September Serenity - Week 2

[Lavande]

September Serenity - Week 2

GM Dill, rebirth, Rustop & all to come!

Flying my flag today in remembrance on this beautiful Saturday morning!

Today's plan is to get right back to work organizing for next Saturday's yard sale. My daughter & I slaved most of the day yesterday. Her things are included in this sale as well as a little of my son's unwanted stuff. I just hope for a beautiful weather day like this one.

The chicks appear to have doubled in size already - no kidding! I think I'll take weekly pics so you all can see their progress. I'm so glad real kids don't grow so fast

Wishing everyone peace & AFness today!
Lav

[paguy]

September Serenity - Week 2

Dill - thanks for starting us off with a tribute to all those who lost their lives and loved ones on that dreadful day 9 years ago. I was just looking out the window and reflecting on what a beautiful morning it was, just like it is today, with clear blue crisp skies, not ever imagining the horror that was about to unfold. May all of their spirits be with us today as we remember...

It does look like it's shaping up to be another beautiful day weather wise here on the East coast. We surely must be going to pay for this later in the year as we have had a very long streak of delightful temps!

Feeling well rested this morning as I did get a good night's sleep again last night. Each day is getting better and my spirits are positive.

Keeping very occupied with reading, crosswords and a bit of tv. Miss working in my kitchen. It's going to be several more weeks before I am mobile enough to be wearing my 'Chef John' hat :H

Hope you all have a great day...

[Stargazerlily]

September Serenity - Week 2

Good morning to all and THANK YOU!!

The support you have given me is fantastic, and Rusty, I have already used the verbiage you were kind enough to share with me. Those remarks were insensitive and really hurt my feelings. It felt good to say it. I loved the stories of all of you who have been through this. We are going to bite the bullet and do whatever we have to to help him get a skill again. Otherwise, he will sit here forever and with winter coming. Whew. Rusty, I too live where it gets to 10 below zero and it is important to keep busy and not hibernate too much.

Some people just get life, they are able to go smoothly, know what to do in all sorts of situations, work hard and are rewarded. Others just struggle over everything. This is my son, always has been this way since kindergarten. Yes, that young. So, I am used to having to be there more than for my other child. She has struggled, don't get me wrong, but not like her brother. I think when something like this happens, you feel so alone. That's why it was so important for me to risk asking for feedback, and here I find that many of you have been through a similar situation. I am usually helpless when people say mean things, because I hate blowups, I feel, what is the point. But, saying I feel hurt, that's different. Also, I would never purposely try and hurt someone by nasty remarks, that is just not what I want to do or who I am. So, it is hard for me to understand. But, if I am honest, like papmom, I have been judgemental alot. So, again, I believe everything that happens to us is a learning experience, a chance for soul growth.

John, so happy you are healing and posting. Looking forward to reading more of your thoughts.

Dill, about 9/11. I was remembering, this morning, with my husband, what we were doing that morning, our panic, and the fear of everyone in our country. I really thought it was war with our country being attacked. Then to find out it is some extremist group that belongs to no particular country. What a nightmare.

Cyn, sorry to hear about your friend's diagnosis. How scary.

Rebirth, I love to indulge in chocolate from time to time. Also, I eat well during the week and badly on the weekends. Last night hamburgers, tonight pizza. Not my usual fare. But it sure tasted good.

I am going to see Eat, Pray, Love this afternoon. Have a great AF Saturday.

[rebirth]

September Serenity - Week 2

Dill. That was so lovely to read ( Journey of the heart). I almost cried...I think everyone remembers this day. I was watching the CNN news in sheer disbelief. It's still a shock now and I find the imagery extremely disturbiing to watch. Those poor poor people.

On another note I am also extremely gratfeul for another unhung saturday. On my way to work this morning I noticed streams of vomit and food along the pavement. I just thought about the young ones binge drinking on another friday night and I am so glad that I no longer binge drink too.

Star I was thinking the same. Eat healthy during the week and indulge on the weekends.

Hello to Lav, John and anyone else who posts today. x

[spedteach]

September Serenity - Week 2

Morning everybody,
Sounds like our weekends are off to a good start. I've run 5 miles, gotten a haircut, gone to the farmers' market, grocery shopped. Now stopping for a cup of coffee and to look and amend my "to do" list. It is a very long list.
Star, let us know how the movie is. I loved the book.

Lav, wish I were brave enough to have a yard sale. They are such a lot of work. It's great you have your daughter to help.

Rebirth, as soon as the chocolate in my mouth melts, I want more chocolate. It's very much like wine for me. Better never to put it in my mouth in the first place. At least chocolate doesn't make you drunk!

Paguy, maybe your partner could bring you a cutting board and you could chop veggies in bed. Have you thought about having someone come in and give you a massage and maybe some range of motion exercises?

Remember the 9/11 morning so well. Bustling around in my kitchen, making lunches, watching my little kitchen TV as the 2nd plane hit. Unbelievable. My son and I had tickets to fly to Chicago the next day. He was beginning college. We drove instead, listening to news all the way across the country.

Happy Saturday. Time to tackle the LIST.

[Chillgirl]

September Serenity - Week 2

dill;956960 wrote: [B]
No matter how or why you think you came to be in this world, I think we all feel the importance and power of bringing light and love and peace into this crazy world by the way we live our lives.

Dill - I very much feel we are all responsible for what happens in our world and I agree its vital we try to bring light, love and peace. I do think there has been a shift in consciousness since 9/11 that offers much hope for our future.

Like everyone I will never forget that day, I was here in Portugal on vacation with my husband and had just had lunch in my favorite beach restaurant when we heard the news. In the days that followed 9/11 we decided life was to short so why not live our dream and move here! Portugal also made us feel safe. Within 3 months we had sold our home in Scotland, bought one here and changed our entire lives.....

[sooty]

September Serenity - Week 2

Hello all, I can't believe that its 9 years ago, I don't suppose that anyone who lived through the events, even if only by watching the news, will ever forget that day.

I probably went home and got drunk, but today I am AF and happy to be so.

I hope you all have a good day despite its associations.

See you tomorrow
love Sooty

[ladybirdheart]

September Serenity - Week 2

I agree that it is hard to think that nine years have gone by. That first day was so long and so sad. People came off the street to watch the TV in my office conference room which was odd as it was on the sixteenth floor and I wondered how they knew we had one. We shared lunch with strangers. Lord Bird Heart and I were supposed to fly out the twelfth for Boston which remained closed for several days, and we ended up catching a plane on the thirteenth but I can?t recall where it landed, just that nearly all of the rental cars were gone. We were the only people on the plane who were going on ?vacation?, everybody else was going home, and we got an teary ovation for flying. Everybody also clapped and cried when the plane landed. I sat next to a flight attendant who wept off and on the entire trip. I don?t remember anybody drinking including me. We went to Provincetown where we learned there had been scheduled a gay and lesbian pilots? convention, which of course was deserted as they were all trying to get their planes home. We were the only guests in our inn and the owner fed us for free. We savored our lives. We talked about how as a species we are ruled far too often by greed, fear, and intolerance. Let's keep our sober eyes open to responses that never ever foster more of the same. Love, Ladybird.

[Guitarista]

September Serenity - Week 2

Hi everyone,

My condolences to everyone who lost family and friend's in the 9/11 tragedy.
A safe, sober, peaceful, and reflective weekend to all.

[cyntree]

September Serenity - Week 2

Hello all - such a reflective mood here. I received another email from my friends: (thanks all for your good wishes), very honest, deep and loving. It caused a great avalanche of tears for my HB and me; not from sadness, just the energy that comes from really looking at life square in the face -- something I find here on these pages a lot. Anyway, a great gift to us, a reminder to seize the day, and love truly.

On 9/11, we were on our honeymoon in France; in a tiny shop on a tiny street, and I heard the someone in the store cry out -- all I could make out was something about Boston, plane, explosion. We walked across the street to an old fashioned appliance store that had TVs in the window and joined small group of shaken watchers....just in time to see the second tower fall. We couldn't fathom what was going on, and it took us the rest of the day to piece it together, and days and days to get back to the States.
(Later)
For the first time in 9 years I just watched a special on the 102 terrible minutes for New Yorkers....I still find the whole things hard to fathom. Just glad you are all here.

In gratitude --

[Rusty]

September Serenity - Week 2

Good Sunday Morning Serene Friends,

I've had a lovely weekend so far, spending it mostly with my mom.

I remember where I was on 9/11 on that fateful day. I was working away from home and the company president's wife brought in a TV and we all gasped in horror as the Towers collapsed. One of the company's employees had a brother who worked at the Twin Towers, and the president had the grim job of telling him right there that the Towers had been bombed. The president was white as a ghost and this poor hourly employee rushed to a phone. Fortunately, his brother was not in the Towers that day.

Star-how did you like Eat, Pray, Love? I loved the book and sister-in-law said the movie is fantastic. Star, my friends have just one son, and your situation with your son echoes theirs....but they would envy you immensely. You have another child with which to share many joys and their son has LOTS of mental challenges: an avoidance disorder, Tourette's, etc. He is 37 and they have had to support him financially all his life because he is unable to work. My friend told me their son brings them no joy at all. She is always sad. He is a constant source of worry. He worked for me once and she is not exaggerating anything. Have you thought of an on-line support group for parents of children with Aspberger's? There must be one somewhere. That way you wouldn't feel so alone and there would be people, like here at MWO, who would be a valuable resource.

Cyntree-A heartfelt:l What horrible news about your friend...and he has battled this insidious disease all these years...he must be devastated, as is his wife, I'm sure. I'm glad you're there to support them.

Paguy-I think you should get a massage

I have an interesting epilogue to my post last week about the company president who drove me from the bar to my mother's after I had been drinking. Well, he asked me out on a date! And yes, I am going. He's a very interesting guy and he took me out to dinner last Friday night and now we're going to dinner in a couple of weeks. I'm really looking forward to it.

Happy Sunday and Hello! to Chill, G, Lav, Dill, Sped, Rustop, Sooty, Papmom, LBH and all who come by, have a wonderful AF Sunday!

Shelley-It is the most beautiful Fall day here and splendid for a run.

xoxoxo

Rusty

[paguy]

September Serenity - Week 2

Good Morning Everyone...

After 2 days of feeling really good, I am having a not so good day today Woke up this morning with lots of pain in the foot so I had to 'pop a perc' again. I was at the point yesterday that I didn't take any pain meds - maybe I rushed it - feeling more comfortable now but I will be watching this closely today...

Rusty - I think you were reading my mind as I was thinking of calling someone to come to the house and give me a massage. The idea sounds wonderful right now! And, good luck with your upcoming date with Mr. Prez. He sounds like he has a kind heart. :h

Lav - I had lots of butterflies in my garden this year, too! Maybe it was the 'year of the butterfly for Pennsylvania'. As hot as it was, I expected problems with japanese beetles but thankfully, we did not have any of those buggers - they are so darn destructive!

My little westie is being such a great little companion. When I was in pain earlier this morning, he was laying beside me on my bed, licking my hand and arm. His little way of saying, 'everythings going to be ok'.

Nothing more on today's agenda other than getting lots of rest, working on my crossword puzzles, and maybe taking in a movie on the tv later today.

Hope you all have a wonderful AF Sunday!

[Guitarista]

September Serenity - Week 2

Greeting's folk's!

Hope you're comfortable Pa. Have a lovely day Rusty, and all Sereneroo's. x

[Rusty]

September Serenity - Week 2

Mr. G-

My goal is to run 5 miles along the lake path today. What are you up to and what time is it where you are? It is 8:14 a.m. Sunday.

[Lavande]

September Serenity - Week 2

Good morning friends!

Cloudy & damp here today but that's OK - the grass was getting pretty crunchy outside.

Cyn, I am sorry to hear about your friend. It really is hard to be supportive when someone is going thru such a Dx & decline. Just be available, let her talk, etc. - it's helps.

John, don't let this morning get you down, it happens! Try switching to a regular dose of Motrin (if you can take it) instead of going without any analgesia. I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of 800mg of Motrin taken every 8 hours. I had the pleasure of a skull fracture & craniotomy nearly 10 years ago after a nasty trip down a full flight of stairs. The Percocet just made me feel goofier - the Motrin actually took care of the pain

Rusty - a date, oh boy! Good for you friend!!!

My MIA spouse said he would be back today to organize some tools for the yard sale. This is the first time I've gotten him interested in anything for a very long time

I'll be back later - wishing a good day to one & all!
Lav