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Hi Sue,
I hope that you do not lose power too. How much will you have to shovel? I know at our apartment building we have to plow the parking spaces and snowblow the sidewalks for the tenants. I don’t think I could shovel if I had to so more power to you for being able to do that. I would have to live in a place where all that is taken care of for me. Be safe, be careful and stay warm.
GailHi Barbara,
You are not complaining or griping-you are venting. And we all do that here-that’s why we’re all friends. We’re all here to listen to each other and support each other throughout the happy times and the sad times and we have all had both and been there for each other. It’s good to have a sounding board and hear what others have experienced in similar situations.
I must say I don’t completely agree with Neal-I don’t think all DIL’s dislike their MIL’s. I think there might sometimes be some conflict about different ways of doing things and maybe some jealousy but not real dislike. I think living under the same roof doesn’t help the situation as the new wife might feel threatened by the mother’s relationship with her son. It just seems when they live independently from you there’s much less chance for rubbing each other the wrong way. I do like Neal’s advice about just being yourself. Plus if she doesn’t like you for some reason that is really her problem and not yours and you can stand on your head and do cartwheels across the lawn and nothing will change that-so just be yourself and maybe eventually she will feel more comfortable about her place in the family. It’s not your fault-you did nothing wrong-it’s her adjustment to make. Plus sometimes I think young people have to grow up a bit before they can really appreciate their inlaws. I think perhaps her feelings will change over time as she matures and realizes the value of extended family. Maybe things will change with the coming of the new baby.
We were lucky that we got along well with Kim. She had told me once that she appreciated how welcome we made her feel and that she felt very comfortable with us. I only wish that her life had not ended so early-what a horrible shame. I hope her girls and her parents are all doing well. They must miss her daily.
I didn’t even watch the garden shows. When it’s ten below one doesn’t think about gardening too much. Plus i wouldn’t buy any more of their plants anyway.
I’m sorry that Joey and Lisa are having a hard time. Did they ever go to counseling like you had mentioned. If they are both unhappy maybe it’s time for everyone to move on.
You know I heard one time what Angel’s Glenn does for a living and for the life of me I just can’t remember what was said. I want to say like something with construction but I may be way off the bat too.
It looks like you may be in the path of the bad storms. Stay inside, stay warm and stay upright.
GailHi Adele,
Glad that you got a chance to see Steph, Jhonny and Aizen yesterday. I would say that you had a truly hectic morning. You deserve a rest today. Plus Happy Belated Birthday-I think it was yesterday but I wasn’t on here. I don’t blame you for not having two separate parties-that’s just getting to be too much. Plus-it’s your birthday-they all should be doing stuff for you. I never do stuff for my own birthday-I figure it’s up to everyone else to do something and they usually don’t so Greg and I will just go out to dinner or something. So if you don’t have snow maybe you and Gary could go out this weekend.
I’m sorry that he put off his surgery. I know he is in a lot of pain and will feel better once he gets it done and he recuperates from the surgery. I can’t believe he won’t eat the game day foods. Usually guys like all that stuff. I think if I were you I would sometimes get so frustrated trying to feed him that I would want to hit him over the head with a frying pan. lol I’m surprised that you don’t have to go on strike more often.
Did you throw yourself into a chair last night with a cold compress on your head and moan like Scarlett O’Hara until Bobby fixed dinner. I think that was an excellent idea. I’m sure you could put on an academy award winning performance. lol “Oh dear me, Bobby, I have the vapors.” “Could you get me the smelling salts?” ” I think I little bite of dinner would certainly cure me.” lol
I hope the snow misses you. I heard this morning that Boston may only get a few inches. The sun is shining! Yahoo!!!
GailHi Colleen,
Congratulations on welcoming little Aliza Mae into the world. I’ll bet she’s a beauty! I think it’s smart to wait until everything calms down to go over there and spend some time. Sometimes it seemed like Jenny’s room in the hospital was like grand central station-especially with the first two-by the time the third one came all the other girls (her friends) also had two or three kids of their own at home so it wasn’t as easy to get away and stop off at the hospital. Jenny was always in a few extra days because of the c-sections. With Piper it was cold and snowy and right before Christmas so we were practically the only ones stopping by. With Kendall Greg and I were actually the ones who brought them home from the hospital-I can’t remember why Adam couldn’t get away-must have been something with work not letting him go at the time. Anyway, when everyone goes back to work and people stop coming by that’s the time to lend a hand and take up the slack.
I’m not sure if I have anything in the blue bonnet color or not. I think that maybe I do. I have that same brown fleece shirt with the pine cones-I don’t think it’s for Christmas-I think it’s a winter shirt and I will definitely wear it all winter long-especially when it’s really cold out. Besides half the time I’m just at home anyway so no one sees me-and then if you are out to the store you have a coat on anyway.
You know I doubt those walk in tubs take more water than other tubs. They are deep but not wide-plus I’m always of the mind that we should treat ourselves in our own home if we can. It’s nice to have some of life’s little luxuries to make us feel good about ourselves. Plus the whirlpool would be good for your back and legs and such. Tell him it’s something you need for medicinal purposes. Doctor’s orders-Doctor Gail that is. lol I could be like Doctor Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies.
We are lucky we are not getting any of this coming storm it is going south and east so you, Barbara and Adele might be getting it while we are clear up here. Plus the sun is out and the temps are in the 20’s so things are good.
GailHi Adele,
I heard on the Today show this morning that you may be in for a nor’easter this weekend. And so it begins… Maybe it will pass you by-it’s still early in the week yet.
I hope that you get to see Steph and Aizen today-too bad that JJ will be in school. The stocking is looking good. I love home made stockings they are such a great family heirloom.
Did you decide to make the rye instead of the pumpernickel? Do you have to make that for the next football sandwich snacks?
It’s been so cold here that I made hamburger soup last night and served it with those English muffin pizza breads. Greg has rehearsal tonight so I won’t have to cook so it will probably be leftovers for me.
Have a hair appointment tomorrow and a dentist appointment on Thursday and sometime I need to bring my car in for an oil change.
Greg was nice enough to pick some groceries up for me on Sunday so I don’t have to worry about that until the weekend again.
I need to do some dusting and vacuuming today so I better go and get started on that since it takes me awhile.
Stay warm everyone!
GailHi Colleen,
I hope that you are a new grandma again by now and maybe by the end of the day you will know new baby’s real name. lol Congratulations!!!
Jenny had that same thing where she was losing amniotic fluid-I think with Lachlan and Piper-but maybe with all three but of course she had c-sections so they did not have to induce.
It’s so good to hear how well that your Mom is doing. She is one strong determined lady.
I do have the coat that has fur all over and I have a couple of reversible ones too. Unfortunately I added some extra pounds since I bought my original ones and I cannot button them all up-but I still have a couple that fit well so I use those and I will hold onto the others in case I loose some weight. (I’m not counting on it but some day I may get inspired) lol
I think if I go back for colors in that shirt I would get the turquoise and yellow too. I actually wish they had that turquoise and melon as a set but the melon is with the lime which I don’t buy much-that yellowy lime doesn’t look good on me.
I hope that you will be able to get one of those walk in tubs sometime as I have heard you wish for it several times. Tell Ron that’s what you want for this years birthday, anniversary and Christmas gifts combined.
Have fun seeing the new baby and give her a big (soft) hug from all of us.
GailHi Barbara,
Doesn’t it seem that family sometimes make things much more complicated than it needs to be. If Jerry’s brothers all had their Mom’s best interests at heart things could be very simple. It would be convenient if you could put Jerry’s Mom in Paw Paw’s old house but you can’t really ask Joey to move either and your house is probably already bursting at the seams. It’s always hard to know what the right thing to do is in these situations. I would imagine that one of the biggest worries is that Jerry’s Mom is not in a good neighborhood. It would be at least better if she would move to a nicer neighborhood or maybe somewhere closer to where you all are. I hope that you can find some situation that is agreeable to all parties-and that in the meantime Jerry doesn’t wear himself out.
You are having some cold weather for your neck of the woods. We expect that around here but not so much in the Memphis area. You need lots of afghans to snuggle under and a pitcher of hot chocolate.
That was nice of your neighbors to stop over for a visit. We barely know our neighbors except for the people that live across the street.
I’ll be right over for some of those chicken and dumplings leftovers if there are any. lol
GailHi Adele,
I am like you and have all those little kitchen gadgets for opening things. I remember how my Mom used to complain about everything being so hard to open and i used to just role my eyes and-guess what?- now I am my mother and you often hear me in the kitchen grumbling while trying to open the packaging on something. I have that little thing like a bottle opener and you just pop the seal on the jar with that-I don’t have the big one like they had yesterday. i also have a bottle opener thingy and of course scissors are your best friend for opening things too.
I’ll bet Bobby’s pumpernickel would go well with Gary’s corned beef. Sounds like a match made in heaven. Greg’s Mom used to get a Lithuanian rye which I thought was similar to pumpernickel. Whatever-all homemade breads are delicious!
We have a kuereg so I keep the hot chocolate pods around for whenever I get a taste for it. I also keep a bottle of the whipped cream in the fridge so I can top it off with a little squirt to make it extra delicious.
Yes a new mattress is a considered purchase. When we needed a new one I went out and bought a very good Stearns and Foster mattress and within a few years the damn thing had a huge dip in the middle. Now it had a guarantee but they come out and measure the dip and then they still charge you according for the number of years that you used the mattress etc. etc. and we didn’t want another one of that make anyway so we just took a loss on it and that’s when we bought the sleep number which we just love. However I can understand it might not be for everyone. For me personally with the RA I like not having the feeling of the innersprings-plus I can make it soft and Greg can make it however he wants on his side. It’s so hard to know when you are checking out a mattress in a store if it it will be something that you will want to sleep on for the next 15 years.
Well-I’m glad that Colleen is back and everything’s going well. As to wondering what happened to Cynthia-she has come and gone on here for several years-she never was a daily poster so someday she may be back-or maybe not. I’m not sure if anyone had her personal e-mail-I know that I didn’t.
Did you watch Quacker yesterday? Did you or Tillie get anything? Right now I’m wearing all my Quacker with snowmen and snowflakes and things like that after I had to bid my Christmas Quacker adieu until next year.
GailHi Colleen,
Glad that your Mom is doing so well. That is such good news.
Now you can just look forward to the baby coming sometime this week. I guess the baby just wants to keep her name secret for awhile longer. I am glad that Danyielle is just taking things as they come and not stressing about it. How is Owen feeling about having a little sister? There will be a big difference in ages right-about 8 years.
Brrrrr it’s cold here again today-only a high of six degrees.
Unfortunately I have to go out today as Adam’s vacation is over so I have to babysit. I’ll have to pull out one on my Dennis Basso coats for this cold weather-haven’t had them out yet this year. They are the warmest when we get into this zero degree weather.
Greg watched all the games both Saturday and Sunday. I just kind of drifted in and out of the room and watched some. I did watch part of the Quacker show and they had some new stuff. I ordered a set of those new shirts in the black and white as I need some new basics as I usually go for the colors. I liked the look of those shirts with the little bit of gathering-if i like the fit I may go back for a set in colors.
I hope that you are not as sore today. When you are not used to doing stairs you do feel the difference. That’s the only thing I don’t like about our house now is i wish it were all on one level. When we were building it we were still young enough where that was not an issue and we did add a den on the first floor that we could convert if need be for an aging parent. Now we are the aging parent-lol-and it would be nice to have something not quite so big all on one level. But I know I can’t tear Greg away from his putting green and koi pond so I am resigned to having these steps for many years to come until he gets tired of maintaining it all too. Oh well- I could have much worse problems-at least it’s nice to be in the stage of life where the house is paid for and there is no mortgage.
I hope that you get a chance to just stay home and relax today.
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