Conference turris::womannotes-v2

Barb,
      this is a good idea. You ever have one of those weekends when you start
to question why you are here, what you are doing and why (?) everything? I have
a beautiful 21 mos old daughter and her daddy is okay too :) Yet this was one
of those weekends where I just couldn't come up with the answer - what is all 
this for? What is everyone doing here? 

 So I guess its time to sit down and feel good about what is good and live 
each day as it comes. (I'm sure I'd say something like it if a friend of mine
was 'blue' so I guess I an take my own advise.

 Even though this was a non-winter, I guess I could use some spring.

julie

    It's wondrous what a hug can do.
    A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
    A hug can say "I love you so" or
      "Gee, I hate to see you go."
    A hug is "Welcome back again!" or
      "Great to see you! Where've you been?|
    A hug can soothe a small child's pain
    And bring a rainbow after rain.
    The hug. There's just no doubt about it
    We scarcely could survive without it.
    A hug delights and warms and charms.
    It must be why God gave us arms.
    Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
    Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers...
    And chances are your favorite aunt
    Love them more than potted plants.
    Kittens crave them. Puppies love them.
    Heads of State are not above them.
    A hug can break the language barrier
    And make your travels so much merrier.
    No need to fret about your store of 'em.
    The more you give,
      the more there's more of 'em.
    So stretch those arms without delay
    And give someone a hug today.
    
    				D. Walley
    

Ya know, other than the fact that my mother is dying day-by-day, and I
have a 16 year old daughter who's been missing from her Seattle foster
home for a week and who's supposed to be coming back home tomorrow IF
she can be found, and I'm tired because last night was school, and he didn't
let us out until 10 p.m.+, and I'm easing my way off prosac with one every
other day, I have absolutley nothing that I can think of that should make
me feel like I'm going to cry at any moment, but here I am sitting on the
verge of tears and I don't really know why.  Perhaps it's delayed reaction
to all those things, or was brought about by a sort-of dream that I've
forgotten (it was obviously memorable!) but that left me with the Biblical
words, "Where I go you cannot follow...I go to prepare a place for you..."
and I somehow wondered if someone has died and I don't know it yet.  I'm
hardly your Biblical type so words of this type are an oddity in my life
rather than the norm.  Actually, just writing about it sort of helps, so
I must be on the right track to coping with this feeling.  Usually Friday
is such a joyous day for me!  I'm so excited that I've made it through
another week and have a week end to breathe freely before I tackle the
next exciting work week, and today, here I am totally blahhhh... What I
really may need is just a little TLC, a hug maybe, or someone making me
feel that I'm special.  Perhaps I just need to nurture myself tonight and
snuggle with Snowdon, my teddy bear.  Yeah! that sounds good--just wish
I didn't have to wait 'til tonight *sigh*  Come on 5 o'clock!

Thanks for listenin'!
Barb
 

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    Hope it helps,
    Jodi-
    

    To all who sent hugs, warmth, support and caring, thank you!  It
    really helped to not feel alone.  You are all wonderful!
    
    :)Barb

    I'd like to send a BIG, BIG HUG to our moderators, for the way they've
    been handling all the recent back-and-forth noting, and for their
    constant and unfailing courtesy to all participants.
    
    They've been doing for a long time a really outstanding job and though
    they must be tired from the same debates endlessly repeated, they still
    emerge from those battles as STRONG and GOOD people.
    
    Joana
    
    

                           What she (429.6) said.
    
    I don't think there's a gender-neutral version of the Yiddish term
    "mensch" but now that you menschen it :-) I've been seeing it applied
    in reverse-sexist approbation to women for about 10 years, methinks.
    
    It certainly applies to the =wn= mods IMHO.  Keep on truckin, Dan

    I need a hug.  Last week I had surgery and the doctor removed my
    ovaries(I had a partial hysterectomy 7 years ago). I have been home
    almost a week and have been so miseable. I hurt all the time, the
    doctor told me there was lots of adhesions and tumors and he had to do
    lots of restructuring etc.  I have never been this sore in my life! 
    I walk like Tim Conway's little old man(remember him from the
    telly?)all hunched over. my pup can't sit on my lap unless I have a
    pillow over the incision and he doesn't like that, I can't sleep and
    boy am I crabby!  I'll be home on std for 5 more weeks, so if anyone
    would like to send me some mail and tell me what the heck is happening
    out in the world, that would be nice.  :-)
    
    but mostly...
    
    I just needed a hug
    
    vivian
    
    I promise to come back and delete this when I'm not so whiney. :-}
    

    G'Day,
    
    Re: .8
    
    Vivian,
    
    	HUGS, HUGS, HUGS all the way from Australia (now they are BIG
    hugs!).
    
    David.
    

    
    gentle warm long HUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGs, lady
    
    jeez, you have certainly been having some tough time, Vivian, how
    crummy for you.  Prayers and best wishes along with the hugs.
    
    						=maggie

    
Vivian -- Sympathy and concern...  My specialty is back-rubs and
    head-scratching.  Should be far enuf away from the sore spots to give
    some figurative comfort.
    
    HUG, rub, scratch, hang in there, this too shall pass...  :-) HUG!!
    
    Have a warm cocoa or maybe some nice hot chicken soup -- it's high in
    "Bubbeh-mycetin," (if you're familiar with the Yiddish word "bubbeh"
    which means "grandma"  :-) ...  This is no time to diet!!!
    
    Dan

    Vivian, more hugs from the East.  Maybe the sun will come out for you
    and you can spend some of that enforced leisure soaking up some warmth
    and breathing some fresh air.  Here's hoping you're healing soon.
    
    Karen

    Vivian,
    
    Big, mega hugs...but gentle ones...
    Hope you feel better real soon.
    
    -Dotti.

    Warm, gentle hugs, Vivian...
    
    And maybe a visit to the WN Flotation Tank is in order (as soon as the
    incision allows) - and I hear Dawn's massage is great to get the blood
    flowing after the forced inactivity...
    
    Seriously, Get well soon
    
    Linda

oh vivian! Hugs!!!! How icky for you. And your pup :-).

There's not much happening in the real world; Spring is coming mega-slowing (in
MA), and the Eastern Block is having elections.
	Mez

    {{{{{{{{{HUGS!!!}}}}}}}}},  {{{{{{{{{HUGS!!!}}}}}}}}}, and more
    {{{{{{{{{HUGS!!!}}}}}}}}}, Vivian.  I hope you'll feel better very,
    very soon.  It must be very hard to go through this kind of thing.
    Write if you need to talk, okay?
    
    A Final Hug,
    Barb

	Warm tender HuGs hUgS for you.
	  A scrith behind the ears for your pup.

					Kbear

    I want to thank everyone for the hugs in here and mail.
    
    :-)
    
    I'm feeling better and very well hugged!! 
    
    thanks for all the support...
    
    
    vivian