🕯 A Place To Be With OTHERS Who Are Grieving! WE support each other.

📎 (13 comments) Good morning everyone!!!

How are you guys doing? 🤔

Hmmm, Mother Nature THREW some Winter my way LAST NIGHT here in Cave Spring, Virginia. Had to dig out my Thermals from laundry I had packed to wash THIS WEEK. 😱😱😱

It is about 6:30am ET for me, 46 degrees with a HIGH of 77. 💃💃💃

Fine with me as I had thought the dreaded SUMMER with all the heat/humidity had arrived. Luv SPRING AND FALL. They can keep Summer and Winter. Well, let me say - some Winters here are okay [not much snow or ice].

Lol, got BRAVE last night and sent my daughter a TEXT "asking" IF she had any job responses and/or interviews. Stay tuned for more = IF she "responds". 🙄🙄🙄

Everyone, FIND YOUR PEACE TODAY.

Luv,you ALL,

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐

Hi Nicole. I, too sent my son a text asking how the clearance process is going.........crickets. Is it us? I am getting closer to getting rid of all the boxes; yet I have many, many boxes with the tools (i.e. grinders, huge electric saws, etc.) that he has not taken to his place yet. Got my drivers's license and license plates. I am an official Idahoan?? Today I am having my realtor and her husband who have been so kind and helpful come for dinner. I am making beef stroganoff. Wish my friends on this site lived close so I could have you all for dinner. My neighbor just had a baby boy so I am going to make some lasagna for them. I am getting back to being myself. I go where I want to go with no fear. My neighbors in CA still keep in touch and tell me things are getting worse there. Still trying to connect with doctors here. It is a long drawn out process. They want records FAXED to them, not brought in by me, and a referral. Crazy, I move to a new state, have insurance (which they take) and yet it is taking me weeks to get an appointment. I am thankful that my doctors in CA are continuing the prescriptions until I get my new doctors. Nicole I hope things improve at your place and you get some peace. Perhaps you should begin to look around for a new place to consider. Check it out during the day and night, talk to the neighbors to see what type of neighborhood it is, check the crime rate of the area, the surrounding parks, stores, etc. Be safe. Luv you! ❤️ Once you find a place that you love and that is safe, you can relax and enjoy life.

Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

Hi @Cadee2719 I’m making 2 posts...one is from a previous reply to your post on 05-13-2024 10:06 AM

that I’m not sure you saw, & it relates to what you mentioned today, so here it is:

Thank You for thinking of me on Mothers Day and for your support. It means a lot to me.

My reply:

from 05-16-2024 07:19 PM

Hi @Cadee2719 You’re very welcome!

While my time on this AARP site is very limited, I wanted to let you know I appreciate much of what you have written over time.

In particular, when you said about: “I am sad that my beautiful neighborhood in California became a haven for the homeless, crime and fear”

That has also happened to where I’ve lived in my present home...the 1st one I bought, decades ago.

All the good friends I’ve had have either moved... or passed on! The condos changed from mostly owner-occupied who were actively engaged in fixing issues & improving it, ... to mostly renters who don’t care about anything ...not to be helpful, or trying to be friendly, or civil or respectful!

But also the part where you mentioned that:

“I feel safe, I am in a community of kind and helpful people, love my new home, am able to go any where I want and not be afraid”....

is encouraging ....& I’ve been on a slow path (takes so much time...especially finding the right contractors...& BEAUCOUPS of money.... as you know...LOL) to remodeling ....in order to sell,... & move to a similar situation as you have! 🙂

IMHO: you definitely earned that...

by your hard work.... & persistence!

Take care ~Allen

📎 (1 comment) Good Morning Everyone!!!

How are you guys doing? 🤔

Well I COULD NOT LOG IN since last Saturday, called IT - they escalated, NEVER got a call back and had GIVEN UP. By the looks of the site TODAY = other folks seem to have had SAME ISSUE. 🙄🙄🙄

*** The regulars were NOT posting all week, now posting like I am today ***

Lol, and NOT funny - welcome back ALL. 💃💃💃

Luv you ALL,

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐

WELCOME BACK NICOLE ❤️

📎 (1 comment) Marcy @MarcyW882921 , I just replied to your PM. Luv you SO MUCH, Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐⭐

❤️🤗

📎 1 comment [1] Allen @Therapist4u , I am now heading to get all caught up on giving you the "kudos" you DESERVE!!! Luv you my forever friend.

[2] MC @mc6844 , I am thinking of YOU!!! Luv you TOO.

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

thanks Nicole

As always, ...Stay safe....&...Take care!

☮️ 🌩 🌦 ~Allen 🌈 ⛵ 🌞

📎 (3 comments) GROUP UPDATE TIME 👍👍👍

[1] Marcy @MarcyW882921 , anything to share with us? Maybe about your roof 🙄 and/or chorus and so on. NO pressure as usual, just me being my usual nosey self.

[2] Cadee @Cadee2719 , you are ON FIRE and SO GLAD you are now Ms. Idaho!!! 💃💃💃 Please, when you can - continue to share your adventures with us. They bring a smile to my face. Gosh, those medical folks need to get you set up like yesterday.

[3] Allen @Therapist4u , sending LOTS AND LOTS of luv your way. Being in pain is no fun especially as we age.

[4] MC @mc6844 and Jonibee @jonibee , please stop by when you can. I totally LUV hearing from you BOTH.

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐

Morning Nicole. FINALLY got an appointment with a rheumatologist; November 6th! Now I will attempt to get an appointment with a cardiologist and a family doctor. How is your daughter doing? I am getting close to completing my house. I have about four boxes of "stuff" I should have never brought with me, so I am taking them to a boy's charity here. My son completed clearance and got the job he wanted. He seems to be settling in here. My grandson promised to come and stay with me for Thanksgiving. I have made several new friends here, but must admit there are days that I still cry and miss my son and husband. I hope I will learn to cope better, but I wonder if I will. One thing I love about Idaho is that it could be 10 o'clock and still daylight out!!!! It amazes me. I often discover that it is 8 or 9 o'clock and I have not eaten dinner yet. My son asked me: "Mom how do you feel being out at a store at 8 at night?" and I said I feel safe. The only person that approaches me here is one asking "Mam, do you want this cart" or "Can I help you put those bags in your car." As I said, I think I died and went to heaven. I wish the same for both you and Allen.

Community Champion ⭐⭐

Well Cadee @Cadee2719 , I'm sorry your appointment with the rheumatologist is so far in the future, but it seems that is the case with specialist appointments these days. That is great that you made the decision to donate boxes of stuff you discovered that you didn't need. Someone will make use of them and you won't have to worry about unpacking them or deciding where the stuff could possibly fit! More good news about your son finding a job. It's also great that you are surrounded by new friends and polite people who are willing to help. I hope your new surroundings will bring you joy and help to reduce the number of tearful days.

Marcy

📎 (1 comment) Marcy @MarcyW882921 , how long should I wait before I send a Search Party to locate you/lol.

On the serious side, I know you stay busy.

Hope you are well 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐⭐

Ha Ha Nicole @SummerOnTheWay1 ! I am still here. I had an incredibly busy and wonderful weekend. Tonight I have my regular chorus rehearsal and tomorrow night I have rehearsal for a community chorus that I have joined just for an event later this month. The event is Make Music Day and it happens around the world on June 21st. This is Palm Beach County's first year to participate.

Marcy

📎 (5 comments) Sweet Dreams Everyone 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐

I am hoping that all of my friends in Florida ARE NOT being affected by the heavy rains. Be Safe. I am adjusting to my new weather patterns: Today it will be 80 and this weekend a cold front from Alaska is moving in!!! I have learned, wait five minutes and the weather will change. 😀 I love it.

Community Champion ⭐⭐

We got a lot of rain here last week that we desperately needed. Fortunately in my area it didn't cause any flooding. Happy Monday!

Marcy

Community Champion ⭐

Is this site down AGAIN? Does AARP want to eliminate this site and the people on it? I don't understand what the problem is and why it happens over and over again. It would be sad to eliminate a site that has HELPED a lot of people and is viewed by so many.

📎 (1 comment) THANK YOU AARP for fixing your glitch!!! 💃💃💃

How is everyone doing? 🤔

UPDATE on Mr. No Name!!!

I found out through the grapevine that Ms. G is moving = reason for her car NOT being here on a regular basis.

Finally got his SPOILT b.tt to walk over to my porch TONIGHT, saving me having to walk over to her porch.

Been reading up on Feral Cats and finally figured out 10pm is HIS TIME TO LOUNGE on the sidewalk in front of her porch.

Now to HOPE he comes over AGAIN tomorrow night when I call him. Lol, probably look my way and NOT move. 🤣😂

He has ADDED so much to my life. Less time to miss my daughter in Florida and less time to worry about her being laid off. My boy...

Luv you ALL,

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

Community Champion ⭐

Welcome back Nicole 👏 I caught two feral cats many years ago, got them fixed and then gave them to my son. It took many years of patience and love to convert them into friendly, loving, devoted pets. They actually became indoor cats and lived to a ripe old age. Wish you luck with him. Now at his new home he has ANOTHER cat that comes to visit him!!