Steph, It is heartbreaking to watch someone deteriorate. But this guy, he seems to have decided to keep living as good a life as he possibly can. That is a gift.

I'm glad you got your raise.

My good thing today was finding out for sure that the start date on the promotion is Nov. 1. But then I realized that tonight would be my last day working at the house I was at. Mostly I held it together fine, even when I made the announcement at dinner. But then later, helping one of the guys brush his teeth - I usually sing while he brushes. It takes me two minutes to sing "I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly", which is way more fun than listening to a timer tick by. I kept choking up as I was singing because it suddenly hit me, last time I would be singing with him.

so I read my email.

The manager that was supposed to meet with a number of the staff, backed out

we are hanging in the wind The union did not help our managers will not help obviously the administration will not hep

I cried, I watched oceans 11 I have one of the worst headaches I have ever hadand I cant sleep

That sounds nerve-wracking, Beth. I'm sorry. I hope you'll get better news soon.

Steph, I'm sorry your friend has to go through this. If he does get into the Duke trial, I work at a nearby university, and I'm happy to be a local resource for him and/or his family.

Beth, that's so incredibly frustrating. I hope you and the other staff can figure out what the next step should be here.

If he does get into the Duke trial, I work at a nearby university, and I'm happy to be a local resource for him and/or his family.

Calli, thanks so much. I'll keep that in mind and just keep my fingers crossed for him.

beth, I wish the stress would ease for you soon.

Beth sorry you are under so much stress.

And I'm always happy to defend libraries and library patrons. I think I've had the same conversation on different forums over the years.

Beth, I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this.

Steph, I can't imagine how hard it is to watch something like that happen, and not be able to do anything about it.

Friend of mine loves her Tieks. I'm intrigued but leery; my feet are problematic, I hate to buy shoes I haven't tried on.

Tieks is really good about that. Order the size you think you need, they send them to you, and if they don't fit they will send you a second pair without charge. You have to return one pair within 2 weeks in order to avoid the second charge. Returns are free--the label comes right inside the box. Tieks are handmade and only come in whole sizes, so they can vary a bit. I had to get two pair and figure out which fit I liked best. They are leather so they will stretch.

{{Beth}}

Oh Steph, how scary, but good on him for making the most of life.

Well, I guess it was inevitable. Funeral related family drama. As a result of complete exhaustion and brain deadedness we managed to leave off 2 great grandchildren in Mom's obituary. 2 of my brother's grandchildren. Their mother and grandmother were brutal and horrible to my poor brother as a result. He was devastated and we all felt horrible, and of course corrected it, but the hatred they spewed on the day of my mother's funeral was epic. Of course his daughter refused to attend the funeral, etc. So I politely wrote to her and told her how devastated he was and how bad we all felt and told her that her dad was in really bad shape and could use her support. She wrote back a long hate filled reply and I told her she should never contact me again since she had no little compassion on the day of my mother's funeral. We have had lots of drama in the past and I sincerely hope she has the courtesy to never contact me again. God knows she never has in the past except when she wanted something from me. Good riddance. My brother on the other hand, he is just inconsolable because of his lapse. Ugh.

Laura, I am so sorry. She sounds awful. I hope your brother can forgive himself as he just lost his mother, for God's sake. People sure can suck.

Your poor, brother!

Hard enough dealing with the loss of your parent without people finding an ounce of compassion or forgiveness.