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fayerody said:
if i thought i had a wedding to go to about now, i'd be having the tantrum of the century. i don't even own any hose or heels. i'd have to tiptoe through the tulips during the entire ceremony....going to the local big grocery store can get me going like nothing else these days. i burned up a pan yesterday with tea bags in it and had a major melt down......stress does it to us. and half of the time i can't even identify the cause of the stress. i love that part!

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> tantrum starting. fortunately (if it could be considered fortunate) there were a couple pair of stockings packed away.....the shoes are another matter. cannot find the ones for this dress. NO IDEA where the tote with shoes has migrated to during unpacking. ***** moan ***** moan ***** moan ad infinitum....</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
i did decide to conquer one fear yesterday and i baked cookies and tromped over to my neighbor's house and gave them to him. he drinks and he scares me when he starts talking loud and waving his arms around. but we're going to be neighbors forever and i had to do something to keep some of my power. i can't give it all away. he was gracious and all giggly and showed me the room he was painting. so i wrote Pat-1, Fear-0 on the refrigerator board.

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> well done! conquering fear isn't easy. glad you took risk and had positive result. cookies often can smooth the way when you'd least expect it. </font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
no screech owl yet. the house is setting up on the pole with a "for rent" sign on it. i found out that rat snakes steal the eggs, so i have to make a metal collar to keep them from climbing the pole next spring. (for the pole, not the snakes)

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> was going to make comment about collars for snakes but then thought better of it. you're an amusing woman

alright.....this wedding is happening whether or not we're prepared, dressed appropriately, or even on time. so had better get on with this tantrum and move through to the other side. whew it is hard work being such a head case.

over the past decade we'd have blown off this wedding as too stress inducing to attend. still is stressful but we actually WANT to go and will do what is necessary to make it there safely.

as for the good time? once we get over ourselves we'll perk up into wedding mode and it will be fun.