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Posted 1/2/2019 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
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Posted 1/2/2019 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Good morning
Cold and cloudy in Jersey today.
Hoping everyone has a good day.
A little down so I am popping into support group just to listen. Then off to a storm to get mill end yarns

Peace
Trina
Posted 1/4/2019 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hope you're feeling better Trina
Posted 1/4/2019 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I hope you found some yarns you like Trina. I haven't crocheted for a long time. I have some yarn left but not a lot. The store I use to get cool yarns from has closed. They had a lot of choices, though they were a little pricey.

I hope you are feeling better too Trina. Have a good day.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 1/5/2019 12:54 AM (GMT 0)
Checking in.
Not much going on.
I'm stuck. Hoping to get unstuck.
Posted 1/5/2019 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Pitmom. I think this is the first time I have every seen you write that you are stuck. I know you always have projects to work on. Is there anyway you could pick just one thing to do and see how you feel once you start working on it? I'm around if you need to talk, vent, whatever. Cass
Posted 1/5/2019 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
Aw, thanks Cass. It's part of my all too familiar pattern. It does pass.
The cold, the dark...they play hell with me.
While retrieving one of my service dogs balls that had dropped over the fence, I noticed one of my hellebores has flower buds on it! These little bright spots help me get through the dismal winter.
I just can't find any enthusiasm just now. A moment here and there, but it's fleeting.
Posted 1/6/2019 4:40 AM (GMT 0)
Pitmom: I understand the cold and dark setting off the depression so well. I am struggling with that too. I am not a gardener but I love reading both you and Karen's descriptions of your gardens each spring and summer. I'm thinking maybe I should start trying something too. I live in a condo so I have a really small space. Any ideas on something small and inexpensive i could start with (and also not too hard for me to kill?)

Cass
Posted 1/6/2019 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
It is actually sunny here today. Yay!!! I hope it is sunny for everybody. We had a lot of dark and dreary days from October thru December. It is so nice to have sunshine.

We have snow, but now a whole lot. Maybe six to twelve inches in spots. It is cold today though.

Pitmom, things will get better. It could be the lingering sadness from the holidays. It is hard when others aren't happy. But you deserve to be happy.

Cass, maybe something like a spider plant or an ivy. They are easy to grow. I have three orchids, an amaryllis that hasn't bloomed yet and an ivy. I also have a Norfolk Pine that I got for Christmas and an anthurium that is suppose to be the longest blooming plant. I don't have room for more. I gave my previous plants away because they got so big they were taking up the whole window. These plants are smaller. For now anyway.

I hope you both have a good day. I hope everybody is having a good day/night, as Jamie should be sleeping.

Trina, I hope that things are better.

Hugs to all!

Karen...
Posted 1/6/2019 10:12 PM (GMT 0)
Cass, my indoor gardening started with a snake plant...almost impossible to kill and didn't require a 'sunny window'. I had one for almost 20 years that I had divided over and over again. Sadly, I left it outside one fall and lost it to a frost. Succulents are easy to grow as they require infrequent watering. Some are very colorful on their own, no need for them to bloom. The amaryllis kits are easy...as are the paper whites sold in kits, if you want something that blooms. Most people toss them out after they've bloomed (the paper whites, that is). I'm overwintering a couple of tropical plants this year. The corn palm is another easy plant. It doesn't seem to mind the soil drying out between waterings and doesn't need to be right at the window either. So, the succulents are small...the snake plant is medium...the corn palm is large. These are the easiest I've grown.
Posted 1/7/2019 11:40 AM (GMT 0)
Healing thoughts to ya all. Yarn..ahh...must hit up Karen for a new Winter scarf!! 🐢 Keep strong my friend's.
Posted 1/7/2019 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
I will make you one Jamie... Haven't made one in awhile.

I think we are suppose to get rain today on top of all the snow. Not looking forward to that.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 1/8/2019 12:09 AM (GMT 0)
We are supposed to get the rain and snow around 4 am. Hopefully it wasn't too bad for you today! I used to have a spider plant in my dorm room many decades ago, lol. I did keep it alive for about ten years and then I lost it. I liked your plant ideas, Karen and Pitmom. I'm definitely going to give it another try! Cass
Posted 1/8/2019 6:31 AM (GMT 0)
Hi guys. Thx karen. Tired..been real busy..but nocturia has been keeping me up. Bro's hearing Thurs. Going to have aquatic life soon. Mate given me a fish tank. Been sitting in his shed...major clean. Got all bits n pieces. I will be schooled...lol. HT
Posted 1/8/2019 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
Daughters car got repossessed during the night. She had just started her new job yesterday.
Posted 1/8/2019 1:54 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry about your daughter's car Pitmom. Can she take a bus? I hope so.

Jamie, how you doing mate? Just got up for the second time.

Cass, I use to have a lot of spider plants. They got real old. I had aloe plants for so long that they made flowers. They were cool. I hope you find something easy to grow that you like.

We lost power last night with the freezing rain but it came back on. RAin all day today I guess. I hate winter.

I hope you all have a good day.

HUgs, Karen...
Posted 1/8/2019 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
Yep...THE car. The one I had a fit about a few months ago when she came home with it. Her work boots were in it, along with a bunch of other stuff. She has to schedule an appointment to get her things from it.

Now, MY truck won't start! My son stopped by on his way to work, thinks he can fix it on his lunch break IF I allow my daughter to drive it to work...they work at the same place now...so she'll be late but she'll be there for the second day of the new job.

Meanwhile, I'm battling 'demons' in my brain! This sucks.

She bites off more than she can chew and STILL gets to use my truck...as it's the only way my son can try to fix it right now. I let her use my debit card to get another pair of work boots for $14. Why can't I just let it alone? Why do I always feel like I have to 'fix' what I can? I told her I need the receipt...apparently, she also needed socks. ***? Oh, and after she buys these...she suddenly 'remembers' that she has a gift card, so she buys herself a pair of work pants and a hat. RAGE!!!! Whatever. What's done is done. Shame on me.

I'm glad she's gone to work. Now, I can seethe all by myself! AARRGGHH!
Posted 1/8/2019 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
You do it because she is your daughter. It is hard to show tough love, no matter what... Especially when it is your child, the one who needs it the most. My husband is that way with his son. His son screws us over all the time and he still goes out of his way to help him. I bite my tongue. Don't get down on yourself for helping your daughter. Just learn boundaries. I know it is hard. You love her. That is the bottom line I guess. You cant' fault yourself for that.

I hope you have a good night.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 1/10/2019 5:51 AM (GMT 0)
Hearing is finished. Long..intense...feisty and sis broke down. Judge was a ball breaker. Got three orders in place..that the guardian must look into. Was a expletive intense unforgiving hearing.

We had great support a shrink and mental health nurse case manager. They not ofe' with the hearing process but chucked in many grenades. Dog fight. Best description. I am bed..been up long time. pH off. Door locked. HT
Posted 1/10/2019 11:09 AM (GMT 0)
Jamie: I'm not understanding completely. You got 3 orders in place. Is this what you wanted and needed? Or did you only get part of what you were going for? Cass
Posted 1/10/2019 12:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hope you get the needed rest HT.

Got a new battery for the truck yesterday.

New amaryllis is blooming! White. A 'double' apparently...lots of petals, not just a single trumpet...different.
Posted 1/10/2019 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thx guys. Yep we wanted. Still has guardian though. Judge on his side. She not has the power to force an issue but make orders that the guardian must follow. We got what we wanted....but the guardian still wants our bro isolating in a three bedroom house? Ht
Posted 1/11/2019 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Jamie congratulations! Sounds like the Judge might even keep an eye out for hiccups if things get bumpy again. Unbelievable they would start a battle in court! Some people just need drama all around them, if it is not there, it is created.

Get good rest our Amored Tortoise, for the war battle as been won, hopefuly a peace treaty can be signed. LOL

Pitmom, my heart goes out to you. The panic of all those years my car would break down come rushing back, so I can certainly empathize with you.
I think Karen says it best. Hard line between adult children, boundaries and love.

Peace
Trina
Posted 1/11/2019 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
Cheers trendy. Cheers all hope ya bit better Trina. Am in full blown decompression mode..not quite...still drained, however all family agree we must let it be and fully detach. I will play a small role in with being granted some powers to get needed things done. Eg washer repair.

Judge is advising the financial administrator if this. Things of this nature I need no authority from bro gaurdian. excellent. I won't discuss the rest, but they are far more important.

Thx dear friends. The turtle loves Yas. HT
Posted 1/12/2019 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
That's good news HT. Things should go a bit smoother now.

Tough day...would have been my Dad's birthday...miss him so very much. Bad pain day, too. Explosions in the hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist and thumb joint...taking turns!

Daughter is cooking dinner tonight...almost ready.
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