Kevin's Hetero MFM Poly-Fi V

Uh whoops, I meant Brother-Husband *and* Snowbunny went skiing. They got home safe and sound (at about 6:30 p.m.), albeit very sore, wet, and tired. Stopped at Taco Bell on the way back and ordered for all three of us. I got two seven-layer burritos, very tasty, and vegetarian, it's what I usually get there.

Brother-Husband had a doctor's appointment today, he says it seems to have went fine. He just now finished making coffee for us, so I am having some of that. Coffee with a lot of sweetener and plenty of half-and-half. Yum. The sweetener is a stevia extract. That's good, right?
 
So the plan for dinner tonight is shrimp alfredo. Brother-Husband is home and will prepare it. Then the plan for tomorrow if I remember right is a roast, and I'll probably just have to put it in the crock pot and plug it in. That's the story of our meals.

Both of the cats are here in my room snoozing. Lady is in front of my window on the pet cushion, Rainee is on the folded pad on top of my bookcase. I gave her a boost when she signaled wanting to go up there. She'll signal when she wants to come down, and now I have a small step ladder to make that job easier.
 
I have to say, that shrimp alfredo was reeeally good. The roast is looking/smelling good too. Dinner is my happy time.

The cats are both with me today, just like yesterday although Rainee's awake right now. Rainee also slept with me for quite awhile last night, so that was another happy time.
 
kdt26417 said:
That's awesome, Oldpolyman. It amazes me, sometimes, the people who step up to help, when one's own family has decided you're not worth their bother anymore.



Regards,
Kevin T.
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Husband and my's gf has basically no family. Her brother died at 40 and her dad has disowned her since she came out to him about our V. It's so awful. I have this desire to envelope our family around her, and she is so glad that I have shared that with her. It is something that I have never thought twice about. It has brought up many things that have been pointed out by some advice givers on here. Like, making her feel a part of my life, me being a part of hers, etc. Us having her in "our" family. I don't see it that way, and struggle to make sure I am being thoughtful. Thoughts?
 
Hi SW1231,

Sounds to me like your girlfriend is appreciative of all that you do for her. I think it's awesome that you envelope her in your family, sometimes your family is those who love you and help you. It helps take the sting out of the bad things that happen.

From Post #8 ...
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"
-- Mr. Rogers
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Regards,
Kevin T.
 
kdt26417 said:
Hi SW1231,

Sounds to me like your girlfriend is appreciative of all that you do for her. I think it's awesome that you envelope her in your family, sometimes your family is those who love you and help you. It helps take the sting out of the bad things that happen.
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She is, Kevin! I agree with you, too, that family is very much those you surround yourself with, who truly love you. I struggle with being able to recognize the parts of her life where she may need autonomy. I am not sure she knows, either? That is something we are working through, really slowly.
Bringing her into the "family" is easier for us, than it is for her? I don't know....
 
Well it's not a perfect world, we can't do things perfectly. But we can be thoughtful, generous, and loving. It sounds to me like you're doing that.
 
Snowbunny is tentatively planning to go clam hunting tomorrow. I was going to go along for the ride, until I heard we'd have to leave by 6:00 a.m. ... too early for me. I'm an early-to-bed, late-to-rise person. But we're still planning to eat out, :)
 
So Snowbunny is out clam hunting; it's looking like she might not get back for three or more hours. I am feeling rather out of sorts and I don't know if it has anything to do with her being away. Also we ate out last night so we probably won't eat out today. Bummer. Looks like we'll just have leftovers.

I know I'm spoiled ...
 
I still felt pretty bad for most of Sunday. I'm feeling a bit better today. The weather's been good, it's been sunny for a couple of days. Yesterday I opened my window for awhile, it was actually too warm indoors.
 
Brother-Husband and I are going out at about 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) for an early dinner/late lunch. Snowbunny is having dental surgery, so she won't be able to eat dinner. Maybe she'll have a protein shake or something later on. She was born with two teeth missing, so this is the end of a long process to replace those two teeth. The ones right next to the two top front teeth. I think she is getting the implants put in today.
 
Crud, I got that wrong about Snowbunny's surgery. They didn't put the final teeth in, that's probably two to six months away. What they did this time is put in two secondary posts (the initial posts had already been installed).

It's been awfully windy today. Thank goodness no power outages (so far, knock on wood).
 
Brother-Husband, Snowbunny, and I went yesterday evening to Don Juan's Mexican Kitchen in Tenino. I've mentioned it before, it's a really good restaurant. I guess it's a chain now, there's a second location in Olympia. After we got home (and I brushed), the three of us went on a short walk together. Sometimes Brother-Husband and Snowbunny go on walks while I stay home, but I'm trying to join them more often so that I can tell my doctor I'm getting some exercise. I'm not what you would call a highly-motivated person ...

I'm pretty sure it was raining earlier today but it's clear overhead right now. Brother-Husband has been doing some work around the house and has tentative plans to mow the lawn tomorrow.

This concludes my report.
 
Mmmm, cream sherry.

(And that's all I got to say about that)
 
Today is kind of a suck day. And I couldn't tell you why. I get these kinds of days sometimes. I get feeling blue and scared. Snowbunny always asks if there's anything she can do to help, and I always say no or not that I know of. Ha, maybe sushi would help. But so expensive, and what if it didn't help. Anyway, I'm by myself right now, with no car and only a little cash, and I think eating out alone would be dreadfully depressing. Just accept that I'm having a crap-o day, alright? Thank you for your cooperation. :cool: This'll pass ...
 
I send friendly thoughts of hugs in your general direction and hope that you feel better soon.

Also, if it counts for anything, one trick I've found to eating out alone, is to bring a good paperback book and read. Books make lovely company.

"Blue and scared" sounds like what I call my "doomy" feelings. That sort of general "something is wrong but I'm not sure what" feeling. I sometimes think, there is a disturbance in the force...but I am such a nerd.

But in my experience though it feels that surely there is something bad, somewhere, happening or about to happen that has caused this feeling, never has a bad thing materialized to justify it...so I have just come to accept that it's a random funk that will pass. It sounds like you have done the same.

I hope it passes soon for you. :cool:
 
Thanks Spork; I expect it to go ... and come ... deep stress for me is a come-and-go type of thing. FWIW, mornings tend to be rough for me every day. So they are the worst.

Today has been reasonably decent so far. Brother-Husband had to work (to cover someone else's day off), so Snowbunny and I watched a movie. "Unbreakable." Super good show, one of my all-time favorites. Snowbunny liked it, but at the same time the pace of the movie was too slow for her taste. In fact she and I figured out that the pace of a movie is something we differ on. Many of my favorite movies are "slow." We recently rewatched "The Sting," and she says the "slow" pace of the film drove her bonkers. Whereas I thought the pace was perfect (given the subject matter). We also rewatched "Summer of '42" awhile ago, even I'd call it slow though I liked it that way. "Somewhere in Time" is another show that's too slow for her, but I love it.

Not that I don't like any relatively fast movies. "Edge of Tomorrow" for instance. Good stuff. I guess for me it depends on what type of story the film purports to tell.
 
Since Brother-Husband worked on Sunday, they gave him today (Wednesday) off. He made coffee for me and him yesterday and today. Plus yesterday he, I, and a friend went out to eat (lunch), that was pretty cool. We ate at an Italian place closeby, Casa Mia.

Tomorrow I have a doctor appointment. Snowbunny will be driving me there after she gets off work; she'll try to get off early.
 
Also, on Tuesday (the day before yesterday), Brother-Husband and I watched the latest episode of "Better Call Saul." Nice to have that series up and running again. And wow, does that Jimmy McGill ever get himself in a lot of trouble. :eek:
 
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