Serial Starters

News in my neighborhood--- the Bassett Hound/Corgi mix the neighbors adopted a few weeks ago had her puppies! (They were unaware she was pregnant when they adopted her until they took her to vet to be spayed. It was quite an unexpected surprise!) She went into labor this morning and by 5pm had 10 puppies!! Unfortunately, one did not survive, so she has 9 pups. Its her first litter. She did splendidly! By posting pics of the pups as they were born, about 6 of them already have potential homes! Its an older retired couple and they are doting "grandparents"!!

Good morning, all,

Fridays mean very little once again. The Moose is open and my next free weekend (currently) is October 10th. That will change because we have not set the calendar at the Moose for October yet.

August is almost completely booked between Moose activities and the start of League Bowling (for which I now have to attend each League's meeting to distribute their material). By completely, I mean every single day, not just weekends.

My food choices are still less than stellar. As I have stated to several people recently, right now my mental health is much more important than my physical health. I will eat what appeals to me or not eat at all as is my whim.

Hoping everyone has a Fabulous Friday and a Wonderful Weekend!

Tracy in Tennessee

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
Puppies???? I would be there every day - well it might be a bit early. But they are going to be so much fun! Good for them to be patient and continue fostering.
My son's girlfriend made me some cute new masks. Nice and light weight. Looking stylish now!
Hello Tracy - wow! you have a busy life....hope you are enjoying?
Waves to Sara, Lana, Holly, Sara6, Lana, Maureen and all others who pop in.
Have a great weekend!

Busy folks on this thread. I'm enamoured of the puppies and hope we see a LOT of pics.

Dawn, I'm sending hugs. One thing I've learned about being the friend who keeps things bottled up--people begin to assume you don't ever actually need them. I'm glad your folks seem to be doing ok and glad you are letting yourself be angry at the thoughtless, thoughtless people who risk exposing you. That's all they deserve.

Lana, if the dog is pacing, put your fitbit or garmin on it and see how many steps you get

Trying not to waste so much time these days on line. Very little FB lately and I'm so much happier for it. Not just the garbage I see, but I feel it's just a pretty worthless way to fill time when I'm too lazy to do anything else. Getting more active takes commitment on my part--not the exercise, I am good at that, but so many wasted hours. Yuck.

I'm hoping to get back to early morning jogs--lately I've shifted back to evening and my days go better if I don't wait. I have a sore muscle somewhere in my gluts and it's painful when I wake up and when I sit, but not while walking or jogging. So I'm trying to remember to take Ibuprofen 3x/day for a week to see if that helps, but I'm not so good about remembering to take it. Set alarms today so that should help.

TTYL, all.

LanaCabana537 wrote: »

Sara6 - what are you doing this weekend? I hope you have something really nice on tap.

Lana

I actually work all weekends - Fri through to Monday, and work till nearly midnight. Its when the need is highest.

Had lunch with my daughter, she is still upset about the car incident, me too!!

hickchic67 wrote: »

News in my neighborhood--- the Bassett Hound/Corgi mix the neighbors adopted a few weeks ago had her puppies! (They were unaware she was pregnant when they adopted her until they took her to vet to be spayed. It was quite an unexpected surprise!) She went into labor this morning and by 5pm had 10 puppies!! Unfortunately, one did not survive, so she has 9 pups. Its her first litter. She did splendidly! By posting pics of the pups as they were born, about 6 of them already have potential homes! Its an older retired couple and they are doting "grandparents"!!

Oh my gosh! I would love to see how they look when they grow up! Did they adopt from Rescue or individual? Rescue should have known she was pregnant...Thank goodness they are understanding people. Most probably would have returned her. I love puppies!

Thank you for your offer to chat. I am terrible with phone calls. Mostly, because I have no service and no land line. I’m not sure how, but I think I may have ended up with one of the first cell phones ever (it’s only a few years old) but, it is the worst one I have ever had. I literally have to restart my phone, every time I leave my house or I have no service...yup, it’s that bad...

Tilliesmommy1 wrote: »

Lana - lavender is always useful if you happen to be able to get some.

Sara - that's a good idea. Dang. I do not have any in the house, and if ever I watch him again, I will get some.

👍🏻

Every time I think, the day is going to be bette than the 1 before....DH cardiologist appt is Mon... I told my Mgr and Dr’s, when appt was made..Mgr told me, not to fill out a time of request, I will have the time off...well, guess what, I don’t have the time off, nothing I can do about it... I don’t go, DH won’t go...he already told me this...he will not reschedule...so, this is all been for nothing...Mgr says, “I’m a a loss. Sorry” They have been good to me with my family. But, this is not the first time this has happened to me...I am the only one this happens to...I’m tempted to just take off...let them write me up, fire me...whatever...this is something so important...

I’m over everything...

Tilliesmommy1 wrote: »

Dawn have your DH reschedule apt and call in sick if you must. Work is important but so is your family.

I’m going to try to reschedule for him...he won’t do it, himself. I don’t know if they will let me. I just get frustrated when I’m told one thing, then when I try to do it, I’m told I can’t. Happened more than once....the bad part, just like everywhere, Monday’s are crazy and it wouldn’t be fair to leave them short handed...but, the others that are gone, are on vacation or taking their son to be sent to boot camp...the last one takes so many days off, it’s ridiculous..but, she’s friends with the Dr’s so she can do whatever she wants...this would be different if it wasn’t his heart...his heart! Seriously... I just wanna scream...REALLY LOUD

*** SUNDAY July 26th ***

Good morning All~~

Lana

Happy Sunday!

The Moose Grilling Contest was a success! We only had three entries, but with all the other activities we had in conjunction, we raised over $1000 for the project.

For those not familiar, the money goes to support Mooseheart Child City and School in Illinois and Moosehaven Retirement Community in Florida. Moose Lodges across the U.S. And Canada raise money to care for these children and seniors.

My Lodge is a very small, very new Lodge, but we are known for our generosity and ability to support our cause.

Almost makes the pain I'm in worth it. After my 18 hour day at the Lodge yesterday, my movements today will be minimal. Laundry will be completed at some point. Other than that, I will be in bed most of the day.

Wishing you all a fantastic day!

Tracy in Tennessee

Busy times and lots of folks struggle with conflict. Me too, but mines about a decision I have to make for me and my family. And I'm tired of being in a house that needs soooooo much work but is full of people and pets so I can't do anything to fix stuff. Well, I've decided that the fixing will commence regardless of who is here and we will figure it out. I love having my kids with me but wish they could live elsewhere for about a month so I could just empty the house, get stuff done, and then we could come back. Plumbing, painting, doors, so much. Built in 1984 and hasn't had any major upgrades--hollow wood doors everywhere, no storm doors on front or back entrance, blah, blah, blah. I got a good price and will recoup much of what I spend just b/c the house has appreciated in value so much lately.

I took off yesterday and kept to my cal budget but need to get back out moving. I feel drowsy and dopey from not doing much. Slept from 11 pm to 11:30 am so I must have needed the rest. Heat is back, but that won't stop me; Just hoping it's not storming so I can take the dogs to DP. Otherwise, I'll jog alone in a safer area.

So, I'm looking at a dream deferred perhaps for another year--was right on the cusp but it just won't work for family right now. 9-10 months will make it so much easier on everyone. The thought of another winter here makes me want to cry, but it won't be that bad once we are into it. Sigh.

I'm just facing reality and I'll bounce back. Almost through first cup of coffee and should be feeling much more alive soon. I have self-made problems (decisions I chased, not illness or things I can't control) and I tend to dwell too long on things with easy solutions that I just don't want to take. Being a responsible adult is not all fun and games