Im bitchy, I moan, I groan.....anyway.
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Diane: Sorry I missed your BD - and hoping you had a wonderful day.
This is another pop in, or marking my spot! This whole week has been very hectic and busy. Even bringing work home with me. Your poop stories made me laugh this morning. Will try to catch up with ya all this week-end!
A big that sucks to anyone have sucky issues.
Nicki
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A big THIS SUCKS to all who need it. I too am going for chemo today (Thurs.) I should be sleeping, but I'm not. Maybe I will sleep during chemo.
My IOS for today - 15 year old daughter left her retainer on the bed, and Cisco decided to try it on. He chewed it pretty good, WHILE she was inches away. So there's $175 I didn't have in the budget.
I was nodding my head at everyone having problems getting teenagers to do anything. If I need her for something, I call her on her cellphone and she answers it, "What?!" In that tone that makes it 2 syllables. Since our house is 2 story, with steps also on the bottom floor leading to the kitchen, dining, laundry room, yarn room, and entrance - and it is not handicap accessible - I often need help getting something I need from that area of the house. I get a lot of, "Now?" (No of course not, I'm only calling you now so you can get if for me next week.) or "In a minute." Which translates to whenever she feels like it and most likely she will "forget" and have to be called again. Asking her to do a chore like emptying the dishwasher can bring on WW3. She doesn't slam her bedroom door anymore though. I had dh take it off the hinges and prop it up against the hallway wall for 2 weeks. Heh.
Gentle hugs to all who need them.
~Bliss
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Oh Bliss, that brings back memories! Door off hinges as they hit the teens. ALL toys in trash bags and placed in the top of the workshop storage. HAd to earn them back. What a gas raising children was. They're such a delight!
BIG that SUX to all who need it. Especially those of you in tx and suffering SE's from tx.
HAppy Belated Birthday, Diane~ And a wish for many, many more dear!
Dogs eating dog poop. The only thing worse is them eating CAT tootsie rolls and then puking them up later on a new rug! UGH! Not sure which is worse...teens or animals some days. Now without dogs or teens, I miss them both terribly!
Have a great day inspite of cold weather and SE's and IOS's lady! Terrific Thursday to each of you!
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Marking my spot as Nicki would say... but did read, "sister getting married - needs its own thread" and burst out laughing!!!
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Well, I guess I better explain the sister getting married ios.
My sister (47) is planning an October wedding to a man that I have not objections to. So far so good. It is her second wedding - no problem. Her first wedding was a small church wedding with my father walking her down the aisle, white dress - nice reception (again no problem) They were married 3 years before she divorced his childish a#*. Now she's planning an even Bigger wedding! I don't mind her have a wonderful wedding celebration, but I live 250 miles away, I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid/maid of honor (again). I had to special order the dress $200, get the darn thing hemmed-more money, and of course I'll have to stuff the top because my boob/foob are too small! (remember I only wore the first dress the one time and it's been in my closet ever since - will I wear this one again - HELL NO) Then, she invites me to a bridal shower WTF!?! She has owned her own house for the past 15 years - what could she possibly NEED!? I'll have to pull one child out of school to go, my son can't afford to go (rent a tux, he's in college - hello!) and my other dd has to take the PSAT test. I'll have to spend $ to stay at a hotel, (mother has guests from Germany staying at her house - too crowded-take a number for the bathroom!). I know that most would say but she's getting married - it's her big day. I understand that - but she already had one! I may be a little jealous, but mainly I can't afford it. Car was in shop this week, garage door had to be fixed, we had to buy ds a used car for college, (gave his old used one to dd), youngest dd had ear surgery one week before school started - I'm just tired of spending I guess. And although I live in the DFW area, we are still to have IKE come by and visit us with 50 mph winds and such this weekend. Just stressed I guess (I rhymed!) Am I being unreasonable? My rant is small compared to all, ( I rhymed again!) but I do feel a little better.
Gentle Hugs to All,
Trish
EDIT - just to let everyone know, I love my sister - she came up for my mast surgery, came to visit me once in the hospital, but stayed at my house most of the time. She just makes me feel that I am not worthy and sometimes makes me feel small in comparison to her life - she has no kids so she doesn't know that stress. OH well - it is what it is.
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Christine, sorry about the Tax. I had all the SE to the max. It took 6-8 weeks after stopping for most of them to go away. I still have the fatigue and sore joints. I think I got arthritis from chemo. I am so sore in the morning and now my fingers have begun to swell in the am. I have cut out all processed foods and still they are so swollen and sore. Taxotere is an ugly drug. Adriamycin pales in comparison in my book
Prayrv, so sorry for all your stuff. I don't have a sister so I really can't share. I do have a brother who when he lived here never shared with our family for Thanksgiving. My parents always came to my house or we went out. Now that my mom is 72, my brother who moved to Fl calls and says he is coming to visit them for Thanksgiving. My mom told him NO! She is now too old to cook a big dinner for 11 adults and 5 kids. I am not doing it either! I suggested we all go to a buffet so nobody has to do the work. My brother shunned me and my parents when he lived here and now it is too late. It is ok to say NO to family members.
Oh, the poop stories, you had me rolling. My dogs eat vomit. One was trying to scrape up some dried vomit on the porch to eat it. And there is a full bowl of kibbles 10 inches away. I have cats that scarf down food and then promptly puke it right up. They act as if they are never going to eat again and their bowls are rarely empty. We know that some of them, we have to let them eat and then throw them out quick. Which reminds me....I heard a cat puking about 2am. I need to go look for some puke.
Teenagers...don't have any of those either. No children. Just lots of pooping and puking animals.
Debbie
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Jeeez - my rant sounded like a whine!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry all,
Trish
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Trish it did not sound like a whine, just like someone who had reached the end of their financial limit. sometimes our loved ones just don't have a clue as to what is going on in our lives.
Sheila
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Sheila,
I guess it's not really the financial part of it that gets me (push comes to shove, we could afford it), I just don't see the need to go all out (again) and I also hate buying things that don't get used to where you get your money's worth out of it. My dh and I don't go out to fancy places to eat or whatnot, heck we just went out to eat at Olive Garden (I think) for our 20th wedding anniversary. We just enjoy being together.
Trish
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Trish, for my sister's 2nd wedding, it was her financee's first marriage, they had a small afternoon wedding at his church, she is a seamstress and made the dresses (suitable for church) for herself, her daughter (maid of honor) and his sister (brides maid). the guys wore suits not tuxedos. For my 2nd wedding, we just said anybody who wants to see us tie the knot, meet us at the magistrates office on Friday at 5:30 pm. It was a 'come as you are' wedding and was very nice. My sister made sure that I had a coursage and my hubby had a boutineer. My son (10 yr old) was the best man and was glad that he got a dad. We had about 10 people at the wedding including my parents, grandparents, sister and her family, and my hubby's mother, as well as some friends from church.
I am like you, we don't do the expensive restraunts, just the local family style restraunt or small Italian place when we go out. Our whole family likes just getting together not go all out.
Sheila
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WhaSux??
Trish-Whine?? Absolutely NOT! You had me lol & besides-- I think this thread allows for each to express her own IOS in her own way!!!! LOL-I demand the right to whine if I need to....So---sister getting married? Shall we have a contest for the worst sister/wedding story? LOL--here's mine: At 19 I moved 1000 miles away from home to get away from the dysfunction. 3 years ago TWO sisters moved here to be near me (sheesh@!) The youngest became fast friends with one of my best friends-which was OK. I had been friends with him for about 3 years. We met him taking dance lessons--he was the teacher--& SO much fun to dance with--he got me thru the first few weeks after my mets dx by taking me dancing----SO easy to forget when you feel like Ginger Rogers. Anyway, they started doing things together without me--was odd, but oh well. Then she announces that they are getting married. The catch--He IS GAY! and she KNEW it! She said it was for "financial reason"---WTF?? He just lost his house & truck & HE"S gonna bail her sorry butt outta debt????? We ALL told her NOT to do it. She said it was not a real "marriage" no minister no church no reception-just a judge--THEN we are invited to HIS mom's house -his friends & relatives & my family-for the ceremony (can you say "beard?")! It was easily the sorriest most boring afternoon I have EVER spent in my life (that party needed a few drinks--but they are all in AA)
Top it off---she NEVER discussed finances with him!!!! NEVER!!! In less than a year they had filed bancruptcy & she got an annulment---so she HATES him & I am supposed to, too! Easily one of the most impulsive women I have EVER met----NOW she has connected with her first love from HS & put her house on the market to move to him!! Oh well-----just cuz we shared a womb does not mean we HAVE to love everything about them! Sometimes we love someone we don't particularly like--& your self awareness in your post is impressive! Just say NO!!!!! HUGS
Poop & puke-----gotta love our pets!! Those stories made me LOL & that is what I need! TY
drcrisc (christine? having trouble with one name each! LOL) have you asked them if abraxane is a possible substitute? It is a taxotere derivative but more easily tolerated cuz of how it is processed..just a thought. I'm no onc for sure ---but after all we been thru I think we should get life credits in the medical field!!!
This has been WAY longer than I thought I could sit! LOLOL I'd like some crackers & cheese with my whine!! Be well & stay strong
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Sheila,
I'm my husband's second wife - he's my first (and only). We went to Las Vegas and had a no stress wedding at one of the chapels there. We were gambling by 11:00 a.m. LOL I would have loved to have the great big white wedding thing, but I didn't want to pressure my dh, he was under enough pressure to want to get married again. LOL
Take care,
Trish
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Sheila & Trish--I had a small, casual wedding in our apt--30 poeple on New Years Eve 29 years ago. The women I worked with provided food & made sure I had the "essentials" like a cake. It was almost like the wedding someone here mentioned about bringing a covered dish!! I loved him & just wanted to be married--didn't matter how. Sis liked my wedding so much she did the same thing! No pressure, no stress & no huge expense!
BUT-I would love to see my dd in a big white dress.............
be well & stay strong
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saint...how are you doing with the xeloda...curious minds want to know lol. maria
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All this poop talk is making me think of my dear dog who just died. Did I mention I got the bill from the emergency vet clinic? I was charged $55 for CPR and $90 for euthanization. I was also charged for cremating a much larger dog, but called and had that corrected. The total bill was $625 and my dog had passed within 12 hours of her arrival. THe real kicker here.... the vet called me and told me my dog had very advanced heart disease and really no chance of recovery. So why do CPR? They intubated her, called me and told me that and said she would die when they turned off the machine, but did I want to euthanize so she wouldn't suffer. Of course, I didn't want my dog to suffer, so I agreed. The bottm line: they should have let her go when she died naturally, since they knew she had no chance of survival. Anyway, I had no idea I should have left DNR papers with her. I'm paying the bill, but I am feeling very ripped off.
Okay, now my poop story. As I've mentioned before, I used to care of my Mom at home (she has Alzheimers). There came a point when she started pooping (and peeing) in the floor or other various places, just because she could not remember she was supposed to use a pot. I tried to catch her and guide her to the toilet, but Mom had a very strong personality and was not about to be bossed around by the likes of me.
Eventually, I started putting adult diapers on her and dressing her in these one piece outfits that zipped up the back. THis did not work that well, because when I would go to undress and change her, she would be hitting me the entire time. So one day I have her in the downstairs bathroom, trying to pull down her clothing.... finally wrestle her out of it and get to the dirty diaper part. She is grabbing the diaper and flinging it at me. I'm trying to grab it.. loose stools are getting everywhere. Finally, I get it and toss it out of the bathroom. Then I start trying to clean up Mom. This is made more difficult by the punches landing on the top of my head while I am leaned over. So she is yelling and hitting, my son is hiding upstairs (in mortal fear of seeing someone naked), and I am yelling, too. LOL I go to throw a handful of wipies I have been cleaning her with out the door..... what I see causes me to let out a scream.
My dog is standing there eating the contents of the diaper I threw out the door.
So I'm screaming and grabbing the diaper, my son comes running downstairs to see why I'm screaming and Mom is escaping from the bathroom.
Anyway, the end of that story is all the poop got cleaned up, I was sick for three hours from the sight of my dog chowing that down, and my son didn't croak from the vision of it all. EW! This was just a normal day in my life at the time... :-)
Aren't you glad I remembered that story?
Miss S
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Oh my gosh!!! I'm going to get in soooo much trouble if I keep laughing so hard at work. We have some major poop connoisseurs from our 4 legged friends out there!
For all those with IOS today, THAT SUX!!!!
Trish
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{{{MsS}} I can truly say, I'm so sorry you have/had to deal with your mom that way. I think that by far, that is the cruelest of diseases for anyone, Mostly the caretaker. No child or grandchild should have to do that or see their parent/grandp. go through it. My heart can only imagine the times you went through with it. Is your mom still with you? The night of the fire across the street I spent time with 3 pts with it, but they were all very calm and just happy to see new faces. Well, 2 were. The 3rd acted as though she thought I was not to be trusted. And evil eye for certain. It almost made me want to get a job there, they were so sweet, but I know from your and others stories, the downside of the disease also. So sorry for that for you and your ds. Glad he didn't croak! LOL And yes, I'm glad you told the story b/c it is important in your life, and that's what matters. Thanks for sharing it.
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MissS, I know it was not funny then but now I am ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went through something similar with my mom, she was doing things with people that had been dead for years, always asking me where daddy was when he had died years ago, pooping and peeing whereever and finally wend to diapers, quit eating, dr. said she had pancreatic cancer after loosing over 100 lbs, talked me into putting her in the nursing home with an iv going at all times. That lasted 9 months. She is alert, lives alone at her own home now, and the dr.s were shocked, she goes to the nursing home and visits all those people daily now and drives herself everywhere. The docs say it is a miracle.
I know what you mean about the dog eating it be gross because my husband and I were sitting on the porch one day and the cat scratched up the dirt like he was going to go poop and the dog ran over there and caught the poop in his mouth, my husband said well, I guess he wanted a hot meal, I still get sick thinking of it.
Thats my poop story
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Oh my! I think they're getting worse throughout the day! UCKY! And yes, I witnessed sister pups eating each others. Worse, they'd eat their own when they got older! OH MY! DOGGIE doo-doo's are gross!
Unless of course, they eat the kids glow in the dark crayons! Oh my, what a pretty yard at night! NOT! Looked like something from a SCI-FI channel! Surprised we didn't have the airforce checkign us out!
Hope everyones' having a good day. It's beautiful and I'm heading out to shop with dd rather than enjoyign the time outside!
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WhaSux?
Miss S--God bless you for caring for your mom. I can honestly say that I could NOT have done that for mine. Your story made e LOL!! Isn't it weird how some of the worst life experiences can later be some of the most hilarious!! Some day I will have to tell the story of my dad's funeral & how we laughed so hard someone in back snorted.....
Poop & pets--go together like.......fill in the blank! I once had 2 german shepherds who slept on the floor just under my nose. One morning I was dreaming I was in a cafeteria about to eat when a lady put her baby on the table & began to change a dirty, stinky diaper. I woke up to one dog having horrendous diarrhea all over the other! It was HORRID, but even my kids LOL when they think of that story!
Ah poop-gotta go! Be well & stay strong
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OK - please STOP with the poop stories! My stomach is hurting from laughing so hard...
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Maria--day 3 & so far so good--ty for asking! How are you doing? hugs
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wow that's great...what dosage are you on? i got so deathly sick i had to stop at the 1 week point. going to onc wed and we'll discuss. i want to lower dosage. she insists that none of my se's were from xeloda. but they were gone with 1 1/2 days. started tykerb last nite but i was bad...i lowered the dosage myself. i want to ease myself into it...not telling her. did ok just woke up repeatedly in the nite with such bad gas i started wondering if it was a heart attack. hugs maria
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Christine,
The bookkeeper cut me a check for the missing amount of my pay, and I went to the bank today with BOTH checks! Yay!
All these poop stories are hysterical!!
EW!! Spar, the dog ate the cat's poop?!! Saint, maybe you were dreaming about the baby pooping, because you smelled the dog's mess? EW!!
Maria,
Having terrible gas pains really does SUCK!
My neck still hurts, but I know I have whined about that before...
Harley
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Popping in to say hello. Im laughing so hard right now and DH thinks Im crazy. Goofy weddings, dog poop, finances, chemo, taking care of parents with Alzheimers - its all SUCKS!
Thats it for me! Im so glad just one more day of work, cause Im so tired.
Love Ya All
Nicki
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OMG, I just thought I read pooping in to say hello!!!! Please change the topic!!! LOL
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I have a story that I wonder if it has happened to any of you. Sorry if I go long. A year ago my husband and I found his mother in a hospital about 10 miles from our house. She was left their by her second husband family. We found out that the husbands son went down to florida, put them in a car and drove them to pittsburgh without telling us. That was saturday, we were told that his family were going to put them in a assisted living home but my mother-in-law fell before they could get her there. When we found out that she was no longer in her home that monday, we call the son of the husband. He explained that he thought it best to bring them up because his father was ill. Before I go on, I need to tell you all that we call mother every Sunday. We had to call the police in Florida to find out that they were in Pennsylvania. We found her in the hospital with a broken arm and fat mouth. She wasn't sure how she got to the hospital. To make a long story short. Within 3 weeks, her bank account was cleaned out and the husband died. A will was made before he died, leaving his wife everything. But if she dies within 1 month, all holdings will go to his sons. We have been taking care of her since then. She will celebrate her 87th birthday this sunday. The other family has not called to see if she is well since his death. They never cared about them the 25 years they were married but when they found out he was about the die, they saw dollar signs. Besides taking care of my mother-in-law, I had both breast off in May of this year. This past year sucked big time. I loved that I found this thread because some of my days SUCK BIG TIME. I hope I live long enough to see that family burn in hell. We were able to get a little of the money back. She has a lovely room in a assisted care close to our house. The family knew what to do, they took the money out of the bank before someone was declared POA for the husband. Husband signed 2 checks, that's all they needed to do. Hope you all don't mind this long story. It did help me to say it out loud. Thank you and God Bless. Jean
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Jean, that gets a big THAT SUCKS!!!! You raise your kids hoping they will take care of you later in life not to dump you off where ever they can! How awful! Glad you were able to find them.
For those of you with chemo brain, try to remember to pop in the 2nd chat room at 9 pm EST to try and get a site name and start up for the wig/hat/scarf exchange.
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You girls having to do chemo again THAT SUCKS........................that sucks so bad sucks doesn't even come close to how awful it is......I can't think of a word bad enough.
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Jean, that does suck. Greed is an ugly, ugly thing.
LuAnn, you cracked me up when you said that you thought somebody said "pooped in to say hi". LOL!
I thought I missed the chat........
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OK girls, we had a chat and want your opinion.
We want to do a thread so people can donate wigs. We came up with two names and want your opinion or ideas on something different. Please.
1. WigExchange
2. GiftYourWig
Please chime in!!!!
Hugs, Traci
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