Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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What wonderful things to read --- hats ( if nice ) for cancer patients and our wonderful vets. I wonder how many Vets have never been to Washington D.C. ?
So hope the hats are wonderful ( and I bet they will be ) and to giving the U.S. Vets a special thank you for their long ago service. For some things feeling deep emotions is a wonderful enriching. Thanks to your local TV station Puff.
Jackie
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Hi guys, I'm just popping in. Glanced through the read, but I'm feeling real overwhelmed today with the brother-in-law situation. I want to tell him now that he had x days to get out, dh disagrees and wants to wait until his next hearing Nov. 10. My heart is heavy with this situation because I'm holding this anger and resentment, which can't be good for my recovery. I printed more affirmations for me to look at in my bedroom. I have a book somewhere, but have to look for it.
I'm a smoker and haven't tried to quit in a long time ... I need both nicotine and hand/mouth thing. The stress is too much for me right now. I'm also on Effexor, an antidepressant and meds for a benign familial tremor, which means I shake.
Will pop in tomorrow, hopefully, tonight's my favorite show, NCIS.
Linda
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Hi Linda,
Sorry to hear the BIL is still a major pain and huge frustration for you. I'm always happy when my 'crosses' are no worse than they are, but this is on-going and though there could always be something worse I suppose --- this is in your face right now. Nov 10th. sounds a long way off to me. Seems almost as though he could get a bit too comfy waiting that long --- but hoping by saying that I don't make things worse.
You are right --- anger and resentment only take a toll on us. Others mainly either don't even know or bother to care if they do. I don't know if it would work for you, but when I went through some of my desert periods ( nothing right - everything wrong with no answers ) I often visualized the outcome I wanted but that does take some time. No instant fixes -- but while I was getting through my desert it helped and who knows, maybe in the end maybe made things not only come out right but a little faster. Just saying though that I had to put up the good pictures for some time before I noticed feeling more in charge and more peace. Never quite know how to effect the things that turn out to be what you need.
So -- thinking about you and your situation with lots of hope and positive energies.
Jackie
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JUsat realized I haven't been getting any posts from this site yesterday or today! Wondering what's up. Anyone else having trouble? Jean
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Hi ladies. We got back from Montana a few days ago. Went to visit my hubby's cousin who has stage four lung cancer. I'd never met any of his cousins and they all got together a few times while we were there. Really nice people. Right before we went to Montana I was diagnosed (again) with severe anemia. I think they're probably going to want to do a colonoscopy and camera endoscopy again as they haven't been able to figure out the cause. My MO agreed before we left that I could stop letrozole in February, as that would be 5 years of adjuvant therapy - 8 mos of tamoxifen and 4 years 4 months of letrozole. While we were gone, though, hubby and I started discussing how terrible I have been feeling and I decided to stop letrozole - four months shy of five years. I'm telling myself that this is a "break" from the drug. But I'm seriously doubtful that I'm going to start taking it again. I feel much better. The joint pain is almost completely gone. My hands, feet and hips don't feel like they are breaking whenever I move them. My mobility has returned. I can walk up and down stairs without the extreme pain I was having. The constant diarrhea I've had for the last year is gone. On Monday I also received an iron infusion, and now I feel almost like my old self. I have ENERGY!!!!
The only still downside is that my asthma isn't under control. We're thinking that it's possible that I'm allergic to warfarin, so I'm going to move to Xarelto to see if I do any better on that. Anyway, that's what's been going on with me. I'll try to be on a little bit more, as I miss all of you, but was just so down in the dumps I didn't feel like posting anything. Four more iron infusions over the next two months. I've got to say that I had no IDEA how much the anemia was affecting me. I hope they can figure out the cause and fix it without surgery.
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Nothing this morning either!
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We can choose to gather to our hearts the thorns of disappointment, failure, loneliness, and dismay in our present situation. Or we can gather the flowers of God's grace, boundless love, abiding presence, and unmatched joy. I choose to gather the flowers. -Barbara Johnson
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Good Morning,
Bonnets --- I'm sure this is going to be a goofy question, but are you still signed in to receive notifications????? I had similar issues --- but seemed like it was happening on all my favorites --- went to the mods for help, but it seemed to start clearing up by the time we exchanged a couple of communications. One suggestion of theirs is always to clean your cache and to reboot. I didn't check mine as it was starting to operate again anyway --- but I think I have mine set to clean every time I log off.
Computers -- so much fun as well as aggravation for people like myself that came to computing late. I confess --- still know so little about it all since I was actually never electronically minded, but I have trained myself to do a fair variety of things. Frustrating to the max though when you start your daily routine and nothing is quite right. Errrg !
GG, wow !!!! That is a LOT of aggravation on the letrozole. Only you know what is right for you, but I must say I'd likely be inclined to skip that last four months of the drug. No one has a crystal ball about these decisions, and no one ( thinking of Dr.'s mainly here ) can REALLY feel the price you pay for what they are saying you need to do. You have given up so much of yourself and who can say. All of these treatments we do are just a standard that has been found to work for MOST people for a prescribed time period -- no way to know where WE personally stand in those parameters.
Suersis -- what a neat story about your hats. Sisters can be so fantastic !!!! You know, I bet she would be really touched if you found a really special thank you card and told her how much she has meant to you. I'm smarmy by the way. Always have been -- the big C didn't change anything there.
We will go back to the 80's today --- maybe a couple of days but the week-end coming sounds yucky. I think two or three days of an Indian summer maybe. I'll take it. Trees and leaves are pretty even if we don't have much red. Of course, I'm seeing more on the ground than I like -- but oh its Fall and about time for the last wiener roast of the year.
See you all later.
Blessings,
Jackie
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I am feeling very "crappy" with sinus congestion accompanied by sneezing and much nose blowing. We badly need rain to clear the air of all the pollen from rag weed and other fall blossoming weeds. Yesterday I closed up the house and ran the a/c. DH has been suffering from the same symptoms.
Hello to everyone. Good to hear from you, GG.
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hi carol. I had a sneezy, nose-blowing cold while we were in Montana. Lived on Airborne for a couple days and kicked it.
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Carole, I wish you success with your weight loss. And I am rooting for the Cubs too. It's sad that the Mets are ahead 6-1 right now. It's great that you're making crocheted hats to donate. Please post pics when you can.
Puffin, the event for the veterans sounds lovely and good to be a part of. Whenever I see an ad for Wounded warriors, it breaks my heart that the current vets and soldiers get zip. I feel my first donation has to be to cancer and then I'll have to check finances. I don't know about any of the bills yet. Hoping my insurance takes care of a big chunk.
ChiSandy, you'll go on that beautiful cruise and enjoy it. It's a great idea. Live now!
Garden, hi and welcome back. Sorry your trip was for cancer reasons. Glad you stopped the drug that was taxing you and that you feel better.
Jackie, thanks for your suggestions about visualization. I am going to work on that and just get back to my positive affirmations.
Warning: rant is next ...
Today, I went off on BIL and told him that what he's doing is not good enough and he's got to do better to stay with us. That I'm supporting him financially and he's under our roof and it's not going to last much longer. He said he's applying to jobs online. I said there are jobs posted in businesses all over and he's got to get out and apply himself. He said, "it's the best I can do," and I said, "I heard that before and you better make a plan for do better, cause it's NOT good enough. On Monday I want a report on what he's done in the house and jobwise. That it's time that he took responsibility for his life and not stuck his hand out for help because help from us is not continuing. It's coming to an end... that he's got to start living our way and doing what and how I ask him to do stuff because the way he's doing it is not working."
I had to stay seated because I was shaking all over and he didn't come closer to me than 6 feet. He kept saying, "I don't have the money" and "it's the best I can do" and I said, "you better pick up your game because it's not good enough. Your way ended 4 months ago and things have changed for us for the worse since you've been here. You haven't honored anything you promised to do or pay and I'm not the government; I won't stand for it, so you better figure something out fast."
He said he was going to a friend's house to work on a resume and I told him to ask his friend if he can move in there and store some stuff. I think he knows I'm serious.
I told DH about what I did and he thinks it's good. Since dh and I both work days and the idiot works at 5pm, it's hard for us to make time to talk to him when we're not sleepy. And, he dances around the truth like it's poison. So, we have to be alert and catch his bs. DH said he's going to talk to him and tell him that he can't control me anymore. That I have cancer and can't live like this. And give him options for performance within 30 days. Said he's kind of glad I said what I said. So, he knows the tack to take it from here. The other day he was telling me we have to be "reasonable" and I said no, reasonable is over.
I think what's happening is that I'm angry at him AND at cancer. I don't want cancer, to worry about radiation and recurrence and my breast swelling and turning red. I don't want to ask my boss if I can work from home because I'm so exhausted after 3 days and my bones ache too. I'm not even on any of those drugs mentioned, but my joints and hip bone hurts after walking from the parking lot to the car. I've got to figure this out so I can feel better and live. It's time to not just work ... I want to enjoy life.
Before BIL came, I started saving for a trip to Israel with the synagogue. Well now, I don't want to be with those people, but I do want to go there. I haven't been able to save as much. DH brought that up and said, "save for any trip and Israel; we'll go.
I am having weakness in my attitude and my body right now. I choose to believe that this will pass; that G-d will restore me to health and that dh and I deserve to do fun things and go on vacation.
Before I got on, I found my book of affirmations. I'll work on that a little tonight.
Thanks for letting me vent. I think I'm going to call a counselor at the cancer center I went to on Monday. This is just a lot to handle right now.
Linda
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Hi, everyone
I have had a busy week! I had an ultrasound of my uterus and ovaries. There was no real need, OB just thought it was a good idea since I've never had one. Post menapause, the lining of the uterus should be 5mm - mine is 6. Since I have no bleeding or anything, she says this is not a concern.
I usually buy my grandchildren their back-to-school clothes. In Aug,my DD here said her boys were fine for back-to-school, but would need some winter shirts and stuff. I've been here over a month and Sun nite, Andrew reminds me that I said I would get him some long sleeved shirts! So we went shopping Mon night as he got in from school at 5. I do not like shopping at night, but since I am going back to Fl this Sat, I had no choice.
Then also Sun night, Andrew tells me "we" have to dress his violin up for Halloween. Dress a violin up?? So, I went to Michael's and bought a whole bunch of stuff- not really what he needed. So I will be heading back to Michael's tomorrow.
But the biggest news is Lucia is going to have a sibling. I am not allowed to tell anyone yet, but I can trust all of you not to tattle on me. I am SO happy for my son!! He had two root canals yesterday and I texted him about 7:30 to see how he was. He called and he is telling me about the root canals, and in the same tone of voice, in the middle of that conversation, he says Anna's pregnant and keeps going on about his teeth. I said-- hold on and back up a sentence- did you say "Anna is pregnant??" He says yeah, and mumbles something about her showing him a positive test when he got home from the dentist. He says he said "awesome" and went to bed. He has been waiting since Lu turned one year old for this. He was definitely on some heavy duty drugs. Anna doesn't want to tell anyone until the Dr confirms it's a viable pregnancy, since she has had 2miscarriages, including an ectopic pregnancy, so she is naturally a little nervous, especially since this was totally unexpected. They had agreed to start trying in Dec-Jan as he didn't want the baby born again in Fl only to go back to So Carolina 3 weeks later, while he is stuck in Fl for at least 6 more weeks with the camp.
And finally, my SIL and I just got home from the closing on the house. It is now their home and I don't have to worry about it being a problem when I die. I was amazed at the number of typo's on the paperwork. She had to reprint one form 5 times because it had the county wrong. She was amazed because once, at the very end, she had given Scott a folder with all his paperwork, but had just given me my few forms with no folder. She had to leave the room for a minute and she came back with a folder for me. I had given all my paperworkto Scott so all the paperwork would stay together until we got home. When I passed the folder to Scott, and told her he had my paperwork, she did a double take and said, wow, you really must trust him. Uh- yeah or I wouldn't be selling him the house.
We are heading to Outback for dinner tonight to celebrate.
Anne
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Anne, that's cute that your GS wants you to help decorate his violin. Congrats on the house transfer. Your daughter and SIL are very fortunate.
I'm still sneezing and blowing my nose but I got a big job done today. Organizing my closet and discarding a lot of clothes and shoes that were just taking up space. I hope to stay around the house tomorrow and get more things done. It really feels good not to have to go anywhere. DH has been around, too. We had the Ben Gazi hearing on until just a few minutes ago when we both had gotten tired of listening to what we consider a partisan waste of taxpayers' money. It's so obvious that the only purpose is to undermine Hilary politically. I think she is handling herself very well. Whether you like her or not, she is a very intelligent woman. I believe this is the 9th investigation.
Hope things are going well for all of you today.
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linda: Did you hear me yell "Way to go, Linda" when I read your rant? I was so proud of you for not backing down and laying it on the line. I was also relieved to read that your hubby backed you up. Stay firm, you know that BIL is going to resist to the end.
Anne: It must be such a relief to have the house transfer complete before you leave. Hope Anna's pregnancy goes well this time.
Carole: hope you and hubby feel better soon.
I worked in the yard this morning and pulled up my tomato plants and frozen annuals. spent a couple hours at the cemetery and finished another section. We're supposed to get an all day rain tomorrow so wanted to get my outdoor activities done today.0 -
Puffin, we could use some of that rain. It is very dry here. I need to get out into the yard and do some pruning and weeding but I may put that off until it rains and clears some of the pollen out of the air. I think dh and I are breathing better with the house closed up and the a/c on. Tomorrow I hope to get some more cleaning done.
DH has some Flonase that his dr. prescribed for the nasal congestion. He suggested I use it, too, and I am following his advice. It seems to be helping him.
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I second everything everyone said ( can you tell it was a long day for me ) and especially Puffin. Way to go Linda. I thrilled as well that your Dh backed you. Almost sounded at one point as though he didn't really want to get tough --- and maybe your doing so put him in a frame of mind to KNOW what he needed to do --- make the same demands as you.
Carole, I worked today --- did my kitties, cooked, but stayed glued to the hearings as much as I could. I share your feelings. I find myself resentful at the HUGE amount of taxpayer money that has gone into trying to discredit HRC. I venture to say many of her interviewers today could not have done the work she handled ( talk about life's work. ) I think you don't have a life much at all when your Sec. of State but since we seldom say much political -- I'll just say I agree with you.
So I'm on very late and have a bit more work to do. I'll see you all in the morning.
Blessings,
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You will find, when you look back upon your life, that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. Henry Drummond0
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Anne, congrats on the sale of your home and for the baby news. Hope all goes OK.
Carole, closets are a huge job; it's great you got some done.
We watched part of the Benghazi investigation too; she's had 3+ years to practice her story. So, I disagree.
Puffin and Jackie - thanks for cheering. DH told me yesterday good news and bad news: Good - BIL got a FT job and starts next Mon. and if he saves up, he hopes to be out in a few months. YAY! I'm jumping up and down.
Bad: DH says he may have diabetes ... his co-workers told him he has the symptoms. He's been not feeling right for more than 1 mo., and I kept asking him to call the Dr., and he didn't yet. He's worried because he has a CDL driver's license and it could mean he won't be able to drive anymore. I'm worried about him now too. He has the stress of both my health and his brother. So, if you could add him to your prayers, I would sure appreciate it.
I didn't sleep much last night because of this news and I was so thirsty that I kept drinking water and had to pee about 50 times. So, I was up from 12-3 am. Thank G-d I am working from home today.
I still have breast sensitivity and am using moist heat and ice. My scars are at 3 o'clock and it's not comfortable wearing a bra or a seat belt.
The quote "We plan and G-d laughs" is one of my favorites.
I hope to get some nutritional help and with my doctor's approval go to a yoga and some relaxation classes at a cancer center in Geneva. My left hip bone hurts and my friend says I have to exercise. When I walk, I have a lot of pain, even from the parking lot at work.
Question: radiation costs? Do any of you know if insurance pays for any of it? I looked up funds for breast cancer and it seems to be for low income people only. Any resources would be helpful.
I sold an item online and will be making a donation at the end of the month to this organization for all of your terrific support and help and the sharing of information.
Gotta get ready for work. Have a blessed day,
Linda
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Linda, radiation should definitely be covered by your health insurance. Diabetes is very common and treatable. Your dh should go to his dr. and have a blood test. Your morale sounds better. Hang in there. The "new normal" after bc can be good after you get through the surgery and treatment.
Hoping to get a lot more housework done today.
Wishing everyone a good....Friday? Yes, I think it's Friday!
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Linda, my radiaton was covered by insurance. How nice that you are donating to this site! It has indeed been a haven for many of us. I will also add your hubby to my prayer list. Unfortunateley this list just keeps getting longer. :-(
Carole, hope you get better soon! It sounds like you are still at it though.....getting things done that need to be done!
Sheffield Lake gal....I couldn't remember the name of the apartment complex that my son lived in when in
Sheffield Lake so I had to ask him. It was called Lakeside 10 then but that's been quite awhille back! Funny how I could visualize the apartment and his lovely bedroom view of Lake Erie but couldn't come up with the name. Well, maybe that's not so funny as it happens more than I like anymore!Jackie...loved your last quote. It is so true. I have lots of fun golfing, bowling, doing things with friends but the best times have been those spent with family. I bought a plane ticket to go to TN the week before Christmas and spend a little additional time with my "kids." The boys are out of school that week so we can share some good times and maybe I can do something to help my DIL at this crazy but wonderful time of year.
Well I need to get off of here and get something done.
Hugs to all of you!
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Step back from the clamor.
Step back from the urgency.
Step back from the anger.
Step back from the fear.
Step back into the knowing and the love.
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Glad for all the good news or mainly good here. Ole' man Fall just keeps on coming. Will be cooler today, but for me that means just about right -- around 70 degrees. Rita, I had a black bug ( little tiny creatures actually ) but they didn't really bite. Just got all over me and I had a time brushing and brushing to get then off. I took the little pups outside to play/potty at work --- never saw any bugs at all, but had a white shirt on and was covered when I came in. Anyway, hope to not run into another swarm any time soon.
Much to do this day off and nothing new about that. I have so many plans for what I'm going to do -- just finding a swatch of time that can't be interfered with seems to be the item. Means for now I'll keep doing the piecemeal stuff in hopes that at least some of the extras are getting done -- just no big wow times for things finally caught up. It's going to be awhile.
Onward to my next little block which includes getting out to the feral cats. Have three little babies that have been showing up ( now it seems pretty regular ) in back at the one grocery store. Of course, like any 'kitten' they are super cute.
See you all later.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Mornin all
Linda -as far as your BIL and his job goes, I wouldn't trust him to save enough to move out. Just going on my own experience- he will have one reason after another why he isn't able to "save" anything each payday. I would insist on him giving you whatever he is earning beyond what he is living on currently, with the understanding that he will get it all back when he moves out. Otherwise, it could take forever for him to save enough to rent a place of his own.
Today is my last day in Ga. I have nothing to do right now, but when my oldest DGS gets home from school, I will start running around like a fool - I need to go to SAMs and load them up on laundry detergent, sodas, toilet paper, etc., then go to Michael's and get the stuff we need to dress the violin, then come home and do the violin and if there's any time left, I have to pack. Notice I didn't put dinner in there- won't have time.
Dinner last night at Outback was fun and a real treat - they paid! Only problem was it was at least a 40 minute drive each way. Not used to that in Fl. I think you could name just about every chain restaurant there is and I could get to at least two of eachof them in less than 15 min. That's the reason I am waiting for my grandson to get home before I go to Michael's. I need him to lift the heavy stuff at SAMs, and Michael's is on the same road- no sense doing that 1/2 hr drive twice in one day.
It's a beautiful fall day here. Tomorrow I will be back in full on summertime in Fl. Oh how I wish they could all pick one general area to live in so I could stop all this traveling and still have access to all of them!
HaVe a wonderful Fri and a great weekend
Anne
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Anne, that sounds like very good advice to Linda. You speak with the voice of experience. I hope you have safe travel back to FL.
Jackie, the black bug experience makes me shudder!
Rita, it's too bad you don't live closer to those grandkids. It's nice to hear how much you enjoy them.
I put a check beside Clean the Living Room this morning! Nobody but me can appreciate the difference but I guess I'm the one who counts! Dh is off playing golf. I hope to put a couple more checks on the To Do list this afternoon. Tonight we're going out to dinner with a couple who were our neighbors until this summer. They didn't move a long way away so we will still be able to get together with them occasionally.
I'm not sneezing so far this morning. Maybe because I've been staying inside. Fingers crossed that I'm on the mend.
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Suersis, wahoo, indeed. Good for you --- much easier to make strides in what well-ness you can when you have a few less concerns on the plate. Good for you.
Jackie
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Technologies of the soul tend to be simple, bodily, slow and related to the heart as much as the mind. Everything around us tells us we should be mechanically sophisticated, electronic, quick, and informational in our expressiveness - an exact antipode to the virtues of the soul. It is no wonder, then, that in an age of telecommunications - which, by the way, literally means "distant connections" - we suffer symptoms of the loss of soul. We are being urged from every side to become efficient rather than intimate. -
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Good Morning everyone.
It is a cloudy day here and I guess could rain. So focused on hurricane Patricia that I really didn't pay that much attention to the local weather. I won't truly mind if it does rain. We could use some dust settling. Had my computer cleaned up yesterday so seems to be fine right now, save for a couple of things I'm not thrilled about. I am unable to have my tool-bar here at BC.Org and override my fonts at the same time so as to read in a font that is more soothing to the eyes....eerrggg.In the scheme of things not a big deal, but I do miss my font.
Have all my usual, plus a funeral this morning -- a cousin. We were not super close, but we did like each other and I feel sad that he was young, around my age and had something ( I'm not sure what that was ) that actually exacerbated the Alzheimer's that he experienced at the same time and made it speed up its ravages. These things ( since I feel all are 'written' in the stars beforehand ) usually leave me with a few questions that likely I'll never have the answer for but it still gives me pause for thought. We all take the ultimate journey ( not to be morbid here ) but have so many different faucets connected to it and so I sometimes look at it and try to see if I can FEEL what some of it was for.
I'll likely turn up again some time later. Once I open my computer for the day I'm usually back on and off -- no matter what else the day holds. Well, I'm working tonight for one thing --- but will see you all later.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Every time I come to this site lately there are three pages to read. Is it because so many of you are posting or that I'm not here that often? I guess I expect everything else to slow down too when I'm on vacation so I don't have so much to catch up on when I get back.
After our time in the Florida Keys, we stayed in our St. Petersburg, Florida house for 5 days. We worked like mad, cleaning the garage, working in the yard, scrubbing the front porch and repainting it. Our daughter lives there but she works full time and goes to college full time, so house repairs are not high on her list. The work was balanced by beach days which were absolutely rejuvenating to me. The west coast of Florida is my happy place and I feel such a sense of well being when I'm at home. What a shame that our plan to move there permanently has been blocked. With my husbands illness, we will be tied to San Antonio. Guess that's not such a bad thing. It's a lovely city and I do enjoy our friends. As long as I can get back to the water at home once or twice a year, I'll be fine. Mike loves it as much as I do. Coincidentally, his family (from So. Bend, Ind) vacationed in St. Petersburg every year when he was a boy. We've often laughed at the possibility that we were on this same beach at the same time when we were kids in the 50's.
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Oh Sandra - the sand, the waves, the variations in water color. Sigh. And what a fun picture w/your feet intertwined. Glad your vacation was truly a peaceful time. Assuming you're home & getting soaked like we are. The rain isn't lashing hard, but 6-3/4" since noon.
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Mornin all,
I am safely back in Fl. The trip was uneventful, thank God, but extremely tiring. I left DD's house about 12:30. Her DH drove me to the closest MARTA station. That's the public train system for Atlanta. Train ride takes 40-45 minutes, but drops you right in the airport, which is huge. The only downside of taking the train is it leaves you at one end of the massive check-in terminal. It took me at least 15 minutes to find my airline. Then, after you check your baggage - I have to check mine because due to the lymphedema, I can't lift it into the overhead - you have to get on a massive line for security. After that, have to take two huge escalators to get to the "plane train" which is an actual subway system that takes you to your terminal. Then it's rush, rush to get a bottle of water, then sit and wait to board. Once on board, it's an 82 minute flight, then the wait for the luggage and finally, at 7:30, I arrived home. Too tired to unpack, but worried because I can't find any of my chargers. Hope I was just too tired last night and that I really did pack them.
Sandra, I am with you when it comes to water- I feel immediately calmed. I don't go to the beach here in Ft Laud much because parking is impossible. But cruises-- oh how I enjoyed them. Because my late husband worked part time for a cruise line, we used to go at least twice a year or more. He was free- I had to pay the taxes. We went to Alaska, and the Panama Canal, but mostly to the Caribbean. It got to the point where I didn't care where we went, I went for the days at sea. Eventually, we would get off the ships at ports, call home to check on everyone, then back to the boat. I would always find a deck chair in the shade, and away from the pool, and read or just chill for hours on end. I miss that.
Suersis- so glad everything worked out well with your insurance.
Have a great Sun
Anne
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