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[HoneySuckleBlue]

Man you guys whoda thunk trees could be so heavy ??!

My arms are sooo sore this morning it takes two hands to hold a coffee cup, lol, I don't know how another day of lugging christmas trees is going to happen, but I guess I am about to find out. This is nuts.

It sure felt good to be outside all day yesterday though, and I think I have fallen in love with the people that work at farmer girl. It made me very content to be the only day worker they did'nt make fun of openly. Who knows what they did behind closed doors.

Alot of my negativity from last week got burned right off though, and that was very theraputic:)

[dilligaf]

once ya start moving them a bit more today they wont feel so bad,,,, ok not really, ya just lose all sense of feeling in them kinda sorta n after a 4 day stretch or two ya be in fine shape :)

[mariecstasy]

wow girl. I forgot you were doing that yesterday. Way to get that exercise. I'm glad you loved the people you worked with too. Makes all the difference in the world.

How long were you there yesterday?

I've had to help move Christmas trees with Home Depot....did you get stabbed alot?

[nirgal]

And don't you just love the smell:)?

[elayne]

Poor Honey needs a massage! Cant ya put that man of yours to good use? lol
Too bad I'm so far away, I make a really nice essential oil with sandlwood, ylang ylang, and jasmine. :)

[HoneySuckleBlue]

The smell is just amazing! And so is creating a really neat scene with all those beautiful trees, it was super sad though knowing they were just gonna get used and then tossed...they reminded me of corpses since they were so heavy and I knew their future was just a matter of time.


I worked four hours yesterday and six today and made a hundred bucks...man I can hardly move though. I soaked in the hot tub but a massage sure would be nice, though not today...you ever been so sore it makes you want to cry and your stomache sick? Dang, I was sore when I went in this morning, but once you start moving it's not so bad..just when you stop that everything starts to stiffen up. Your oil sounds so yummeh elayne. I am gonna throw some eucalyptus in the hot tub later on before I go to bed.

I did'nt get poked at all, we were out side so I had a fleece on and some gloves.

:) Mary did say I had a job there in March when the season begins if I wanted one. She's got some fancy plants and really cool birds. We'll see what's going on then I suppose.

[SilkyKalpana]

Yeah, I know what you mean. When my brother and his wife from Argentina were here back in 2005, they went ahead and worked moving pines into trucks for distribution for two weeks before Christmas time. By being rainy Oregon, they got caught up in the rain and every night they returned home entirely soaked, cold to the bone and soooooo sore as well!

I waited for them with the hot tub all set up, gave massages and all that. And I cried along with them as I felt their muscles all stiffed under my touch and watched their tears falling down their faces! It sure is a really hard, hard job indeed.

You're brave. I don't think I would have the nerve and the stamina to do that. I hope it's over soon and you feel better in no time! Thanks goodness everything is temporary, no?!? Hang in there! It shall pass.

Hugglets!

[HoneySuckleBlue]

Man I cannot even imagine doing it for two weeks, I only had to make it through two days. Those poor people, man, their pain had to be excrutiating!!!

We were fortunate the rain passed quickly yesterday morning and the tree truck was late, which worked out perfect. We've just had those amazing low flying purple clouds the last two days.

You are so sweet to take care of them. Rich just does'nt understand how much it hurts, lol, but it is excellent for grounding me and he is, begrudgingly, taking my oldest to a presentation she has at school this evening and got us all dinner because I am so done trying to make things easy on him by making them worse for myself when there is no reason why he can't help out. I have spoiled him so badly I am afraid. It was so hard to drive home with big old meat hocks for arms the thought of doing their running tonight made me want to throwup or cry I could'nt decide so I just waited for another option to make it's self available..

Tomorrow is gonna suck...unless I can figure out how to get to the part where it does'nt hurt quickly in the night ;) Time is an illusion and we are all things right?

[SilkyKalpana]

Gosh, woman! I don't know you nor your marital story, but couldn't help myself from feeling all revved up. Maybe it's because you're touching tender spots in my memory of past relationships problems and all I had to go through.

I could ramble on and on, but I'm not sure if it's my place. So, I'll just say this: what are you doing with a husband that doesn't understand your pain? I dunno, forgive me but it's my background as a twice abused wife that's coming up to the forefront now, that and my work for the rights of deaf women I used to do ~thus, every time I see the signals, I can't help but to feel this fire in my belly!

I believe we need to talk, woman. I'm smelling things I don't like and I know there are solutions available. Believe me. It's ALL up to you and how much you want to be really happy, you know? Oh gosh! What am I saying?!? You sure need some caresses and kisses now instead of another ape coming and pissing at you!

Forgive me. Know that I'm holding and comforting your pain across the space and the miles. Smoooooooches!

PS. When you feel better, let's email, ok?

[HoneySuckleBlue]

:) I'd love to email.


I guess what I am doing now is learning how to trancend where I am...one way or another. I do believe alot of the responsibility for where my relationship is now rests with the way I have treated my husband as well though. I have not always treated him with respect and kindness and I feel like that is now what is being reflected back at me...though I am not trying to make excuses for him either. We all choose how we act.

[elayne]

it was super sad though knowing they were just gonna get used and then tossed...they reminded me of corpses since they were so heavy and I knew their future was just a matter of time.

That has been bothering me too. I mentioned to Kevin about getting one with the root ball. He said ok but I can't get the size I usually do or the root ball would be too big. I could get over that, and it would feel better to have planted a tree rather than killing one.

[HoneySuckleBlue]

They keep their needles better when they have the root ball too I think.

We did that one year and just put it up on a crate and draped it so the tree seemed bigger, I waited too long to plant it though because the ground was frozen solid that year and the poor tree died any way. I loved the idea of having a new tree in the yard though. If I ever do that again I will dig the hole before the freeze and cover it with some wood or something so I can just pop it in there when it's time.

My grandma had three beautiful full grown trees she planted and I used to love to listen to her tell the stories about getting them when we'd go up for thanksgiving:)

I think you would really like one that has a future and your girls could come back and visit them...*sigh*

[elayne]

Kevin doesn't want to do it now, b/c everyone he has talked to says they don't survive. So I don't know if we will now. I wonder if maybe people are planting them too shallow or something? Maybe extra hay around the base would help? I'll have to do some research.

[HoneySuckleBlue]

I have a feeling the ones that did'nt survive were not watered enough or planted soon enough, but yeah some research could'nt hurt. I wonder if putting some potting soil that is not frozen would help too? It has to be such a shock to their systems to be sitting out in those lots for so long...

[mariecstasy]

My dad had one that he planted as well....and it did survive.

I like the story of hearing the stories from your grandmother. That sounds so connecting in many ways.

I just got a fake tree last year because of the sadness I feel in just throwing them away.

[nirgal]

They can be kept alive indoors, but it's a stress on them. Besides getting knocked around in the handling, bringing them into a warm enviroment for more than a couple days causes them to break dormancy, and then bringing them back outside to face the winter cold when they are ready for plant sex season... is just rude ;)

Trees grow underground in their roots over the winter, preparing for the springs bloom and recharge. (Most of a tree is under the ground)
Best way is to get a fake one for inside, But get a live one for the yard, plant it, and decorate it for the birds:)
:)

[HoneySuckleBlue]

I like the idea of a bird tree. The kids have fun with that. My mom loves to have them string up popped corn and peanutbutter w/birdseeds.



We are making room for the fake one this year, today. Woot. I got spoiled last year with the Orlando trip. Being away for the holidays rocked so hard:)

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It's nice to let someone else do the decorating...
Wow, can you believe how long this year seemed???!

[mariecstasy]

Good for you guys....fake trees are so much better...and cheaper too:D

This has been a long year but productive in more ways then I can even think right now. It's so fun watching us all grow up;)

We did the popcorn and berries idea last year too. It was fun, except I was sick of stringing the popcorn by the end of it all.

[HoneySuckleBlue]

We sit around drinking wine and sparkling grape juice and make a day of it:) Time flies when you are having fun.


I can't wait until I am in my fourties and fifties, I hear you get a new lease on life then ;) kinda like a second go at your 20s if you take care of your self. It is so much fun to grow up with you all! What an honor to have such dear friends to share this journey with. We must be doing something right.

[mariecstasy]

Well wine sounds good with it. We're taking ourselves a break. We agreed to it this morning after feeling like crap from Gnarlyhead and Black Chocolate Stouts last night. It's just so counterproductive to party until we feel like crap the next day. I have been wanting it less and less and less. But I don't rule out celebratory stuff:D Just need a big old break. Least I know I do....but if he brings it home, I am going to drink it. Suppose that just indicates my addiction.

My name is Marie and i am an alcoholic.

[HoneySuckleBlue]

Lol, it happens.

I can nurse a bottle of wine, and that is all I need now, as opposed to the box of wine or 12 pack I used to be able to back. That is one good influence Rich has definately had on me. For that I am grateful. We'd probably be in big trouble if he was a drinker too...