Originally Posted by
tailspin
Hi guys!! Great to see you again, Dave! Especially since you have some really positive news! Well done for not letting the bastards grind you down!!! It is excellent to hear that you have received a back payment (I can only imagine how hard it was to get them to send you that!!) Great to hear also that you can get out of your lease early and move out of the city. Sounds like you are heading out to nature tomorrow for a couple of days with your son? That can only be a good thing!
How is Maximus doing? Also, you mention a tribe of dogs? Do you have more? You'll have to post a pic some time.
Dahlia, I'm sorry you are having this ongoing stress concerning a payment you were forced to pay back to your landlord. Fighting insurance claims - or any kind of government or official bureaucracy - is really exhausting. I really admire Dave for his stamina.
So glad you had a fun time at your granddaughter's Xmas concert, Dahlia! That sounds wonderful!! I know what you mean when you say that you feel that where you live now is home, but also, the old country is home too! Even though I have lived in California for many years now and I have had US citizenship for a long time, I do not consider myself an American. England will always be my home and I always think of myself as English. And yet, obviously, this is where I live and I am married to an American and I love many things about living here. I have to say, I think of California as it's own country. I am English first, and a Californian second!! :-)
Hi Amber and Jerilyn and Terre Nova too! And anyone else who posts in this thread!
My positives today: I made an appointment yesterday with my OB/GYN to talk about some issues I'm having as I approach menopause. My appointment is in half an hour so I'll be leaving soon. I guess I don't know yet whether the appointment will be positive or not! But I know I need to address some issue and so I feel like it's positive that I'm going to this appointment. I kind of feel like, since my hormones are so out of whack, any psychiatric medication I take is bound to miss the mark to a large extent. Anyhow, I'll see how I get on!
Hugs to all! xxxx