Friends 'R' Family

shirl · Family Member

happy tuesday everyone. we've got sunny weather with a bit of a wind-----ahhhhhhh goood old sunny alberta.
on saturday i awoke very agitated and my heart hurt--right away i think heart attack. phoned the doctor on call which turned out to be my dotor. she told me to try taking an atavan and get bak to her. after 1/2 and hour nothing happened and i phoned my dorctor again and she told me to go to the hospital. yikes ! more stress. went to the hospital, it was mega busy. had blood work, cheast x-ray and a cat scan all in 10 hours. it turns out no heart attach(thank goodnes) and see my doctor in a week. great way to spend a saturday.
shirl

ResidentInsomniac · Site Admin

Oh my, Shirl! I am so glad that you are okay. Please keep us updated on what the doctor has to say. Big Hugs to you.

char59 · Global Moderator

Well, on Tuesday, don't know what the weather was like, just know it was kinda cool. I slept most of the day. I'm a night shifter. I get to play on the 'puter at night so that's when I catch up. I can't do any voting, cuz this puter won't let me for some reason, so I do it when I get home in the morning. If my son hadn't loaded a bunch of things on my laptop and messed it up, I could bring it to work. They have wireless connect here. Oh well, gives me an excuse to play on the desktop at home. LOL.

Lovinlife, thanks for the hugs. sometimes are worse then others.

Shirl,

about the doctor. Good luck, keep us posted. Know you will be in my thought and prayers.

to everyone. Have a good Wed.[/list]

ResidentInsomniac · Site Admin

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday Michael and I went to the plaza. Didn't get much grocery shopping done; but, I did pick up a new digital camera. The one that I gave Michael two years ago, died a couple of months ago. I have posted some pix of the kiddies in my Photo Album here.

http://friendsrfamily.forumarena.com/friendsrfamily-thread1887.html

Okay, I'm back. I just came in from the balcony. I just got some more pix of the kiddies and Michael as they were coming in from their walk.

Big warning to Everyone, I am a pix nut when it comes to my kiddies. Can't wait until I get ink for my printer. I will be carrying a photo album with me to show the kiddies off to everyone. rolmao

Well, I am off to upload the pix from the camera.

Big Hugs to All!

Joyce · Global Moderator

Popping in to say Hi to everyone. It seems like I am getting on here later and later. Not enough time in the day ome days I swear.
Good night and sweet dreams to all.

char59 · Global Moderator

Good morning all. Not much going on here today, as usual. I lead a very bornig life---work and sleep--- I hope Hope is doing well Joyce.
Shirl, How did the Dr go? Hope things are okay.

Everyone have a good day.

georgiagirl1947 · Family Member

Hope everyone is doing well.I will be leaving tomorrow for Alabama we will be in RV Park until we find a house.We will still have our house in Georgia too.So if we decide the move won't work.
Have a good day all!!!:)It is raining here.And we have errands to do.

ResidentInsomniac · Site Admin

Hi Everyone!

Linda, I hope that you have safe trip and everything works out for you. I know that you will be really happy living close to your daughter and grandbabies.

I think that I have some good news. Time will tell, but for now, Michael and I are going to enjoy the moment, but, we are going to go cautiously. Last night, one of my long lost foster daughters looked me up on facebook. Her first message was that she "wouldn't blame me if I didn't want to talk to her after everything that had happened in the past." To me, that proved to me that she was taking ownership for her past actions and acknowledging that maybe I was right and didn't do her or her late Mom wrong.

Anyhow, Lisa is having a baby on June 7. She is engaged to be married. After I responded to her message, she then asked if I would accept her as a "friend." Naturally, I said yes! Lisa was very special to me and of all of the foster children that Michael and I had over the years, she was the "special" one. We had a certain bond and invested so much love, time, heatache and tears into her.

Funny how sometimes, some people just touch us a certain way. I had told Michael that even though she had ripped our hearts out, that if we gave her time, she would come around. By God's Grace, Mercy and Love, He never gave up on her either. She even wrote on facebook in her profile where is states your religion, that she "believes in God, but doesn't go to Church." I cried when I read that. Tears of joy, that is.

I sent Lisa a message last night and told her that if she wants to call me, the number is still the same. I do hope that she calls and that we will once again be a part of her life and of course, the baby's life. I'm sure about the fiance though. I saw his pictures and something is "rubbing me the wrong way." I don't know what it is, but, we will see. I have always looked out for Lisa because she became an orphan at such an early age.

To be honest, I always felt closer to Lisa than what I ever did to Sarah, our daughter. I know that may sound terrible, but, there was always a special bond of trust between Lisa and I. Sarah, on the other hand has fought me from the day that we had met. I love all of my children, but, as for liking them, that is a different thing. No matter what though, I will always be there for all of them.

mrsmuffin · Site Manager

Well Lynne i must say you give people many chances. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad. I just hope that you are not setting yourself up for more pain. I wish you luck!!!

It's nice and sunny here. Went for a walk. 2 hour season finale of Lost is on tonight can hardly wait to see if they answer many of my questions!

Take care everyone
hugs

Joyce · Global Moderator

Good evening everyone. Sunny, cool and windy here today. Hubby is not feeling the greatest But he says he is not going to the Dr. until after his birthday in June.

Men.

I have some wonderful news

Hope stood on her own for the first time yesterday. Hope has come so far since last year it makes me cry but they are happy tears now.

Lynne-- I hope everything works out with Lisa. Keeping my fingers crossed Lisa calls.

Georgiagirl1947 - Wishing you a safe trip.

Char59-- Hope is doing amazing well. For a girl the Dr,'s said would not be able to do much. Each milestone she has made in the last year is just so exciting.

Have a great evening.

shirl · Family Member

just a quick good night. lynne i hope everything turns out with lisa. sweet dreams everyone.
shirl

char59 · Global Moderator

Hi Everyone, hope your weather is better than mine. It's suppose to storm today. Temp right now is about 70, but under tornado watch. I have to go to the store this am, so I will probably get wet. Oh well, I won't melt.

Linda-- good luck with your move, hope everything turns out right for you.

Lynn-- Good luck with Lisa. I know what it is like to have a child go in the wrong direction then turn things around. Know God is watching over you both.

Joyce--- Glad to hear Hope is doing so well.

Time to baby proof the house.LOL. Enjoy her all you can. Just know she is a gift from God.

Here is an angel to watch over everyone and hugs for all.

ResidentInsomniac · Site Admin

Greetings Everyone!

Thank you Everyone for your good wishes regarding Lisa. It means so much to me for all of you share my joy. I know MrsMuffin that you are only looking out for me and I do appreciate that.

Michael said that if I were wearing a vest, I would have popped all of my buttons by now. Lisa and I talked on the telephone last night for almost four hours!

My "problem child" has grown up and matured in a magnificent and beautiful young woman. Her head is screwed on straight. She has been clean for four years now. My goodness, I didn't realize that it has been that long. It seems that last push from the "nest" did her some good. I remember how heartbroken that we were when we made Lisa leave. Now, we are filled with joy.

Lisa has been trying to find me for the past month and finally tracked me down on facebook. She didn't know where we were living. I believe that she was under the impression that we no longer lived here. I also know who fed her that crap. I'm not going to worry about that. The important thing is that Lisa found me.

For the past couple of days, she has been having a couple of little contractions. The baby is already in position! Lisa wants me in the delivery room with her and I am being honoured with being the one who cuts the umbilical cord! Her fiance can't stand the site of blood, so he will be up Lisa's head. rolmao

I had to laugh last night when she told me that she had gained so much weight. After a bit of prodding, I got out of her how weight she had gained. The little darling has only gained 20 pounds! She said that she was afraid that she won't be able to lose it after the baby is born. I reassured her that 20 pounds is not much weight and she will lose the weight. I told her that so many women dream about only gaining 20 pounds. You see, the women in Lisa's family had always maintained the weight that they had gained after having their babies.

So, I am now on stand-by for Lisa's call. Knowing babies, it will probably come in the middle of the night.

Lisa also said that she wants Michael and I to be the baby's Grandparents. She said that her parents are gone and that we are the closest thing that she has to parents. So, I am going to be a Nana and Michael is going to be a Grampa. Lisa promised that she will never do to Michael and I what had been and is still being done to us by two people whose names I will not mention. Lisa knew them quite well and told me last night that she is heartbroken over what is being done to us by them.

Be prepared for my Nana's Brag Book. I will be taking tons of pictures and I will have my camera in the delivery room to take pix of the proud Mama, Papa, Hospital Staff, Papa's kin and of course, my brand new Grandbaby who is going to be so spoiled with love. rolmao

Now, even more than before, I have another reason to beat what is ailing me. I have my Daughter back who is going to need my guidance, a new Grandbaby who is going to need my love and a new Son inlaw that I will be keeping a close watch on. rolmao

Okay, back to earth. I actually went for a walk last night! We walked down to the little strip mall which is about a half mile round trip. Michael and Lisa were so proud of me. I was shocked that I made it. rolmao

I wish that I had the camera in the bedroom when I told Bear and Baby that we were going to go for a walk. Bear kept jumping up on me. It was such a chore just to change my clothes and putting my shoes on was just about impossible to do. Bear was half up on my lap will I was putting them on and Baby was rolling on her back on the floor and then she jumped up on the bed and started rolling around. She is such a silly girl.

We had a compliment last night about the kiddies. While I was in the store, Michael stayed outside with the kiddies. A man came out of the pizza joint which is next door to the store that I was in. He looked at Baby and Bear sitting there so nicely and looked at Michael and said: "It is so nice to see "nice" dogs in the neighbourhood." Michael thanked him for the compliment and then they exchanged conversation about how our community is being overrun with people having vicious dogs who are either not on leashes or who are uncontrollable - even when they are on leashes and have those big steel muzzles on them. Animal control does very little down here and it can be a little hair raising at times.

Today, I have to go to the market. I hope that I make it. My bowels are starting to act up really bad again. If I can't make it, Michael is going to have to go for me. I am going to do my best though to make the trip. What I might do is walk down and then take a cab back. There is no way that I can manage a big bag of Baby food and meat.

I think that I have just about worn everyone's ears off, so I am going to get to work on the Site. I think that I need to make a couple of tags for a few people, too.

By the way, Char, I snagged your teddy bears. rolmao

char59 · Global Moderator

Lynn,

on the new grandbaby. That is such an awesome experience. I was there when my grandson was born. I had lots of problems with my daughter as she was growing up. Even had to put her in out-of-home placements because of her behavior. When she was 14 she tried to kill my hubby (her stepfather). After that, she was not allowed back into my home. Well after a few years, she really straghtened out. Was working and married and had her son. Then at age 21 she was killed in the car accident. Oh I better stop. I don't want to ruin your good fortune with your daughter. I just wanted you to know that I know what it is like to have a "problem child". I have big ears and shoulders so go ahead and boast or brag or cry or whatever you want to do. I will listen and probably understand. Maybe I need to start one of those journals to tell my story. But with your new grandbaby, yours sounds better then mine. So please know

ResidentInsomniac · Site Admin

Hi Everyone! Icon_sun

Thank you Char. I have had my fair share of "problem children." My oldest is a Paranoid Schizophrenic, M.P.D. and a few others, he has been quite a handful. Our second youngest just turned 16 and she thinks that she has the knowledge and privileges of a sixty year old. I think what helps is when you talk with other parents who have or are going through the same issues.

Well, we had a nasty storm here last night. It scared the daylights out of Bear. Even Baby ended up on the bed to snuggle in.

My bones and muscles are so sore from the weather and I have had a full blown cluster migraine now for about four days. I hope that I don't sound like I am complaining. It's just that I want to get to work on the tags that I need to make for the Last Word game and I haven't been able to sit at the computer long enough to make them. It just gets so frustrating at times.

Michael is cooking dinner. We are having shake 'n' bake chicken and new potatoes. I know that I should have some veggies with it, but, just don't feel like them tonight.

I think that I am going to go and rest and then come back to do some work on the Site and get to work on those tags.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

mrsmuffin · Site Manager

Hi all, we took Kiana to my moms. We had storms this afternoon~i'm terrified of storms so i was glad when it stopped. Now it is nice and sunny out~stupid weather. Mark has 2 ball games tomorrow so i'm hoping the rain is done tonight. Just checking in and than i'm going to watch tv for a bit and give my eyes a rest. Hope you all have a great weekend.