Here you go, my Sweet Violets! Another new home for our daily musings....

"Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship."

- Cicero

Thanks... I needed that. I shut my eyes and imagined that we were together and you really were giving me a hug. Sigh.

Bad, long night. Couldn't sleep. Tossed & turned. Turned & tossed. Kept hearing FIL's footsteps on the floorboards above us. I finally couldn't take it any more, so I got up around 4:30a, but all was quiet.

So I took a long hot shower and dressed, came upstairs, got out my computer, and started surfing & working. I seriously thought that perhaps MIL had passed in the night... wished that she had... the oxygen machine is off... all is quiet. But then a moan breaks the silence of the sleeping house. A moan and a cry and a plea. I sit here with my own moans, cries, and pleas... that she go... be free... be at peace... end her indiginities and suffering and be able to begin her soul's next journey... off to a better place, right?

The kids & I are leaving about 8a this morning... have to get ds back for his ref recert course... life goes on. DH is going to stay 'til this eve at least, depending on how the day goes.

I love each of you!

Good morning, Violets..

Michelle.. you are in my thoughts and prayers. I will be offering up special prayers for your MIL during church today. I know from experience how difficult this time can be. Know that I am with you in spirit and God will be waiting to welcome your MIL home when it is time.

God Bless...

Praying for a quick release for MIL Michelle. I am so glad you were able to say goodbyes and make peace.

Your post made me cry. I love you!!

Michelle, that was a moving post!! Hugs and special prayers to you and your whole family!

I did a quick weigh in this morning, and I have really lost, I wonder if it is the apple stuff.....I think really it is nice to 'blame' it on that, but I was stuck at the same weight for a while, it was bound to move soon. Go to Dr. tomorrow and see for real.

Good evening, Violets..

Well, the concerts are over and done and I'm so pleased. Now I can rest up from rehearsals for awhile. Well, at least until Thursday when the flute quartet rehearses again. I have 2 weeks off from New Day Singers.

The flute concert went very well. We end our concert with the flutes playing along with the piano while I sing May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You. Apparently it struck a chord in people's hearts because there were a lot of tears in the audience and our alto flute player was crying while she was playing. I hope it wasn't a bad review of my singing!!! Actually the whole program was great and I'm so proud of the group.

Michelle.. thinking of you and your family this evening.

Everyone be good to yourselves and sleep well.

Hey girls~

Michelle...keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted.

Judy...congrats on having finished up the concerts.

Been tired, lazy, and busy all day. I threw a pork roast in the crocker, but Sus didn't like it much. I followed a recipe. It was ok...not great.

1 onion cut up

1 bell pepper seeded and cut up

1/4 cup sugar

2 tblsp soy sauce

4 tblsp red wine vinegar

1 tblsp minced garlic

3 tblsp ketchup

Mix all the liquid w/ sugar. place onion and bell pepper in crock and place roast on top. (I added 1/2 cup of water too). Then pour mixture over it. Cook on high 4-5 hours. Serve over egg noodles.

Plenty of leftovers if ya'll wanna come over, lol. Sus hurt her back yesterday so we are headin' to the cuzzi.

Saw Alice in Wonderland last night, it was great!!! We really enjoyed the "escape" and we saw it at the IMAX in 3d. Very cool movie!

GOOD MORNING GIRLS~

IT IS A GREAT DAY!! I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Pop in from work!

xooxox

Good morning, Violets...

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood too. It's only 18 degrees here now, but it's going to get up to 48 today.

I have my hospital volunteer shift this morning and Community Chorus rehearsal this evening with nothing planned in between except some exercise.

I bought a ton of clothes from Fashion Bug Saturday and 90% of them don't fit.. ;o((( But they WILL in a month.

Ethan comes at 9:30 so his mom can do a Zoomba class, but I'll miss him since I'll be at the hospital.

I bought him several books Saturday, so Grampa will have fun reading with him.

Everyone be good to yourselves.

Janie.. I'm anxious to hear how you did. Sounds like you're losing a lot!! You GO, GIRL!!

Hello!!!

I think I am doing real good, but need to exercise more!!

Did some of my taxes last night, not too bad yet...Business has been soo slow I decided I would buy a program and do it myself. So if it works, I saved $150 doing it by myself, if it doesn't I will have to pay an extra $250 to get them done by a real smart person!! I have about a month!!

Michelle I am thinking about you!

Laura, saw Carson was sick again!!!!!!! Sorry!!!

Life goes on! Back to regular Monday routine, lots to do & catch up on.

I feel a bit guilty for the "break" of "normal" life while the end plays out up in NJ... but what else is there to do? Unless we hear otherwise, at least dh, & maybe both of us, will go back up Th or F for the weekend. DH told me that the fact that I'm able to keep things running smoothly here, and the kids' lives can proceed as usual, is a great comfort to him, so if he wants me to go up, I'll go; but if he wants me to be w/the kids, then that's what I'll do.

What is the magic elixir that you're taking, Janie? That's what I need -- magic!!

Everyone enjoy today!

Judy I meant to add this, I like some of Fashion Bugs clothes, the bad thing is their sizing!! I always have to try things on their, sometimes I could take a much smaller size, or sometimes I would take a HUGE size! It is like Karen Scott shirts, sometimes I take a 1x, 2x, or 3x!

You know Michelle, I hope that this magic keeps me motivated! As you know this is a mind game totally! I hope for the motivation to always be there!!!

Happy Monday everyone!!!

I am starting to wonder if Ayla will be an early walker. She is only 9 months and she is already pulling up and walking along everything. She also is balancing with only one hand on things most of the time . . . but she does lose her balance when she tries to stand and take a sip of something, lol. I guess it will happen when it happens, there is no rush. It is so unusual right now because she is so mobile - she actually follows me around now, lol.

Good mornijng ladies. Had a wonderful, albeit busy, weekend.

Michelle, your post made me cry. When my grandmother was hooked up to a million machines for YEARS I always cried and wished for her release and always felt guilty for feeling like that. Now that I'm older I realize that that was a very mature unselfish feeling for a little girl, which I was at the time. My continued prayers with you and your family.

Janey! You are doing awesome!! Keep up the great work! You deserve it plus much more...

Pammy, how did you like alice in wonderland? I was gonna go see it but haven't had time. Are u all unpacked? If you are then you are superwoman! We had unpacked boxes in our garage for yaers after we moved in...

Judy, I used to love fashion bug but then they closed all of them here...I'm surre your clothes will fit you before you know it...

Heather, so cute about ayla! She is getting so big so fast. Both our lapband babies are! Please post more pics, I miss her sweet face!

I started bootcamp this morning and I'm so sore. Its gonna kick my butt. I'm noshing on some greek yogurt with granola now. I had a scrambled egg for breakfast. I'm gonna try to do six small meals a day and see how that works for me... my hand is killing me typing on this phone... love y'all lots always... be back later

I'm sorry, girlies, I don't mean to make you cry. I even thought about deleting the "middle of the night" post when I went back and read it in the light of day... how dramatic of me!... but it certainly expresses how I was feeling at the time. If I can't be honest here w/each of you, then where can I be? I feel so safe & loved by you all... THANK YOU!!!