Im thinking of you.... I remember a time in my life that I was very overwhelmed with everything going on. My fiance and I broke up (3 years ago) and we were together 10 years it was devastating, I had to sell our house and cancel the wedding UGH, our puppy died in the middle of all that... right after that my little brother got deployed to Iraq (at 25 years old) for 8 months, then my other younger brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had to have brain surgery at 28 years old. Then my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, then my mom and her hubby up and moved 2,500 miles away to New Mexico, then one of my best friends from HS, we are sooo close for like 15 years now, got diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 29 years old. It just went on & on like it would never end with all the bad stuff.

I know how bad this year has been for our country in general, but for me its been a year of peace in my heart and life finally. My brothers are well and good, my father is well and good, my friend is well and good, I met an amazing man and my broken heart has healed. My mom and her hubby are still a million miles away but Ive gotten used to it and we make the most of visits and stuff!

hang in there.... there is always times in our lives that the going gets tough and times in our lives that are peaceful mentally and emotionally (even if they are not financially)! (((HUGS)))

Gayle's right - this will pass and I'm not talking about it any more! Thanks for all your support.

Sandy, sweetie, I'm sending you a huge hug right now!!!! :hug:I know it has to be hard. The economy will get better, I promise!! Our retirement savings will come back, I'm convinced. When they do, I'm doing something to make them more bullet proof. Home building, even here where things are still good, is taking a hit, because people and bankers are afraid to lone even to people with outstanding credit. Hubby is only building for people who already have loans or are paying cash, so hubby's business is down. I had hoped to retire in a couple of years and work with him. He may end up working with me before it's all over. We are so blessed that my business if doing extremely well and hopefully will continue.

Things have kinda settled down for us after the storm. Still some supply issues, but it's much better.

Sandy, I wish I could be of more comfort for you, but I'm feeling like crap myself right now. I don't feel my situation is quite as stressful as yours, but it's still disheartening for me. I hope they get your electricity on soon...enough is enough.

Please don't feel that you can't vent....we're here to help as best we can...so if you need to vent....then please vent!

Still out - 20 nights - they left a new transformer and pole in the front yard yesterday. They're down to 4605 people out, 56 in my zip code. I just know today's the day.

wooooo hooooo :)

Please dont feel like you can't talk about things... of course you can and we are all here to listen and offer advice :)

It's not that! I feel bad/guilty complaining about not having a few luxuries when others lost their life, house, income, etc. I do appreciate having you all here to listen and offer your advice. That's pretty obvious with all of us! THANKS

Dear Sandy,

I'm so sorry. I haven't posted yet in this thread. I feel so terrible for you. Any news about the electricity yet? And, you're limping around in a cast on top of it.

My prayers are with you, and everyone else who suffered from this terrible storm.

Love,

Judy

Thanks, Judy!

I'm so sure we'll get electricity today that I'm making a grocery shopping list, although it'll be easier just to go through and get one of everything for the refrigerator.

My daughter will take me to my foot appointment tomorrow morning and then to get groceries. I'm a hoot in the electric carts!

I think those electric carts were a brilliant idea. It helps people who were shut out of so many activities!

Just don't go zooming around so fast that you knock people down!

I'VE GOT THE POWER - I dialed my house number and the answering machine picked up, so I have electricity. Hubby's picking me up early to go home and enjoy. Now, if I could just figure out how to push a vacuum, sweep and mop on crutches. I'm so excited, I might get on my hands and knees to clean it!

I'll strip all the beds, wash and dry clothes, watch TV in the den, use the house refrigerator, and I'll have HOT WATER. Tonight will be so quiet without the generator and window a/c. I hope my doggies can go back to normal.

I'm so blessed!

Finally!! Yay! We take important things for granted until we no longer have it.. I am happy that your power is back on and you can resume a normal life..

YAY!!!! Sandy!!!! She's got the power!!! Now go enjoy it girlfriend!!

:cheer::cheer: Sandy, soooooo happy for you!!!!!!! We've all been suffering with you here!!!! Congratulations!! Enjoy getting back to normal!!!!:cheer::cheer:

YAHOO!!!! One more hurdle overcome!

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