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I am now in a position of raising my 2 year old granddaughter for a season. She is my 12th grandchild. I also have 2 great-granddaughters. I love being a grandma, but I find it challenging to be the caregiver on a permanent basis. I wouldn't have it any other way though.

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Day 29 Self Care Round

November 6, 2009

It is with a sigh of relief that I write this blog tonight. It is the last day of my self care round. It has been a difficult round, but I have learned lessons from it. I wondered why Mbali had us water a plant and I think I am beginning to grasp why.

When I began this round I knew that I had a black thumb and was not able to raise a plant. I had to go and buy the plant and the pot. I purposely chose a slow growing plant. That way I wouldn’t be disappointed at the end of the r… Continue

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:56pm — 6 Comments

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Day 25-28 Self Care Round

November 2, 2009

My son, Kathy’s dad called and needed some medical history. I had given him all of his history years ago, he can’t find it. So I emailed him a brief history.

Paul had to replace the wheel bearing of the car. He started in the afternoon, positive he would be done by sunset. He wasn’t, so my big give today was to stand out my car and then waved at motion detector light when it went out. Paul fixed car and we were able to take a test drive during a perfect evening.

My gives toda… Continue

Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

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Day 22-24 My Self Care Round

October 30, 2009

My plant looks amazing. I have already separated it once, now I have two plants. I need to separate one of the two again, making three plants. I hope to do that in a few days. I am new to this since I am just now learning that I could grow things. I think eventually I will put all of the plants in one big pot, but I need to research that a little. A side note, my chrysanthemums that I was given looks good too. It doesn’t seem to be growing but new blooms keep showing up.

We sp… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 12:02am — 6 Comments

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At 6:20pm on November 11, 2009, Alicia said…
Thank you for the welcoming! I am sorry it took so long to respond. It has been a long month but I am focusing more now on what this challenge means and to really put myself out there.
At 11:19am on November 11, 2009, Lisa Graham said…
You know I started Yoga, have only done it a few times but I'm liking this because I am looking for something to control my anxiety rather than medication. I know meditation goes along with this. Meditation is hard for me because my mind is so used to racing from one thing to another. Then I start thinking about all the things I should be doing, anyway, I will continue to work on this because I think it would be useful. Do you really find it helpful?
At 10:54am on November 11, 2009, Sharyn said…
Thank you, Elly! I am having fun with this...not that I've been posting consistently every day, but I have been giving every day...even little things like giving a 20% off coupon to the man behind me in line at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
At 10:36am on November 11, 2009, Lisa Graham said…
Do you promise????? How's your day going so far?
At 9:52am on November 11, 2009, Lisa Graham said…
Hi Elly, somedays it's really hard to stay sane with my girls. My mom keeps telling me that time will fly by, well right now I'm hoping that it does or I may have to put myself in an institution, ha. I love my girls more than anything but wow can they push every button I have.
At 9:05am on November 11, 2009, Sharyn said…
I've not received any official welcome that I know of. Am just kind of clumsily looking around the site. Thanks for the welcome!
At 4:18pm on November 10, 2009, Lisa Graham said…
Oh Elly, you are such a sweet lady! Thanks for always checking in with me on my blog.
At 6:10am on November 9, 2009, jacqui said…
Hello Elly Rose, thanks for the welcome. I was quite surprised by the warm welcome from the girls. Still figuring out the blog and how everything works, very new to all this. Love reading blogs!! Just never had one of my own. Thanks again. x
At 9:32pm on November 6, 2009, Stacey S. said…
So glad I could help you, maybe that is the reason I felt so compelled to write my blog today. I am so very lucky to have met you and I thank God that he sent you to me. Thanks for being such a great friend to me!
Love,
Stacey
At 3:51am on November 6, 2009, Aine Nic Suibhne said…
Thank you. Blogging is new to me, but I will get started soon. Happy Friday!

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