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will8989 · 12-28-2007, 03:04 AM

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday. Mine came & went so fast I didn't know it was here. 1 1/2 weeks before Christmas I got 2 orders for 17 baskets to be delivered in one week! Needless to say, I met the deadline, although tired, pockets heavier and then the bottom fell out. There were issues with the baby, he kept losing weight and got down to 11 pounds! Very light for a 6 month old. He is gaining weight again and seems to be doing much better. He's up to a whole 13 pounds, is more alert and active and acts like a 6 month old should. Still no explanation as to why. Mom fell and hurt her foot, not broken just tissue injury but she's in a soft cast. More work for me. Son's boss, age 52, died in his sleep last night & my sister-in-law collapsed at work! I'm afraid to answer my phone anymore. I still have my ornaments to mail out. I'm so sorry I didn't get them out sooner. I love looking at all the ones on my tree. Everyone asks why in the world do I have a kangaroo ornament on my tree! And I tell them it's from my special friend in Australia, why else would there be one on there? So now I am playing catch up and will probably catch up - next Christmas!

Betty

lucky788scroller · 12-28-2007, 03:07 AM

(((((((((((((((((hug))))))))))))))))))))))) welcome back Betty!!!! You are in the same mode as me huh...............hurry up and get over with 2007....2008 has GOT to be better!!! Dale

JohnB · 12-28-2007, 03:14 AM

Crikey Betty,
If I thought I had problems they just disappeared.
Speaking for myself, Don't give the ornaments a second thought.
At least with that amount of #%$# hitting the fan in 2007, 2008 can only get better.

Glad the little bloke is looking up.

Besides all that happened, I hope you kept your chin up over Xmas and that Santa was kind.

thecopperfish · 12-28-2007, 03:33 AM

Hope things are better soon Betty! Take care of yourself in the midst of all this. (((((((Hugs)))))))
Chris

Tor · 12-28-2007, 08:28 AM

Be well, and make sure that next year is better than this one. Hmm, scratch that.... Make it the best year ever.

Tor

Rolf · 12-28-2007, 12:13 PM

2007 was a tough year for many of us.
That is what is nice about this forum, it is a great place to escape to and get our minds off the sad things.
Betty I hope 2008 brings you much Joy health an happines. That goes for the rest of you out there also.
Oh and John it really is fun having an International and National ornament set the Kangaroo gets alot of comments.

CanadianScroller · 12-28-2007, 01:25 PM

WELCOME BACK BETTY
I hope that this next year will be a prosperous one with nothing but good news. you deserve it.

Mike Crosa · 12-28-2007, 01:26 PM

Hi Betty

2008 will be a better year!

Mike C.

Kevin12 · 12-30-2007, 02:16 AM

Wow, Betty, glad you're still with us! Your post started off so good, then went downhill. But I've had days / weeks / months like that, too. Stuff happens. Really glad the little one's better.

Let me get in on what's becoming a group (((((((((((((((( HUG )))))))))))))))). Actually, I believe in hugs even when things aren't spiralling downward.

Hey, it'll be great getting your ornament! (I wondered what happened - glad I didn't pester!)

scrolling_grandma · 01-03-2008, 11:59 PM

Keep your chin up. You gotta take care of the little one. And with everything else...don't worry. We all like Christmas in July too. lol

12-28-2007, 03:04 AM	#1
will8989 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 1,253	I'm back Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday. Mine came & went so fast I didn't know it was here. 1 1/2 weeks before Christmas I got 2 orders for 17 baskets to be delivered in one week! Needless to say, I met the deadline, although tired, pockets heavier and then the bottom fell out. There were issues with the baby, he kept losing weight and got down to 11 pounds! Very light for a 6 month old. He is gaining weight again and seems to be doing much better. He's up to a whole 13 pounds, is more alert and active and acts like a 6 month old should. Still no explanation as to why. Mom fell and hurt her foot, not broken just tissue injury but she's in a soft cast. More work for me. Son's boss, age 52, died in his sleep last night & my sister-in-law collapsed at work! I'm afraid to answer my phone anymore. I still have my ornaments to mail out. I'm so sorry I didn't get them out sooner. I love looking at all the ones on my tree. Everyone asks why in the world do I have a kangaroo ornament on my tree! And I tell them it's from my special friend in Australia, why else would there be one on there? So now I am playing catch up and will probably catch up - next Christmas! Betty __________________ A woodworker never has too many clamps!!

12-28-2007, 03:14 AM	#3
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,180	Crikey Betty, If I thought I had problems they just disappeared. Speaking for myself, Don't give the ornaments a second thought. At least with that amount of #%$# hitting the fan in 2007, 2008 can only get better. Glad the little bloke is looking up. Besides all that happened, I hope you kept your chin up over Xmas and that Santa was kind. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

12-28-2007, 03:33 AM	#4
thecopperfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 1,145	Hope things are better soon Betty! Take care of yourself in the midst of all this. (((((((Hugs))))))) Chris __________________ What! There's no coffee?!!

12-28-2007, 08:28 AM	#5
Tor Mad Marqueteur Join Date: May 2007 Location: The "Green Side" in Hawaii Posts: 1,416	Be well, and make sure that next year is better than this one. Hmm, scratch that.... Make it the best year ever. Tor __________________ I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson Garden Island Marqueteur http://www.fineartmarquetry.com

12-28-2007, 12:13 PM	#6
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,089	2007 was a tough year for many of us. That is what is nice about this forum, it is a great place to escape to and get our minds off the sad things. Betty I hope 2008 brings you much Joy health an happines. That goes for the rest of you out there also. Oh and John it really is fun having an International and National ornament set the Kangaroo gets alot of comments. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

12-28-2007, 03:07 AM	#2
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,354	(((((((((((((((((hug))))))))))))))))))))))) welcome back Betty!!!! You are in the same mode as me huh...............hurry up and get over with 2007....2008 has GOT to be better!!! Dale

12-28-2007, 01:25 PM	#7
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,904 Blog Entries: 12	WELCOME BACK BETTY I hope that this next year will be a prosperous one with nothing but good news. you deserve it. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

12-28-2007, 01:26 PM	#8
Mike Crosa Land Locked Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,717	Hi Betty 2008 will be a better year! Mike C.

12-30-2007, 02:16 AM	#9
Kevin12 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis (Fishers) Posts: 532	Wow, Betty, glad you're still with us! Your post started off so good, then went downhill. But I've had days / weeks / months like that, too. Stuff happens. Really glad the little one's better. Let me get in on what's becoming a group (((((((((((((((( HUG )))))))))))))))). Actually, I believe in hugs even when things aren't spiralling downward. Hey, it'll be great getting your ornament! (I wondered what happened - glad I didn't pester!) __________________ Kevin Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -- Dr. Seuss NEW DeWalt 788 and that old, Jimmy- Jerry- and Kevin-rigged Delta 40-560

01-03-2008, 11:59 PM	#10
scrolling_grandma Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 740	Keep your chin up. You gotta take care of the little one. And with everything else...don't worry. We all like Christmas in July too. lol __________________ Tammy Pressure makes diamonds

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