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28896. arkymalarky - 12/25/2016 5:48:58 PM Happy holidays everyone! We're living much closer to home and that's the way I intend to do it for the foreseeable future. We baby-sat our grandson for the first time yesterday, which was also the first time that mose ever left him with anyone else. We also looked at camper trailers last week. Hope everyone manages to find their own way in the Trump era, but as with everything that has been, this too shall pass.
My New Year's resolution is going to be if it's unenjoyable AND unproductive I'm not doing it. If it's productive and enjoyable I'll do it. If it's productive but unenjoyanle, I'll do it. Maybe. If it's enjoyable and unproductive I'll do it. Definitely. But unproductive and unenjoyable together, no. 28897. judithathome - 12/26/2016 12:51:41 AM Jeez...I'm just unproductive as hell but I enjoy it so eff it all.... 28898. wabbit - 12/27/2016 10:32:18 PM 2016 sucked. I know a lot of people are saying that, but on top of everything else that sucked, my Dad passed away three weeks ago. I never thought I'd miss him, but I do. I moved out of my home to take care of my parents for the last two years. Mom died Sept. 2015, and now Dad is gone too. Neither was in any pain. Dad was really fast, went into the hospital and was gone 17 days later, metastatic bladder cancer - none of us knew he had bladder cancer. My sister and I were with Dad to the end, reading him Robert Service poems and telling him stories. His body has gone to Tufts, which would please him no end.
I'm back home, surrounded by boxes and bags, and not looking forward to all the paperwork to come. I shall endeavor to persevere (sorry, just saw that movie the other day).
There have been bright spots. I reconnected with cousins that fell out of touch many years ago, it was great to see them again. And Arky is a grammie!
So I'll raise a glass and hope that better things are to come...hope springs eternal, right? 28899. arkymalarky - 12/27/2016 11:06:47 PM Aw Wabbit, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad! I'm glad you spent a lot of time with them even though I know that it'sstressful. I'm with my parents right now and they're doing great, but Mom tripped and fell over their dog this morning. So we know all these good times are very temporary. Being a grandma is absolutely amazing though, and Stan finally gets to be Grandstan. He has gotten his way even though people have tried to talk him out of being called that. 28900. wabbit - 12/27/2016 11:16:16 PM Grandstan, yep, I can see that. Give your parents a big hug for me, they are so cool, I really enjoyed meeting them. Are they still way up the stairs? 28901. arkymalarky - 12/28/2016 2:19:26 AM That was our last big family fight. When he fell I insisted that they sell that place and he not live in it anymore, and they wanted to piddle around about it and weren't happy with the prices they were being offered and bladdy bladdy blah, but they finally got it sold and live in a much more reasonable home for 85 and 80 year old people. 28902. arkymalarky - 12/28/2016 2:21:46 AM I will definitely send a hug on to them, and Dad sends his condolences about your dad. I told him about it when I was over there. 28903. judithathome - 12/28/2016 6:18:26 AM Jeez, Wabbs...so sorry to hear this...we're thinking of you. 28904. Ms. No - 12/30/2016 6:15:04 PM Rabbit so sorry to hear about your father, but I'm glad you got to reconnect with family.
I'm with my folks in Hoboken for the holiday and having a very, very excellent time. I've decided that I'm never going home. Among other things, I don't have to work at it to get my 10000 steps a day 28905. Ms. No - 12/30/2016 6:16:23 PM And dang voice to textthat can't spell Wabbit. Smartphone my ass! 28906. judithathome - 12/30/2016 7:19:35 PM Well, I'm coming in early to wish everyone a Happy New Year...this particular one will be a huge challenge for me and not just because I feel we, as a country, are tottering on the brink.
But personally, I have no desire to celebrate the day...can't drink and feel like crap because of a UTI...just the perfect way to start Armageddon! :-( 28907. wabbit - 12/30/2016 11:10:17 PM Arky, JaH and Ms. No, thank you.
JaH, me too, plus heart palpitations...stress and some dehydration, swell. No celebrating for me either, and no real loss there. I'll raise a glass of H2O to you before I go to bed and miss the ball drop. 28908. judithathome - 12/30/2016 11:45:06 PM Jesus, who thought we'd all come to THIS? I have no hopes for the coming year...thank god I'm old enough that I may not last to see the deplorable end of the next four years...
If nothing else, this should be a cautionary tale...be careful what you wish for...he just might come as a faux Republican with no soul. 28909. wabbit - 12/31/2016 9:48:26 PM Ah well, here's to a happy, healthy 2017 for all my fellow Moties, Happy New Year to all! 28910. judithathome - 12/31/2016 10:53:47 PM Our neighbor, who is an astronomy geek, is sharing with us a very special New Year's Eve gift...he's bringing his telescope over when the moon rises tonight because there will a visible comet near the moon!
Is THAT great or what? 28911. winstonsmith - 1/1/2017 12:39:34 AM That sounds really great Judith! I love telescopes. Science! 28912. wabbit - 1/1/2017 2:01:45 AM Wish it was visible here, but the rain clouds have arrived. I got Dad out to see the ISS a few times over the last year, always fun.
Hey winstonsmith, great to see you! 28913. arkymalarky - 1/1/2017 7:23:48 AM Happy New Year everybody! Stan and I are having a little 2 person New Year's Eve party and we did have champagne, so we're drinking a toast to our Motebuds. I love you all. I'm going to have a good year as long as I can have one, and live life close to home but do a lot of volunteer work and organizing work. I'm sort of actually looking forward to getting back into it after having taken such a break from the rural organizing and activism. If I retire at the end of this year, I'll have plenty of time to do that sort of thing. Anyway, I hope everyone manages to have their own personal good year this year and leaves 2016 in the dust. I actually didn't think it sucked until November 8th. It was a pretty good year for us up until that point, and then it was a great one two days later when we had our grandson. That's going to be my focus until I look up and see a mushroom cloud. Anyway, y'all, I hope you can do the same. 28914. winstonsmith - 1/5/2017 1:45:56 AM Hi Wabbit! 28915. judithathome - 1/5/2017 5:39:46 AM Well, Mother Nature didn't co-operate on New Year's Eve...it clouded up something fierce. So I missed my little treat. Typical of 2016...disappointment ruled.
Here's to much better year ahead...
Well...we can always HOPE, can't we? ;-)
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