General Chat

Caz, so sorry you are feeling so down,
when we had our wet room put in we never had the mess you had, there was some dust but they opened all the windows and put dust sheets everywhere, have you grab rails and a seat in the shower area ?
I am quite concerned that your lift was out of order again, this is not on !
surely something must be done about this.
I'm glad you put this on here as l'm sure there are a lot of your friends on here that can cheer you up a bit :)))
Take care Caz, x

Caz
So sorry to read that something which was intended to help you, has instead upset you so much.
I really hope the company has some sort of insurance and you can claim for cleaning, of your clothing bedding and even carpets and the flat too as it has all had a knock on effect.
Glad you have your computer back and hope that helps a bit.

Take care I think of you vewry often

Linda :o) XxX

Probably a vicious circle Mary. I am struggling with this awful cough at the moment, haven't been out of the house since we got back from holiday. Had a better nights sleep (about 5 hours instead of two) last night but it does get me down.

Hi Hazel, Sharron, Mary and all

Had a really good session with the counsellor today but cried so much couldn't do the usual repair job to go on to the supermarket, came straight home and hid my red piggy eyes and blotchy nose lol

I think this counsellor is the best one I have ever been to, she is really seeing the whole picture and thinks the way I was treated/dealt with when my daughter was born and died has caused a kind of post traumatic stress which I 'eased' by hoarding but instead of it making me feel better it got so bad it made life worse. Means there is a lot of digging still to do and then to deal with it in whatever way possible. It's sort of ironic that she is just a year older than my daughter would be and her birthday is the same as my original expected date for my girl, altho she then arrived prematurely by 10 weeks.

Fed up with the weather, it's rained almost non stop all yesterday and all through the night as well. Only 8 degrees expected here today too, I think I will just hibernate!

Take care all, stay warm ( or cool for those friends at the other end of the earth lol)

Lizx

Hi havent been on here for awhile, not read all whats been put on but just wanted to leave some ((((((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))))
to you all.

Hazelx

Good grief, that must be some good-lookin' pumpkin Sharron LOL.
Can't complain about being bored though.
I'm Finding my mood is up and down like a yo-yo the past couple of weeks, oh to feel stable and balanced. . . no I am not admitting to being unbalanced . . . there's a TV advert here entitled "depression hurts", I'm not sure if the hurt is caused by depression, or if the pain itself triggers depression. All I know is that I am becoming a creaky old crock.

Have a good night all,
Mary

That little pumpkin he brought,or had delivered,home for me to make four pies would not fit in my oven. He must like his pie.

The lorry load of quinces they brought home made one jar of jelly. I did mean to use the flesh in chutney but where I left it too long it went mouldy.
The medlars are outside bletting.Must get them in pretty soon too.

Do what I do with the pumpkin, poke a few holes in it, pop in the oven low temp for a little while, then it peels easily. Boil up the pulp in a little water, drain well, then mash and drain again, then I freeze it in bags to use later, for muffins or loaf or pie. All the mess over at once.
Pumpkins are so cheap right now that I can't leave them at the market!!
I'd love to try your quince jelly, I can trade 2 kinds of peach jam or blue plum jam - or pickles. have almost zero freezer pickles left, as Sarah discovered them and each time she comes down she heads for the freezer for another personal tub of pickles!! I can't make jelly because of the animals in the house, the juice is gone if I leave it dripping...
Going to prepare some apples for pie and freeze in aluminum pie plates, so they're the right shape for popping in a crust one day!

Now LIZ, you KNOW that cake is good for your mental health, so find yourself a hiding place,you must not be deprived because he chooses to be "a pig" (your words not mine.) If the minicakes would keep I'd send you one, they were sooooooo good. The kids call them "Nainie's surprise cakes" when I put a mix of cream cheese and icing sugar in the middle!!
Off to transport troops to school.
Mary

Yesterday we made cheese and onion tarts,rolls in the shape of little loaves,date slices that are actually called matrimonial cake and some things called Brighton rocks which are curranty cakes with ground almond in the mix.
I finally got the quince jelly into its pot too.
I am still looking the other way when I walk past that bloody pumpkin!

Mary, that's cruel, those cakes sound so yummy and because o.h. is a pig and can't just eat one, we rarely have cake in the house.
xx

My goodness Sharron, that IS profound.
Thank you.
Have a lovely aroma coming from the oven, lemon cupcakes with cream cheese filling, yummy. I dont need supper, i can just eat cake (thank you Marie Antoinette or whomever coined the phrase.)
back to work,
Mary

Animals heal in so many different ways. Take Shaun the Sheep for instance!

Mary has a role now.She could be neither especially cared for nor special care giver in the family before.Now she is a special care giver.She is of equal importance to everybody else again.

Mary, anything that helps MiniMary become less isolated from the family has to be good, I am sure taking care of Ginny will be good for her and having a special friend to talk to will be the making of her after her upset over her previous dog, Penny? was it, sorry I can't remember. She is old enough to be responsible for cleaning up after the pup and grooming it well too so it doesn't make too much extra work for you. Walking it will do her good as well, maybe Em will go with her and it will do both girls good.
I wish her much joy with her pup, do take a pic when you can.

I have to think about Christmas cards soon and as you say, some names lost over the years but I look back at the memories of past contacts with fondness.

love and hugs

Lizxx

Oh my goodness, my name is mud!!
I got a new puppy for miniMary today and her Mummy is under-pleased. She had to admit though that it's the first time in ages that Mary has smiled or seemed happy, or gone outside, independently of necessity, for weeks. She's either been in front of the TV or computer or reading in her room, minimal communication with the rest of us. Now tonight she is in the lounge laughing with her sister.
The new puppy is named Ginny, and will live downstairs in my flat so as not to confuse the 'service dog section' upstairs!! She's a cross of Australian Blue Heeler and American Eskimo. Where was my head ? . . . having said I would not have another dog that sheds, here we are again.

Updating my Christmas card list today, sad to see names vanishing each year, but fond memories come to mind as I clean up the list.

Our clocks go back an hour tonight, for once I may get a full nights sleep.

Gareth has been on his new medication since Thursday , hard to tell how it is working, as it could take weeks to reach the full dose required. The new, developmental paediatrician has dubbed him "the most complex child" she has seen in 10 years. I could have told her that. No wonder it is so difficult to manage him!! We weren't exaggerating.
In January the school board is proposing that he attend a small school in Niagara Falls with a maximum of 6 children in the class, with one teacher , plus an aide for each child. These are all children with extremes of autism symptoms. they expect to have an opening in January. There is no extra cost, he will be picked up by bus, door-to-door. I have to wonder though, if the medication helps,will he need to be segrated so completely. if he attends that school he may remain there for 3 years if necessary. One would also hope that the behaviours of the others don't rub off on him, and vice versa.

BTW Sharron, have you had enough of Wallace & Grommit yet??

Time to settle in for the night, be well dear friends.
Mary

As you all know,we don't go in for black humour at home. I ventured out to the cone digester today and it is almost empty despite being well fed,including a couple of dead rats.
It is so efficient that I suggested to he of the ninety summers that I could save quite a lot on funeral costs if he would fit in it.
It won't be until after Friday though because I need him out the front in his wheelchair rattling his tin until Guy Fawkes night.That is once he has finished the washing and the washing up!

Eileenbelieve me I am not 'MsStrong', I have my bad moments too. Havng been delighted earlier that G's appt was moved up, I am now annoyed because sarah's initial appt with an endocrinologist is booked for JUNE!! her bloodwork showed irregularities in thyroid function and she is having too many seizures and the Dr thinks the 2 are related, so, instead of trying thyroid med with her, she is to wait, untreated, till June, I suppose I should be grateful it's next year, not 2012.
OK, rant over, off now to take our little drama queen Em to her 'lyrical' dance session (combo of jazz and ballet). Looking forward to turkey (sweet Italian) sausages and mashed spuds for supper after dance.

We arrived home safely in the car today. there is a huge meeting today about G at the school board offices, hopefully some concrete help will be offered. Poor child looks absolutely frantic at times, I keep hoping that enough love and hugs can fix him . . .
mary

Oh Mary, you are an absolutely amazing woman, I don't know how you manage as well as you do.Have to take my (metaphorical) hat off to you, wish I was just as strong as you.
Am delighted to see that Gareth will be seen by the specialist tommow, instead of the long wait that you expected.Bless you, all of you. !!!!

Love. Eileen xx

Some good news this morning, Gareths appt with the specialist has been moved up to tomorrow. Seems somebody pulled some strings for him. I so hope some help can be found. I had a nightmare walk home with him yesterday when he suddenly flung himself over the curb, & onto the road. Still attached tothe dog who was struggling to stay upright. Unbelievably, a weed growing between cracks on the road surface,had attracted his attention and he HAD to stamp on it. This is the latest obsession, one must stamp on weeds, pinecones,leaves, whatever seems out of place must be crushed. I am thinking that perhaps, for now, I should pick him up in the car and avoid some of the outbursts. Hate to use the car to cover a 3 -block distance, especially now that i am used to walking twice a day.
Gorgeous day here but cold, oh somebody carrymeaway, to avoid the winter.
I hope Sharron is feeling better, one can only take so much of Shaun the sheep!!.. . I know, he's one of gareth's fav's.
group hug,
Mary

Sharron you can't have man cold my OH has it!!!

Mary, good to see that your pc problems have been solved.
Sorry to hear about more problems with Gareth, I hope this time some sort of solution can be found.
I am not sure if you had my e mail addy or not but I will PM you.

Lovely to read about Coleen's graduation and the meeting with her father, hope all continues to progress in that area.

Hello Mary and Sharron,
I haven't had a man-cold. Just nothing to say.
Glad your computer problems are now over Mary, if you had been stuck in the U.K. I think I would have heard you. No offence intended to the U.K., but there's no place like home especially for someone like you.
Sorry to hear about Gareth. His problems are not mine, but I was once accused of being aggressive and drugged accordingly. It was not just a hypo-manic state, I knew what I was doing and I was sick to death of being treated like a baby. I don't think this applies to G of course, but maybe the rage that he cannot get his feeling through to anybody is increasing. You know a lot more about it than I do.
Great to hear about Colleen's graduation and I think you and she should all be proud.
I better get back to work following lunch but I will try to look in tonight if I can.
Colin