Good Morning Everyone!

Sarah, I am so sorry to hear about your sister - my prayers are with you and your family. This is a great place to let your emotions go, you need to do that - very important. We are here for you now and always will be! :hug:

Vonn - I want to see pic too - how exciting! I would love to get my motorcycle license and ride again.....

Renee - I am not even go to say it - Sandy I am sure did enough for us all! :D - no Mass for me, but I will be traveling about 5 hours to get to Massachusettes! I will stay down Wednesday night some place - I am hoping to see Sox and Girlie Girl while there. Need to check in with them both today. I have about 15 stops to make in 2 days. I am not sure if I will make it back on Thursday or if I will have to stay over Thursday. Driving is hard on me.

Tami - Christmas Shopping already? I am the Christmas Eve Shopper....:o hope your back didn't bother to much shopping.

Fin - it is hard to learn to pace yourself. I do the same thing..... it is nice to finish the list but it is ok to make a new list!

Kay - so sorry to hear about the babies. I don't know how you kept going either. :hug:to you!

Sandy - how is Jim doing today? He has been fighting so long with those UTI's. :hug:

Kelly - I see Hannah is heading your way this week end? I hope all is safe.

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Today is a busy day for me, I have a lot of things to get done before leaving here early in the morning tomorrow. David went to the slate property yesterday and will stay until tomorrow so to be with the dogs tomorrow night when I am in MA. I won't see him until Thursday night or Friday. I was thinking at first that would be a long time but then I thought maybe that is a good thing to be away from each other for a while.

I moved my oldest DD into her apartment over the weekend. It is a cute place, not very big but good for her. Plus it is only about a mile from the hospital where she is working.

Yesterday afternoon we took the last load and ended up running into the ex & his "wonderful" :rolleyes: girlfriend..... dropping off the last load from his house. She just makes me want to puke! :vomit2:I went to pick up an ottom and David said to me "now don't over due it, I can carry it" and she looked at me with a nasty look - I wanted to just smack her!!!! and I am not a violent person.

She was my best friend..... I hate her so much more than I hate my ex. We (my ex and I) actually get along pretty well but I can't stand to even be around that witch!

ok, off my soapbox!:Soapbox: sorry about that little tantrum!

I hope everyone has a great day!! I have to chuckle when you all talk about staying out of the heat. I wore a sweatshirt all day yesterday and actually had to cover up with a blanket last night while working on the puter to stay warm. Had my electric blanket on last night - and this morning it was 48 when I got up! brrrrr

I can't wait till we get some of that 48 degree weather here!! It will be November before we even get close to that, though.

Good for you, Char, for keeping your hands to yourself while around the "witch"!! Chances are she tries to get you upset....so the nicer you are the more it irritates her I'd say! Plus, I'm sure it bothers her that you and your ex get along. I've never understood that concept.....if I were involved with a man who had children and an ex-wife I'd want them to get along....just makes sense that it reduces the drama and stress. But, some people (like your ex's g/f) are insecure and have to fluff their feathers in front of the others. :rolleyes: Plus, I'm sure she knows she doesn't hold a candle to you!! :)

Good luck in Mass and I hope you get to see Sox and GG. Please take some pics if you do.

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Thanks Kelly,

plus she doesn't get along with the girls either. I know it bothers her that we do get along but he won't talk to me when she is around like he does when she isn't. I understand his part cause from what I understand she really gives him crap for talking to me when she finds out.

I smile at her and make her talk to me - she hates that!!! :D which just makes me smile even more!!! :D

Well I know at least some of you are getting tired of hearing all the carp going on in my life, but here's some more. I swear I absolutely cannot get a break here. I must have seriously ticked off the karma gods somewhere. When I went to bed last night I saw I had two voicemails on my cell, so I listened, one was an office manager calling about an interview I had...on Labor Day.....to tell me she was sorry they had chosen someone else, and that they really like me but that the doctors were hesitant about my lack of a job for the past four years.....hello I was overseas for 3 of them, and they knew this...although to be fair I knew that no work history was going to be a problem in nursing it always is. Phone call number two was the property manager for the duplexes saying he was sorry but they were denying my application due to lack of credit (everything was always in exes name only) and due to what??? My lack of work history! Call us back after you have been working at least 6 months and try to esteblish some credit in yor name.....hello I paid off my own house and car didn't I? Not to mention all credit cards. So then my ex calls to say goodnight to Olivia, I am bawling, I told him I feel like he just keeps f-ing me over and over again, here I gave up everything to support him in his military career and me and the kids are the ones that keep suffering for it! He is crying and telling me how sorry he is which just pi**es me off worse because really...is he sorry? I don't think so.

Sooo, of course I am in a pissy depressed mood today thinking great I am unemployable and a credit risk because I have been a stay at home mom for 4 years! Now I am indefinitely stuck here, I am sure that will just tickle the carp out of my mother. And I have to spend the day with her because she wants to go to town with me later. I'm afraid to ask if things could possibly get worse because then they will!

GRRR sorry for the long rant.

Yabbit- I think you did the right thing with the witch....I always say kill them with kindness!

Geeze, Renee....you need to catch a break. I know it stinks to have to live with your Mother right now. Are there any nursing employment agencies you could register with? I know you're just trying to keep the peace with her until you can find a place of your own. Maybe the local church would know of some rental properties you could look into. Or even have a member with a property they'd be willing to rent to you. Don't these people realize that in order to establish credit you have to obtain it somewhere? Better with a rental property than a credit card...:rolleyes: Have you checked out the rentals on Craigs List?

Wish I had some better advice or suggestions for you.

Thanks all

Cayo, that must be tough with the animals....speaking from having to deliver a stillborn baby...our angel Sabrina....it is hard in life....
the farm life can be as you said....happy go lucky, hard and tough, then exciting again..then sad...you never know what you gonna get....hugssss

Nae Nae, keep that chin up high..hugsssssss

Fin, take it easy today...hugsss

to all....thanks again...hugsssss

Heading to take Ciara to her first day of school....the first day the parent comes and it is at 10am and meet the teacher day and visit....

the others start this afternoon with a half day...they are all surprised that time of year.....life gets fast ...

still mellow here as I woke up...with that news last night...wish Madeline didnt live so far away...!! I have three other sisters...well one we never really see...her hubby kindof seems to keep her away....sad...she is missing out....my parents were down there overnt..and the hubby was really at his top acting his way....hurts my parents...to see it all....

anyhow...better jump in shower..before little ones wake...and get ready...hugsss to all, have a great day,sarah

Kel, some veddy strange people *like* drama and stress, and seem to go out of their way to create it, or be a part of it.

they mystify me, frankly.

I'd rather have smooth sailing, good communications, clarity, and no ulterior motives, or behind-the-back-gossip...

it just makes life more enjoyable for me, and keeps my MS in better check.

some small good news, my morning market run was successful, got a 50 lb bag of carrots, and a 100 lb bag of cabbage, with lots of juicy deep-green outer leaves for the bunnies and guineas.

and 40 lbs of cast-off lettuce leaves and trimmings, so mi patitos y pollitos (my ducklings and chickies) are now having a BIG celebration, happily cavorting amidst the buffet...

oh, and this morning's milking of Lilah went well, got almost 2 c. of very valuable colostrum to store in the freezer for future kidding emergencies.

YAY !!!

Leeloo's babies are looking really good, and after I finish feeding the chickens and geese, I get a nice long NAP...

:D

Weave, :hug::hug: Sorry to hear about the situation at home. :hug:

Renee, Sorry to hear about the job and duplex situation. :hug::hug: Hope something else comes through for you soon.

Kay, Sorry to hear what happened with the other batch of kids. :hug:

Sarah, :hug: Still keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Everyone, just seems like we need a round of :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: right now.

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Have my new and revised to do list for the day. It's short, and no matter what - I am staying inside today! Supposed to be in the 90s. :eek: After the heat from the mid-80s wiped me out yesterday, I think I'm going to hang with my A/C.:Popcorn:

you are right Fin Everyone huddle up regroup and break on two:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

ok hopefully i will retain what i wanted to type and we shall see what I actually type, you know with MS going back and seeing what I didn't type is becoming a fun game lately.

Kay mia amigo, :hug: I am so sorry, amazing how many folks will say an animal can not have feelings but growing up around pets and animals, yes they do have heart ache feelings like we do, again sorry :hug:

Sarah:hug: my prayers are with you, be careful dont over stress yourself, its easy to do right now, ok so make sure you take care of Sarah too.

Char that's the way kill em with kindness, look at it this way you didn't lower yourself to her level, yes it would of felt good lol but in the long run this is better, if you do run into soxmom if you remember, yeah I know, if you recall tell her weegot5kiz says go cubs and hello from me, enjoy yourself, have fun:hug:

NaeNae:hug: any chance of filling that gap with a reference from someone you were private caring for? hint hint then you could also add creative writing to your resume

you know it did take me a while to get on my feet first thing that fell in place for me was food stamps and med cards. Without those i am not sure I would of gotten back up I at least had support but getting back up was a challenge in some areas, i had credit issues too, just try to keep positive , yeah I know easier said than done, try to keep positive and you are in everyones prayers and thoughts, hang in there:hug:

weave I am so sorry, any chance of it fixing itselt with some counseling? that saddens me I am sorry:hug:

Kelly hush 48 for you means real cold for me ssshhhhhhh lol dont be so greedy ask for, say, 65 ok. it wont be so cold here :hug:


vonn howdy... ride captain ride....... when is this ride? sorry cogfog:hug:

Trish I hope you are doing well hope DD 16 is still doing well, :hug:

Sandy howdy howdy Tell Jim I said Hey hope he is feeling better..:hug:

everyone else I missed :grouphug: