Challenge accepted - I'll figure out ways to help mom and make her feel better, and help her be less isolated - visit more, take her places. I'll deal with the issues at work in ways that they'll do what I want while thinking it's their idea, compromise enough to push the important parts through. And I'll stop bitching, cause I've been doing that a ( Read more... )

Mom is starting to worry me - she's getting more and more isolated, and refusing to step outside her comfort zone even in the slightest bit. This holiday season was a tough one, with talking her off the ledge a several time a week project. On Xmas Eve, when she opened her new iPad, her face lit up and she was giddy - Elisa captured the best photo ( Read more... )

Everyone's gone home but Tyler - Grammie and Grampie left yesterday, Kelsey left today to get Eddie at the airport as he's home early for Frozen Fenway - been slowly cleaning up, and I'm wiped out. All in all it was a nice holiday, and everyone was very happy  with the silly surprises and the hanging out. Went to see the latest in the Hobbit movies ( Read more... )

Last night, as it was raining before switching to snow, I let Pixie out, and then found her WAY past the line for her electric fence (guess I need to replace the batteries). I didn't think much about it until this morning when lots of other things made me go "oh my god, she can't really see" - usually they catch their treat - she had no idea it was ( Read more... )

I'm "in the holiday mood", but honestly don't have ideas or inspirations for gifts. I can't get the kids to give me any ideas, I don't want anything really, and I have no ideas for Glenn at ALL. Thanksgiving will be nice - different because for the first time in lik e8 years my brother's family is not coming, they are celebrating with Elisa's side ( Read more... )

My SIL and mom called to check on how I was after my freak out the night before. It was a long day - I thought about calling in sick but for what, to sit around thinking? Perhaps I should have, I didn't exactly deal with issues with my usual smiling grace, but perhaps that's not a bad thing, things that were stuck got done. So many people asking me ( Read more... )

Very glad I came home midday and cleaned up - made for a much better evening. No idea which dog was sick - there was no evidence of it in the kennel 4 hours later. Tried a different way to approach giving Pixie the shot, and she was much better about it (or I was, and it didn't hurt her, who knows). Fired up the woodstove, fired up the grill, ( Read more... )

It's officially my in-laws 50th anniversary on the 9th of this month - and while we did all celebrate it on the cruise this summer, we wanted to recognize it with a special gift. I remembered that we have all their old 8mm films - films from BEFORE they got married - sitting in our closet with an old 8mm projector. Thought we could just play the ( Read more... )

Ty sent me a message last night on Facebook that he can't find teddy's collar - and I just read on his journal how he felt like he was having a panic attack at 2am.  =(  Ty has always had a teddy bear, we actually had 2 when he was little just in case, and it was good we did because he lost one (actually, I think a neighbor kid took it but I'll ( Read more... )

Spent Saturday just driving - went out to the Yankee Candle Village about 2 hours from the house - it was nice enough to have the top down on the way out, but the rain started on the way home - didn't dampen the day though. Also went to the Wachusett Brewery and stumbled into a tour of the brewery, which was cool - although that place is TINY (of ( Read more... )