Extreme frustration

It is interesting, but no where near as strange when I explain it :)

Brian and Karen dated for 7 1/2 years. During that time I became very close with his mother and their whole family. When Karen and Brian broke up, our friendship stayed really solid. In time, Brian started dating someone, they got engaged and are expecting. Pam wanted to do an awesome shower for her and I volunteered to help her. We did invitations, games, signs, foot labels, all kinds of stuff. It was fun and my daughter had given me the okay. I loved helping...
 
our friendship stayed really solid
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That is so wonderful that the friendship stayed intact!! I am desperately trying to maintain my close friendship with the daughter in law I adore, but after 10 years, and 2 beautiful children that are my reason for living, she'd finally had enough. It was, is, and continues to be an bitter divorce. A year and a half ago my son screamed at me for about 20 minutes about how everything was my fault and he wished he'd been born in a different family. To say I was devastated is putting it mildly, that day I actually counted the pills in my Ambien bottle and knew I didn't have enough. I've spent the time since slowly killing myself with food and alcohol. I obviously have great trust in you because I don't share this story. I've been partially disabled for the past 14 years because of back issues and pain is my companion 24/7...I retired as soon as I qualified at 57....I scrap and quilt because it takes my mind off of the pain. I have some amazing friends that I work out with, something else that takes my mind off of the pain. A month ago I joined Weight Watchers, have lost 11 pounds, and have met some truly amazing people. I need to be the best me I know I have the ability to be.
 
OK,now I have a REALLY big frustration...I think my blanket blank computer is dead:( It gave up yesterday and has gone to the techie guy to see if it can be restored. SO I am lucky to have some access to my hubby's laptop when he is not needing it and I can continue to post in the forums and galleries from time to time. It does have photoshop on it and I can use the stuff on my EHD to scrap with so all is not disaster. The big thing is choosing what new computer to get, then the setting up, the learning Windows 10 and so on.....very daunting.

SO I have already asked the question in a specific forum post and a few people have given opinions, but if anyone here cares to answer, the question is: what is your favourite brand and specs in a computer. My new one will be a laptop with prob. a 15" screen which is what I have always had since ditching the desktop but other than that I am up for more suggestions........
 
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Lynnie, you are one amazing lady. You have not changed a bit since DSP days, still willingly giving out your time, leading the busiest of lives with inspiring positivity and enthusiasm given what life has thrown your way.
 
It has been a really busy month that has severely interfered with my scrapping! I had my high school reunion and scrapped the directory. I can't wait to see how they turned out. You can see the 12x12 layouts in my gallery (minus the pages with their contact info :) ). I reworked them into standard paper size and had them printed and bound. They arrive on 13th November and I am SCREAMING to see them.

Then my aunt died - she was 85 and my mother's younger sister. I created the video for her memorial service which is this coming Friday. Of course, when I create a video slide, I scrap them :) No ordinary everyday videos for me, I SCRAP every dang slide. There were 150+ pictures. So collecting pics, fixing pics and scrapping slides, then creating video took a day or two (even more than that). Plus I have been bringing her descendant chart up to date in ancestry.com/family tree maker so her six kids have all the information about her 12 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. They lose track of each other, they need a cousin to straighten them out.

I have been working on a huge project at work, which seriously interferes with my hobbies - sheesh - they expect me to actually work!! (Seriously, I do love my job, but I wish there were more hours in a day).

ANd my grandson Mark - well, there is a story in itself. I am working on finding him a home. We moved him last week (he is 21 and disabled/autistic) but I am not really sure about the place he is and it worries me. I love him to bits and I am really all he has since my son died last year. His mum lives far away and can't help much. I live in a retirement community in a two bedroom place with my husband and mum, or I would keep him forever.

Anyway, those are the things that keep me from scrapping. I have fit some stuff in, but not as much as I like. I want to double my layouts this year. I don't see that happening, but I can dream :)
 
Lynnie, I need a nap just after reading all that you do! I'm a SERIOUS under-achiever compared to you my dear!:36_1_32:
 
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