Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Jackie things sound pretty good and I hope that they stay that way. U know when my kids were little my oldest would be sitting and would say Oh I'm bored and my answer was always boring is good and some day u'll realize that. yea right---Well that some day has come Maybe boring means some excitement isn't going on but it also mean everthing is regular and the same so nothing bad is going on--so in my head I think I never thought of being bored I thought of calmness and I've already said that to my GS but he understood it right away so he's thankful when everything is calm and reads a book. So hoping all goes well and u'll get back to u'r regular routine.
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Cami, your Joey sounds like a very special little boy.
DH is beginning to wonder whether he should start building an ark. We've had 3 days of rain. At least 7 inches according to our rain gauge. Today is supposed to bring more rain and then we have a drier day tomorrow. We needed rain, but not this much!
Yesterday I caught up on all the ironing. The clothes rod in the laundry room was empty when I finished. In the afternoon I went to my hair stylist and she really cut my hair SHORT. So I shouldn't need another haircut for at least 6 wks. It's actually too short but so easy to blowdry.
Today, rain or not, I'm taking my niece and her two daughters (4 and 8) out to lunch at a Mexican restaurant. The niece is back in treatment for her mental illness and addictions. I've pretty much given up hope for any lasting stability. As a child she was one of those children who was "bored" if she wasn't being entertained. Her older daughter (8) is so like her mother.
Anne, you sound so happy with your family. I'm glad for you. You've earned the love of your children and grandchildren by being a giving person.
Jean, your visit with your son sounds very enjoyable except for the stomach bug. I love the idea of a house within walking distance of shopping. It would be so nice not to have to climb into a car for every single little errand.
Cami, you were blessed to be born with your happy personality. I think I was born a little anxious. Now in my old age Effexor generic (75 mg) has made me relaxed and accepting of whatever happens. I started taking Effexor low dose 5 years ago when I abruptly stopped HRT and arimidex was in my future. Now that my 5 yrs of arimidex is about up (actually I stopped taking it 2 nights ago, a few months shy of the 5 yrs.), I'm considering tapering off the Effexor. I figure I can always start taking it again.
I got a 3 mo. refill of arimidex generic and may finish out the 5 years when we get back home in Oct. I go for a checkup with my bc dr.'s NP next week. Haven't decided whether I'll tell her or not.
It's pouring rain again outside. At least the day lilies look happy! As does all the other greenery in our outdoors greenhouse!
Happy Saturday to all.
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Carole, I had just read your "living on a boat" story and now you are needing an ark. Rain has it's benefits! It is wonderful that you are hitting the five year mark and can go off Arimidex.
Chevy, that photo is dramatic and amazing. I took off from Denver airport right after a thunderstorm and saw the high wide cloud; but my photo is fuzzy (and probably illegal).
Colorado never disappoints!Jackie, I am glad to hear DH can come home and that the report is good so far. A week is a long time and it can be stressful for the family. I hope you are getting rest.
I am having a few rain showers on an otherwise puffy-cloud day. It's cool and beautiful. I have not had flowers in a garden in years due to deer. They pull up and eat everything. Today I planted two long boxes and hung them from the deck. This should be out of the reach of the deer unless they decided to come on the deck. I am very happy to look out and see bright flowers. These boxes are self-watering for a time; and they are designed to hang from the railing using fabric straps which loop around and fasten. No tools were needed to hang!
Here's a pic. I can't make it any smaller on here--I tried.
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I was in the middle of weeding my front flower bed when it started to pour. Supposedly there was a 10% chance of rain and we got all 10%. We don't have deer to much on flowers but had a coyote living on our property during the winter. Thankfully, it's gone because it got our neighbor's cat early one morning and I had to go out with my miniature schnauzer to make sure she was safe.
Totally agree about Colorado. Last year I visited a friend in Ft. Collins and loved it. My trip this year has been cancelled due to surgery. It will make my next trip that much more special.
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Teacher, I think you have the more serious issue with the coyote. Fortunately, I don't know of any on Long Island. The deer are actually beautiful and harmless; but they chose my yard as their buffet.
Sorry you had to postpone travel. Time does seem to go pretty quickly and you will planning again.0 -
Listening to thunder here as I read about the Texas rain and that in NY. I hope it does rain despite the fact that I paid $8.00 for a good car wash earlier today. I really need the inside of my car detailed....but that is too pricey for me so will have to find time to do it myself. I cleaned it out a while back but never got any farther. Also found some bath mats on sale which I put down in the floorboards to try and keep it a little cleaner. My car is 10 years old now....don't know that is helping anymore but I keep doing it.
We have a lot of wildlife that visits our yard. Not as much as we use too as we have the noisy dogs now....but some of the deer ignore the dogs, and the raccoons do as well.
Pretty humid here....why I won't mind the rain if it comes. Dh should be home soon. So till then, I'll just keep plugging away on my cleaning cycles. Not doing bad.....just taking it slow. We are not ready to turn on the air conditioner yet.....would like to wait a month if possible. Interesting that we are getting so much rain NOW. It is predicted to go for a bout a week and we just had a "week's worth".
Back to work, see you all later.
Blessings
Jackie
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Although we live in the middle of a suburban neighborhood with no wilderness in sight, we get "critters" at night. One year we had a whole possum family who would come to the back and munch on the cat food we left out for one of our cats. Last year we had a raccoon with two babies who came every night. Then it was just the babies who came. They were totally unafraid of us. We could get within a foot of them. Didn't want to get too close since they can carry diseases. So do possums.
Several neighborhoods in San Antonio are known for their deer population. The deer are just pets and go from house to house for handouts. When I drive through those neighborhoods it looks like fake deer statues. You have to stop your car when they walk across the street. Every few years they have to trap and remove some of them to thin the heard.
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Hi Ladies, it seems like a lot of rain is going around. It was fine here but it's in the forecast soon.
Joan u'r picture is so pretty I hope u outsmart those deer, remember if u see one on top of the other they are not mating they are trying to get to u'r flowers.
OK Carole, no arks, just let it rain and forget about it----
Jackie u should be all settled by now and tired too, I hope u'r DH does well.
OK just thought I'd pop in.
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Cammi! WHAT picture? She didn't post a picture! She was talking about neighborhood deer, without a picture! Did you gals see any picture?
And what's this about you teaching deer procreation ? You don't even know what that is.........
These are deer....
And this is a fawn in flowers.... probably eating them...
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It costs you nothing to make another happy -
and you gain your true self through the act of spreading joy.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie0 -
Cami, do you ever get the feeling you are being picked on or at........but ah, so wonderful to be loved
Great to have Denny home. I know he is glad to be back too. It was only 7 days, but seemed so much longer. I don't mind being along....in fact, most of the time I enjoy the time and I'm certainly not afraid out here in the woods. But, after a bit, I need someone to talk to.....the dogs don't give me the answers I need.
Hot today, rain in the forecast. Got to get outside and do what mowing can get done I think. Grass is high. That is what being away for all that time is good for.
Blessings
Jackie
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Hi everyone
Just checking in. I am having a really good time in Fl. Got here Wed, went to K's preschool Grad that night, went townhouse hunting with DS#2 Thues evening- Gand very glad I did. Both of his girlfriend's sisters got condos on the beach when they first left home, she that's what she wanted as well. That didn't work, because Tim comes with a pitbull. So GF was still insisting on staying in that "area"-except they weren't. We were west enough of the beach that they would have to drive to it and meanwhile were in very "shady" areas. There are pockets of townhouse communities, but you had to drive through serious ghettos to get to them. Tim asked if I would visit them if they picked one of the ones we saw that night. I said sure, if you pick me up and bring me home. At the last one, Nissa agreed she would be afraid to walk the pitbull at night if Tim was working. Tim is at least 6ft 4in and about 250 lbs of pure muscle. Nissa is 5ft 2in if that and weighs 100 lbs.
will have to finish later, time for church.
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Anne, I wouldn't really walk ANYthing at night.... Not nowhere.... Ha!
Even the best area's don't seem "safe" anymore after dark...
Jackie.... Cammi knows I love her, just like you.... She wouldn't know what to do if I didn't tease her about everything... she would think I was sick.... which I am.... But we just STARTed this, and we can't help it!
I'm so glad Denny is home..... but wait.... SOMEtimes it's better to talk to the dogs or cats, than anyone else...Ha! They don't argue, and they just sit there and look at you like you are God or something! xoxoxoxo
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Oh Jackie I'm so glad u'r DH is home and yea u'd think 7 days isn't long, but in a hospital it feels 3x as long. So I'm sure he's happy to be home too.
Anne u are really moving around there, u must be happy being there and that's so nice. But for once I have to agree with Chevy I wouldn't walk a trained guard dog anywhere at night anymore--but I do remember the days where no one locked their doors I wonder if they had keys, cuz never saw any.
And yes Chevy I do know what a deer looks like, in fact I know what 2 look like mating too. I'm very observant, and don't worry Jackie I can take care of myself with Chevy--she's an amateur , yes Chevy u read that right.
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Okay, Cammi, this is a Deer....
They are easily trained, and make wonderful Pets! You can usually buy them for very little money.... as they are readily available for adoption.
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Looks like a stinker to me.
Jackie
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Well smarty pants Chevy haha I already knew that was a deer long before I even met u. So u'r not teaching me anything I don't already know.
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Oh deer.
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Oh doe.
Jackie
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Okay..... a puzzle for you guys.... which one is the duck?
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It must be the one with pin feathers don't cha' think.
Jackie
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Jackie, who WAS it that pet skunks on this forum...? Do you remember? They were soooo cute!
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It must be critter day as my DH just came in and said there was a dead armadillo in what we call our outback, the part of our property beyond the fenced yard. No visuals to share.
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No idea.
Jackie
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It was Bluebird-Essa! She had pet skunks....
Ah geez Teacher? I just hate to see dead animals.... of any kind... except slugs.
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And spiders. And flies. And mosquitoes.
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Who knows what these animals are?
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Those baby skunks are so cute! We don't have skunks in this area. The only time I've seen them is as road kill in other parts of the country. Fingers pinching nose!
Jackie, I can just imagine how happy you are to have Denny back home. And I'll bet he's even happier!
What are your thoughts on the VA scandal?
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Oh Sandra - are they tribbles. I think the episode was called 'The Trouble with Tribbles". Do I win the prize? That was a very long time ago. My son was probably 10 or 12 and now he's 44.
Edited - Wow - just looked it up and the original show was 1967. I'd only been married one year. My son wasn't even born until 1970.
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I couldn't figure out what you guys were TALKing about, so then I also googled it.... I mean I had never even heard the WORD!
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