Mother has decided it is going to be too rainy to go shopping in Alabama today so now dd is angry & in tears because we are going tomorrow instead of today.
And I am in the middle
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Originally posted by Brie: I'm glad the job is still a possibility Dawn but sorry to hear that the bus driver freaked out. Hopefully it won't be the same person on your son's route next year.
Thanks. Me too!
I hope your day is going better.
Dawn
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire." anonymous
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I'm glad the job is still a possibility Dawn but sorry to hear that the bus driver freaked out. Hopefully it won't be the same person on your son's route next year.
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
I called about the job to see if they had made a decision. They have not. She said they still have 2 people to interview on Friday. (She really wants this position filled and had told me that she didn't want to bring anyone else in. Apparently, her supervisor wanted to interview these other 2 people.) So....it will still be another week or two. I told her "I wasn't trying to be a pest, and wanted her to know how interested I still am in the position."
The bus driver deal is turning into an ordeal. She started yelling at me on the phone and told me I have to talk to her supervisor. I told her that was fine, because that's who I was trying to call earlier anyway. Then on the way home she told Alek "If you're ever about to miss the bus again, I'm not going to wait on you." Her supervisor hasn't called me back yet. Cary and I decided that we'll probably drive Alek for the rest of the week, because we're afraid she's going to retaliate even more. Thank goodness there are only 3 days of school left.
DH just went back down to the hospital, so we don't have any updates on MIL yet.
Dawn
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire." anonymous
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{{{Hugs}}} I'd call the Board of Education office and let them know. You might see about other temp jobs - I'm sure you've thought this out already. Frustrating looking for a job now - so many people looking - so few jobs.
Ok, after a really nice weekend, my week is starting off crappy.
First Alek missed the bus. Not a big deal in and of itself, but the bus driver waited for him to pick up all of the stuff that had fallen out of his backpack, and then took off when he had almost gotten to the bus. (A neighbor witnessed the whole thing and called me about it.)
Also, I had an interview last Monday that I thought went really REALLY well, and I really thought I would get the job. I also really want the job. Well, they said they thought they would make a decision last week, and I didn't hear anything. I thought "Ok, maybe they are just taking longer. Holiday weekend coming up, people get busy..." I checked this morning and the job posting is not up any more. So, I guess I didn't get it. Now I'm really in a bind, because school is out this Friday and I won't even have the substitute teaching income.
Also, my MIL is going in for another surgery on her brain aneurysm today, so that is always risky.
Dawn
"Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You have to set yourself on fire." anonymous
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Oh, and my "running": I can manage 3 x 30-45 seconds jogging during an hour's walk
YEAH!!!!!! That's awesome Puck.
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now my two closest friends have both told me I shouldn't run (at least not on concrete) because of my bad back. BAH.
Listen to your doctors, not your friends. If your doc is OK with you running, then go for it. Yes, it's easier on the joints to run on crushed gravel, sand or some other "soft" surface but that can be hard to find in a city ; )
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I was wondering what it feels like to be able to go 10K without stopping and without ever gasping for breath. I'll probably never know. Maybe I don't NEED to know, but I want to.
I couldn't run an 1/8th of a mile when I first started. 5 years later, I can run a 1/2 marathon without any knee pain (that's my limiting factor). All I can say is if there is a will, there is a way ; )
PS Your running posts make me smile!
PSS CONGRATS on getting back to your lowest!
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
This is more me thinking out loud than anything else.
This morning I was finally back down to what I call my current lowest. Haven't seen that since early January! This leaves me with 7 more lbs to lose to fit into the "normal" range in terms of BMI 25.
I'm pleased at the numbers I'm seeing. I was even more pleased when I dug out my notes of the past two years and started comparing numbers - inches lost, pounds lost. It feels weird, because I've been "me" all along.
Which may be why I feel kind of strange right now. I still feel like me, and thus I still feel sorta "fat". I also feel intimidated at the thought of losing more weight, not to mention maintaining.
Oh, and my "running": I can manage 3 x 30-45 seconds jogging during an hour's walk, but that's it, and now my two closest friends have both told me I shouldn't run (at least not on concrete) because of my bad back. BAH. I was out biking on Sunday and ran into a women's 10K, and while they were running past me I was wondering what it feels like to be able to go 10K without stopping and without ever gasping for breath. I'll probably never know. Maybe I don't NEED to know, but I want to.
****************** “The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.”
hey tina, that is great news about your walking. how awesome for you!
i am sorry the final word on your niece does not add to the sense of resolution. i will pray that you and your family each find your peace in all of this.
Goals: 1. Stop thinking like a chronic dieter and start living to inspire. 2. HALT (hungry, anxious, lonely, tired) I will stop and tune in with myself should I experience these things, and respond with something healthy. 3. One word 2008: courage 4. Eat slow and mindfully.
Good Morning my friends !! I have small victory to announce ! I walked 1 mi the other day with NO pain..........!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaaaaa
It is a big deal for me because it has been YEARS since I have been able to do any walking, so this is the first step in the right direction. I didn't walk fast - but I walked a mile. So tomorrow I will walk another mile until I am walking 3-5 mi a week. Then I will work back up to a 15 min mile !! I am sooooo excited. So is my youngest and my dog! They both love going for walks!
My niece's death has been rule "death by gunshot wound" they can't rule it a suicide (which NONE of us believe anyway) and they can't rule it a murder. So unfortunately ~ we will never have any true answer, and the only person who does know what really happened, will have to live with it for the rest of his life.
I do believe that spring is really here, it is finally above 50 degrees, and things are starting to flower. I am going to be working on my flower beds this weekend. It calms me and I love to see the transformation.
I hope that everyone is having a safe and wonderful holiday.
My thoughts are with anyone who had/has a family member in the services.
Make an appointment with her doctor. You can also call the Department of Motor Vehicles and talk to them.
I agree with Cate.
In the short term, you can hide the keys.
To me, this is not just about your mom's personal safety but everyone else that's on the road with her.
As far as the money thing, my grandfather started having issues with managing money in the later part of his life and started withdrawing large sums and hiding it around the house. My mom ended up putting her name and sister's name on the account as a safe guard. My mom's motivation for doing so is that she didn't want someone to overhear my grandfather taking out large sums and then mugging him on the street. My grandparents also needed that money to live on and if it were lost or stolen, it would have been a huge hardship.
It's really hard watching the people we love age!
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Make an appointment with her doctor. You can also call the Department of Motor Vehicles and talk to them. More and more of them are setting up procedures to prevent the elderly from driving. They might be able to set something up for your mom to have to 'retake' a driving test, and fail it. The doctor might be able to do something as well, or provide backup to Motor Vehicles.
Once Dave's mom lost her license, she talked a lot about getting it renewed, but surprise, surprise, never happened. She mashed up her car by hitting a parked car in a neighborhood she was familiar with. That led to Dave calling the cop who had suspended her license and asking him not to give it back to her.
The authorities will work with you on this, they don't want an elderly, incapable driver on the road any more than you do.
I don't know how to keep mother from driving. She wanted to "go shopping" but wouldn't say for what specifically so Friday I changed my plans and we went out for lunch and then went to Walmart where she bought a few things. Yesterday she declared she was "going shopping". I figured that even if I did change my plans again and go with her (so I could drive) she would just keep on and keep on until she was finally able to go somewhere alone so I just went on with my plans and let her go alone. She and the car got back home in one piece. Today she said one of the places she went was the Credit Union. She said she went to the teller who knows her and asked what her balance was & wrote it down. Then she said that apparently while they were talking, the teller asked if she wanted all of it and she said yes because when she got back in her car she had the entire balance of her checking account (over $3000!!). Now most of it has to be re-deposited and I don't know if she is going to let me go with her or not. {{{sigh}}} I just don't know what to do about her.
"Live your life so that you are not afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."
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