Seraphim Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Older people love their clothes hung up because they remember having to iron everything. Older people too whether they have lived through poverty and the great Depression and such do not like to give things up. They were traumatized by deprivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I understand that but I can't put new clothes up if I have no empty hangers to put them on. It's a rotation thing. I hate wire hangers to begin with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Maybe they hate the idea that they have to deal with a community deal? They have been independent for years since they can remember and now they have become like little kids again and now even simple things like hangers do not belong to them. It can be distressing. I know what you mean though. I worked in a retirement home for nuns for about 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I def feel for them. Some of them dont ever have visitors and it breaks my heart. We have the system where the family can do their laundry (a lot of residents families do, even the ones who don't visit!) but 60% we do their laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 OG, been out of the loop lately again. Glad to see that you had a great Christmas with your folks. I liked looking at your pics on FB. Any plans for New Years, or do you have to work? I think L will ring in the New Year earlier than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'm off for New Years Eve but I have to work 12-8 New Years Day. Tomorrow I'm meeting the girl I'm rekindling the friendship with at 12:30 and then L and I are going to have date night (prbably watch one of Russell Howard's comedy sketches or something short). He will - At 7 my time it will be midnight his. He's going to get up at 5 til midnight my time so we can be on the phone together when the ball drops like we did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DN Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'm off for New Years Eve but I have to work 12-8 New Years Day. Tomorrow I'm meeting the girl I'm rekindling the friendship with at 12:30 and then L and I are going to have date night (prbably watch one of Russell Howard's comedy sketches or something short). He will - At 7 my time it will be midnight his. He's going to get up at 5 til midnight my time so we can be on the phone together when the ball drops like we did last year.You two really organise this LDM well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 You two really organise this LDM well. Thank you DN, lol. it takes a lot of work and sacrifice on one of our parts sometimes... like tomorrow since I won't be home for a good chunk of our prime talk time, we'll SKype on the hour drive to me meeting the friend. Then L will probably eat and nap (such an old man and then we'll do the date night and then he'll go to bed. It's a sacrifice on his part to get BACK up when he's really a morning person to be on the phone with me for 5 minutes but I'm going to try to get up early so we can webcam tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I just had one of those 'aw' moments you can only have as an Aunt. I took over trying to get Tyler to go to sleep so I picked him up, wrapped him in a blanket, and was humming to him. He kept going in and out - wide awake one minute and looking like he was going to pass out the next - and at one point I looked away and looked back down (and was still singing) and he looked me dead in the eyes and with a straight face just went 'igty bep'. I tried not to laugh but I couldn't help breaking out into a big smile - which in turn caused him to break out into a big smile. After that every time I looked down at him he would be in serious face mode and then just break out the crap eating grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I love being an Aunt. I go to my sister's every Friday for dinner and I've been there a lot because of the holidays. My younger niece (almost 3) has started this habit of asking why I have to leave and then going "but I'll miss you!!" There no words for how much I love those kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I love being an Aunt. I go to my sister's every Friday for dinner and I've been there a lot because of the holidays. My younger niece (almost 3) has started this habit of asking why I have to leave and then going "but I'll miss you!!" There no words for how much I love those kids. God, I completely agree. My niece (best friend's daughter) will be 3 in March and I don't get to see her as much as I did when she was a baby (since I live an hour away). But every time I walk into the room (even if it's 4 months between visits) she runs to me and throws her arms out. I heard her say my name - full name, proper name - on Christmas Day and it just melted my heart. And my nephew... God. He screams everytime I walk out the door to leave for work so we started this thing where we will tell him to go to the window (the way our house sits if your stood at the window outside your face is almost level with the living room floor on the inside). So now when I got to leave I'll say 'Go to the window' and he'll run to the window and be standing there waiting on me to come to the window and smile at him before I walk to my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 That is too precious! I never get sick of my nieces first reaction when I get to the house on Fridays. It's like they haven't seen me in a month or something. My younger niece just wants to cuddle with me all night and play games on my phone (right now the favorite is dreidel and she quickly memorized the four Hebrew letters on there, not bad!) and my older niece (she's 7) just wants to play play play. Today she decided we should play Scrabble Jr. so I can get better at Words With Friends. My sister is destroying me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 lol! I love Tyler's reaction when I walk in the door from work, like tonight. He was stood clear accross the room with his back to me holding his sippy cup. When he heard my voice he turned and gave the biggest grin. I knelt and opened my arms and he just took off running to me. Melts my heart every time. He's very into technological things that light up - he loves my iPhone, constantly wants to hold it and play with it or has to investigate my laptop screen when I'm out there with it. He's come so far since the beginning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Isn't it great watching them grow up? I feel so lucky to be a part of it. Even for the little things. The little one very excitedly told me today that not only is she not sitting her high chair anymore, but that she went pee pee in the potty TWICE today! She also likes to fart on me and then announce it. And grab my arm and exclaim, "MY Aunt Dali!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 God it is. Tyler had such a rough start too - he weighed 3 lbs. 15 oz. when he was born - and I remember that distinct moment I reached my hand into his incubator thing when he was in the NICU and got to touch his little feet.. I still love his feet. They are so fat for a baby! He gets so hyper sometimes he can't contain it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Aw, he's a fighter! It must make you appreciate having him even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 It does. And I'm trying to spend as much time with him as I can before move so he won't completely forget me when I do move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 What's your plan for when you do move? Are you going to skype with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I am. I'm going to buy my mom, best friend, and my uncle a webcam (same as an old one I had, $10 a piece) and set up Skype for them and show them how to use it. Luckily now with Iphones you can iMessage other people who have iPhones at no charge (kind of like BBM) so I can still technically text my best friend (she has an iPhone and so does L) so I can still have that basic communication at least. And I can facetime with her whenever we can grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 It's amazing how much you can keep in touch now. I skype with my best friend California and my friend that moved to Scotland. It'd be so much harder to maintain relationships without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 It would. It's def going to take both of us in a friendship to make the effort as well - that's what I'm worried about at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 I can't sleep - too nervous/excited for this meeting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissancewoman101 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Good luck with the meeting today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Meet up with the friend went really well IMO. We hugged upon seeing each other, grabbed lunch, sat down, and just started talking. Both of us lost track of time and ended up sitting there chatting about anything and everything for 2 1/2 hours almost. Still in it's infancy of course but we've finally tried to rekindle the friendship for us (no one else) on the foundation of those past memories. It was nice. No idea when the next time we will be able to catch up in person is with both of us working full time and her having a kid but hopefully we can work something out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daligal83 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I'm glad it went well OG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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