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JAYJAY Member |
posted 12-12-2006 10:01 AM
 
SO.. it`s the season to be merry.. HELP.. all i feel is STRESSED.. Would the good fairy come and get ready for christmas for me as i am not doing a very good job. LOL. Hope you are all getting on better than i am. -x-x- |
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jwg Member |
posted 12-12-2006 01:21 PM
I wish I could help but I'm in no better shape. I thought I was going to have an anxiety attack as I paid for Emerson's Christmas present this morning. I dread Christmas Day because with only my parents and Emerson, everything falls on me to deal with. I'm sorry Bluebird, I always think of you when I whine about this. I'm always so grateful when January 2 arrives because being alone for the holidays really sucks. Sorry for the pity party - it's just one of those days for me. |
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Bluebird Member |
posted 12-12-2006 06:01 PM
It's taken me a couple of years, but I am adjusting to the fact that the only family I have at Christmas (or any time for that matter) is my daughter. I try to tell myself that the media images of people surrounded by loving family is a constructed image, and that real life is not always like that. Here it is Christmas and I am once again unemployed. I've been busy with my own pity party and have done very little job searching the past couple of weeks. I can't imagine what I'm thinking-- how do I think the bills will get paid? I do have a dog-walking job and a little money from unemployment. I take the dog-walking cash and Christmas shop each week. It really hit me last week.... I realize that we are the brokest people I know. I have worked and lost temps jobs and have been unemployed more in the past 2 years than anyone I know. I have the smallest family head count of anyone I know. But.... we have more love in our home than anyone I know. I, my daughter and our little dog share more love and laughter than most ever experience. We don't take each other for granted, we take time each day to show our love, and we count our blessings by the millions in hugs alone. What makes for a merrier Christmas? |
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JAYJAY Member |
posted 12-13-2006 07:30 AM
Hello, The one thing i find helps at times is knowing that we have all found each other and know that there is always someone thinking about us and understanding how we feel. Jwg, hey shame we cant go shopping together, think of the fun you and i would have, WELL if we ever stopped laughing that is.. Take care, lets not let it get to us if we can.. -xxxx- |
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lexiesmom Member |
posted 12-13-2006 01:01 PM
I think if we all lived closer we should just get together and have a big drinking party rather than pity party. I am with all of you. Yeah I have some money saved, because it is for the move and I hate the thought of touching that for Christmas. I am used to it just being LExie and I for the holidays and this year we get to spend it with my psycho sister in law, who called my daughter a B**tch on Thanksgiving for not adding her to her myspace (umm hello your 34 with 3 kids and a husband do youneed a myspace!) I refuse to cook because I made a gourment meal for TG and they hated it. I long for my place, my tree, my food, when I want to serve it, my day sepnt watching Its a wonderful life, white christmas, or other movies, going to church christmas eve and my door ebing open for freinds to stop by after thier lovly family dinner for a time of venting and dessert. So Blue and whoever is in the DC area I say next year you and Paris come stay at our place for Christmas Lexie would be thrilled, come over for a few days, we'll talk, bake, go to church go see the tree at the White house take the girls ice skating and have a blast! Then Christmas we can get up when we want make breakfast and open a few gifts then watch movies and just hang out! JAy JAy you girls are welcome to fly out [This message has been edited by lexiesmom (edited 12-13-2006).] |
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JAYJAY Member |
posted 12-13-2006 01:07 PM
Erica, we would love it.. Hey my daughter has a my space to, never seems to be of the dam thing,lol. Next year will be great for you both, the move will go just the way you want it to. Maybe we should all take it in turns to vist each other,lol Blue you can both come to me anytime and share christmas with us. [This message has been edited by JAYJAY (edited 12-13-2006).] |
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lexiesmom Member |
posted 12-13-2006 02:18 PM
oh and Jaunita that invite was for you as well! hey Jay Jay ya never know Blue and I might ditch the girls and take you up on that offer! |
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jwg Member |
posted 12-13-2006 02:24 PM
Thanks Erica! Perhaps we should all ditch our kids for Christmas and crash at JayJay's. Can you imagine the fun we would have? |
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Bluebird Member |
posted 12-13-2006 05:42 PM
You guys are funny. None of you would ditch your kids at Christmas! Maybe we could just park them in the other room with the Christmas tree and we could mix brandy and egg nogs until Santa comes down the chimney. |
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JAYJAY Member |
posted 12-14-2006 03:10 AM
Right thats sorted then, all at mine.. Children in the garden, us having fun in doors, it would be such fun.. and after the other bit of news from Jwg... You are the first one to get asked what you have been up to.. About time we had a chat i think.......... I am sitting here thinking about how much fun it would be, all of us together, oh yes, i am sure the children would enjoy it to,lol. -x-x- |
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lexiesmom Member |
posted 12-14-2006 10:44 AM
TO be clear I said everyone was invited to my place for Christmas kids in tow. ANd that after the stressful holiday season we would ditch the kids and head over to JAy Jays.  You know send them to summer camp and go have our own summer camp! |
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dena819 Member |
posted 12-23-2006 09:31 PM
I want to know if the planets/universe is off kilter(sp?) or something. Everyone I know is struggling or just plain in a funk. I know that Christmas seems to add to the frustrations. Jeez, when does life get better? I just want to be Healthy, Happy with little struggles. It just seems never ending. |
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lexiesmom Member |
posted 12-25-2006 07:51 PM
It gets better I still have my struggles but for the first time in a long itme I am looking forward to the New Year. WE have our apartment in a great location, I will be going to grad school, Lexie will be at a wonderful new school, we have a chance to meet new people. There is a great bakery not far from our new place Yeah I have struggles, still need to find a job out there, save to buy our own place and pay off a few old bills, still need to buy furniture for the new place. Would like to lose a few pounds, and would like to start dating again. But pieces seem to be falling into place so I am trying to be hopeful that all those other pieces will fall in when they are supposed to. |
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