Thread: Everyday Chatting & Waffling {2020} Let's get to know each other!

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I am finallly back on the CT group and got my first assignment finished today. I have been scrapping a few more travel pages and hopefully will be done soon. Order date was extended to Nov 21st and I think that will be the last time an extension is allowed.

I hoping everyone is keeping safe, happy and healthy. Covid numbers have spiked here and we are going RED tomorrow. I have not been going out unnecessarily but still worry about going out at all. The weather has turned and winter will be setting in soon here. We already had snow a few times and yesterday we had terrible winds, power went off this morning but things have calmed down now.

I will have my flu shot this week and just back to the daily work routine.

Take care everyone!
 
So much going on.

LilyAnn, I am praying for your father and for your family. This is a difficult time for you. I hope you get plenty of love and support.

Sylfie, glad you are safely back home. I am having the same issue with my closet. We need to downsize and I keep putting it off.

Ane, how exciting for you. I think it is a great opportunity to get to really know your little granddaughter. I hope your infection clears up quickly.

Karen, glad you are back on the CT group. It is a lot of work, but very rewarding.

Me....
This was a crazy fun week. My husband's birthday, mine and my mum's all in a row.

For husband's birthday, we went to Dana Point, walked around, stopped and had a drink, then walked up to the break and the cliffs to watch the sunset. When we got home, we watched Rebecca. It is not my favourite story. but he has wanted to watch it for a while. So we did.

For my birthday, I crafted all day. I have been working on things for a baby shower that is coming up. I decided I would devote myself to working on the shower. It was not like work though, I was having a lovely time. I feel as though I got loads accomplished. We watch a Harry Potter movie for my birthday. Hubby has never seen them, so we watched the first togather.

Daughter Karen and Son Steven came over. Karen lives with Steven and his wife, Nessa. Nessa was working, so Steven and Karen brought Bruce for the day. We had a great breakfast (cooked by husband) and opened presents. Bruce was totally adorable all day. Later in the day, my brother and his girlfriend stopped by. The kids left and mum, hubby and I went out to dinner with Dave and Teri. It was such a lovely day.

Today I slept in a little. It is the 4th anniversary of the day son David died. My grandson Mark called five or six times today. He is in jail in Illinois and really missing us all. I should have arranged a video chat for today, but I did not think of it. The poor kid has had a rough life. He turned 24 in jail in October. His next court date is the day before his dad's birthday. His spirits are pretty low. He has made some mistakes in life, I hope that it doesn't cost him.

I also posted my CT stuff for the first of the month. It took a good chunk of the day, then I did some commenting in the galleries.

I also worked on my Uncle Stan's war record. He died on a mission in the second world war and the mission details have been kept secret for some time. Some new information was recently released and we were able to fill in some additional details. I was contacted by someone who was interested and provided a bunch of new information. I belong to a facebook group for the squadron he belonged to when he died. One of the folks from there suggested I also join the 624th squadron group also. So I did and got loads more information. It was so amazing. Now I have to work out how to scrap this.

So it has been a busy day, to say the least.
 
Okay, my prayer warriors!
We had a bit of an upheaval over the weekend. Anne checked herself into the VA on Thursday night and we have the kids now. So, we're parents again... of a brand, new 8-year-old, today! and a very, rambunctious, darling 5-year-old. They go to in-person school on Mondays and Thursdays, 10 miles away and DL on T-W-F and of course, I still work M-F, so that's going to be interesting. We have NO idea how long this is going to last because she's an adult so we're not allowed any information. I know she's in the best place for her, but it's he** being in the dark and all the sudden being responsible for two kids again. I vacillate between worry, tears, and exhaustion. And the really sad thing is, there's almost no "hope" in my feelings. I mean, I do hope for the best, but I'm not "feeling" hopeful. And the REALLY sad thing? Caddie knows her mom won't be here for her birthday, but she says that her mommy getting better would be a really good birthday present. ��
 
Good morning, ladies. Its my first of not being a CT here. Seems weird. I got onto Karen's team so will enjoy that. I'm still scrapping, just on a slightly less busy schedule. My back is doing better. Still pain every day but it is lessening. Yesterday I was able to drive to pick up Bailey (hour drive in total), stopped to get out and walk for about 10 minutes twice along the way and took some pics of her and Taz, got back and put the heating pad on for a bit and was ok. I took a few pics outside of her and Noel (the cat) b/c although we didn't tell Bailey, the vet said at yesterday morning's appt that he lost more weight in the last 4 days and is fading quickly and is in pain now. If you touch him the wrong way he cries out, it breaks my heart. We will have the wk with him (if he lasts) and will bring him in this coming Sunday. It's going to be a hard time for the family. We love that little guy.

Today it's desk work, a bit of scrapping, exercises, walking Taz and will figure out dinner stuff later.

BFN
 
Carla - I do understand how you feel. I went through something similar with son David. I had custody of Mark for quite a while, twice in his life and he was a problem child. He put me through total misery the last time he was with me. I managed just fine, with daily prayers and lots of wine! I think you will cope much better that I did if the kids do not have major issues. It gives you a chance to get very close to your grandchildren and to provide your daughter with space to heal. Prayers will provide the hope you need.

Rae - the Creative Team will REALLY miss you. You are an outstanding scrapper. I do understand why you need the break, though. I am sure you can pick it up again if you are ever ready :)
 
Carla: huge hugs and prayers. I totally understand the being in the dark cause they are adults. And wanting to be hopeful but not feeling it.

Rae: glad your back is a little better. Hope we still get to see your beautiful pages and photos

lynnie happy belated birthday, glad you enjoyed it.

I had my flu flu shot a couple weeks ago, lots of body aches from it for me. Doctors highly suggested it this year. Kids and I got it, but hubs still hasn’t. I see a rheumatologist tomorrow. Maybe they will have ideas about what’s going on with my health. Still haven’t heard from neurologist about my brain mri. Online school is going about as well as in school would be except no exposure. Sons actual school has had a couple outbreaks, isolations with the cohorts of I think seven kids. Numbers keep creeping up, but the redneck view it’s “just a flu” will drive the numbers higher.
 
I am so sorry that I've not checked in here in a little while. Things have been crazy!!!

We still haven't had any luck with finding a house, I keep praying that something will come through soon. Hubby, is staying at a friend's house about an hour and a half away from here. This friend needed a lot of work done on vehicles that he has and Tom knows how to do the work. Plus it gives him somewhere to stay. I told him that he needs to start looking for a place for us out that way.

My new nephew is growing, he is three weeks old now and lord had I forgotten what it is like to have a newborn around. He is awfully cute though.

Kathryn got her first acceptance letter for college last week. It was to her first choice college and I am so excited about it as is she. She also has a new boyfriend, this time he is a lot closer at only a little bit over two hours away. Chris came up to see her last weekend and this weekend we are going to be going to him.

Paul is just Paul, still addicted to his video games and he has a love of Rubic's Cubes as well. In fact, he says that his cubes are his most prized possession.
 
Sherri and Dorann, nice to see you here!

I’m safe and sound at my son’s place in Utah. Got to hold my granddaughter a lot since I got here, which is nice. She really does have a problem falling and staying asleep in the evenings. I don’t recall anything like this happening with my 3, so I am really puzzled here. All I can do for now is be a willing set of arms to relieve the tired ones.
 
Ane, my new little nephew is the same way with staying asleep at night. Every night my sister puts him down and tries to go to bed herself, it isn't even 30 minutes later that she is out with him. I don't think that she has gotten even three hours of sleep straight at night since he was born (luckily Mom, Kathryn and myself will help her out during the day so she can get rest).
 
Good news finally. Despite highly elevated ana scores in my blood tests since 2009, the rheumatologist doesn’t think I have any auto immune diseases. There was high suspicion of lupus, but not at this time. I do however have fibromyalgia which I really wish I didn’t. I was first diagnosed with it in the mid 90’s when the stigma towards it was terrible. I’ve never accepted the diagnosis. Had a really bad time with the stigma.
I got the van cleaned out today and the inside windows washed, it was a pigsty. Not sure how it got that bad but it was. Beautiful day to do it. Snow expected later this week.
 
Fibro is a really hard diagnosis to handle. I have it too, but it's not a horrible case for me. I have arthritis and obesity. I'm glad auto immune/lupus is out though!
 
Hi all, just keeping a low profile here in our community as the numbers keeping growing. Last Monday we went to Red status for the second wave so now there are lots of things closed again. Thankfully I am mostly working from home so I only go out to take care of Mom and shopping when I need to. We got our flu shots last Wednesday, so glad that is done. Halloween was quiet this year, no kids down our way. The kids took the littles to the cabin they just bought so I made BOO bags for them, filled with fun things like play dough, cards, juice boxes and CANDY, they loved them. There was seven kids for the weekend, glad I stayed home...LOL! We had some unusual weather here in the last few weeks, rain, snow, sleet then +18 and now it is going back to seasonal temps +2 but a cold front is coming in from the west (I think from your way, Sherri) and they predict lots of wet snow....ugggg I guess winter is on it's way!

Take care and stay safe everyone!
 
Just checking in! Having a great time with little Lena, my sons, and my DIL. It’s supposed to snow tomorrow so I’m looking forward to that. I miss this place sometimes- I went to college here. :)
 
Sherri, I hope all is sorted with your health soon. At least that you get some answers. I am glad there are no issues with auto immune diseases, but they still don't know what the issue is... How is Alexis coping? I worry about her every day and pray for her.

Dorann, I hope you find somewhere to stay soon. It feels as though you have been without a permanent home forever. So happy about Kathryn and her collect (and boyfriend) and that Paul is just being Paul :)

Ane, I am glad you are getting to spend time with your granddaughter. It can be very wearing as we get older, but I agree, it is a good feeling to be able to help. I hope you get enough rest, too, though. I know you have not been well.

Karen, good to keep your profile low. I stay inside as much as I can. Halloween was quiet here, but in our senior community, it usually is!

Me...
I am not sure what is wrong with me. I am out of sorts for no particular reason. I have not slept well the last few nights. I have not felt like doing anything useful. I feel overwhelmed and there is nothing to overwhelm me. I want to be left alone, but no one is really bothering me.
 
Just letting you know that my father passed away today. If I'm not around for a few days you know why.
I saw him on Friday. He spoke a little yes, no answers and only one or two complete sentences. The way he declined within the last few weeks my sister and I kind of knew he wouldn't be coming home. I wish I could say what he died from, but I think it was old age. He's in a better place now.
 
LilyAnn, Bless you. I wish we could give you a big in person hug! Losing a parent is so hard, my heart goes out to you.
 
Sorry for your loss @lilyann

Lynnie - Alexis is in so much pain daily that it scares me. We appreciate the prayers. She is trying to keep as busy as possible to keep her mind off of it. The abrupt changes in weather and cold wet weather hurts her more.
it snowed, stormed, and iced all weekend. Pretty much all of ALberta.
my City is under a Covid watch, that means nothing more than 15 people, however restaurants and school still in, Alberta is having record number cases. 919 yesterday. The reporting system is messed up, so no details. More schools with infected cases in our city. Cohort groupings need to be limited too. But we are quite isolated.
 
So very sorry for your loss, LilyAnn.

LilyAnn said:
Just letting you know that my father passed away today. If I'm not around for a few days you know why.
I saw him on Friday. He spoke a little yes, no answers and only one or two complete sentences. The way he declined within the last few weeks my sister and I kind of knew he wouldn't be coming home. I wish I could say what he died from, but I think it was old age. He's in a better place now.
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So sorry to hear of Alexis, winter is very hard on people with chronic pain. I hope things get better for her. The COVID numebr here are climbing as well but we went into RED status last Monday. The nursing homes are a disgrace and health care workers are being overwhelmed. It looks grim but good news with the new vaccine from Germany even though I will not be one to stand in line first.

Northern Manitoba got the storm so hopefully we will dodge snow for a few more weeks.

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Sorry for your loss @lilyann

Lynnie - Alexis is in so much pain daily that it scares me. We appreciate the prayers. She is trying to keep as busy as possible to keep her mind off of it. The abrupt changes in weather and cold wet weather hurts her more.
it snowed, stormed, and iced all weekend. Pretty much all of ALberta.
my City is under a Covid watch, that means nothing more than 15 people, however restaurants and school still in, Alberta is having record number cases. 919 yesterday. The reporting system is messed up, so no details. More schools with infected cases in our city. Cohort groupings need to be limited too. But we are quite isolated.
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Hello Everyone,,,, Praying for all of you that are dealing with pain from health issues, loss of a loved one, and also those having a hard time with all the covid issues. The numbers are climbing everyday here also, I expect them to close things down again here. I only go out as needed which isn't very often, living by myself I don't need to much, and I stock well to prevent going out again for a while. I just pray that it comes to and end in the near future. But it looks like its not going away any time soon. My heart goes out to all the essential workers out there that keep things going and the nurses , doctors, CNAs, that take care of all the sick people. they are over worked and tired. They are also in my prayers. The weather isn't to bad here yet, we were in the low 70s here today and the next couple days are the same, we will be getting rain the next couple days also, and then the temps go down a little bit ever day after that for the next week they say. So not looking forward to cold and snow, but I know it's coming. Well you ladies all stay safe and take care of yourselves... I will try and stop in again soon... :)
 
I guess I need prayers and I need them fast.
The VA was a short-term, crisis intervention and Anne got out last night. She was NOT ready and she knew it, but they booted her. She came over here, had dinner (thankfully) and grabbed the kids and went back to the condo for the night. Again thankfully, we'd had it cleaned over the weekend and had all the leftover alcohol removed so there's nothing there, but she told me there is a transitionary program she could go to until a treatment placement opens, but she's balking because her birthday is in 10 days. YES, I KNOW, but that's her excuse right now. She knows she's in trouble, but any excuse, ya know? I'm just a wreck. Last night I actually had her convinced to enter this program until she remembered her birthday. And what does she think she's going to do for her birthday?!? No one who knows what's going on is going to let her drink! OMG!
So PRAYERS PLEASE, that she's thought about it overnight and she'll enter the program today.
 
Good morning ladies.
LilyAnn - so sorry to hear the news...hugs to you.
Sherri - sorry Alexis is in so much pain. We are in a lockdown for 2 wks here on the west coast, our numbers are climbing too.

I've been busy with a bit of CT work, desk work, physio and exercises at home and can now get Taz out for about a 30-40 minute walk. The pain has lessened and hopefully will continue to do so over the coming wks. I have to make stretching and exercising part of my everyday routine or physio says the pain, stiffness and disc problems will get worse. So this is my new normal, exercising every day. I can now do a plank for a minute so am working on doubling that. I start weight lifting this wkend with just 2 lb weights to start and then building up over time.

I've been reading more and lying on my floor mat for a few hrs each evening with the heating pad as I watch TV with hubs.

The days are flying by. Take care everyone and I'll be popping in here and there to keep in touch.
 
LilyAnn, so sorry to hear about your dad. Losing a parent is probably the most difficult thing that I've ever been through. Prayers for healing for your family.

As for me, you know, I have to keep faith that something is going to to come through as far as a permanent housing situation. I know that the reason that the struggle with it is so difficult right now is because of COVID. Well, that and the fact that I don't have the best credit in the world.

Luckily, the hubby is busting his butt working right now so even though there isn't a permanent housing situation for us yet, he has somewhere to stay and has some money coming in and I have some money coming in from my delivery stuff as well.
 
Wow! This are spinning and moving so fast. My sister and I are going through every room one at a time and cleaning it out and sorting stuff. So many things bring back memories, lots of memories. Splitting it is hard. My sister and I take what we want. I would like so much of the stuff but practicality takes the better of me as to if I would use it or store it. The bad part is that after we split what we want, I'll have to go through it again to organize and discard the rest that we didn't toss as we went through everything.
We are buying my sisters half of the house. We have to remodel EVERYTHING! Tear rugs out (which have been there since we put them in when we bought the house, up date plumbing and electrical, remodel bathroom to make it bigger, remodel the whole kitchen (tearing out the cabinets that are over 40 years old). And transfer the house over to me. I have sooo much work ahead of me (my family actually) to get it to where we would actually be comfortable living there.
Than we have to move everything from our apartment to the lower level and get the upper level fixed and ready to rent to tenants.

Gosh, I'm so overwhelmed I really don't know where to start! And the cost of all this! A big responsibility.

If anyone has any experience taking over a house after a loved one passes, please private message me here or on FB.
 
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