TGIF July 09 / Weekend Thread
 

Hey guys. :)

what's up this weekend?

my weekend is a secret. hee hee.

but if anything good comes of it i'll let you know... :D

other than that, i may try to go to a mall tomorrow... for the air conditioning! :cool::rolleyes: it's hot and sticky lately. i'll say i kinda prefer this to winter though. i like being able to go around barefoot!!!!

:grouphug:

~ waves ~

Hi all, We are putting together Derrick's 10th year of 4-h projects.

So tomorrow we go find frames for the art work. And finish up the
lego's.

Then he is done.

Donna:grouphug:

I am working tomorrow trying to get everyone seen before our vacation...we leave thursday for Indiana....we will arrive just in time for the best beer festival!!!!!Jeff bought us VIP passes so early samples and no wait to get in and special glasses...he is so excited....our friend can drive us home..he doesn't drink that much.
We planned our trip around it. this will be our 3rd year.

It is very hot and humid here, made bocca burgers for dinner in a wrap with a spicy sweet salsa, mangos, and habenaro peppers! so good!!!!
went to the gym tonight for a quick work out, 10 minutes on the stair master and 2 minutes on the endless rope and 10 minutes on the shoulder machine then about 20 minutes cardio on a variety of machines...getting braver went up stairs!!!( there are 3 floors!)about one hour total.
...they close early on fridays 8pm instead of 10 pm.

Hubby is at the worst gig in his life.
He was doing it just for fun but has decided that he will never do it again.
He got lost in the middle of no where and called me to help get him back, I used google maps, he ended up being an hour late but beat the guy there...the gig is in a barn!!!!! with out air conditioning...6 hours of his time for $50.....It is a zydeco band....He will probably play 3 chords the whole night...he won't get home until 1am...I will/should be asleep by then....I hope he finds his way back ok....

There is a new twigh light book out a novella about one of the new vampires her name is bree.
I am enjoying that.
we are still watching our LOST episodes...only watching one episode a night to try and stretch it out...we are on season 5....
love it!

I made it 4 days with out coffee, so last night I tried to donate blood but was disqualified due to having been to honduras this past christmas on the cruise...sigh
Usually they don't allow me to donate because caffiene with lower your hemaglobin and sometimes my blood pressure would not be high enough...I would not give up my coffee for 3 days so have not donated in a very long time. So since I gave up coffee I thought it would be the perfect time to donate...wrong.
I can try again in january.
I tried..so I still got to take home a pint of ice cream!!!!!
mint chocalate chip...my favorite!
I jsut might have to have some now that I think about it!
cheers!
bizi

just talked with hubby, he had a great time and 2 other guys asked if he wanted to be in their bands!!!!!! what a hoot!

I wonder what you are up to.....??????:D

check in
 

Waves,
You are mysterious. I hope that you are having fun.


Donna,
Has he ever tried making his own frames?


Bizi,
I'm sorry if this is dumb question but can't run around the building a little and then try again to get the blood pressure up. I had a friend why used to do that. Of course, I really don't know anything and am have taken the night meds.


=-=
I'm trying to organize my life and making only incremental progress.

M.

i am not going to go to the mall - don't have the right kind of tickets.

oh well.

Bizi, i am glad Jeff had fun after all! :) i did not know that about caffeine/donating blood. i don't think they check that here. those twilight books sound fun. i wish english books weren't so expensive here.

Mari, incremental is good. organizing is hard. i need to do some of that. i tend to let papers pile up, but the stacks hidden under the desk are getting kinda voluminous... :o maybe since nothing else is 'happening' this weekend i can tackle some filing. i too will only be able to make incremental progress.

Donna, i apologize for my ignorance... i know what Lego is... but i don't know what 4-h is (regarding the projects that Derrick does). Do you feel like explaining? :o thanks!

Saw Pam posted again last night... maybe she will check in... Pammie how ya doin?????

Hope you are all having a good day today. or rather, have a good day. as i see it is only 8 am east coast time right now. it's 2pm my time. ;):D

i wonder if i can get myself to go out for a walk. it is so hot... but i feel like i should get some activity somehow...

~ waves ~

washing, chopping, cooking
 

forgot to bold this... so where's the Pamster???

change of plans for me - wait, that would mean i had plans to start with ... :confused:

anyway i'm cooking the veggies for dinner. will be cold salad but cooked. or partly.

steaming/stewing some bell pepper strips - after they are cooked and cooled will toss with a little fresh olive oil and some salt. leftovers are good as sandwich topping.

then potato/cucumber/radicchio salad. the cukes and radicchio are all chopped up.

the potato is nuked, peeled and in the process of cooling while the peppers are cooking which is why i'm "on break" for a few mins. :D gonna do some tomatoes on the side too... yeah yeah i could be doing that... sigh. :rolleyes:

mom has some left over roast turkey breast which we will have cold with these veg sides.

~ waves ~

wave, sounds like a well balanced meal!
I just drank a slim fast am up earkier than normal...man 5 days with out coffee....
sigh
bizi longing for a cup of coffee.

Bizi that is so hard the caffeine thing... can you drink decaf for flavor or is feeling tired more the problem?

i have to decrease again to - i won't go cold turkey - have enough headaches with the migraine bit, without adding a caffeine withdrawal headache...

i was down to a range of none to a max of 1/3 or a 1/2 cup a day max. now am up to 3 cups of full caf again - trying for just 2 today... started having more migraines, using up to 200mg caffeine/day to treat them, but then, needed to be up and alert with not enough sleep, so no downtime and had to use even more... but i could not afford to appear wilted... for all the good it did (nothing came of it). i apologize if that sounds confusing. i don't feel comfortable expanding on the circumstances. :o

just mean to say i am frustrated from trying stuff, and getting nothing out of it but a relapse in caffeine addiction. sigh.

i made greenbeans too they are done - going to get them.


~ waves ~

sorry about your caffeine not having the desired effect.
Work went fine but my back is very tired??? maybe from all of this working out stuff????
I had hot cup decaf today with french vanilla creamer...and it was good! I like the feel of drinking coffee and the taste too.
And then later I had some iced decaf coffee and that was good too.:)
We are going out to applebees for dinner and then to the art walk, it is hot and humid here!!!!!So....I am bringing an adult beverage....mango vodka and diet cranberry juice.:rolleyes:
bizi

Dear Bizi

your art walk sounds nice... you guys do that a fair bit huh? i like those sorts of things. the adult drink sounds good too... s'wut ah cawl, 'chillin' :D well, have a great evening! :) :hug:

oh btw the caffeine does have the desired effect... it's the other efforts that aren't. the only thing is now i am addicted again and have to decrease it...ack!. i too have decaf - sometimes mix caf and decaf while i'm reducing. i like the taste of coffee and coffee drinks, including iced coffee on hot afternoons. :) lately i've been making fresh iced tea a lot too.

do you ever make coffee-milk? like chocolate milk, but coffee-flavored? same amounts of instant coffee and sugar as you would for making a regular cup of coffee, but dissolve them in just a tiny bit of hot or room-temp water. then fill the glass the rest of the way with milk. it's yumsters!!! :)

~ waves ~

Mari
Derrick has never made his own Frames. In this particular case its a 18 x 24 frame. Wow it would be hard. I have no clue how to make them.

So I need to figure that out for him. With this being the last for 4-h then
we can start a new hobby for him. Making frames.

4-h (waves) Is a program in the states that you do individual projects for ribbons, and trophies. But you mainly compete agains your talent or how
you did. At least in our small community.

It can be foods, art, woodwork, leather, ceramics, baskets, clothings,
animals, and many other things. One of the things I love the most about
our county is that its always been very good to its special needs kids.

But then that is what 4-h is too. I used to be a leader. And we always
encourage our kids to go to judging and watch their projects be judged.
I would make sure certain kids judges were told about their disabilities.

One in particular, we had to make sure that when he went to be judged
for his clown outfit and how he performed. That if he didn't do good, that
they didn't put him down. It turned out that he and his sister were the
only two in the program that year. The clowning around division.
She was grand champion and he was reserved grand champion.
His mother swore they gave it to him because of his disability. I told her
no, they didn't have a reason to. They could have just given him the
champion in his division, because they were in different divisions. Because
I had told the mother to do that.

The next year he beat his sister. And some other kids.

But he was a success at this. And then it was so neat. Derrick had a really
bad year one year. And his projects you could tell. But when the judges
found out he did the projects having seizures. They graded it with that
in mind. And he was home sleeping of a seizure that morning.

Donna:grouphug:

Dear Donna,
 

MITER BOX


What kind of art work is he framing?
He can make his own frames if he has a miter box.
A miter box can help him saw wood in 45 degree angles.

If Derrick can get
1. some scrap wood,
2. a saw,
3. a miter box, and
4. some wood glue
5. a staple gun, small nails, and a hammer,

he can make his own frames.

My brother took painting lessons using acrylic paint when he was a teenager. The frames got to be expensive so my mom taught him how to make his own miter box.

http://www.home-dzine.co.za/diy/diy-mitrebox.htm


http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/p...8/mitrebox.jpg

http://www.home-dzine.co.za/crafts/craft-framed.htm

After some one shows him how to do it the first time, he can do it by himself -- he will have a new hobby!
My brother needed lots of frames for shows and he liked working with the wood. If Derrick needs a frame only once in a while that is different.
M.

My weekend
 

Hi,

I slept 8 hours on Saturday. It was marvelous.

On Sunday the cleaning lady is coming. I called and told her we might not do any cleaning. I need her to throw out more stuff. I can't do it by myself (and hubby gets stressed) and lots of it is really is junk.

When the junk goes I will have more room for the stuff I treasure and that I find meaningful.

M.

that sounds good Mari. i wish i could have more of my things out too. that will be nice for you. home will feel more homey. :)

i didn't end up tackling my paper piles (but that's just about accessibility, not making room). :o

~ waves ~

Mari
Thanks for the directions. I have to get better at letting him use
the tools by himself first. With the seizures. I'm not good
at this.

So I will work on it.

He had a seizure at work on Saturday it brought me back to reality.

Ugh.

Donna

Dear Donna,
 

If making frames from home is too hard, then drop it. We all need to do what works best.

In my brother's case he liked working with the wood. It kept him busy.


M.

Dear Donna,

thanks for explaing the 4-h program. i guess now i am really wondering what project Derrick is doing, that involves Lego? and an 18x24" frame!!! intriguing!

maybe you can post a pic for us when he is finished? :D

anyway i wish him well with that. sorry he had a seizure saturday, i hope he feels better by now. and you too. you know i really think of you as a power-mom! ;) :hug:

~ waves ~

Waves

He has two different projects.

One is for one of the pictures he did at school this year. We need to
frame a painting. For Arts and Crafts.

The other, well he is making a apartment out of legos.

At least what he thinks he would have if we had a apartment for him here.
A bedroom, master bathroom, and a stairway to a balcony. We already
have the stairway so he is making it for a balcony. With a dog to
represent is dog.

Donna

LOL!!! Ok i get it now!!! :D leave it to me... i woulda had you making a frame out of legos next :p:D

that sounds so cute the apartment out of legos! :)

~ waves ~

OH Mari. I wish your helper was near by, same situation here. So much stuff, ie) junk to shred and unclutter my life.

Everyone sounds like they had interesting plans and experiences. Survived the unusual heat up here. It has been 98* and even 101* in the mountains.
During this time, I had a dumpster delivered to clean out De's trailer. Hoping for my son and grandson to move in. Really wanted a home on there for them. but we will make this work for now.

So extremly physically and mentally exhausting. I spend a lot of time crying over mementos and memories. I miss her sooooo much. I had some things I could keep, but need to dump the junk from my home that has collected too.
They did not get the need for me to keep her daybed, I am not sure even why I do. That is where I found her. Should I really do that? But how can I put such a part of her life in a dumpster?

I am so sore, every joint, muscle hurts and are in spasms. The plumbing was leaking, tore out old pipes, the rug had to come up and appliances out. My older son and I did this ourself.
It was so odd, I had opened a fanny bag, and in it was a good Seiko watch of mine. I think I left it with her in the hospital and it came home in that bag. Then I find Angels all over, ceramic ones, brass, dolls with wings, magnets, on toss pillows, on every shelf, hanging from curtains.....there are dozens? I never noticed before.

I feel crushed. It will be nice to have the grandson so close, but wish I could provide them better.

It feels so good to read the plans and hopes of everyone, Life does go on, everyday......
Me I need to clean to have a cleaning lady come, I have no help from the family here.......I only have days to keep the dumpster and so much I better get rid of.

Yada Yada Yada, just chatting out line, everyone have a good week.....:grouphug:

mu heart breaks for you.
I know tht your grieving your loss of her. All the pain jsut floods back when dealing with all of her things.
It has not been that long ago.
It is healing to cry for her.
I jsut hope that you are able to take care of yourself...don't work too hard, ask for help, sleep rest when you can.
All of this is emotional and physically draining.
You are doing well with this it sounds.
(((((HUGS))))
much love
bizi

Dear Di

sending you hugs :hug::hug: for this difficult time.

going through De's stuff must be heartwrenching for you.

my itty bitty thought here on the daybed is that it's COMPLETELY OK for you to keep that if you want to. it doesn't matter why, or even knowing why, or that people don't get it - they don't have to get it, you don't need anyone's permission for this. and there is no "should" or shouldn't about it. you clearly have a gut feeling about keeping it and that is all that counts, imho.

and wow that is hot. our temps are slightly lower but we have pretty high humidity so it feels nasty enough. went to a small mall today - ahhh airconditioning what a relief!!! ;)

i hope things work out for your son and grandson to move into the camper.

~ waves ~

Dear Di,
Your angel left her angels for you.
Keep the bed. I does not matter if you have a reason or not.
If you do not get everything completed in time for the dumpster to go, it will be ok.

Lots of hugs. :hug: :hug: :hug:
M.

Di
Sending good thoughts to you.

My mother also collects angels. I believe the day will come when I have
to figure out where all the angels that Derrick has given her will go.

Donna

Thank you all for the support. Even when I can't explain things you all make sense out of it.
My son really broke down crying that because of litigation my ex is causing I could not put the down payment on the home for him to put on the lot, that he will be living where she passed away.

I know how strong he is and hard it must be for him. He needs to think of the little guy, My grandson is my joy, and to have a safe home and so close by will be a blessing.

The heat in the mountains is so strange, we rarely get the high 80's or 90* plus. let alone 101*. Connor, Katie and I are enjoying the pool even if it is a small one. 4 ft deep and 16 across, put up in less then an hour, down the end of the season. All next week it will be 88* again.

I think I can use the day bed in the spare room that will be my office, and that way no one is sleeping in the bed all the time. If it is too difficult for the family, I can still keep it and not use it.....when I am gone they will do what they want wih all my "stuff." Can't take it with us.
All I could send with her was her teddy bear. jewlery and few pictures.
I want her back my buddy I miss so bad, and that scum bottom feeder thinks he hit a lottery with her loss.
How can people live their lives like such scum? How can the second wife stay with him he is so scum, bum.....
I need a ton of support and prayers these next few weeks. My family needs me to be stong for them...
I love you all dearly,
Di:grouphug:

Hey just a few months ago we had Feet of snow and 5* temps! :D
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...11/snowpic.jpg

DiMarie

We will be here.

Please tell your son that he can make the trailer his. It will work just fine.

Weird as it can sound, he may decide he loves living in her place.

Donna:grouphug:

more hugs sent your way di
((((((HUGS)))))
bizi