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Daily Ooo's: Wednesday February 23

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The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Yay for hump day! (?)

I dunno- yesterday was such a blur and drag. I know a lot of you saw already, but we did have to put Scarlett down. It stinks. I know it is best for her in my head, but my heart aches. Do you think they know and understand? she was purring when it happened.
*sighs* I love my fur-babies that is for sure.

I dread having to make this decision over my dog. And I know that her body is going to give out before her heart and soul do. You should have seen her trying to play with Ravyn in the snow the other day. She was jumping all around, then would lose her balance. She'd run a bit, then get caught in a snow drift. She is having a good time, and falling over doesn't seem to bother her, even when Ravyn knocks her right over.

Ugh, I am getting all mushy here.

I'd better get my mind in a better place. How about some gratitudes? I haven't done that inn so long.
let's see. Today i am grateful for:

my vet's office for being so compassionate and for making the experience so comfortable.
my kids who make me laugh
George Carlin who also makes me laugh (we watched Carlin at Carnegie last night- that man was a genius! LOL)
longer days of sunshine

xoxo
 
nana- how are you feeling today? Do you find that the crazy changes in temperature aggravates your arthritis? I am trying to figure out why I have been in such pain the last week. Hope that you are feeling lots better today.
How are S and C with folding laundry? Can I borrow them?? LOL

Trudy, I am so sorry to hear about your Aunt. She sounds like she was a neat and fun lady to be around.The world needs more people like her.
And I have to thankk you for your recipe. I finally made the Angel Bisccuits last night and the family loved them! So easy and delish!

Meg- you sound like you need lot sof hugs too. ((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))
The photos are amazing! What a gorgeous place. Hope that you are feeling better and get some sleep soon.

Laurie- glad that you made it home safe and sound the other night. I think that storm caught everyone off guard. Even though we got so much more snow that they thought, our plaow guys were out there and had the road cleared by noon. which is really funny/odd beacuse usually we don't get plowed until the very end of the storm. And there was no school- so it was even weirder.

Waving hi to all of my O-Fam. Everyone has been so quiet. Where are you all at????
Hellooooooooooo!

::grouphug
 
morning girlies!!!

I'm with you this morning with the grats, Chris!! ♥♥♥ I'm also trying to renew my mind with great scriptures to bolster me! btw, Chris, I loved what you posted under Scarlett's pic...tomorrow is another day!! I don't usually wish my days away, but I've been having issues with a situation and I'm really hoping that it gets resolved tonight!! Didn't sleep last night at all and I woke up when Mr Gorgeous left for work (he's working back at the office again...*sigh*...yay for jobs, boo for not working at home!!) Anyway, by tomorrow this time, I should be sitting pretty, right???

Everyone gets extra special hugs from me today!!!

my grats:
so thankful my youngest is alive and thriving and has such a wonderful spirit about life!!
so thankful mr gorgeous has a wonderful job, and even when we thought it was all over in Nov, he not only kept his job, but got a raise and increased his people at the office (his company is a consulting firm).
so thankful that I don't have to go anywhere today at all (well, maybe to the gym to pick up my sweet Emma! but that's it!!)
so thankful that yesterday I free motion quilted my very first quilt!! (I usually quilt using straight lines!)
i could go on...and i may need to in my journal!! teehee!!

love you girlies!!
 
morning ladies!

hugs Chris.

sally, hope your 'situation' resolves positively!

for me, today, i'm going to the dentist and i'm thankful i actually like my dentist and i guess i'm thankful i have healthy teeth and can go to a fabulous dentist to keep them that way, but dangit, i'm just not thankful to actually have to go to the dentist lol.

ok, other gratitudes...
-i'm so thankful i got my design mojo back this weekend - it was wonderful!
-i'm thankful for my munchkin and hubby
-i'm thankful for my sis whose birthday is in 2 days and i'm thankful i'm remembering that fact
-i'm thankful for everyone here at the O - you all have made my dream come true far grander than i ever dreamed possible! thank you!!!!
 
Looks like the trick to sleep for me is benedryl, got a full night's rest and don't really feel the hangover from the benedryl.

Need lots of prayers and such the next few hours. Gotta make a difficult phone call that can only go either extremely awful or extremely good.
 
Good morning all...

Sorry I did not get back here for personals yesterday as promised!! I tried...I had a post started for a couple of hours and just could not get it finished and just gave up!!!

Arthitis went away quickly as it came....it runs in my family...my Mom has it bad, but not the swelling type....my grandfather had the swelling kind..and I remember his hands being as big as if he had boxing gloves on. I have never been to the Dr for it myself, as it is just a flare up once in a blue moon....and always goes away in a day or two. I think at this point it's situational....I have chronic eczema...so I try to not put my hands in water very much....but I did on Monday....lots of scrubbing...and I think that is a factor. But feel fine today :)

I did get some good news yesterday....Traci went to the Dr and got all of her meds refilled!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH you have no idea how happy I was to here this....as I spent a good portion of the day on the phone with Social Services trying to determine what to do about her. So this is fabulous news...and hopefully she will get back on track now.

Chris....I am so sorry about your Scarlett!!!!! (((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))) Telling my secret now....this is the BIGGEST reason I don't have pets...I hate losing them.
Well...as for SandC folding clothes....you don't want their help!!! They made a mess...Savannah had my hangers all over the house!!!! when they get a little bigger...I will send them your way!!

Sally....I hope you get a postive result in your situation!!!! and thank you for the special hugs!!! I feel more needy of those lately myself!!!

Vicki....good luck at the Dentist....I hope your visit is a good one.

Meg.....it's not good to take benedryl all the time (said in my best NANA voice). I am praying praying praying for a good result for your phone call sweetie!!!

Trudy.....so sorry about Aunt Lorna (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))) It's always sad, no matter the situation. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for the dentist visit!!! I am happy to hear it was good!! and bless your heart for all the fabulous love you leave on my layouts!!!! Thank you so much!!! If it weren't for scrapping I think I would be NUTS!!!!!

Laurie....good grief!! the snow!!!!! We went from 65 on Sunday to a high yesterday of 34!! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Yay for the internet!!!!!

Okay...I am going ..... have a great day!!!
 
Morning "O" family... Woke up this morning and couldn't believe my eyes, it's :smow: and it looks like we are going to get lots of it!! Don't get me wrong, I love to look at it, but my driveway is on a huge slope and I really don't want to have to shovel it!! I almost break my neck every time I have to because its on such a slope!! :blah: I know I shouldn't complain, its nothing like what most of you have had to deal with winter. :sorry:
I bought a gift for my little Sadie (granddaughter) she will be 1yr. old this March 4th. I am going to try to scrap a page with it later today. Its the cutest little porcelain tea set, that I hope one day her and I can sit down together to use. I know she is too little for it yet, but I wanted to buy her , her first tea set...So I did!!

Nana Linda - Whoopeee! So Happy that your Traci has decided to get back on her meds!!! I know it always makes them feel yukky, but oh my they need to stay on them right?? Hopefully it will make everyones lives so much less stressful!! You must be over the moon happy about it! :hug:
Also so happy that your arthritis is better today! Lets hope it stays away for a long, long time. Did you get all of your hangers picked up :pound:

Vicki - Horray for the Mojo returning to you!! Good luck with your dentist appointment, keep those pearly whites nice and healthy! I hate going to the dentist too, but I do adore my dentist and dental specialist for my jaw problems (he's a really hoot!!)

Meg - Glad that you got some sleep sweetie!! Too bad that you have to take something so that it will happen for you. Good luck with your phone call, it sounds like something serious!!

Sally - hope your situation gets resolved happily!! You have some wonderful things to be grateful for!

Chris - Gentle :hug: for you today and so sorry that you had to make that tough decision on your sweet kitty! Hopefully you won't have to make that decision about your dog for a while yet. I agree George Carlin was a genius!! I just love his humor! Hey do you want to come and help me shovel snow?? I think that you are pretty good at it by now LOL , just kidding I am sure you never want to see snow again!!

Laurie - sounds like a scary drive home for you, glad you made it back safely!!

Off to work later this afternoon, so hope everyone has a great day!!:wave:
 
Ok? I don't know what happened! But I posted yesterday and it was a REALLY long one and now I can't find it! I'm kind of weirded out by this because I spent like 45 minutes typing up a post and I did all my personals and everything!

Things here are good, I started Kaylyn on a new schedule. Poor kids mouth hurts so bad. Unfortunately I can't find highlands tabs or gel anywhere so I'm using whiskey and orajel. The whiskey works but I don't like doing that, something about putting JD in my baby's mouth just creeps me out lol.

I haven't been scrapping as much as I should be but I have found a lot of motivation recently so I'll get a bunch done today =]

Chris - I'm so sorry about your loss =[ I think they know a lot more then we give them credit for and they definitely know how much we love them. & I have Carlin at Carnegie waiting to be watched on my Netflix instant Que.

Sally - Good luck with whatever it is that's going on.

Vicki - Whoa! Hey lady! Nice to see ya!

Nana - Ohh so glad to hear about Traci! Good good! =]
 
okay my O buddies- I too believe in the power of prayer so I am asking for prayers for a co-worker who is trying for the second time to bring a baby into her family. The first time the baby came too early and she and her husband were able to hold him, take photos, but he did not make it. She is due in Sept and todays ultrasound showed abdominal abnormalities- as in perhaps the abdomen hasn't closed yet or perhaps the intestines are outside the abdomen or perhaps the baby has genetic disease. She is okay with any of these as long as she has a baby with or without special needs. Her husband is crushed. Knowing that ultrasounds are accurate, but not always all telling- please pray for them and their unborn baby.
 
Hey Ladies!!

Looks likes lots going on for everyone. Myself included. Today I am just battling a major headache. I wanted to actually get some stuff done but I can hardly think. It is just after 7 but I think I am not far out from bed. So...we've been working on some meds with Ethan and I'm trying to be patient because I know that sometimes it takes a few days to work out some of the side effects so I am giving them a week. They aren't the meds I wanted to try so I am trying to have an open mind but the first day was brutal. He cam home with a headache, crashed hard and the had horrible anxiety. But day 2 the anxiety went away and he had less of a head ache but still crashed and now today on day 3 he has almost no headache no anxiety and minimal headache, so we'll see. He hasn't been lethargic at all and his concentration levels are amazing. The 15-20 minutes of homework he brings home takes usually less than that instead of at least twice that and he has still not gotten into any trouble. And with the quick release when he would get home from school he would be bouncing off the walls and now he isn't. He seems happier with himself when he does his school work and that makes me happier. So...yay Ethan!!

Okay, I think I am going to head up to bed after some personals.

Chris - yay for grats. I know they help you when you are down. Your heart will feel better eventually and I am glad that you have all the right things around you with silly kids and George Carlin. The right things will take place with your dog. Don't let it stress you out until it has to. It isn't time yet. More hugs for you...you know the ones.

Sally - Yay for jobs!! I hope you get things resolved tonight that need resolved. I hope your day was relaxing.

Vicki - It is always awesome to see you in here. It is always exciting to see your design mojo working out for you. I hope your dentist trip was uneventful.

Meg - I'm happy for your phone call and am hopeful that the future brings more of them and they remain drama free.

Linda - Yay for arthritis going away quickly. and double yay, WHOOHOOOO!!! for Traci getting her meds and I will pray that she takes them and continues taking them regularly. You keep doing what you have to do regardless with the social services though. Message me any time about that. i can get info from my sis for you also. Hugs!!

Trudy - I heard about snow in the PNW so it doesn't surprise me that you got it also. That sucks that you have to shovel it. I cry about every little snowflake I see so don't feel bad about whining about having to shovel. LOL How sweet about the tea set. I'll bet you guys will have fun playing with that when the time is right.

Kayleigh - Don't feel bad about using the whiskey. It works. It isn't like you are giving your baby shots or anything. Haha!! I saw the hylands gel at Target in the baby section. So if you are ever there try looking there. Poor little girl. And if she is old enough, try advil/ibuprofen. I swear it works better than tylenol and it lasts longer. You should be able to just call the doctor to ask if you can give it and about dosage. I hope a miserable baby isn't making for a miserable mommy. Hugs!!
 
Praying for all of the requests in here today!!!

Things went really well today, I can't really share much... but I've somewhat re-entered my mom's family's life because my grandpa's health is failing and they reached out to me. I'm still hesitant to attempt to have a relationship with my mom because of what I've heard today, but I'm definitely going to be a fixture in my grandparent's lives, going to all the dr appointments to take notes and make sure they understand everything.

Nana Linda -- Don't worry!!! I only took the benedryl last night and haven't taken it once the last two weeks :) Chris pointed me in the direction of some melatonin that's additive free, so I'm going to try that. Jeff's co worker's daughter owns an all-natural vitamin/health store, so I'm going to check there before ordering it. I need to go there anyway to get some tea tree oil, coated peppermint oil pills, and dried chamomile flowers for tea.... just need to remember...
And I'm so happy to hear Tracy's getting her act together!!! I'm praying that the meds will still be the right mix for her.
 
Laurie, I'm sooo praying for that sweet baby!! and the parents!

And here's an update from me...(more like a novel...let the drama commence!!)

My Lillian has been involved with a little musical production. Now, let me preface this whole thing by saying that because I homeschool, I tend not to push my kids at all in the arts. If they want to play an instrument or do some sort of activity, I will support them (not crazily...like lessons everyday for a million dollars or whatever!! LOL!!). But I'm not going to be a stage mom or a pushy, hounding mom!!

So when Cora got involved with this theater company and established herself, I thought this semester we could try Lillian in one of their "little kid" musicals. They meet once a week and everyone gets a part (so pretty much every part has two kids on it since they are doing two performances) with lines and quite possibly a musical solo and all.

The whole thing kinda started off in fiasco mode: I missed the first audition/rehearsal/class thingy, because it was right after new years and i was expecting an email to remind me...didn't get one...didn't go. Ugh! So then we went to the second rehearsal and Lil auditioned and sang well and all...but she and I got our communications mixed up and she thought I was going to be there to eat her snack with her at break time. I wasn't (three hour rehearsal...i went home and cleaned house). So she cried for an hour!! AND I didn't have my phone on, so they couldn't reach me...BAD MOM!!

So then we are cruising along and the director lady tells me about three weeks ago that she really needs to work on her lines and her song. So we worked on her lines and my mom worked on her lines and I told her to learn her song. Three weeks go by...at each rehearsal i don't hear anything about how she's doing or whatever.

Then this past Saturday (two weeks before the performances), the director tells me that she doesn't think that Lil will be able to do her part because she just doesn't know enough of it. She said that she would give her until tonight's rehearsal to see if she could pull it off. She told Lil to work really hard. I freaked out! Not on the lady or anything...but I kept asking Lillian over and over why didn't she know her lines when she knew them two weeks ago??? Lil got kinda flustered with me and her daddy grilling her like we did. Then I started to think that the company was out to get me because of my badmom-ness...(this is what guilt can do to you!!)...and that the director wasn't giving Lil a chance to do her part.

So this week we have been really working with Lil on everything (especially the song!!), and since Donnie and I have gotten serious about it, Lil has flourished. My darling, gorgeous husband took Lil to her rehearsal tonight and actually sat in on the rehearsal to see what was going on!! And Lillian started with her solo, which was perfect (aside from a couple of lines that she hummed when she forgot the words, but kept up with the song!!) and her lines and acting were wonderful. The director said it was like night and day from Saturday's rehearsal and she didn't know what happened. She told Lillian that she was Fabulous tonight!

I've always avoided being the "hounding" mom in any aspect of my parenting, because I saw that when my mom hounded me, I ran away from that which she hounded me about! But when she let me find my passions, I flourished. But most kids do a lot better with a lot of structured practice!!

So yep, it was a long day, but it had a happy ending in our house! and as a side note, we will be grilling her about her lines and her song everyday for the next week and a half!

thanks for letting me write my novel tonight! I'm excited that it's going to happen and that we persevered...Sunday, I was ready to quit the whole thing for a couple of years!!
 
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