I'm so not looking forward to it but we're moving the first of March. I really hate having to pack all of this stuff up and throw it in a truck and take it somewhere else but it has to be done.
We're going to move a whole 100 miles this time over to where my mom lives. I had thought since my sister was over there she would look out for my mom. Apparently not. She's not even speaking to my mom right now and that isn't likely to change any time soon. And this is after my mom loaned her the money to buy a house, pickup, start a business and paid for her son's funeral. I'm way less than happy with my sister right now.
Time to get ready for work. I'm only working until the 15th of February.
Good luck in your move Ms.P! wish i could sell my house. i guess i put it on the market at a bad time. i really want to go nearer to my son in California. i miss the sunshine!
No sorry needed!! She should be ashamed! The sad part is I'm sure she feels perfectly justified with what she's doing. She's been doing it to me for years now. She'd get mad over some imagined slight and not speak to me for anywhere from 6 months to 2 or 3 years at a time. Even when she was mad at mom she would at least snarl at her but she's refusing to do even that right now.
I'm sure the move will be fine. It's just time consuming. It takes away from the quilting time ya know. I have decided I'm going to make sure I pack current, active projects together in one tub so I can find them sooner.
So sorry! Quilting got me through the insane part of our last move, hope it will help you too. And it's too bad we can't clean out and tidy up our families as easily as our closets, if that makes some sense. Roberta in D
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Well, Ms. P, I'd say I'm sorry that you're movin' but I can't (I'd give almost anything to be near my parents again!!) ... it sounds like one of those decisions that if you didn't make, you'd regret later ... (yeesh, did that even *try* to make sense?) If you didn't move closer to your mom, you'd always wonder later what would have been different. : /
As to your sister, I'm really, really sorry ... that's not fair - to you, to your momma, or even to your sister. Years from now, she'll look back on all this and be really ashamed of herself. And I'll bet that she'll regret what she's done to her family. At least, I sincerely hope so. And who knows? Mayhap seeing *you* do what a devoted daughter is supposed to do will help her realize the error of her ways!?
On the brighter side, hopefully, *you've* got a great relationship with your mom ... and if it's not all that it *could* be, this could be the chance to make it even better!!! Like I said above, what I wouldn't give to be able to visit my mom whenever I wanted to!! :)
And another bright side is that you'll "get" to sort through your stash, set up a new sewing space ... just think while you're unpackin' your sewing goodies, that it's like Christmas! :)
Seriously, Ms P, you and your family are in my prayers, Hon! Speeding good thoughts, warm hugs, and sweet smiles your way!!!
Where you going to relocate to Debbi? Even though the market is down you should ralize a fair profit with the length of time you have been there. Hope so anyways. There is a house across the street from me for sale. Most folks in OC don't even like visiting here though I have learned. Taria
I would love to leave CA, BUT since Mom and Dad are in Laguna Woods and not doing all that great AND I am the only kid living in Southern CA I am going to be here. Let me know about the house. Yea, I have equity, but since I had to take money out of the house to make some major repairs, I don't have as much as I would have had I not taken out the money and I also would have had a MUCH smaller loan than I do now. Oh well. I would prefer to live in an older neighborhood with no HOA and have a one story, but I may end up in Laguna Woods Village, but at least they give you a lot for your HOA dues.
Don't know where you heard that line, but I know there is a similar one in the movie, "The Apartment." Jack Lemmon tells Shirley MacLaine, (I'm quoting from memory, but it goes something like this) "Some people take and some people get took. And they know they're getting took, but they don't do anything about it." It comes to me whenever I find myself in a situation where I feel someone is taking advantage of me. I have to ask myself if I'm allowing myself to "get took" or if I should do something about it. Most of the time I analyze the situation and decide maybe I am being taken advantage of, but I'm aware of the reason and will choose to allow it for the sake of some greater good. I think you feel pushed into this move by your sister, but the needs of your parents and your own self esteem are more important to you than your sister's' selfishness. I hope in time she realizes how poorly she behaved. In any case, you will know you did the right thing....
Sadly, no. There isn't even 1 quilt shop where I'm moving!!! The nearest one will be 50 miles and she only has "old lady colors" to quote a friend. But it's only 100 miles and out here with nice straight highways and not a ton of traffic it doesn't take long to go that far.
I really don't mind moving over there. I think there will be some distinct advantages to living there. I'm just not sure what all they are yet. LOL I'm a die hard optimist though so I'm sure everything will work out for the best.
as if you haven't had enough change and upheaval over the past year! ((((((Piglet)))))). Sending prayers and positive organizing vibes for a safe, easy, and stress-free move. Keep us up-to-date and know that we're all sending good thoughts for ya!
Well, since mother-daughter relationships have been frought with issues since the dawn of time, I wasn't sure! ;)
I adore the you-know-what out of my mom, but during the lovely, peaceful teenage years, we made each other insane! If you had asked her then if I loved her, she probably would have had to think about it for a few minutes! ;)
FTR, we brought my MIL to live closer to us (she was 72 at the time - and she's never been good at "taking care" of herself) about 6 years ago and even though we've had multitudes of problems (for one, she doesn't like me and has always done her best to split us up, for another, she's bona fide bipolar ... among other things), if we'd have left her there by herself, we would have regretted it more than I can even imagine. Hubby even more so (their relationship is tenuous at best - but she's his mom ... and I certainly can't blame him one iota). So the "unknown" is a lot more scary than the reality! At least, in our case, it is.
But on the bright, hopeful side, perhaps you and your sister can have the opportunity to have a better relationship - that is, if she's not already burned that bridge. I really do hope that everything works out with your move, your mom, and your sis!!!
Psssst: MissP Queen of Scissors is not "our Piglet". She's a Peacock, and the Queen of Scissors. ;-D
Miss P: I hope you find wonderful, "new" treasures as you pack & unpack. (I've always found things among our stuff that I had forgotten, or didn't recognize. )
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