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- Apr 2, 2008
Good evening and hope all is well with everyone.
I have been so busy this week and working on a couple of problems, and trying to find solutions has not been easy. One is just me needing to be mature enough to ignore the person but since my daughter is getting upset it is hard. Anthony is not back 100% yet with baseball. We knew he would have some things to deal with, especially with the mental game and just shaking off the cobwebs. We figured out in the past couple of years between covid and 2 injuries he has played about 6 months total in almost 3 years. The problem is that one mother thinks her son is the BEST baseball player there ever was and will be a pro one day. He is a nice boy but not that good. After one of Anthony's minor injuries, a hairline fracture but it kept him on the sidelines for 2 months, he dropped a ball. The coach yelled loudly enough for all to hear, "How can my BEST player drop an easy pop up???" Of course, this started an intense jealousy on this woman's part. She has been saying some nasty things about Anthony every time he makes the slightest "error". Some of the plays have been judgement calls and he has struck out a couple of times. Her son has made some errors and struck out too but that is OK. I would love to say something but of course I won't because Anthony and this other boy get along really well. I have always disliked those types of parents and do not want to become one so I am trying to take the higher moral road, but it is difficult.
The other problem is very complex. I have to preface this with I am not homophobic. I belong to classmates.com. I don't always keep up with the paid membership, but I do have a profile on there and every now and again I get a message from an old classmate. There was a boy in high school who had a crush on me but the feelings were not mutual. He was a FRIEND, that's it. About a year ago I started getting complements from someone, quite a lot of compliments. I didn't recognize the name or profile picture at first, then I realized it was this same boy/man. However, he is now a SHE! Weird but if he/she is happy I don't care. Recently this person has been paying to send me private messages as I have let my membership lapse again. The messages are strange. Am I still as beautiful as I was in high school, telling me what a serious crush they had on me back then, how I was so beautiful and a real babe. I haven't seen or spoken to this person since we graduated high school in 1974. I don't want to be mean because I know enough to know from their profile that they lost their kids and spouse when they decided to become trans. He is planning on coming to our reunion next year since it will be the 50th. I need to figure out how to respond before then. I would like to be a casual friend as I don't really like hurting people especially with what they have gone through, BUT these messages are Twilight Zone weird. It has been bothering me quite a bit and I keep hoping I'll get some clarity on how to respond but so far nothing. I will say I am not interested in this person beyond a casual friendship no matter what gender they are. It's just weird.
Oh well another long week and hopefully tomorrow I will be officially out of the boot. The ankle has some soreness but I am walking on it in the house with no issues and have an almost full range of motion. I still have some tenderness in the one spot but today I just couldn't handle the boot and used an ankle brace. I feel fine so we shall see. Prayers that the doctor lets me stay in the brace would be appreciated. Anthony has a couple of baseball games and Ella started with her new volleyball team, so another busy week ahead. Thankfully it is supposed to get a tad cooler. I don't mind the heat per se, but 60 degrees one day and 86 the next is hard to adapt to. I prefer the more gradual change.
Hope you all have a nice evening.
I have been so busy this week and working on a couple of problems, and trying to find solutions has not been easy. One is just me needing to be mature enough to ignore the person but since my daughter is getting upset it is hard. Anthony is not back 100% yet with baseball. We knew he would have some things to deal with, especially with the mental game and just shaking off the cobwebs. We figured out in the past couple of years between covid and 2 injuries he has played about 6 months total in almost 3 years. The problem is that one mother thinks her son is the BEST baseball player there ever was and will be a pro one day. He is a nice boy but not that good. After one of Anthony's minor injuries, a hairline fracture but it kept him on the sidelines for 2 months, he dropped a ball. The coach yelled loudly enough for all to hear, "How can my BEST player drop an easy pop up???" Of course, this started an intense jealousy on this woman's part. She has been saying some nasty things about Anthony every time he makes the slightest "error". Some of the plays have been judgement calls and he has struck out a couple of times. Her son has made some errors and struck out too but that is OK. I would love to say something but of course I won't because Anthony and this other boy get along really well. I have always disliked those types of parents and do not want to become one so I am trying to take the higher moral road, but it is difficult.
The other problem is very complex. I have to preface this with I am not homophobic. I belong to classmates.com. I don't always keep up with the paid membership, but I do have a profile on there and every now and again I get a message from an old classmate. There was a boy in high school who had a crush on me but the feelings were not mutual. He was a FRIEND, that's it. About a year ago I started getting complements from someone, quite a lot of compliments. I didn't recognize the name or profile picture at first, then I realized it was this same boy/man. However, he is now a SHE! Weird but if he/she is happy I don't care. Recently this person has been paying to send me private messages as I have let my membership lapse again. The messages are strange. Am I still as beautiful as I was in high school, telling me what a serious crush they had on me back then, how I was so beautiful and a real babe. I haven't seen or spoken to this person since we graduated high school in 1974. I don't want to be mean because I know enough to know from their profile that they lost their kids and spouse when they decided to become trans. He is planning on coming to our reunion next year since it will be the 50th. I need to figure out how to respond before then. I would like to be a casual friend as I don't really like hurting people especially with what they have gone through, BUT these messages are Twilight Zone weird. It has been bothering me quite a bit and I keep hoping I'll get some clarity on how to respond but so far nothing. I will say I am not interested in this person beyond a casual friendship no matter what gender they are. It's just weird.
Oh well another long week and hopefully tomorrow I will be officially out of the boot. The ankle has some soreness but I am walking on it in the house with no issues and have an almost full range of motion. I still have some tenderness in the one spot but today I just couldn't handle the boot and used an ankle brace. I feel fine so we shall see. Prayers that the doctor lets me stay in the brace would be appreciated. Anthony has a couple of baseball games and Ella started with her new volleyball team, so another busy week ahead. Thankfully it is supposed to get a tad cooler. I don't mind the heat per se, but 60 degrees one day and 86 the next is hard to adapt to. I prefer the more gradual change.
Hope you all have a nice evening.
Wow, Taz, what an awkward and difficult situation you're in with your former classmate. I do feel a red flag that he/she is making you feel uncomfortable which you know upsets me for you. I thank you as always for wanting to do the kind thing, that's of course, who you are. I think for your own peace of mind you almost have to reply. Just say you wish him/her the best. Then go onto say in uncertain terms you are not interested and to stop contacting you with his/her interest. Not at all about his/ her gender choices but about your well -being and possibly safety as well, As far as attending your HS reunion, I would feel awful if you wanted to go but didn't due to this person's possibly also attending. God-willing, he/she will choose to be respectful and stop contacting you. How Anthony is being treated is just terrible especially after all he's overcome and still going through. The coach should never have spoken that way to anyone let alone in front of an audience! You know, I don't get angry easily but that is horrible to inflict on a child at that. much 
there, too. Know always we are here and stand by you! 
I'm so glad you got to enjoy some fun sunshine yesterday. 
are hard to resist all right. Thank you for all the love you give your dog along with your cats. Could you volunteer with dogs in some way rather than take on anew pup? I'd love to do so one day myself. You have absolutely have a great heart
so I told DH make sure you get extra so we have enough and then some, and he did. So about 66% less than what we thought we’d be paying! It looks really nice and we all like it a lot. It’s a lot warmer down there now too with the new insulation. 
and Ralphs 
. All is cool and quiet here. It will be a blessing to have my tooth taken care tomorrow. I definitely would appreciate extra prayer. Dad and I might even get to drop of a food pantry donation at church before my appointment tomorrow. If so, I would get to say hi to either my friend Glenda who I haven't seen in a year or another friend who works with her the office in 3 years! Either would be an extra Tuesday blessing 
for happy 
and most of all, of course, always for you. I'm very happy to read you were able to have a neighbor build your 
and that you will be getting housecleaning help as well. Take care of yourself!
is a warm blessing indeed. 
Beautiful reassurance of Chris' love and God's most of all. I pray the cardinals did indeed bring extra peace to your heart. Praise God, in all ways, of course, and on Sam, relieving news for sure. 
Wishing you and your family, 
of course, included, a happy Monday.
of the lovely yard that the two of you are blessed to have.
Her momma said she had been fighting her nap all morning and her papa had to pool temp up so it felt like a nice warm bath. She's so cute.
to you. What a horrible ordeal all of you are going through 
Just love and care. Prayers also, of course, for Lil Joe to feel better. I do love that he and Lou Lou have birthdays so close together yet each also have their own day to celebrate as well. I do feel an extra connection to them since my own birthfay follows theirs. Alternating mac and cheese brands is a good idea. I'm glad your family enjoys them both 
so precious a blessing indeed.
prayers. I just checked and The Blessing Bracelet will next be airing on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries tonight at 9pm. Dad and I will be watching more very shortly. I truly hope you enjoy it as well, my friend.
The last time we updated the room was when the kids were toddlers - we emptied it out completely and it was basically a big playroom for them, with new carpet and we had all their Little Tykes stuff down there. Since that time it’s evolved into a family room, but also accumulated a lot of stuff. All that will be gone now and we have these new walls which look great. DH is going to build a barn-type door on sliders which we’ve never had there before. The room is off our kitchen and goes down.
I told him he has to trust me (but beside that, it’s my house, I’m paying for it, and he’ll only be with us a relatively short time longer, I’m sure, so I’d like him I to agree, but ultimately it’s what’s going down there anyway) and I know he’ll like it once everything‘s done (though perhaps he’ll always tease me about it). But we did have good some laughs about it. (I’ll tell you the comments later when we’re done.) I think it will be a place he can have his friends down and it will be a great space with lots of room and sleep surfaces if anyone wants to crash, etc. (And later on, with luck, it will be a space for future grandchildren some day.) We have a lot to do besides this (the bathroom, too, the storage room, painting the outside, we just bought the pool deck, etc.) so we have to make the funds stretch, and this carpet tile is very affordable. Reviews were excellent, too. And if one or two tiles get dirty then can be take up and cleaned, then put back, or even replaced. (We’ll buy extra to keep up in the attic).Will show pictures when done, I have to stick with my vision, haha! Happy to finally be moving forward with this, it’s been in the works for a long time.
Looking forward to the day when this is all behind him and he is feeling better. 
