leftovers, but we've made no promises, LOL! :D
 
My youngest DD lives in Haiti as a missionary. She's 25. This will be her first Thanksgiving and Christmas away from home. She's really bumming. She told me tonight that she's just going to pretend that tomorrow is an ordinary Thursday. I think it's awesome that she's doing what she's doing, but I sure do miss her, especially during the holidays. She has always been the one kid I could always count on to be here. I sure do miss her.

You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! Ane, I'm not saving any leftovers either :)
 
Well, by default we ended up with leftovers still in the fridge, and she comes home later today. I'm pretty much expecting her to eat and crash since she has been up so late the last few days.

How was everyone's weekends? Pretty quiet here w/o DD around. We did get our outdoor lights up and our tree, plus our yard raked. Though it looked like we didn't rake thanks to the wind we've had the past couple of days.
 
We gave half of what we had away and we still ended up with tons of leftovers! Oh well, they always taste better the next day, and the next....

Hubby got the leaves taken care of yesterday and then it snowed three inches last night. The snow is so beautiful but, dang it's cold!

No decorations up yet. I'm going to have my DD help me with that. She was going to come over today, but didn't want to get the baby out in the cold. I don't blame her, I don't want to get out either.
 
AJsRandom said:
Sending DD off on a band trip to Hollywood tomorrow, so it will be just me and DH preparing and eating dinner. She has requested leftovers, but we've made no promises, LOL!
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I should hope not! It is a lot of work to save leftovers :)

lilholmes6 said:
My youngest DD lives in Haiti as a missionary. She's 25. This will be her first Thanksgiving and Christmas away from home. She's really bumming. She told me tonight that she's just going to pretend that tomorrow is an ordinary Thursday. I think it's awesome that she's doing what she's doing, but I sure do miss her, especially during the holidays. She has always been the one kid I could always count on to be here. I sure do miss her.

You all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! Ane, I'm not saving any leftovers either :)
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My daughter used to work at Disney and was NEVER off at Thanksgiving or Christmas. One year she worked for them in Paris, so she was even in another country. Then she moved to Nashville and was touring a lot. FINALLY, she is home for Christmas. My son, James, now lives in England. We are going to pick up my grandson, Mark, in Arizona and have him home. I will have two children and a grandchild home for Christmas. My son who lives locally will also bring his absolutely perfect wife!

AJsRandom said:
Well, by default we ended up with leftovers still in the fridge, and she comes home later today. I'm pretty much expecting her to eat and crash since she has been up so late the last few days.

How was everyone's weekends? Pretty quiet here w/o DD around. We did get our outdoor lights up and our tree, plus our yard raked. Though it looked like we didn't rake thanks to the wind we've had the past couple of days.
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We had a great Thanksgiving. The food was hot (we used chafing dishes this year, why have I never done that before!) and the pots and pans washed before we ate. The cleanup was easier, too. The company was wonderful. We had eleven people. Me, husband (David), mother (Ruby), daugher (Karen), son (Steven), daughter-in-law (Vanessa), friends (Lois, Mark & Joy) and neighbours (Michael and Michelle).

We spent the weekend putting up the tree and decorating, so we are all ready for Christmas, except for presents. We do a LOT of decorating, so it was quite the effort. My tree is a little greener than I anticipated (we added green lights this year) but it is all very pretty.

lilholmes6 said:
We gave half of what we had away and we still ended up with tons of leftovers! Oh well, they always taste better the next day, and the next....

Hubby got the leaves taken care of yesterday and then it snowed three inches last night. The snow is so beautiful but, dang it's cold!

No decorations up yet. I'm going to have my DD help me with that. She was going to come over today, but didn't want to get the baby out in the cold. I don't blame her, I don't want to get out either.
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I grew up in the snow and I remember the bitterness of the winters, but we loved to play in it. Now, if I walk in the snow, I slip and slide all over the place. I have lost the balance I had as a wee one.
 
Even though we are Canadian my husband did up a nice ham on Sunday and we had a family day. 2018 has been a very trying year, it was nice to have an extra thankful day.

My surgery recivery is much slower and painful painful than expected.

Spent today at my sons school trying to figure out a iep for him. It exhausted me.

My daughters make a wish trip earlier this month was to the set of the show Law and Order SVU. Bound by confidentiality contracts w3 haven’t been able to discuss our trip. Excited squeal here, the episode we saw filmed airs Thursday night. So excited.

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Oh Sherri, it sounds as though you have had such a rough time. I am so sorry.

I hope you recover more quickly from your surgery and that the pain lessens for you soon.

I am SO impressed that you are managing to cope (even if barely) with IEPs and what have you. AND a Make A Wish trip, to boot. You are amazing to have done so much while in pain. I would probably have stayed at home and whimpered a lot!
 
I'm very sad today. I have been on Created by Jill's creative team for about 2-3 years, and she passed away from pancreatic cancer this weekend. She was such a wonderful woman, and I can't believe she's gone! I'm trying to keep my holiday spirit, but man, it makes me so sad.
 
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