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| Fri, 04-24-2009 - 12:40am |
HI all....another one that has been remiss about posting.....I have some time before bed so thought I would pop in and say hi....It was a gorgeous day 83...wonderful for Minnesota in April!!!
I am so feeling like an in-between.....with aging parents that need some help and care....and children that STILL need some attention....and of course Want to be there to help/visit with and enjoy them and their children...and then a hubby that occasionally thinks I need to follow him around all day....and be at his beck and call....and then lastly MY wants and needs....like friends, exercise, reading, crafts....that seems to take last place....Mind you not really upset....I do love having my parents close, and my dear hubby, and of course my wonderful sons and their families...BUT...occasionally would love to run away for a day or two or three....away from the responsibility....and expectations....and just do and go and eat, and look at what ever I want....lol...anybody else relate? I often wonder how I ever had time to work....lol....
Tomorrow is my Friday morning coffee....and try to go weekly....It is great a group of us gals meet....anywhere from 2-8 of us...It is so enjoyable....we laugh and talk, and compare 'notes' and just enjoy each other's company! Very relaxing!!
Saturday watching our two grandsons.....2 and 1/2 and 16 months....so that will keep me hopping!!!! Can hardly wait!!!
Hugs and time for bed for this gal!!!








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have a good night sleep RJ!
I bet you are excited to have those little grandkids with you... but I bet you will be exhausted when they go home again.
I hope you can read this the letters won't enlarge I have IE8. I can certainly relate to wanting to run away for a couple of days. I have 9 gc and a Dh which at times I'd like to just say get it yourself but if he does he makes a total mess so I do it. I believe it's a mans job to be a pain in the butt. But the queen runs the castle
Can I relate??
Hey, this thread is getting me riled up! Ruth, after reading your post and the responses, I think we ladies need to put our collective feet DOWN!!! No one is going to take care of us better than we ourselves!
Try to treat yourself to something at least once a week, even if it's just an hour or so to do something you've put off because "there's always something more important." YOU are important, too, and these little "indulgences" are ways of refreshing and rejuvenating
You are so right Red!
HI Rj
Well it seems we all get a bit behind about doing the things we love to do. I can so relate.
I remember when my Mom was aging and I was closer to her and was doing most of the things for her even though I did live three hours away from her. I even had a two brothers that lived in the same city she did but they both had full time jobs and I didn't work outside my home so it fell mostly to me.
The retired hubby is a very familiar problem. I also love my dh and do enjoy having him around "most of the time". Boy there are sure those times though when I would love to as you said "run away" and do something I want to do. Just because I want to. I don't live close to my dgs so I don't get the chance very often to take care of them or spend time with my dd because we live so far away from her. Ds lives here with us and that sometimes creates a whole other set of problems. However because he does live here and is divorced when he gets his son, he comes here to our house so we love getting to actually spend a lot more time with Dgs #1.
The biggest problem for me is often the lack of friends here where I live. Having only lived here for four years it is so much harder to make friends when you are retired and living in a new place. But I haven't given up hope on that. I am not a good one to join a gym to work out and also don't like book clubs or things like that so it is sometimes my own fault the lack of friends. A couple that live across the street from us the husband is retired but his wife is still working full time but thinking of retiring and I am hoping that she and I can get to know each other better. Dh and the husband do spend a lot of time talking. There seems to be a group of men that gather two or three mornings a week to yak away in each others driveways or garages.
Enjoy your time with your grandchildren. So good to see you posting here. Miss you.
Love ya
HI Red
Yes some very good ideas there. I love to read and have been really setting aside some time to do that during the day.
Hi Lori....yes....I REALLY need the company of other women..It just helps put things in perspective....LOVE my coffee group...don't get there every week but try not to let too many pass before I do!
LOL...that is so true Cindy.....My hubby has this thing that he can find NOTHING!
Hi Sooze...I knew you are there too...Yes not ready for this in-between stage....Still working out how to balance it all!!!
Yes Sooze....try really hard to get to your gal meeting....It is soooo nice to talk with other women!!!
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