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Originally Posted by Bekindalways
(Post 7541273)
Ugh Ally, thanks for giving us an update. I hope you are starting to mend. Today I'm grateful for my nutty nephew and his ducks. One of his ducks was injured and is missing some neck feathers. Nephew wants a neck gator for his duck as the nights are getting cold. This was a siren call for me, the knitting aunty, so today I brought over the completed neck gator/snood. We managed to thread it on the poor duck and it actually looked pretty natty or hilarious depending on your point of view. Unfortunately the rest of the flock took exception to this fashion accessory so we had to take it off . . . . I'm now venturing on yet another duck snood which will be less flashy and fit differently . . . who knew that ducks are judgy. This is all to say I'm very grateful for teenage nephews, ducks and crazy knitting projects that make me laugh in the midst of so much world turmoil. Thanks to all of you for looking for the good in every day. This is just the kind of 'good' I'm looking for every day. :) |
AutumnTree AV stands for addictive voice, that niggling voice that says you should just go buy some booze. Bekindalwauys I love the thought of you knitting a snood for a duck! Too cute. I've knit quite a few sweaters for my chickens over the years. Us Fowl Knitters are not so common! Today I am Grateful for being half done with my boys zoom school. Thank goodness. Grateful for SR and 4 days sober. Grateful for Daisybelle. I hope your husband recovers completely and as fast as possible. ❤ Grateful for all of the gratpack and you all always being here with the sweetest gratitude. Grateful for the big hot bath I just had. |
Originally Posted by Daisybelle
(Post 7541118)
Grateful that Astro is getting back to normal, I'm sorry but I seemed to have missed something, is everything ok Astro? Have you been poorly? Aly, I'm glad you checked in and that you're on the mend. I prescribe gourmet cheeseburgers and organic pizza to get your health back up. I'm not a Dr. but I could play one on TV :wink: I'm grateful it's the weekend, I need to step away from work and just do something else for a couple days. Grateful that our body parts heal themselves after doctors slice & dice them for samples. |
Grateful to hear from Aly. :hug: Today I'm grateful for another day with my beloved beagirl Billie. :) She enriches my life with her love. :) I am so blessed to be entrusted with her care. :) |
Citrus, I did not know that knitting for birds was a common thing . . . I love this! Astro, please accept my condolences for enduring a painful and undignified procedure . . .doesn't sound fun. Today I am grateful for -my sister managing to get into a financial website to pay a bill (we both kept taking turns trying until she got in) - finding I yarn that s the same color as Pickles the duck - next snood will be subtler - snow in the mountains (may our fire season finally be over) |
Grateful for another sober Saturday. Grateful Mr D is eating well, though he's had a 'tired' day today and has slept a lot, he's had a lot of disturbed nights though so I suppose it's all catching up on him. Grateful that G.son did all his homework ( though it was under sufferance) this morning. Grateful to clean out the drawers in the television unit, I wonder how all the junk fitted in them. Grateful for a cup of tea. Grateful for the vase of lovely pink carnations on the table. Grateful to see Aly back, we missed you and I'm so sorry that you've been so poorly. Did you do a Covid test at all? I don't know how the situation is where you are re Covid. Make sure you keep re-hydrated and take good care of yourself. Grateful and amused to read Bekinds post about the knitted neck snood, who'd have thought the other ducks wouldn't like it, maybe they were jealous, lol. Grateful Citrus has 4 days sober, that's huge, keep on going lovely, you've got this. Thanks for that Astro, I pretty much get the picture and I'm grateful that your urologist is being thorough, that's good. I hope your biopsy brings good news and I shall pray for such. Take good care of yourself and take it easy for now with the cycling. Lots of love. xx Grateful for the love Billie and Least share, I love how we all love our furbabies here. Grateful for this thread. Grateful for all of you. xxx |
Thank you for the kindness, everyone. This weekend has my "plumbing" slowly returning to normal, hopefully the prognosis is good when I receive the results tomorrow. Grateful I decided to change my plans and take a drive to visit my stepdaughter and grandkids yesterday. I fixed her garbage disposal, toilet, and unclogged a bathtub, then we started painting the boys bedroom. Afterwards we all shared Asian food for dinner. The kids enjoyed painting for all of maybe 5 minutes which was fine because otherwise we were just cleaning up after them :lmao |
Grateful Astro's getting back to normal. :hug: Grateful for Billie's company. :) |
Grateful to check in early and read all your posts and smile. Bekind, I laughed so hard reading your post about the ducks and sweaters 😂 Astro, what an awful procedure. I’m glad you are feeling better. Daisy, glad Mr DB is moving around though it sounds like there might be some ups and downs with recovery. I’m glad you are there for him. I hope you have the support you need also Aly, I was sort of wondering the same about a covid test, not that you have to say anything. I know all of us in the Bay Area are seeing an uptick and I have heard the county you are in is especially bad. Regardless, sounds pretty terrible what you went through! I hope you are getting your strength back and feeling better every day. I remember a few years ago, I got the flu worse than I ever had in my life. On top of it, I also had bronchitis. I had a flu shot that year. That was when I learned about how many strains of flu there are. There are tons! Each year, the vaccine is adjusted to try to predict what the next years flu strains will be based on the years before. So the flu vaccine only covers a few strains and it’s about 50% effective. That’s my understanding anyway. Grateful to have a Target adventure with sonny boy. He’s still very much into lego even though he’s an early teen. So we bought a set. He was so happy. Than we got gelato and ate it outside in the cold. That was fun Grateful to have such interesting conversations with my son when we spent time together Grateful to be invited over to some friends in our cohort for dinner tonight. Grateful to finish Handmaids Tale. Though I’m sad now and can’t wait for the next season! Grateful for all the good series on tv and Netflix. Grateful for This Is Us |
Fearless, I didn't even figure out the difference between bacteria and virus until a few years ago. This pandemic has gotten me way more interested in microbiology. It has been a very small upside of the pandemic. Astro, stepparents who manage to have somewhat decent relationships with step kids are my heroes. It can't always have been easy . . . .hmmm . . .but what do I know. Maybe it isn't a big deal to you but I got a bit of vicarious gratitude from the story of your visit. Good to hear your plumbing is on the mend too. I'm grateful: -I found another container of dental floss in a cupboard when I ran out (avoiding the store has me shuffling through drawers looking for lurking sundries as needed) -for finishing the next duck snood - it is duck colored in hopes the flock won't notice the offending accessory -I broke through some stagnation on an abandoned sewing project and did a tiny bit - feels good Onward all with whatever comes our way |
BKA, that puts me in mind of my ex - the girls' dad. He's only biologically the dad to two of them, but always treated them all the same. :hug: We had our differences, but I've always thought of him as a very good dad. :) I am grateful for my ex being a great dad. :) |
Originally Posted by Bekindalways
(Post 7542073)
Astro, stepparents who manage to have somewhat decent relationships with step kids are my heroes. It can't always have been easy . . . .hmmm . . .but what do I know. Maybe it isn't a big deal to you but I got a bit of vicarious gratitude from the story of your visit.y I'm grateful that in recovery we can repair damaged relationships and build new and stronger ones too. |
Just popping in quickly to say I am thinking about all of you! I'm in the midst of moving to Philadelphia this week so won't be posting. Be well, all! |
AT, good luck on your move. :hug: Tonight I'm grateful for my brother taking me to the store to get a few things. :hug: |
Originally Posted by Astro
(Post 7542251)
I appreciate you saying that and it actually is kind of a big deal. 14 years ago when I met my wife her daughter would say "I don't ever want him near my children" and that was before she started having children. Over time she got to know me better, and when our granddaughter was born my stepdaughter had us care for her quite often, now my stepdaughter calls me "Dad". We joke that instead of having a honey-do list she has a daddy-do list of repairs for me when we visit :lmao I kinda think she just tolerates me because I do the handyman work for her. Lol. Her biological father is an active alcoholic, and of course I may understand that a bit, so I'm just humble and patient with her. I'm grateful that in recovery we can repair damaged relationships and build new and stronger ones too. Least, thanks for adding a bit to the story of good Dad/step-dads. I had a step grandmother who was huge in my life. Tonight I'm grateful for -my nephew telling me about his bad day: he left his charger at school and fell off his bike -a teenager living at my parents' house texting to ask permission to use a rock he found in the garage for a school project -my Dad telling the story of where he found the rock -being okay with this all being very difficult (covid, lockdown and my aging dad) Courage and peace to you all. |
Just popping in after a long day. Epidural went well. So good to see and hear from you all. Astro, I think you are my hero. What a kind and patient man you are and so good to your family. Wishing you luck and love with your familial relationships. It's wonderful that you are so humble and try so hard. Very impressive. Love and peace to all. Watching the Chicago Bears play tonight. So far, they are winning. Mostly because of their awesome defense. Their O line needs some big time help. My father was an offensive tackle and a guard, so I know about O line stuff, although my dad didn't tell me everything! Wish I was watching with him. Maybe I am. :love: So miss him, esp now. Least and Fearless thank you for your kind words. Fearless thank you for your very kind PM. So sorry I've been so remiss in getting back. Still very weak, but for sure on the mend. I didn't have a fever today, which was good news. Grateful for this thread and all the love here. I so appreciate each and every one off you. Esp the duck sweater! :grouphug: |
:) (((Aly))) :) So good to hear from you. :hug: When you've been very sick like you were, it takes a lot out of you. The time I had double pneumonia for 3 weeks. It took me a good month to get back to normal. Glad you are feeling better. :) :hug: Tonight I'm grateful that Billie likes the veggies I give her. Cauliflower, lima beans, peas, carrots, broccoli, and more. Grateful that she has such a good diet, and grateful that I'm sober to give her the care she deserves. :) |
Bekind, yes I find the science very interesting also AT, good luck with your move this week. Can’t wait to hear about it Astro and least, it’s nice to get a little of your backgrounds. And yes, so great we can repair damaged relationships Aly, yay for no fever today. Enjoy the game! Grateful to have a fairly good work day Grateful to discuss Christmas get together plans with family Grateful I received my new hearing aids and so far these seem to work well. Grateful for the vaccine progress! Grateful to let go of a silly argument with Mr F. It’s just not worth it Grateful to be going to bed soon |
Aly, so good to see you here and I'm glad the epidural helped, you know that we worry about you! :hug: Da Bears! Grateful that the results from my biopsy were benign, happy there's no cancer down there. Grateful that the minor pains and discomfort I'm still experiencing are pretty normal. Most of all I'm grateful that I don't have to have any procedures done like that for at least the next 6 months. Whew, sigh of relief! |
Astro, so happy for your benign results. Said a little prayer for you before bed last night. So, so grateful! :hug: And Fearless, I'm so sure, the more you do your speaking gigs at work, the more confident and better you'll be. I can see your inner public speaker shining through. :hug: I really can. Least, as always, thank you for being the kind wonderful person you are. You have a special place in my heart. :hug: AT, best with your move. I know what a pain that is, esp if you're on your own. Or, maybe it's easier that way. I used to try and get my niece to help me pack, even with pay, and she'd cancel. :lol: Good luck, dear one!!! :hug: Love you guys. Hope to be back later. Very tired today. I think I was a little hyped last night from my procedure. forgot a few things. I'm sure I still did and I apologize profusely if I forgot to mention something important. :grouphug: |
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