I have coats for every 2 degree temperature change. :p
That's a nice looking coat! I'm glad you got something so nice for yourself and it will last for several seasons.
Veronica
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I have coats for every 2 degree temperature change. :p
That's a nice looking coat! I'm glad you got something so nice for yourself and it will last for several seasons.
Veronica
My condolences, spokewench.Quote:
Originally Posted by spokewench
Spokewrench,
So sorry to hear of your loss. Cherish your memories and do not let them slip away. It sound you had a wonderful relationship and he will be missed.
Sharon
My sympathies, Spokewrench. I know you will miss your dad immensely, but you are very fortunate that you had him for so long. I lost my dad at age 71, and I fully expected him to be around for another 10, if not 20, years. What I would have given for a few more years of him...you were very blessed. And he went the best way possible. Still, it's never easy to say goodbye. :(
(((Spokewrench)))
As sad as it is to lose a loved one, it sounds like you and he had a great relationship and that he had a long and happy life.
Lots of that going on around here, the long and happy life part. Well done.
Roxy
Spokewench, I am sorry for your loss. As others have said, it sounds like a life well lived.
I'm so sorry for your loss Spokewrench.
Me too - big hug to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Spokewrench, he sounds like a wonderful guy. I'm glad you had him.
Dear Brother:
First, you had to get your disablity check, Then you had to get a money order, Then you had to buy a stamp. Now, you can't get to the post office because you wrecked your car. So Mother is sitting around with no money. Boo-hoo. Thankfully, she doesn't need much now, as everything is paid for at the community.
And I know you're mad because I didn't let you have her car.(see car wreck). And i took away your Sunday meals (Yes, I know about you looking under her bed for the food she stashed from you while she was in the restroom). And I could give her some mone, but I'm still paying The relo my new employer gave me. And the Community fee for mom? Well, guess whos paying that? and her beauty fees.
Sincerely,
You soon to ex-sister
Spokewrench, so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful relationship.
Spikewrench,Quote:
Originally Posted by spokewench
I am so sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself and try to focus on the positive memories. While death is never looked for, but at least he went quickly which is a positive thing in its own way.
marni
((((spokewrench))))
Dear weather gods,
It's been gorgeous and unseasonably warm this whole winter. Now that I'm supposed to pick up my new bike on Thursday, the forecast is for 23F and snow... NOT FUNNY! :mad:
Signed,
Give me a break
And there is the answer to our severe lack of snow!!! We just all need to order new bikes hee, hee, heeQuote:
Originally Posted by Pax
So true, meanwhile I promise to laugh, smile and raise a toast in his honor! Off to Yakima this weekend with the GF's to attend services for one of our Moms. We made a pact many years ago to be there for each other as we experience the loss of our parents. Was a god send for me when I lost my mom, hope you to have a good support crew.Quote:
Originally Posted by marni
Thanks Sky King. I do have a good support crew of wonderful friends where I live and a GREAT SISTER in Tucson near my Mom.
Dear Self,
The dental hygenist was not trying to kill you, really. Dental impressions won't kill you either. Having a panic attack really wasn't necessary. We can skip that next time.
Dear Beth,
Dental phobias are real and nothing to be ashamed of. Find a dentist who understands and who will do your procedures under sedation if necessary.
Dear self:
If you can't do anything else tomorrow, at least go for a walk. A good walk. It seems counterintuitive but it'll probably help your back.
Dear self:
Stop worrying about that. You have other things to deal with. Go home, perhaps next weekend, and look when you get there.
Also, one day you're going to have to consider getting the rest of your stuff out of your parents' house.
Dear body:
Let me sleep. I get it. No more evening caffeine. Today was weird. Tomorrow will be better.
Dear You,
You have chosen to post amongst others who have lost their loved ones and to the beginners in this sport; you know what you have not been subjected to. And you find it so difficult to rise above yourself, your perceptions, and your reality. You have so much. Rise above and be. Respect and be. Understand and be. Become who you are to BE. No more excuses. Make 2012 and the the years that follow your star trail...you are to BE! Let nothing stop you.
Dear Chinook,
You can do it! You have an entire community hear rooting for you!
~Limewave
Just got off the phone with my mom, my brother has been having difficulty seeing out of his left eye for a few weeks, the doc did an MRI and then a CT scan. Seems he has a 5cm Optic Nerve Meningioma. Apparently it's been growing so long it has deformed the bones in his sinuses. He is very weirded out but doing okay; hardest part so far... calling his daughter and letting her know whats going on.
He and I have a complicated relationship, but this is really knocking me for a loop. The idea he could lose his sight terrifies me.
((((Pax)))). I'm so sorry to hear this. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep us posted if you can.
Wow (((((((Pax))))))). Thinking of your brother and you.
gee, Pax, that sounds like that must be hurting!! my sinuses are hypersensitive!
Dear TE friends
If I told you I was considering joining an expedition that would take me to Mongolia, what would you say? Well, I'll tell you what my husband said: GO FOR IT.
I need help writing a couple essays; is there someone here that is good at that and would like to help me?
It's Steppe Ecology & Civic Media, with a focus on the Przewalski 's horse and the Pallas's cat. And i get to sleep in a yurt!
I'm with DH and say GO FOR IT! Sounds like an awesome experience, and you need some you time after all you and RD have been through.
While the content is not my area of expertise, I am happy to edit (it's part of what I do for a living).
SheFly
Thanks SheFly,
the content isn't the issue; it's these kinds of questions:
How have you translated professional opportunities, classes, or
life experiences into your work?
How do you think this experience will benefit your personal life, professional life and your community?
Not that it'll help - but the fact that you need a vacation, and have your mind ponder other things other than balancing a ill hubby, hospitals, doctors, and keep your own home in some semblance of order?Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
Back on your task - is there a link to information about the trip (goals) that could give us a hint on how to help you? Is this some grand social experiment? What makes delving into this area different that say, visiting villagers in Africa, Central or South America, or First Nations people in northern Canada/Alaska? Other than to us, Mongolia is about as far removed from anything.
Ecology and Civic media are two completely different subjects IMHO. I can grasp Ecology of the area and livestock management, as well as throwing in a predator. But Civic media??? :confused:
http://www.earthexpeditions.org/fiel...olia/index.php
Civic media as in we have to communicate with people to effect change.
It's in June. It's not a vacation, it's an adventure. Next week we are going to hawaii. THAT is a vacation.
ps will be sleeping in a GER, not a YURT.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland
Dear Mimi,
I know nothing about Mongolia, steppe ecology or civic media, or the horse or the cat. So while I can't be very helpful, I can be supportive: GO FOR IT!
Sweeeeeet !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
And I echo everyone else's sentiments, go for it!
Go for it!
Dear self:
NEVER leave another paper for this class this late again. If you insist, consider doing it on Tuesday night or Wednesday during the day. Classes from 10 to 7:45 on four hours of sleep will be fun...
Mimi- sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I would be happy to read and edit your essay if you want to email it to me- not quite so sure about suggestions to get started. I'm sure you have plenty of cycling adventures under challenging conditions that you can draw on to discuss- they must somehow impact your attitude, ability to problem-solve, patience etc in your work. Plus there is your artistic side.
Pax- hugs for the tough news on your brother. Is the condition treatable, or is it an inevitable progression to blindness.
thanks AZ, never thought of that angle!!
It's got about a 97% chance of blindness with surgery, and with the size of his tumor it will be 100% without the surgery. I so desperately hope that can save the sight in his other eye.Quote:
Originally Posted by azfiddle
Mimi - sounds like a grand adventure!
((Pax))Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
(((Pax))) Sounds complicated. I hope the chips fall in your brother's favor.
Thanks gals, it's a bit of an emotional roller coaster here these days.