hi susan and amanda, been having problems posting on the other post so thought i would carry on here and see if it works!! how has your weekend been? susan do things feel a little easier for you this year or not really? i feel so sorry for you having all those people around you last year when i bet all you wanted to do was run didnt you? its awful with christmas coming isnt it i even go shopping online as to not have to go shopping with all the xmas things about. i feel so selfish and bitter at the moment and dont want to, i can hear my mum saying come on karen dont be like that but its hard isnt it. i feel so lonely tonight i just want to talk and have a cuddle and a kiss with my mum, sometimes it really hits even harder doesnt it? speak to you both soon, and hope you are bearing up. we all need each other dont we? my love and thoughts are with you love karen xxxxx
I'm sorry that you're still not feeling that good and it sounds as if your week has not been too great again. I've not been around this week that much what with Bella and her new family and although Jonathan has been away all week, and my studnets have been in, I've not been too well! Typical - for the past couple of days I've been in bed almost as soon as I've come in from work! So much for our romantic week - most of it spent on bed alone not feeling up to much!! I do feel better this morning so I need to try and catch up with everyone and everything.
So you did make the decision about counselling, how are you feeling about that now having had a few days to think about it? It's good that you have the follow up date I think that's a good idea. When are you back to your GP then??
So coffee morning today and then off to the cemetery later, it's going to be a lovely day here today and tomorrow so why not go both days?? I would if I could (and probably every evening when it's late - just to pop by!) Who knows it may be better to pop by rather than just wish you had, if I felt that was the right thing to do I would.
Bella seems to be doing ok with the kittens although she is only a kitten herself so it's all a bit tough! It is such a shame for her and very heartless of the breeder (who now is claiming that by some miracle we did it!!). Bella has never set foot outside the door since she arrived so this really is a miracle conception!! Jonathan will be so thrilled when he gets home but we're not keeping all 3 (remind me later I said that!!)
Well I hope your day goes well Louise and you feel better, enjoy your afternoon in the sun and which flowers are you going for today???
How are you and how is your back. It sounds as if your week has been a bit up and down, especially the card shopping! I need to get a card for my sister from her little boy so I do have to go through the process of buying a Mothers day card but it is something my mum used to do for her so I will have to do it.
Jonathan is home later today so we're loooking forward to that, the week as you know did not go quite as planned and as for being alone well that's a joke we were joined by 2 noisy kittens and 1 noisy mum and then I have not been feeling too well this week so all in all a diaster!! Anyway I do feel better now so have to keep going!
Any plans for the 15th then?? Will you surprise your husband with a meal out or cook something special at home? and what about a bottle of champagne??
It sounds as if you're going to be in the garden this weekend, it should be lovely and you can especially enjoy it now you have spread some of your mum's ashes. I thought that all sounded just right and I'm sure she's smiling on you Jayne. Enjoy the weekend and take it easy gardening
How are you today? Sorry it's not been a good week for you has it - I do hope that you are feeling a bit brighter. Sounds as if you have quite a few things planned this weekend so hopefully that will help.
I imaginethat you're already at the cemetery, let us know how it looks up there today. I hope the sun is shining and the spring flowers make the place look a bit brighter.
Any news of your husband's job- is it still going ok? How are you all settling in and have you managed to meet your neighbours?
Bella is busy looking after the 2 kittens, Jonathan will be thrilled when he sees them later! Are Rocky and Taz getting on better now? Do you have to take them out for walks like Louise and Benji?
Well we have our match later and then next week we're off to Old Trafford, I think its' going to be on TV so I'll give you a special wave x
thanks for all of your messages, am on my way to cemetery in a minute,
i feel even worse today as my husband has been laid off from his job, they said they have taken on too many people and had to let the new ones go, i just dont know what to do now as we have moved and have a lot of rent to pay each month, he is busy looking for another one so hopefully something will turn up, i just feel our luck is just going from bad to worse, what else can go wrong??
i am sorry to keep coming on here and moaning all the time. i hope you all have a good weekend, speak to you all soon, lots of love karen xxx
That is really bad luck and after all seemed to be going so well for him, I am sorry about that. I can see why you feel that things are going downhill, I remember when my dad was first ill, thinking things could never get any worse and they just kept doing just that. It must just seem like one thing after another - I'm sure that something will turn up for him, your mum and dad will be looking out for you and it will work out.
These are and have been very testing times for you and all your family with everything that has happened, I'm sure you feel you've had much more than your share and you'd be right, it's not fair.
For now try to stay positive (I know not much help!) your husband will need all your help and encouragement so fingers crossed something will come up and it will be better than the one he has just had.
I'm thinking of you and wishing you lots of love and positive thinking vibes!
How are you feeling now? I came on here at 7am and read your post, but wasnt sure how to reply to it. But i dont think they meant anything by what they did, they probably didnt even think it would upset you (thats the problem, people dont think do they). I agree with Susan, in that I think Louises idea is good and next time you should arrange something. Dont let it upset you, you're worth more than that. I find that sometimes even our closest friends (and relatives for that matter) dont know how to approach us in case we're having one of our 'down days', and so rather than make us feel worse, dont say anything at all. Then when they say something as an afterthought, it just makes matters worse. But forget about it, i'm sure they didnt mean to offend you. I hope you're having a better day Amanda. Love to you and all the family, jayne xxx
Good to hear from you. Are you feeling a bit better today? I thought something was wrong when we hadn’t really heard from you for a while. I hope it wasn’t the flu bug that is going around; a lot of our kids have been off with it. Luckily I’ve escaped these bugs this year. (so far!!) I hope you’re not working too hard, Susan. I know how easy it is to bury yourself in work just to keep busy. I’m back to the dr. on Wednesday. The pain has gone again and I’m just left with a tight feeling. I’ll probably get another ECG when I go back. I had to laugh last time; I was chatting to the nurse about everyday things while lying there almost naked as she stuck these little patches all over me. I must have looked “beautiful”!!!!
I’m glad Bella is OK. Poor thing. Yes, I’ll remind you about just having one cat later!
I hope Jonathan had a good trip. I bet he’ll be exhausted for a few days now. So it’s next week you’re away. Is it on Sky or will I be able to see it? Make sure you have a great time. I’m sure it will be an emotional day for you but your mum and dad will be so glad that you’ve ventured back. Does Jonathan know yet? When is his birthday?
I had a lovely morning with mum and dad’s neighbours. We talked a lot about them and I managed to look at photos of them in the garden etc. without getting too emotional. Like you, my friends never mention my parents any more, even although they were so good to them over the years, so it was really good to have people who wanted to speak and hear about them. I probably bored them to tears though. I then went to the cemetery and took more daffs. They are white with big heads so look quite unusual. I’ll get something really special next week.
You take good care of yourself, Susan. Get these men folk of yours to pamper you this weekend.
How are you today? I’m sort of half watching the rugby at the moment and you’ll never believe what else I’m trying to do- REPORTS!!! The secretary was trying to print them out for me before going to be signed by our HT and part of every one had vanished. I was so annoyed at not keeping a copy on my computer. Never mind that will teach me! I don’t think it should take me too long. I hope whoever made up that program gets the sack soon though.
Have you been in the garden today? It’s lovely here again. I had lots of photos of mum and dad in the garden out today. I really enjoyed having people there to look at them with me. We would all still give anything to have them back in the flesh though, wouldn’t we?
What are your plans for the rest of the weekend, Jayne? More gardening? You watch that back whatever you’re doing!
I am so sorry to hear your bad news again. I can’t believe it. Why on earth did they take him on? They surely must have known that they were over staffed. Has he managed to find anything this morning? As Susan says, hopefully there will something even better waiting for him.
You take care, Karen. Are you still going out tonight? If so, try and have a good time. My brother has just bought a new car and is coming to let me see it later. I think I’m being dragged out for something to eat-hope it’s not MacDonalds!!
Lots of love and my fingers are crossed for you all.
Louise
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