Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
I just sent dH out, I stayed inside.
You have your own special interests, that does not make you apathetic, imo.
Cwillie,
You have so many friends here willing to sit with you.
However, virtually.
Besides, sitting on the side of the road these days is dangerous, even if there are two or three.
The photos are so much better seeing them after the fact online.
It is all just proof that you can get excited about many things, but you can also choose not to get excited. There is no right or wrong, no judgement.
(aw, dH is critical of me. He says: "No right or wrong???").
I will not be drawn into a disagreement with someone I know to be wrong.
In our area, there were no lights in the sky expected, but I sent him out with his cell phone. Reports were that what could not be seen with the naked eye, could be seen with a cell phone camera. I looked up how to get the best photo of the lights. He took just one amazing photo! Nothing showing of the lights.
I sent him out again to get a photo of our home because it was so bright outside, or was it the long exposure he used? Very cool, as one of his interests is photography. I enjoyed seeing the photo!
So, we've been very busy here last night, sharing the rare occurrence.
Ya know, Cwilllie, you can go out with a friend to watch the night sky tonight.
I should go outside too. Maybe I will.
My youngest daughter has done Universal with a friend and loved it!
I would love doing Kennedy Space Center and Universal.
Our oldest daughter visited the space center in Houston on a special school trip for honor students. She came home devastated.
Space travel is an exciting adventure when all goes well. When an explosion occurs and death occurs it is truly tragic.
It will be fun for you to go back to Disney and see the other attractions in that area of Florida.
The rides are fun in Disney!
Scavenger hunts are fun! I feel the same. I loved playing outside as a kid and our kids loved being outside as well.
Like you, I think a lot of couples choose DisneyWorld for their honeymoon destination.
I bet DisneyWorld prices are sky high these days. Everything has gone up in price so much.
No senior trips for me or them. I went to Disney World on my honeymoon!
The crazy big parties that made me cringe were kids’ birthday parties around the late 1990s. Indoor playground rentals with characters, caterers, animals, loot bags... $$$$
Ours kids had scavenger hunts in the woods and crafts.
But we also did the 1st birthday as a 'just survived the 12 months of parenthood' event. We catered to many babies & had appropriate toys but it was really for the adults.
It was a milestone I cherish. The no sleep night before is visable on my DH & my faces in the photos: grey & worn while the baby beemed. The parents from the Mother's group (this mixed group of strangers just 12 months before) were there. Those women that kept me off the ledge.. the close relatives that had supported us were there. At one stage I had planned out leaving the baby at a hospital & fleeing.. those people at that party still have no idea how much their support meant.
I send a thankyou to supportive grandparents everywhere. ❤️
Remember senior proms In high school? We drove there in cars. Now kids take limousines to arrive!
Senior trips too. We went to our state capitol for senior our senior trip. My daughter’s senior trip was to Disney World!
Things are very different these days!
Have a wonderful time at the shower!
Yes, it’s a different world today.
So many things have changed since we were young. I am 68. I don’t remember how old you are.
I remember backyard birthday parties when we were kids. Not anymore! Birthday bashes are a big thing now where tons of money is spent.
Yes, wedding and baby showers were more intimate events held in our homes. The last several showers that I I have gone to have been held at fancy venues with loads of food, drinks and decorations!
Weddings have changed drastically too. I had one wedding dress. Now they have one for the ceremony and one for the reception. Destination weddings weren’t a thing. Two of my nephews got married in Hawaii!
I had one wedding cake at our reception. A ‘grooms cake’ wasn’t popular then.
Don’t even get me started on how much couples spend on engagement rings and honeymoons!
Everything is over the top now. Huge engagement parties. Baby reveal celebrations, etc.
Gone are the simple days and having a modest budget. People go into debt entertaining others.
Nothing is cheap anymore. Going to a movie theater was cheap when I was a kid. Not anymore. Same thing with concerts. When I was young I paid between $5 and $10 dollars for tickets. Look what they cost now!
Not that I ever thought I was in control but..................you know.
When a coronal mass ejection, or CME, strikes Earth’s atmosphere, it causes a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetic field. The storm on the sun causes a type of storm on the Earth, known as a geomagnetic storm.
The most powerful solar storms send coronal mass ejections (CMEs), containing charged particles, into space. If Earth happens to be in the path of a CME, the charged particles can slam into our atmosphere, disrupt satellites in orbit and even cause them to fail, and bathe high-flying airplanes with radiation. They can disrupt telecommunications and navigation systems. They have the potential to affect power grids and have been known to black out entire cities, even entire regions.
But we are okay.
The CME's/Solar Storms are headed towards earth.
Notice-he is going to the store, so expects to get through this solar event alive, no worries, Lol.
My husband tells me these things when I am not feeling well, and already having an unexplained episode of something. He does this not to scare me, because it reassures me somewhat knowing there could be a scientific cause for my feeling really bad and cannot sleep or think straight.
Thus, no meds needed, just resting, using the T.V. for distraction, rest, food.
I had a small bit of tomato soup, plopped a slice of Deluxe American Cheese slice into the hot soup, ate a roll with it. Same tastes as a grilled cheese and tomato soup - comfort food!
I just shared this in case you all are feeling a bit strange or shaky.
Are you okay?
Yes, you are.
CME = Coronal Mass Ejection
take this good luck with you!
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just keep going! you’ll get there. one step after another.
venting - good one!
Can’t let my enemies do better than me.
don’t take this seriously. it’s meant as a joke. it made me laugh when i read it.
someone asked, what to do when everything in life’s just going wrong. someone answered:
are you open to delusion? reality can be so pessimistic.
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be proud of what you have done. then go and do better.