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Post by SAR01 on Dec 31, 2023 12:21:07 GMT -5
So long to 2023 that we were told was going to be a great year... let's hope 2024 proves to be true! Raising a glass to you all and the coming year, may it bless us all!
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Post by Kona on Dec 31, 2023 12:28:32 GMT -5
Happy New Year to all of you!
2023 felt like a “lost” year. I’ll be glad to see it go.
🍾Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2024!🎉
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Post by SAR01 on Dec 31, 2023 13:18:45 GMT -5
lost is the right word, Kona.....Happy New Year, Kona
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Post by plantlady on Dec 31, 2023 14:03:25 GMT -5
Wishing you all a great year ahead!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 2, 2024 18:30:30 GMT -5
Hoping everyone had a great week-end.... I stayed home alone NYE and NYday... watched marathons of Yellowstone. today I started getting paperwork organized for taxes later this month, and will work on organizing 2024 folders on my computer.....I'm still eating leftovers from all the company I've had. lol!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 2, 2024 19:16:47 GMT -5
lol! I bumped a thread from the summer, cause it made me laugh!!!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 3, 2024 16:00:52 GMT -5
Had the roofers come look and covered my leaking roof until we come up with a plan to fix where it is leaking, the whole addition sunk about 1/2 inch and there is a valley in one spot holding and then it finally worked into the huge leak I have in the Den. so they will put their heads together then come up with a plan, plus I think I will have them do my floors and wood work this winter break before spring. and I feel good about finally going to do some updating for the house. hope you all are enjoying the quiet after the busy last few weeks....
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Post by plantlady on Jan 5, 2024 12:53:26 GMT -5
Wow, SAR, it seems like your home is a constant challenge! Hope you will be able to get those problems resolved soon. Had a medical procedure done Tuesday, PT and chiro on Wednesday and lunch with a good friend yesterday. Planned to go out today but it's one of those achy, tired feeling days so am chilling at home. The cold weather makes me want to hibernate. Hope everyone has been having a good and productive week!
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Post by csue on Jan 6, 2024 7:31:15 GMT -5
Happy New Year to you all! I didn't do anything special, just me and my and I didn't stay up until midnight. Thank you all for the prayers for my cousin Brenda, but sadly she has passed away last night. She was such a sweet soul, a freedom fighter and truth seeker. We chatted almost every day on messenger until she went into the hospital. She was killed by medical malpractice. She never wanted to take pharmaceuticals but was told she had to because of getting her gall bladder taken out. It was a blood pressure medication that destroyed her kidneys, they even admitted it was the cause. She will be greatly missed. We've had a mild winter up until now when the cold settled in. Still not much snow but some is coming next week. Have a great day everyone!
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Post by plantlady on Jan 6, 2024 9:31:49 GMT -5
That's so sad about Brenda, CSue. Sending prayers to you and your family. Yes, the kidney failure issue is one of the reasons I am trying to get off of the last BP med I am taking. They don't tell you about it when they start you on any of that stuff. I made it til midnight on New Years, heard a few fireworks and then hit the hay. So much for excitement!
Temps here are teetering between freezing and not freezing so they have trouble predicting or snow, but so far it's only been a little cold . Hate going out in it but I need to get groceries.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 6, 2024 17:46:51 GMT -5
I'm so sorry about Brenda, CSue.. RIP.. maybe she'll come to you in a dream, so many I know that want visits seem to be getting them alot recently!
PL I have days like that I just was to chill at home and putz.. I have been working on un decorating but it is going slower each year... I just really might cut back next yr. I am not putting away the frt room tree, I will give it to restore or good will.. I do not need 5 full size trees.
today was a tough day, 6 yrs ago, Dan left this earth... I did not think it would be so rough , but I broke down and let the ugly cry happen. then I was ok... the grief never goes away, whe just get better at dealing with it, I guess.. but I think we need to let the tears come if they are right there.. no reason to hold them in.... anyway, Fran came and sat for away, and I'm good.
we may, or maty not get 1-3 inches of snow tonight...
tomorrow at noon the guys are coming to measure so I have some idea how much the flooring I will need will cost and when they can do it.
waving to the others that might pop in yet tonight.
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Post by plantlady on Jan 7, 2024 0:10:54 GMT -5
SAR, crying is not ugly. Tears are cleansing and no matter how many years go by, they help us move forward to the next day. They help relieve the emotional pain.
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Post by SAR01 on Jan 7, 2024 11:11:56 GMT -5
yes I know, PL, but I call it ugly cry when I sob and cant breathe.. but I am better today... and the hardest part is never knowing what will trigger a crying jag... but in my 70 yrs I have decided to NOT hold them in, as I did for 50 yrs because I was called a baby if I cried...
an a happier note, I have the guys coming to measure floors in a bit, I am excited to think I will actually do something for ME since Dan died. it is snowing and we have a watch so I will not be going looking today, but I have an idea what I want.
enjoy your Sunday, Ladies!
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Post by goldengirl on Jan 8, 2024 9:58:28 GMT -5
Hi. So much wisdom here. And support. And encouragement. I agree about the tears -- they are cleansing, strengthening. But my mother wouldn't cry because her dad taught her that crying is a sign of weakness. I say being underestimated is an advantage. People don't know what to expect from you when they underestimate you. A distinct asset. It seems to me that, for a number of years, everyone has been saying it is good to see the old year pass away, the one that was supposed to be good and wasn't. I've said it myself. But I see a pattern. I lean toward "each day is what we make it" and my goal is to make my own sunshine when it looks cloudy outside my window. My Jeep was repaired, finally, and I am grateful that the two places that helped me with it were willing to help me when their schedules were already full until after New Year's. I know you miss Dan, SAR. But I'm happy to hear that you are ready to do things to your home that will reflect who you are. Class act. It seems like you have had a lot of trouble with that addition to your house. Did you see that Sandy Frankford died? I was so shocked! The obituary said that she had been sick for a long while. I did not know. Yesterday morning my new great-grandchild was taken to the emergency room. He is one month old today. He was transferred to Rainbow Children's Hospital, diagnosed with RSV. The doctor at the ER said they had lost a lot of babies to RSV, which scared Mom and Dad. By late afternoon he was breathing better, taking the bottle and keeping everything down. Today he is much better, and they are thinking they will take him home today. Sadie is 32 pounds now. And I think she is nipping less, calming a bit. But she is sooooo smart. She is living the herding instinct. And, well, we are adjusting. Fred has said several times that she is my girl. I think he's forgotten our agreement: only ONE . And one of these days the conversation is going to come up. He wants a German Shepherd. ONE is all two old people need. Now I have to get ready and venture to the courthouse. If the VA won't return phone calls I guess I will go to the office and not leave until someone talks to me and answers my questions. Fred called and was put over to voicemail. That was more than a week ago, now, and they still haven't called back. Well, today someone gets to deal with Mama Bear. Have a great day, everyone! If it's cloudy, make your own sunshine!
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Post by csue on Jan 9, 2024 8:14:00 GMT -5
I try not to cry because it affects my sinuses and then it's hard to breathe. But I do let tears rolls down my cheeks now and then without getting into a full cry.
We are told there will be a big snowstorm tomorrow with high winds. I sure hope the power doesn't go out again! It won't be as mild temperature wise as it was the last time. I'll get prepared just in case.
GG, I'm glad your great grandchild is feeling better and may get home!
Have a great day everyone.
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