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  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011

    anyone hear from NM? thinking about her and hoping they found time for her to present her evidence. My people are on stand by.....

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Yo DorK, yeah, in the HTL, long day. No fills yet, not til December. Don't need much thankfully. Think Wahine the Machine has a great ring to it. See ya at 3!



    NM, I have been thinking about you all day. Fingers crossed! Hope things went well.



    Cheers, Scuby....

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    DorK, you been in the likker alreddy??? She didn't call Raquelle a Machine, she said "Mahine" instead of "Wahine".....you silly gurl! But we DID have a tractor when my late DH and I had the horses.....no way would I have gotten up on that big old thing!!!! You cwack me up, girlfriend! But I can be "Wahine the Machine" too.....LOL.

    Yeah, NM, did it happen??????

    Ok, gotta fix some quick dinner. Karen, I need you here to cook!!!! Lotta shows tonight, so gonna get going.....OH but first I gotta get my dwink off of Pants.....hmmmmmmmm....

  • claire_in_seattle
    claire_in_seattle Posts: 2,793
    edited October 2011

    Thanks everyone.  Productive day catching up on other stuff.  Then a walk and slid by Met Market who are holding a month long cheese festival.  Went and tasted something like 15 cheeses.  So glad, as not a good event for the store.  Something like 7 people attended.

    Guy doing the tasting is a former chef who works there.  He used to work in Montana, and had funny stories of serving asparagus/blue cheese omelets to cowboys.  His business folded when his SO died of breast cancer.  So he has been touched too.

    DorK....so sorry about Cindy.  I am sure everyone where you work is affected too.  Usually gets people thinking about their own mortality.  I know this from past experience in corporate life.

    Making some roasted chicken legs with Tandoori paste on them, should be delish.  Plus some bulgher with chanterelles and veggies mixed in.  Need to select the veggie to go with.  Most likely the remaining runner beans, and tomato/cucumber salad.  Such a treat (beans) as I don't get them very often.

    Think I screwed up on the fruit.  Praying that the nectarines, pears, and pluots don't all ripen at once.  If they do, I will need to cut up and make a compote with a lot of alchohol to preserve.  Not the worst of fates.

    Having a spot of wine as dinner cooks.  BottomZ up.

  • karen1956
    karen1956 Posts: 4,678
    edited October 2011

    DD and SIL arrived this morning.....had so much fun chatting at dinner.....home made chicken pie and salad....but I had to get up while DD, SIL and DH were having a great conversation so I could get busy cooking......DD#2 has been asking for banana choc chip cake and even bought extra bananas at the store the other night, so made banana choc chip walnut bundt cake...DD#1 asked for molasses cookies.....not sure if I like the way they came out.....didn't try them as I don't like ginger and they have ginger in them....will see what she says in the morning.....made the dough for lemon poppy seed cookies and will bake them tomorrow after work.....also corn kugel and potato leek soup....Have to make a few more things when I get home from work tomorrow, but think I'm done with the grocery store......Tomorrow night starts Sukkot (also called the festival of harvests)....we are invited out for dinner tomorrow night and Thursday night....and then we will have lunch at home after synagogue TH and F just the family....I have a gf for Shabbat dinner and another gf and family for Shabbat lunch...then company Sunday night and Monday night (DH b'day)....we will eat dinner in the Succah (portable "hut)...fortunately the weather is very warm the next few days.....

    NM....I sure hope things went well today with the hearing.....

    Dork....condolences on your co-worker

    Claire....congrats on good mammo.....I haven't had one since Dx since I had a bilat, one less stress to deal with!!!!

    Kymn....what color are you going to paint your bedroom?

    Wahine....I tried to plant latana last year and it died.....so pretty but not successful for me...I do well with petunias and geraniums...

    Scuba.....thanks for the compliment

    Hi goldie.....

    I know we have a few new gals, but the only one posted on this page is Mrs. Vino...if I go back to the previous page, I'll lose my post.....

    going to check the laundry in the dryer and get into bed.....long day....got up early....or maybe it really was just on-time this morning....5:30 I think.....

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Well, between Claire and Karen, I feel like I should be up making something fabulous rather than playing with my iPad....



    In the lounge late tonight, first time in a while but can't seem to get comfortable to get to sleep and it's too late at this point to take anything because I need to be in my office by 7:15 for a phone call, then PT after that. Only good thing is that my commute is about 6 blocks and takes 10 minutes max. We do live in the Old City area of Philadelphia, Betsy Ross's house is around the corner, so if you ever find yourself checking out the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, let me know! Happy tp play tour guide.



    Soooooo, the HTL and catching up on my Words with Friends games it is. Tamox shipped but didn't arrive, assume it will be this week. Think I am a bit stressed over exchange surgery, mostly just how things will look afterwards. Am starting to get some relief from the tightness from the LAT muscles. Such a process...



    Alright, no sleeping pills, but perhaps a liquid sleep aid? Jock/Pants think a Baileys on the rocks might help. Cheers.

  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011

    Scuby, I also had a restless night. I took a valium and still kept waking up. The only way my body is comfy sleeping is on my back but my brain hates that. You are right, it is a wicked process. Cancer just sux, sux sux sux.

    I have to get moving and get my sorry butt to work. Ughh. It is appropriately a gloomy day in NJ.

    Cheers ladies, make it a good day.

    DorK

  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Posts: 6,826
    edited October 2011

    Love all the signs Katrinka. What color are we painting Kymn? Congrats Claire. MrsV, hope you had fun at the concert. I did that with my DD when she was about that age, but the concert was with Back Street Boys. Ha ha DorK.....drinking on Pants, wooo hoooo! "Wahine the Machine", I love it! But do you REALLY need another name? But it sure fits! Karen, glad to hear you are enjoying your family. Lantana won't grow in areas that it freezes. It grows here in Phx or southern AZ but not up here in the mountains where it gets below 0 temps sometimes. ScubZ, hope you were ablel to get some sleep. I did talk to Casino Girl about diving. She did not have recon and didn't even get certified until 3 yrs after BC. She hadn't checked in at BCO and I know you had PM'd her. She has been busy with home repairs and new boy toy! NM........hoping to bump into you, and I promise to do it gently! Gail, didn't you say you had something to tell?

  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Posts: 6,826
    edited October 2011

    Wahine the Maching, I found lots of info on the Lantana. It is propagation by cuttings. Just google propagating lantana.

    Kymn, we should have a painting party at your house!

  • nativemainer
    nativemainer Posts: 8,101
    edited October 2011

    Good morning, Loungettes! Well, the "Informal Conference" didn't get rescheduled, thank YOU, LORD! Talk about a difficult afternoon. There were times when I had to sit there and keep silent while that jerk Rad Onc lied through his teeth! Still, I got some satisfaction as several Board members raked him over the coals in good shape. The final disposition was a dismissal with Letter of Guidance. That means that there isn't enough proof of malpractice or criminal action to go forward with disciplinary action, but things were bad enough that the Rad Onc will have a formal letter from the Board about things he needs to do better and things he needs to correct that will stay in his public record for 10 years. I still have no answers to my questions, but the Letter of Guidance may require Dr. Jerk to provide that information to me, at least I hope so. I managed to cry through the whole thing, but stayed functional, too, and able to answer their questions. At least SOMEONE finally heard and believed me and is doing SOMETHING. Gee, wonder why I feel so tired this morning?

     Reminder:  Everyone can look up their doc on their state Medical Board site and find out if there has been any disciplinary action against them.  State Board of Medicine meetings are public, and the minutes must be made available.  In Maine, you can search the mintues by Dr's name.  

    Mrs. Vino-catching up on this thread takes work, doesn't it? Sorry about the low WBC and yet again postponed surgery date. That is such a hard thing to deal with when you just want to get things going and over. I don't understand why the doc won't do the hysterectomy with the breast surgery, it's common practice now to minimize patient exposure to anesthesia as much as possible, not to mention financially better for the facility. Maybe a second opinion is in order?

    Wahine-thanks for the well wishes! Yes, Xanax can help with sleep, it's in the same category as Ativan. If I'm anxious enough I don't get sleepy when I take it, but if I take it at bedtime and consciously try to relax it will let me get to sleep after a bit. Your Mom's "off" day must have been hard for you, I can only imagine. Here's hoping tomorrow is BETTER! And what is "airlayering" ? I've heard of lots of way to propagate plants but not that one!

    Kymn-I know you feel badly for your about-to-be-ex and of course you miss him during the holidays. But please keep in mind that he got himself into this situation (having to go to court re: payments), he is an adult male. There are consequences to his choice that he must now, as an adult, face and deal with. He could have chosen to honor his vows to you and God and stood by you. He didn't. So now he must deal with the legal system and all that comes with violating vows and legal agreements. He has access to help in the form of lawyers, if he chooses not to take advantage of that help that ‘s his problem. Yet another choice with consequences he will need to deal with. YOU DID NOT DO THIS TO HIM, YOU HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM OR HIS CHOICES. You are in a place where you are processing a betrayal, and learning what the consequences to you of that betrayal are. Of course you are confused, upset, angry, sad, frustrated, whatever. Soon you will get your mind wrapped around all this and begin planning to go on from here. At that point you will begin to feel in control of your life again and things will feel better. I know it's hard now. Hang in , and hang on. We're here to help and support you. Keep coming back!

    Claire-Hooray for good mammogram results! Great work on the work side!

    Scuba-Glad you have a schedule and can have some fun on the holidays! Can't wait to meet you in person!

    DorK-Yes, they got to my case and ON TIME, would you believe? Depending on what is in the Letter of Guidance I may still use your people. There was one doc on the board who came out and said I didn't d enough to make my needs known and I don't have enough "proof" that Dr Jerk didn't do what he said he did. Apparently crying and begging for information isn't enough to convey terror, confusion, and a need to know more. HIM I would like to sic some of your people on, the young upstart.

    Am I being overly Biotchy to consider contacting a newspaper with the idea that Pinktober is a good time to not only spread bc awareness but awareness of what the REAL treatment process is like? I introduce myself as a bc TREATMENT survivor, not a bc survivor. I don't know that the bc would have killed me, but I do know the treatment stole 3 years of my life and still has long reaching effects, effects that I will suffer for the rest of my life. I am so tired of the happy pink picture of the militant "get you mammogram it saves lives" survivor, or the "bc changed my life for the better" survivor stories. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy for those women. I just can't be one of them and I'm tired of the subtle "what's wrong with YOU? Why aren't you just deliriously happy to be alive?" attitude I get.

    I'm thinking a good DOTD would be the "Sleeping Pill" 

     
    5 cl Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur
    5 cl Vodka
    5 cl Coffee Liqueur
    5 cl Irish Cream
    1 splash Ice
    10 cl Milk
    Best served in a Shot Glass.

    Directions
    Fill shaker with ice, add ingredients, chill, strain.

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    Oooooh Kymn, we all can't wait to hear your BR color choices! Ok, now I am picturing all GLAM. Like even with a chandelier. You could do grays, touches of black or deep color, lots of crystal, put mirror pieces on the furniture, etc. VERY sophisticated and girly. My DD is doing one of my g'daus rooms glam, and somehow figured how to adhere small mirror squares on the furniture. She is very creative too, but am sure you could buy one fantastic accent piece, or get a piece of used furniture and glam it up (she used old furniture). I have a beloved tall crystal lamp that I will give her if she likes it. I am EXCITED for you, even if you need to do it in stages, do the painting of the walls first, then have a game plan, and change things as you can. And yeah, I'll join Lori and the others for a painting party...let us know when!!!!

    NM, Still anxious to hear how it went yesterday. Sure hope it turned out well for you! I will prolly be posting while you are, this am!

    Thanks Allison....took .25mg of xanax and 5mg of TR melatonin.....did the trick! But hoping the new melatonin I ordered will do it alone, w/out the xanax.

    Karen, you are making me HUNGRY!!! Sounds like you are running a catering service, with all that yummy cooking! Bet you would excel at that, but I know you have a good "regular" job, so no time for that. Well as it is, I don't know how you have time for all that cooking! Your DH must be one happy camper!!!

    Called my mom's drs nurse in HI yesterday to get the meds called in here, since she was missing some. My dad had bought a big bag of grapefruit, and my DH and I were telling them she can't have that with her meds. Well, I did confirm that w/ her dr.....no grapefruit if taking statin drugs!!! Of course, when my dad was buying it and asked my mom if she could eat it with her meds, she told him she wasn't taking ANY meds! Sheesh. Altho he is almost 95, he needs to remember that she CAN'T remember very much these days. Glad to have them here though. I worry constantly, but those moments/days are so nice when she does remember things. I am going to take some DVD's I made of her 80th b'day cruise (11 yrs ago)....was looking at it and was amazed at how young and vibrant she was! And also will show her the DVD I made of a trip to Maderia with my DD, my mom, and myself. Looking at pictures and videos does jog the memory!!!

    Have a great Humpity Hump Day, girlzzzzzz!

    Hugssssss,

    Kathy

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    YUP, I knew I would be bumping into you NM! Glad that hearing is OVER and even though did not get the desired results, at least there is that letter in his file,and he has some things to answer to. GOOD FOR YOU!!!! You rock, girlfriend! Although hard to do, I am so proud of you for enduring that, to get your message across to them. I took master gardening classes, but learned "air-layering" from my mom, who is an excellent horticulturist (hobby). For a woody, fleshy stem, like gardenia, or evergreen shrubs (the only ones I have tried), you find a nice branch that would make a nice new plant, you leave it attached to the plant, and then cut the outer bark off, like maybe 2-3" long, all the way around. Then you put damp spagnum (sp?) moss around it, and put plastic wrap over it, and secure with twist ties or similar. You get that moss dry from places like craft stores that have flower arranging stuff, etc. You leave it like that for at least a couple of months, or longer, till you can see some roots. Then you just cut it off the main plant,below the area you airlayered, and you have a new plant with roots! I  have also used rooting compound to just put on a cut branch, then put it in moist soil which works on some things. If this sounded confusing, just PM me, and I will explain further (or try to)! Such nice, wise words for Kymn! And of course, your cartoons are right on the mark!!! Hugs, Kathy

  • Kymn
    Kymn Posts: 887
    edited October 2011

    Good Morning girls, thanks again for all your support and advice. I am going to get some councelling for myself to make sure I never repeat this pattern again with this kind of man.Also got a call from a womans husband last night claiming Al has been having an affair with his wife. WTH....it just gets better and better. Not sure what colour I am painting yet but Kathy your suggestion sounds interesting I was thinking a light yellow, nice and cheerful but hmmmm maybe I should glam it up what do you think of pink lepoard JKS

    Hugs Kymn

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    YES Kymn, I did not even think about pink leopard! Pink leopard, with a black chandelier...superb!

    Lori, Thanks for reminding me of my good friend "google"....didn't even think of it this time. Lots of info on rooting lantana, and found info on hydrangea too, as I have some nice ones I would like to make more of. ALSO, for NM, you can google airlayering.....says there are easier ways, but this centuries old method is good for hard to propagate plants (like fig). It also said to put foil over the plastic wrap to protect the root hormone from sunlight.

    OK....gotta get my rump in gear for the day.....CIAO!

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Wow, and a gardening lesson to boot, cool. Lantana does great at our house in Delaware but dies off, will review info.



    Kymn - good for you, counseling is a great call. Sorry the $hit keeps hitting the fan. Keep movig forward. Know there are lots of prayers flowing your way. Pink leopard? Perhaps with zebra accents....



    NM, maybe not full victory but it is in public record. I agree with the hunting accident proposed previously. Will see you in December, plane tix are booked now that I know exchange surgery will follow the holidays, a bonus Christmas present!



    Lori, did hear from Casino Girl, she didn't have implants but took up diving after BC which I think is awesome. We have some common favorite dive spots. April 2012!!!!!!!!

    Waiting for DorK to get done PT, playing hooky for an hour for coffee. They were behind at 8:30 am, why should it be better later in the day.

    Think I missed something but need to check work email! Cheers.

  • nativemainer
    nativemainer Posts: 8,101
    edited October 2011
    Wahine-it may not be the win I wanted, but it's one I'll take. As soon as the Letter of Guidance is posted in the Medical Board website it's going to miraculously show up in lots and lots of places-it's a public document so nothing can be done about making it MORE public. At least the medical community will get word, knowing how the grapevine works. Also, I can and will copy the Letter of Guidance and attach it to a letter to the Joint Commission (the group that certifies hospitals) along with my complaint numbers to show them that the "adequately resolved" complaint needed a bit more attention from them, too. At his age, 10 years may take him to retirement (or maybe push him into early retirement?). The absolute BIOTCH in me has been brought out, and he and the hospital are going to get the full brunt of it. I cannot wait to start calling newspapers. Do I sound vindictive? Don't care if I do! The air layering instructions are very clear, I know just what you mean. I've seen it done but never heard it called by any particular name. I've used rooting compound and staking part of a stem in the ground to propagate things like lilacs and other shrubs before.

    Kymn-counseling will be a big help. Take it from someone who is trying to get back into counseling for a lot less than you are going through! Kudos to you! Get your kids into counseling, too. And you should paint the room ANY color or pattern you want! Pink Leopard with mirrors and crystal sounds WONDERFUL! You can buy stick on mirror tiles in the big box renovation stores (Home Depot, etc) and mirrors of all shapes and sizes to stick on furniture or whatever from arts and crafts stores. My spare room has a 4 x 4 foot diamond shaped mirror on the wall made from 4 1x1 foot mirror tiles. Easy to do and still stuck on the wall over 10 years later!

    Scuba-may not be a full victory, but it is a public action. At least others won't have to go through what I went through, I hope. Now if I can just get answers to my questions. . . .

  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Posts: 6,826
    edited October 2011

    NM, I know it is not what you wanted, but at least you got SOME gratification! And I know with your plans, you will get somewhat more!

    Scooby, glad you heard from CasinoGirl. We can't wait to hear about you and NM possibly meeting, and do I understand you might be diving with CasinoGirl in April 2012?

    Kymn, I had some things/questions to post to you, but decided not to! I hope you are doing ok, and again, as always, WE are here for you.

    It's Pau Hana somewhere! Giddy Up!

  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011
    Kymn, are you saying that your DH had at least two woman? OMG, what a jerk. I am glad you are getting some counseling, you are doing the right thing. I miss you hanging next to me on my copied pink leopard stool. It is happy hour here, are you in?

    Scuby, tank ewe for the coffee, I am revving to go. DH wants me to come to his place tonight but I turned him down. I am going to have a nice quiet nice alone. I plan on taking a hot tubbie, washing my hair and drinking. Oops, I am doing that now, uhhh ohhhh. I have to run out to pick up some groceries, had to peee too bad to stop on my way home.

    NM, loved your post today as always.  Loved the zanax happy meal, the little girl hugging the bear, loved everyone of the pics. And SO glad you got results and hope you do take this doctor down along with anyone else/institution that wronged you. I do not think you will even need my people, you have a great plan.  And girl, I can relate to the "pink". Every month is awareness month for us. I do like pink but personally, the whole awareness thing just reminds me of what I have been through. It is everywhere.

    Wahine the Mahine Machine (get it instead of mean,, I say mahine which means super doooper mean), glad you got your Mom's meds straightened out.  You are so artistic, I envy that. I do not have a green finger on me, well except for my middle finger but I just keep it green so I no which one to use when I need to flip it hehehe. Are you here for happy hour?

    Karen, I do not know what was up with last night, me tinks it is the full moon, I also had a bad night and that is rare for me to wake up several times at night. I even popped a valium which is rare for me.  I hope you are feeling better.

    Goldie, love the hippie painting party pic you posted.  Hey that is a tongue twister. I am thinking we should have a poy-ple party where we all show up in the color poy-ple. Maybe I can get Beans to come out of hiding. Hmmmm, I smell a purple partay in the near future.

    Arrangements have been made for my friend, the viewing is fried-dey night and again Sat. am with the funeral just after. I think I am going to go over on friday night with the girls in our closing department which is where Cindy worked.  Still so sad. My PT told me today that one of the patients there lost her battle at age 29. God, I hate the fn beast. I wish my people could take him down. 

    Goldie, I just saw you sneak in from the chapel. Why not sit on Kymn's stool and keep me company for a wee bit? I am again having my wodka dwink; craving some JD and soda but trying to keep the soda to a minimum. Hmmms, who's that man lurking in the corner? It does not look like Pants, Hunk or Jocks, who could it be??? I have to check him out......CheerZ ladies. wORD....
  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    No Goldie, just turns out we have been to some of the same places. DH and I are hoping for a delayed 20 yr. Anniv. Trip for April. noone else invited! By then should be 100% healed up.



    DorK, was awesome to give you a hug in real life. Hugs to all virtually. Cheers to all the ladies of the HTL, present and elsewhere. Cheers! Scuby.

    Karen hope tonight brings sleep, you too DorK! Let's have a hot tub dip and night cap before we turn in!
  • karen1956
    karen1956 Posts: 4,678
    edited October 2011

    No time to read.....Sukkot (festival of the harvest) starts in an hour.....need to finish up some cooking.....we are going out to friends tonight for dinner as well as tomorrow night, but TH, F lunch after synagogue as well as Shabbat dinner and Shabbat lunch are at home....So wishing everyone a good rest of the week.  Karen

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Karen, enjoy someone else's cooking, but betting it won't hold a candle to yours! Well the tamoxifen came in the mail. Will take 20 mg first thing and see what happens. Planning multi-vitamin and B-12 too. Take it from there, fingers crossed.



    Dinner in oven, time for a glass of wine!

  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011

    Scuba, I am here for a drink tonight, where is everyone?  Also hoping the sleeping Gods are good to us all.

    Karen, I got a bit of education on the Jewish new year today at my PT office and think it is really neat. He has many friend of Jewish faith and said that he abibes by some of the traditions just because they are so great. He told me about making amends to his son and two friends. Enjoy the family time.

    I just did some shopping, got my batteries for smoke detectors and got a deal on energizer AA and AAA batteries, how exciting. I think the dogs eat them as they nessappear in my house. I am starting to shop to prepare for one hand living in one week. Joy joy. And speaking of nessappearing, my DD springs on me last night that she bought a puppy! She played the "I need a puppy to make me feel better" card. I am not happy with her decision to do this without running it by me first. I love puppies but know they are a menace. I imagine she, still unnamed, will end up here. DD has an apartment near college and says she will not be brining her here but we all know how that goes.

    Ughhh. Pants, one fukkitol and a fresh dwink please? CHeeRZ!

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Heading to the hot tub with a beer (rain can't stop me!). Cheers DorK and all!





    Pants, I would like a Port Brewing Hop Slam beer, it's in the fridge!

  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011

    Scuba, there ain't no and "all" tonight, it is just us. You can have Pants, I wanna try Hunk.

    Hunk, fill er up wif regUlar....

    I gotta fy and make a call to Direct TV and cancel the sports package DH put on my account. It gives us nothing we like anyway. I cut out the showtime package last month. These little cuts add up to mo money for mo dwinkees! 

    Cheers. Peace and love to all of you!

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    Hi girlfriends! Just got home from Happy Hour and grilled steak dinner at my parents. Was weally, weally, yummy!!! STILL don't have her meds yet. FINALLY the drs office in HI called her prescp in tonight, but one (antibiotic) will be over $200!!! It was $8/mo, but she had apparently filled it right B4 she flew here....but it did not show up with her. So ins won't cover it now. Back to square 1.....gotta try to reach her dr again tomorrow (hard w/ 5 hr time diff, and they closed early today), and see if she can have a diff antib. But the other one is ready, so can add it to the stash. I told her I will fill the presc weekly am/pm thingie....as long as she leaves it alone (except to take the meds) it will be ok. Sorry for ranting...but this took up a lot of my day today and tonight, making a gazillion calls.

    DorK, I like the meaner "wahine mahine machine".....so funny! Sorry I missed dwinking with you and Scuby tonight.....did you ever figure out who the mystery guy was??? I know your weekend will be sad with the viewing and funeral. Just really sucks. BUT you were there for her, and I know you were a great friend, and that surely meant a lot to her.

    Ok goilies, gonna ketchup on Survivor........maybe will pop in for a nightcap if anyone is around!

  • AStorm
    AStorm Posts: 1,393
    edited October 2011

    Hi ladies! I been so busy working I can hardly think let alone read! The car is still in the garage... college kid is still lonely... it's still pink-freeken-October... DH still hates my cats... I wasted my whole day Saturday - DH started first thing in the morning about a garage sale (ughh) and then about the cats. I put on my coziest jams, got back in bed and turned on Hallmark (where all the problems are resolved by the end of each sappy movie). Didn't get up until dinnertime and then only to get a glas of pinot and some popcorn for dinner.

    Tonight I am working -- gotta make some extra cash to deal with the car situation. I think I can drink tequila and work at the same time tho-

  • Scuba_duchess
    Scuba_duchess Posts: 435
    edited October 2011

    Back in from hot tub, Pants, great attention to detail tonight, advantage of just me and DorK I guess. Tried to relax and deep breath and not worry about tamox sitting on my counter!



    Wahine Mahine Machine - So sorry you have so much to deal with in helping your parents, roles switch over time. Lost my Dad in 1999, Mom still struggles. Fortunately I have 2 siblings who live close who help a lot.



    Gail, good to se ya, however briefly!



    Mrs_Vino, am hoping your WBC gets it's act together, wish it was like your BAC and could be controlled by alcohol consumption, we here at the HTL would have it nailed. Seriously, hoping it works out ASAP, know how much you want to keep things moving.



    Oh well, after sleepless night am ready for bed, long day tomorrow. Cheers all! Scuby.

  • dara_diverse
    dara_diverse Posts: 5,005
    edited October 2011

    Awww, Gail, sorry about this abundance of crud. I will drink shots of tequilla wif you if it helps. And thank God for Pinot, right? Hoping the DD is less lonely, the car gets done, you can work and do shots, and make DH magically love the cats. I think you could have used some of that fairy dust Chrissy B left behind everywhere she went. I will talk to her about that! Hope things get better.

    Wahine, I am still drinking. And on a school night. ohhhhh! Why is Mother Mahine on antib's? Did I miss someting? and ahhh, the mystery man, it was Hunk, he got a major hair cut, did not recognize him from his behind, errrr uggg I mean FROM behind. Sorry about the ag today with the pills.

    Scuba, forgot to say good luck with the tamox, I hope you are SE free! They hardly bother me at'll. I should be in bed but got a late start.

    Drink up goils, the bar is lined with all your favs with your name on em, dont even make me dwink dem alls, me said it is a school night and my mommy will be disappointed!

    oh, Kymn, sorry about your Canucks, I feel bad for you but happy that MY boys whipped your boys. What a great game. I have rye at the bar for ya, I think you need it ;)

  • claire_in_seattle
    claire_in_seattle Posts: 2,793
    edited October 2011

    Joining the PAR-TAY, wet feet and all.

    Wet feet are from cleaned carpets.  Have dinner in the oven.  Or at least the squash.  Beet greens are ready too.  Need to make the steak.  Working on the wine.

    Gail......work will pay off in terms of fun stuff like car repairs.  But no fun, I agree.  (Says she, who spent much of the weekend getting out stuff.)

    NM....glad you got some support for your cause, even if not exactly what would have been ideal going in.

    Need to get back as my dinner becons..... - Claire

  • wahine
    wahine Posts: 7,590
    edited October 2011

    Oh Gail, some (((hugs))) for you. When it rains it pours....seems like everything is just going wrong for you right now. Well, on a good note, at least you have a job to put in extra hours to get extra cash. Not fun that it has to go for car repairs though. Did I tell you what hap to my DD? Her van had an accident same week as yours did....had it towed to garage, and long story short they had to PAY $450 to get it out of garage and towed to junkyard. Apparently in TX when the cop calls for a car to be towed, it is listed as abandoned or something...she was standing right next to the cop and he OFFERED to call the tow truck for her. My GAWD that really sucked. The junk yard pd them $450, so ended up even, but SHOULD have at least gotten that much...the garage charged them "storage fees" ea day, etc. Some laws are sooooo strange!! Am glad though that you got to stay in bed with Hallmark movies....popcorn and pinot! Hoping tomorrow will be better!

    DorK, I am dwinking wid ya! Tanks for all dem dwinks. Oh my mom takes the antib's every day, to ward off all the bladder infections she used to get. But now she has been off of it for a few days; hope that won't cause any problems. Showed her a video of a cruise we took when she turned 80 and me 50. Boy I looked slim and young back then! Not at all like I look now. And my mom looked so young and vibrant. She really enjoyed seeing it. My late step-dad was in it too, so was glad my dad was involved with a ball game!

    Chug-A-Lug, Is Scubyl in the Hot Tub? Pants, please give me Back Rub.....Chug-A-Lug, Chug-A-Lug, Makes me wanna holler "Hi De Ho"..... (yeah, I am being silly.....) Need some dwinks in real life so I have an excuse for acting silly.....