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The Signature Room (used to be called just “The 95th") has been around for >50 years. As it's a special occasion place—especially for entertaining out of town guests, I doubt that policy has lost them any customers. (And I don't ever recall seeing that rule on the menu previously). Had our friends been staying at our place, we'd have just boxed the leftovers to go—but the friends with which they're staying have a chock-full fridge for a big birthday party at their place last night. They flew home this morning.
And yeah—I'm constantly dehydrated, no matter how much water I try to drink. (I “pee pale" all day and into the evening, but it's always yellow when I get up). Also been getting these weird side spasms since yesterday afternoon: just below and to the side of my lowermost left rib—a sharp-ish “wave" that suddenly disappears before it can peak. Bob thinks it might be a kidney stone, but I thought kidney stones were much, much more painful. Anyway, between the dizzies, the fatigue and now this pain, I think I'll call my PCP in the morning. Almost certain I'm anemic again, too.
Lunch today at a steakhouse on the Gold Coast—DOTD was a Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Just a quick poop in before heading out for class. Got an hour's commute and it's foggy as all get out so I want to start early this ayem. Sadie looked out at the fog and then looked at me as if to say "What are you going to do about this?" she knows it means it's going to be muggy, muggy, muggy today. I've already got the big fan moved so it blows on her 2 favorite lie down spots in the living room so she'll be comfortable. I'm glad I'll be in an air conditioned classroom!
Teka--take care in all this heat!
Cammy Cat--love the energy saving mode--that was me yesterday! Sadie doesn't hide so much kitchen stuff in her crate since I started trying to make sure I put dirty dishes in the dishwasher right after every meal. She still gets a few things, though! I had a dog once that would jump out of the car window, it's scary! Funny that the doggy woke everyone up to announce your potty trip, and a bit embarrassing!
Jazzy--great pics!
Chi--I pray you don't have a kidney stone brewing trouble!
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NM, glad that you found out about the lightning before heading to the lake. Nothing wrong with doing nothing for a day! Kaluha ok, I thought for sure it was limoncello, oh well, no biggie. Do you go to the same place for the bean suppah?
Cami, that's a lot of weight to lose! My DD has surgery this Thursday. As for Lucky and car rides, why don't they get him a harness. We saw a dog in a car on Friday, half of his body was out the window, I thought for sure he was going to jump, but he didn't.
Sandy, hoping you find out what's wrong. I always thought it better to have paler urine as opposed to bright yellow. I thought the more yellow, the dehydrated.
Quiet Sunday! Well, not heading out this morning. We got a message and picture of our product. It was taken off one truck in a warehouse and not put on the one that came to us. So hopefully we will have it sometime this week. We believe it's in CA. So we can't leave until we know when it will be here.
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Well, you all know of the issues my poor DD has been going through. Well, the last time she was in MI, she told me she had went into the bedroom for something and woke up on the floor. Told her she needed to let the doctors know that. Well today, she went out to take care of some business, in her dads "newer" truck, was close to home, maybe 5 miles and he lives out in the country. Well, she passed out again and hit a tree. Thank God she wasn't in busy traffic, in the city and maybe something fatal! She has an appt. tomorrow with her primary in MI, but I'm sure it will involve a referral to a neurologist. My heart is breaking!
She is ok, but very shaken/scared and doesn't know why this is happening to her.
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Oh Goldie - I'm so sorry. Glad she wasn't hurt in the accident and hope they can pinpoint why she's passing out.
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I’m so sorry Goldie, these episodes must be terrifying. I so hope it’s something with an easy fix.
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I just messaged her a bit ago, cuz she said her neck was hurting, I told her that she could still go to the hospital and perhaps they would run tests, rather than waiting on primary, then referral, then schedule for tests. Her and dad were coooking dinner and she didn't feel like it!!!!!!! I would shut the stove off and put her ass in the car and take her to ER. Why is dinner more important??? I am so pissed, at who I don't know, and so worried.
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OMG, Lori! Your DD should at least get to an urgent care clinic if there's one w/in easy driving distance, taking a rideshare if available--with a neck injury after having passed out, she shouldn't be driving. If not an urgent care clinic, then an ER. The most expensive taxi would cost less than an EMS or private ambulance (yes, municipalities bill for ambulance rides, and insurers won't pay if nothing dire could be diagnosed). Does she live in a rural area like you do?
Yes, the rule is "pee pale." My voice teacher constantly nags me about that (though his quaff of choice is--ugh--diet Red Bull). It takes a full 24 hrs. for water you drink to make it to the vocal folds to moisturize the mucosa from the inside, so I guess it takes at least that long to orally hydrate a dehydrated person. It's so weird that the older we get, the less we want to drink plain water, whether still or sparkling--even though we need it more. Bob says that's something he frequently encounters with his increasingly aging patient base. I wonder why that is. You know me--I am never satisfied witth "just because;" I want a scientific explanation.
Oddly, the pain disappeared late last night. Wondering if it was gravel and I passed it, or (as I suspect) trapped gas. So no doctor visit for me today. (If I see him for anything, it's to find out why I'm so tired and de-conditioned, and if I'm anemic again; and to see if my diet has improved my glucose and a1c). The three-block walk between the 900 N. Mich. garage and Gibson's steakhouse took a lot out of me, despite chugging water at home, while driving and while shopping at UntuckIt--where I got water and Bob got whiskey. (Can't blame it all on the 90-degree temp, because it was dry and there was a pleasant breeze).
So DOTD tonight was an almondmilk breve (1/2 cream, 1/2 almondmilk) latte. (The cream is necessary to make a texture for decent frothing, and it's allowed); and seltzer.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! Boy has it come of hot and humid again. When I got home from class I had to turn on the AC in the house and the bedroom. Thanks to the bedroom unit I slept like a baby last night, good thing cuz even with the living room AC on it's sticky and uncomfortable. First day of class went really well despite my getting hung up on the trip down by an accident that happened just past a construction zone. Still got everything ready on time, though. Sadie is moving pretty slowly in the heat, but she did beg a couple belly rubs while I was waiting for the coffee to brew this ayem!
Goldie--I did pick up a bottle of Limoncello while I was grocery shopping yesterday, I'm betting it's not too hard to make, I will have to look into that! The bean suppahs are at different churches each week, rotating through a handful of churches during the course of a month. Most churches hold one a month, some dobigger deal a little less often, a very few have one almost every week. We all have our favorites. Hope the lost-no-found merchandise arrives soonest. I say your post on FB about DD's accident. So scary!She must be terrified.
Chi--I can give you one reason older folks don't drink as much, one I hear all the time. "If I drink that then I'll have to go pee."Yeah, that's the point, but older people get the more effort it takes to get there (or the more incontinent episodes they have) so they start avoiding drinking. I'm sure there is a more scientific reason, or other more scientific reasons, too. About getting wiped out with a shortish walk, given that you are drinking water well (good for you!) you may want to look at your sodium intake. Many people get caught up in the avoiding sodium while increasing water intake in temperatures over 85-90 degrees and end up with low sodium levels.Symptoms of mildhyponatremia (low sodium levels) are muscle weakness and fatigue.One quick and dirty way to see if you are getting low on sodium is to drink a mix of 1/2 teaspoon salt in 4 ounces of water when you notice you feel tied/muscle weakness after some exercise and note if the feeling eases over the next 20 to 30 minutes. I've learned that I should put a teaspoon of salt in every third or fourth drink of water or iced tea. I usually drink 16 to 20 ounce glasses/bottles to keep from getting tired, wiped out, and to prevent muscle spasms from low sodium. Or I get a margarita andlick the salt off the rim!
MARGARITA
Margaritas are best, in my opinion, with salt around the rim of your glass. This is totally optional, but my preference. If you want to take things a bit further, mix a little sugar and lime zest in with your salt. YUM! Then fill that glass with ice.
one part tequila, 2 parts lime juice, 1 part simple syrup, and 1 part orange liqueur. For me, that recipe is not only easy to remember but it's the perfect balance of sweet and sour and wow. Feel free to adjust my margarita recipe to your own personal taste.
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Thank you ladies, I have the best internet friends here!
Sandy, her dad lives in a rural area yes, but not like me! She is seeing a doctor this morning. Glad you passed the "gravel" or whatever it was and hoping you get an answer in regards to anemia. I hear ya about simple things just waring you out.
NM, good thing you left early due to the fog, which was most likely the cause of the accident. Glad you got there in time and the class went smoothly.
I got this message, actually from a friend who use to frequent the lounge. It makes sense. I'm just going to copy and past what I sent to her. She had passed out 2 times when she went to ER on the island and had to have blood transfusion. I believe it was 6 units.
Jennifer, I got this from a friend of mine, and might explain you passing out, at dads and when you were in the hospital. This sounds more logical than a siezure or something. Ask the doctor about it. Not sure how you determine this, if it's just labs or what. But it makes sense!
Oh Lori, a friend of my had terrible fibroids and they made her so anemic she kept passing out. I would assume they checked this but thought I'd pass it along. She had no idea and had to then eat diet very heavy in iron and get transfusions.
Also, if you think you still want to go to the hospital, you can bring that up with your primary. Just tell her you should have went yesterday, but was rather in shock. This morning your neck hurts and you have a headache!
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Mornin' ladies
OH LORI I'm sick to my stomach. How could her father just not take her right after the accident. Isn't that what u do if u've past out???Wasn't there paramedics at the accident. I don't understand, did she just refuse going. This doesn't make any sense how she could wait to see a Dr. Then have to wait to see a specialist and tests, going to the ER would hurry all this up. Oh u've got to be screaming inside. It almost sounds like a stage of some kind of epilepsy U know I know nothing so I'm sure it's not but going to the ER could rule so much out and find out what;s going on so much faster. I'm so so sorry Lori and not being with her is a whole big thing too. How can they go ahead with the surgery with this going on??? I know u'll tell us as things go on even if it's just a poop in please.<<<PRAYERS>>>
Ok I had to stop a couple of minutes, but I'm here. Kim the DOTD looks luscious , so many summer drinks look so pretty. I think that's why I want to drink, but I keep on forgetting to ask my Dr. if I can have an occasional one. The only thing that stops me is the morphine and codeine I take. The other meds not really and I'd probably be drunk with one drink, it;s been so long.
Sandy I know it always seems like I'm dehydrated everytime I see a Dr., but when it's extreme I feel it myself and yet I always have a bottle of water right next to me it's usually the first thing on my shopping list. So doesn't it seem goofy that we get dehydrated all the time. And with u, u always watch what u eat and drink so it's a little surprising. And I've heard more people with kidney problems lately than ever before.And not just older people either. I hope u start feeling better. Oh I thought I went to the 96th rest. years ago cu I do remember thinking how can anyone ea this high up.
My phones started so I have to go for now.
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OMG! Goldie, fingers crossed for your daughter. I found out I was very anemic when I was much younger. I kept passing out while at work, but not while driving. Had to take giant iron pills. Will she still have her surgery? Sandy, kidney ‘gravel’ is a real pain. LOL! NM, watch out for fog. It can be very dangerous when other drivers do not know how to behave. All this must be the result of the weird moon this past week.
Still enjoying my time off from chemo. Played cards last night. The daughter of one of my friends had a massive heart attack last August. She was 40 years old and has three children. She was on an LVAD machine for several months and had a heart transplant. Most of this is a result of having radiation for lymphoma that effected her heart. She also had a double mastectomy from breast cancer. Now one of her implants is infected and has to be removed. She should not have surgery at this point in her recovery, but she has to get the infection out. Puts things in perspective for me.
Enjoy your Tuesday
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Goldie- I saw your post on FB and also reading here. I am so sorry about your daughter. I had bad fibroids and heavy bleeding once, and was getting anemic and also exhausted all the time. I never passed out, but see where it could happen. I know she has her surgery scheduled for this week and hope this accident did not compromise her ability to get the care she needs there. Keep us posted.
Keeping you all in prayer sister 🙏
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DD's primary sent her to ER, they said they want to keep her overnight to run tests and see if she can still have surgery on Thursday. They are thinking they want her to wear a heart monitor. They have already done labs, but no results on those yet.
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Goldie- I am glad she is getting checked out by the ER for anything else.
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Good morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day!This is a big day for the students in my class--today they get their authorization to sign up for the nursing license test. I've got to get a bunch of info covered this ayem before they get their paperwork since I won't have much of their attention after, but it is so exciting and fun to watch them process the paperworkand get registered to test. They get so excited and it's such a big step for them. It's nice to end the class on a high note like that.Sadie will be happy cuz I'll be home early today.
Cammy Cat! --It can be just as much fun to drink virtually!In this heat and humidity I haven't even had a glass of wine for several days. I know from experience it will hit me hard when it doesn't usually hit me as much, and alcohol is dehydrating, so I just don't go there and just enjoy the pictures and the memories of some of the special drinks I've had, like the really nice one at the Bubbles Lounge on the Disney cruise a couple years ago. . . .
Goldie--I seem to have picked up my mother's attitude that arriving later than 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of anything is to be unforgivably late.Yesterday it worked in my favor! Your friend makes a very good point about fibroids and anemia. Praying DD gets sorted out ASAP.
Librarian--I think the moon has a lot to do with a lot of crazy thing, and crazy driving is one of them! People get absolutely nuts sometimes! Your friend's daughter has been through so much, and all of it not fair.
Morning, Jazzy!
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Hi friends- decided to work from home today. Been a hot week here so far. Ready for fall!
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Mornin ladies,
Lori when I read ur DD went to ER I felt some relief, after all they have to do <I think> is extensive tests to figure this all out and we all truly pray it will be dealt with and seriously sometime the simplest answer could be the answer, that would be great.
JC what a horrible thing for ur friends DD. Radiation is hard on the body but a centimeter off near the heart can do damage. They usually use a different type of rads when the heart area is involved. Remember I really know nothing medically I just think things logistically.
my phones are going UGH
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The nice thing about working at home is making other plans for fun stuff. I promised my nephew who is visiting for his 30th birthday that I will take him on a hot air balloon ride during his balloon fiesta visit. It won't be cheap, but it is going to be a blast!
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Goldie- So sorry to hear about your daughter.She is being hit with so much in such a short period of time.I was very anemic the whole time I menstruated, after I stopped my iron level is fine.I did not faint though, but can see why someone would.I hope whatever they fine out it won't be anything serious.
NM –You are right about older people not drinking because they it makes them go to the bathroom.My father does that,he cannot get up and down or walk to easily so he does not drink enough and on trips he won't drink at all.
Chi -I think it's weird that you go to bed hydrated and wake up dehydrated.It seems like your body wouldn't become dehydrated overnight.It was very interesting to read about how long it takes to hydrate your body.Thanks for all the information you share.
Cami – You can drink some of those pretty daiquiri's or other fancy, pretty drinks without the alcohol, heck just put whatever you are drinking in a fancy glass and it will feel like a special drink.
Jazzy – It must be great to be able to work from home sometimes.I love hearing about your music concerts and am so excited for your nephew to go up in a hot air balloon.
Librarian – I 'm glad you are getting in some fun days before your chemo.So sorry about your friends daughter, some people go through so much.
Waiting to hear about Illimae's next travel adventure.
Hope you all have a great day!
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Misty, we’re leaving tonight for a long weekend at the cabin with a German couple we met several months ago (showing them west Texas). Then in September DH and I fly to Tennessee, I’ll ride along in the tour bus DH is driving to Chicago. He’ll pick up the band and drop me off for a 3 day music fest with my BFF (driving in from Milwaukee) and I’ll fly home from there.
Drinks and pics coming soon 😀
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Thank you so much ladies for your concerns and prayers for my DD. They have done labs, EEG, EKG, heart monitor and they can't find anything wrong and she has been cleared for surgery tomorrow. The only thing they contribute it to is lack of sleep, stress and caffiene. She's one of those that drink Red Bull and energy drinks. I told her no more of that. So I will be worried tomorrow as well. So hard to see one of your kids go through so much and you can't be there with/for them.
Cami, what was it that your doctor was not happy about? Spill it lady!
NM, I think it's amazing that you get excited to watch your students. I think most teachers would just the hand the stuff out and wait. My DH is the same way about being early, and OMG, when we fly, we HAVE to be at the airport 2 hours early.
Jazzy, what an awesome gift to get for your nephew! I'll take a pass on that, if you were thinking of getting me something!!!! LOL
llimae, what a fun adventure! Can't wait for pics.
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Goldie- that is very good news about your DD. I have never done those energy drinks but heard they can give people a lot of problems. I am glad she is cleared for surgery and they will be able to help take care of some of the problems tomorrow. Will be saying a prayer for her and please let us know how things go?
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Wow, lots of posts to read tonight since I haven't been on in a few days! Goldie, sorry to hear about everything your daughter has been dealing with. Prayers for a successful surgery tomorrow!
ChiSandy, I hope you are feeling better. When I read that you were concerned about the possibility of a kidney stone, I thought oh no I hope not! I had one for the first time ever back in February, exactly 27 hours before my second lumpectomy. I had had a great night-went to dinner and a musical with my husband and my parents which helped take my mind off of my upcoming surgery to try for clear margins. Went to bed feeling happy and ready for surgery but woke in excruciating pain which was all in my lower back. I had no idea what was happening to me and was violently ill. After a trip to the emergency room at 3:30 AM and a morphine drip to lessen the pain that some other pain killer they injected into me failed even to touch, the doctor was able to get me settled enough to do a CT scan which showed one kidney stone on its way from my kidney to the bladder. I couldn't believe it. That was so NOT on my radar. Thankfully I passed it within a few hours and was able to have my surgery as scheduled, although I went into it a little battered and tired. I hope that is not what is going on with you. Keep drinking your water, which you sound like you are very good about. I never was very good at staying hydrated, but I drink much more water now ever since that horrific experience. I actually kind of laugh about it now because what are the odds that my breast surgery would have been prefaced with a trip to the ER for a kidney stone? I always tell people I had a kidney stone sandwiched in between two cancer surgeries. (Not to mention a knee surgery that came before all of it.) When it rains, it pours.
Cami, sometimes when I want to drink something more exciting than water but don't want the alcohol, I'll fill a stemless wine glass with ice and frozen slices of lemon, lime, and orange and then pour in some San Pellegrino sparkling water. The three different colors from the fruit slices are pretty and summery looking and add a nice taste to the water. Plus the fizz from the water makes it more of a sipper. Whenever I have extra citrus fruits that I think will go bad before I can use them, I slice them thin, freeze them on a cookie sheet for a few hours and then store them in a zip-loc bag to have on hand. It has also helped me drink more water to avoid any more kidney stones. I always keep a few bottles of sparkling water in my wine rack, so I have it ready. Added bonus is that they also help fill some empty spaces since I don't buy wine as much as I used to.
Drink of the Day: I had my golf league picnic this evening, so of course there is a new DOTD. One of the ladies brought a delicious vodka slush. It was loaded with sugar, not to mention the booze, so I just had a very small amount. It looked too refreshing to pass up altogether. I must say it was dangerously delicious, and in my pre-bc days, I'm sure I would have had a much more generous serving lol! Her recipe is as follows:
2 cans of frozen lemonade concentrate
2 cups of vodka
1 jar of maraschino cherries, including the juice
1 2 liter bottle of 7-Up
Stir it all together in a shallow, freezer-proof container and freeze until slushy. She served it in cups along with a spoon. The little semi-frozen cherries in it were delicious! Wish I could have had more, but it was water for me for the rest of the time. :-)
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! Back to the nursing home today, looking forward to ketchuping with events there.Also looking forward to the humidity dropping off as predicted for today. Thunderstorm all around last night, but not here. At least one much have come close, we did get some rain overnight and Sadie did jump up on the bed and sleep with me for a while. Gotta love the window AC in the bedroom!
Jazzy--great to have the option to work from home isn't it? I've long wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride, but am not a fan of heights, so not sure how it would work out.Funny to see heated tents and hot breakfast being advertised, but then I noticed this is in October. Now it makes sense!
Good Morning, Cammy Cat!
Misty--Your father sounds like a typical elder!
Illi--Wow, what a trip you have planned!
Goldie--I really do enjoy being involved with students as they learn something new. It's so exciting for them and for me. This last group had a budding teaching in it--she led some of the work and did a great job both with the material and with engaging her classmates! It was great fun to watch. I"ve been in classes where the teacher just handed things out/read off the slides or from the book, and I was bored silly. I really don't want to bore anyone. Your DD needs to watch out for those energy drinks, they are mostly caffeine, and caffeine overdosing IS a thing and is dangerous.Some medical people call the heavy-duty energy drinks "cocaine lite" for the similar effects on the body. Hugs and prayers.
Super--what a horrendous time to have a kidney stone! I can imagine you were pretty battered and tired come surgery time. LOVE the idea of slicing and freezing citrus!I'm going to steal that Idea!
LOVE the Vodka Slush DOTD!
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Mornin' ladies,
Oh Lori good to hear ur DD had so much testing and all's well with it. And now surgery u know keep us posted And Jay that balloon ride sounds wonderful, but Lori and I will be waving to u from the ground.
Misty and Super u both sound pretty OK right now, I'm glad.
Illi more traveling wow, but I think I read more pics with drunks , which is fine with me.
Kim altho to many people would miss u I always thought u would make the best teacher. It's not just ur knowledge it's ur compassion and presence even on paper That's why Sadie loves u so much.
I like the idea of frozen fruit too, going to do it.
Sandy what's hapening, I think I missed something.
Oh Lori ur just like me kinda word for word. Well I'm NOT concerned like my dr. is, but they have to be. My WBC has been rising more and more, I've lost weight to rapidly with no diet, I'm extremely exhausted all the time, bruises all over the place and a few more little things and I don't have anemia. So she's concerned annd I know what she's going for. I did call my Onc. and they had gotten a note thing from my dr. so they gave me an app't like in 10 days, I told her I could wait like usual, but they said no. So I'll go along with her little thinking and get it over with. And the only person I told was Dan cuz I won't be available for work and now he getting all nervous.
The goofy part is Dan he usually doesn't get into my drs. app't but for some reason he came over and wanted to know why I had to see my Onc. ASAP, I told him a few things and he's looking it up oh jee now he's worried and Ididn't tell anyone and he's threatening to if I miss my app't. I really didn't think he'd put this under such scrutiny, I thought he was more like me don't worry till u have to.So I have to calm him down. I told him he's an ASS, I tell him that anyway, but now more often. LOL
OK see I'm blabbering again blame this on Lori.
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Just stalking here to see if there is news on Goldie's DD.
Cami - you have a lot of things going on. You go see that ONC & find out what they think. Remember info is power. Praying 🙏 for you too.
Hey everybody else 🤗
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