Penney's for your thoughts part 61

[cinderellawkids]

Welcome! Come join us for laughs and lyrics, tears and truth, and whatever else you wanna chat about! We wanted to share a special poem, we'd hang it on the door, but they won't let us have sharp objects down here!

A Special Bond
by Rae Scales

Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.

You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.

I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.

[MsPINKAcres]

Posted this on the last thread - but thought I'd better transfer it over here - just the message gets out to the folks in Canada - Leave our Palm alone!!!

Rafaella says
Let me see if I understand what you are saying to me, you come into this establishment and treat my Danielle this way, you show disrespect to our Sister and to our family, for what ah - money. No. I cannot allow this to happen. If I allow you to show such disrespect then everyone loses. My family has worked with you keep communication open between us. But you have crossed a line, that can't be undone. Our family is no longer responsibility for any unpleasantries that may befall you or your company"

Tell 'em Rafaella Carleone sends that message and if that doesn't get their attention. Then we call out the muscle Bella, Gracie, Little D, Maddy, Bucky and the ferret with Payton & Lexi for clean up!!
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[cinderellawkids]

ooopps...I spelled Pennys incorrectly on the thread title...:sorry

[cookconfay]

Well, I can be called Gimp....uh....I mean Guido.....and I'll try to sling my gimp arm at them! They better be nice to you and treat you right or else......heads are gonna roll! Gracie will want to be "the boss" as she is pretty bossy in her old age.....

[cinderellawkids]

luck

[ajangels2]

Kick butt Palm!!! way to go!!!

Hey Cindi tell me how the weather is looking for the weekend in Daytona through Jacksonville?

I am making plans to drive to Jacksonville this weekend to see an old friend... NO KIDS!! I have been feeling a bit insane this week and AH must have noticed... he said why don't you just take the weekend and go see your friend... I'll stay with the boys. The realtor comes by at 10am he said he'd take care of that too. All she needs to do is a walk through. So if I get some cleaning done tonight all he really needs to do is make sure everything is straigtened up and windows are opened and its bright and airy in there.

No we are not on the best of terms and even though he refuses to see his part in all of it he says maybe a weekend a way would do you good and me some good too. So I'm going.

[cinderellawkids]

Im in shock I just found out a friend and former coworker, who is only 27 was diagnosed yesterday as having cervical cancer and a lump on her breast. I cant even imagine

[cinderellawkids]

Its supposed to be sunny, hot and beautiful. Only bad news AJ is TRAFFIC. Its bike week and the highways, coming into Daytona will be congested and worse will be on your way back from Jacksonville at the end of the weekend, but if you leave early to go it shouldnt be bad.


BTW, I know what you mean by not being on the best of terms and AHs not seeing their part in things, thats what Im dealing with now and Ill let you know by Monday if I believe a dry AH is worse than an active one

[MsPINKAcres]

aj- good for you - hope you are able to go visit your friend & have a nice relaxing weekend

prayers for Palm!!

[ajangels2]

Thanks for the update... maybe I'll get out early in the morning tomorrow and avoid the traffic.

A dry AH vs an active one... it's a tough one.. I will say when he's dry he seems to have more capacity to try and do things the right way. When he's active he just doesn't care how things are done. Right now he's trying to make me believe I'm crazy... and guess what I feel crazy. I just want a nice relaxing weekend to soak in some sun and good sane conversation to rejuvinate myself. Lately all I have been thinking about is what is not right in my life.... let me tell ya alot is good but alot is not so good. This too shall pass right... I will come out on the other side of this maybe not unscathed but I'll be alive and hopefully stronger and wiser. Today is one of those days that if I can just get to the God part in the serenity prayer I'm still o.k.

[cinderellawkids]

Im sorry Aj. my AH is on same kick as well, Im the crazy one ect.

For my household the active AH is nicer sweeter and more understanding than the dry one. The dry one shows a severely narcisstic personality and expects to be treated like a God and thrilled that he has 5 days sober.

Im letting things in one ear and out the other, it did seem earleir when he gave me his pay that the mean moodiness was starting to pass

[MsPINKAcres]

aj- for me when the stress, anxiety, and life is so overwhelming - I too have trouble reciting the entire serenity prayer, as I shared earlier with a dear friend -
like in the footsteps in the sand . . there have been times in my life not only did the God of my understanding carry me, but He also had to breathe for me because I didn't have the strength to breathe.
Instead of trying to say the entire prayer I try to meditate on these words . . .
God
Serenity
Courage
Wisdom
With deep breaths in between - close my eyes and repeat trying to let the words fill my entire body - just letting the disease know it cannot win against me anymore.

[cookconfay]

Ok, you guys....this smilie comes to mind.....ya'll have Waaaayyyyyy bigger kahonas than I do............. I can't keep my mouth shut and can't be around such liars and all that.....oh you guys have got to be the strongest women I know.

[cinderellawkids]

Connie, I hate liars but when someone looks me in the eye and lies knowing I know there lying, I feel nothing but pity and sadness knowing that the disease is completely posessing them. It gets to the point where you just stop asking cause theres really no point anymore

[cinderellawkids]

I can hardly ever recite the serenity prayer. I like to read a scripture in Isaih that says Gods holding out his hand to us. I meditate on it and pray take my hand and lead me.

Then I usually feel better

[MsPINKAcres]

about to head out for the day, one job down, one more to go - already kno I have a booked evening ahead - last nite worked until 9:00, then up here at 7 am, probably will be another late one tonite 9 at least if not later, but tomorrow I don't go in until around 8 work til 12, then drive to our training ofc for Mid-Season Training til 4 -

Seems not worth it except for that extra $500 check I got today for the past two weeks and that's net - sweet!!

been enjoying the Pandora thing this afternoon - for some reason been having a hankering for classic country music (doesn't happen often) but I guess it does bring me comfort - listened to that type of music as a child - as dysfuntional as childhood may have been - sometimes there is just comfort there - strange - very very strange. It if fits - why try to figure it out on a busy friday afternoon right? A co-worker walked in my office and said that kinda music would make a guy want a beer. I thought to myself - total different reaction for me. lol

hope all is good for everyone this weekend

Peace, Love, Joy, Serenity & the calm reassurance that the mafioso is ready, willing and able if you need us!!

Rafaella Carleone

[cookconfay]

Ok, so.....where I work, we provide natural gas to a lot of farmers......they run their irrigation stuff on natural gas I guess... :wtf2: So.....most of them split something with someone else and it gets sooooooooooooo confusing I just want to scream. Not to mention that these guys may know a ton about all that stuff but not how to read invoices and statements ok? WELL, there's one in here right now who wants it broke down by the hours he ran the stupid motor WTF??? Way I see it is YOU pay the bill buddy if you want your meter unlocked then YOU go try to collect from Farmer Dan....geez, how 'bout we wipe your a$$ too?????

[finallyout]

hi everyone! got thru errands and made it to work. good news is chas's chipper is finally fixed so he'll be back to work and bringing the $$!! thank goodness, i was afraid we'd have to start selling the kids! sooo thankful the mammo was neg, even a little scare like that puts things in a whole new perspective, like i GOTTA quit smoking, its on my to do list.

palm- hope the interview went well

jewelz- feel better soon, are we counting down days yet till the vaca?? maybe you could stuff me in your suitcase?? LOL

anvil- hope you get the ins stuff worked out soon

aj, lies, cindi, everyone else - hoping you all have nice peaceful weekends!

[ajangels2]

Rita... I will try just meditating on those key words of the Serenity prayer. I hope you have a good weekend. All your hard work is paying off... how gratifying to feel that reward. Peace to you too.

Cindi... I too like meditating on scriptures... I'll look for that one in Isaiah. Lying is one of the worst aspects of this disease aside from self-centerdness. I feel bad for my brother today because as we both discovered in our conversation he is being affected by AH's behavior at work. AH is back to slacking off and cutting corners.. its not who my brother is and he doesn't like it. He feels like he can't say anything because AH is family and he doesn't want to fire him because of me and the kids. I had to do the right thing and tell my brother that he also has to do the right thing if AH makes a serious infraction in the job it's his butt on the line because he's the foreman. I said don't worry about me and the boys you have to do what's right or else you'd just be enabling him and he would know it and take advantage of you.

My sister in law is going to watch the boys tomorrow for AH so he can get out there and do some work. Then he'll be picking the kids up and bringing them home. We also discovered that AH has been spinning his stories about me and my neurotic behavior and anxious behavior... my brother said he has no clue what's wrong with you and his part in it. Ya know it felt good to hear someone else say some of the same stuff I've been saying. I'm not crazy am I? My brother said no your not crazy... he's just not listening or receiving anything we are saying. He said he's obsessed with music and the lifestyle of a musician and he won't see that.

I'm going to enjoy my drive and sing and cry if I have to... and try and get my needs met this weekend.
Cindi... hope you have a good weekend.. and a good weekend to Palm, Anvil, Connie, Lies, Finally, Happy, mntmagic, impurfect, Bayou, Loves, Rita and anyone else I have forgotten. I have a court mediation on Monday morning for an accident I got into almost 2 years ago... the guy is wanting more money from the insurance or me... pick a number I say. It's not justified... so if it moves you say a prayer for justice Monday morning... another job for the mafioso ladies... I need to pick a name...

Peace to all.

[finallyout]

ooops, i almost forgot - HAPPY FRIDAY!!!