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Mornin' ladies When my kids were in HS I worked at a pharmacy part time, and insurance my day job,u know I know nothing about either, anyway the pharmacist and I would talk and the stories he told me then were recockulous, I thought< now they seem worse> And when it was affordable for me, I never bought generic---well I didn't take much then, now if they don't make generic it's so expensive and u have to go to the pawn shop first. But even worse it's what happens when they find out what this me could do to u after u've been taking it for a while. Let's face it we can go on and on about this, well not me, but people in general and there's really nothing we can do about it.
Did anyone understand this last paragraph, cuz I think blabbering came into play.
I can't get organized in my head yet, I;m blank, I'm sorry, I'll be back later.
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I was reading through a few days trying to catch up on you all, but then my head started spinning with everything and had to laugh because I get to Cami's last post that said "Did anyone understand this last paragraph, cuz I think blabbering came into play" - that's the one that ended up making sense to me! LOL
It was interesting to read about the medications, my mother had to stop taking generic thyroid medicine and her insurance does not want to cover the other, her doctor is going to inform them of her allergy of the generic. Her doctor gave her samples of the medicine and all of her complaints went away, I hope it all works out for her.
I am glad that many of you will be going into the New Year with clear eyesight.
I have decided to not worry about Christmas until after Thanksgiving. I make the dinner and the kids and grandkids come over. Last year we all went to my sisters because that was the first holiday after Tom died and the kids thought it would be easier around more people. My mom and dad live by me, and my dad can't really travel too well anymore, so my mom comes to my house and takes a plates home. ChiSandy always makes me feel a bit lazy when I hear of all the things she does for Hanukah and Christmas! Sandy- you have a lot of spunk to keep up with everything you have going on!
I bought some blueberry sangria that is made at a blueberry farm down the road from my office, I haven't opened it yet but hope to have my sisters come over some evening to try it.
I have to go - I am at work. Happy day to all of you!
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Mistyeyes - the simpler the better for the holidays 😎
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Cami, the Bar Show will have to draft that kitten for the "kick line" in our Chicago Bears parody of "One" (from A Chorus Line)! What marvelous extension! (Oooh, sigh, give him your attention, do I really have to mention...).
I wouldn't be able to channel Perle Mesta (oops, showing my age) & Martha Stewart w/o my fantastic housekeeper, who has a side gig as a party planner and chief decorator at her church. Good news: her husband is bouncing back from the heart attack--his BP is back up to normal. And the awful intractable anemia for these past months? The EGD scope revealed a tiny arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his small intestine, which the docs were able to cauterize. His H&H numbers have begun to climb towards normal. He's still in-hospital through the weekend for intensive PT to regain strength & balance, plus beginner cardiac rehab. Hines VA (affil. with Loyola) is great. Jesse Brown (f/k/a West Side) VA, where Bob began his UIC residency, can't hold a candle to it except it's CTA (Blue & Pink Lines) accessible whereas Hines is in the burbs.
My cousin was an ultra-reform Jew, so she requested cremation, which happened yesterday. The memorial Saturday will be a "celebration of her life," at her eldest daughter's house in Parkland (down the street from the awful Valentine's day high school massacre). My sis (in NoVA) and I are flying in and home the same day, and the Bar Show director says I can simply bring in & try on my costume pieces on Thurs. or Fri. night and they'll work around my absence on Sat. My housekeeper will help me pack for our trip on Fri., so we can briefly attend my friend's annual Sun-Before-Thanksgiving open house after rehearsal Sun. and be ready to roll to O'Hare Mon. afternoon.
The choreography in the closer (in which I have a duet and am thus visible) is brutally challenging not just to my coordination (I'm dyspraxic) but also my sense of balance. (No time for neurophysical PT, so will look up balance exercises or ask my most recent PT to send me some). And since it's a Sondheim piece, the interior harmonies (and my part of the duet) are a bear and utterly illogical. I remarked to the music director that Stephen Sondheim must have been jilted by an alto in his youth, but the director says he must hate sopranos too: he writes all their parts in the key that includes the infamous "register break" between chest & head voice around C. (Great for yodeling, not so much for musical theater, except perhaps for The Lonely Goat-herd).
Had a flute of Mumm Napa 2012 DVX brut when I got home (long late night train ride--strange random "waiting-for-signal-clearance" stops both ways, and the ride home went express all the way to one stop past my own, an extra mile north. That station has two different northbound & southbound platforms a whole block apart, requiring stair climbs. Normally a 30-min. ride home, took an hour.
Gotta drive there tonight--my derm appt. is all the way up in Lake Bluff and I wouldn't get to the train in time.
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Mornin ladies,
I hope those meds work good for ur mom. And boy ur taking a lot on making a holiday dinner, I hope everyone brings somethings, well it does make it a little easier, oh and of course cook with wine, yes I mean drinking it, that'll make things a lot easier.
Oh Sandy I'm exhausted just reading what u do in 3 days and ur really getting Sondheimed that hurts. Just getting around town is a big travel for you. And u'll be flying out and in in one day or did I read it wrong. Rehearsal alone sounds brutal then u just keep going. Good for you, I'm really jelly. But happy u can do all of this. It's good to hear about ur housekeepers DH, he's come along way.
Well I id it again stayed up all nite. I watched one of those stupid miniseries, but it was good, but doing this makes me feel a lot worse than usual, this is always so stupid and I keep on doing it thinking I'll watch just half of it, then I can't. I started earlier than usual too, IDK can''t even plan my time very well.Or time my plans, either way I DIDN'T SLEEP.
OK have a great day in midweek,
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday!Been a busy few days at work with early starts for early am classes. Usual not so good attendance issues. Got to seriously re-think how to approach things. Overall, though, things still going quite well, except for some drama among the nurses that needs to get squashed. The Director of Nursing has scheduled acome to Jesus meeting next week that I will be going to as back up. I think tomorrow is going to be a pretty short day, and will probably take Sadie in with me. She's been an awfully good girl this week and deserves a treat.
Now to ketchup with everyone!
Cammy Cat--that poor tired, kitty!Know how he feels, though!My brother lives in the southern part of Maine, often referred to as "Boston North" due to the population being more like Boston than the rest of Maine. It might as well be another state!
Jazzy--I'm still debating with myself if I even want to get that Shingrix shot. Got to look at the actual research reports and see if what's been reported is actually what the research says.
Librarian--It seems like shortages are a more and more common thing in the pharmaceutical world. Sometimes I wonder how much of it is manufactured shortages. Sort of like planned obsolescence of electronics.
Janky--glad to hear the venting helped. Sometimes we just need to get things off our chests!
Jazzy--elegant looking DOTD!
Cammy Cat--Even generic drugs are getting expensive. It's a crazy world we live in. That Coconut Snowball Martini looks GREAT!!!!!
Misty--oh my goodness, Blueberry Sangria?? That sound Heavenly!! Does the farm have a web site I can order from?????
Chi--Wow, what a busy and complicated schedule you have for the Holiday!Glad to hear the housekeeper's DH is doing well. Crazy ride home you had!
Cammy Cat--Love the Crazy Elf!
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Ok, I'm home. Gonna try and reply to all since I've been gone.
NM, that is a RAT in that cat's mouse. So you can see why I have to do rodent control to save my garden! If you google Blueberry Sangria, they have recipes to make your own.
JCS, we have everything we need for camping in our toy hauler. Toilet, shower, sink, fridge/freezer, oven/stove, micro wave, tv etc. We go "glamping" when the weather is too cold for camping and the rooms are much cheaper. During nice weather they are $300 a night and up.
Janky, I would want to punch that person that said "you are lucky". Grrrrrrr.
Jazzy, Janky and Minus, I love the 20/20 in 2020.
Sandy, sorry to hear about your cousin and co worker.
Cami, I agree with you about more and more people getting cancer. I just learned recently of a friend that works at our UPS has BC, she always did the Komen walk in my name. 49 yo. And we love your blabbering, so just quit complaining about it!
Misty, the blueberry sangria sounds yummy.
Well, it wasn't as busy here as I had anticipated. We had a wonderful time! I went to work with Jan, she works with special ed, 2nd and 3rd graders, trainable, not severe like the kids I worked with. What a joy it was to work with those little ones. Mike took DH out for a tour of some petroglyphs and then took both of us out the next day as well while Jan worked. Ran into rain on the way home, my FJ is a coated in mud! Here is a pic of me (we know how Cami likes pictures) sitting in the window of an old Cat House, and I don't mean the kind that purr. Check out the rock work! Those stones are hand carved. These ruins are out in the middle of now where! Same with the petroglyphs.
I have labs tomorrow, nuclear bone scan Monday, onc on Tuesday. Nervous to say the least!
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Hi friends- raining like crazy here but loving it! We have had two back to back soakers this week so far and really have needed the moisture. I hope CA is getting some of this too with all the fires out there.
Goldie, you getting some rain? I think I saw there is snow out along the AZ/NM border. Supposedly more of this will change to snow later today as temps drop.
NM- I felt pretty lousy for about a day and a half, then on Monday afternoon at work, it lifted. My PCP says the Shingrex dual vax is supposed to be better than the single shot of whatever they need to do. My PCP has always wanted me to get things as early as possible, including the pneumonia shot. I think the other shot you had to be at least 60 (well, almost there now, few more months...)
Well, I went over my end of the year tax stuff with my accountant so I know what we need to do for final estimated payments for myself and biz. With that ladies, Jazzy is going to do her final payment on the house this coming week. Whoot whoot, going in to 2020 with better vision and a home I completely own! This will be my first time not having any sort of loan in about 40 years with having student loans to start, car loans through the years, mortgage, etc. I think the last time I had no loan payments of any sort was my final year of grad school in my 20s. Wow!
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Mornin' ladies,
LORI'S BACK---And I don't think u had to tell us it was a Cat House Missy, the way ur posing pretty much says it all and a great picture BTW. So u had a good time U know I pray for ur tests so let us know ASAP
YAHOO FOR JAZZY. Paying off ur mortgage is a huge accomplishment and now NO MORTGAGE. I can't even imagine how that feels But I know it's a celebration time. U should be so proud of urself doing this all on ur own too.
Wow I started this a while ago and fell asleep. WTF
Kim I know I don't realize how big Maine is so then ur brother doesn't live very close to you. And yes u should take Sadie, oh not just for her but she gives u a better day all around.
OK now my GF just called------ok I'm going to go for now. I actually have work to do.
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Kind of late but it's time to celebrate.
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View to the mountains from client site
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy TGIF day! Hoping for a short day, but another nurse gave notice yesterday, so we're not sure if she'll show up for work for the next couple of weeks, so waiting to see what will happen. To be honest, it will be a relief to have her gone. Not going to take Sadie in today, the roads are icy and if I have to cover one of the units she'd get shut in my office, not a fun thing for her. She'll be comfortable here at home and I'll take her in for a visit another time. I told her all this while the coffee was brewing this ayem, she reminded me to fill her din-din dish, and now is asleep in the recliner. I guess she isn't TOO upset about the change in plans!
Goldie--I thought that cat had a rat, but I was sure. Or didn't want to be sure. What a big brute! That is a fantastic pic of you! No one does hand work like that anymore. Sounds like you had a great trip.
Jazzy--CONGRATULATIONS!!!!Paying off the house is a wonderful feeling! Good for you, that is a lot of work and commitment coming to an end. I see a Mortgage Freedom Party in the HTL near future!!!
Cammy Cat--Lots of people don't realize how big Maine is. Looking at a map you wouldn't think it was as big as it is, sort of like Alaska. But nowhere near as big as Alaska!Change of plans for Sadie today, I might end up there all day, and I don't want to have Sadie there all day until I get a bed or something soft for her to lay on. The tile floor is hard and cold and not very comfortable for her. Love the punch recipe!
Jazzy--WOW, what a view!
Pass The Turkey Cocktail
1 ½ oz. Wild Turkey Bourbon
2 oz Apple Cider
1 tbs Cranberry Jelly
1 Sprig Fresh Sage
1 Sprig Fresh Thyme
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle sage and thyme with apple cider.
- Add ice, top with Wild Turkey and cranberry jelly.
- Shake well, strain over ice in a glass rimmed with turkey jus and breadcrumbs.
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Jazzy, I forgot to congratulate you on paying off your mortgage...woot woot! Pretty pic of the mountains. Was it taken close to dusk?
Cami, you are just too funny. You can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, and I can't fall asleep even when I'm dead tired.
NM, you are such a good mommy to Miss Sadie. I'm sure she'll appreciate the dog bed in the office when you get one. The nurse that quit, was that the one that was always calling off or from Hospice? I hate icy roads. Snow is ok and rain. Altho when it rains here, the people in Phoenix drive like it's ice!
Have labs today and DH has a blocked ear, so going to the doctors as well.
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Here is a better one from yesterday, an hour before sunset
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Mornin ladies,
What a pic. Jazzy. The first one looks like it hanging over a town like a flying saucer, the angle is unbelievable.
Lori I hate when tests are done on Friday, sometimes no answers come til next week. Are u connected on ur puter for all test results when they come in??? I am not that I can read them well but I can compare from last test knowing what they are tracking, I can be so smart sometimes.
Kim is this the same person Lori's talking about that's not coming in today. Jeez that screws u up for today. Glad for Sadie she's staying home and of course u have to get her something comfortable.
I have to get some coffee and wake up maybe.
I hope everyone has a good day.
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Cami, I get labs today, results tomorrow. Scan Monday, results Tuesday.
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Goldie- wishing you good outcomes on the next tests
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Didn’t get to have chemo this morning. I guess I am sick. I had been feeling a little crappy and developed a cough. I blamed the former on chemo and the later on changes in the weather. Well, today I had a fever of 100.5. Seems that is the cutoff point for the chemo nurses. I now have a week of antibiotics and will attempt to play sick. What really annoys me is it throws off the PET scan scheduling. That has to be postponed until January 2020. In an attempt to look at the bright side, this is my break from chemo! It will be 30 days since they are not open next Friday and we have to wait for the antibiotic to finish. Next chemo infusion is not until 12/06. Seems to me if they will go 30 days between cycles asking for three months might not be so hard.
Suppose we will do steaks for Thanksgiving. I was planning on buying all the stuff this weekend. Husband does not do well in the grocery store by himself. Doubt my son nor husband will mind. I hope everyone is getting to do what they want to do and is under little to no stress.
Goldie - Good luck on those tests! Loved the glamour shot in the cat house.
Jazzy - The pictures of the mountains are beautiful. That area of the country is truly breathtaking. Congrats on the no mortgage. Itis freeing!
NM - I admire you for being able to drive on the icy roads. Around here people go nuts if there is a slight dusting of snow. My cousin will send pictures of the snow drifts outside of her house in Maine. I am astonished at how deep it gets.
Cami - Keep those cat pics coming!
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Jcs - sorry about the fever & not being able to do chemo. I hope you can feel better & rest through the holiday ❤️
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`Well, the good news is that my derm checkup went great: no new moles, weird lesions were just seborrhea, and the cyst is shrinking on its own. But Mercury retrograde (which I'd previously dismissed as woo-woo Astro-illogical hooey) seems to have bitten me big-time.
Remember all that Facebook hacking & cellphone cloning I went through last week? Well, I re-secured all that (and had to change a bazillion passwords to randomly generated “strong" ones I can't memorize). Thought I was home free till late yesterday afternoon, only an hour before having to leave for rehearsal. (Why does all this urgent financial crap always happen on a Friday when I'm running late)?
Checked my e-mail (fourth time that day) only to find three alerts from AmEx that they “were unable to add my card to ApplePay" on my phone. Thing is, I never attempted to add that card! So I called them, and they said they had to contact my husband, who is the card member on that account. I had them call him to confirm it was my card on that account and not his (he wouldn't know ApplePay from applesauce). They canceled my card and offered to send me a new one—but of course nobody would be able to sign for it. (They offered to send it to our hotel in London, but that could open a whole new can of worms). So I'll wait till we get back and then request the new one. “Anything else I can help you with?" asked the customer service rep. “No, thank you," I replied, and went back to my computer.
Then a new e-mail came up, addressed to me (salutation included my name): “We're delighted that you applied for an AmEx Platinum Card, and are processing your application." Say WHAAA??? I never applied for one. So back on the horn to AmEx, this time the Fraud Division. They immediately denied the application and assured me it will not be reported to credit bureaus as a denial of any application of mine, “Anything else?" I replied “no, thanks," and headed off to rehearsal.
I reached the train platform only to find an alert that the Red Line was experiencing “significant delays" due to a sick passenger at the next station and “police activity" at another station in the Loop. Had to wait 15 min. for a train, and it was packed. I stared down a millennial till he got up and gave me his seat. Couldn't get off at a transfer point to the Purple Line, which was unaffected—the train was THAT crowded, mostly with families & tourists headed down to see the Daley Center tree lighting. Got to rehearsal in time, but it was a rough one...they changed my solo (and choreography) yet again. Popped into the cast party afterward for 15 min., found out three colleagues just had their Disney+ accounts hacked; and Ubered it home.
Fed the cats, reheated leftovers, reset my AmEx password and logged in to check for suspicious activity. Whaddaya know: on that card they'd just canceled, there was a $500 purchase made around 4pm at a Target in Cerritos, CA—“approved," via AndroidPay. You guessed it: I don't have any Android devices. Called Fraud Services yet again. They confirmed that the approval was at the point of sale, but since it was “pending" they went ahead and canceled it. But they informed me that there were two immediately earlier attempted purchases at that Target—and the fraudsters presented a physical card with microchip! I said my chip had to have been cloned, but the rep insisted chips are secure.
So the rep had my husband & I check the other three transactions using that card—two for Bob, one for me, all legit. And then it hit me: the one I made last week, at a cafe across from the Bar Assn., was made at one of those iPads-converted-to-terminals with a plug-in contactless reader, swiper & chip reader (so beloved by shops catering to millennials & Gen-Z’ers). That was the only time I ever used that card—and it was only because, after ApplePay on my watch didn’t work, it was the first card I grabbed out of my card case.
Now, I’m not accusing any of the cafe personnel—but an iPad terminal is also likely internet-connected; and it’s highly likely that my chip was read remotely by the thieves, cloned, and embedded into a counterfeit card. The rep allowed as to how I must be a detective—and she reported that to her supervisor.
Here’s the kicker: I received those first alerts while my son Gordy was over at my house. He’s a fraud specialist for Vivid Seats. When I told him, he said the company was experiencing a rash of fraudulent expensive ticket purchases—all in the names of boomers, all for classic rock or country concerts and NFL games, and all using AmEx.
So here I am, mid-flight to FL, typing this. I had NO sleep last night. And my in-flight free TV screen isn’t working (after I had to spend $5 on a pair of old-school earbuds because the seats have no Lightning headphone ports, and the system doesn’t work with Bluetooth (the only two kinds of earbuds I had on me).
My DOTD is lime seltzer—because I’m sleepy enough as it is.
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Oh, yeah—yesterday’s DOTD was Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau, which Bob brought home along with the Joseph Drouhin version. The Duboeuf, which is normally a fruity bubble-gum strawberry-banana aroma delight, was just “meh” this year—fruity but not much else. The salesperson told Bob that the Drouhin was the cream of the crop. But those were the only two labels the store was allocated. (Of course, that particular store in the chain is in a neighborhood where beer & booze are bigger sellers, so up in Evanston or Lincolnwood there may be more versions to try)
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Good morning friends- happy weekend and boy was I ready for it after this week and my client site. More on that later, but wanted to wish everyone a good weekend before Thanksgiving. If you are cooking, my guess is you are shopping. Some of you are traveling, like ChiSandy. Some of you are just consuming food next week with friends or family close by. Whatever you are doing, make it a good one folks!
We got a good swath of moisture through here Tues-Thursday and some nice snow this week too. It's been dry here so it has been good for the sleepy gardens and also to keep the fire risk down. We depend on snow pack for our water supply, but also for a good ski season here. Some of the resorts will be opening in the next week.
Got my final approvals on my eye surgery from insurance. Meeting the friend who is helping me with that shortly to go over things for my very early morning procedure on Wed. Will get on line sometime thursday after I am home from my follow up to let you all know how things went. Ready to get er done.
Things at work went sort of sideways this week, but think I know what I want to do. I was asked to stay on a couple of months to help finish up some things on this project, and agreed to it. But then yesterday, they asked if I could stay on "part time". I said what did that look like, how many hours? No answer. I am going to talk to the prime on this arrangement and suggest that if they have not started working on a contract extension that we should skip it, and I will go end of the year as planned.
My sister's partner is still in rehab and having up and down days. She is starting to talk about dying and think she may be getting ready to transition. I asked my sister if she felt she was trying to let her know she is ready, but I get a thousand arguments about why that is not the case. I went through this with both parents, saw it clearly they were going and got arguments about it then too. She has some good friends coming in to visit next week for the holiday and hope all their time together is good.
Okay, on to the day ladies. Have a good one!
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Good afternoon, Loungettes!Welcome to my crazy, lazy Saturday. Had my 40 hours by lunch time yesterday, came home early, napped in the recliner for a bit, went to bed early cuz I was tired. Got up in a hurry a few hours later cuz Sadie was getting sick, managed to get her off the bed before she threw up. Got every thing cleaned up, not sure what she got into that upset her system, but she was asleep on the pillows when I got done cleaning up, so back into bed I crawl, and worked one pillow out of the pile for me to use. Couple hours later I wake up and Sadie is throwing up on the bed beside me!Got her taken care of, got the wet linens pulled off the mattress and tossed in the washer, and spent the rest of the night in the recliner waiting for Sadie to get sick again. Of course, she slept like a baby the rest of the night! She's fine today, but I'm tired! Got to remake the bed later and hope for uninterrupted sleep since I have to work from 7a to 7 p tomorrow. At least it's daytime and not overnight.The nurse that gave notice did come in, and was being such a miserable biotch to the staff AND the residents that she was told to leave and not come back unless she could behave like a professional. So here we are with major staffing holes to fill right before the holidays. Gotta love it. So my schedule for this coming week is 12 hours Sunday, Monday off, regular 8 hours Tuesday, 12 hours Wednesday, off Thursday, regular 8 hours Friday. Mom wants to find something to go and do Thanksgiving Day (she told Dick she thinks they should each spend more time with "our own kids" rather than "with everyone" for holidays) so I need to try to find something to do and somewhere to go out to eat that isn't already booked up solid for Thanksgiving. There is not going to be ANYTHING going on that will be of any interest to her on the holiday, that I can find. Dick's kids are taking him out for dinner, and Mom wants to be out all day.I'm open to ideas if anyone has them!Having Mom come to my place isn't an option cuz I have Sadie and Mom hates the doggy smell and dog fur and I don't keep house to her standards and am not going to listen to her going on about how embarrassed she would be if any of her friends ever found out how badly I keep house, they'd think she didn't teach me any better, etc, etc. Oh well, such is life and I keep reminding myself that Mom won't be around forever. And I do love her. I just wish some things were different.
Goldie--The nurse that quit did call out from Hospice quite a bit, but mostly she was just kind of lazy and didn't get the work done like she was supposed to. A lot like what has been happening here. She doesn't like the paperwork (I mean, who does, but it'sa reality) and complains a lot about how much work there is to do, which she did athospice, too. I know there are days when there is a lot of work to do, but if she spent some of the time doing the work instead of complaining and being mean to the CNAs it wouldn't be an issue.But I can't seem to get complainers to understand that the time they spend complaining could be used doing the work. And there are ways to get things changed that aren't working. I try to be a good Sadie Mommy.I think I do ok most of the time. Praying for good test and lab results.
Jazzy--that pic is just glorious. Is that in the midwest somewhere?
Cammy Cat--Yup, Lori and I are talking about the same person. Frankly, I'm glad she's gone, I'm really tired of dealing with CNAs with hurt feelings and being upset due to her attitude and treatment. I'm looking for a doggy bed that will be comfortable for her and will fold or roll up to store without taking a lot of space. My office isn't very big --not a complaint, I've got it set up so that I can reach just about everything from my desk and I love it, but there isn't much floor space-- so I need to be space efficient.
Librarian--Sorry to hear you are sick, but u\much better to delay chemo. Getting chemo when you are already sick is an open invitation to a massive infection, total body sepsis, as the immune system gets knocked down while the bacteria and viruses are pretty much immune to the chemo drugs. At least you get a bit of a break from chemo this way. I like the idea of steaks for Thanksgiving! I think people should have whatever they want. I live the traditional turkey and trimmings dinner, but mostly I like the family getting together and visiting. With Mom cooking the last few years the get together has been more of listening to Mom mutter in the kitchen and worry about stuff getting done on time with little time to actually visit, and was the same way at Christmas. So we really are taking advantage of my sister-in-law's back issues (or is it sister's-in-law back issues? Whatever, you get the idea!) and her not being able to travel so far due to the pain to get Mom away from cooking the whole big dinner. Your saying your DH doesn't do well at the grocery store reminds me of Jeanne Robertson's story about sending her DH to the store to buy the ingredients for her 7 Up Pound cake (Jeanne Robertson "Don't send a man to the grocery store! )
She's a Christian comedienne, this story is about 7 minutes long, but sooo funny if you like this kind of thing!
Chi--Hooray for the good derm checkup!Good heavens, I remember when this time of year was called the hacking season cuz of all the coughing from colds and flu! Now it's a financial nightmare! What a downer to be dealing with!
Jazzy--sounds like eye surgery #2 is well set up and ready to go. Sounds like the project management has some problems.Who would ask someone to do something like going part time without having at least some idea of what that would look like? Sounds like getting out at the end of the year is a good move. Sounds like your SIL is trying to tell your sister where things are at. I hope your sister can hear the message before too long. I hope someone at the rehab is trying to help. It's hard to deal with mortality of a loved one during the holiday season, but sometimes that's how it works out.
The Turkey's Wattle
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 ounces rye whiskey, preferably Wild Turkey Rye 101 proof
- 3/4 teaspoon St. Elizabeth allspice dram (rum-based allspice liqueur)
- 1 ounce chilled apple cider
- 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
- Two 6-inch strips of orange zest
- Ice
- 2 ounces chilled ginger beer
How to Make It
Step
In a cocktail shaker, combine the whiskey, allspice dram, cider, Simple Syrup and 1 of the orange zest strips. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well, then strain into a chilled ice-filled collins glass. Stir in the ginger beer and garnish with the remaining strip of orange zest.
From <https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/the-turkeys-wattle-cocktails-2013>
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