oh dixie, do you know anything yet? i know how much you love nala. praying that she's ok. don't blame yourself, ppppllllleeeeeaaaaseeee.

i read wednesday's post and it was nice to see so many check in.

cindi, sorry about the pain. it would feel kinda weird to me to see a professional in a social setting, but if they do a good job who cares. i just hope you get relief.
i hope FIL will adjust to the assisted living. it's a difficult transition. it's great that you can visit him to see how things are going. mother, sister and i take him fruit and other less healthy goodies (not my choice). several of us have made him photo albums and posters. just ideas.

empathy, been missing you even though i've been MIA. the most trivial (to you) is enough to say. my whole life is trivial. how is your mother doing? how is your household in general? how is your garden doing?

enigma, you may still be working, but happy long weekend awaits you. what have you been up to? any new paintings? leads on new places?

musk, psalms and proverbs are really good places to go to. i'll help you any way i can. starting at the beginning is very difficult for the best scholar. are you near a library? you don't have to be a biblical scholar to have the best faith.

carly, i think that's what we all as we move. good luck with all that's involved and shed things as you can. i helped my mother b/c it's no easy task. do you have anyone who can help you make decisions or just be with you?

i've been house and pet sitting at my sister's with my mother. my dad is now in a alzheimer's unit not far from where sis lives, so we were going there every day. i'm really impressed not only the level of care, but also the devotion and attitudes of all there. it's a vast improvement from where he was.
my sleep wasn't good, my internet connection wasn't either, we had two sick dogs, and my pain was so high i threw up one day in the home. they had to wheel me out in a chair with cool cloths. fairly embarrassing.
i'm so glad to be back home in my little hovel with penny and my usual comforts.
the weekend will just be adjusting and resting as i unpack things.

i have missed you each and all just so much going on.

prayers that things ease up for us all. hugs n hope

Dix, I am so, so, sorry about your precious cat!! I so pray that they can save her within your budget.

I don't think that we can expect something like that to happen, so please don't beat yourself up about that.

My dear pup decided to eat almost a whole box of chocolate bar's that my daughter was selling for school. And chocolate is deadly for a dog. I felt so bad that I left it out, I should have known better. We just can't keep eye's on our pet's 24/7.

So great that the day started out so well with the guy in front of you paid for it....so sweet for sure. One day my husband and I were driving through Taco Bell just for a drink and they gave it to us for free. Heck, I wish I would have ordered a taco as well. lol.

I will definately pray for your fur baby.....and you as well.
Hug!

Seren,

I think we posted at about the same time so I missed you.

Yes, this move is really stressing me out! My dh has been so rushing me but I am no where near ready. I really don't want help because I want to do it myself so I know what goes where. And I of course will be doing my unpacking as well.

My Mil finally got her way and we are moving her again. Mike said we are moving Mom Sunday after next and I just said, "have fun with that."

I am not going to lift a finger. We packing everything in two day's and everything has been in my living room for month's in boxes. We also have a sofa and china cabinet. Now she want's it all back......so we, oh, "they" will move it....not me. I have enough on my plate. I know it sound's rude but someone needs to foot their foot down and say enough is enough, as she won't be happy there either, but she got her way and that's all that matter's to her.

So sorry that you are going through this with your Dad. It must be a very trying time for the whole family. And also so sorry that you are going through such pain that you threw up. :-( Please take care and try not to overdue.

Prayer's all around for a great weekend.

Love and hugs.

carly, i'm glad you stood up for yourself. it sounds like she's taking advantage. i hope all works out. you have a full plate as it is! good luck!!

it sure isn't an easy time. it's as much my fault as anything. being up at 4am, cleaning and bending over to load the dishwasher and doing 2 loads of laundry, so my back was pretty much screaming before mother put her feet on the ground. i wasn't emphatic enough to my mother that i was close enough to being done for the day yet pushed so far my limits that's what happened. i don't know if others find it as hard as i do to express how severe pain gets and how it affects all else. after 10+ years i'm still trying.

Thank you so much for your support. You really made me feel much better.

I cannot believe all you are doing at 4 am with your back screaming. Why do you do that????? That's crazy and so unnessessary.

I will say that I do not have any knowledge of severe pain for so long. If it is anything like the time I hurt my back and I was in so much pain for a short while, maybe about a month. If you have had to live with that kind of pain for 10+ year's.........my heart and prayer's go out to you!!!!

Please take care.
xoxo