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Darn, caught again! Dorothy just don't let junie see me with that bouncer or she will take a PICTURE! Kymn, you really don't want me to sing, but if you twist my arm, I think "Its Raining Men" is a fun song ....and...we are supposed to have rain tomorrow. I like your choice of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" too; and we sure are always up for fun!
Enjoy your time with your DD, Dorothy! I really, really miss having my girls at home...we were close too. It was hard leaving my youngest DD at school 8 hrs away when she was just 15....but she and her roommate did their room so cute too. And it was a math & science school, so she was really happy to get to go there. So glad you have your DD home for awhile!!! Nice that you are on speaking terms with your ex, also.
Whew...Ricco wore me out....time for nite nite....
kathy
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Gosh,crap, Kathy, I keep forgetting about Junie and her notebooks and her camera. I bet you are glad she was not here tonight to see you carrying on with both Ricco and Bruno (the bouncer). I think I heard some bouncing...don't mean to embarrass you but....alright, I will not say what I heard for a bottle of JD and a case of dogs beers. ~~thinking I am ~~~ Hmmmm..., seems Junie is on to something here, extortion sounds like great fun. Just kidding.....~~~whispering~~~~ pssst, Junie, do you want a partner? You can have 75% of the shares and be the pic taker and scrib specialist and I will be the negotiater. This is a win win. ~Thinking~~ ah nevermind, I could not do that to my breast friends nor could dear Junie. It is fun talking about it though. For me anyway since I am sitting here alone. Seems there are some snobs here HA!
Sleep well my friends. Good night, Kathy. Goodnight, Stanzie, Astorm, John boy, Chrissy. Goodnight, Lori, HD, Maryellen, Claire. Goodnight, Beanius (wherever you are) Beans, NM, Kymn, good night to the rest of you wonderful ladies. See you in the morning. I am already looking forward to NM's morning post
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good night my breasties BFF's (Breast Friends Forever) just going to finish watching PS I love you and head off to dream land.
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uhhhhhhh
dang! I almost got a pic of the boobiebodinthehammock but I tripped over a lounge chair and fell in the pool....don't worry--camera is waterproof--I will maintain guard and we will figure out WHO (or what.....anybody got a pregnant dog???) is crashing in our sacred hammocks!!!!
hugggssssssss!!!!!!
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Can't believe how busy its been here since yesterday evening......all my drinking has been here with you gals.....lets see, what is the wine (or is it whine) of the night? Pour me a large dry red wine....and I'll have a couple more after that!!! Sweet dreams one and all.
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LMAO Junie. This is why I love you. OMG, too freaking funny. How on earth did you do that? Gosh, I my drink went down the wrong pipe and I am choking and laughing. Great job. Bless you, my dear friend.
Hi Karen, I'd party with you but it is almost 1:30am here and I am up too late. And I drank too much. Hmm, is there such a thing as too much...okay, I will have just one more, make it a double.
Goodnight all, I will guzzle this one down and lay on the hammock til morning.
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Oh, oh....do you mean I got out of bed and am *trying* to wake up WITHOUT a good morning post from NM???? Not sure I can do that. LOL. Hopefully my coffee will kick in until I can find out what the DOTD is...I will try to hang on, but hope you get up soon NM!
Junie, That totally blinded me...hope you didn't get any pics of me though. Tooooo incriminating. Unless they are only shown at the HTL....cause "What happens at the HTL, STAYS at the HTL!". So kewl how you got that blinding post! You are sooooo funny.
Dorothy and Karen, you two sure kept our guys busy last night....drinking the night away...sheesh! Some of us (Kymn and I, for starters) just couldn't stay up that long. Ummmmm......could it be cause we were so tired, from painting all day? Or maybe the fumes got to us? I still have some to do today, then will be FINISHED....that will be nice.
Beans, Hope you can pop in again....I won't know how to read beanglish anymore....need a quick dose....puleez! Hope you're having a GR8 time in the mountains and are keeping warm.
Kymn, I like your "BFF" description. Purrfect! Are you still going to paint today?
HD, you sorta disappeared last night....hope that PT isn't getting the best of you. You and Junie could teach us exercizes...I know I need ANY kind of exercize....face, neck, body, etc. Come and join me in the buffet and a quick swim!
Chrissy, Hope you are feeling better and better every day! When do you see your dr for followup?
Okay, all my BFF's here.....looking forward to a Super Sunday with all of you!!!!
Chairs!
Kathy
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Hi all!!! I'm beginning to feel fantastic!!! I can't believe the huge improvement in range of motion and lack of pain.....Yahooooo!!!!!! I haven't had this amount of movement for over two years. I've got a follow up appt. in a week and a bit, 3/9 but I think that is more to make sure the incision is healing well enough than anything else. Got to see the BS tomorrow for a 4mth check up to make sure the Femara is working for me. Not sure how he's going to do that yet as he hasn't ordered any scans or bloodwork yet but I guess he will soon enough. I have had a fabulous day today, I spent the day hanging out with my brother and his young family. It was his birthday and his 10mth old baby daughter decided to take her first steps on her daddy's special day.......it was soo cool!!!!! This is her and I taken a couple of months ago.
She is just the sweetest little munchkin you could ever come across.
Mmmmmm........I am seeing all sorts of shinanigans that have been going on while i've been absent........now, the photo of the person in the hammock? definately not me..............she has one too many hung low to be me!!!! Dotty, I tipped you out of the hammock.....again??? It must have been after I had a few too much of the percotini fountain as I honestly don't remember doing it! I'm sawy!! forgib me pweeese??? Oh here I go again.......Dotty, I see you already have....Yahoo!...I pwomise to be good....I do, I do. Painting? are we all painting? can I have a raincheck on that? not quite up to the up and down strokes of painting........if that's what you are calling it nowadays. Oh so much to catch up on....I'm sorry girls....it's all too much.........waaaaaaaa! I'm overcome.....I need some good booze......PaNtS!!!!!!
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Oh, Chrissy, I can't believe that you do not remember tipping me off the hammock,we were all giggling like school children. I love the pic of you and the lil munchkin, you both look great. It is nice seeing you upclose and personal ♥ Thanks for sharing that. I am so happy that you are feeling so good, you deserve it, no doubt.
Well I have not so good news and am going to the fukitol fountain. When I got up this morning, I felt a strange sensation of drips going down my body. At one point, I thought I was peeing myself cuz it was running down my leg. SHITTY TITTY has reared its ugly head again- it is draining like a fountain. I am nearly panicking. I got a large drainage pad from the closet and am wondering what to do now. My bed and clothes were soaked and damn, I just washed the fn sheets yesterday.. fukitol, dilligaf!! Should I call the doc today, hope it gets better? it-shat, uck-fay and damn damn damn. It is looking like I might have to surrender my implant. Wherez the booze???? Maybe I should not have ditched the bra so soon? Oops, damn. The area has been red and I thought the compression bra was causing that so I burnt it, damn it. Damn it. OMG, this is not happening!!!!! I could cry. I don't want to call the doctor, he will abduxt my girl and not give her back....wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhh! Sorry to whine but I have had it with this bc crap and want to be done. I hope the doc does not notice me slurring when I call cuz I have to get drunk first.
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Oh no Dorothy, I can't believe that either. That #%*!# implant is being utterly (udderly?) horrid. Yeah, unfortunately it does look like you need to call your dr. Or go to the ER? I don't want this to cause anything worse than it already has, so I do hope you call. OMG this is unbelievable. Can I join you at the fukitol fountain? We can dwown your sowwows. I will even get dwunk with ya, and hold your hand and walk you to the dr, as we sure wouldn't be able to dwive. PULEEZ call, and let us know what happens. I will also go to our chapel and pray about this. (((HUGS!)))
Chrissy, Oh that is a GAWGEOUS pic of you and your darling GD.....just precious. And how awesome that she walked on her daddy's b'day. Bet he was on cloud 9! Thank you for sharing your pic, as it is so nice to be able to see you. And so great about your range of motion improving so much, so quickly. YAY!
OK Dorothy, please let us know if you have to have anything done. Cannot believe this happened, and my heart goes out to you.
Hugs,
Kathy
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Oh Dotty, my arms are going around you and holding you up while giving you a gentle warm hug! What a bummer!!! but I would definitely ring the doc ASAP as your main concern right now has to be infection. I do understand how you feel about the possibility of loosing one of the girls, but surely this would only be a temporary thing? You go right ahead and whine all you like.....and I'll make sure the boys keep the booze flowing! Love you girl....make sure you are seen to today!
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thankf Chrissy and Kathy,you girls are the best. I am typing as tears flow down my face. How could this fn happen again? I just ate and took my anti-b which I have been on since a week ago Friday. I am going to take a shower first then promise I will call. I am thinking it might be the last shower for a bit so I better clean my stinky arse and my shitty titty. I hate this, it is not fair. Without you girls, I'd be crazy. I just called DH and told him, he said to call the doc. He is working today (second job driving a limo). DD is still sleeping. I promise to listen to you girls and make that call soon.
I love you girls too, if I did not have you by my side, I may consider jumpin off the Ben Franklin bridge. But as Chrissy says, it is not the end of the world, I will just have to deal with whatever is thrown at me. I can join the one tata club again if "she" leaves me. The last time, all the issues were on the left side, bc side, this is now the right side. Maybe some neosporin, not! I will have to take off the surgical tape and replace it, I think. I will keep you girls posted. Love you more than I can express......This too shall pass, I use that motto with others, time to use it for my damn self. Thanks again. Big hugz accepted and needed. ♥♥
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Oh Dorothy - so sorry - Let us know what the doctor says! What an awful and scary way to wake up!
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((((((((((((((((Dorothy)))))))))))))...pplease let us know what the doc says.....and sure hoping this is just a bump in the road and you get to keep her....it just does s***!!! I have "this too shall pass" one one side of a pair of earrings that I got in Israel (except its in hebrew).....the other is something like this is for the good.....
Chrissy....your niece is a cutie patootey!!!
Its 9:30 Denver time and DD is still sleeping.....how late do I let her sleep!!! maybe till 10...Time to deliver girl scout cookies in the neighborhood....why is taking orders always easier? we've delivered most of the email orders......thinking that I'm tired of doing this...this is the 7th year for this DD and older DD did it for 6 years.....I've been doing this for 18 years...well with a 6 year break!!! Tomorrow night she has a both sale after school and then the next two sundays.....didn't seem so bad when we signed up.....
BBL
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Okay, I have put in the call and am awaiting a call back. I did take a shower and get cleaned up and put another clean surgical drain pad in the bra. I am going to stop at the lounge and have a few and hopefully, I will adapt the dilligaf attitude. thanks again, girls, you are all the best.L
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Oh, Dorthy, so sorry. Hope you had a little nip after the shower cuz you may not get one of those for awhile either. I'm always telling everyone how lucky I am but truthfully, I did have surgery 5 times so this disease sucks even if we are very lucky that we are survivors. Just keep stepping and we're here for you!
Chrissy - sweet picture! There is a family resemblance.
Claire - LMAO! My admiration is doubled!
DOTD:
Deadly Yellow Snow
50 ml bourbon
Sugar lump
Fresh mint
Suburban snow
Place mint in a glass. Drop in sugar lump and muddle with the mint leaves. Add snow and pour in the whisky. Either drink with a straw or mix into an alcoholic Slush Puppy. Then discard.Sorry I couldn't participate in the karaoke last night but you guys were hillarious! I don't drink enough to do karaoke anymore.
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Have a Sudsy Sunday~ChEARS!
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I just had four Deady Yellow Snows, thanks Astorm for the yummy drinks.
I heard back from the doc and am thrilled. He said that the oozing is not uncommon and suggested that I take several warm showers, massage the area and get the fluid out. He told me to put neosprorin on it too. I told him what happened last time with that and he said that since that scab was so deep, it would have opened up anyway. I spoke to the doc on call and not my doc. I am going to have to trust him and go with what he said. Needless to say, I am thrilled, I was sure he was going to tell me to come in today and take out the implant. Wooooo hooooooo, the party is back on, who's coming? I talked with DH and told him the good news.
I just went back and revisited the posts from last night and am still laughing over Junie's pic of her camera. And yes Kathy, it is blinding!
Love you girls. Dee, nice to see you, join me for some drinks!!!! Doing the happy dance.....
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Oh Thank goodness Dorothy!!!! I know you are so relieved!!!!!! Whew!
I have been on email with my sister whose husband just had the surgery/colostomy. He seems to be doing pretty good on recovery from the surgery part and he has a great attitude - not one to let things get him down which is fabulous and something I certainly admire. Like Claire - your attitude and look at life is so amazing - I try and think about your when I feel down.
Anyway, going off again - so I get this email saying one of her step children ( who are all around my sister and my age as her husband is 20 years older) saying she is just too worried about getting BC and is having both breasts removed. She is a very pretty, very petite woman who hasn't ever had any medical issues. Her sister got BC when she was in her late 20's - been NED ever since - now close to 50. But her aunt on her Dad's side got diagnosed with ovarian cancer - luckily caught very early and should be fine.She was divorced about 5 years ago apparently has 5!! boyfriends. Her children are my kids age so young teenagers. So what do you all think? Is that a big jump? No one has been tested for BRAC gene. My sister thinks she hasn't thought it all out enough as she didn't really count on their being much recovery other than not being able to exercise (she is a fanatic exerciser) for 10 days. She hadn't even thought about getting help with the kids. Her sister who had BC apparently got a bit out of line and said she was a drama queen and wanted a free boob job. Apparently she has already had a boob lift after having kids. I'm not sure what I think. I only met her once at my sister's wedding which was 30 years ago so I don't know her at all. Anyway just curious as to what you all would think?
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Oh wow woke up this morning and poured my coffee then came on to visit my BFF's and was so sad to read your posts dorothy as I was reading the rest trying to think of what to say to you to tell you how much you and all the girls mean to me and that you shouldnt get too worked up until you talk to the doc ( I believe one of you ladies told me that) I got to your last post and now I am feeling so happy for you, doing a little morning wake up dance
got ricco to join in with me lol. Big congrats hug.I had quite the sleep in today I was up singing karaoke with ricco most of the night I met my DH in a singing competition we tied for first place lol. I'm such a geek hehe
Chrissy so glad you are feeling better and are getting so much more movement,its funny how we take things for granted until we dont have them anymore and full range of movement would be so hard. I am still numb under my armpit from the lymph node removal and that bugs me I cant imagine what you have been going through.
kathy, thankyou for the compliment on my new picture I meant to say that last night but ricco distracted me lol. Yes I still have painting to do, have to finish painting my baseboards I am painting them a charcoal it is going to look very sharp down there. I dont have white wall in my house.most of my walls are a cappaccinio colour then I have one burnt red feature wall upstairs in the main living area and also in my master bedroom. Downstairs I painted a beautiful olive green and then cappacinio in the hallway and the base boards will be the charcoal, very warm and inviting. I love deep rich colours.I am trying to decide what flooring to put in the basement I have hardwood upstairs in everyroom except the kids room they have carpet and tile in the bathrooms.My room is hardwood too.Ok enough boring you with that lol the short answer to your questions was yes lol I have painting today.
Astorm that drink sounds delicious maybe cause there is whiskey in it
Ummmm Junie perhaps we could hit delete on a couple of those pics of me I was just brushing some lint of Riccos shirt....oh wait he wasnt wearing one was he
lolOk girls time to have some brunch DH is making blueberry pancakes this morning yummmmy
Talk to you all later
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OH hi stanzie sorry I walked right by you I must have been rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, wow I dont think I would even offer an opinion in that one and just stay far away. I dont understand choping of your breasts if you dont have to, I am prayiny to god that my margins are clean right now from my second lumpectomy because the thought of loosing my girls (saggy or not) is just so much to take in that I couldnt imagine doing that if there isnt any breast cancer??? sorry guess Im not much help I just cant compute that.
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Hunky-those PT people can be brutal, can't they. Amazing the results they get, though!
Junie-I still use little notebooks, too, they are easier to carry and way more dependable than my PDA, although everything of any importance winds up in the PDA eventually. . .
Wahine-glad your hubby likes the furbabies. Nothing like furbabies in your life for love and excitement.
Dorthy-How's the hot tub today? I'm going to take the snowshoes out for another walk after church and I suspect I'm going to need the hot tub afterwards. And a good, hot dwinky! I'm going to recommend to my church that we hire bouncers. Being across the road from a pub that might spark some interest in our little gathering!
AStorm-those kinds of one sided conversations are IRRITATING, aren't they? Those and listening to people on their cell phones in public places discussion very personal stuff, which I find amusing and irritating. I'm so tempted to go up to them and ask incredibly inappropriate questions when they're done!
Kymm-oh, YUM! So kind of you to share!
Claire-glad you got a good ski in. I tried out Dad's snow shoes yesterday and it was fun! No where near as difficult as I thought it would be. I can't wait to go out again after church this afternoon. Thanks for being an inspiration!
Sorry to be late getting on this am, overslept and then had to hurry to get to church. Lots going on here today, I can hear the gossip from the buffet a mile away!
Let's see, what would be an appropriate DOTD? How about The Bouncer?
1 oz Amaretto Liqueur
1 1/2 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
1 1/2 oz Irish Cream
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Dorthy--I'm so sorry to hear that $hi$$y titty is acting up again! If it's draining enough to soak the bed and your clothes you probably ought to have it seen today. I think it was on another thread that someone was asking about what to do with kotex that was no longer needed. They make great drainage catchers in situations like this. Let us know what you fnd out!
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I was writing this really insightful post in response to Stanzie's question but lost the post or course, so now I'm back to Word-cut-paste procedure...
My new onco commented that I took an extremely aggressive approach to my treatment. At Stage 1, Grade 1, 0 nodes, I ended up with a bmx after a failed lumpectomy. Even though the recon has not been as easy as I expected, I have no regrets about my decision. Part of our decision is based on pathology, but an equally important factor is more emotional. I feared a dx all my life since my mom and 2 of her sisters had bc. I felt the probability was high, and I feared treatment too. My family's experience with cancer has given me a stark picture. 30 years ago my mom's treatment was very aggressive and she had LE for the rest of her life. I lost one of those aunts to bc. We lost my SIL to late stage ovarian. It was really hard on the family watching my SIL go through chemo treatment unsuccessfully. It is heartbreaking to think of her kids even though they are in their early 20's. It makes me so sad to see my neighbor's teens, knowing that they are trying to cope with the loss of a parent during such an important time in their lives. I couldn't bear to think of my teen DDs coping with my treatment, or worse.
While I have no regrets, I have to say that getting to know women at BCO and watching them get through treatment has reduced my fear of treatment tremendously. IMO, anyone who is facing such a decision needs to do a lot of research, but also some soul-searching - possibly with a counselor - to determine what the motivation is... fear of treatment? Fear of the disease? Avoiding a painful experience for the family? I'm sure there are many... and then consider all the options for addressing those concerns. Even with all the research I did, I didn't truly understand what it would be like to have these cold, numb foobs. I didn't expect my DH to be put off by them. I didn't know I would have to have the implants replaced 6 months later. I do know that the fear of radiation and chemo when I made the decision would not be such significant factors now... In any event, I would be surprised if a BS would even do a bmx without a dx or BRCA+, at least not without advising counseling first. But if I was BRCA+ with a family history, I would not only have done the bmx, I would have had ooph too, and I wouldn't have waited to be dx.
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Stanzie, I would tell that neice of your to NOT do it. If she had a lift after having children, then she probably thinks having a bmx is an easy thing and trust me, I know it is not. Before even thinking about that, she certainly should have the BRCA genetic test done. Gosh, why would she be so stupid to have her girls cut off if she is not carrying a mutation? That is my opinion on that one.
Kymn, your room colors sound so warm and pretty. I have had so much done to the house but have not yet painted the walls. I have had the bathrooms redone and the kitchen but ALL of my other rooms are so boring with white walls. I loved it intially when I moved in as it was so clean but it is now just boring. Good job with all that paining. I had painted every room in my prior two homes but since I moved here, I was super busy with working seven days a week and rarely less than ten-twelve hours a day. Now that I have time, I just can't do it. I really wish I could hire you and Kathy - we would have a blast.
NM, fab pics as always. I love the bouncer dog and the fur baby pics best. You really do a great job with this thread and I am always entertained by your posts.
I wrote about that the doc actually did not want to see me, he said to take several warm showers and massage the area. I am now back in the actual surgical bra - I guess I should not have removed it. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say. I will keep praying that everything heals. What a freaking scare, it is like dejavu (sp?). Last time I had this issue with the TE over Labor Day weekend and got scolded for not calling. The following Tuesday, I had the TE removed. I was so sure this was going to happen but thankfully, I am holding on tight to my girls.
Well I am going to pop into the buffet and try to find out what the gossip is all about. And I think I am going to then head to the hammock for a little celebratory nappy. Cheers, girlz, my bff's (breast friends forever) ♥♥ (one heart from each of my tits). Titz up now, I am holding the up proudly.
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Astorm, your advise to Stanzie is said so perfectly, why didn't I say that? Like you, I was also a stage one and based my decision to have the bmx on both factors you spoke of, not having to worry about recurrence and also not having to go through chemo and rads. My one sister had BC twice, she had a MX then seven years later, had to have the other breast taken off. My other sister had a reduction and the doc found pre cancer cells. She took the tamox for five years and so far so good. I will I could speak as eloquently as you do, Astorm you really do a great job and writing flawlessly (unlike myself). Great job my friend!!
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Thanks AStorm for such a thoughtful responce. As I understand it, when her sister was diagnosed she wasn't all that supportive nor all that there for her and it didn't seem to give her fear then. It has been 10 years since her sister's diagnoses and she is NED and just got married last year. Her Dad is the one who just had the Colostomy surgery and it is his sister who was diagnosed with ovarian but caught very early. So apparently it was just in FEB on a family trip she tells everyone what she is going to do and surgery is schedule for March 3rd! My sister is confused as she didn't really want to talk about it when everyone asked what prompted her decision and when they found out she thought there would be a very short recovery and didnt' think she would need any help just bummed that she wouldnt' be able to exercise for 10 days even though she said she would try anyway. I know this probably isn't anything anyone can comment on specifically but I was surprised by my own "horror" at doing this when she doesn't have to. Now I guess if she had been tested for the BRAC I'd understand more or if she had a history of problems but seems so out of the blue or a fear reaction to cancer in general. I guess I would have hoped the Doctors helping her more with the decision as once it is done there is certainly no going back on it.
Thanks....
NM. - love that you have gone out on the snow shoes? I have always wondered about those and how well they actually work. Sounds really fun actually. Easier or harder than cross country - I mean begining Claire - not they way you fly through the trails. The last time I tried - emphasis on tried! skiing I found the hardest part just getting to the lift as in walking/skiing through snow. It was so hard! Going downhill I found to be fine even though I probably wasn't exactly pretty doing it but gosh just walking on flat snow about killed me.
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Kathy - my DH likes some of the furbabies... the dogs. He has never been a cat person, but for some reason he married one and now he has to live with cats cuz we're a package deal. Just need to remind him that it was a good deal.
Funny story about the cell phone users... I use one myself but I have manners. Yesterday I was sitting outside at Peet's with the favored furbabies while DH got coffee for us. There was a guy carrying a PC and cell phone and wearing a full sized headset, walking around the patio talking loudly. I kept giving him the evil eye but he didn't notice me (oh yeah, I'm invisible). DH sat down and looked at him too. When he disconnected I commented on his rudeness, loud enough for everyone to hear, and then made eye contact with him and said, "oh, sorry, could you hear that?" There were many chuckles. He took his PC and headset and sat in his car. I don't know why I behave that way at Peet's - they must think I'm a raving byoch.
...maybe just too much caffeine for me?
Well we were supposed to have record-setting snow yesterday but nothing cuz there was no precipitation from which to make it, so it was just cold (ok, kind of cold, like in the 30's which is unusual here).
Tough week ahead - many clients and an new teen driver (DD1 got her premit on Friday)...
everyone has been forewarned!
I've probably missed several posts while creating mine so I'll apologize for bumping into you ladies. Looks like we have some sun so I'm gonna put on a ski parka and go outside to study. I'll be back for cocktails later.... HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!!!
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gentle huggsssssss to DorK [well! THAT name abbrev doesn't look very good, so will spell you out, girl......] Dorthy--so glad you talked to someone and have an action plan, but if things don't look/feel better tomorrow, you call them right back and insist on being seen!
Sorry that y'all think my flash is too bright---but, huh? it's a flashbulb!!!! LOL.....
quick, serious question......for now, I am replacing @9 feet if clear plastic tubing every two weeks for my oxygen use. Not sure what uses this plastic tubing could have but hate to throw anything away....the tech who delivered my supplies said some people use it to tie up plants, tomatoes,etc, since it is clear........anyways--if anyone has a bizarre need for it--and NOT to be reused for breathing!!!! PM me and I will be glad to send to you.....
starting in on my PT exercises--sure are easier to do with someone here breathing down my neck, but I'm determined to keep doing them every day!!! later, lushies!!!!!
bottomsupdownandallaround!!!!!!!
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I've never skied, cross-country or downhill so I can't compare to that. I got back from a half hour ramble around the woods in back of my house a little while ago. When the snow shoes don't sink very much into the snow it's like walking with your feet a bit further apart than usual. When I sink in further it's like walking in sand except that I had to pick up my feet further, more like walking up stairs. I also have to be a bit more aware of where I'm putting my feet in relation to branches, bushes, and other things because the snow shoe essentially make my feet twice as wide and 4 times longer than they really are and so I got hung up a couple of times. I discovered that backing up in snow shoes does NOT happen! I cannot get my feet high enough to clear the danglling back end of the snow shoe up out of the snow to go backwards! I had to do a funky sort of sideways shimmy around until I was pointed the way I wanted to go! It was probably pretty funny, but at least I didn't fall down (yet)! I did learn to not only keep track of where I was putting my feet, but to pay attention to what was above me. I learned that by getting a bunch of snow dumped down the back of my neck! When I got home I found the hood of my sweatshirt was full of snow! While I've wandered around in the woods I haven't done a lot of up and down hill stuff, except for climbing over the snow bank around my driveway to get to the back yard. It's beautiful wandering around in the snowy woods. I came across some animal tracks, probably deer but hard to tell as they had been snowed in a little bit. Heard some birds. There are a lot of places around here where people hear and see coyotes, lynx, deer, moose, owls, hawks, rabbits, and all kinds of wildlife. Gonna have to find some of those trails!
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...maybe just too much caffeine for me?
everyone has been forewarned!