A great afternoon

Shortly after I posted my early post I ended up falling asleep for an hour or so.   I woke up and who decided to sit with me at my head but this guy:    I took this picture of us and then shared it everywhere.  I was flabbergasted because he has never done that before. 

After the photo session I decided to call Mardi.  We had a great conversation.  We talked almost half hour about everything including our fur babies.  I really enjoyed it.

The rest of the day I did some laundry and watched TV.  I did some cooking.  I cooked the roast beast.  I ended up having a late dinner and cleaned the kitchen and went to bed.  Sky stayed by my head for most of the night.

Today I got up around 6:30 but I wasn’t feeling well.  I may have had too much of the crispy fat from the roast beef last night.  The cats were fed and I laid down for a while.  I feel better now and have been watching TV.

The sun is out now but it was questionable this morning.  I am hoping now we don’t get rain because the club is doing the beach cleanup this afternoon.  I will be getting to the activity late because I have the bingo first.

Well its time for me to get ready…

Full Sunday

It is after 8 and I am tired. I went to bingo and had a small group today. Jillian came in today. We did pretty well. The residents that usually go to church split this time. One didn’t and the other did.




After bingo I went to church. I ran into some old friends from the club and they are doing well. I was home after 12:30.



I couldn’t find my cell for a bit. When I did I had a number of missed calls. The only thing is I looked in my car already but didn’t find it.



The Woman’s Club Board meeting was cancelled because of the weather. So I decided to get ready for Dave’s party. That too had been cancelled a second time and if I had taken the time to listen to the entire message I would have known that.



Dave and I talked and we decided to get together anyway. It was nearly two by then. Once I got there we talked about the “curse of his parties”. It almost never fails to have bad weather in where it has to be cancelled or no one shows up.



We ended up having the eggs and the multi-layered taco dip, and dessert. We talked about his parties and something that is annoying me.



He told me that RT has told him that she can’t come to the house for awhile. It seems she is taking Lulu’s death pretty hard. MY thought is if she is fucking pissed at Dave then she should say that. He is telling me that she told him it wasn’t his fault that it could have been anything. If you really believed that yo ass would be there now.



Anyway he also told me that our Torrington friends lost power and was still not plowed out. Our friends in Woodbridge and in Orange weren’t going to come. Dave’s friend Jim was coming back later after spending time with his family because he had no heat or power at his house.



I was there until about 4. I had called Liz a second time to see if everyone was there. They were eating so I told them I was just leaving Dave’s.



Just as I was leaving one of Dave’s neighbors came up to me and asked me how Dave was doing. She asked me if Lulu passed away. I said yes and from there it snowballed. I told her honestly what happened and she was a little taken aback by it. She said asked me not to say anything like that to any of the other neighbors and we got to talking about being able to good friends the truth. She also said she understood I was coming from honesty. She was a little pissed at me and surprised that I would be that blunt. I almost told her to take her Boston terrier and go to hell. She basically made excuses for what he did. We made each other promise not to say anything and I am not sure I can trust this bitch.



I was at Liz’s after 4. I was only expecting Jr and his family there but that wasn’t the case. EVERYONE was there. Including Chris’s kids who both had birthday’s this month.



I was there for two hours. Liz was surprised and a little annoyed to find out that Mom had not gone to Boston. You should have invited her yourself. You didn’t tell me to tell her. When I left I ran into Andrea I told her I think I hurt Liz’s feelings. She said basically if I felt that then I need to talk to Liz and or not worry about it.



I told Mom what I felt and she said not to worry about it that it would be okay. Some how I am not getting that “would be okay” feeling.



Since I have been home split my time between watching TV and making calls, and being online.



Now I am going to bed…

Things have been hectic

Things have been hectic.   I helped EH with the signature and lit drop Tuesday in the pouring rain.  I had to leave by 7:30.  I still had to see Mom before meeting M&T.

I got to Gaylord by 8.  Mom was watching NCIS and was relieved to see me.  We spent about half an hour. Never did get to meet with M&T.  We both had things to do.

I was home by 9:30, exhausted and not so hungry.  I didn’t do much except watch TV and then go to bed.

Wednesday work was hectic.  We had a party for EH.  After work I was so tired I went home.  I found BC working on the roof.  Short time his son came and did the lawn.  HE had some questions about the door so we called Brother #2 and worked out what the results would be.  Later on he made a request that the final payment for the “project” be paid

Sis stopped by after having a dodgy phone conversation with her.  Partially I was having the conversation with BC and the other is the service on the phones are crappy.  Have I ever said I hate cell phones?  We went over stuff that needed to be organized and gather some stuff up for Mom. 

I ordered O’s bridal shower gift.  They are two Martha Stewart mixing bowls and I am praying they will be here by Saturday.  IF not I am not going to be happy.

After all that I didn’t really get a lot done except send some emails and watch TV and get the garbage out.  I went to bed around midnight.

Thursday I woke I found Mom’s PC at the “window’s log in”.  Tried every which way I could to get to desk top-no luck.  I contacted TM and she said their computers had a lot of updates and probably will have to ask Mom her info.  Sis isn’t worried.

I went to see Mom and Sis was there.  We had the checks signed and she looked at some of the cards.  L stayed until about 6 and then I stayed for a longer visit.  We got the checks signed while I was there.  I left some time after 6.

When I got home BC was still there working and cleaning up.  I paid him and just as he was leaving I noticed a ladder on the ground.  I thought it was his and it was actually DB’s next door.  It turned into a mess.  He ran over it.  He also dented the fence.  So DB stopped and talked with him. He was annoyed and I think he was annoyed with me.  BC Promised to get him a new one.

For the rest of last night I watched TV.  I still didn’t get the laundry done.  I was supposed to make calls for the club and didn’t even do that. 

Today I will work and maybe catch up on stuff.  I need to get the calls made and get the house in order.  I need to check my calendar to see what’s coming up.  This weekend is going to be busy.  Next weekend as well.

I got some bad news yesterday

I got some bad news yesterday



After I closed yesterday’s entry I had received some bad news. I had received word that my friend and pen pal Guru Ellen A had died recently (last Thursday). She had been in the hospital until Thursday when she died. The memorial was on Sunday. Telka received an email on Monday and she forwarded it to the board members who knew her. Ellen had been a member of the Woman’s Club up until three year or four years ago when some of the women broke away and tried to cause problems with us. We hadn’t remained in close touch but we heard from her now and then. At least I did. Her obit can be found at http://www.codywhitefuneralservice.com/obituaries/Ellen-R.-Aftamonow4691435347/ . She was an awesome Volunteer Librarian and was a great asset to the club.



When ever I had questions or needed a sounding board about pen pal writing she would be the one I would go to. She always took the time with the advice. If I ever go back to pen paling I will remember what she had told me. Anyway I mailed a card to her husband this afternoon on behalf of the club. They lived up the street from me. All of us are in shock.



My session with Debra went well. I told her how things went since we last met. She was pleased that I seemed happy. I told her of the conversations I had with Mom, Liz, and Dave.

The rest of last night was slightly agitating. The PC was a little slow but it eventually did okay. I watched NCIS for a bit and had dinner. Mom had her Annual Meeting for Bridges and she said it went well.



I sent out emails pertaining to the meeting this Thursday. Of course I put July instead of October. Mom pointed it out to me. I got a response from Jessica B and she joked around with me. I still have to do the minutes for last months meeting but I will do them tonight instead of watching Leroy Jethro Gibbs (my honey bunny).



Oh I discovered that our current State AG and future Senator Richard Blumenthal is currently following me on Twitter. That is awesome yet a tad overwhelming. I really have a lot of respect for this man because he has done a lot for the state. Anyway, I have to watch what I write on there. LOL.



I had a really hard time getting out of bed this morning. On top of that I had a wardrobe malfunction. The black pants I was planning on wearing formed a hole in the pants seam. So I had to put on a different pair. These pants are fairly old and they are like the blue ones I have. Even though I was afraid I would be late I still managed to get out on time.



Most of the day was busy despite the IDX system being upgraded. I generally don’t have to use it but many usually do and could do limited things. The scanners got to have the morning off. I will be able to scan shortly. I finished yesterdays and almost today’s work but left off so I could work on the Return mail (it’s started to get overwhelming for me).



Okay its time for me to get back to work…see ya later or tomorrow.

I think I am going to be sorry

I had received a weird phone call around midnight today. The person calling identified themselves as a police officer (after asking them twice) and asked to talk to my son and I told them I don’t have a son and what is this in reference and they wanted to talk to him about harassing phone calls. Then they asked to talk to my boyfriend. Again I told him I don’t have one. Now they would have asked for the guy’s last name or wouldn’t they have at least known who they were calling?

Now I am wondering if they will continue to call me and do the harassing phone calls. You see I have lost my license and the id holder (again). I called Stop and Shop last night to see if anyone picked it up or reported it to the customer service. I am wondering if I am setting myself up for problems. I hope not.

Okay let’s talk about the last few days. Mom had her surgery on Thursday despite the fact it had a late start it went very well she in Recovery by 3. The Doctor called just about then and told me she did well. After work I walked to the hospital from the office it was a lot longer walk than I thought. I was with her for about 20 minutes before she went to Radiology and then to her room.

As she was getting ready to leave for Radiology I left the hospital and walked back to the car. It was after 5. I drove to Bob and Ethel’s. Liz and Nelson were there and a few other people.

It was the worst two hours of my life. I was exhausted and cranky and so was Liz and Bob was just plain rude. He dropped the ziti on to the ground when his sleeve got caught on the door. I offered to help. Liz was being obnoxious and telling me I have too high expectations of Dave. When I told her he made fun of Jane.

We called Mom to see how she was doing and she didn’t have her clothes yet. Liz is such a control freak sometimes that she misunderstood some things that Mom had said. One was about the glasses (she couldn’t find them) and the other was about the cake. When I told her I was making it she made some dismissive comment about “it’s already done for you”. Screw you bitch! She was eating her words today though. Nelson asked me if I was cooking. I was about to hit him over the head but Liz was already bitching at him for things he said to her.

It was quarter of eight when I got home that night. I was furious. I did my little yelling session in the house. I don’t know if anyone could hear me outside the house but I was I was very angry at the way Liz and Bob spoke to me. I did it through the night anyway.

A short time after that I called Mom to find out what card I was to use for shopping for the VCR tapes. It was too late to go then but I had found out that Radio Shack did have them.

After I called Mom and I got online and checked emails and then watched TV and tried to go to bed but I was so wired that I couldn’t for a while.

Friday I got up early and did some stuff before going to work. I got to work a little late but managed to get a lot done. Patti was off for a long weekend so I made sure I behaved.

There was some question as to whether or not Mom was coming home that day or not. She panicked because she wanted to be here to help with the cake. It turned out that she would be coming home. After a few moments of “telephone” it was resolved and I went back to work and Mom got ready to come home.

It was nearly 4 when I called home and Mom answered. Liz was cleaning a pan and making Jell-O. Mom explained checked out took a long time and they were not home long. Mom told me I would be getting dinner from Liz later on.

It was 4:30 when I got home. Mom was in the back room and getting tired and not feeling well. I got ready to go to Liz’s (and even that was contentious because I wanted to call and tell her I was on my way) Mom said just go.

On my way to Liz’s I stopped at Radio Shack to pick up the blank videos and then went to her house. I was under the impression I was staying but I was mistaken. I am not sure it was because she was still pissed at me and my attitude the night before. Besides Nelson and Junior were having cooking class.

I took the stuff (Lobster rolls and fruit) and thanked her and after a visit with neighbors I left for the store to get some eggs. I was home by 6. I ate while Mom slept upstairs.

I didn’t do very much Friday night. I was exhausted and tired and hot. Mom slept through the entire night.

Yesterday I did some laundry and finally had to get Mom up so we could do the cake. I did the cake pretty well. I asked Mom to help with the frosting while I got ready for the party.

The VNA came to take info and check on Mom and she stayed for about an hour. The girl was very nice.

I left here for the party a little after 12. I was the first one to arrive at Telka’s and then after others arrived. I think there were 10 or 15 today. Which I think is rude. When you say you are attending you show up on time. If you have the times from 12-9 then you show up when it is supposed to start. Unless you had a prior commitment that kept you from attending these people should have been there. I realize what I am saying is confusing because it sounds a little confusing to me because I am getting tired. But I think you understand where I am going with it.
The party was nice. I met the newest addition to the diFate/Vecchito Family and her classmates, and friends. It started breaking up around 5. I was home by 5:30.

Liz was here when I arrived she had brought a book for Mom to read and I gloated when I told them both that the cake was wonderful. That people enjoyed it. So there was plenty for tomorrow.

Mom looked more rested than when I saw her earlier in the day. She thinks she had been sick from the meds and the pain. She slept for three more hours this afternoon. She is still in pain but definitely looks better. She probably will be awake for a lot longer this morning because of all the sleep she got.

Well I better get some sleep before I mess up my day…

Hey all it is now after 6 and I am home from another wonderful day. I got up did some more laundry and wrote a letter to a pen pal. I showered and dressed and got ready for bingo.

Virge was there and I got some coffee. I told her I would not be at Bingo next week because of the concert and other activities I need to be at. I will have to call Natalie tomorrow.

Bingo went very well. We started on time and finished on time. I made it to church pretty much on time but i was anxious because at that point I still could not find my id holder and I couldn't remember if I had my cc's with it or not. I also took a look at my gas gage and it was not making me any less anxious. I came home after church and get some stuff.

That's when Mom told me she needed my help. She took a shower and now wanted me to fix her dressing on her incision. . I had to go to the pharmacy and get more gauze and fixed it where she would be comfortable. After that was done I headed to Costco

The entire time I was getting anxious afraid that I would run out of gas before getting there. I then had to deal with the long lines! They moved along okay but I spent nearly 45 dollars for gas. It was nearly 1:30 when i got to the party.

There were a lot of people there including my neighbors and I actually talked with a former chief of police at my friends house today and they said it sounds like a crank call. Usually there would be some beeping noise and there wasn't. He also said that usually they would come to the house.

Happily just before talking to the former Police chief my friends said my wallet was in their dining room. :). I thanked them and I was jovially read the riot act for forgetting it at their house.

For the next several hours there were some games that I attemped and failed. I helped serve some of the food, ate lots of stuff, and enjoyed the company of many people including Barbara G. It was great to see her.

I left the party around 5 and came home and found mom at the computer. She was busy working and looking good. We talked and then I got into the bathtub and got changed into pajamas (shorts and top).

I checked my emails and found a IM from Emily. I quickly sent off an email and told MOm about it. She says that Liz will be having emily for a week some time soon. She was amazed and concerned that Claudia is bringing her up.

I also got a responses to this entry that I used as share an entry on my journal writing list. I don't know if they saw my response that I have added to this entry.

I got a response from Emily a little bit ago. But I don't see her on right now. I hope to chat with her before she goes to bed and I fall asleep.

Well I better go and pay the bills I have been putting off htis weekend. I will see you all tomorrow.