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Major flooding here!! I've lived here 10 years and nothing like this before! My garage, storage shed and under the house are flooded. The major creek on the other side of my property broke through into my seasonal pond (which was dry) and is raging into the already raging seasonal creek that splits my land. My bridge across the seasonal creek was under water most of the day! (The water is just barely under it now.) The water has never even reached it before. I'm afraid I might lose it if any sort of log comes down the creek. The edge of the seasonal creek is about 2' from the side of the garage. The irrigation ditch behind my house is higher than it has ever been. In one place the edge is about 12" from the house.
I spent over 4 hours digging ditches to try to drain the water away from the house and garage. It rained, and late afternoon the sun finally came out. I am exhausted and at one point started to have a meltdown. By 5:30PM, I finally got most of it moving away from the house. Levels dropped a couple inches too in both the ditch and creek. My neighbor came over to see if there was any way to divert the water at the top of my driveway, (he has a friend with an excavator) but there was just no where for it to go I built little dams across the driveway to divert the water into my side yard which helped a bit. Now I can't drive out until all the floods recede!
I have to have an engineer out during the summer and see if there is anything that can be done to prevent this happening again. Sheesh, two floods in one Winter....2 too many!!!
Haven't eaten since breakfast, not really hungry... going to pour a glass of wine and sit for a while and see what sounds good for dinner.
Hugs for all!
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Oh gB, that's awful!! Are you getting sand bags? Do you have a upper level or some kind of higher place to move stuff to? Yes, I think getting an engineer to look at your place this summer will be useful. It's not good for your garage, shed, etc., to get flooded twice.. Will you have to repair or replace them? I hope you don't get mold or whatever other issue might result from this. Enjoy your wine!
Hi bobo, I'm glad you are ok. I really hope you have good pain meds you tolerate this time. You're in our thoughts, sending you gentle hugs!
SGC, I just bumped the "More Tips..." thread for you in the Chemo section, it has a bunch a great info. I don't know what the difference will be from an SE perspective between this chemo and your previous one. I have the red devil now, and it's not that bad for me, so try not too worry too much, you might do just fine. Basic things are to drink a lot of water the day before, of, and after, to take all your medication as instructed, and to take the extra anti-nausea pills you will likely get prescribed as soon as you don't feel well. It's also important to take it easy the day of your treatment, even if you feel relatively fine at that point. I'm glad you're getting the Neulasta shot, not everyone gets it and it will definitely help your immunity.
Hi Zills, I hope you had a productive day getting your stuff for taxes. I have to get to it soon, everything is ready, just gotta plug it into the software...
Idesim, in my haste to post last night, I forgot to address all the bad luck your family has been having, and the other crap you allude to. I hope everything goes well for your mother tomorrow, and I hope good stuff starts happening to you. {{{hugs}}}
Take care everyone!
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Hello everyone. I was up early this morning because I had a meeting with the Pink Ladies and then another meeting about speakers and visitors for the next few months.
I couldn't get onto the Forum, so I have just arrived home, made us lunch and there you are!
gB, I am so sorry, what an awful time you're having, that's so stressful for you, and it isn't over yet? I hope it passes quickly and when you get the place checked out I hope there is something you can do to minimize the chances of a repeat performance any other time. Take care!
Hi otceb, I hope you are feeling good now!
Bobo, I have been so worried. Good grief, more pain? I am sorry, I was hoping this would be an easy one. Are you handling the meds OK this time? Did you get a sense of how long this will be painful, surely, not too long? When you are up to it, send me a message and I will skype you! M x
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Sgc, Hi, I am sorry about the Red Devil, one of the ladies in my group is having it right now, she's doing well, but she also says that she feels like she's floating because she has to drink so much water. I wish you all the best with it too.
Hi Zills, Hugs to you, I hope all is well at your house! No poop or pee!
Hi Vintage, it's awful isn't it! Wanting it over, but not wanting to wish the time away. A week will fly in and it will be over before you know it. Big hugs to you!
Take care all...M x
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Bobo, Good to see you posting. Hope the pain meds do their job without unwanted SE's.
GB, Good grief. I pray it stays out of your house and doesn't undermine anything.
Idesim, I'm wishing much happier things for you and yours.
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OMG GB, what next? this horrible winter wont quit without some lasting effects will it? So sorry you have to deal with all of the flooding. A few years back we had so much rain, it was coming in basement and what a mess. Dh finally had to dig holes outside that were lower than the foundation and drop sump pumps down them and that has solved it. We have only flat land so it was overland flooding, nothing running off hills or mountain, but I sympathize with your situation. Hoping it lets up soon, enjoy that wine, you must be totally exhausted. Keep the claw at bay, get some rest if possible, things like this are so emotional as well. Thinking of you.
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Gotta keep this short. Battery almost dead.
Take it easy GrammaB. You are one determined lady. Send me some if your umph.
SGC. The first round I was scared. I had diarrhea and my back hurt. I found the finger holds after that. No issues except some nausea. I walked and ate pretty normal. I was tired on the 3rd day but by the 3rd week I felt great.
If it doesn't sound good or smell good, don't eat it. I drank water with lemon in it so no mouth sores. I brushed with baking soda tooth paste. The red devil became my friend. I lobbied for two extra rounds and it kicked @ss.
I second staying on top of the anti nausea meds. Also drink, drink, drink. Mine flushed before I left the infusion room. If you get constipated start with the pills and don't stop. Mine were OTC per MO.
Hello to everyone else. Need to send more info to accountant and write some checks. Ugh. But going shopping with a bc Livestrong girl today.
She has exchange surgery next week and needs to stay busy. I just need to be normal:). Kids opp shop, racetrack gift shop annual sale, lunch and treadmill.
It's Friday! Idesim hope you take care of yourself.
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Sgc
Good luck to you! As you know the SEs of chemo are cumulative so you will probably do fine this first round. It may be the shot that gets ya! But maybe not, never can tell!
I had 2 months of A&C with the Neulasta shot after each treatment. I think the shot gave me worse SEs than the chemo. Wicked all over body aches, feeling like I was run over by a truck, just extreme fatigue the 3-4 days after.
Drink all the water you can. Pay attention to bowels too...I ended up in ER because of constipation/blockage. Chew on ice during treatment. And consider taking Loratadine allergy tabs it is an antihistamine that for some reason seems to help with the body aches from the shot.
Hang in there!
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Yay! Glad you are home Bobogirl. Well at least this time they are giving you pain meds freely... last time was an absolute joke. Can you believe I still haven’t replaced my phone? There are def times I miss it like crazy…
especially with all the sh!t going on lately, but honestly it’s so liberating
too. BUT, I had to worry with the site being down on how you fared! It’s a little late for my input now I know..
but if I was being treated by the PS the way you have been and told I couldn’t switch?? I would go
to the newspapers, I would write poor reviews everywhere I could think of online
and I would let the office know I was
doing it. Anyhow, hope things are going for you better this time around. How is Miguel doing.. is he
feeling better I hope? I hope if MD is there, she isn't being a hassle.. and I hope she is keeping her clothes on!!!!Been catching up on the posts as best I could... lots of plumbing issues.. tons of great photos and two new shiny faces! Welcome Vintagegal and JSJ! JSJ, you should be careful of your hubby around these ladies... they've been trying to get Ariom's hubby for quite awhile
M, I am laughing over Bec having the largest wardrobe of
earrings you have ever seen.. like mother like daughter lol!! How are you doing with the lack of dog ear, almost ready to get out on that water??Zils, I dragged my SIL to get her ears pierced a couple of years
ago… she was probably 46… her hubby didn’t want her doing it.. can you
imagine??? I said F that.. lets go girl, it’s your damn body!! That's definitely something I think that will boost your spirits and shopping for earrings is a lot of fun.Viv, how you doing after the ablation? I’m glad the
procedure went without incident. Love
the pics, you have gorgeous skin!!! I am
not a tattoo lover myself, but I love the colors in yours. I have to say
that I was quite taken with that full bra picture that somebody posted... that was quite spectacular … I just can’t imagine sitting
for as long as it takes to have that done and let me tell you.. numb or not…
that area hurts like hell to have tattooed.. and I only had a small dot!Posting.
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GB, you have had such a shitful time of it lately!! Sorry that you are having such trouble... agree about sandbags? Considering all the crap you have been through.. I'm surprised you haven't had a meltdown sooner
Sign me up as well for the ACDH cleaning club... I often go so off course of what I originally wanted to
accomplish and then don’t really give a sh!t because I am too tired. I have to wonder if Fia will ever run out of amazingly humorous pics to post. I hope not.Ndgirl, your house is painted similar to what I want to do... I just have to decide if I want to keep the shingles or go with siding. I knew I wanted a door similar to the color of your shutters, but I never really thought of doing the shutters that color as well.. I think I like it!
Funny, Joe and I
were talking the other day about sucking on icicles… that’s one of the joy’s in
life that every child should have… F sanitary!!Who else is counting down the end of winter? This just seems to be the longest one ever. We are still in the middle of a 10 day cold snap, but are supposed to be getting warmer tomorrow.
SGC, no worries about not posting, I too am guilty of it… I
just don’t feel like I have anything to say that is interesting sometimes lol….
I lead a pretty boring life. Sound like
you have every right to be annoyed… when the time is right, you will stop
taking everybody’s shit.. until then.. just vent to us it has to help somewhat.As far as the red devil, I had that as well. My advice is drink plenty of water before and after and never allow your stomach to get empty. Do not eat your fav foods as you may never go near them again after treatment. Food may taste off to you... coffee was the biggest thing I missed, it just tasted and smelled horrible to me. I usually felt my worst after the neulasta shot which I administered to myself the day after chemo. I used to time taking that a few hours before bedtime so I could sleep through the worst of that, which for me, was just an unsettled feeling, joint pain and a funny taste in my mouth.
PRB, I don’t know how you can call posting here to be
unproductive.. I think at times it’s the most productive thing we can do during
all this BS!!!!! Glad you got your pipe
issue resolved! I haven’t really been
hit with emotions since surgery. I
remember having one moment last year when I was going through clothes where I
had a feel sorry for myself crying session… but I think that was more over the
fact that I HATE clothes shopping and most of my tops were un-wearable lol!
You hit the nail on the head of what I found to be the most stressful
part of all this and besides not having much time to make huge decisions, it
was the pressure to appear normal to everybody.I think a field trip of that magnitude might be a bit too much so soon.
Posting again.
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I need to get some work done before I have to leave work.. mom is going to hospital today for further testing which leaves poor Joe all alone to take the cat for his tests.
Sorry I didn't catch up with everybody.. Wren, Gramwe, Spookie, Hollyboo, Dawny, Otceb & TB and anybody that may be lurking out there.... Big hugs! Gosh I sure hope I didn't miss anybody!!
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Idesim
I am your neighbor up in NH. Yeah it's the winter that won't end. I noticed yesterday my neighbors snow banks were taller than my PT Cruiser.
We heat with wood (wood burning furnace down cellar) & I can't believe the amount of wood we've gone through. It was below 0 again this morning!
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Todays' Random Thoughts are below:
Hi All !!
Zills - Thanks for the fly lady tip !! I need all the help I can get . I agree with M you do everything right.......... and are a wonderful Mom !
Vintage Gal & Dawny - Welcome !!!
Viv - Hope you are recovering quickly
SGC - Sending you strength to get through Red Devil
GrammaB - Shitful water issues , I am so sorry..........keep drinking it should help !! :-)
Bobo - Glad you are hope take all the pain meds you need and then some and sleep as much as you can . We are all hoping the pain goes away quickly
Wren - Any Goldie updates, it will be hard to replace you and your husband. I am sure you have spoiled her
M- Glad you are dog ear free and healing quickly. Also good to know you passed your shopping gene on to Bec
PRB - Pipe issues suck , sorry !!
Idesim - Sorry about your mom, sending you good thoughts..........
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As Bobo says ......I reply to myself as I was not done posting :-)
Otceb - Hope chemo continues to go ok for you , your attitude and strength are amazing
ND - Hoping your icicles melt soon !
TB - Well if not wearing foobs makes you loose chest muscle, F it I will be even flatter soon................. At least my cats are having a good time playing with the only set I ever purchased.
So now for the deep shit ................. I have been contemplating the meaning of life. Don't ask me why it took me 4 times of getting cancer to rethink things.......Perhaps I am just a slow learner.......I need everything simple now ................ Food, relationships, possessions etc........... I don't thinks its the change or the tamox...... I think I have finally just reached a point where I am unwilling to tolerate drama and BS . Maybe it was all those years of corporate America. I have lived in this house for 30 years. 15 years ago we remodeled so I got rid of tons of crap then but its back ............. I realize this is the no recon thread and not the hoarder thread ( I am really not a hoarder I just have/had a expensive clothes hobby) ......but humor me .......... as you all already know I am twisted.......... I also find I have less patience for stupid .
While I am not one of those that has been grateful for winning the 4 time cancer lottery. I do believe the old proverb "When the student is ready the teacher will appear". I think the student is ready this time............. so my mantra is simplify....................
Is it just me or have you all felt similar ?
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Today is full of regret because of taking Goldie to the adoption event tomorrow afternoon. I may have to stop fostering; I'm getting too fond too quick.
Book club is tomorrow at my house. Once again cleaning and cooking will take the place of actually reading the book. I have at least started it. I'm making chicken enchiladas. I'm tired of breakfast food.
I'm leaving soon for my PT appt. These exercises have certainly not cured the back problem. They may be helping some - hard to tell.
Bobo, I agree with the advice to take it easy, try to stay pain free, and heal. Gentle hugs.
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Hello all!
Dear Bobo, I hope you are feeling a bit better, and that MD is not irritating you!
Oh Wren, I can imagine the tugging of the heartstrings as you have to let Goldie go.
I had to smile at your statement about not reading the book because you're too busy organizing to entertain the book club. I was run a bit ragged yesterday, with all the stuff for the Pink Ladies too:) It used to be so simple, to just turn up!LOL
I hope your appointment at the PT went well and you have more relief from the pain. It is just so hard to function with back pain.
Hello Fia! I love your humor! But I absolutely understand where you're going, with your "deep shit". I look forward to hearing about the journey!
We had a similar revelation, which was what caused us to shed the old life and lots of possessions to move here. My Dx was like a shot in the dark and for a short moment we thought we may have made a mistake, but the reverse was actually true. It turned out not to be anything like we expected, and in fact, other than the initial freak out and fear of what the final path might show, it has actually been a positive experience in many strange ways. I have definitely learned to stop and smell the roses, the positive shift that I felt after my surgery actually gave me an insight into all the small stuff that I had ignored or bypassed for so long because I was too bloody busy doing other shit to notice. Colin feels the same, he had always worked so hard, also because his disability gave him a feeling of having to prove himself, that he had lost the ability to see and enjoy the "real stuff" too. Although not entirely the same as your experience, Fia, it is similar, we are and have always been interested in Feng Shui, and have incorporated as much as we can into our living space, the belief there is also to purge and simplify! M x
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ldesim, thank you! I have missed you so much, I am glad you're back and I loved reading all your posts! I am so sorry, but I had to smile at your meltdown, because you hate clothes shopping so much!
I am with you about Bobo writing scathing letters about her appalling treatment, but that's something I have always done, good treatment, or bad, it's a good way to purge your negative feelings too!
I am sorry to hear about what your Mom is going through, please give her an extra hug for me!
I hope to be out on the water next week, weather permitting. My dog ear removal has healed really well and apart from the bruising it doesn't hurt at all. The even better part than not having to tuck the bloody thing in all the time is the fact that the feeling of a bunch of raw nerves inside it, has virtually gone.
We have visitors coming to stay for the long weekend with a 2 year old. That will be interesting! I have decided that Dex has to go stay at the dog sitter because he has never had any long time exposure to little kids and I don't want to have to be watching him every second while the toddler is here. Since he was a rescue dog with lots of issues, I don't want to have a little kid stress him out. He hasn't ever had a go at anyone, but I just don't want to risk it. M x
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Hello Vintage, I am so sorry about the cold you are experiencing. I can't imagine having snow that deep either! I am not a lover of snow, as the others know. I am phobic about the crunching noise it makes underfoot, a throw back from my child hood when my Dad was in Hospital for 13 months in Scotland after shattering his ankle in a lift accident in a coal mine. My Mother would walk me to the bus to go to the Hospital every day to visit my Dad and I was about 3, and hated that sound as I walked in the snow.
We had wood burning heating in this house when we bought it, but the cost of wood is astronomical here. We changed it all out for recycled air and heat and put in solar panels. I was a bit undecided about the solar, it isn't attractive, and the first time ours went up the installers put it up too high. It looked like we were trying to power the whole town. I called the salesman back and did the "Dance of the Humpy Back Spider" as I am wont to do when things aren't right and the installers were dispatched back pronto, to lower it all to the roof, as it should have been, for fear that I would make them remove it completely. It was pretty funny really, all these men pouting and refusing to speak to me because they had been caught out for taking short cuts in the install and not cutting the roof angle risers to the correct height. I enjoyed it, they might not do it to the next person. The painters who were still here working at the time, said they hoped I liked their work because they didn't want to be sent to the "Naughty Seat" like the solar guy was! LOL
Well, I am off to do the food shopping for the weekend. The visitors are vegetarian, so that will be a bit of a challenge for me. I am fine for a few meals, but then I start to run out of ideas...wish me luck..M x
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What a difference a day makes!! I worked outside yesterday until 6PM trenching and building dams. Was too tired to do any more. I watched the raging waters out the window while there was still light. There was a drop of about an inch or two in the creek and ditch so I felt pretty good I wouldn't flood into the house. At about 9:30 my next door neighbor came over to check on my water levels as they were leaving today for a 10 day vacation. Much to our surprise, it was all gone!! No more flowing down the driveway and from what I could see in the dark, the stream had receded too.
This morning, all standing water is gone, the stream is way back down to a reasonable level for a melt and the ditch is just about empty and hardly moving. The river that breached my pond is back within its own banks and the wall seems to be intact. The bridge made it, though I have to go out and check its anchor points to make sure they don't need reinforcing. May have some showers today, but as I look up to the hills where the floods come from all the snow is gone so I should be good. The next couple of days are supposed to be dry, that is very good!Thanks everyone for all the support. Those that asked about sand bags, I checked around and because of all the flooding everywhere, the best I could do would be drive down to the county offices, 35 miles one way, and pick up empty bags, then find a building supply company and fill them there. No way!! I don't think I could have filled one bag at that point!! Besides my trenches and dams were working and I would have had to drive over all my dams to get out.
I'm getting too old for this!! My back is killing me and I ache all over. My neighbor and I are talking about rebuilding the road some how to divert these floods. We're on a little county dirt road and they don't maintain it at all. Not even a street sign! Something has to be done I can't go through another day like yesterday! This is the 5th flooding in the 10 years I've lived here and 2 were this year!!
Walked the property this afternoon and mostly everything is pretty much OK, just a lot of gunky mud. The bridge appears sound, the railings need a few more nails but that is all. Then I walked up to check my pump house. It was OK, but the piece of land in the front of my property lost about a 10 ft by 15 ft section. It was washed away by the seasonal creek!! It doesn't impact my house or any structure, but it was a big chunk of land!!
I'm trying to get a couple of photos posted but they are taking too long to upload. Will work on that.
posting then will catch up
Hugs
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Maybe it's time to start thinking about moving a bit closer to town?
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GB, you lost a piece of your land ? Wow that is too bad, I was thinking of you while I shoveled a part of our sidewalk yesterday, you are one tough cookie! I can only imagine how your body aches. Hope no more snow or floods come your way. More wine and a hot bath are in order.
Ariom, enjoy your company, toddlers have lots of energy! Removing Dex was a good thing to do in my opinion, little ones can frighten animals, especially If they haven't been around each other.
Idesim, we have shingles on our house but put the metal on garage, dh and a friend did it, but said the house has too many peaks and valleys to do. I like grey and maroon together, I wish the garage door was maroon, but it probably won't be. I love the bra tattoo but could never go that far, but would be fun to do the henna .
Hope Bobo is doing ok.
Wishing everyone a great weekend and hi to everyone! Love all the tattoo pics Viv and humor Fiaranch.
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Good morning! Time change tonight. I'm not looking forward to it. They already get up about 6.
Not sure if it was the dressing on my spinach salad but side swollen this morning and it hurts to reach. Also have a rash. Think maybe it's cocoa butter that the PT uses.
I think GrammaB and Idesim deserve a pajama day today.
M. Have fun with the toddler!
Thinking about you Wren. Good luck with Goldie and the enchiladas. Sounds good to me!
FIA. I know I want to declutter. Part is that it's stressful, part is a new body and part is that I don't want my family to have to deal with it.
Lost my train of thought. Have a good day!
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Today's Random Thought........................
Hope everyone is having a great weekend !!!
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Hi everyone!
I have done nothing today except take some photos of the damage to my property. A total veg out day. I just didn't feel like doing anything at all. My back is just starting to feel better so decided one more day of babying it.
Here are some photos of my world the last few days:
Bridge the afternoon of the flood.
The day after from the other side of the bridge.That water level is high for winter but normal for summer.
Irrigation ditch behind house flooded over into my yard.
The chunk of land I lost. It is like a bite out of the side. It goes further back on the left but the weeds in the front cover it. You can see two big pieces of it on the right side of the photo behind the weeds. The water just took it and moved it like it was nothing!!
Fun times! NOT!!
Hugs for everyone
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gB, those pics are amazing. I can't believe that huge chunk of land is gone! You're so lucky that the bridge didn't get taken too.
You deserve another rest day, you've done enough! Take as much time as you can.M x
Zills, you need to take it easy too, sorry you're not up to speed. I hope you can find what's causing the allergy symptoms and eliminate!
I have had the best time this weekend! I had forgotten what it was like to have a 2 year old around the house, but I loved every minute of it. The 3 of them turned up after taking the train to the next town, on their Tandem bike with a trailer and a baby seat attached. It was the biggest arrangement I have ever seen, longer than a car
Fortunately, little Violet took an instant fancy to me, so we didn't have to waste time with me trying to win her over. We have just played and walked, looked a birds, even had a bright Rozella fly into the house, that I had to be brave and catch in a dishtowel. I shone a torch through the window last night to show her the Bats eating the Figs. We all went to the big market this morning and I bought lots of beautiful fruit and veg which I made into smoothies and salad and ice cream. Violet's parents were very surprised that she was happy to go to the park with me. I pushed her on the swings, we went down the slippery dips together and I carried her most of the way home! I will sleep tonight!
Phew, you girls with young ones deserve a medal! I loved it, but it was nice too hand her back! I went to pick up Dex and he is exhausted too after staying with all the other dogs. It will be an early night tonight.
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Grammab,
I feel so bad for all you have been through............. I hope you can find some permanent solutions through the engineer . Please try and not overdo and drink lots of wine !!!! I can certainly see why you live where you live . The view is stunning !!!! Please take care !! Hugs !!
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Oh how I missed you ladies the last four days! I have just spent a bit reading and catching up on everyone.
SGC~ yes you have read me on Bobo's other thread. My DH is Sailman.... I jokingly tell him all the time I would be rich if he would just let me strap a mattress to his back (LOL)... he just looks at me and says, (yeah, right)...I am sitting here watching him sleep through the NASCAR race and so thankful he is mine. For the couple of kids who were told they would never make it... all I have to say is 24 years later and going strong. He is my rock and my love that is for sure.
Ariom, I told him that your DH goes to the Yacht club and he started to drool. America's Cup Sailing has always been huge for us and this last one was no exception! We have a catamaran but haven't been out in several years since my back issues flared back up.
The robotics competition was a blast! We were the 8th seeded teem in the quarter finals and got beat out 2 matches to 1 by the #1 alliance. The irony? My son's bf is one of the mentors on that team so it was hard to root against them
. I actually was able to forget about things for a while and just have fun. We were on the go from 7am-11pm at night, one night, not even eating dinner until 10pm. But gosh it was FUN! Me and another Mom sponsor actually got out on the floor and did some of the dances with the kiddos. It is so cool to see this line of our geeks out there in there costumes, do the chicken dance and YMCA, and some I don't even know the name for. We were rocking our Armadillo hats that is for sure! Now it is back to real life and real issues. I go to the PS on Tuesday and will find out more about what the plans are. Unless she can convince the BS to just do it all at once, I guess I will have the lumpectomy/biopsy this Friday.
I hate to hear of the flooding that some of you are going through, I wish we had the moisture here though. The drought has been horrid on us. Plumbing issues uck! I hope all is well with you all and know that I missed y'all while I was gone.
Bobo, I am glad you are doing better and hope by now that the pain has receded.
Zills, I will check out the finger holding and hope it helps. Thank you for the suggestion.
I know I have missed some things I wanted to say but I am sure they will come back to me sooner or later..
Be blessed my sweet sisters and remember..."Friends are angels who lift us up when our own wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
(((Huuggggsss)))
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Hi jsj! Glad to see you back! What a great time you've had, I am pleased you enjoyed yourself so much.
I do wish you all the very best for your appointment, I'll be in the bag if you need me and I hope you get it sorted just as you want it to be.
Tell your husband, if he is interested, to look up the Marlay Point overnight race from Lake Wellington. It finished here yesterday. It is a long weekend here, and this race is the highlight of this holiday because the finish is at our yacht club. We don't take part in the race, it starts at 8pm on Friday night, but we can sit in comfort at home and watch all the boats come in. It was very surreal yesterday as they came in because there was barely any wind and there was very thick fog, so you could just see the boats emerge from the fog, moving very slowly. All kinds of boats take part in this overnighter, not a Sydney to Hobart, but a really well enjoyed yacht race.
The weather has been so kind, it has been so perfect, not too hot during the day, but mild enough to stay outside till very late at night without a sweater. I know it is going to be cold soon, so I am making the most of it now. I took Dex for a big walk today, even did the "Ramps of Death", much to Dex's disgust, he doesn't like to go that way and tries to get me to go the other way. I don't push Colin in his chair as much these days so I need the ramps to try to keep the "buns" tight! LOL
Very quiet here, I hope everyone is having a good relaxing weekend.
No news from Bobo, I hope that isn't a bad sign! M x
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Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend! I'm very tired so don't have much inspiration for writing, but I just wanted to say hi and send you my love and support!
bobo, I hope you are doing ok, I hope the MD visit was bearable, and I hope your pain is being managed.
Zills, sorry for your swelling and rash, I hope it's better.
gB, thanks for the pictures, it's easier to understand what you have gone through. I hope you won't have more flooding this season. Good for you for giving your back a break this weekend!
Fiaranch, I always enjoy your posts and pictures! Great that you're getting into decluttering and simplifying mode, enjoy it.
M, sounds like you had a fun weekend with your visitors! I'm glad the little girl took to you so easily, it must have made things relaxing for the parents to not have to entertain her! I'm glad your weather is enjoyable these days. We have had some 2C sunny days lately, it felt a little bit like spring! Crazy how 2 deg above freezing does this, it's been that bad this winter.
Idesim, how did the appointment for your mother go?
jsj, fantastic that you had a few days to forget about BC! Congrats to your son for participating! Good luck at the PS.
Wren, how did the adoption event go for Goldie? How about your book club, did you have a good time?
Busy here getting ready for my mother's visit. Also went to an open house to see a detached house (on our street!), but DH and I thought about it after and have decided not to move for now, unless the situation deteriorates with our attached neighbours. It's been relativelyy quiet there lately, and the city is paying them a visit likely this week, so hopefully things will be tolerable going forward. I just don't feel like being house poor (or is it house rich? I'm awful with expressions). Spent a relaxing day yesterday with friends at our new aquarium, it was so neat to see all these sharks swimming above & around us (tunnel), and huge sawfishes, and much more. It's fun to do kid activities sometimes, there's often something for parents to enjoy too. DS loved it and had a blast playing with his little friend. Oh, I have to update you on the situation with his girlfriend: it looks like she's the boss. If they don't play what she wants at recess, she won't marry him or give him wedding flowers! It's funny, but I'm trying to encourage my little boy to speak up and be more self-confident.
Hugs!
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I'm worried about Bobo, too. I do hope she's feeling better.
Goldie update: I took her to the adoption event but she didn't attract serious interest. One woman said she came just to see Goldie. My heart was in my mouth until she said she was another volunteer and had spent time trying to make her feel better the day she was brought in. She was delighted to see how good she looked now. Tonight I was watching a cat video DH posted on facebook. When one of the cats yowled, Goldie came over, put her paws on the desk drawer and watched the remainder of the video.
I had a babysitting gig this morning at 9:45. With the daylight savings change it seemed very early. (Yes, I am a spoiled retiree). Tomorrow morning I am going to sleep in. I'm taking a cat for a vet check at 4pm, but I'll be up for that.
Ariom, The race sounds like a lot of fun. My former brother-in-law had a small racing sailboat and we used to go out often in the summer. Seattle is on Puget Sound and there are lots of boats from kayaks to yachts to Alaska fishing vessels. Quite a few people sell their houses and live on their boats.
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