how about drinking?

Bike club children's halloween party today.  I have to be a witch- that should be easy

thanks for finding him shannon,    sue ,prayers for jen,that the lab work is better.. the creatinine might be up because if she feels lousy  she might not be drinking enough fluids and unfortunatly alcohol does not count.migth be worth insisting when ever she goes to the er that they call the nephrologist on call  to ensure she's getting the best treatment for her.need photos bernie!  cammi,what was the final decision on your hair colour? and you are never boring ((((alli)))),((((dorty)))))),have a good night everybody

LOL Juliet this is taking more decision makeing than any treatment I ever had. After all this is very important--I might go reddish zi don't know actully, but believe me if I want burgandy I'll get it. Oh I have diarrhea now---so here I go literally. Ok I'm back--I need to take something for my headache now, like a hammer and then my a cork in my A$$,,Oh I'm sorry I feel so sick right now This ha een going on for 5 years. If I weighed 80 lbs I'd say OK, but I'm over weight and I still have this and well now that my thyroid is working I did loose weight but certainly not enough

Sue did I understand right, u'r DD is still getting tests right? What u said so far, I don't know any of what that means I'm sorry.

Hi All......  Im back and only 1.5 hours into a 10 hour shift....lord help me...my eyes are stinging but I will get thru..but still need to grab some groceries.

Alli....wanted to let you know that I was thinking about you and your family yesterday. ((( Alli ))).

Bernie...hope you had fun at the party!!  I'm sure you went as Glenda ..the good witch of the North??...right??

Sue...so furcited for your travels coming up!!!! 

Camy...what is all dat chitin about???

Undie...I missed your friends.

K....gotta run huns.....gotta get caught up on work email.

Lata Tata's

Good morning. Loungettes! We had a great class in Boston yesterday, a  not so much fun drive home in the rain, but overall a great trip.  Took the bus from Portland to Boston, much less wear and tear on the nerves and just about the cost of gas if I drove all the way.  And much nicer to go with someone. 

Goldie--I'm not having any problems getting on the boards, I've had to sign in every time since the last format change.  The only things I've noticed is the direct posting of copied text, and they brought back the options for posting photos (left, right, center, that sort of thing).  I was in Bawston overnight.  Had a great class, too!

Cammy--There's lots of theories about why there is such an increase in peanut allergies in kids nowadays.  Bottom line is no one knows.  One of my cousins has a little boy who is so severely allergic to peanuts that they can't even buy food made in places that process nuts.  They have to know where everything comes from to protect him.  It' kinda scary, considering he started school this year. 

MRSA has become a very common germ now-a-days.  It's estimated that half the public would test positive for MRSA at any given time.  It really has escaped the hospital setting now.  It's one of the reasons that many hospitals are going to all private rooms, 'cause you can't tell who has it and who doesn't and by the time you get the testing done you've already lost a day or two.  The best protection is to make sure everyone washes or sanitizes their hands before touching you, and that all equipment is cleaned before touching you. That means telling doc's to wash hands and clean the stethoscope before they use it on you.  Ideally, no equipment (blood pressure cuffs, oxygen monitors, stethoscopes,  everything) should touch you without being cleaned with alcohol. 

BBBBernie-- I didn't realize tuna was expensive where you are.  Not that it's exactly cheap here, but it's still a poor woman's standby!  Belgium sounds like a fun place to visit, wish I was going with you! And the Black Velvet sounds yummy, too!

ORLA--ooh, trouble at work is never fun. Glad you got home for the day, and glad the traveling will end soon!   Love the mug!

Wahine--How can anyone NOT like mac and cheese?  This baffles me!  It's the ultimate comfort food!  No accounting for taste, I suppose. 

Chrissy--congrats on DD's engagement!  How exciting for you! 

Good morning, Juliet!

Congrats, Lara!  WTG, girl!

CynCyn--safe travels!  I remember the movie Sybil.  And one called the 3 faces of Eve.  I also read or heard somewhere that the patient Sybil is based on and the psychiatrist that wrote the book actually made it all up to get fame and money.  Some people in the psych world say that multiple personalities doesn't exist, has never truly  been documented.  Not sure if I believe that or not, but it makes one think. . .

Mema--Oh, my, what a wardrobe malfunction!  At least you got applause and not boos!!!

Undy--good to see you!

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD is the  Pink Margarita

2 oz tequila

2 oz triple sec

1 1/2 oz lime juice

Fill shaker half full of ice, add ingredients, splash grenadine on top. Shake vigorously until tired.  Serve in a martini glass garnished with slice of lime. 

Good Day ladies of the lounge---

Goldie the name of those drinks are horrible to me--but sound good to drink especially the second one Anything with chocolate and Baileys has to be good. Yummy

Sue I didn't know U'r Dgtr was going to Mayo Good--That was always the place to go. u'r poor DD.

Bernie u have to take pics. If I knew what I was doin I would.

I'm feeling better the worst is over (I hope) I'm sorry everyone was sleeping so I came here all aggravated Cuz I just had it last weekit just throws me for aloop every single time and so this cancels out my party for later today so that aggrevates me more. Oh well it is what it is.

I' getting the posts mixed up in my head so if I'm getring  things wrong I'm sorry. Oh my /dr. called I need another script for pain pills so my dgtr was laughin cuz she said I sounded like an addict that was trying not to sound like one. These are newish Drs. cuz we moved. So I got rhem trying not to sound desparate--I've been taking them for 5 yrs now --I've been on them for 5 yrs too hahaha right but I'm not an addict--I'll need an intervention soon, except I wouldn't go. LOL I hope everyone has a great day today--the weather is nice here and they are having the IL walk today--so it'll be good. Not with me tho.

Bernie it's kinda fun going mad. LOL

Orange what pics. Love em.

nm will appreciate this,  the nurse that got stabbed ,tonight was her first night back in work.she did get a cna dedicated to working with her so she didn't  have to  go into any room alone but anyway she has to go to the improving patient experience class, soon, so the suggestion was made when they ask for actual work place situations, she asks whats the proper response to the person whoose just stabbed you, anybody else thinks this is kind of bad or is it just me, the night shift sent her flowers and she had flowers off a former co worker but management have sent her nothing. 

Good morning, Loungettes!  Sun is shining, going to spend the afternoon with a couple of youngsters running a corn maze, then carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns.  We've been doing this every year since they were 4 and 5, now they are 11 and 12.  Gonna be fun! Here's this year's Maize (as they put it):

Mema--antibiotics kill bacteria that are not harmful as well as harmful ones, leaving an inbalance.  That's why we ladies get yeast infections when we take antibiotics--the med kills the harmless bacteria keeping the yeast in check so the yeast takes over.  The same thing happens in the intestine, causing diarrhea.  Probiotics (also found in yogurt) replenish the harmless bacteria and help maintain a balance while the antibiotics are working and help to prevent yeast infections and diarrhea.    A tip for your DD--have her list Bactrim as an allergy.  When someone asks what reaction she has to Bactrim she can say it tries to kill her kidneys.  ER docs with a drop of sense will get the message.  Also--she should tell the ER staff to call her nephro before starting any treatment.  She can also have her chart at the hospital flagged with the fact that she is a transplant patient and what steps should be taken when she arrives for any reason. Better yet she should type up her medication list, allergies, medical history, surgical history, pertinent info and carry 3 copies with her at all times.  One to give the ER, one to give the floor staff, one to show every doc that comes in the room.  Do not ever let go of the 3rd one.  That's what I do and it saves a lot of time and aggravation.  Don't ever assume that info is passed from one unit to another or from one staff person to another.  Don't trust the communication systems in a hospital, ever.  But then, I've been told that I have trust issues with health care providers. 

Cammy--trying not to sound like an addict when you need pain medicine sure is a hard job, isn't it?  Change docs can be so hard, in so many ways!

ORLA--where is that pool??? I wanna go!!!!

BBBBernie--going mad is FUN! 

Juliet--I think that nurse SHOULD ask how she should have responded in that patient situation.  I would go so far as to ask what response would be appropriate from management, too.  Of course, I'm a known trouble-maker, so if it were me I'd be asking exactly where on the hospital property my right to a safe work environment becomes secondary to the patient's right to hurt staff.  This is a detail all staff should know, to my mind.  But like I say, I'm a known trouble-maker.  Having been a patient, too, I understand the need for improving patient experience programs, but there are limits. Yeesh!

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD is the

Good morning loungettes, i hope it a good morning for all mese friends. Sorry to have been absent, I just read through many pages here and am still not caught up.

I got a new toy yesterday, wooo yoooo, go me. I got me an i-phone 4s. So get this, I have had a prepaid plan for oh, maybe 20 years. And I had a flip phone, the dorkiest of all phones. when I step up, I step up in style baby. The phone is overwhelming but I will figure it out. 

what is ebbery buddy doing today? I had planned on getting some painting done but it does not look like that will happen until my december vacation week. I do not want to push myself too hard as I see no reason to put added pressure on myself when the paint can wait. I so furcited as I will be meeting Sue on Wednesday. I can't believe the week is here, I am beyond excited.  I do wish that I did not have my surgery set for the same day, for Sue's sake, but am grateful that I will have a breastie helping me through those first few hours after surgery and keeping me from misbehaving. 

I ended up getting my halloween stuff down from the attic and have my front yard and front porch decorated for fall. It felt good getting that done as I have not done it since pre BC/ pre bmx. I still have to move all of my packed boxes somewhere else inside the house as they are blocking off my living room. I had moved everything in a haste to prepare for having my parents over last week. well I am going to get to work, I have a ton of clothes to sort through and must get a few bags out of here so that I have room to put my winter clothes in my drawers. I am not quite sure where to start but will start with doing laundry then just work from right to left, bottom to top as suggested by flylady. Love that girl.

Cheers all!

Hi everyone!  I was graciously invited by NativeMainer to join this group.  You seem like my kind of people.  Here's one of my favorite drink recipes.  It's for those of you who like a little spice in your cocktails.

Poquito Picante

Adapted from Yerba Buena restaurant in Manhattan

12 to 16 cilantro leafs

8 slices of seedless jalapeño (reserve 2 slices for garnish)

1½ oz fresh lemon juice

1 oz simple syrup

1 oz Cointreau

4 oz gin

1. Muddle cilantro, and 6 slices of the jalapeño with lemon juice
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Shake well and strain through fine mesh strainer.
4. Serve over ice and garnish with the reserved jalapeño slices

 Yield: 2 servings