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Made asked me to say hi to all of you, and Happy Pines Day!
He misses you all, and is keeping everyone in his thoughts & prayers.
 
xmastidings said:
Hi everyone. This is a tough post to make. I wanted to share my thoughts with you because I am deeply troubled by what I have been witnessing these past couple of evenings. I have been watching my wife's grandfather slowly die....Morbid, sad, comforting, relief, confused and just don't know what to think; "computing - computing - computing....." are just a few thoughts and words that are all running thru my mind to the point where my brain is starting to feel numb.

I love him and respect him as though he was my real grandfather (he was to me...) Grandpop and Grandmom always treated me with kindness, respect and with open arms, and was one of the first to welcome me into their fold; my wife's family.... We lost Grandmom about 15 years ago from a heart attack and now I'm watching grandpop slowly go....

I watch everyone, my MIL, my wife, my FIL and the love that they show, give and hold for grandpop is almost overwhelming to me. Brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat.
But this process of him being in a Hospice, dying slowly, while I'm watching him holding on to life, one breath at a time is eating me up on the inside. When he became ill, the only way to fix him, would of been to put him thru a very rough surgery with 6-7 weeks of a feeding tube in him. He has dementia, arthritis so bad, he cannot grasp anything, walk or go to the bathroom by himself. He cannot dress himself, barely feed himself, etc... My MIL said no to the surgery since he was 94 years old. My wife and I supported her and her decision. And, now here we are, one week later. It could be tonight, tomorrow night, who knows, only God does when he will be ready to take him through the pearly gates of heaven.

But for me, right now at this moment, watching something that I have never seen before has got me all messed up in the head, heart and soul. It's just so very hard to watch......and accept!
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My heart goes out to you xmastidings. Please know that I will be praying hard for you and your family. Sending strength, love and hugs.
xx
 
xmas365 said:
Good evening, Happy Taco Tuesday!!!


463 posts all caught up on now. Phew!
I find it so hard to spend time here lately, Never have a chance to get here until after 9pm with all that we have to get done, kids homework, laundry, dinner, dishes, showers, bedtime/reading to the kids. Makes for long evenings.

Not much else really going on here, just stepped on one of the boys toys and it got embedded into my foot, that really hurt, especially when you realize it is still stuck to your foot when you lift your foot.

On that note, I need some shuteye.

Goodnight, everyone.
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Hope your foot is alright. No toys laying around my house anymore but I did step in another hairball this morning. So gross.
Hope you have a great day xmas!
 
Festive Spirit said:
Merry Wednesday! Happy Pines Day and most of all HAPPY BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY!!
Today is the date Marty and Doc traveled to the future in Back to the Future 2 ! I remember being a kid and thinking 2015 was such a long way away and all the inventions predicted in the movie seemed so possible! Now where's my Hoverboard!!!!
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They are showing all the films from 4pm this evening. I'm going to think up up a fun themed meal for us and we are going to be spending our evening Back to the Future of course :D
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Good morning Festive, Happy Pine's Day!
Sounds like fun, have a great night!
 
xmastidings said:
Hi everyone. This is a tough post to make. I wanted to share my thoughts with you because I am deeply troubled by what I have been witnessing these past couple of evenings. I have been watching my wife's grandfather slowly die....Morbid, sad, comforting, relief, confused and just don't know what to think; "computing - computing - computing....." are just a few thoughts and words that are all running thru my mind to the point where my brain is starting to feel numb.

I love him and respect him as though he was my real grandfather (he was to me...) Grandpop and Grandmom always treated me with kindness, respect and with open arms, and was one of the first to welcome me into their fold; my wife's family.... We lost Grandmom about 15 years ago from a heart attack and now I'm watching grandpop slowly go....

I watch everyone, my MIL, my wife, my FIL and the love that they show, give and hold for grandpop is almost overwhelming to me. Brings tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat.
But this process of him being in a Hospice, dying slowly, while I'm watching him holding on to life, one breath at a time is eating me up on the inside. When he became ill, the only way to fix him, would of been to put him thru a very rough surgery with 6-7 weeks of a feeding tube in him. He has dementia, arthritis so bad, he cannot grasp anything, walk or go to the bathroom by himself. He cannot dress himself, barely feed himself, etc... My MIL said no to the surgery since he was 94 years old. My wife and I supported her and her decision. And, now here we are, one week later. It could be tonight, tomorrow night, who knows, only God does when he will be ready to take him through the pearly gates of heaven.

But for me, right now at this moment, watching something that I have never seen before has got me all messed up in the head, heart and soul. It's just so very hard to watch......and accept!
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It is hard to watch I am sure...but just pray and he obviously knows you guys care. That helps him feel better inside more than you would think.
 
DoYouHearWhatIHear said:
Merry Pines Day, MMC!

Good morning (and afternoon) you all! Up early for a work meeting over breakfast with some residents. Loved watching Charlie Brown last night! Looking forward to watching it again next Thursday! The holiday season (which includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) is here!

Last day of work for my husband and I as we get ready to leave tomorrow on our trip for our anniversary! :) So excited to get into the mountains for a long weekend away!

We need it after yesterday--MAJOR unexpected car bill. Support group members UNITE! And Carl, please have a drink ready for us!!!!!

Have a merry and wonderful Wednesday, you all!
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Good morning DYHWIH, Happy Pine's Day!
Sorry to hear about the car bill ~
Hope your day goes well!
 
Good Wednesday Morning MMC! It's currently 54 degrees under clear skies. We are expecting a forecast high of 73 degrees with partly sunny skies. A nice warm and sunny late October day.
I loved watching The Great Pumpkin last night and it sounds like many of you enjoyed it. It definitely help put me in to the Halloween mode. I've been watching some Halloween shows and will try to watch a bunch more the next several days and especially in to the weekend before Halloween. Wednesday is here as I refer to it "The day of hope" because now the weekend isn't crazy far away at least. I hope everyone is enjoying the ride through October. It's been fun so far.
Have a great Wednesday and see you at the Pines. Talk to you guys later!
 
Edge612 said:
Good Wednesday Morning MMC! It's currently 54 degrees under clear skies. We are expecting a forecast high of 73 degrees with partly sunny skies. A nice warm and sunny late October day.
I loved watching The Great Pumpkin last night and it sounds like many of you enjoyed it. It definitely help put me in to the Halloween mode. I've been watching some Halloween shows and will try to watch a bunch more the next several days and especially in to the weekend before Halloween. Wednesday is here as I refer to it "The day of hope" because now the weekend isn't crazy far away at least. I hope everyone is enjoying the ride through October. It's been fun so far.
Have a great Wednesday and see you at the Pines. Talk to you guys later!
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Good morning Edge, Happy Pine's Day!
Hope you have a nice day!
 
Edge612 said:
Good Wednesday Morning MMC! It's currently 54 degrees under clear skies. We are expecting a forecast high of 73 degrees with partly sunny skies. A nice warm and sunny late October day.
I loved watching The Great Pumpkin last night and it sounds like many of you enjoyed it. It definitely help put me in to the Halloween mode. I've been watching some Halloween shows and will try to watch a bunch more the next several days and especially in to the weekend before Halloween. Wednesday is here as I refer to it "The day of hope" because now the weekend isn't crazy far away at least. I hope everyone is enjoying the ride through October. It's been fun so far.
Have a great Wednesday and see you at the Pines. Talk to you guys later!
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Hope you have an awesome day, Edge!
So excited for Halloween!
 
Good morning!
Happy Pine's Day!
It's going to be another beautiful day, sunny with a high of around 70 degrees.
Maggie has a groomer appointment this morning. My youngest has a doctor appointment later this afternoon. I'll be running errands and working on chores in between. I hope to squeeze a workout in at some point. Crazy how busy I've been lately, no downtime at all. I wasn't even able to go for a walk yesterday, a couple of unexpected things came up that threw my day off.
That's about it for me. Hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!
 
HomemakinGirl said:
Good morning!
Happy Pine's Day!
It's going to be another beautiful day, sunny with a high of around 70 degrees.
Maggie has a groomer appointment this morning. My youngest has a doctor appointment later this afternoon. I'll be running errands and working on chores in between. I hope to squeeze a workout in at some point. Crazy how busy I've been lately, no downtime at all. I wasn't even able to go for a walk yesterday, a couple of unexpected things came up that threw my day off.
That's about it for me. Hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!
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Hope Maggie's grooming appointment goes well, and your daughter's doctor appointment too~
Fingers crossed that you have a few moments for yourself today!
Have a blessed day!
xo
 
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