sept goals
keep up w errands
go out to dinner at least once/week this month
hold bj's shopping to once this momth
go out w friends or w mike at least 1x every 2 weeks

clean 3 days/week and do 3 cleaning steps each of those days
do b/s on afghan
stay c/u on email
read a book
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i sort of did an errand tue.... the man came to pick up 1 of my rockers for reglueing

i did 7 rows on the afghan while waiting and was c/u on email at 4pm

mary

Completed all of today's goals. I'm sorry, my life is changing way too fast to make a goal's list for anything more than a day right now.

Everything on this list is DONE!

- Mr. Twit never contacted the insurance office regarding R's truck (which went to his daughter via Mr. Twit). I went to the insurance office this morning to change the address so the mail would quit coming to me. Insurance agent asked where the truck is now. I told him that Makenzie has it. He was never informed. Ah - DUH! Agent is going to contact R's dad for more info so I can be kept out of it. Nice to have someone watching my back....finally.

- Mr. Twit didn't contact Verizon either. Bills and mail still coming to my address with Mr. Twit's name on it. Isn't there something WRONG about him using MY address as HIS? Verizon has been informed and taken care of by me.

- Submitted change of address so within 10 days ALL of it should be going straight to Mr. Twit and not here. I don't need to know any more about any of the stupid bills.

- Picked up the paperwork to file restraining order. I was halfway back home when I realized I probably need TWO of the blasted things. One for each of the cockroaches.


Sorry - right in the middle of typing this, I have just been made aware of something else that has happened regarding this that I need to take care of. Will this ever end?

Satan is definitely hard at work...

Yes Carol, it will end and hopefully pretty soon. You seem to have managed to take care of what needed to be done so they don't harrass you anymore. (((((((HUGS)))))))))) and prayers.

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Working on some little things today, DESK DAY and odds and ends as this is a day I am home this week....the rest are taken up!
Cannot wait for more at home days.

I am managing to get a little more done over here even though it doesn't seem like it most days.

I got the dead flowers and weeds cleaned out of the flower bed, now I just have to get hubby to take care of the overrun garden. He said he'd whack everything down with the trimmer and till it in, but he hasn't done it yet. We didn't have time to do a garden this summer even though we planted one, and it's just a big weed pile now.

I got both of my boys haircuts and made appointments for both of them to get pictures taken this Friday.

I got my son's school album updated and my other son's baby book but my younger one is in preschool now and I have to get him a school album like my older son's so I can keep up with both of them. I just need to order one for him.

I found the lone raft from the pool and deflated it and put it with the rest of the pool supplies. I did label a tote with our pool toys in it so that it will be easy to locate after we move. I haven't put the tote away yet in case I find anything else I want to add to it.

I'm trying to do some organizing/cleaning each day so that when it comes time to list our house for sale I'm not overwhelmed with too much to do, but keeping up with two little ones feels like I'm just treading water most days!

Thank you Frugal that means a lot to me. Dh does appreciate me ~ this time away he developed a fear of being alone ~ its not a bad thing LOL.

Sept Goals Week 3:
*SOTW photos
*SOTW biography
*pack for convention
*make cookies for convention
*mini golf
*shopping
*bookmobile
*walk for suicide prevention awareness
*find out about GS certs

that should be enough

Just as I was typing this I realized that I missed the bookmobile in town here by 20min... With all the excitement of burning my hand this morning I forgot about it til now...

anyways if I go to a bigger center tomorrow it will be in a town on my way...

Oh, Maureen, I hope it isn't a serious burn. Hope you are better!

Hi ladies busy as usual!

Maureen - I hope your hand heals quickly. I saw on another thread it was a 2nd degree burn OUCH!

Carol - ((HUGS)) and prayers being sent to you. It will end when they realise they can not intimidate you, and that if they break the law they will be going to jail. Retired policeman or not

I have a new goal. I have been accepted onto a teaching assistant course at the local college yay! The only fly in the ointment is I need to find a three hour placement volunteering in a school before the course starts next Thursday. So the next few days will be busy trying to do that.

I have already emailed and called some schools. I have just put it on my status on facebook and within ten minutes I had six replies back from people who work within schools. They are going to put a word in for me tomorrow with their headteachers. Very exciting!

I have also enrolled on some basic computer courses to brush up on my knowledge. I can see my brain protesting at all this use

The mother goal is going well. She is still only visiting once a week. Although last week I saw her twice, as it was my birthday and her birthday in the same week. I only get a phonecall twice a week too, and when we are together she is very well behaved

I am managing to visit my granddad and dad weekly too. I also call my granddad everyother day to check he is ok.

The Muckerteers have not met yet this month although the original 3 my aunt, my cousin and me were together on my birthday last week. I also saw my aunt this Monday and my brother today, so the family bonds are being tightened.

Nothing has been done with the garden goal.

The clearing of the kitchen for refurbishment is in progress they start on the 29th

Thats it for now. So far this month I have been very busy as my dad, granddad and a few close friends have been ill or needed support, and this week so far planning for college has taken up a lot of time. I am hoping things will quieten down.

sept goals
keep up w errands
go out to dinner at least once/week this month
hold bj's shopping to once this momth
go out w friends or w mike at least 1x every 2 weeks

clean 3 days/week and do 3 cleaning steps each of those days
do b/s on afghan
stay c/u on email
read a book
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only goal work today was going grocery shopping
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hang in there carol and karen! this too shall pass!

mary

Mary....My mom sent me an email (yes, she lives 3 miles from me but still sends emails almost every day - gotta love her, 80+ years young and all about the internet!). Anyway, she sent me an email the other day that was all about "This Too Shall Pass". It one of her all time favorite sayings.

Maureen...I, too, hope that your hand heals quickly. Burns are SO painful. Take care!

Karen...That is awesome news about the teaching assistant course. Schools are ALWAYS looking for volunteers so you shouldn't have too much of a problem finding a place to do that portion of requirement. Perhaps even volunteering to be a "reading buddy" for some of the young students.

The latest incident with R's family is they have deleted all of my posts on R's memorial page that was made by his neice. This of course wiped out nearly 90% of the page because I had been posting a picture every day. So unbelievably cruel. This was a MEMORIAL page for goodness sake and they have decided to erase the past 10 years of his life. I was livid for a little bit, BUT...

The good news is......I was prepared and was one step ahead of them on this one. Since I made screenshots of everything on the memorial page as evidence of the threats and harrassment, I have exact copies of everything that I had posted. I just went in and made my OWN memorial page. I've blocked "certain" people so they cannot post or even see the page. I've invited R's friends to his page so that they can view and post comments. More than half of them have already messaged me to tell me how much they appreciate me doing this. Score one for me! And, the act of making the page and giving not only myself a voice, but R as well, was very therapeutic for me. When I found out last night, I was furious, but within an hour of starting to work on my OWN memorial page for him, I was feeling at peace again.

Tomorrow, I am going to the Victim Services office at the courthouse to get some advice and have them help me with the best wording for the paperwork for the restraining order request. I want to make sure that I have my best shot at getting this approved by the judge. Once I get it all filled out and turned in, I will appear before the judge within 24 hours and get an immediate decision on a temporary order.

I can't believe that I'm having to do all of this on top of working, carting DD to all of her different places for classes and music, and trying to grieve as well. I'd really just like to go to be for the entire coming weekend to rest, but I know that isn't going to be happening.

More good news....My DSIS, and she is the BEST big sister in the world, is paying for the hotel for DD and I to stay in when we go to the beach in a couple of weeks, 5 whole days worth. YIPPEE!!! What a wonderful gift!

One of the things that DD and I plan to do is a balloon release on the beach. DD is going to video me releasing 10 balloons, one at a time, representing the 10 years that R and I were together. She is also writing a song to go along with the video as background music. It is going to be great, if we can figure out how to put it all together.

So despite the evilness coming at us, we are holding our heads up high and pushing forward, even though at times we'd just like to bury our heads in the pillows.

Here is just one example:
This evening DD and I drove up to the lake and sat on the dock. There were thunderstorms in the mountains and we could hear it echoing. I said, "There goes R bowling again. Wouldn't it be cool if it got really loud like he got a strike?" Mere seconds later, the thunder came again. The sound rumbled like a bowling ball rolling down the lane and then there was a big CRASH! DD and I burst out laughing and shouted, "STRIKE!" It was AWESOME! ♥♥♥

Good you and DD were able to laugh and enjoy the STRIKE!!!!!!!!
That was awesome. So was your Dsis gifting you with the week at the resort!

LOVE that you took the initative and made your OWN memorial page.
YOU ROCK!

I feel that the Lord sometimes intervenes and gets us very busy when a loved one passes so we don't have too much grief all at once. My mom had to move the month after DH passed, and I was so busy packing her up and getting things ready for her at my home, I had no time to think, and was so tired at night I just fell asleep immediately. It really is a good thing Carol, for now.

Karen:
What exciting news! Wishing you luck, and I am sure one of your friends will step up and take DS should you get to volunteer in a school. Keep us posted.

Mary:
Good going on your list.