Gail, thank you very much for your comments. It helps with the grieving process, for me, so it's very much appreciated. He was 10 years younger than me.
So you have a large family too, I see. I always liked coming from a big family.
As for my migraines, I started to get them as a teen and had them all my life (as many as 13 in a month at one time) until I went through menopause, so they were hormonal related. I also get the odd one from the weather too, but haven't had many of those ones lately and I came across a recipe that gets rid of them fairly quickly so I've never suffered much with them anymore, knock on wood. The worst were the hormonal ones. I've spent the night on many a cold bathroom floor crying. And I too have gone to the hospital, on occasion, to get rid of the really bad and stubborn ones. Horrible thing to have, for sure. I'm glad to hear yours have gone away too. That's a lot of peace for us both, right there.
Again, thank you Gail for your comforting message.
Robyn, I was just going through my bookmarks and came across this puzzle. I'm so very sorry to hear about the death of your brother. It must be incredibly agonizing to lose a sibling. I hope I'm the first to go of us four, three sisters and one brother. I hope your grieving process is a gentle one, and wish you the utmost peace.
I too used to get migraines. I'd get them every Thursday or Friday when I worked at a law office. They would completely destroy my weekend, and I would frequently end up in the E.R. begging for Demerol, the only thing that would help. It was only when I'd vomit that I'd start to feel a little better. The pain was unbearable, and the best I could hope for was to sleep for the rest of the weekend. When I became disabled and had to stop working, my migraines disappeared. I mean, completely disappeared. I think the stress of working for attorneys for 35 years caused me to get them towards the end of an always stressful week. It's one of the few good things about being disabled and not having (read: being able) to work.
Again, I'm so saddened by your brother's death. May you hold his memories dear and remember the joyful times you and he shared.
Yes, absolutely, I need to see your artwork, Robyn. That goes without saying. I'm so glad you started a new one.....but make sure it's complicated enough that I have a chance of 'winning' it. LOL! :-))))))))
Living with chronic or close to chronic pain is a tough one, so I'm glad to hear that you came up with something that helps you cope with it, gives you some sort of relief. It can't be an easy thing to live with I know.
You need to see my artwork, eh? lol... hopefully I'll get back into creating something new soon. I still have one more puzzle already completed but wasn't going to post it until later in the week, just to spread them out. I started a new one this weekend but it still has a way to go before it's completed. Soon... soon. And thank you. :))
Hi Robyn, I came back to see if you'd responded and to see if you'd posted any new puzzles. Well, I probably won't solve any of your huge puzzles unless I want to wreck my hand again.
Thank you for sending me what Raini said about the unicode characters.
When I'm in real pain, I try to remind myself about what it would be like to be tortured. That would be the worse kind of pain, no matter what kind of torture it was because the pain would be coming from an outside source, and one would not know when the torture was going to stop. That's one of the ways I deal with pain. Also, there are times when I can block it out completely....but that's rare.
I hope your life settles back to normal, or whatever 'normal' might mean to you. I need to see your artwork at times.
Wendy... Raini says those characters are Unicode. Here's a copy of her message and instructions:
Robyn ~ They're unicode emoticons. You can either google them, choose a chart and cut and paste or go Start➞ All Programs➞Accessories➞System Tools➞ Character Map and choose MS PMincho as the font, scroll down, select whichever one you like or a string of them (automatically copies to clipboard) and then just paste them in wherever ! ツ
I know what you mean, Wendy. I've felt that way a number of times when I used to get terrible migraines. They were so painful that sometimes I wished I were dead. And then when it finally went away I'd be glad to be alive again. It's so hard to have to endure unbearable pain.
I made a few extra puzzles last week because I knew I'd be very busy with Christmas this week and the next. I haven't made any this week at all but I'd really like to start work on another collage or something different again soon. Maybe I'll start one this weekend.
I hate that Estate. Can't wait til it's over. I wouldn't make a good Notary, LOL. At least we've been through so many lately that they're becoming second nature. That's the only positive. We already know the ropes so well that this one should go easier and faster. :-\
Being "at peace" can be the best thing for most people, either dead or alive. I've thought about that often. I've experience major physical pain where I wouldn't have minded being more 'at peace' (like dead), a number of times. I'm alive and kicking....and most times glad I'm alive.
I assume you created this puzzle after your brother's death, so at least you're dealing with the grieving process without breaking down.
I don't envy you having to deal with one estate, but having another one on top of that would be too much for anyone to handle.
I'm glad your character will remain the same no matter what. :-)))))
Thanks for your reply, and the belated birthday wish, Wendy.
Saying, "Sorry to hear that" is a fine thing to say. Like saying "Thank you" or "Please", it suffices, yes.
I don't want him to come back. He's better off where he is... at peace. And now he can move on. But I still have to go through the grieving process and right now I'm in a daze. I'll work through it.
There's the added burden of having another Estate to do which takes 2 to 3 years to finish and I did think we'd all grow old together but that's not how it turned out. I'm ok with the reality, it just turned out differently than I thought it would, is all. I roll with the punches.
I still have so many more things to do in life so I'll just keep at them all until I can't any more. Until someone or something stops me, lol. My character will always remain the same. I have no plans to change it. ;) But I won't be partying anytime soon.
Your family does have good longevity genes by the sound of things. That's nice. :))
I think we established once before that we both have 3 brothers and two sisters. In my family, we have all lived very recklessly.....doing very dangerous things, and yet we're all quite well. My parents have decent genes 'cause my dad died at 93 I think it was, and my mother is 90 and still quite active.
At least the female side of your family is doing well. Happy late birthday.
I've already lived a full life, so anything extra is a bonus. That's the way I look at it. It's too bad about your brothers, but there's nothing that can be done about it. I never know what to say when someone dies. I could say "I'm sorry to hear that," which I suppose suffices. I just hope you remain your cheerful, funny, cute self. :-))))))
LOL, Wendy. Yup, I was WRONG. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This old head of mine. It's been a rough week. I had my birthday on Dec. 9th.... that was fun, but it was followed 2 days later by the death of my youngest brother (heart attack). He was 20 days shy of his 53rd birthday. He lived alone and my sister would check up on him since he had a stroke 3 years ago. So she found him on his bed, passed away. Now I'm busy helping her (from a distance as they live in another city) with a cremation and Estate stuff. I'm still working on my other brother's estate, just finishing it up. He passed away 3 years ago and my sister just finished the Estates of both my parents so it's been a rough 4 years in some ways. I have to take a trip home next Spring to inter my two brothers. I opted to stay in Toronto this Xmas so that I don't have to make 2 trips there.
So, we were 6 kids, 3 boys and 3 girls and now only the girls are left and we're all in 3 different cities. The 3rd brother passed away in '94 at 45 yrs of age from Cancer. I don't know why the boys passed at much younger ages, but they all did. My parents were both 83 and 82 when they passed. My grandfather passed at 93 yrs of age. I thought we all might have inherited his genes but I guess not.
So my dear, my head is in a bit of a daze. Not that, that's any excuse because it doesn't work as well as it used to anyway, LOL. ;)
Robyn, I had read your comment to me, and didn't want to appear foolish because I couldn't figure out why you called them alpha characters. But I looked up the definition and figured that you were wrong, so I didn't bother saying anything. Then today I thought I'd come back to check and see if there had been an update....and yes, there was. Now I don't have to say that you made a mistake. hehehe ☺ ♥
Correction: Instead of "Alpha characters" I meant "ALT characters". My mistake. The old brain gets it's wires crossed from time to time... just about every other minute. ☺ ♥
LOL, it's definitely contagious, or like a new Apple product just released... everyone rushes out to get it. Well, they are cute characters. I used to use Alt characters in the past because you could make some really cute designs with them. Plus, in order to get the "copyright" character to print on some fonts, you had no choice but to use the alt character.
Thank you for your comments Gail, they're very much appreciated and you're always welcome. :))
What a terrific puzzle, Robyn. I love your use of design and patterns. Thanks so much.
I, too, have seen all the characters. One person cleverly uses a character, and the next thing you know, everyone has to get in on the act. In just a few days' time, they've become as ubiquitous as snow in Antarctica.
lol, What's with everyone using alpha characters? Are they alphas?? I'm beginning to see them everywhere, lol. They're cute though. :))
Thank you, Willy, what kind comments. You're so welcome, too, as always. Glad you enjoyed yourself. :))
Saturn... you're most welcome, hon. :))
Wendy, Wendy, so many 26 98's, lol, math being your strong point it makes for an apropros underline. ;) Thank you for the compliment, hon. And you are always welcome, as usual. :))
Again a lot of fun Robyn, your puzzles are always beautiful, and the patterns are always different; I am sure that it is much work to create it; Thank you so, Willy. ☺☺☺
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