Quick Update
Paul is still very cranky. Just nasty, not much nice to say. No different really but I am doing better at ignoring him and not letting him bring me down. David has been a little better. I have been watching the Flyers with the playoffs. So this is like ever other night with these games. Also working a lot. Still getting hammered with new fires. Got 2 new ones yesterday.
Read 2 romance novels over the long weekend. Plus I finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" last week. So that was a great escape and relaxing! Otherwise, did some yard work, cleaned a little. We went out to dinner Friday night, but it was PACKED, as it was University of Delaware graduation.
I guess I could say, for better or worse, things are back to normal here. Paul is feeling very bad about himself/his life and so he externalizes that to everyone else.
Oh, FINALLY, after much ado (and many many phone calls and fighting with Sprint), I finally got my Blackberry yesterday! So that has also kept me busy- trying to get this thing in the first place, getting it activated, etc.
It's been incredibly hot. I drove to York PA this AM. BEAUTIFUL drive. Sunny, blue sky, green trees, crops now coming up. Beautiful farm land out there, Amish Country. Elderly couple. House isn't to the ground but almost. One wall is ready to collapse and 3 of the rooms on the one side have collapsed to the basement. He built the house himself. Full of antiques, family photos, etc. They lost everything. It was really hard sitting with them this AM with them and rest of family crying. Rips my heart out. Then I left that one and drove to Broomall PA for another fire caused by a faulty dishwasher.
Tomorrow is an office day, and God willing, so is Friday. I will try to catch up with everyone over the next few days. Food is not great. exercise is nonexistent. I really really really gotta get back on track. With the busy- ness and the heat, just not there. And my neck for some reason has been really stiff last few days and not sleeping well.
Read 2 romance novels over the long weekend. Plus I finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" last week. So that was a great escape and relaxing! Otherwise, did some yard work, cleaned a little. We went out to dinner Friday night, but it was PACKED, as it was University of Delaware graduation.
I guess I could say, for better or worse, things are back to normal here. Paul is feeling very bad about himself/his life and so he externalizes that to everyone else.
Oh, FINALLY, after much ado (and many many phone calls and fighting with Sprint), I finally got my Blackberry yesterday! So that has also kept me busy- trying to get this thing in the first place, getting it activated, etc.
It's been incredibly hot. I drove to York PA this AM. BEAUTIFUL drive. Sunny, blue sky, green trees, crops now coming up. Beautiful farm land out there, Amish Country. Elderly couple. House isn't to the ground but almost. One wall is ready to collapse and 3 of the rooms on the one side have collapsed to the basement. He built the house himself. Full of antiques, family photos, etc. They lost everything. It was really hard sitting with them this AM with them and rest of family crying. Rips my heart out. Then I left that one and drove to Broomall PA for another fire caused by a faulty dishwasher.
Tomorrow is an office day, and God willing, so is Friday. I will try to catch up with everyone over the next few days. Food is not great. exercise is nonexistent. I really really really gotta get back on track. With the busy- ness and the heat, just not there. And my neck for some reason has been really stiff last few days and not sleeping well.
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Thank God for you and others that do His work..& trust me, I am learning to be a spiritualist so I\'m not preaching....your journal took me back to a fire I had in my apt. bldg 02/02/09. Take care of you, now.
Thank God for you and others that do His work..& trust me, I am learning to be a spiritualist so I\'m not preaching....your journal took me back to a fire I had in my apt. bldg 02/02/09. Take care of you, now.
Thank God for you and others that do His work..& trust me, I am learning to be a spiritualist so I\'m not preaching....your journal took me back to a fire I had in my apt. bldg 02/02/09. Take care of you, now.
Thank God for you and others that do His work..& trust me, I am learning to be a spiritualist so I\'m not preaching....your journal took me back to a fire I had in my apt. bldg 02/02/09. Take care of you, now.
Thank God for you and others that do His work..& trust me, I am learning to be a spiritualist so I\'m not preaching....your journal took me back to a fire I had in my apt. bldg 02/02/09. Take care of you, now.
I am so glad to hear you are having a slight reprieve with Paul and David...still not good but some better. I do not know how you cope with it all...my heart goes out to you! Teenagers are hard enough to deal with and then throw a despondent Hubby into the mix is almost to much! Enjoy your weekend...may it be calm.
I\'m glad things are a bit better, stay strong and you\'re right, don\'t let them get you down! Have you read FireFly Lane? It\'s a great book. I\'m always reading, especially now since I have a Kindle. I mostly read memoirs, but I\'ll read just about everything. I\'m with you about working out not happening. My husband said that he\'s take me for a long hike tomorrow and I\'m looking forward to that. Hope you have a fun weekend!
That is a lovely drive but for a tragic reason...more power to you! I don\'t know if I could deal with insurance claims. Such sadness.
Work stress...UGH! U of D is a HUGE stressor for me right now! UGH!!!
I am glad things with David have improved. Kids are a little more emotionally resilient than adults but they also are more likely to talk to their friends about their troubles. I think adults need to learn to open up and talk things out...working towards positivity instead of wallowing in negativity. It sounds easy but can be extremely difficult. I wonder if Paul is one to bottle things up until the issue has festered and then just implodes with the emotional weight of it all? I hope he finds a way to deal with his anger in a more productive way and I hope David continues to exhibit better behavior. Be warned though, he IS a teen. What teen doesn\'t have the desire to rebel?
Heya GF! Sounds like you have the right idea...keepin your own chin up as much as possible! ;) It is tough, but somebody\'s gotta do it, right? Obviously, the hub and son are in their own little world most of the time so...you have to be the rational one! ;) I hope and pray that your hub can get his crud together, cuz you need a man to stand beside you dearheart! Well you don\'t \"need\" him, but I\'m sure it would be nice if you \"had\" him there!!! You hang in there...you are doing an amazing job! Idk if I would be so strong! Love and hugs :D