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Waving hello Shep. XXX
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Awwwww.....Biggest (((HUGS))) to Dear Feline and Dear Junie 🤗
The pic I posted was in response to our new-seen Sister, Capecodgirl who came out of lurking to inquire about or beloved Miss Blue. I should have included the title of the print; "Praying Bluebird" ......I'll add it now.
Done!
Capecodgirl ~ Hello! Now that you've peeked in, don't be a stranger. You obviously are awesomely cool as you have a Jeep, a REAL woman's vehicle. (sorry ladies, it's a Jeep thing) I'm guessing it's a Wrangler, not a CJ. Lovely tires. Year? Is it stock or have you done any add ons? I had originally had a totally stock '87 YJ Wrangler. My FFH who is also a DA (dumb arse) started off being helpful with doing a few mods. He went nutso and swapped the manual tranny to an auto (duh!) and then kept going. He kept lifting it higher and higher - I'm five feet tall! - until the thing was scary to drive.....tippy and wonky steering over 15 mph. I can't off hand remember the tire height but the side steps came up to my shoulder! Grrrrr.....
We sold the Wrangler (for a nice profit) and bought MY - no FFH allowed! - lovely '88 Grand Wagoneer. It's mostly stockish. Best off road mudder ever! I did have rear lockers until the rear axle snapped and had to be replaced. (sigh) How I miss the sound of 'em ticking as I slowly cruised into the 'hood. I haven't been joy riding since one of the hurricanes a few years ago - with my dear MIL shrieking with delight! She is a baaaad influence and I do so cherish her. 😋
I have stupid mets in my important bones so no driving for a while......
Here's my two lovies - the Wag and my DS when he was 11, My boy is 23 now, eek!
Ooooops.....three lovelies I wish were mine - so Supernatural 😇💋
My Wag last summer being degraded by towing not so dear son 1's boat..........
Sorry for Jeep stuffs Ladies.
BBL with pics of my BFF's Maine Coon Cat oddly named Tiny Mighty Little.
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Lovely DS0 -
Love, Love, LOVE the Jeep. I want one so much! Someday. Sigh.
So the daggum night sweats are keeping me up now. I got to sleep and was sleeping really good. Then.... WHAMO. Sweaty. Gross. HotMess. So I’m up cooling down.
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TaRe, Sorry on the night sweats. Many will have suggestions. Some of mine are. 1. fan for air cooling 2. cool pillow and/ or mattress topper--it's a commercial thing. Local pharmacy may have them. 3. cool shower with air dry 3. use top sheets on bed versus fitted. Keep replacement sheets close.You can whip off sheet if it's wet and replace rapidly. same with pillow case. I used to keep them in a basket by the bed.
Docs may suggest Effexor. a SSRI. (serotonin), very mixed research results. Problem is it's got it's own problems. Consider very carefully whether or not you want to add another drug to the mix of what you are taking. All drugs have consequences.
There's an old forum on Hot Flashes. I was active on the first 30 pages or so. We did some intensive work in those days. I didn't much keep up with it after that. I think it went on for another 30-40 pages. Many talked of what they did to manage the sweats. You will also see that the use of Effexor was much discussed. Because of the difficulties so many had with the drug and discontinuation withdrawal effects/affects, I became very wary of the drug.
I will try to locate the link and bring it back. Check back here for the link.
Found it. It has been inactive for quite sometime. It's worth a read from the beginning. So many have offered their experiences. Lots of pearls.
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/78/topics...
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Hi Shepkitty and thanks for the welcome! Love the pics- ds is so handsome, and love the jeeps. The jeep in my profile pic is not mine....yet. It is a 1990 Wrangler YJ- slight lift- 5speed and 4.2 litre. It belongs to a friend, but we are thinking about buying it. I drove it around yesterday after not having driven a standard in about 20 years. It took a little bit of time for it to come back to me (there was a little stalling going on), but I am getting the hang of it again. It really is a fun car! I am sorry that you are not able to enjoy driving the wagoneer. Hoping for better days and that you will be in the drivers seat soon.
I know what you mean by where does the time go. My son is 27 and getting married today! How did I get so old?
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I have never seen a garage that clean. The jeep looks like a lot of fun.
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Gotta love Mommyof2’s memes!! LOL!
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Thought it was appropriate for the day
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Wren you are right THAT is the cleanest garage. I sometimes think Donnie is trying to kill me with the garage stuff. He gets it clean, than the next thing I know is it's a total danger zone. I use to do disaster work. The whole keep pathways clear for a quick exit is drilled into my brain. Not drilled into Donnie's
Egads, you re so right Mommie's meme/s and humor stuff are now legend around here and on W&F's.
Capeco, you have broken through the lurking screen, keep on coming back
. Think of it this way---If everyone lurks and no ones writing what do we have to read? I had my dinner party for ten tonight. It turned out great. It was the old crew I worked with at my last hospital. The party was for a dear workmate that is moving to Georgia. All the stars were aligned and it was so much fun. Lot's of yakking. Each went home with a glass gift that they picked out. One went with 3 pieces of Wexford- Anchor Hocking. Her mom's was divided between 3 daughters. Her excitement was very much fun, b/c the pattern has much meaning to her. Another was thrilled with a coca-cola glass that had a handle. Another was thrilled with a very pretty relish plate that was maybe from the 30's-40's. Lovely design.
They all helped out, took a lot of work off me. But that's what this crew was like to work with, everyone helping each other out..
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I did end up with a burn from the broiler. It hurt for only seconds, too busy at the time to do proper cooling. It was on top of an old scar from years ago from a spider bite. Doesn't hurt now b/c the nerve endings were killed with the spider bite. Didn't even notice it till I was here typing. 2nd degree burn. Oh well, it's always something.
The laugh of the night. As I said. I did use the broiler. The digital language is in Spanish b/c Donnie and I never took the time to correct it from the manual. One gal had minimal Spanish skills. and we were able to make the broiler work.
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feeling. That cat is perfectly gorgeous. Wow and I am not a Cat person. But wow! Just adorable. ~M~
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My garage is clean because we have only lived in this house for 3 years (and we winter in Florida). So we have not had time to fill it up with stuff, but I am pretty sure that will happen.
Sas- that is hilarious with the broiler being set to Spanish. Good thing for the minimal Spanish language gal!
I am on my last day of company from DS wedding, then hopefully all will be back to normal. Back to eating cleaner (hopefully) and fitting in some exercise, and practicing my standard shift driving!
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Sas - So glad to hear that your dinner party went so well.
Welcome Capecodgirl !
Kathindc - How is your DH doing?
Shep - I watched Ms. Pris's video. Ornery little cuss! Funny though.
Hey there Loverly! Waving to you!
swg - How is your recovery from surgery going?
I think I am FINALLY past this bout of Diverticulitis. Three weeks on the Cipro & Flagyl is more than enough. I felt so bad during this time that I actually told a nurse I was beginning to appreciate the term "Mercy Killing". However, now that I am at the other end and feel tons better, I notice that I am truly appreciating how good I feel now and am glad no one took me serious.
Yesterday while at church I began feeling a bit itchy, but chose to ignore it. Came home and laid down for a nap. A couple hours later I awoke to intense itching on my right hand and then realized my entire body itched. I check myself in the mirror and found I had hives all over my body, even in my ear canals. I got some Benadryl (which I dislike greatly because of how drowsy/groggy it makes me), but it helped. I have never experienced this type of thing before and I have no idea what may have started this reaction. Oh well.
I went for my Faslodex & Xgeva injections today, plus was able to restart the Ibrance as well. My ANC was up to 3.2. Yay!
Well I will say goodnight to you all. I hope you're able to sleep restfully.
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Junie, if it happens again go see a doctor. Especially for your own peace of mind.
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Junie, listen to Mommy. If you get hives all over you want to find out what caused them. Next time could be worse. My DD is so allergic to walnuts, she caries an EPI pen.
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Thank you Mcmel
( We will win you over 
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Junie, be very careful with hives. They can cause your tongue, lips to swell and cut off your ability to breath. Don’t be surprised if they take time to clear up
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Hi Micmel, welcome here Come often
Capeco, A wedding , we love weddings,babies, dogs cats. We love most stuff, we love pics even more.
Junie, allergic responses fall into immediate, intermediate, and delayed. It;s been a very long time since I had to give a description, so I'm winging it. You can google it. Immediate< 24 hours. Intermediate>24hours yo several days. Delayed --from past the intermediate point to weeks after the last drug. A chat with your doc at next visit. Because of proximity to Cioro and Flagyl careful consideration needs to be given to them.
For everyone, what Kathy is describing is symptoms of anaphylaxsis. Swelling anywhere in the airway, tickling throat, noisy breathing of any type. Sense of impending doom. Falling BP, loss of consciousness. Any of those activate EMS even if you are previously diagnosed an have an Epi-pen. It's nice to have an Epi-pen, but the safe way is to always be thinking backup if it doesn't work well.
Loverly, Yoohoooo how's DD1?
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Here are a couple wedding pics people sent us- I posted the bride and groom pics first, but anyway, top pic is my husband and I after ceremony, second is us escorting ds down the aisle. I had more fun at this wedding than I did my own, I think. As it turns out ds had the photographer take pre wedding photos of him in the red jeep (and it isn't even ours yet!). In the category of just as good news, just got an all clear on first mammo post treatment, and had first post treatment appointment with RO with an all clear as well!. Next up is MO at the end of the month, but I expect an all good there too! Woot Woot Edited to add and today is our anniversary-- not sure how many years but think it is 31 or 32!!!
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Looks like a really lovely wedding. Thanks for sharing photos.
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Beautiful pics Capeco
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Capecod, lovely pictures. Glad you had so much fun. Happy Anniversary!
Junie, hope you have fully recovered. Thank you for asking about my husband. He made it through the family visit. It tired him out quite a bit though. Here’s a pic of son and his family
Lover, how is DD doing? And the family? I worry about you when you go quiet. Not like you. Hope you are just busy in general.
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Kathindc - So glad your DH made it through the family visit. How is he feeling now? What a beautiful family Kath!
The hives continued to itch the next day, but have since resolved. I saw one of the PA's at the MO's office on Monday and she mentioned what Sas said about a delayed reaction to the Cipro & Flagyl. I see the Colo-rectal surgeon on May 16th, so I'll know more then. Also, now that I am getting the Xgeva again the fractures in my spine are even starting to feel like they're on the mend. I sure hope this trend continues. It has been one thing after another since last December and I am so over all this being sick garbage.
capecodgirl - Beautiful pictures of your son's wedding. It appears that Mother Nature cooperated and gave you a nice day as well.
Sas - How's the burn on your hand? Also, I saw your post on FB with the ingredients for the marinade you used on your steaks, but when I went to save the post, I accidentally deleted it. Would you be so kind as to post it here? Also, the first ingredient "Duke's" something or other, is that sold country wide or just on the east coast?
Last evening I had Kirby out on the grassy area next to my apartment and was throwing his tennis ball to exercise him and work on his retrieving and dropping skills. Well after several throws he brought the ball back, but gave it a toss from his mouth. The ball rolled and disappeared down a drainage pipe near the sidewalk. Next I see Kirbs with his face pushed down the pipe trying to retrieve his ball. The pipe is way too deep, but I tried putting double sided sticky tape on the end of my cane to try and get it out. NOT! I even tried my grabber, but all to no avail. Kirby looked so confused and sad when I told him he had to come inside without his ball. We went to the store today and he got 3 new balls. He's a happy boy again!
Tomorrow I am stuck here at home waiting for Century Link to come and hook up my new internet service . I gave Comcast the boot after they jacked my cable/internet bill to $151.00 a mo. I called to ask if they had any better pricing and they said "NO". I said ok then I'll just cancel my service. All of a sudden they are so sad to hear that and what could they possibly do to keep me as a customer. Nadda, Zip, Zero, Adios Amigos! They did try to get me to agree to a 2 year contract at a lower rate, but no way. Especially since I've had no contract for the past five years. Their Bad!
Ok, I am off to bed. Kirby is already there. So, Goodnight to all and wishing you peaceful rest!
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Morning
to allJUnie, the hand looks ugly, the skin caame off, but it's dry, no oozing. Thanks for asking. I will try to repost the recipe. It's definitely a keeper. It's Dale's marinade. Not sure if it's a national brand. Greg and I used it in the past. Not sure when though. It will be my go to marinade from now on. If someone has soy concerns, I would suggest looking at the ingredient list first. For the few times a year that I marinade, i'm not going to worry about it.
Glad to hear your bones and belly are feeling better, and the hives are improving. When you see the PCP again have a chat about the Cirpo & Flagyl. Maybe there can be some allergy testing to determine which drug is the culprit. Both drugs are such workhorse drugs, it would be a shame to have to consider that you can't take either drug in the future.
I'm with you on the cable thing. Spectrum raised me to 168$ from 129$ and that's without any premium channels. Not sure what to do now. Frankly, dislike having to change companies, but the price is unacceptable.
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New problem. The four of us kids, two brothers and my twin have been dx'd with obstructive sleep apnea. MY oldest brother some years ago and the other three of us pretty recently. By history, I know my dad was too, but they were only getting into the condition when he passed. I threw "Familial Obstructive Sleep Apnea " into the search engine. Yup, there are oodles of articles. Now I need to do a study. It will be an absolutely boring study. Poor DS is going to be at high risk b/c his dad was a OSA too.In reading the return search list the word "syndrome" was used. Never good when you see the word syndrome.
I already know that OSA is a chicken and egg thing. It can lead to oodles of other things that aren't good. Cardiomyopathy, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, high cholesterol and lipids, dementia. I'm sure there's more UGH. I say a chicken and egg thing b/c most folks connect it to occurring with weight gain, but OSA can be present at normal weight and then weight gain can occur and vis versa.
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I had a dinner party for ten women this past Sunday. Something happened that was different. The rave reviews about the steak (FILET)was totally different. I'm older and have been cooking my whole life, as my deceased husband was, I've never had folks go this nuts about steak. So, it has to be shared
Marinade
Dale's marinade---one bottle
3/4 of a bottle of water to swish the bottle
About a cup or more of Merlot
About a tablespoon of Rosemary
About 4 hours with turning
This is where the ? mark comes, I patted dry each steak@ 5:45, then placed on the aluminum covered thing. It sat till may be till 7:20 or 8:20. Then cooked under the broiler for 5 minutes with a flip and another five minutes.
I have no clue if this "pre-resting" time made a difference.
What I do know is folks were crazy about the meat.
The sauce is crazy easy and everyone wanted the recipe. It duplicates the marinade. Kinda. Mostly.
Campbell's Beefy Mushroom soup--2 cans
Merlot- maybe a cup
Rosemary---maybe 1 tsp
Mirror's the marinade
Crazy to talk this stuff, but these are women that like to cook, and they were all asking for the recipes on the meat and sauce.
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Happy Mother's Day Owlies
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