how about drinking?

The very first post on the "I've donated" thread is Junie's. Donating in memory of Konakat. I hadn't even seen that.  

I think that may last me a good ten minutes! Just tell the tenders haul some more into the lounge!

I am going to look for that thread.....

Kathy, I am happy that you were able to enjoy some time painting with your Mom, that sounds like great together time.

I did find that thread and it was only two weeks ago she posted it. I am surprised that she did not chose for donations to go to bc.org. Whatever you guys decide, I am in. Kathy, I messaged Lori for Junie's address. It would be great to flood her DH mailbox with loving thoughts and memories. I am guessing that the Hallmark store will have profits this week knowing how loved our girl was.

I had a really cool experience today here with the weather... I was sitting outside by the pool with DH and his two daughters when thunder started to rumble through. I checked the doplar radar and there was not a single storm cell showing in this area. DH and his children packed it up for shelter but knowing it was a teeny tiny storm, I sat outside. Just a bit of rain came down. At that moment, I was thinking so much about Junie and shed a tear as the rain drops touched my body. I felt her presense as if she was crying with me then telling me not to cry.. Within a few minutes, the sun came out and the sky turned blue. I tend to be a very spiritual person but lately have not felt much in the way of spiritulity but today I just know that I felt Junie's sweet spirit in my yard.

I lift my glass in toast -Here is to our recently departed Junie, her family and all who loved her. May her spirit watch over each and every one who reads this.  CHeERS!

Dork....beautiful story....just beautiful

Welcome, LauraJean! Sorry to overlook your earlier posting. We're glad to have you here, even though we're unhappy that you have to join this club. The Lounge here has anything you could want, it's all free, and there are NEVER any hangovers. What's your favorite drink? The Tenders have everything, but once they know what you like they'll keep more in stock!

Alpal-Welcome to you too! Glad you posted. Love the full moon, "Fill ‘er up" story, such fun and it sounds just like Junie. Great suggestion about the donations, too.

Goldie-I have a whole collection of HUGE purses I'm willing to share! I had to stop using them because I would stuff them so full they would be too heavy to carry and I could never find anything in them. Bet I could find money if Junie dropped it in one, though! Yikes about the window sill and wall. Sound pretty frightening. Do you have a big hole in your wall where the old window came out? I bet you do just love the new windows. My house came with the tilt in windows, so easy to clean both sides that way. I'll wear one of the wrist bands to honor Junie and life in general.

Karen-I was wondering if the Smurf movie was any good or not. Now I know I have to go see it!

Alpal-what a wonderful remembrance of Junie, and so like her, too!

Goldie-wherever did you find such large bottles of beer????? JUST the right size for us here! Here's a blow up bottle to put next to the inflatable chapel: 

Wahine-We will keep on trucking, just slowing down a little as we grieve for Junie. She will always be with us in spirit. We will always miss her.

DorK-what a wonderful moment you had with Junie! I'm sure she is watching over all of us, crying with us and urging us not to cry for her. I'm joining you in your toast to our Junie.

Kymn-There is no need to think you are selfish for taking a weekend away from cancer, sickness and bad news. Everyone needs breaks like that from time to time, it's a good thing that you realized you needed one and took it. It's also a very good thing to take the time to celebrate when there is a reason to do that. No one here blames you or thinks any less of you. We are all sad about losing Junie's presence here in the lounge, and sad for the women who will join later who will not have the chance to know her. BUT, she would want us to go on with our lives, celebrate the good things, and share each other's joys and sorrows. I hope you had a great time celebrating your birthday this weekend. You deserve to, and there is nothing wrong with celebration, no matter what the timing of the rest of the world.

We need a DOTD that will honor Junie AND cheer us up a little.  How about 

June Bug

3/4 oz Midori Melon Liqueur
3/4 oz Peach Schnapps
3/4 oz Creme de Bananes
(Fill to Top) Cranberry Juice
(Fill to Top) Pineapple Juice

Directions
Pour ingredients as listed above into a beer mug. Chase with a Miller Lite.

Good Morning Girls,

Thank God it is now Tuesday and the "Day before Tuesday" is over...it wasn't a happy day. Love your DOTD in honor of Junie, NM! Chasing it with a Miller Lite....purrfect! I think my getting some of the gals mixed up has rubbed off on you.....DorK is the one with the new windows and the rot that was found around one window. I forgot to even comment to her on it. Scary, as our huge LR window has rot around it too....I was getting some of the rot out and patching with bondo (and tons of sanding) right before my bc dx. Well, after not being able to get back to it for a year, it had just gone too far for me to repair. And now its been over 3 yrs. It takes up most of the wall, so I am not looking forward to trying to get it replaced. Hoping DorK can get that fixed quickly without too much more $$$.

I haven't heard from Bob yet, about the memorial date. I am hoping they can get the church they want, and also that it might be the weekend that Christine and Donna will be in KC. Delta is charging me a lot to cancel my tix to see Junie, so before I change it to when the memorial will be, I will have to make sure of the date! I really miss not being able to email Junie, as well as miss her posting here. Her family has the biggest loss, but omg we have such a loss too, of a great friend. I know she would want us to carry on. Good words to Kymn, NM, about enjoying her celebration and getting away from cancer, etc.

Hoping you girlz will have a good day. I am leaving soon to go back to the license dept and hopefully TODAY can get the title changed on my mom's car that she shipped here. Been there 3 times already and lines were horrendous! Tonight is the start of stained glass classes again....nervous since I had such a bad experience a month ago....hoping the 2 men will be better teachers. Maybe they will even be eye candy? NAH....too much to hope for. Cheers Dears!

Oops, bumped into you Lori...hope I didn't hurt ya! Yes, much easier checking our thread today. Didn't take pics yesterday as I just went "as is"....no makeup and eyes swollen from crying. Also, since my brain was dead, I decided against trying to learn how to do what she was painting, and just did a simple one. Good choice, as hers is HARD...of course it is looking good though. I saw some beautiful seascapes and beach scenes she had painted, but just on canvas cloth...told me those were just "samples" she painted quickly for reference. Shoot, I would frame them, they were beautiful! Yes, we need to have the June Bug dwinks that NM posted!!

BARMEN!

Kathy

DorK, Oh yeah that last Pratt boy is giving you fits, isn't he? What a mean rascal....hoping he can be kicked to the curb soon. OK, now I am confused. Is it rot the insurance will cover, or termite damage? Anxious to know, since we do have rot here. I know our termite contract prolly covers replacement (our old co only covered getting rid of the termites!), but I wasn't aware that our homeowners might cover rot damage! We changed policies yrs ago, I think even cheaper than Geico, BUT when we had to make a claim, it was much harder....took more calls, more waiting time for payment, and they balked at some claims so we didn't have reimbursement. I would think Geico would be better than they are, since they are a bigger co. Thinking of changing again, as we aren't happy with them. I am envious of you and Lori....I keep looking for a "sign". *sigh*. Guess I am looking toooo hard....sorta expecting to see some foil where I least expect it. Maybe I better open up a big purse and stand outside! OK....gotta go.

Cheers to all you dear loungettes,

Kathy

good morning all, just a few minutes here from work lots to catch up on before heading to radiation first one today so on the count down, 28 in total. Thank you all for your well wishes for my birthday, it was very nice and the weather cooperated. I will join you all in a toast to our dear Junie

Love to you all

Me again. I was just paying my bills and decided to check into my Cigna accout to see if any updates since my surgery. OMG, the doc bill is 19k,the hospital at 49k and the anesthesiologist at 5k. I am doing the math knowing I am responsible for 20% of this and it is not as bad as I thought although I can think of much funner things to do with my money. Darn, this insurance stinks. When I had the bmx, I only paid out 1200.00 under my old Aetna plan. Shit, I hate CIGNA and hope they go down. I was employed by them for 13 years before starting my current job and wish them failure. But geez, seems they are making records amounts of money. I guess cutting out the property and casualty end of there business was a good decision. But I still wish that they fail. I know it is not nice but I feel they did me wrong. I worked a nice cushy job for a little CIGNA company called INAC, we were a premium finance company who financed very large premiums for very high risk insured. Ok, I am babbling now. It must to be the Junebug!!

Does anyone here know of any life insurance comanies which will not immediately turn me down knowing I have had cancer? I only have my life insurance through work and am so sorry that I put this off for so many years and now it will not be easy.  I get innondated with mailings and many say no health exam needed. But when I look at the fine print, they do not accept anyone with a preexisitng serious health condition. Damn, why did I not do this many years ago? I must stop putting of things. My beneficiaries are strickly to my DD. I need to also get a will. I do have my assets protected (the few pennies I have left) but know I need to act fast before it is again too late.  If something were to happen to me, my estate would be held up in probate and that is not fair to my daughter.She is only 19 years old and I want to set up a trust for her.  I do have an attorney and should talk to him about this. I am just really looking for ideas with life insurance. I have been covered all my life by my work policies but I do not believe I can take that with me should my employment be terminated.  I know I am worth much more dead than alive but want to make it easy on those I leave behind.  Not that I am going anywhere soon, hopefully!! 

Time to stop all this thinking and have another tasty Junebug cocktail. Cheers my ladies. 

God I am bored. My house is in a state of disarray and I just don't know what to do. I may take a nap and hope that I can sleep with all the noise of construction in the house.  Maybe a good day for a valium.

Ok, my rant is finished. Thanks to those who listen and no worries to those that just skip the babble. 

Oh Chrissy - where all will you be and how long in the States?

HI girls,

Oh my, so many problems and worries...hoping the Junebug dwinks will help everyone thru the rest of the day. Claire, Sorry about the first AMAZON job...hoping another one there will be the one. Hoping your "MS" will be okay, and the tests will be B9 for sure. Scary having all those tests.

DorK, I dropped all my life ins years ago. If there is still a mortgage I am hoping you have mtg ins so your home would be pd off. As we get older, the premiums rise, so gotta weigh if its worth it. As long as your DD would not be saddled with bills, and will have a house to live in, and a few $, she should be fine. They also have (morbid thought) burial ins, but my late DH had it, and it was hardly worth anything.

Glad your birthday was nice, Kymnie!

I have been a bit dizzy (no, not my widdle brain!) since last night...happened 4-5 times, and I feel alittle light headed right now. Been a busy day...found out this am that although my mom had been organizing her pills into the AM/PM slots, and had been taking them since I remind her every AM and PM, they were ALL MIXED UP! Several diff types were even in one container. AND she keeps taking them out of the presc bottles and puts them in diff containers. So I sorted out what I could and took the rest to the pharmacy, and even though most were bought elsewhere (HI), they were so helpful and told me what was what. So after all day of running errands in the hot sun, like also waiting an hr in line to get her car title/tag changed, I got her pills all organized when we returned. Now I have 2 hrs to unwind b4 leaving for the stained glass class. Tired, headachy, a bit light headed....and NOT looking forward to that class!!! Been thinking of Junie so much, but no signs yet, for me. Does it count that I came home to fresh foil covering the toaster oven pan, which is the first time DH has ever done that? No....I didn't think so either. OK Junie, puleez show me a sign that you are at peace, but still with us in spirit.

Hugs and Chugging ML Mugs (I wish),

Risque Wisque

Stanize, I hope you little guy feels better soon. Ear infections are so dreadful. You might have to have a talk with your ex this next time he has your children. A mother's instinct is usually right.

Kathy, I am sorry about all this with your Mom and her pills. I must say you are such a patient lady. I would be flipping out yet you seem to be as calm as can be. I hope the dizzy spells are nothing but if they persist, please do see a doctor. I am thinking it is a combo of stress and heat hitting you. I sure hope and pray it is nothing more.  Rest up and have fun at your class. And if you do not feel up to it, I say ditch it and hang with us. Another thought, do you think you could take your mom's pills away from her and just give her the day and night organizer? I recall you going through this before with her and hate knowing the stress it causes. 

Claire, sorry about the amazon job. I just know you will pick yourself up and keep on plugging. Your break will happen in God's time. I am praying for your "SO" and hope he is alright. Keep us posted, I wil say a prayer for both of you. 

So it was Gail who was our mystery birthday girl? You girls are pretty good at keeping things quiet. I am not so good with these type of secrets.  Happy belated birthday to you Gail and many many more.  Here is a drink and a toast for "more birthdays".

I love sending birthday greetings using the american cancer society's morebirthdays.com but lately have had difficulty with the timing.  I can pick when the card goes out but seems lately I have sent them and they go in their own time (two weeks late). Sadly, I can not rely on my greeting to get to the party.  Have any of you tried using this? You get to pick a celebrity to sing happy birthday. It is great when it works and very touching. It is espeically nice to send to fellow survivors. 

So my contractor Jim comes today and starts working at the back of the house, pulls out a double window and shit, more damage. I then call the claim # back to report this and my claim rep assigned to my case is not available but in speaking to another adjuster, I am told I am NOT covered.  Shit, why would the little wench that took my claim info even be so certain it is covered? I then asked my claim rep to contact my contracter for him to describe the nature of the damage. The back wall is not termite affected, it is all water damage. The rep called him and said she would have to look this up. He seems to think that the prior owner did not install the windows properly which allowed the rain to penetrate through the wood.  So now, not only is my side window covered with plastic, so is my back double window. And hell, it is the beginning of another fn heat wave. What next? All I can do is hope for the best and be grateful that I stashed some money aside from my refianance.

That brings me to insuring my mortgage. Kathy, I get so much info on it and tell myself, who cares, I will be dead but after reading what you wrote, I will def look into coverage to pay the mortgage if I can not. I have no idea if there are medical questions but have been told this coverage is pricey. Next time I get junk mail pertaining to this, I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion. It is more important now that I have cashed out so much of my equity and I would like my DD to always have a place to live should I pass before she has a home of her own.

I guess Junie is planning the big show for you, Kathy. The foil could be Junie related, perhaps she made your HD do that lol. I hope that when she does show up, it will be a beautiful spiritual experience. I strongly feel that I felt her presense here. Now if she can talk to God about my house and make that insurance company who I have also been with for over 20 years pay up!! She is prolly busy gambling at the big Casino in the sky.

Funny about the large handbags. Was it NM who said she had many? I am one who also loves a large hand bag. I put mine on the doctor scale when in for my pre-op and it weighed in at just over 5 lbs. I have since reduced the weight as I am now on a 5 lb restriction. I carry every necessity i can think of from a flashlight to a mini sewing kit. While one item does not weigh much, it sure adds up. Whenever I use a small bag, seems it is bursting at the seams even when carrying the minimum "required" items.  

That's it for now. I will check back for Pau Hana. I drank all of the June Bugs in sight, sorry girls. Pants, make another few pitchers for us, we are a thirsty bunch. 

Peace and love to each of my girls here. Love each of you for who you are and am so glad to have you ladies as part of my life. 

CHeerS! 

DorK.......what rotten luck!!!!  Just nasty, nasty stuff.  Glad you had some funds salted away. 

I am beginning to like renting more and more.

I am also sure I will land, and something great.  Just not as easily as I had imagined.  There is nothing I can do about the other.  Other than be grateful that at least we will know what is really wrong.

So am praying big time.  Hoping everyone else is having a much better day than DorK or me. - Claire

Hi again, popping in for a June Bug I am a thirsty girl, must have been the radiation. On the subject of radiation well that was easy lol. Sure wish that was all I had to have.

Claire very sorry to hear about the Amazon job I know you really had your hopes up for that one. Also am sending positve thoughts your way for your MS that everything will turn out alright.

Dork I can not beleive the amount of money you have to shell out for all the medical bills I feel so bad for you girls who have to pay for something that is not our fault so not fair. here in Canada we dont pay a single penny for it.Its all covered 100 percent.

Kathy last night i was in the hot tub....yes I said hot tub I finally got one in figured I better as I wont be allowed in again now that radiation has started anyhow I was telling DH about Junie and just as I had finished a shooting star went zooming across the night sky. It made me smile.Even if it wasnt for me it was perfect timing.

OK need to finish up here at work hugs to all you beautiful women

Kymn

 Hi LadieZ.......

I finally came upon a piece of good news all of us should drink to.  It's not over in the smokin' bod department just because we are all a wee bit older.  Take a look.

Helen Mirren, 66, wins "Body of the Year" title

(CBS) She may be in her sixties, but Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren still beat out some younger competition to be voted "Body of the Year."

The 66-year-old bested Pippa Middleton, Jennifer Lopez, Cheryl Cole and Elle MacPherson in a recent poll.

The poll, commissioned by the L.A. Fitness gym chain, surveyed 2,000 men and women to get the results, according to Britain's Sky News.

Way to go Helen!!!  - Claire