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Shall we be whimsical this Wednesday? Ummm ... don't know if I can pull that off!! LOL!!! It is chilly!! 34 degrees this morning!! Frost on the car!! Wow. Hubby is reading the book the facilitator of my training series wrote ... it is making for some very interesting conversations ... I am so blessed to have a husband I can have these kinds of conversations with. Almost everyday I have an opportunity to appreciate what we DO have together. I had a brief phone conversation with a girlfriend that left me a little off balance. Reminded me of being a teenager and feeling left out. An event is coming up that she and I have been going to together and when I called to ask her about it she said another friend had invited her to go. She is also an acquaintence of mine. There was no ... 'let's all go together' ... left me feeling like the odd person out. I thought I might be over reacting so without much emotion behind it I shared our brief conversation with my DH. Oh my goodness ... I was afraid I was over-reacting or taking it too personally and he was PISSED!! I found myself trying to calm him down!! So ... who knows what the deal is ... and it isn't really all that important ... just awkward. Whatever. I could still go "solo" but it is a little bit of a drive and I don't think I will go. Sounds like dating doesn't it? ARGH!!! DH felt like she disrespected me and takes me for granted. Oh ... Moose will always be there. I don't know if he is right or not ... time will tell. Basically ... I feel like I'm too old for drama. Ah ... the coffee tastes GREAT!!! Let's see ... three visits today AND a staff meeting!! It will be another busy one but as you can see I'm taking time for me this morning to journal. Time to focus on gratefulness ... 1. I am grateful to see other buddies being grateful!!! LOL!!! I'd like to give a special shout out for Abba this morning ... she has a very nice new profile pic and is looking GREAT!!! And sounding great too!!! YAY ABBA!!!! 2. I am always grateful for good coffee ... heck ... I am even grateful for mediocre coffee. LOL!! 3. I am so very grateful for my husband. Oh yes ... he drives me CRAZY!!! And yet ... there is no other place on this planet I feel safer, more cared for, more comfortable. I hope I have many more years ahead together ... 4. I am grateful EVERYTIME I take Blue for a walk and he actually does his business!! LOL!! 5. I am grateful I FINALLY got my downloaded Pilates videos to work properly. Oh my gosh I've been fighting with them all weekend!! They only cost me $6.98 but I was so frustrated. Now I have one 50 minute Pilates DVD, one 10 minute core workout, and one 30 minute something or other workout to choose from!! I did the 10 minute and 50 minute one last night. Big mistake!! There is a reason I don't work out in the evening ... it revs me up too much and then I have a difficult time falling asleep!! The videos are from exercisetv ... they have a website with a ton of different DVD's and videos you can download ... for a price of course. ExerciseTV was my discovery on my last trip to Boise. Those of you who like to mix up your workouts might want to check it out!! ExerciseTV LinkI must get going ... almost time to hit the road!! I'll continue my practice of kindness today ... and be mindful about letting go of what I have no control over. I'll focus on being in each moment as much as possible, let the little joys of today encircle me, and remember to smile!! Be good to yourselves ... if you are feeling funky ... take the time to wonder about what you might be telling yourself. Is it just 'one of those days' or are you on auto-pilot, beating yourself up with the would've, could've, should've messages? Beating up on yourself isn't productive. Honest. Both children and adults learn best when they are doing something they enjoy ... it is brain chemistry!!! So ... let's do our part to create positive brain chemistry for ourselves!! Take care my friends!!
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"I am so very grateful for my husband. Oh yes ... he drives me CRAZY!!! And yet ... there is no other place on this planet I feel safer, more cared for, more comfortable. I hope I have many more years ahead together ..." Carol, I feel exactly the same way about my DH. And if my friend did that to me, my DH's reaction would be EXACTLY the same as your DH's was! Doesn't it make you feel so loved to know that, no matter what, he will defend you, even when you don't really need it. I have to say I agree with your hubby. She did disrespect you. That wasn't very nice at all. I think I would stay home, too. Plan something special with your true bestest friend....I cannot wait until there's frost on the windshield. I attempted to mow yesterday and the belt came off the danged mower for the second time in as many mowings! Dadgummit, now I have to contact someone to come and fix it again! So the grass isn't cut, the rains are here, and I need to finish the final cutting for the year. Oh well, it will get done, when it gets done, eh? Hope that you have a super day! Take care, and treat yourself kindly!
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Frost?? It is still hovering in the 105-110 degree range here. I can't say I am jealous of frost, but something under 90 would be great. Friends... Sometimes we just don't see clearly. It is so easy to take friends for granted. I would be hurt too. Why wouldn't there be a "triple" date? Seems very odd. Wish I lived near you so I could be your "date" lol Oh well, there's no understanding people sometimes. Have a good Wednesday! One day closer to the weekend :)
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Huh, I wonder whats up w/ that friend. Oh well, you are handling it really well. I hope its not an event you don't mind missing too much. I love LOVE love the way you talk about your husband. (and coffee lol)Thanks for the heads up about exercisetv I had no idea I could get that, we are considering dropping cable too :(
2010年09月22日 会员：: cindyshine
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Hey--- I think "Drving ya crazy" should be written into wedding vows, eh? its almost a GIVEN. And trth is Moose.....sometimes when I am MOST crazy with my husband....then I read your journal.....I realize, WOW she is right. I also have a great man....and should appreciate him more... ( so thank you! HE MAY get a home cooked meal tonight....ha ha)
YOUR friends NON invitation? Pssshhh HER loss. ( amazing how we NEVER lose some of those old feelings! eh? )
Thanks for you kind words today....as I float on auto pilot....( well said) :-D
2010年09月22日 会员：: Klannoye
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Ah ... I could have so many girlfriend dates here!!! If only!!! Thanks buddies. I feel a little more "normal" now ... I truly thought I was having hurt feelings for nothing. I'm not going to let it bother me though ... who knows what is on her mind or going on with her. Kate I used to live someplace where it was often still 100 degrees or so this time of the year ... I must admit I don't miss it!! Yes, it is a little chilly in the morning but I can comfortably wear my sweaters, the sun usually comes out and warms up nicely and well ... it is just stunningly beautiful here. Blessings all around ... so great to have you all along for the ride!
2010年09月22日 会员：: madaboutmoose
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Hi Moose!! Great or mediocre coffee do the job for me too lol, as long as I get my shot of caffein... Your friend is not nice. This is so understandable to be hurt when friends act like this with us. If going solo is not an option... you'll have to find someone else to go with you! hope you're having a great day, busy but enjoyable. Take care!
2010年09月22日 会员：: jessyline
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Whimsical Wednesday!! I like that!! I don't think your feelings are out of line regarding your friend. I would probably feel the same way and I am sorry you had to feel like that. Nice that you have your husband for a sounding board and to always be in your corner. Wow that is quite the grateful list today! Take care and hope to catch you later.
2010年09月22日 会员：: chattycathy1955
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It is definitely your friend's loss, that's for sure. Its a shame to miss it if its something you really want to go to but it would be awkward if you were solo and they were 2 - mmmm - I guess I would give it a miss too. Yes, your hubby is a treasure. Sounds like all of us have a great guy. Hope you had a great day, cause its evening now. Two more days until the week-end and that much closer to your mini vacation - yeah!
2010年09月22日 会员：: sarahsmum
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By the way, good luck tomorrow for your hubby's appointment - prayers that all is well.
2010年09月22日 会员：: sarahsmum
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It is good he is understanding to you AND wants to open a can of whoop ass on hurtful peeps lol. As to them driving us crazy....I try to think I bet we drive them crazy just as much and let it go. Granted, this can be hard. Keep up the positive vibe Moose-we all need each other out here. :)
2010年09月22日 会员：: Junebug7210
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The sad thing is I don't think my girlfriend has a clue that she offended me or hurt my feelings in any way. She had asked me a while ago to write a personal letter of reference for her ... she has been in school to become a phelbotomist (or however you spell that). I wrote it a couple days ago before this happened. So, today I dropped it by her internship for her. She called me tonight, thanking me, saying no one, other than her mother, had ever said such nice things about her. I KNOW she doesn't have a clue. So ... what to do. DH wants me to just be 'unavailable' and maybe she'll catch a hint. I am more tempted to be up front and just tell her. For now, I'll do nothing. It isn't like she is my closest or dearest friend but she is a friend. We've helped she and her husband out a lot. They call me when they have questions about problems they are having with their grown kids. We've been over to their house to help them with projects her husband isn't physically able to do. I don't really think it is an "equal" relationship ... we definitely give more and they take more. But ... oh I'm just blathering at this point. Sorry buddies. I really am okay ... I'm sure it will work out one way or another.
2010年09月22日 会员：: madaboutmoose
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If I were in your shoes, I am the type to say "do you mind if I go with you two? I want to attend but I don't think I'll drive up alone." Who knows, maybe she thinks you have a lot going on? Or she is just clueless, like you say. I don't think that we get very far from high school, mentally, unless pivotal events happen - so you may have had a lot happen that helped you mature and your friend has not. Maybe she thinks of you as too motherly? I don't know but good luck with whatever you decide!
2010年09月22日 会员：: abbadabba
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Moose, I have friends like that. And they do things like that to me also. I suspect that they don't even realize what they are doing! , One friend in particular, swears I am her best friend, tells everyone that, but she will make plans with me, then I am sitting here waiting and she never shows. When I call her on it, she always has an excuse, I got sick, the hubby, work, I forgot....blah, blah, blah! Through the years I have learned to follow every time we make plans, to call her and remind her what she told me. Sometimes I get really upset, because I figure that if my friendship meant that much to her, she would make more of an effort. I wuit talking to her for a short while after the last time that she "forgot" me, and things seem to be a little better now. I let her come to me. She and her hubby come over, and we helop them out a lot, we always do all the entertaining, although to be fair, they live in very squalid conditions, and I know that it embarasses her. Now I am blathering. lol If the truth be told, we all probably have at least one friend like that!
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Thanks Abba. She and I have definitely had very different lives ... funny you sort of mentioned that in a round about way. I'm not sure she thinks of me as motherly but she has told me she "looks up to me" ... like she wants to be me when she grows up!! LOL!! She's 2 years younger than I!!
2010年09月22日 会员：: madaboutmoose
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Hi Moose! May I say thankyou and its wonderful reading your journal today!!! :-) How disappointing to find out that your annual tradition got changed up. Honestly I think most people have no intention of hurting anyone ...usually happens, though, when their energies are so spent on something else that they're dealing with. She could be one stressed-out gal lately...finishing her internship?? Job hunting?? What a shame that you aren't going to that event though. What about taking hubby??? Lol...if its not too girlie. ;-) Yeah for the little joys of life and a hubby who gets you!!!
2010年09月22日 会员：: Bible Bliss
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Hey, Moose, don't know what to tell you about the friend but your hubby is beyond awesome. She wants to be like you when she grows up? Seriously? Wow.
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