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My name is Karen, I am a single parent of three beautiful daughters I am also a full time HND Bus/Ad student at Ayr College I love being a mum and I also love being a student but it can be hard work at times I would really like to hear from anyone else who is in a similar position to find out how they cope with finding the time to fit everything in More than any thing I would just like to hear from people who are just like me just getting used to being on my own again ( which I love ) but how they manage to do little things such as fix plugs, paint and mend dishwashers Any advice is welcome Karen |
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"KAR" wrote in message ups.com... Hi there My name is Karen, I am a single parent of three beautiful daughters I am also a full time HND Bus/Ad student at Ayr College I love being a mum and I also love being a student but it can be hard work at times I would really like to hear from anyone else who is in a similar position to find out how they cope with finding the time to fit everything in More than any thing I would just like to hear from people who are just like me just getting used to being on my own again ( which I love ) but how they manage to do little things such as fix plugs, paint and mend dishwashers Any advice is welcome Karen Welcome to the group from Alberta, Canada. I would suggest befriending more men (no not like that you pervs!) if you're unable to do it yourself, they will either love helping, or love helping you become more self-sufficient. Christine |
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KAR wrote: Hi there My name is Karen, I am a single parent of three beautiful daughters I am also a full time HND Bus/Ad student at Ayr College I love being a mum and I also love being a student but it can be hard work at times I would really like to hear from anyone else who is in a similar position to find out how they cope with finding the time to fit everything in More than any thing I would just like to hear from people who are just like me just getting used to being on my own again ( which I love ) but how they manage to do little things such as fix plugs, paint and mend dishwashers Any advice is welcome Karen Hello Karen, I'm Bev from PA. I just recently found a way to make my life crazier. I have an 18 year old daughter at home with me, she has a soon to be two year old daughter. I aslo have a 23 year old daughter out in California , living there and going to college. I am currently unemployed, and could not imagine at this time working full time with taking online college classes,and babysitting my soon to be 2 and 3 year old grandkids while their parents work. What am I thinking at 44 to have toddlers, two of them , to take care of ?!?! They absorb my entire day from 8:30 a.m until 5 p.m. when my step daughter picks up her son and my daughter gets home from work. Small house repairs I save for days there is someone here to help me out . Then there are the things like clogged drains that can't wait. I recently took the two toddlers into the bathroom with me and said "we are gonna fix this drain". They were excited until they saw the hairy , slimey, creature that I pulled out of the pipe LOL!!!!!!! Priceless I tell you ! There are some times I am caught up on class reading and assignments that I will do the repairs after 5 p.m. Most nights I am buried in school work. Yesterday the water pump on the Ford went kerplunk! Yeah I started the project, first water pump, lets see , I got a rachet stuck between the frame and the bolt, cussed, cried, and kicked the bumper before the guy next door came over , and then the guy downstairs decided to join us! I began this project at 1:30 yesterday afternoon, by the time they got the rachet unstuck and the remaining two bolts removed it was 5 p.m. , cold and getting dark. So I have a date out in the backyard this morning at 10 with the guy next door to finish the pump..........having friends can help! I live by "one day at a time." Bev |
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CME wrote: Welcome to the group from Alberta, Canada. I would suggest befriending more men (no not like that you pervs!) if you're unable to do it yourself, they will either love helping, or love helping you become more self-sufficient. Christine and here I thought it was the double D's and the low neck sweater they came out to get a better look at !!! J/K LOL! Guy friends are da bomb. Who you calling pervs? Bev |
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"Bev" wrote in message oups.com... CME wrote: Welcome to the group from Alberta, Canada. I would suggest befriending more men (no not like that you pervs!) if you're unable to do it yourself, they will either love helping, or love helping you become more self-sufficient. Christine and here I thought it was the double D's and the low neck sweater they came out to get a better look at !!! J/K LOL! Guy friends are da bomb. Who you calling pervs? Bev ~snicker~ I just recently enlisted the help of a male friend to move some TVs. Poor guy even had a sore ankle but he did it anyways! lol Men are so funny but hey, there was no way I could have lifted them myself and I did offer him a few beers afterwards. Christine |
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'Kate wrote: On 5 Nov 2005 04:29:23 -0800, "Bev" the following was posted in blue dry erase marker: snipped all that stuff! I'm really proud of you for going to school. :-) Hello 'Kate, That really means a lot to me. I hope you know the part you played in inspiring me to go for it! It took me some time to be prepared to do the work. I'm in now for the duration! I am starting with a bachelors in Business Administration. Looking into accounting and other business related courses . The big vision is a restaurant of my own one day, for now I want all the knowledge I can get to help me with that dream. At the least I will have the means to get a better paying job without the pain of being on my feet eight hours a day. I have started out slow, just finishing up with a class called Strategies for success, 6 weeeks, my first 5 weeks I have nothing less than a 90 % grade on assignments. I will begin my next class Principles in marketing on the 10th. We have had a stressful week ...the custody trial is on the 9th, I can only pray my daughter has not damaged her ability to keep Jaime with her. I myself will have to get through this as well, it is gonna hurt like hell if Jaime Gayle has to leave us now On a good note S has been working going on three weeks now and has started back at school part time mornings to earn her diploma. She is making good progress and I am very proud of her. Bev |
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"KAR" wrote in message ups.com... Hi there My name is Karen, I am a single parent of three beautiful daughters I am also a full time HND Bus/Ad student at Ayr College I love being a mum and I also love being a student but it can be hard work at times I would really like to hear from anyone else who is in a similar position to find out how they cope with finding the time to fit everything in More than any thing I would just like to hear from people who are just like me just getting used to being on my own again ( which I love ) but how they manage to do little things such as fix plugs, paint and mend dishwashers Any advice is welcome Karen Woo! Speaking of doing the little things... We just finished painting the baby's room - light pink and light purple - and also did the bathroom a green color... Next, it's off to B's room - 2 light shades of blue, then I dunno from there! I also came home this evening to find the power plug in the sitting room sparking up a storm... I grabbed B from off the chair and yelled about this sparking plug... Had it unplugged and I'm thinking about calling the emergency line to get this looked at since there's no way I believe sparks flying from an outlet is normal... I wish I had a dishwasher I'm my own dish washer and it's no fun... Oh, welcome, btw. Welcome from Alberta, Canada. I doubt I beat CME to that welcome, but whatever! I'm Kat. I have a 5.5 year old boy who doesn't live with me, but Bran and Amie do. B is 4.5, and A is 3 months old (as of Friday) I'm not really single anymore, and haven't for a while now, yet I just can't seem to leave here since I really am losing my mind lately. Woo! Welcome to Karen and welcome the first bit of snow this season! It's about time that white stuff showed up! -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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'Kate wrote: On 5 Nov 2005 04:29:23 -0800, "Bev" the following was posted in blue dry erase marker: You know.. you're gonna do it. You'll get what you want if you never give up no matter how hard it gets. Congrats on the good grades! I'll be thinking of you on the 9th. 'Kate, Thought I would let you know how the custody thing went. To be honest it went exactly how we had offered it since the beginning. Unfortunately for the other side they refused to settle for an agreed Shared/Joint custody with Equal time, without the baby being away from either side for more than 3 days at a time. They insisted on paying their Lawyer thousands of dollars to continue to argue Full custody with my daughter having limited supervised visits. Well the Judge decided to propose our settlement to them, before a trial and they jumped on it. Well all but the babies fathers mother who created a scene yelling and flailing her arms and accusing our family of never working, being liars, and that the baby will turn up dead because of us? I am afraid this woman has worse issues than my daughter. S is still working, still going to school and it seems that turning 18 has proven to give her some excellent mature goals for herself! I am Happy momma dancing you bet I am School is AWESOME!!!!!! I'ma' Lovin' every minute of it! Have a wonderful day ! Bev |
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'Kate wrote: On 12 Nov 2005 12:19:12 -0800, "Bev" the following was posted in blue dry erase marker: OMG... I had the 9th on my mind and the day came and I totally forgot what was going on. I'm glad things worked out well. So sorry for the other grandmother's issues.. I hope she gets over herself soon. In her mind she is too good for us middle class people, Last minute they wanted to say we were living off the Government! I produced enough verification to prove that the claims were untrue! This is what happens when my daughter gets involved with the family that owns the "Town", J's fathers Uncle is the freekin Mayor!!!!!! Meanwhile, my car was totaled last Saturday, No one's hurt, and the claim was settled quickly but what a hassle, Whoa! So glad to hear everyone is o.k., I understand the hassle! Back in 2002 my parked car was totalled right out in front of my home. Took 2 weeks to get a check to buy another! my niece's birthday was Friday, Is this the new baby born last year? Happy Birthday ! and I had to pull together two presentations last week. grin Fun isn't it !?!?!?!?! I hope that's why I forgot and not the big A. :-) Heh, tell me about it ! What is it with our memories after 40 ? Things are really looking up for you. Yeah, Took some time , struggle and hard work but worth every minute of it,The good things are more than I ever thought could happen. Enjoy the respite from the normal family crap. LOL..some family therapist i'm gonna be, huh? Hey, E our family therapist, has said exactly what you just said! She is so real and down to earth. We were comfortable with her from the day we met her. She has helped bring our family through many a crisis. Our family has healed so much thanks to her. I believe you have what it takes to be one of the best ! I always did feel that way...except for when you told me the truth about myself and ****ed me off. smile Which is par for the course, I knew you were only trying to help. Forgiveness is a beautiful thing. Hugs, 'Kate Hugs are good ! back atcha, Bev |
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'Kate wrote: On 14 Nov 2005 06:17:15 -0800, "Bev" the following was posted in blue dry erase marker: In her mind she is too good for us middle class people, Hey..watch what yer callin' me. I *aim* for middle class. I pray for middle class. If I ever get there, I will kiss the middle class ground that I will be floating above. :-) LOL! We take turns pretending to be both "Middle class" and "Low class" here in this household....See we have two cars, one is your comfortable mid class minivan soccor mom look , then we have the UGH!..... "Ghetto car" that has only a quarter of its paint left, the rest peeled off and is a bunch of rust spots are forming imagine "dalmation"....No rust through though, cracked windshield, and the wipers only work when it is not raining! Yea, this one I sit way low and hide in so nobody recognises me lol! Got a check. I'm impatient, you know. I want what I want and I want it now. Made an offer on a car today that the dealership wouldn't even counter so I know I was over a grand less than what they wanted. Oh well. So what are you wanting for in respect to a car? Didn't you have a Blazer ? Huh? I'm over 40? I was just 26 last year! LOL Yea, I know, and I just turned 40 for the forth time .....this year! Hey.. I told you I wasn't mad then you told me to tell you to go **** yourself so I did. ROFL What the... ducking GASP! Oh no you didn't just tell everybody that !?!?...... I was surely hoping you forgot about it. I will admit your memory to be a little off though......I told you to tell me to F off, not F myself! LOL! Sheesh.................that is two very different actions by far! grin Damn. That was a good pitch. uh huh Well time to evaluate eBay.com from a marketers point of view. Yippee!!!!! This one is gonna be interesting, these all nighters better be worth it!!!!!! Bev 'Kate |
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