Coffee Talk with Jane and Friends

[ccgirl2]

OK, guys, we got shut off by the powers that be, so let's go with part three!


Start yakking! LOL

[Lily]

What do we talk about?

How about what are a few of your favorite things?

Mine are:

Reading, hugging, sleeping, talking to my teen, talking to my 5 yr old, hearing my son sound out words, hearing him sing to the radio, music, Chargers & Packers, my mom on the phone, my husbands call home from work at his dinner break, the sound of the ocean, Hotel del Coronado, first snow fall, the leaves changing, fresh cut hay, Sea World, San Diego Zoo, my puppy, my cat Chloe, SR, email, facebook, Survivor, ER, Amazing Race, my girlfriends Suzanne, Kathy and my Jesus.

(not in any particular order)

what are a few of your favorite things?

Well, I just read your last posting, guess I am off topic and not one of the peeps over there....how is Kari's hubby though?

thanks, sheila

[kj3880]

Can I put in my list?
doing stuff with my adult daughter.
doing stuff with my teen son.
a clean house.
Clean high-thread-count sheets, ahhh...
naps
Quilting
Painting
making jewelry
ordering in.
eating out
roasted sunflower seeds in the shell
Pizza
Ocean swimming
Caesars Pocono Resort with family in the snow
Cruises in the Caribbean
Jetskiing
hot coffee in the morning
hot coffee in the meeting
meetings
SR
You guys!
My labrador
my little neices and nephews
my big neices and nephews!
my Jesus

Love from
KJ

[Lily]

KJ,

I second the coffee in the morning and fresh high count sheets! I like eating out too, but they do not deliver to us out here. :-( HAHA!

Good list! See you are crafty, beads, paint and quilts, way to go!

[Impurrfect]

(((Lily))) ((KJ)))

Welcome to the thread. This is like part 3, and a few of us have been around for a while, but we LOVE new people!! We talk about recovery, plain old "life stuff", pets, health issues..whatever is going on with us. Glad to see you both!!!

So, I am ready to tell my job to SHOVE IT!!! Got politely chastised this morning by the district manager when I told him we locked the front doors to the restaurant when business died down...the same man who told me that was a good idea yesterday morning after the other restaurant was robbed. I told him I did NOT like it when I was stuck in the freezer with a gun to my head, and was not happy about taking that risk again. He doesn't care...afraid we'll "miss" someone at the door.

Heck, we're so paranoid, we're watching the doors,the parking lot AND the street! We decided, screw him...we're still locking the doors.

Also found out the baby (Max), his mom and g'ma ARE homeless. Mom lost her job in June and they were evicted when they ran out of money. They are hanging out at the bus stop during the day (can you imagine....with a 2-year-old?!?!?) and we told them to come see us at night, just be gone by the time day shift comes in (they aren't as nice).

I see no signs of substance abuse. They've never asked for anything, order very little but offer to pay. Lucy (my mgr) gave them $20, we fed them and sent them off with a big bag full of food. As soon as Max saw me, he got this HUGE grin, started clapping and running toward me....I have a new love

I want to take care of them, but I can't even take care of myself, without dad's help. I looked for shelters, but don't know the area and couldn't find anything in the phone book. G'ma is supposed to find out about some help from disability today. I told them I'd keep them in my prayers and mom said "THAT'S something we can use".

Makes me grateful for all that I have, but it still breaks my heart.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[LadyTenn422]

popped in to say hi to everyone./ Havnet been by in a while due to being totally absorbed in my own stupid stuff. But wanted to say hello to EVERYONE on here and miss you guys, I will get better about posting to my friends, I promise. MUCH MUCH love, Becky

[Jane63]

"Start yakking"!! LOL ((CC))!! Thanks for the new thread! Oh, and I am still drinking my coffee too so it's perfect!

KJ...sounds like we enjoy the same crafts! Well, except quilting...I stink at sewing and never really had the patience for it.
And Lily...my hubby calls home everyday too as he's driving back to work from his lunchbreak so that would be one of my favorite things too!

((Amy)) I am glad you are helping the homeless family...That would be awful with such a young child and my heart goes out to them!

((Kari)) I read your last post on the other thread and am still sending you my prayers! Please keep us posted how everything goes for your surgery and with your hubbs! I think a second opinion is a very good idea!!

Well, hubbs is off half a day today and on his way home so must get my lazy butt up from here and start being productive! LOL! I think we are cleaning out the basement today and taking a bunch of stuff to Goodwill...out of sight, out of mind! I could sell it in a garage sale but just want to get it out of here!
((HUGS))
Jane
PS...Hi ((TENN))!!

[Impurrfect]

Since we all seem to like the ocean, and cc LIVES by the ocean, I think we need to visit her

(((Kari))) - I hadn't read your last post before I posted this morning. I'm sorry you guys are having such a bad time and if I were you, I'd probably want to stay in bed for a month or so. Hang in there, sweetie!

(((Jane))) - good luck getting rid of stuff. Stepmom refuses to part with ANYTHING...still have the toys from all 4 of her kids, along with stuff from THEIR kids.

((cc)) - how are you, and how is Doug?

((Becky)) -good to see you!! I read your other thread, and am glad you are feeling better today.

I'm tired, and about to go to sleep. Have a great day, everyone!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[ccgirl2]

Hey guys! Nice to see some new faces.

Any word from Kari? I've been thinking about her alot.


Amy, I'm so sorry about work. Sigh


You know, I live like one minute from the beach, so pile in a VW van and come on up. It'll be too cold soon, LOL

P.S. Amy, Doug's hanging in.

[Lily]

Amy,

That is awful, that really happened at your work?

Happy you can help out a homeless family.

CC girl, wish I could go to the beach with you!

Sheila

[kari08]

Hi guys,
Thanks CC and Amy and Jane for all the thoughts and prayers!! Much appreciated. We are still just hanging in there, Jay will be trying Physical therapy for a few weeks then will get injections in the lumbar spine.. but as far as surgery.. we are definitely going to get a second opinion. I am sending the discs and reports to a osteo surgeon my aunt works for in Arizona and he is going to give me an opinion. Then we are going to see a different surgeon here. But all this take sooo much time. I just don't know what we are going to do in the mean time. Hopefully people will be understanding with some payments and just be patient until we can get caught up. Anyway.. I am sooo fricken nervous this time for surgery for some reason. More so than anyother one. I am going to have to find a chill pill eventually or I am going to lose it and be in a rubber room. Well I gotta run and get some dinner.
love ya guys! Be safe Amy.. I wish you could get a lil safer job. Hugs to all
see ya on the flip side :-)

[windysan]

This is like that show The View but with crazy wimmens !! LOL

[Jane63]

LOL ((windy))!! I would probably be the little blond chick that can't keep her mouth shut and is always getting in arguments with people!

We worked most of the day yesterday and made a HUGE dent in the basement mess! I threw away soo much stuff but it is out by the trashcans and anyone can take it if they want or need it! (Even got hubby to throw away the old TV he'd been saving for years!! YAY!!!)
We also carted about 10-bags of clothes and odds n' ends to Goodwill last night! I feel good about it because I know someone will get good use of them and also because they are OUT of my house now!!

The stuff I did leave in boxes we plan to sort through and maybe advertise or sell on Ebay. I am in no rush so maybe we can research it through the winter when we are holed up inside going nuts with boredom.

Only downside is that I am sooo sore today from bending over and picking up heavy stuff! I couldn't even get comfortable in bed last night even though I was dog-dead tired!!
It is a "good" sore though and I plan to work through it today as I have laundry piling up yet again...sooo better get to that!
Take care (((all))).....((Kari)) You hang in there G/F!!
((HUGS))
Jane

[Impurrfect]

((Jane)) - after doing dad's store's last week, there was a bunch of squatting down and I could hardly MOVE the next day. Dad asked if I was going to do stores that 2nd day and I said "are you crazy?!? I can't even WALK!!" I'm going to do them tomorrow, so I guess Fri. will be another day of soreness.

We had a meeting at work this morning. They are making some changes to try to increase business, and some MAY be good for me, or may not. I was ready to quit this morning...pms'ing and got fussed at about something another shift didn't do?!

We were told that we've done a great job, though, so that helped. Found out that our district manager doesn't have the authority to tell us we can lock the doors from 3a.m.-5a.m. (we're doing it anyway), but they are trying to get approval, and they did authorize us to feed all cops for free, so that will help.

I've decided to try to stick it out until the end of the year, just in case we get busy during the holidays, like we usually do. Talked to my lawyer, and reminded him to get busy on getting my stuff straightened out. Would REALLY like to start the new year with NO felony!!

Max, mama and g'ma came in early, Max was asleep in his stroller. Mom and g'ma were nodding out, so I told them to lay down in the booth and they both got a few hours of sleep 'til Max woke up. D (one of my mgrs) hadn't met them, so Max was a little shy of him for a minute...then the next thing I know, he's leading D around the store by holding onto his pinkie. He's such a darn cutie, and always has a big smile on his face.

((Kari)) - keep us posted, although I know you're having surgery tomorrow. Remember...you've got my phone number, so you can call me, okay?

((cc)) - heck, I'd like the beach even if it's covered with snow!! Of course, we rarely GET snow, so it's a treat to me. Give Doug a hug for me.

((Sheila)) - we weren't robbed THIS time, but it was still a store I used to work at and I am friends with all those who were there. In Jan, ccgirl and her husband were here on business, I got to meet them, had a GREAT time...went to work and we were robbed. Nothing like getting stuck in a freezer with a shotgun pointed at you to ruin your night. Needless to say, we're a little paranoid.

((Windy)) - now you know, darn well, you LIKE chatting with wimmens

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[Impurrfect]

okay, so I'm chatting with myself again?!?!

Anyway, just checking in. Going out to do the stores for dad, and it's only 51 degrees here!! Will be gone most of the day, but hope everyone has a great day!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[jane_668]

Popping in to say hi.I am so busy with my job that I barely have time to write.But I'm always thinking of you all.As you noticed,I;m going on a safari trip in the desert on the 1st of October.this would be nice as a change.

Love you all
Jane

[ccgirl2]

Amy, refresh my memory; what kind of stores does your dad have?



OK, new dilemma here, although my husband is handling it well; it just steams me. My mother in law had some hip surgery Monday. She went into rehab yesterday and they're giving her percocet (remember, she has an addiction problem too) and when my husband called to find out how they're going to handle it, they basically told him addiction isn't they're problem; healing her hip is. He told him to keep her until she's off opiates. They started to sputter and stammer and he said he'd call a lawyer and the insurance company who knows she has addiction issues. Good for him, huh? I'm telling you, no wonder there's so much addiction in this world.

[kari08]

Howdy girls!
I just got home a few hours ago.. things went pretty good.. can't complain too much. still having quite a bit of break throu pain but trying to be good with the pain pills and taking ibuprofen also. My husband in is a world of hurt.. they gave him an epidural shot yesterday and almost crippled him. I can't believe he scheduled that the day of my surgery.. MEN! oh well.. can't live with them.. can't... you know the rest. Well guys.. I am thinkin of you all but I can't keep my eye balls open.. gotta rest..
love yas
Kari

[Impurrfect]

cc - we got to CVS (drug stores), Krogers (grocery stores) and a few Wal-mart's and service the sunglass/reading glasses displays...straighten them up, restock them, do returns if we need to.

It's actually pretty easy, except I HATE the reading glasses...there are over 100 different types and I'm supposed to figure out which ones go where?! Luckily, they are only in the Kroger stores.

Good for your hubby on addressing his mom's addiction. Nothing like mentioning a lawyer to get people to pay attention to you!

(((Kari))) so glad you're home. I can believe your hubby scheduled the epidural the same day of your surgery Hope you both get to feeling better soon.

Work is still very, very slow. We have a gas shortage in GA because our gas comes from the pipelines that were damaged by hurricane Ike. Of all the gas stations I pass on the way to work, 2 out of 3 are out of gas, the one's that HAVE gas, have long lines. I filled up yesterday morning, even though I had half a tank, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find gas this morning, when I needed to get some. Some people are waiting in line for over an hour to get gas.

Needless to say, not many people getting out to eat!

Some viscious people that Desirae works with are saying SHE had something to do with the robbery...she wasn't really asleep. Those of us who know here, know she would NEVER do anything like that, but it still makes me mad and I want to go over there and smack the big mouths. What really hurts is that Candido and his family are like family to Des and I. We've worked with him, his wife and 2 of his sons for the 3+ years we've been there, and to think she would be involved when him and his son were there is just stupid.

Candido, Carlos (one of his sons that was there at the robbery) and even the COPS have told her they know she didn't have anything to do with it, but still.....

I was in a HUGE depression yesterday, but it's just pms and I'm doing better today.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[kari08]

AWWW big hugs Amy.. sorry you are in a depression. I know it is not far off here. This is week three with Jay out of work.. and I am really starting to feel the noose. We have been very fortunate with the gas situation here, with it not going up much. But it is still too fricken high as it is.. grr.. especially with Jay home more.. cause he is using the SUV to do all the running.. and that costs a fortune. but we are just doing the best we can and praying to get throu it. We are getting better I think about "learning' to live together again thou... lol.. amazing how hard that is when you have been apart for sooo long. Anyway, I gotta run.. big hugs to y'all and hope your weekend is going good.
love ya
Kari

[LadyTenn422]

Just saying Hi to everyone!!! Hope you guys are all great!!! Much Love, Becky

[mike13]

sup people. mike here. so wats everyone talkin about?

[Jane63]

This is turning into quite an interesting thread! LOL! I like it!!

Again I found myself not wanting much to do with the computer so please excuse me for not checking in for a few days! I am trying to get to bed and rise at a decent hour so things will probably be screwed up for awhile till I get used to it!

((Kari)) I am glad you got your surgery behind you now and are on the road to recovery! You are going to need your strength to get through this and as always, I wish you and yours the best!
Speaking of hubbys being home, I am glad today is Monday and mine went back to work! We had one of those wknds where we both were bored and kind of ran over each other's toes! I sure hope that is not any inclination what this Winter will be like because I will go NUTS!! And BTW....It IS right around the corner and getting chillier by the day here in Ohio! I haven't even gotten the Winter clothes out yet but plan to start that soon! (putting the summer stuff away makes me sooo depressed!)

Well, better get a few things done around here so I can walk later! Sending you all ((((((HUGS)))))))!!!!
Jane