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Hi Colleen,
My SIL,her name is Kay is nervy. After her father died she hurried over to his house to take what she wanted out before her siblings could get there. From what i understand there was a lawsuit about that and she ended up being estranged from her own siblings too. didn’t even go to her own brother’s funeral. So she has managed to estrange her own family, her husband’s family and two of her own three kids so i guess that tells you something about her right there. When Greg’s Mom died they were already at our house and Greg told her right off the bat since he was the executor of her will that there would be no grabbing of things as long as he was in charge. She had a will and her money was divided equally and all her personal items were given to her daughter to be distributed as she wished. I helped Char go through all the things and she divided the good jewelry between the DIL’s and grandson’s wives who actually wanted something. Kay would never have volunteered to take care of my MIL because according to her husband-Greg’s brother-she could not handle it when my MIL would have the occasional accident. Personally, I thought that was bullshit-I mean she had three kids and I’m sure she had to change their diapers-she just didn’t want to help-that’s all. She talked such a big story about family being so important but her deeds never matched her words.
My Mom was like yours. She had all the personal items written down. As for other things we would just ask each other if they wanted something and if they didn’t then we would take it if we wished. There were no fights or arguments it was all very civilized. After all-we had just lost our mother-why in the world would we want to argue and lose each other in the bargain.
Greg has interviewed some people this week so hopefully there will be someone that he can hire to help out. We are supposed to have warmer weather again this weekend. Between the weather and the skort TSV I am really thinking spring!
GailHi Adele,
I love the minion socks idea! How perfect! We will all be thinking about you guys and praying for you today. However i must say how rude of the doctor to chose a QF TSV day to perform the surgery. lol I guess watching the shows while you are waiting will help to keep your mind from worrying too much. I wonder how Gary will like the hospital food since he is so picky? lol Tell him not to worry about the work stuff-it will get done.
I’m so glad that Heather and Steph made up. She must have missed seeing Steph and her grandkids so much. I wonder what Aizen got for breakfast after he told her that he was hungry. lol
Prayers and Hugs and keep us posted.
GailHi Colleen,
You are right. It is easier to know the families where the kids are playing when you live in a smaller area. Gosh between Jenny and Adam both growing up here they know all the families of the other kids. In fact a lot of people that Jenny grew up with live in the same subdivision that they live in.
It’s the same here. We have no idea why Greg’s SIL decided to remove herself from the family either. But his brother goes along with whatever she tells him to do so they cut themselves off from the family. She waited until after Greg’s Mom died and they got their share of her money and personal possessions and then it was goodbye everyone. I always predicted that would happen. She used to try and take things that she wanted from Greg’s Mom’s house when she was alive but that stopped when she moved in with us because she couldn’t get to things anymore. She helped Greg’s Mom and Uncle move so who knows what she took then. She had the nerve to ask my MIL if she could have her wedding rings when she died knowing full well that my mother in law had a daughter to give them to. She is just greedy and I think one reason she doesn’t talk to anyone in the family is because she feels like she was cheated out of something. I know she also wanted my MIL’s mink jacket and Greg’s sister gave that to Jenny. Anyway, it’s her loss and I hope she can sleep with a clear conscience at night-I couldn’t if I were her-she’s just not a good person.
You got quite a bit of snow. It missed us. We got very lucky.
GailHi Adele,
I’m glad that you got the rain instead of the snow. That’s a lot of people on your street that have solar power. I don’t think anyone around here has it that I can think of.
Do the chairs at the hospital hurt your back? I suppose Gary has to be there bright and early on Friday morning too. Will you stay there with him until he goes into surgery and then go home and wait? Is it far to the hospital? We will keep praying for a speedy painless recovery. Don’t overtax yourself-you will have plenty of time to get out Easter decorations. It’s hard to get the minions to work for you when they are all busy with work and school. Now I picture all those little yellow guys walking around your house and helping out. lol
GailHi Colleen,
Since I grew up in a small town I guess I always figured that I would move back some time or other. Living in Chicago was a good experience when I was going to school and working and was young and single. Interestingly-it was Greg who wanted to move out into the country first even though he grew up in the city so it worked out well for both of us. I know I would have wanted to come back when we had kids if we had not already been out in the country by then. It’s nice for kids to have open spaces to run and play. You don’t have as much of that in the city. I think one thing that I don’t like is all the people-everywhere you go in Chicago is so crowded and that gets to me after awhile. The older I get the less I like crowds.
I feel bad for Christine. It seems like the medical services in England really are sucky. She should not be suffering with that heel spur for this long. That’s just terrible!
I agree with you. I’m sure being estranged from your sister was and is bothersome for your parents. I guess that she must have done something that really bothered them. It’s always a shame but like in the case of Greg’s brother and his wife I take the attitude that no one did anything to offend them so if they are mad about something that is their problem that is made up in their own head and nothing we can do will change their mind-so it is their loss-not ours. I just will never understand why some people are not happy unless they are creating conflict. I’m a lover not a fighter!
I think we are going to get lucky and miss the snow. It’s kind of a narrow path and they are just predicting maybe a few flakes. Towards Chicago they are getting more and I heard 4 to 6 inches around Saint Louis so maybe you will get some. It’s going to be in the 40’s again this weekend.
I wish Barbara would check in again too.I don’t think we have heard from her all month. I emailed Debbie about three weeks ago but have heard nothing. I will have to try again. If you, me and Adele ever stop coming on here there will be no one left. I noticed that Carol Hugli doesn’t even post those pictures for birthdays and new sign ons anymore. We have lost many old friends and aren’t getting any new ones. I guess everyone is just too busy.
GailHi Colleen,
Years ago they used to call the skorts culottes or scooter skirts except they looked like a skirt from the front and pants from the back-the skorts they have now are more like skirts with pants attached underneath.
I am like you in the big city. When I lived in Chicago I knew how to get around everywhere. I didn’t have a car there so I took buses or Els or sometimes a cab if I was out late. Now it’s been so long ago that I don’t really remember my way around at all. Greg always drives in the city anyway as he is from there and grew up driving in traffic. As to finding places we always use the GPS. Greg has no sense of direction at all. I know how to get somewhere if I have been there before but for everything else we just plug it into the GPS and let the “lady” tell us how to get there.
It seems like so many people have one person in the family that doesn’t talk to the rest of the family. Greg’s brother and his wife have split off from the rest of us and no one knows why. It’s all her though because she is notoriously hard to get along with-even two of her three kids don’t speak to them. What a shame. We have a friend with a brother and a sister-he and his brother are close but the sister has nothing to do with either of them-they say she is kind of nuts-the only bad thing is her married name is the same as my maiden name-so she’s giving that surname a bad name. lol
How is Christine doing? We haven’t heard from her in awhile. I also wish Barbara would check in-we haven’t heard from her in ages.
GailHi Adele,
I will keep praying for a speedy recovery for Gary. Eight surgeries are a lot-no wonder he’s not looking forward to another one. It’s funny that everyone has different fears before having surgery. Gary is afraid of the pain most-I’m afraid of the anesthesiology most-probably because of the experience of waking up during a surgery. In any case I know he will be glad when it’s over and he starts to feel better. I think maybe men are more sensitive to pain than women-I don’t think they could ever get through childbirth. lol
It is hard not to snuggle with the little one-but it’s also good to back off if they are crabby from just waking up. Aizen knows what’s good-the sweet stuff! Of course I like the fresh bread and butter like JJ too. That’s why I look like I do. JJ and Oprah and their bread!
I see that maybe you are getting snow today. I hope it won’t be too much. We may get some tomorrow but right now they don’t sound too sure about that either. I could do without it personally. I am so looking forward to spring!
GailHi Colleen,
You do not have elephant knees!!! You are way smaller than me-are you a medium now that you lost weight after being sick. It’s nice to lose weight but not to be sick. I actually gained some weight after my ankle went bad as I sit more now than I used to just to kind of keep off of it. I know I should wear the brace and walk more but I really hate putting the brace on. I still struggle with this.
I kind of like the lines on the front of the TSV. since it’s a plain color it kind of gives it visual interest. I like the QF shorts as they actually come right to my knee. I wore them all the time last year on our trip to Disney. So I’m thinking that maybe this skort will hit right at my knee too. I know the ones they had last year got good reviews but I think those were DJ ones-I think Debra got one and thought it was a winner.
My parents moved to Louisiana right after we got married so I never lived at home when Mom was Dad’s secretary. I always joke that once they married me off they moved away immediately and didn’t leave a forwarding address. lol After Dad died Mom stayed in Louisiana for a little bit and then she moved to Florida where they had some old friends-so she knew a few people when she moved there. That’s where she met her second husband. They were only married a few years and he died too so she remained single until her death then. She is buried in Florida and my Dad is buried in Louisiana so I have never been to either of their graves except when they were buried. Mom was cremated so just the urn is buried there. I did live in Chicago up until I was five and then from the time I was twenty until a little before I got married at twenty four. It was a great experience-I think everyone should live in a big city for a little while. It is eye opening and a lesson in diversity. That being said-I wouldn’t want to do it again now. I like the calm and peacefulness of the country. But it was a good experience when I was young and single-there was always something going on and that’s where I met Greg.
My sister and brother are 4and1/2 and 5 and 1/2 years older than me respectively. They were very close in age and also were close in general-I think that’s one of the reasons i created my invisible friend Jolly as I was lonely and wanted to have a relationship like they did. My sister and I see each other about once a year but we e-mail often. I don’t see my brother that often because he has always been the independent wandering cowboy and he never or hardly ever comes back east. We are not estranged-just have gone down different paths in life. My sister was called Sue sometimes when we were younger but now she usually uses Susan. It seems to fit her better and she always used it in her professional life.
I hope those places by you don’t get flooded again. If only you could take that excess rain and send it out to California to help with their drought. It has been a different year weatherwise. I just like to see the sun!
GailHi Adele,
I’m glad Gary got a chance to visit his brother even if it was a sad visit. Alzheimer’s is kind of like a living death as the person that we knew disappears right in front to of our eyes. Their bodies are present but their minds are somewhere else it is very very sad to watch. I will pray that Gary has an easy surgery and a speedy recovery. We are all anxious before a surgery-it is a scary thing and the older we get the harder it is, I think. Anyway, he will have lots of prayers to carry him through.
How nice of Marissa to come by with the “expensive” donuts. They are probably worth the money. And the cost for the ingredients I’m sure keeps going up.
Sorry that Aizen was a bit cranky for his visit. I’m sure it was good to see him anyway. The kids do like to doze off in the car and sometimes it’s hard to get them back on schedule after that. Piper fell asleep while playing on her tablet before we got there last Friday and then was awake until 12:30 in the morning. Poor Jenny was so tired.
We didn’t do much of anything this weekend. Greg was feeling a bit under the weather. He has been so worn out since Troy quit and having to do all the work again. They are looking for someone to come in and help him out a bit so I hope they hire someone soon. I am worried about him having to work like he is thirty again when he is in his mid sixties. Life sure likes to throw us curveballs.
Next month is march so spring will be coming. By this time of the winter I am really looking forward to it even though this winter wasn’t too bad thus far. I think we all get tired of the heavy coats and the sweaters after awhile.
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