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Lori, great numbers! May they continue to "fall victim to gravity" till they hit bottom (NED level?).
The Pfizer vaccine prevents 95% of those who get both shots from catching COVD and the other 5% would get much milder cases. (The figures for Moderna's version are 90%/10% respectively). Caveats are that until a week or two after the second shot you don't get that much protection--a few days to a week after your first shot, immunity is about 50%. But nobody knows whether an immune person (whether by virtue of vaccine or recovery from COVID) is or is not capable of being a "carrier" and shedding particles from the mouth or nose--so even a fully-vaccinated person should still follow all anti-COVID protocols until the pandemic is officially declared over (or research proves they can't be "carriers"). Bob got his second Pfizer shot this afternoon.
IL has revised its priority group guidelines. Good news is that those of us >65 &/or with high-risk comorbidities have been bumped up from Group 1C to 1B, with the essential workers. Bad news is that so are inmates and prisoners. The reason for lowering the age from 75 to 65 is that the average age of COVID deaths is 72 for African-Americans and Latino/as 68, so it's a social-equity decision. And I suspect that the poorer neighborhoods will be prioritized, so I still likely won't see a shot till at least March unless the state & city receive many millions more doses of either vaccine. Speaking of poorer neighborhoods, my ZIP code is one of the least-vaccinated in the city (only 1.8% of population), as low as some ghetto & barrio ZIP codes. The wealthiest ZIP codes are the most heavily-vaccinated, with some (Streeterville & Near North) as high as 5%, with more of its population having gotten its second dose than our population its first. 42% of all Chicago's doses have gone into the arms of those living outside city limits. But Cook County's registration form limits its supply to those who either work at healthcare facilities or live in suburban Cook County. The county's reasoning is that Chicago has its own allocation. So I'm screwed--I'm retired, and don't live in the Cook County suburbs.
Bob's gonna be late for dinner tonight, so I probably won't indulge in a DOTD.
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NativeMainer I love the earl and lady greys hot and black tea with splenda iced. I do like some herbals but am particular about which ones. Also Maine is a lovely state. I'm currently more familiar with the south but hope to travel north when things open up.
Goldie appreciate the kind comment. Cheers!
Cami I love the kitties you post. Here's my boy saying hi ( or "why are you bothering me?" Hehe).
JC good for you on the decluttering efforts. Hoping your test results come out well.
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Hi ladies,
I was here much earlier, got a few calls and then I forgot, so here I am again.
reader, ur cat is beautiful, but I'm pretty sure he's saying why r u bothering me. He's got that look. How old is he???
Sandy so now Bob is done with the shots??? U never said how he felt during most of this time. I like how u keep us informed about the vaccine, since I don't live far from u I think a lot of those rules apply to this area too.
Kim u struck gold, ur going to have loads of these stories to tell us and sadie. She'll enjoy them so much too.
LC u have so much energy, send some my way.
Beaver I at first thought the same thing, about the lettuce
Lori I couldn't have done all that got done with cleaning out my room. Joey is so organized, I already was ready to stop, I didn't know where to start, he organized my thoughts and then he went to work. He got things done. Still can't find enough room but at least I can be in here not feeling agoraphobic. I told u ladies I'm waiting for him to come into these lousy teenage years. So far he hasn't even come close. We keep my root beer and jello in the garage an he still always makes sure that there's enoigh for me in the fridge in our kitchen and if he does forget he apologizes like crazy/ As u all know I brag way to much but now I hold his hand for guidance, instead of him holding mine.
Things are going OK for my sister but my BIL is really having a hard time. He's acting in a manic way an can't sleep, he won't say it but he's so scared
OMG I wrote this 2x, during the day then I forgot to send it tonite, so here I am sending it this morning
LUBS U ALL
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My daughter lives in the Virgin Islands, as most of you know. Obviously it's a huge vacation spot. She cleans the villas there and some friends of hers opened a business where you can order groceries, they go get them and deliver to your villa or resort before you get there. Anyways, Billy is always writing these amazing stories and this one just really spoke amazing comparisons. So I am copying here, feel free to pass it by....
Billy here...
Ooooofff!!!!
That's what I got to say...Such an ugly world these days...
Everyone wants to know "what do you think" or "where do you stand on the matter" or "what are your thoughts on..."
Well I can tell you where I stand, on my own two damn feet... daily... gratefully and thankfully...As far as what I think or my thoughts....?I am a grocery provisioner so I will use my trade as a model.
Groceries have no boundaries...You might think they are just inanimate objects.
Truth be told their code of ethics is far beyond any humanistic model I have ever seen.Fruits are all fruits, no matter their skin color, origin, size or shape. Some are even fruitier than others. All different types, all come from different seeds.Still fruit...
Never once have I delivered groceries and had an apple complain about being in the same drawer with the oranges.
Vegetables follow suit, and some are vastly different and even smell.Still I have never heard any backlash about an onion uprising or a gathering of rotten tomatoes trying to breach the deli drawer and gain control of the entire fridge.
Deli Meats and cheeses come from all different ethnic backgrounds and group together often times with other strange smelling meats and cheeses. Combined with bread, which is sometimes white or rye or pumpernickel, they make a delightful harmony known as a sandwich.Condiments and spices act as an audience of additives to make things just a little bit better. I have never heard of someone adding Mayo just to make things worse?Everything compliments everything.Beverages for thirst or inebriation.
Snacks for snippets of mild hunger that need minimal preparation...
Genetically engineered tiny grapefruits for space saving and humor...
(Potatoes are kind of transient although, no one can agree where they go. I like to call them "versatile". Positive reinforcement for the homeless potatoes of the world)
The list goes on...
A perfect dance of delicacies from all over the world working together in unison, all inside one fridge...
There is no one item in a fridge that looks down on another. In one way or another they are all ingredients to a very diverse system.And when items go rotten they are thrown out.They are not kept in hopes of getting better. If left unattended they will spoil the whole fridge like a disease or worse yet, a virus.
Truth is, if you make a meal that doesn't taste good or doesn't agree with you guess what... you chose the ingredients.Just because you can't cook, don't blame the groceries!
Groceries are inherently good, it is the author of their arrangement that makes them "not taste good" or "not go down easy"If I were in a Miss America Pageant, this speech would get me the win, hands down...A perfect balance of vapid social parallels coupled with a sh$t eating grin is how my brain works since you have asked...So whether you are a Kumquat or an Oreo cookie, a deli mustard or grape jelly, a Samuel Adam's or a Corona, a local fruit or an import...Guess what???One day the world is gonna eat you and you're just gonna be another pile of excrement like everyone else...So if you want to fight and bicker over everything, point fingers, get enraged over opinions or highlight subtle inadequacies in everything...That is truly bananas...
I am much happier being portrayed as just plainNUTS...
So if you need groceries delivered pre arrival, make a reservation at:Stjdelivery@gmail.comOr visit:Here are some fridge pics... take notes...0 -
DOTD: "The Siamese Cat"
- 2 oz. strong coffee, chilled
- 2 oz. White Chocolate Liqueur, such as Godiva
- 1 oz. Milk or Dark Chocolate Liqueur, such as Godiva
- 1 oz. Kahlua
- 1 oz. Frangelico
- 1 oz. heavy cream or milk
- ice
Add all ingredients to a bar mixer over ice.Shake well to chill.Pour into a glass (with or without the ice) and enjoy!0 -
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JCS, I love Red Lobster. Glad your DH finally gave in. I refuse to eat out, period. Doctors and groceries, that's it. I wouldn't even let my step DD and her DH come here for Thanksgiving. Good luck on that CT scan as well. Do you get scanxiety?
Sandy, I guess I misunderstood the vaccine. I thought it just lessoned the symptoms. As for NED, I've never been there, maybe now is my time!
Cami, don't ever stop bragging on Joey, we like to hear about it. What do you mean that he hasn't come close to being a teenager? And I'm very sorry to hear about your BIL. Has the caretaker moved in yet? Maybe that will help? Wasn't Katie Kat a grey cat like Reader's? Maybe lighter, if I remember right?
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Saturday! Sunshiney and chilly here today. I got some good news on the COVID front yesterday, school nurses are being classified as 1A priority now, and the local hospital is now including us in their front-facing staff vaccination protocol. That means we will get our shots before non-patient contact hospital staff get theirs. School nurses got moved up due to the recognition that we are (1) front-facing (direct patient contact) health care providers, and (2) once vaccinated we can work in vaccination clinics and help get the vaccine out to more people more quickly. In other words, somebondy remembered that once school nurses are vaccinated we can then vaxx the kiddos and school staff and then staff public clinics over breaks and during the summer, which is probably right when the big public vaccination push will start. And I'm thinking that staffing some of those clinics is expected to be problematic given that I'm seeing some job advertisements for nurses for clinics with very vague descriptions and only general locations, or requiring travel all over, for as much as $60 an hour.
Sadie has definitely adapted to the new hours. Was awake and waiting for me when I got home last night, and got me out of bed at 6 ayem this morning. That's the latest I can sleep in and still get to work on time, and the time the second or back up alarm is set for. Got pizza from the local farm's wood fired pizza oven, put the leftovers in the oven as usual for overnight. I like cold pizza for breakfast the next morning. While I was getting myself up and moving Silly Sadie opened the oven and helped herself to the left over pizza! All I got was the greasy spot on the floor! If she ever learns how to open the fridge I am done for!
Goldie--I think a 41 second evacuation is pretty good, too. Keep in mind it's a small school, only 4 rooms. Some of the staff (me included) were the last ones out and at the check in station. I'm sure it takes longer for a bigger school, or a 2 level school. I can get lunch at school, and breakfast, too. It's the same thing the kids get and this school year is being given at no cost to students and staff. I've been hearing about how the cook is bringing in extras and making sure there are seconds for certain kids/families so I generally take lunch with me. I was surprised to find out that, literally, half the students qualify for free meals, and most of the rest qualify for reduced price meals. I don't have a pasta machine, per se, but I have pasta attachments to my KitchenAid Mixer. I recently saw a YouTube video of an Italian Grandmother, well into her 80's, who makes all the pasta for the family restaurant by hand every morning. Literally piles and piles of different pastas using just her hands and tools she's usedher entire life, that she got from her mother! It was fascinating to watch. I'll see if I can find it again.
LOL!!! (at the wall meme)
Librarian--I love the way you "let/allow/force my DH to take care of " the litter box!Don't blame you for not joining the birthday celebration. It is amazing how many people just do not seem to care about the pandemic or think it won't affect them.
Morning, Teka!
Chi--the logistics of vaccinating a population must be giving someone, somewhere, massive headaches. During the Maine CDC briefing yesterday the director read of some of the vaccination site considerations they are working with (the full list is 2 pages long) and I was wondering how on earth we would find any places even remotely meeting criteria in most rural places in Maine. Everything from traffic patterns, to a building supporting one-way traffic, how to monitor people for 15 to 30 minutes after the shot without having more than a certain number of people in a room and maintaining at least 6 foot distancing, how to avoid lines outside the building, ensuring refrigeration for the vaccine, geographical considerations like how to get the vaccine (and the vaccinators) to the location in a timely way, managing the sharps and medical waste, break areas and PPE for staff, local hospital and EMS capability of managing multiple anaphylactic reactions, managing the presence of children getting vaccinated or accompanying an adult getting vaccinated, pre-entry screening, and all of this is AFTER a way is set up to manage registration and billing before people arrive at the site. It looks like we are going to depend a lot on employer site vaccinations. The Maine CDC Director pointed out that vaccination events can easily become super-spreader events if not managed properly. Crazy thought, but then, it's a crazy world right now!
Reader-- Do you like blueberry tea? There are some really good local ones I can send to you if like them. I like herbal teas, too. Cute kitty! What's his name?
Cammy Cat--I can't wait to hear more stories! The kids are so imaginative. Your relationship with Joey is so special and so wonderful. I doubt he'll ever give you any of the teenage attitude stuff, he'll save that for his parents. It's been amazing watching how your relationship has evolved over the years. I'm sorry your BIL is having a hard time. It must be so frightening to have your loved one's aging and decline made so obvious, not to mention his own.
alt="">SATURDAY COCKTAIL
Ingredients
8 pitted green grapes
0.5 oz lime juice
1.5 oz apple juice
0.35 oz yellow apple syrup
0.35 oz ginger syrup
2 oz vodka
Instructions
Place green grapes into a shaker and muddle
Add remaining ingredients into the shaker
Fill the shaker with ice cubes and shake
Finely strain into a chilled cocktail glass
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Goldie - I understood exactly what you did - that the vaccine would not necessarily prevent one from getting the virus, but would ensure that if you did, it would be a mild case.
NM - can you weigh in after your Maine CDC briefing Friday?
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As far as the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines go, they DO prevent you from getting the disease--once the immunity after the second dose is complete. (Believed to be a few days to 2 wks). In the interim, if you did catch the virus, your case would be much milder--the immune system would be sufficiently "on alert" to fight it off without "calling in the cavalry" of cytokines. Not sure about the Astra Zeneca or J&J yet.
Bob had no reaction at all to his first shot; he got his second shot yesterday--by bedtime he still didn't even have a sore arm. He woke up with some joint soreness (knees & ankles) but no fever. He had a very light day because the docs who would have been doing the echoes & stress tests for to him to read had booked a day off in anticipation of a second-dose reaction (and football on TV). The second-dose reaction is more pronounced, because by a couple of weeks after the first shot, the body now recognizes the spike protein as an invader to be fought off. But what you're feeling is the immune system doing its job, not an infection--the spike protein in the vaccine is not attached to an actual virus. (There is no live nor killed virus in the vaccine).
Many nurses at Holy Cross are refusing to take the vaccine, citing horror stories of severe allergic reactions (thus far, 1 in 100,000 doses) or fevers & aches. But the allergic reactions can be immediately reversed; and the fevers & aches last no more than 24 hours. COVID lasts far, far longer and can kill. The Sinai Health System (which owns Holy Cross) keeps sending e-mails that it has plenty of Pfizer doses on hand for healthcare workers to get their first and second doses, but they don't last forever outside of dry-ice temperatures. Meanwhile, the surrounding ultra-hard-hit Marquette Park neighborhood is full of vulnerable seniors of color who have yet to be offered, much less received, their first doses. What's wrong with this picture? You can lead a horse to water.....but there comes a time when you should divert the water to those who DO want to drink.
Last night's DOTD: a shared Whiskey Sour from the Drinkworks machine. Not sure about tonight--will depend on what we order out for dinner. (Probably Indian or BBQ). My carb-debauch is over (hopefully, my news-driven need for comfort food is gone).
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Hello all - lots of great posts to read!
Goldie - Your daughter's grocery "story" was well done and very clever! Belated congrats on good results!
NM - Sounds like your new job is going well. 8" of snow - cannot imagine it anymore - once I moved away from the snowbelt in NE Ohio have been happy to be away from snow. Stay warm!
Reader - Your cat is a doppelganger for my dear departed Ben (nickname Ben Purr). Beautiful!
Cammy Cat - Ben & Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie was always my "go to" before I started in on gelato, instead. Might have to treat myself to one of those really small cups of B&J one of these days.
Sandy - Thanks for all your insights on the vaccine. You have validated what I thought about still continuing precautions even after the 2 vaccine doses.
Librarian - Glad you got to the mountains - they are so rejuvenating!
Apologies to anyone not individually mentioned. Cheers!
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Mornin ladies,
Oh Lori I love that story so well written and understood. Ur dd sounds like she's doing good, she had a crazy year. and Joey just has never had a goofy attitude and really listens when we talk about things. He says it's me cuz I never talked to him like a kid <only cuz I didn't know how> Our sarcasm to each other comes from time, but he never does it in front of anyone else, just when we're alone. To us it's funny, maybe not to others. and ur right the cat kinda looks like my Katie-Kat whom I miss everyday, even now.
Celia it's good to hear from u, u don't have to adress everyone, just tell us what's going on.
Oh I love to hear the info u gals have on the vaccine. I hate to admit it but I don't undderstand all aspects of what's going on with the distribution. but I have heard people say the SE's are bad, but then again isn't it better than getting covid. My problem is how fast they came to a vaccine, usually things take years or never. see that's puzzling to me.
sadie is hysterical another story I have to tell. Kim u 2 were made for each other.
Jodie came over yesterday and I took a shower, washed my hair all good. she brought me jelly filled donut holes and coffee. Nibbled on them all day, they were a treat. But I really like when she comes over, her laugh is so contagious. She's so much fun without FF, she of course doesn't realize it. Marty is so good to me, I was out of ice cream and he went out just to make sure I had it. they know food is a big thing with me. Plus he comes to talk to me about a lot of things and I like that and treats Les and Joey so well, he's a good guy.
Hope everyone had a goo sunday.
LUBS U ALL
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Happy Sunday Funday goils. As for the fridge story, my DD is NOT the writer, it's her friend. Cool and windy here yesterday, but sunny. I'll take it over a Michigan winter any time!
JCS, I too meant to comment on your comment about the litter box and your DH to "let/allow/force my DH to take care of " the litter box!
Celia, good to see you and never worry about mentioning everyone. Thanks on the congrats of my numbers.
Sandy, thanks again for the vax info.
Cami, I can't even imagine Joey with a goofy attitude. I just love the relationship the two of you have. You used to tell us what aroma you had for your shower, what was yesterday's? You LOL when I say Wacko, I LOL when you say FF. And at least you have one son in law you like.
Here's a DOTD for Cami....
Glazed Donut
1.5–2 oz cake-flavored vodka (I used Pinnacle Cake)
1 oz creme de cacao
1/2 oz simple syrup
A few drops vanilla extract (to taste)
3 oz half and half
Donut holes, for garnish
Vanilla glaze, for rim (recipe follows)
Sprinkles, for rim
FOR THE GLAZE:
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2–3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Sunday Funday! Another sunny ayem here. It got gray and cloudy yesterday, but no snow or anything. Got very little done, just lounged around all day.Going to need to do some stuff today, laundry and some meal planning for the week. And belly rubbing with Sadie, of course.
Goldie-- we must have bumped each other into the pool! The Groceries Have No Boundaries story is fantastic! Love the line "Just because you can't cook, don't blame the groceries!"
Minus--Here's the big picture of how a vaccine works against a virus:When a virus gets into a body, it invades and takes over the cells and causes the cells to make more viruses. Almost as soon as the virus starts doing that, the body recognizes that the virus is a foreign body and triggers several immune system responses. One of the immune system responses is to create antigens that will block the virus from entering the cells, or prevent the virus from taking over the cell. This process takes time, usually about a week. During that week, the virus is multiplying like mad, so by the time the body finds the correct antibody, there are tons of viruses working. So the body then switches gears and goes into massive antibody production mode until the viruses are neutralized. The body then files that antigen/antibody information in its memory bank. The next time that virus, or one very much like it invades, the body recognizes it and immediately begins producing the correct antibody, no waiting time. The immune system is blocking the virus from Day 1 or 2, and so the virus never gets into enough cells to trigger the other parts of the immune system that make us feel sick. We call this being "immune" to a disease. Or the virus may get into enough cells to make us feel sick, but much smaller numbers and we feel much less sick, which we call getting a "mild" case.
A vaccine introduces the body to the invader, using different techniques that have the end result of telling the body "this is foreign and dangerous. Create antigens now." The body takes that information and goes through its research and development phase and creates antibodies. This still takes a week or so. BUT, since there have been no viruses multiplying during that week or two, the body stops there. We don't get sick. And, if/when the virus invades the body again, the proper antibodies are created immediately, the virus doesn't catch hold so we don't get sick, or so few viruses catch hold that we only get slightly sick.
That's the way all vaccines protect us from viruses. There is indirect protection for other people. A vaccinated person (or a person who had the disease and is now naturally immune) who is exposed to the virus again (this happens often) will clear the virus from the body very quickly, in a matter of hours or days. So the time frame that the person could be shedding the virus becomes very short, if, indeed, enough virus manage to multiply for there to be any to shed at all. This puts a break on the person-to-person spread of the virus. Vaccinate a large enough percentage of the global population and a virus will die for lack of hosts, like small pox.
Vaccines against bacteria do the same thing, only the antibody produced reacts with the bacteria directly and causes the bacteria cell to die.
In short, the vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting the virus, it prevents you from getting sick from the virus and severely cuts down the chance you spread the virus to someone else. We still get exposed to measles, mumps, chicken pox, german measles, colds, flus all the time, but we don't get sick from them. And the entire purpose behind vaccines is not to protect individual people, but to limit the spread of disease through populations. When people travel to certain places in the world, they are required to be vaccinated against certain diseases like Yellow Fever. The reason the vaccination is required is not to keep the traveler from getting sick, but to make sure the traveler does not bring the active disease back to the home country, where very few people will be immune to it and it can spread and become epidemic.
Chi--I find it hard to believe that nurses are citing fear of allergic reaction as a reason not to be vaccinated. Such reactions are VERY rare, and totally manageable! While I can understand (not agree with, but understand) some reluctance based on it being a new vaccine, a little self education goes a long way. My research into how mRNA vaccines work lead me to believe they are actually safer and probably more effective with a lower side effect rate in the long run than the traditionally developed vaccines, not to mention the advantage of not being egg dependent for manufacture. Sometimes I wonder if we nurses tend to resist getting vaccinations and such just because we are being told we have to while everyone around us is given a choice. While working in the nursing home it was automatically "nursing staff will be required to get vaccinated" even before there was a vaccine. Never once was there consideration of voluntary vaccination. We nurses get very tired of being treated like we are children or going to resist or oppose something without ever being asked our opinion as individuals or as a group. It's always automatically assumed the nurses are going to be resistant and will need to be forced. Expect a certain behavior from a group of people long enough and you will start to get it from them eventually. And I agree, there does come a time when the water should be diverted to those who will drink it.
Celia--the new job is going very well, I am loving it. I don't mind having snow on the ground, as long s it stays in its place--and off the roads!
Cammy Cat--I can see where it can be surprising how fast the covid vaccines are getting approved after development. A lot of the time streamlining has come from the regulating bodieslike the FDA not taking as long as usual to do reviews and approve the next steps. Clinical trials are run in 3 phases, and there are reviews to be done between each phase. Those reviews can take months, normally. For Covid those reviews were done much more quickly and approvals for the next step given much more quickly. What a lot of people don't realize is that the mRNA vaccine technique is not new. It's been in the clinical trial process for SARS and MERS for years, but because those diseases are not big, life-threatening ones, the reviews and approvals are moving very slowly. BUT, Phase I trialshave shown them to be safe, Phase II trials have shown they work, but there aren't enough people being exposed to SARS or MERS to run Phase 3 trials which require thousands of participants. Since both of those diseases are caused by a coronavirus, there was a lot of research that could be built on to develop a vaccine quickly. Sounds like you had a good visit with Jodie. I bet that was a lot of fun. And your men are taking such good care of you, it's good to see!
Liquid Sunshine Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 oz. Malibu rum
- 1.5 oz. peach schnapps
- 1/3 c. orange juice
- 1/3 c. pineapple juice
- Splash of grenadine
Instructions
- Fill a glass with ice. Pour the Malibu rum and peach schnapps over the ice, followed by the orange juice and pineapple. Gently stir. Drizzle in the grenadine and let it sink to the bottom. Do not stir. Optional: Garnish with an orange slice, pineapple, and cherry.
From <https://www.twotwentyone.net/liquid-sunshine-cocktail/>
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mmmm.... glazed donut 😋
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Thanks NM. Oh yes, glazed donuts. I'm really tempted but it's way too cold & rainy here for me to go out.
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Minus, I second the cold. We have snow on the ground here in South Central Texas. Since it fell after a period of rain, I suspect there is also ice underfoot. Not planning on going out to find out!
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This cleaning and purging thing is HARD! I did get the windows and blinds cleaned yesterday. I am still sneezing from the dust! I did get DH to pay attention to a closet that mostly has his stuff in it. That led to him looking up what a few rifles are worth...then a nap. Totally not that helpful. May be difficult to get him restarted. Over 10 years ago, our old dog died. I asked DH to wait a full year before getting another pet. We made it a few weeks and he brought home two cats that had been hanging around his office. Two of the rules were he would take care of the cat box and do MOST of the vacuuming. Every so often, I have to ask that he clean the area more deeply and I do some vacuuming. It has worked out for the most part. He still does not cook, do laundry, shop for presents or stop arguing with me about politics.
I did take the day off today. Kinda watching football while reading my book. Did get to watch the Baylor men win their basketball game yesterday.
The bone scan results were great. No cancer anywhere. CTScan next week. My feeling is good news. My plan is I spent one year having chemo, one year recovering and now back to normal life. Looking for some volunteer opportunities as we speak. Ready for helping people and spending my day on things that are interesting.
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Hooray for the NED scan results, JCS!
Cami, I can tell you (ok, Bob can tell you from personal experience) that the SEs from the second shot are mild and fleeting. He was running 100.1F last night (98.7 at Holy Cross early in the a.m.). Gave him 2 Tylenol--2 hrs later the fever & aches were gone and his appetite was ravenous. He felt fine by this a.m.--well enough to bring back brunch.
Last night with BBQ the DOTD was 2020 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau. With brunch it was coffee. Tonight with leftover BBQ, not sure--maybe a can of Bubly or LaCroix. Perhaps kill off the Mumm Napa (getting flat) with the last of the salmon roe.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey Day! Temps starting out in the teens this ayem, means my office will be very cold, need to wear something warm today. Can't wait to see what happens today! Sadie says Hi to everyone.
Goldie--Oh, my, what a wonderful looking DOTD!
Morning, Illi!
Your welcome, Minus.
Hi, Beaver!
Librarian--Hooray for the good bone scan results! So glad to hear you are ready to live life again. Such a big step forward in this journey.
Chi--glad Bob did so well with the second shot.
Coffee Martini
Ingredients
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) vodka
- 3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) Kahlua or coffee liqueur
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) warm espresso or strong coffee
- Coffee beans, for the garnish
Instructions
- Add the vodka, Kahula and espresso to a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake vigorously until cold.
- Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with coffee beans.
From <https://www.acouplecooks.com/coffee-cocktails/print/73832/>
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Kim, not much warmer here - 19F. Stay warm. ECE - 5 go back today in person. Secondary start back next week. Lots of meetings today and Wednesday, all day training Thursday and in between lots of paperwork!! Next week, I start coverage for the middle school. Have a great week. Stay safe, stay warm and stay healthy.
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NM/Karen, I got you both beat with a low, 7 here this morning.
NM, pasta by hand, that's crazy. I will just buy mine, it's too cheap not to! OMG, Sadie is so smart, opening the oven to get her pizza. I'm surprised she didn't put it in the microwave to heat it up! But like you, perhaps she likes it cold. And know dogs, she probably just inhaled it. When I worked at the school we had to get the hepatitis vax, if I remember right, that was a 2 or 3 injections, so many weeks apart.
JCS, windows and blinds, ugh! I hate that one. My windows need it but it's too cold. My DH does not one thing domestic, unless you want to count putting dishes away one time. Oh, he will make coffee, does that count? Making the bed, just pulling the covers up.
Sandy, glad Bob's SE's were minimal.
I see our Texas gals got some snow!
Still nothing going on here. DH has dr appt tomorrow and 1st go 'round with PT on Wednesday. I sure wish I could go in to see what they make him do. He does try to do some stuff here at home, but when I try to tell him he's not doing it right, or stand up straight when you do that, he gets mad at me. I should be able to pick me some lettuce this week for a nice salad.
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Yes, we did get some snow here in South Central Texas, but it is gone now. Wasn't even enough to stick to the trees. Since I grew up in West Virginia and spent over two decades in Ohio, it was not that big a deal for me. However it was a big event for those who have never lived in snow country. Temps are in the 40s today.
NM, that DOTD looks like it is part wake me up and part put me to sleep!. Enjoy your week with the kids and sorry you did not get your cold pizza breakfast!
Looking like a quiet week here. Only appointment is a follow up with the dentist who took the tooth chip out of my upper lip. The lip has healed well so hoping this is it for post fall healthcare visits.
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Warming up a little this week till after some snow showers on Fri. My hardier herbs (thyme, rosemary, some of my mint and a tiny bit of parsley) are still going strong outdoors. My excursion tomorrow will be CVS & Whole Foods. Will double-mask, as I did for last week's mani.
With leftover BBQ last night, I Coravined a couple oz. of Maryhill 2008 Serendipity meritage. We're having middle Eastern (omnivore version) tonight so not sure what we'll drink. (Technically, mint tea is the most authentic).
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Had a great echocardiogram today. I was hoping for a 5 point jump of EF to 50% for no treatment delays but I got a 15 point jump to 60%, which is normal, yay!
DOTD is a celebratory Blue Moon Mango Wheat.
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illimae - great news on your EF!!
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Fantastsic Mae. Congrats
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Illiemae, great that your heart is getting stronger!
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