One Step at Time-Feburary 2016

[Rusty]

Mr. G:love: LOL ....thank you for popping in and saying hello, darling! Always good to see you. Please give my best to Reggie when you see him.

A shoutout to Red67....where are you, friend? Please stop in and say HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Neva....how was your Sunday night with your company?

Ok, kids, I have long commutes this week so I may be posting a bit less than I usually do. Haha...I always say that...it never works!

Mama-oh am I glad I am two whole days older than you are....it gives me the right to push you around all I want!

Off to work....3 days this week only. Hey, I am telling you...that is enough!

You guys are the bestest! Happy AF Tuesday!

[NoraC]

Morning folks.

Mr G - great to see you here as always. (Pant, pant........:blowkiss

Ne - great that you & hubs have a couple you can hang out with. We don't have anyone like that.

Rusty - hope you don't work too hard this week.

Pauly - have you recovered?

Fen - are you better? Are you back at work today?

Liz - I guess you are back to work too. I need to follow your example and get motivated.

Not much going on here. Do you all ever just feel blah for no reason? Nothing is wrong but I'm just dragging downwards. I hate that. I try to pay attention because I don't want to let myself slide into a deep depression. But, there is nothing wrong so why am I feeling like this?!?! Oh well - this will pass.

Looks like son & wife will be living with us for awhile. Did I already tell you this? They help with Mom so it will work out. Son is waiting to hear if he got into any of the schools he applied for. They might be moving to Massachusetts. Oh well - who needs privacy, right? 5 people and one bathroom. LOL

I hope that everyone is having a fantastic day. Got to run. Sorry that I didn't get to talk to everyone.

Mama - you posted on January. Come over to February. :hug:

[SKendall]

Hi all. Nora 5 ppl and 1 bathroom, you are a saint.
Rusty, looking for a lost phone still.
Fennel, thanks for your support.
Mama, glad you're enjoying your new job.
Pauly, you are doing fab.
Ne, welcome.
Mr. G. glad to see you - on any thread.
Hi Lizz.

Today was the first day I saw some progress on the knee - didn't scream when I stood up, lol. I think the spine will take longer.

Hope I didn't miss anyone.

Have a great day.

[Rusty]

Lunch break here...

Nora-no, I didn't know your son And his wife will be living with you for awhile...wow, close quarters but so glad they can help with your mom.

Neva-Reggie usually posts on the Undies Thread or in G-Man, the Comeback Thread. Maybe you could find him there.

[fennel]

Uff-dah! Only three inches of snow in south central wi today, thankfully. I was afraid I'd have to stay on hotel row near my work tonight!

NE, you did spell "skwerl" correctly. Thank you for your attention to detail, LOL. That was one dapper skwerl!

SKendall, I'm glad you were able to stand without screaming...geez, that sounds awful. :hug:

This is soon to be x Mrs. Fen's b-day month, too. Hers is the 18th.

Nora, what a house full! At least we have two and a half baths here...I have my own half bath and go upstairs to shower. I'm such an introvert, I'd crump at your place, lol. The more people there for your mom, the better though.

Pauly, you crack me up! I used to watch "Cops" all the time, and there were so many Las Vegas ones.

Rusty, I hope you're having a good week.

Mama, you too.

G-man, the ladies are really after you here! I think you should come around more often.

[fennel]

Today was busy, as usual. Unfortunately, one of our seniors is on her way out. I guess I should have anticipated this, but peeps are dropping like flies around here! There have been 4 deaths in the four weeks I've been here.

I haven't been on A wing for a week, and it showed. I spent the day sprucing things up. I am so persnickety. I am really starting to get to know some of the residents, and I really dig a lot of them. One lady has serious frontal lobe damage from a stroke (I think). She's very bright and reads a lot, but says inappropriate things occasionally. She was trying to steal one of my wet floor signs from a freshly mopped room, and I had to politely ask her for it back, so nobody would slip and fall. She graciously agreed to return the sign, then blurted out "I love you!"

Today, I was cleaning her room and a sheet of paper fell from the dinner tray that the CNA was removing....I was going to throw it away, thinking it was her lunch menu, but she informed me that it was a schedule, and she would like it back. Further scrutiny proved her to be correct, LOL! I said "You have to watch me every minute!" She agreed, LOL.

I am still liking it there.

The ride home was uneventful. I called my baby sis, and she reported that she will be helping mom to clear out the basement and get into assisted living, thankfully. Just a good day.

[paulywogg]

Hey all,Nora,its good you can spot when your mood is slipping, I can too but usually I think it's cuz I ate bad the day before,didn't sleep good,whatevs,turn that frown upside down maybe its anticipating change with your sonswwedding coming up, Fen,sounds like you've had a great day,Skendall,you poor thing wishing you a speedy recovery, Liz,what kind of Christian is that? Never heard of it before, today was busy but I didn't make much to keep cuz I had to get caught up from taking the past 2 Saturdays off,oh well,hi NE,Rusty,Mama hope everyone is having a nice night

[Guitarista]

Man, I just tried to send Reggie a private message and he has it set up so he doesn't receive them. Mr. G, do you really know him offline? Is he gone from here for good? Please tell him hi from me and also I REALLY hope he'll send me a message and let me know how he's doing. Neriley1 at gmail. I miss him.

And if not, ah, well, it was worth a shot! Thanks, G-man. xx

Hi all. Thanks for your kind and encouraging words! :happy2:

Neva, no sorry. I don't know Reggie offline and don't have any contact details for him. I haven't noticed him posting for a couple of months. But knowing him, it wouldn't surprise me if he posts again sometime. If you're reading this Reg, hope you're well mate.

Have a gr8 week everyone.

[NoraC]

Great to hear from everyone today.

Pauly - I've just been trying to pay attention when I start feeling down and staying down. That can lead me in the wrong direction. Sorry that you had such a busy day but didn't make much. What a pain. Oh - I used to watch a show that was in Vegas.....I think it was Vegas Strip or something. But, it was the arrests and the jail. Yes - I actually used to watch that. LOL

Fen - you made me laugh with your stories about that woman. How funny that you caught her trying to steal the sign. I am sure that you make the day for many of those residents. I am so glad that your sister is going to be helping your mom. I know that is a load off your mind.

Ne - I'm a poor one for giving advise, but can you force yourself to take a short walk(I should have done this today)?

Rusty - Sorry you're so busy. So glad that you were able to check in on your lunch break.

Well - hubby is ready for bed so that means Mom & I are heading to the bedroom so he can pull out the futon. LOL So, I'm off for the night. Catch you all later. I didn't get a chance to say everything to everyone......Liz, Mama, SK, Mr G, Techie and ...........

[Lizann]

Hey guys, I did read back. kinda of tired and down tonight. My twin sissy called me as I pulled into the garage after work this afternoon, her husband is likely getting layed off tomorrow. It seems the office he is working in will close. Details to follows. She was soo upset. He is an engineer making a significant salary. So my afternoon was running damage control. If you guys could send out some positive vibes for him, I'd certainly appreciate it.
Then tonight hubs and I attended an investment seminar, dinner included, so boring! So a not great busy day for me.
Coptic Christian, not sure I can do it justice, let me try. It's sort of orthodox catholic. Joe is Egyptian and that is their religion. I have been to several Coptic weddings and it's a lot like Greek Orthodox. There are no vows, the priest does a lot of chanting. There is some much cultural diversity here in NJ.
Well I'm headed for the blankie fort tonight with a bag of potato chips and Lucy! Anyone wanna join me?

[mama bear]

Hey guys...sorry I have not been around as much but I am super busy and then I get home, eat, watch some Netflix with hubs and pass out.
Skwerly Butt - I think of you as a ray of sunshine and concern for these frail people in their last days.
Ne - I am sorry you and hubs are not speaking......I hate that.
Good Lord Nora.....5 people in your house?? That would make me insane, but that's what we do for family, right? How is your precious Mom doing?
Lizz - another vacation sounds fabulous. I am sorry for your sister. Will your BIL get some type of severance??
YAY Rusty on a three day workweek....you deserve some time to wind down. I LOVED the Bellagio. The glass work is incredible.
Hey G Man!
Love and hugs to you Pauly.
I have to get ready for my 10:00 conference call
xoxoxoxoxo
ps...I DID play checkers Saturday night, in case I forgot to mention it....

[paulywogg]

Hey all,NE,yeah I gotta pay booth rent no matter if I'm there or not,usually I try and find someone who wants some extra hours to pay it though Liz,now I understand the Christian thing,my boss kept saying he was "Caldean" when I met him,I thought it was some country some where but I guess its a Christian person from Iraq (where he IS from) meh,feeling meh,think its my lovely hormones, that and I miss Bobbi,today's her birthday and it feels lonely without her,wish I didn't love my kids so much sometimes you know some of those parents that just aren't close at all with their kids? They probably don't know this emptiness, I'm just being emo,by noon I'll feel better(I hope) much love to all,let's kick Wednesdays ass

[mama bear]

I am so PISSED off right now....we paid all this f'ing money to our f'ing attornies and have really been struggling to make $2800/month payments on our house until we can fins a place to move......I have been giving hubs money like crazy.....and today hubs gets an email saying "Oopsie, you need to pay $2900 per month".....I am so fucking over all this.....I just needed to vent.....I usually put this way in the back of my head and soldier on, but this fury has come over me today......all I do is give everyone fucking money and they all just keep asking for more........................

sorry to be so ugly....

[NoraC]

Oh Mama :hug: :hug:
I am so sorry. Have you had any luck finding another place? Hang in there friend. :hug:

[mama bear]

thank Nora.....no....we are "sort of" looking.....I have left that up to hubs since I work so much.....he is half assed doing it and the thought of packing and cleaning and moving 20 years of stuff is completely overwhelming
thanks for letting me vent....I have calmed down now