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Thank you for your words and the poem, Lynnie. Having lost our son at age 19 and my mother... this time of year just sucks. Randy kept me busy running errands and doing fun things with me. We took a "glass mosaic" class yesterday where we created a lamp. Basically, we just glued on a bunch of pre-cut glass pieces. We'll need to grout it today. So hopefully we'll be able to figure that out without making a huge mess. I struggled coming into work today... one of my coworkers dropped the ball which is going to cost my program thousand of dollars, and really could have messed up a ton of other contracts and timelines. I was able to fix it. Instead of apologizing and offering to help, she spent all her time deflecting and trying to find ways to make her error my fault. I think I'm at that point in my career where I need to start looking at other options... the fun is gone. Sigh. I need to pull myself up out of this funk and fast. This week, we have around 500 people from across the nation flying in for a conference. I'm moderating one of the panel discussions... something I've never done before... so I need to focus on that. Wish me luck. (So glad I have a safe sounding board with this group... thanks).
 
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Thank you for your words and the poem, Lynnie. Having lost our son at age 19 and my mother... this time of year just sucks. Randy kept me busy running errands and doing fun things with me. We took a "glass mosaic" class yesterday where we created a lamp. Basically, we just glued on a bunch of pre-cut glass pieces. We'll need to grout it today. So hopefully we'll be able to figure that out without making a huge mess. I struggled coming into work today... one of my coworkers dropped the ball which is going to cost my program thousand of dollars, and really could have messed up a ton of other contracts and timelines. I was able to fix it. Instead of apologizing and offering to help, she spent all her time deflecting and trying to find ways to make her error my fault. I think I'm at that point in my career where I need to start looking at other options... the fun is gone. Sigh. I need to pull myself up out of this funk and fast. This week, we have around 500 people from across the nation flying in for a conference. I'm moderating one of the panel discussions... something I've never done before... so I need to focus on that. Wish me luck. (So glad I have a safe sounding board with this group... thanks).
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The loss of a child is very difficult to learn to live with. I am in a place where I can celebrate Mother's Day knowing that I was gifted with them, even for a short while. When times are tough, I remember to ask myself, "Would I have preferred to live a life without them?" The answer is I would live with the heartache for the joy of having them in my life. I think it was C.S. Lewis who said, "The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal."

As for the panel discussion - you will do very well. You are articulate, you know your topics and you will know exactly what to do at the time.

And the person who caused all the trouble, she knows the truth, along with all those who have worked with you for so long.

I advocate for retirement! haha!
 
Shana, it looks like you feel about Mother's Day the way I feel about Father's Day. For a long time I skipped church on Father's Day because my dad died when I was 9. I think I was married before I started going back to church that day. I'm glad you were able to keep yourself occupied yesterday, and I'm sad that your coworker dropped the ball and you had to fix it. That is unfair at best. I say go for it if you want a career change. It seems like you're about my age and plenty of people my age change careers. Heck, I never thought I'd go back to school, but here I am. On the other hand, I hear retirement is the bomb, if you want to follow Lynnie's advice. :)
 
I'm a TERRIBLE judge of age, so I won't even try, but I am ALL for RETIREMENT!!! HAHAHA!
I'm really sorry about that selfish person dropping her part of the job, Shana. I hate it when that happens. It's happened to me too many times this year too. It's really ugly when it's someone "above" you. Thankfully, I had another someone above me to back me up in this instance, but geez, why can't people just do their jobs? I guess there are just those of us who really take their jobs seriously and those who "don't"?
Thankfully again... I'm only one year away from that glorious retirement word!!! WOOHOO! Come'on and join me, Shana!
 
Lynnie, it's so difficult to keep up with cohorts you don't see often. I just returned from a conference and learned that a couple of our peers from other states had recently passed. They were younger than myself, so that's always a shock. One was recent, but the other passed two years ago. It was sobering, for sure.

On a happier note, we had a new family member born this week. My new grand niece, Ella Cameron, made her debut on Thursday morning. Looking forward to meeting her!

Hope everyone has a very happy Friday!
 
Hello ladies, hope you are all have a great May so far, and hope you all had a beautiful Mother's Day! I got to see most of my children and grandchildren. They keep me going. After loosing my daughter & grandson Mother's Day can be hard for me. I am thankful that I had them here with me as long as I did. But some days are hard, some days I laugh about memories. and some days I cry at a memory. Just take it one day at a time.
Karen, so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers to you & your family. Loss is so hard, and we have loss so many to cancer.
I was able to buy a few grab bags for iNSD week, and enjoyed the challenges, but didn't get as many as I wanted done. Will try and do better next year. Now I need to get going on the May challenges, I have been slacking. Have a wonderful weekend and I will try and stop by again soon... HUGS
 
Hi @Alta2014 , I don't know if you saw this, but this poem helped me a little:
FormbyGirl

Thread 'For All the Mothers who have Lost a Child'

This is for you. Mother's Day is especially hard for you and my love goes out to you all.

BEING A MOTHER WHO HAS LOST A CHILD
There’s an order that life is supposed to follow.
An order of breaths we are supposed to take,
as if we are passing a torch from one generation to the next.

And our torch is supposed to go out before our child’s flame is extinguished.

We are supposed to watch them take their first breath.
But not their last.

We are supposed to hear the thud-thud of their heart when it starts beating.
But never the silence when it stops.

That heart that we once...
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  • Heart
 
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What's everyone got planned for this weekend? Are you taking advantage of the iNSD sales or participating in any of the related challenges? I just spent over $20 at the GS store. :) It was worth it! I'm going to try some of the challenges too, even though my desktop is occupied with transferring everything to its new 15 TB EHD. That ought to hold my digi supplies and pictures! I'll scrap with my new stuff on my laptop, if I have to, and I probably will.

I'll start a new class Monday--Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution. All about literature in the 1800's. 2/3 of my assignments are multimedia presentations. Crazy! AN the last is a paper I have to write as if I was answering a publishing call. Yikes! I don't actually have to submit the paper, but we are encouraged to.
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I managed a few challenges and of course sales.
 
Happy May.
This year thus far has been taking its toll on me. From knee issues, back issues [sciatica] and an ear infection that lasted 9 weeks....
The ear is better [finally- after 5 different Rx- 3x getting it vacuumed out, and 3 cultures].
Both knees injected. Back is getting physical therapy. So that part is improving...
Last week - passed out twice. I was told the result of my blood pressure dropping too fast and staphylococcal pneumonia. Ended up in the hospital for 3 days and have 3 staples in my head. I've had X rays; CT's , MRI, a heart thingy, PT, OT, Speech and more things stuck on me than an unsupervised toddler!
Other than weak, I'm doing ok.

G'kiddo's doing well with baseball and dance. Sadly I'm not allowed to go to the baseball this weekend due to the heat and amount of walking.

I will say- the head injury has resulted in me forgetting what kit I was using when I go to post!

Off to check the bake sale and try to figure out what challenges I've done.
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Long weekend here in central Canada and is normally my planting the garden day however the weather has been unusually cold. The winds have been horrible and we have had +35 temps last week and +4 this week with some snow flurries. Hoping the season temps come back soon!
 
@msbrad Wow, you have had a lot going on! I hope your health improves so you can go see your Grandkiddo's activities again. I am definitely missing my grands. Take it easy and focus on healing! :)

@Route66 Oh my goodness, you are still getting snow? I'm sorry you haven't been able to plant yet. Hubby would be going stir-crazy if we still had temps like that. Instead, we've had a cool and wet spring. Usually we're lucky to get a few days of "spring" weather.

This weekend has been pretty tiring. Yesterday we went shopping, picked strawberries, went to a grad party, did more shopping, and made ice cream. Phew! Today was church, and luckily I got a nap after. Then I finished my homework. Now we're making strawberry jam with the berries we picked. I think later we might fold laundry.

The rest of the week is filled with evenings out and a crazy homework assignment--a multimedia presentation (character sketch) plus the regular readings and forum posts.
 
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Happy May.
This year thus far has been taking its toll on me. From knee issues, back issues [sciatica] and an ear infection that lasted 9 weeks....
The ear is better [finally- after 5 different Rx- 3x getting it vacuumed out, and 3 cultures].
Both knees injected. Back is getting physical therapy. So that part is improving...
Last week - passed out twice. I was told the result of my blood pressure dropping too fast and staphylococcal pneumonia. Ended up in the hospital for 3 days and have 3 staples in my head. I've had X rays; CT's , MRI, a heart thingy, PT, OT, Speech and more things stuck on me than an unsupervised toddler!
Other than weak, I'm doing ok.

G'kiddo's doing well with baseball and dance. Sadly I'm not allowed to go to the baseball this weekend due to the heat and amount of walking.

I will say- the head injury has resulted in me forgetting what kit I was using when I go to post!

Off to check the bake sale and try to figure out what challenges I've done.
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That is a lot to deal with. I hope things get lots better soon 🤗
 
Happy Monday.
Does anyone know to change your siggie? I made a new one [for the challenge]. When I try to change what I had it seems as though it is requiring me to UL using a 'link'. Well, the siggie I made doesn't have a link. It just lives on my computer in a folder.
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Mother's Day was great. Kids took me to an Escape Room. We didn't escape but had a fun time.
Monday... Postherpetic Neuralgia from my shingles came back. It knocked me out all week. Got an anti-inflamatory medicine from doctor on Tuesday. Had a telehealth doctor visit with a pain management doctor who prescribed a numbing ladocaine to put under capacine (which burned in the past when used by itself). Finally back to work today.

I'm at my wits end with my son. He's not doing well in his classes this semester (grades come out next week I think). He's taking two summer classes (5 weeks) and just read what the class entails and he said it looks like a lot of work. I told him if he fails, I don't think taking any more classes would be beneficial. He's not failing because he is goofing off. He's failing because of his learning disabilities.
I don't know what else I can do for him...
 
Thanks for letting us know about Sherri, Lynnie. I worry about her so much.

We have to put you in bubble-wrap too Michi! Glad you're feeling better.

That sounds like an amazing trip, Sharon! WOAH... I think I'd be sleeping for a week after visiting all those Food Network Restaurants. I'm not big on Gordon Ramsey, but the others are huge faves.

LilyAnn, if you didn't escape, how are you here. HAHAHAHAHAHA! I kill myself! Glad you had fun with the kids. Did your son have an IEP in high school? Many times those transfer to college. You should have him check that out. We worked with a lot of our students to make sure they got their accommodations in college too. I hope it gets better.
 
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