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I've just been in bed all day today. Yesterday it was the flu, and today it's menstrual cramps. I just can't get a break...

Oh yuck, no fun. *snuggles* I hope the cramps go away soon!

Yes, hope you feel better soon, Hannah!

I just received an email from a friend I haven't spoken to in maybe 5 years.... yay for reconnecting with old, good friends

Lynne

G'morning!

Woke up eariler than usual, and feel wind coming from my window. Something about thunder storms that just humble me at times. Sound of gentle rain to moments where night sky is bright for 2 seconds as lighting strikes.

Kinda find it humbling in a way, to see how powerful nature is and how I can do nothing about it. Back in the old days, sit on door ledge and watch the storms in summer time. My mom deathly afraid of them so had to listen to her yelling at me to get back in the house haha

My cat is going nuts, sounds of birds are peaking his instincts lol

Thank you God for giving me this small pleasure this morning.

BigToe said:

Oh yuck, no fun. *snuggles* I hope the cramps go away soon!

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lmarie23 said:

Yes, hope you feel better soon, Hannah!

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Thanks, BigToe and Lynne. I'm feeling much better today, thanks. Still not totally back to my old self, but at least I'm not throwing up anymore...that's progress, right?

And Lynne, that's awesome that you're reconnecting with old friends. I hope that you and your friend are able to rekindle your old friendship.

James, I totally hear you about the beauty of nature. It's raining where I am, and I just love the noises, sights, and smells that brings. God could not have created a more beautiful thing than rain (at least, not in my opinion). I'm glad you're enjoying the rain as well.

AWorkInProgress said:

G'morning!

Woke up eariler than usual, and feel wind coming from my window. Something about thunder storms that just humble me at times. Sound of gentle rain to moments where night sky is bright for 2 seconds as lighting strikes.

Kinda find it humbling in a way, to see how powerful nature is and how I can do nothing about it. Back in the old days, sit on door ledge and watch the storms in summer time. My mom deathly afraid of them so had to listen to her yelling at me to get back in the house haha

My cat is going nuts, sounds of birds are peaking his instincts lol

Thank you God for giving me this small pleasure this morning.

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Hi AWIP:

You are right about the rain and the thunder storms. I have always found something enchanting about them. My twin brother and I, as teenagers, used to sit up on the roof and watch the summer storm come in from the east. When the trees would start to blow several blocks away, we'd skidattle down the ladder, take the hummingbird feeders down, and race into the house. By the time we were in the house, the storm would be overhead. We'd go out to the carport and sit in some lawn chairs and watch the rain pour and the lightening flash across the sky. Love the smell of rain when it first falls to the earth.

inHisgripkim said:

Hi AWIP:

You are right about the rain and the thunder storms. I have always found something enchanting about them. My twin brother and I, as teenagers, used to sit up on the roof and watch the summer storm come in from the east. When the trees would start to blow several blocks away, we'd skidattle down the ladder, take the hummingbird feeders down, and race into the house. By the time we were in the house, the storm would be overhead. We'd go out to the carport and sit in some lawn chairs and watch the rain pour and the lightening flash across the sky. Love the smell of rain when it first falls to the earth.

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oh man that sounds intresting. hmm now that you got me thinking I seen something like that once.

Yeah it was 4th of July, late in the afternoon. My bro and I couldn't get downtown to watch the fireworks, so we said "screw it" and fourwheeled up a local semi mountain called three hills. It was amazing, seeing the summer storms from the side, then fireworks displays from 4 different towns at once.

Just wished brought some bug spray thou haha. Oh man thanks for reminding me of that. Those where the good old days T_T Oh you can call me James, I know my handle is a mouth full. lol

Thanks Hippy too!

April...So sorry to hear about the total freak-out, what was that all about anyways??? Sounds scary!

Well I made it through our daughter's 16th birthday party!! Some of the kids are gone now but there are still 7 of them here . They are good kids so I'm thankful for that. I've very proud of myself...I didn't get all uptight and anxious with having so many people here . I'll be glad when they are all gone though...I'm tired now and just want to relax and watch a movie.

Talk to you all later. Have a good evening!

Hannah, I'm glad that you're feeling a bit better, from the flu at least. Cramps do suck though! can you take anything for them? Days in bed are always well spent, I don't envy you the discomfort but I do wish that I could spend a day just sleeping and resting. I think everyone would like that, as long as they didn't have loads to do and as long as they weren't feeling ill. I think we should institute a siesta time in our society, like in Spain. Hehe.

Mask, the freakout is just what happens when I get stressed to the max. The smallest things start building up on me, and I can't handle it. That's why parttime college would be a better thing for me to do, I guess. I don't know though.... It's so hard to make decisions like that.

I think I will be applying for a job as a pharm tech. I hope I get accepted, and if I do, that I will be suitable for the job. It's dealing a lot with people, so that would wreak havoc with my social phobia (haha), but I'm on meds for that that can still be increased, so I should be all good.

The lack of sleep is really getting to me! I'm on Sonata, now, instead of Ambien CR, since that wasn't working. This one isn't doing me much good yet either. Drat.

How are you all tonight?

James and Hannah, I love the smell of rain too... although I don't like it when it rains too much, because I have livestock, and their pasture gets so muddy... ick. But if I didn't have to worry about that, I would glory in the cleansing flow of the rain, and how peaceful it is to be inside on a rainy night, and listen to it thrumming on the roof. Or going dancing in the rain, once it's a bit warmer.

/me snuggles up in a corner with a hot ginger tea and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

Mask ~ I'm glad the birthday party went well. I hope you were able to (finally!) relax at some point tonight. My brother is 17 years old, and I can't imagine having a whole group of his friends running around the house. Kudos to you for taking on that huge task! I applaud you!

April ~ I don't actually take anything for my cramps. I try to avoid taking pain medications, since I've heard that they're actually unhealthy for you. Plus, it makes me feel strong in an odd sense to be able to live through a huge amount of pain every month. It also brings out the primal side of me, which I enjoy. I feel somehow connected to all the women who lived before me and who didn't have the privilege of being able to take medications for their cramps. Even though I complain about it, it is a wonderful feeling to know that I'm not just "drugging myself up" as many people do these days.

And believe me, I did enjoy the resting time, lol. It stinks that I had to feel bad during it, but I did log quite a few much-needed hours of sleep, which was great!

Good luck with the pharmaceutical job. I hope you get it. I also hope the Sonata works out for you, you definitely deserve to be able to sleep at night!

As for me, I'm exhausted but happy. I'm totally looking forward to Sunday (I'm going to a friend's church that day) and to next Wednesday (Julie freaking Andrews is going to be doing a booksigning in my state! ), so my spirits are definitely up. Bring it on, world!

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Hannah, I'm glad that you're feeling a bit better, from the flu at least. Cramps do suck though! can you take anything for them? Days in bed are always well spent, I don't envy you the discomfort but I do wish that I could spend a day just sleeping and resting. I think everyone would like that, as long as they didn't have loads to do and as long as they weren't feeling ill. I think we should institute a siesta time in our society, like in Spain. Hehe.

Mask, the freakout is just what happens when I get stressed to the max. The smallest things start building up on me, and I can't handle it. That's why parttime college would be a better thing for me to do, I guess. I don't know though.... It's so hard to make decisions like that.

I think I will be applying for a job as a pharm tech. I hope I get accepted, and if I do, that I will be suitable for the job. It's dealing a lot with people, so that would wreak havoc with my social phobia (haha), but I'm on meds for that that can still be increased, so I should be all good.

The lack of sleep is really getting to me! I'm on Sonata, now, instead of Ambien CR, since that wasn't working. This one isn't doing me much good yet either. Drat.

How are you all tonight?

James and Hannah, I love the smell of rain too... although I don't like it when it rains too much, because I have livestock, and their pasture gets so muddy... ick. But if I didn't have to worry about that, I would glory in the cleansing flow of the rain, and how peaceful it is to be inside on a rainy night, and listen to it thrumming on the roof. Or going dancing in the rain, once it's a bit warmer.

/me snuggles up in a corner with a hot ginger tea and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

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I used to tell my girlfriend, let me grab a good movie and some chocolate bars. Assume PMS positions on the couch. She got kick out of it. haha

mhmm lifestock...beef and chicken ...yum.

Haha, I've warned my fiance about PMS time. He's been ordered to get me chocolate and give me hugs - in that order - if I get angry at him during that time of the month. But it has to be dark chocolate... that assuages all rage. Milk chocolate works somewhat, but dark chocolate... I could eat that all day. And hugs are just nice to give and to receive, and he gives some of the best hugs (of course I'm a little biased, but hey, I'm allowed to be, right? ).

How is everyone doing today? And Mask, I agree with Hannah.... I can't imagine having a bunch of 16 year olds running around, that would drive me absolutely insane. Especially not that many!

I actually slept last night but I don't know if that was the Sonata or if it was just me being extra exhausted. Guess we'll try it again tonight and see what goes down.

Wow, Hannah, that sounds like a pretty awesome week! What book(s) is/are Julie Andrews signing? And I can kind of get what you mean about the cramps, but I just don't have the time to take off from classes, or even to miss a class because it hurts so much, so I drug myself up. I figure I'm already on enough other meds (seven) so why not just add another to the mix? *grins mischievously*

Anyone else have exciting plans for the weekend? or just plans at all? And anyone want anything to drink?

I don't think my family is doing anything this weekend. Except (probably) church. Hm. Oh well, lots of time to relax and stuff like that.

/me fixes herself a spiced chai, and snuggles up in a beanbag to watch the birds at the feeder outside the window.

Hello! I did get through the party with flying colors! Only one negative thing happened and it was a biggie!! Just as the party was ending and my daughter's boyfriend's parents came to pick him up, they brought my daughter's present with them. I could not believe my eyes when I looked in the box....it was a BABY RABBIT!!!! I was so upset!! I could not believe that someone would give a pet as a present without getting the partents' permission! I was so upset, I didn't say anything and just walked out of the room ! My heart was racing like crazy, I was so upset. I felt controlled by these people. I did not want another rabbit (ours died last fall)! We were not consulted and you were forcing me to take it. I was so happy that my hubby spoke up and told them that it was not discussed with us so were we not keeping the rabbit! yah for him!! He usually has a hard time saying no to people but he knew by my face how upset I was. I blame my dear daughter! She must have told the boyfriend she would like a rabbit and he being a dumb teenager (he's not really dumb, I like the kid) just told his parents it was o.k to get one. Now he's probably in trouble because the parents thought he had gotten permission from us. I feel really bad about that, because he and the step-father don't get along very well. I hope he doesn't get in to much trouble. I haven't talked to my daughter yet about it all. She had friends sleeping over. She knew I was really upset so she just went straight up to her room for the rest of the evening. Now I have to face her this morning (well afternoon actually....you know how teenagers sleep ). I don't want another rabbit. They are so much work and it usually ends up that I'm the one doing it because everyone else forgets or doesn't want to do it, so I feel bad for the thing and do it myself. I had to be with the last one when it died and it was horrible....I don't want to go through that again!!
I don't know what to say or do to my daughter for being sneaky!! Maybe it was all a misunderstanding. She is a very good kid. Oh well, we will see. I hate conflict!!!!

How are you all doing today?

Hi everyone havent posted in here before.
Ive had a bit of a difficult week. partly due to differences of opinion with my husband dave.
sometimes we just clash together. unfortuantely usually about church. it was our anniversary this week too, which eventually went well.
have been getting ready to do a film show tonight. its an outreach on the subject of creation vs evolution.
dave got some work today and has ended up working late so spent most of the day on my own. which i hate particulary on weekend. no people company too. which is what i need sometimes. but that doesnt always happen.
so setting up the equipment been quite stressful.its been a difficult day too really. ive been on here most of the day for company really, least it makes the time go. also been eating chocolate!
anyway just wanted to share be good to get to know you guys more. god bless you all. love Jo

Hi Jo1, nice to see you here . Strife between you and hubby is always a big downer! I really hate when that happens! I hope you guys can communicate with each other and work things out. The film you are going to show tonight sounds interesting...wish I could be there to see it! It sure can be lonely staying home by yourself all weekend. Hope you find someone to chat with. Gotta go now. Talk to ya later.

Wow, Mask, that does sound stressful! I don't blame you, though, for not wanting another rabbit. They are a lot of work - we've had 4, only one is still alive, and since we got them when my sister and I were younger, I'm sure that my parents understand about ending up taking care of them! I hope your daughter isn't too upset; she probably didn't think that getting another rabbit would be as big a deal/problem as it is. 16 year olds are not renowned for making the best decisions all of the time. Hehe, I certainly didn't make the best when I was that age!! But I'm glad that you made it through the worst of that stressor. Hopefully things will go okay when you and your daughter talk.

Welcome, Jo! Glad to see another face. I hate clashing with my fiance, which happens occasionally, so I can kind of understand what you're going through. I'm sorry - arguments are sometimes so hard to pull through. The film show sounds fascinating! And enjoy the chocolate.... ♥♥

Things with me are going okay so far today. I've catnapped a lot... so tired and have had practically no caffeine, which is what keeps me running during the week. So I guess it's a good thing, really, that I've been able to rest. Still, I hate whiling away the day like that. I do have homework that needs to get done, but I just don't have the energy to do it. Hopefully I will tomorrow; I'll be sure to have a caffeine pill then. It's a bit too late in the day now for one of those, so I'll just have to make do with diet Mountain Dew. Heh. I think later my dad and I and our two male dogs (we have three, the other is a 13 year old lab/pitbull queen of the house) will be going for a walk, which will be good! Help me wake up and wear off the food that I've had to eat today to stick on my meal plan. I love walking. Good memories, especially with my fiance, since we walk and talk a lot. ♥

Well, I'm off to email him and figure out some stuff to do that I can do without being 100% awake. Take care, y'all.

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April...So sorry to hear about the total freak-out, what was that all about anyways??? Sounds scary!

Well I made it through our daughter's 16th birthday party!! Some of the kids are gone now but there are still 7 of them here . They are good kids so I'm thankful for that. I've very proud of myself...I didn't get all uptight and anxious with having so many people here . I'll be glad when they are all gone though...I'm tired now and just want to relax and watch a movie.

Talk to you all later. Have a good evening!

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Well done sister Mask. You are a real trooper Mom!

April ~ That's great that you were able to sleep last night, I'm so happy for you! I hope this becomes a trend for you, I really hope it does.

Julie will be signing her new Mother's Day-themed book entitled Thanks to You: Wisdom From Mother and Child. It's not a definite that I'll be able to go yet (since you have to call in for tickets at 4 PM on Wednesday), but I'm going to try my hardest to make sure that my call goes through. Julie is one of my idols, and I would feel so amazingly honored to be able to say that I met her face-to-face.

And I am thinking of getting on the pill, but I've tried it before (Yasmin, to be exact), and it made me super-moody (though, to be fair, that could've just been the placebo effect), and moodiness is not exactly something I want more of in my life. And regular pain medications don't tend to do squat for me, so I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't know what I'll do once I have to work to support myself. I guess I'll just cross that bridge when I get to it.

This weekend, I'm doing nothing but homework and trying to feel better. I even skipped my usual Saturday morning trip to the library because I was feeling so crampy and nauseous today. I'm really, really hoping that I'll be feeling up to going to my friend's church tomorrow. I've already cancelled on her once (because my mom was sick and I didn't have anyone else to drive me), and I don't want her to get the impression that I don't want to go to her church, because I do. Blah. Life sucks sometimes.

Mask ~ Wow, a baby rabbit? That's certainly an interesting gift. I don't blame you for getting annoyed at all. I'm sure you have more than enough to think about in life without adding a rabbit to the mix. I'm so glad your hubby was there and that he spoke up. Sounds like he's a great guy. Good luck facing your daughter this morning. I hope she's not too mad at you.

Jo1 ~ Hi there. Welcome to our little hide-away. I hope you enjoy it here. We don't bite...much. *evil laugh* No, really, everyone here is great.

I'm sorry your week has been so difficult. I totally hear you about hating to spend time alone. That's the whole reason that I post in this thread so much...it helps me feel less alone. Hopefully it'll have the same effect for you.

Good luck with the film show tonight. I hope it goes off perfectly. And I'll keep you and your husband in my prayers. I hope you're able to resolve whatever fights you've been having.

Aww Hannah I hope you do feel better in time for tomorrow. And I wish that regular pain stuff worked for you. That's what I use, although I'm planning on going on the "no period" pill sometime in the next few years. Periods are way too stressful (hah) and plus, it would keep my fiance alive longer if he didn't have to put up with my PMS.

That's pretty awesome about Julie Andrews, like I said - and I do hope that you can go!! It would be definitely an experience to remember and journal about (that is, if you journal). Good luck with calling in to get tickets!

I really should do homework. But now... off to walk. This time, I really am leaving, I promise. (And yes, this thread is very good for keeping company! I don't know what I'd do without CF, get very lonely I suppose.)

Thanks, April. I do have the phone number of a gynecologist that a friend recommended to me, so I think I'll talk with her about all of this pain stuff. Hopefully I'll be able to learn how to deal with it better from her.

And I hope I can go, too. I'm even going to program the number into my phone's speed-dialer, lol. Believe me, I'm ready to do whatever it takes to get a ticket!

I hope you had a good walk and I hope that you were able to get some (if any) homework done.