Re: Amelie home this evening,

[Guest guest]

Lesley-

My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

Michele W

mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

[Guest guest]

Lesley-

My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

Michele W

mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

[Guest guest]

Lesley-

My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

Michele W

mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

[Guest guest]

Michele,

I hope your healing thoughts are the best and my dreams come true!!

I am not greedy just a couple more weeks would be nice before the next

admission.

love Les

PS my powerpoint charge presentation went very well, with all your

help, just waiting for marks but I am confident, everyone seemed so

interested in charge, how could they not be theres so much of it!!

>

> Lesley-

> My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

> joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

I hope your healing thoughts are the best and my dreams come true!!

I am not greedy just a couple more weeks would be nice before the next

admission.

love Les

PS my powerpoint charge presentation went very well, with all your

help, just waiting for marks but I am confident, everyone seemed so

interested in charge, how could they not be theres so much of it!!

>

> Lesley-

> My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

> joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

I hope your healing thoughts are the best and my dreams come true!!

I am not greedy just a couple more weeks would be nice before the next

admission.

love Les

PS my powerpoint charge presentation went very well, with all your

help, just waiting for marks but I am confident, everyone seemed so

interested in charge, how could they not be theres so much of it!!

>

> Lesley-

> My best healing thoughts are going out to you so that Amelie will be

> joyfully and healthfully at home for a long, long time!

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

If I didnt take time out and go to school I would be a nutter, Darren

knows me so well, and he says its the best therapy, I am distracted

and that way I dont go into overdrive, or worry myself to an early

grave, and hes right it works well, Darren always stays with her on

college days, and he is wonderful at home, he does all the kids and

cooking, and food shoppinh, and I do te housework and washing ironing,

we have done this system for 22 years together and its asplit 50/50

team effort, and kept us strong, although the housework is lagging

behind due to homework, but now Amelie is home, I will catch up on my

half!! the busier for me the better, I dont have time to tink for two

long, otherwise I would be dangerous.

lol les xx

>

> I still find it so hard to believe that you have time for school

work. You

> amaze me. I suppose that's why you're able to stay somewhat sane,

huh?

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

If I didnt take time out and go to school I would be a nutter, Darren

knows me so well, and he says its the best therapy, I am distracted

and that way I dont go into overdrive, or worry myself to an early

grave, and hes right it works well, Darren always stays with her on

college days, and he is wonderful at home, he does all the kids and

cooking, and food shoppinh, and I do te housework and washing ironing,

we have done this system for 22 years together and its asplit 50/50

team effort, and kept us strong, although the housework is lagging

behind due to homework, but now Amelie is home, I will catch up on my

half!! the busier for me the better, I dont have time to tink for two

long, otherwise I would be dangerous.

lol les xx

>

> I still find it so hard to believe that you have time for school

work. You

> amaze me. I suppose that's why you're able to stay somewhat sane,

huh?

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

Michele,

If I didnt take time out and go to school I would be a nutter, Darren

knows me so well, and he says its the best therapy, I am distracted

and that way I dont go into overdrive, or worry myself to an early

grave, and hes right it works well, Darren always stays with her on

college days, and he is wonderful at home, he does all the kids and

cooking, and food shoppinh, and I do te housework and washing ironing,

we have done this system for 22 years together and its asplit 50/50

team effort, and kept us strong, although the housework is lagging

behind due to homework, but now Amelie is home, I will catch up on my

half!! the busier for me the better, I dont have time to tink for two

long, otherwise I would be dangerous.

lol les xx

>

> I still find it so hard to believe that you have time for school

work. You

> amaze me. I suppose that's why you're able to stay somewhat sane,

huh?

>

> Michele W

> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ

>

[Guest guest]

I go around apologizing for the state of our house all the time. Try to forget

about it and relish the time with Amelie. She won't remember clutter, etc.,

but she WILL remember love. Martha

[Guest guest]

I go around apologizing for the state of our house all the time. Try to forget

about it and relish the time with Amelie. She won't remember clutter, etc.,

but she WILL remember love. Martha

[Guest guest]

I go around apologizing for the state of our house all the time. Try to forget

about it and relish the time with Amelie. She won't remember clutter, etc.,

but she WILL remember love. Martha

[Guest guest]

Lesley,

I am glad Amelie is home and I hope she keeps getting better and

doesnt catch anything else.

Hugs,

Crystal and Eva

>

> Hi everyone

>

> Amelie was supposed to go to a ward today from HDU but with no

> answers from anyone and her sats at 99 which is amazing for

amelie,

> her last brady was at 1pm yesterday and she has had none today, I

> persisted that if she is well enough to go to a ward then she is

> well enough to come home, I didnt want to risk catching something

> else whilst on the wards, in the UK they are so understaffed, its

a

> nightmare, they have sometimes 2 staff to 16 kids, and because she

> is so silent, if we leave her for anything, her secretions build

up

> and noone notices until shes almost choking, at least at home she

> gets one to one 24/7.

>

> The doctor had to get confirmation from above, but in the end they

> agreed, she was probably safer at home.

>

> So the big wait for all the teams to sort out this meeting, and

find

> out what we do next. I really hope she can stay at home longer

than

> we usually get on average 10 days so can you all will her to stay

> home longer we really need the time for the other three girls and

> the house is a disaster, and it freaks me out if its not organised

> and tidy, in fact it makes me ill!!!

>

> lol les xx

>

[Guest guest]

Lesley,

I am " willing " for Amelie to stay home longer than usual. Don't worry about

your house. I have a feeling you will have that energy to get going on

getting it back to your normal within a few days.

Best of everything.

Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

[Guest guest]

Hi flo

I got my mail and pictures, first of all I thought whats this

about!! Then I read the posts, your absolutely right, and for once I

thought sod it!!

So today I have not got anyone dressed ie Fleur or Amelie or me, we

are slobbed in the playroom and the house....I cant look for too

long otherwise i will get sick..but if I could start to relax about

these issues which are so trivia compared to Amelie then maybe I

could get rid of my OCD cleaning problem.

Each day decided to read this post again and again...it may work so

thank you very much for high lighting priorites which I sometimes

struggle with, I dont know why I have always been like this even as

a child my bedroom was so particular......help!

cheers dear Les xx

>

> Lesley,

> On a day full of the usual rigours and irritations of life, you

just about

> made it worth it for me. Really good news to hear about Amelie

and lots of

> " willing " her to stay well as long as possible to allow you,

Darrel (just

> kidding, I do know his name now!) and the girls to enjoy her

loveliness and

> for you all to enjoy each other.

>

> Housework? What the hell is that? I was heartened in Miami by

Tim's

> presentation to hear that it is the bottom priority in his

household too.

> Did you ever hear the story about our burglars? Another time.

(Michele,

> time to send the " I don't do windows " e-mail to Lesley. I am on

the case).

> As someone here said, none of the girls will remember an unkept

home (at

> least so I hope for my sake!) but they will remember all the

little things

> you do together and the love you all share.

>

> Now I am beginning to sound like a big sap!

>

> With the very best wishes to one of my inspiration women..........

> Flo

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Michele,

I know my faults and the cleaning thing drives all the girls and Daz

crazy, I really want to work on it, and let it go or at least relax

a little, instead of killing myself in the process of always trying

to be super woman!! maybe when I get to University the load will be

too much and something will have to give, hopefully the cleaning and

not my sanity.

Today I slobbed out all day and then Olivia was in a swimming Gala

tonight, I was happy to go instead of Daz, but felt very sad when it

was her turn to swim, we have not had chance to take her swimming

for such a long time, she did her best but you know what!!! her

swimming costume no longer fitted her properly, and the shoulder

straps kept sliding off, she kept stopping her stride to put the

straps back on her shoulders, I WAS MORTIFIED!! what mum doesnt know

these things, like why did i not realise the costume no longer

fitted, why had she not told me, I hugged her afterwards she came

fourth but I could see she was annoyed maybe with me, it was my

fault she had not done better, I just wanted to cry in the car

coming home, I have not had any time for the other girls, i feel sad

about this.

SO MORAL OF THIS LONG WINDED STORY, I MUST STOP THIS BLOODY

OBSESSION ABOUT THE HOUSE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AND PAY MORE ATTENTION

TO WHATS GOING ON RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!

love and sad les xx

>

> Lesley-

> Our kids challenge us beyond our comfort level in so many

unexpected ways. I, too, have found the need to adjust and rethink

many things about my own " ways " . Don't we all have something that

we do that doesn't make so much sense? Gosh -- I hope we all do or

I'm really a nut! Anyway-- don't beat yourself up for being a

clean-freak. There are worse things to be addicted to! But embrace

your new open-ness.

>

> I have to find a Family Circus cartoon I clipped. I intended

to frame it and put it on the front door. Something like this: 2

neighbors talking over the fence. One with a well-manicured yard,

one full of " stuff " . You can guess which one said " We're growing a

family over here. "

>

> Same applies inside. Yes, the mess in my house makes me crazy

sometimes. Yes, I envy others' magazine-worthy homes. Yes, I feel

inadequate because I can't seem to get it together. But -- I am

realizing that it's just one thing I can't do and that it really is

of little true importance. We're clean enough -- just cluttered and

dusty. Ah well...

>

> I also found great comfort in the room when Tim talked about

this at the conference!

>

> Michele W

> Aubrie's mom

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Michele,

I know my faults and the cleaning thing drives all the girls and Daz

crazy, I really want to work on it, and let it go or at least relax

a little, instead of killing myself in the process of always trying

to be super woman!! maybe when I get to University the load will be

too much and something will have to give, hopefully the cleaning and

not my sanity.

Today I slobbed out all day and then Olivia was in a swimming Gala

tonight, I was happy to go instead of Daz, but felt very sad when it

was her turn to swim, we have not had chance to take her swimming

for such a long time, she did her best but you know what!!! her

swimming costume no longer fitted her properly, and the shoulder

straps kept sliding off, she kept stopping her stride to put the

straps back on her shoulders, I WAS MORTIFIED!! what mum doesnt know

these things, like why did i not realise the costume no longer

fitted, why had she not told me, I hugged her afterwards she came

fourth but I could see she was annoyed maybe with me, it was my

fault she had not done better, I just wanted to cry in the car

coming home, I have not had any time for the other girls, i feel sad

about this.

SO MORAL OF THIS LONG WINDED STORY, I MUST STOP THIS BLOODY

OBSESSION ABOUT THE HOUSE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AND PAY MORE ATTENTION

TO WHATS GOING ON RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!

love and sad les xx

>

> Lesley-

> Our kids challenge us beyond our comfort level in so many

unexpected ways. I, too, have found the need to adjust and rethink

many things about my own " ways " . Don't we all have something that

we do that doesn't make so much sense? Gosh -- I hope we all do or

I'm really a nut! Anyway-- don't beat yourself up for being a

clean-freak. There are worse things to be addicted to! But embrace

your new open-ness.

>

> I have to find a Family Circus cartoon I clipped. I intended

to frame it and put it on the front door. Something like this: 2

neighbors talking over the fence. One with a well-manicured yard,

one full of " stuff " . You can guess which one said " We're growing a

family over here. "

>

> Same applies inside. Yes, the mess in my house makes me crazy

sometimes. Yes, I envy others' magazine-worthy homes. Yes, I feel

inadequate because I can't seem to get it together. But -- I am

realizing that it's just one thing I can't do and that it really is

of little true importance. We're clean enough -- just cluttered and

dusty. Ah well...

>

> I also found great comfort in the room when Tim talked about

this at the conference!

>

> Michele W

> Aubrie's mom

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Michele,

I know my faults and the cleaning thing drives all the girls and Daz

crazy, I really want to work on it, and let it go or at least relax

a little, instead of killing myself in the process of always trying

to be super woman!! maybe when I get to University the load will be

too much and something will have to give, hopefully the cleaning and

not my sanity.

Today I slobbed out all day and then Olivia was in a swimming Gala

tonight, I was happy to go instead of Daz, but felt very sad when it

was her turn to swim, we have not had chance to take her swimming

for such a long time, she did her best but you know what!!! her

swimming costume no longer fitted her properly, and the shoulder

straps kept sliding off, she kept stopping her stride to put the

straps back on her shoulders, I WAS MORTIFIED!! what mum doesnt know

these things, like why did i not realise the costume no longer

fitted, why had she not told me, I hugged her afterwards she came

fourth but I could see she was annoyed maybe with me, it was my

fault she had not done better, I just wanted to cry in the car

coming home, I have not had any time for the other girls, i feel sad

about this.

SO MORAL OF THIS LONG WINDED STORY, I MUST STOP THIS BLOODY

OBSESSION ABOUT THE HOUSE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AND PAY MORE ATTENTION

TO WHATS GOING ON RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!

love and sad les xx

>

> Lesley-

> Our kids challenge us beyond our comfort level in so many

unexpected ways. I, too, have found the need to adjust and rethink

many things about my own " ways " . Don't we all have something that

we do that doesn't make so much sense? Gosh -- I hope we all do or

I'm really a nut! Anyway-- don't beat yourself up for being a

clean-freak. There are worse things to be addicted to! But embrace

your new open-ness.

>

> I have to find a Family Circus cartoon I clipped. I intended

to frame it and put it on the front door. Something like this: 2

neighbors talking over the fence. One with a well-manicured yard,

one full of " stuff " . You can guess which one said " We're growing a

family over here. "

>

> Same applies inside. Yes, the mess in my house makes me crazy

sometimes. Yes, I envy others' magazine-worthy homes. Yes, I feel

inadequate because I can't seem to get it together. But -- I am

realizing that it's just one thing I can't do and that it really is

of little true importance. We're clean enough -- just cluttered and

dusty. Ah well...

>

> I also found great comfort in the room when Tim talked about

this at the conference!

>

> Michele W

> Aubrie's mom

>

>

>

>

>