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wow, that's quite a story, Janice. Scary.
Terrible thing to go through, Janice...
Yes, I was in shock. The nurses asked me at one point if I was okay. We had to chuckle though at some of the cards his classmates sent. One read, "Ride horses. They're safer!" Not exactly. :)
How's your daughter now, Sandra? I'll bet she's going to be pretty stiff and sore.
Had a girlfriend once who was taking too long talking in front of the car while I was waiting to pick her up. So I rolled ahead and hit her with car just enough to make a good thump. Looking back now, I should have done it harder. Not really but you know years later looking back at a horrible relationship you can't helo but think man should of run her over. I am very content in my life so of course it doesn't matter other than to joke around about foolish early relationships. Now I see kids 18,19 think their in love and go damn That's what I looked like. What a moron.
8 years and about 12 break ups later I remember my friend comes over and he says look. We aren't messing with you anymore. You 2 axtually hate each other and if you get together 1 more time I'm kidnapping you and locking you in my basement until you get it in your head you aren't meant to be. Because you know we had been engaged for several years and had 6-8 break ups during the engagement years too. I was a moron. But as you see if I had hit her with the car just a little harder both of us would have been better off. Once she got the casts off and I got out of jail I suppose.
Oh Travis :)The things we look back upon and realize how young and foolish we were ;)
I also should have ran over my ex-husband. But then again I probably wouldn't have learned to appreciate a good guy (my current hubby) :-)
My father in law was an avid bicycle rider and out on his morning ride a truck passes him and nails him in the head with the side mirror at 60mph. That was such a horrible event. Didn't kill or paralize him fortuneately and did eventually go back to work and has a pretty normal life. Does have a little different personality from the extreme head trauma. Not the same person he used to be. That's not a bad thing just different. That was traumatic enough of an event for my taste
Very true Stephanie. If I hadn't gone through 8 years I never would have met my wife who wasn't from this area and was only here on a 2 month internship. All things happen for a reason and I like to think all that misery was just to put me in position to meet my wife
lol Travis, I can't believe what you are saying!
She is doing fine Janice, thanks for asking. She still sore and swollen, but feeling better. She slept most of the afternoon. I think she finally relaxed after yesterday's shock.
I'm sure she will be shaking off that shock for a few more days to come. I heard that the body will hold onto the shock for a couple of weeks until it realizes it is safe now. I overheard my chiro telling another client of his. So she may find she starts to feel some stuff a couple of weeks following. Just something to keep in mind. Glad she is feeling better though. :)
It's almost 2AM. The wind is howling, the blowing tree branches are hitting the roof, and my cat - Clyde - is whining loudly at the bobcat looking in the window. Scared the you know what out of me.
Yep - we all make mistakes in love (and life) along the way but as the famous quote goes, it is better to regret something you didn't do than to regret something you did do! I've made loads of bad decisions but like you say Travis, if I hadn't then I would not have met my partner, run my own business or about to live on a boat ;-)And talking of boats, for those interested in my narrowboat escapades, here are some pictures of our maiden voyage.
Does she have aname and 1. Do you name houseboats and 2. Is ot a she since around here everything is a she.
It is indeed a she. All water vessels are. All boats on the British Waterways have to be named for identification. She is called Tosher.
I love hearing everyone else's bad decisions in relationships. I remember I am not alone :P
Just realised got that quote round the wrong way. Remembers now why I don't bother with quotes.
Actually Sarah there isn't a right way for that quote. All depends who you talk to. It's funny because that quote works either way it all comes down to an individuals philosophy
I suppose you're right about the quote.
I agree about the quote too! :)
Love the pictures, Sarah! Thank you for sharing them :-)
She sure is a narrow boat! Great pics, thanks for sharing them.
Tasha wrote: "She sure is a narrow boat! Great pics, thanks for sharing them."She is 6 foot 10 (on the outside) but with insulation and wall panels she end up being 6 foot wide internally!
wow. If you ever feel like taking puctures once you get things settled, I'd love to see how it looks inside. How fun, it's definitely an adventure. Enjoy!
Once we've moved on and things have their own places (and we're unpacked) I'll be sure to take some pictures of inside and post here. :-)
I'd love to see pictures too. I can't imagine to live in such a narrow space! Was the trip you did last month your first experience living in a boat?
Sandra wrote: "I'd love to see pictures too. I can't imagine to live in such a narrow space! Was the trip you did last month your first experience living in a boat?"Our boat is open plan (except bathroom and bedroom) and feels much bigger than other boats we looked at because of this. What it will be like once we've moved all our crap in will be a different story ;-) This is what it looked like inside when we picked it up.
And yes, this is our first experience of living on a boat.
Looks great, Sarah! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Great pictures, Sarah! Tosher is a beauty.
Rusalka wrote: "I love hearing everyone else's bad decisions in relationships. I remember I am not alone :P"So true. It's like comparing battle scars.
Someone say scars.I tear my heart open
Sew myself shut
My weakness is
That I care too much
The scars remind us
That the past is real
Tear my heart open
Just to feel
-Papa Roach
Isn't it the Japanese that arr masters of little space and little to no furniture. Pillows on floor and use the screens to make privacy and rooms wherever. Move em all over daily.
How is your daughter feeling today, Sandra? Hope she gets better and better each day :-)
Stephanie wrote: "How is your daughter feeling today, Sandra? Hope she gets better and better each day :-)"She is feeling better, Stephanie, a little more animated.
Today I'm taking care of the paperwork, insurance company, etc. First time something like that happens to us, so we don't really know how all of this works.
Glad your daughter is feeling better Sandra. Are you feeling better? Besides paperwork of course. That makes me feel off (she says looking at all the filing on her desk).The boat is gorgeous Sarah.
I loved Travis quoting poetry and then saw it was Papa Roach lol. Thanks for that laugh.
the boat looks so fun! it will be so cozy and fun to decorate.Sandra, glad your daughter is feeling better.
I'm feeling better too, Rusalka, handling the bad "what if" thoughts. Paperwork is the worst thing in the world. Is part of your job doing it?
OOoo yeah. Doing the filing I've been putting off for *cough*4*cough* years.
Sarah - thanks for sharing the pictures of the boat. So cool. Those tunnels look scary!
Rusalka wrote: "OOoo yeah. Doing the filing I've been putting off for *cough*4*cough* years."I need some inspiration. There are piles of paper building up on my table. A lot of it is stuff that needs to be shredded, and there's too much for my shredder to handle. I'll need to take it to the recycle place. Procrastination!
Thanks guys! @Cherie - yes that tunnel in particular was a mile long and took us 30 minutes to go through. It was really cold in there. Oh and dark (obviously)! Once you're in there it becomes a little disorientating.Filing? Well I've found loads of unopened bank statements in a pile in my flat plus loads of old bills etc. So I need to go through those and shred them. But I've just got rid of my shredder. Doh!
Good luck all of you with the filing and shreding!30 minutes in this tunnel sounds scary.
Apparently I only needed 5 hours of sleep last night! Up at 4am this morning :( trying to fall back to sleep for at least a few more hours.
I usually only get 5 hours. Its 1,2 or 3 hours sleep that gets me cranky.
I like to get plenty of sleep 7-8 hours. I don't think I really get that many though. I wake up a few times in the night. The only downside to letting the dog sleep with my hubby me :-)Blake is at the vet this morning for his routine vaccines and such. I seem to not sleep well before his appts. We don't have human kids so I worry about my fur-kid like I would a human kid, I guess :-)
I understand, Stephanie, before I had kids my dog was my baby. :) Sarah, 30 minutes in a dark tunnel! That is pretty freaky.
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I was driving home from work later than usual one night when my son was around 10. There's a crest in the highway where you could first see our hayfield. I thought, "What if Alan is lying unconscious in the hayfield?" When I got to the house, the dogs were inside and nobody home. I walked in to find a note to call the hospital (the days before cell phones). Alan had been dropped off by the school bus. He jumped onto his motorbike (dirt bike) and chased the bus down the hay field. He flipped the bike end over end. By the time the bus driver stopped and ran over to him, he was lying on his back unconscious with blood filling his mouth. So my premonition was bang on. He was in hospital for a few days with a concussion and has a scar under his chin. Just reading Sandra's story brought that icy chill that runs through your spine right back.