Christmas In July Package Train!!! Read Post 3242!!! (pg 217)

[coyote00]

Yay CLB, so happy to here you received an awesome package made with lots of love. Are you shaking your prezzies yet...tee hee



Happy to here your here to stay K8!!!

[Momto2Ks]

Army girl- I am astonished at the lack of empathy you have had to deal with . Keep fighting, keep your head up and let us know if you need anything at all- we are here to help with anything and everything!

[cowgirlmama04]

I can't multiquote on my phone so I will be going by memory here......

NickiB if I require help pounding a couple of heads, you are one person I would call. You are now on my hero list for standing up for yourself like that.

CLB and all the wonderful ladies that took care of her and her package.... *applause* Should this ever happen again, I would be honored to help out.

Armygirl, the wine is made by a company called Birds & Bees Winery inc from Brosseau Alberta. The web address is. www.birdsandbeeswinery.com
I have to admit, while I am sitting here typing this out, I am enjoying a lovely glass of it. :D

And...... I keep trying to remind myself to take and share this picture and I have finally done it, so here it is.


On my best days and my worst... You ladies are here for everyone and anything that someone is going through, and I lift my glass and toast you all. To the best group of ladies and people that I would call my SC sisters :D

[JennyFromTheRock]

I am very sad to hear that other people's opinions are bringing my girls down. For the most part I care very little about what people think about me I have neither the time or the patience for their crap, but yesterday I got hit pretty hard. I have been in and out of the hospital since the 8th of may. Every specialist we meet said I was not going to make it, the cancer had spread all through my bowl and they had to install an illiostomy basically I am working off my small intestine food and liquid do not have the time to Obsorb into my body basically dehydrating and malnutritioning me. I was down to 78 pds. I couldn't convince anyone to help me they wanted to give me medication and keep me comfortable until I passed. Of course during this time my husband and my chain of command and our peer group seem very supportive. My husband was back and forth to the hospital, struggling to keep everything at home together and keep our kids from going over the deep end. During this he was often called and said this might be it so start making arrangements. I stopped breathing twice and had to intubated. I finally convinced them at the cancer centre to give me a chance to fight for my life, I spent two weeks in the hospital and was given a feeding tube port and am finally gaining weight and getting better. I personally am excited I am working on building my strength getting out and trying a little bike riding. So yesterday after my husband chain of command had told my husband don't worry about sick leave or anything just take care of your wife he is brought in. The start by saying people have seen you and Tami out, if she not going to die you need to come back to work, which is fine he has been off for about ten days in total and we new this was the time but its what they said after that blew my mind. The then went on to say people are upset because I have been seen out and people are mad because if I'm doing well we should be at work, I have been out of the hospital a week. The jest of the whole conversation is people are angry because they thought I was going to die and didn't. It made me wonder if people were only being nice because they though I was going to bite it, and how dare I try and get better. I'm probably over sensitive but I cried my eyes out over this, I mean really I don't want to die just to appease people, I really thought people would be happy that despite the odds I have pulled through for now.

sorry to rant thanks for listening, DH and I have decided to camp for another week and just commute in for the day. I just feel like right now everything I do is being judged. Heading to the corner with my gankie ( I call my blanket this short for skanky blanket because the pugs lay on it with me lol)

Omg my sweetie I'm speechless! Sorry you had such a hard day!! We all love you so much! Please please don't have another day like this, I'm almost in tears for you now. I pray tomorrow will be a better day

[cowgirlmama04]

I am glad I bought a small bottle of wine and not the big one...... Holy smokes this is stuff is starting to give me a little buzz feeling. Maybe I should have a drink more then just 4-5 times a year. Or maybe not.... This stuff is addicting


I think I might buy it by the case and start putting it into everyone's packages that I send

[coyote00]

I still have some milk duds left but they are almost gone . Whatever shall I do.

[cowgirlmama04]

Drink honey wine!!!! it will make the time fly better :D

[cowgirlmama04]

I have a small little brag that I just have to share I am so excited about it. I have always wanted a rose garden but am to cheap to buy any. Well I now will be able to plant one I went to Crappy tire and they had their plants all on clearance ( yippy, I did the happy dance) I bought 6 different roses and only paid $2 each, which I paid for with my CT money. I walked out of the store with a cart full of flowers that totaled $27 and I didn't pay them one red cent of my hard earned money. All these perennial flowers may not be the prettiest right now, but with a little love next year they will be gorgeous. I Love Clearance!!!

[slambert]

Can you ladies please help my sister-in-law and vote for my nephew. She is a single mother and this contest could give her free diapers for a year, any of you with babies know what a huge help that will be for her. He is in the 4th row, his name is Brayden and in the photo he's in a tub playing with water. Thanks in advance ladies!! We can vote everyday for anyone who is so inclined

http://www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en/B...#sort=0&page=1

[gwennad]

That's great! I don't think I could grow roses. I was just out weeding my small veggie garden and got some kind of prickle in my finger. It hurts! I don't know what I pulled out but if it was just a weed, I can only imagine what I'd do with roses lol.

Oh 5 more minutes til kiddo goes to bed and I can watch more Continuum. I finally watched the first season and really liked it, so I'm starting on season 2 and may catch up in a week or two All my shows are pretty much done for the seasons, even Defiance is wrapped up (but thankfully renewed), only one Warehouse 13 left, then what! I suppose I could like clean the kitchen or something ha ha ha!!

[gwennad]

Can you ladies please help my sister-in-law and vote for my nephew. She is a single mother and this contest could give her free diapers for a year, any of you with babies know what a huge help that will be for her. He is in the 4th row, his name is Brayden and in the photo he's in a tub playing with water. Thanks in advance ladies!! We can vote everyday for anyone who is so inclined

http://www1.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en/B...#sort=0&page=1

Done, he's a cutey!

[CouponLadybird]

voted

[pumpkin9211]

I think this is fitting sometimes we worry too much about what other people think of us to realize that the thing that really matters most is how we feel

I LOVE this quote. L-O-V-E-!

so there I was in the middle of The Package Tour - Boys II Men, 98 degrees, and New Kids on the Block coming together for one glorious night. I was actually not in the mood for the concert at all but after Boys II Men came out and did amazing, I was in full swing of remembering the 90s. 98 degrees did not age super well but were still very entertaining.

then intermission and I was sitting there with my girl friend who also happens to be friends with my ex (they became friends once we started dating) and she begins to tell me "you need to really think about what you did so you don't make the same mistakes" and "you need to recognize that you hurt people, not just the guy but other people around him because you weren't honest with yourself", etc etc.

I burst into tears and went to the washroom missing the first few songs of New Kids on the Block.

ugh. it was so frustrating and upsetting.

I returned to my seat and enjoyed the rest of the night...but ugh...

thankfully NKOTB came out in full swing with their "Step by Step, ooooh baby!!!" hahahaha.

Dlee- that person is not a friend of yours. People always show their true colors.. and sometimes, those colors are dark.

I am very sad to hear that other people's opinions are bringing my girls down. For the most part I care very little about what people think about me I have neither the time or the patience for their crap, but yesterday I got hit pretty hard. I have been in and out of the hospital since the 8th of may. Every specialist we meet said I was not going to make it, the cancer had spread all through my bowl and they had to install an illiostomy basically I am working off my small intestine food and liquid do not have the time to Obsorb into my body basically dehydrating and malnutritioning me. I was down to 78 pds. I couldn't convince anyone to help me they wanted to give me medication and keep me comfortable until I passed. Of course during this time my husband and my chain of command and our peer group seem very supportive. My husband was back and forth to the hospital, struggling to keep everything at home together and keep our kids from going over the deep end. During this he was often called and said this might be it so start making arrangements. I stopped breathing twice and had to intubated. I finally convinced them at the cancer centre to give me a chance to fight for my life, I spent two weeks in the hospital and was given a feeding tube port and am finally gaining weight and getting better. I personally am excited I am working on building my strength getting out and trying a little bike riding. So yesterday after my husband chain of command had told my husband don't worry about sick leave or anything just take care of your wife he is brought in. The start by saying people have seen you and Tami out, if she not going to die you need to come back to work, which is fine he has been off for about ten days in total and we new this was the time but its what they said after that blew my mind. The then went on to say people are upset because I have been seen out and people are mad because if I'm doing well we should be at work, I have been out of the hospital a week. The jest of the whole conversation is people are angry because they thought I was going to die and didn't. It made me wonder if people were only being nice because they though I was going to bite it, and how dare I try and get better. I'm probably over sensitive but I cried my eyes out over this, I mean really I don't want to die just to appease people, I really thought people would be happy that despite the odds I have pulled through for now.

sorry to rant thanks for listening, DH and I have decided to camp for another week and just commute in for the day. I just feel like right now everything I do is being judged. Heading to the corner with my gankie ( I call my blanket this short for skanky blanket because the pugs lay on it with me lol)

Whatever the **** is wrong with people?!?! I am floored. Stunned. I truly hope that when their family has to experience something painful, personal and terrifying (and they will- we all will/have to) that they remember this and feel sick to their stomachs and embarrassed about their decisions, actions and words. I then hope, that they meet caring, beautiful and selfless people who will help them through their journey. And, from that point... I hope they too will become caring, beautiful and selfless human beings and be much kinder to the next soul they encounter.

Ditto here too... too bad we weren't all born with Pumpkin's confidence, man that girl's got it!
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HA! Thanks Nicki, but in all honesty.. I wasn't born with it. I worked on it. I really do try to be the "best me" I can put forward everyday. I choose not to listen to the negative that people throw at me. Life is way to short for that crapola. I consider the "real estate" in my mind and heart to be high value and refuse to rent it out to people who can't afford the rent

Once a day- I say something nice about myself out loud. I often will do this in front of a mirror. I make sure I say VERY loud on days where I start to have "self doubt".

I'm not perfect(by any means) but I also don't think I need to improve my looks, weight,attitude, beliefs, morals or interests to please anyone. It has taken me many years to accept that some people just won't like me. That's life. I'm not worth any less because of them.

The saying on the inside of my closet door(so I see it every morning):
"What other people think of me is none of my business!"

[coyote00]

Done, he's a cutie

[mimzy71]

PammieD and I also want to thank Mimzy for sending what we are sure to be fantastic packages to her adult and junior buddy!! Thank you for all of the effort and care you took We both hope this will not deter you from riding future trains as we can assure you this is not the norm.

Thanks. DD and I had a lot of fun putting the packages together. Stinks that someone would take advantage like that. Will certainly not deter me from participating again and so glad that no one was left without a package to open. Thanks to everyone who was on the ball to look after replacing a missing package so quickly. You all are great!