INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

holeinone ..didn't get to see the game. Know nadal won...I will watch the replay

Chevy..PP...patty peppermint  

Well, I don't do flowers...but tomorrow I'll take a pic of what i did today..I mowed again, but this time I also bush hogged. 

Nettie, I've been like that for years. I can't do Anything, even in house with a/c on without looking like I'm just out of shower. I suspect my thyroid ois wonky, maybe that has something to do with?

Susan, looking good!

Hole, you call it port "yanking". Really, what was the procedure? In office, out patient at hosp? Did they put you under? Local? 

Wow Tang 4:15. What a bummer of a time. Maybe someone will cancel and you'll get in earlier. I'll be in your pocket tomorrow. Hope you get some good sleep tonight. I would agree with the something light for breakfast. Did you clear that with you doc?

I cleaned out part of the laundry room today. I've had a pile 'o junk just inside back door, lots of goat/dog stuff. Well, time to go. Killed giant scorpion there yest. #5 in about 2 weeks. We got 3 in one evening last week, one swimming in the toilet. So to get the dog/goat stuff off had to clean out cabinet, tossed tons of old goat stuff, some from when I 1st started with them in 2001. Didn't finish because I got hooked into watching Alaskan Bush People on Discovery. Will finish tomorrow. Then need to make couple "desserts" for VBS teacher lounge. I hope cookies is desserty enough. Not like they will be doing a sit down meal, I don't think.

There are times my rad side hurts too, random and sometimes with exertion. I get the suddenly I'm too hot to continue something, gotta sit under fan NOW. Not thyroid per tests but still it's there. I've been fighting some reaction to a wasp/hornet sting from a week ago. I thought it was cellulitis - not on BC arm PTL. Been using DH's super steroid cream and it's much better. I get stung occas. but not in sev. years. Hope I'm not in for increasing reactions. Guess I need to get me some Benadryl tabs just in case.

This thread moves so fast that I can't keep up but I do look at the pretty pictures (ADHD here). 

Susan, your garden/lawn sanctuary is lovely!  I know what you mean about feeling peaceful when gardening.  It's one of the few times I can quiet my mind.

Lee, did it feel like a wasp sting ? 

Spookie, yes I did retire. I took medical leave for the entire school year, on the advice of 3 Drs.  I worked at a Intermediate School. 

I was only planning on working for 1-2 more years. I figured it was time to go somewhere warm for a month in the winter. My DH owns a ice buisness, they produce, package & deliver ice. I can putter at the plant. I am basically in the way, but can run errands, do the banking, clean office. Of course with the fear of the beast returning, I want to be available to go & travel. My paycheck was not so great. I was working for medical benefits & retirement. 

night night...sweet dreams

Susan, we had black widows in California.  They loved to take up residence under our patio furniture.  Re: your uncle - maybe there are areas where there aren't scorpions.  We're in an outlying area of Phoenix near a big mountain range.  All kinds of critters - including rattlesnakes.  

How scorp. got into toilet is a mystery. I had killed a rather large one and left it in there for DH to see. Found it had multiplied to 2, one dead, one alive. There is a bathroom vent just above it, creepy you don't think it could have fallen in it from there. This happened last year too. I wouldn't think they could climb porcelain. DH did spray foundation generously. Wasps/hornets/yellow jackets buzzing everyday. No way to get rid of them. They do make wasp traps but they are nasty things if you accidentally bump into them - the liquid contents is vile. I did the sticky traps on patio once, caught a hummingbird. Never did them there again. Do put them up in goat barn but no self respecting hummingbird would go in there. My rat terrier killed scorp. last year. Don't know how it didn't sting her. I don't go barefoot ever.

I've heard of a few people who got stung when they put their shoes on.  I saw one near the shower drain one time.  I think they seek water.  My husband trapped the one that stung me.  We wanted to make sure we had it in case it need to be identified (we weren't sure if there were different varieties).  I think they do drop from ceilings.  I've read about that being a concern for cribs as well (and sleeping people of any age).  I had a Pavlov's dog type of response every time I opened up that coat closet - dread/fear.  

Nettie, have you ever tried sleeping with a bar of soap under the mattress pad for pain issues?  I just changed to a fresh bar last night.  

Unfortunately, it doesn't help with insomnia but there sure are a lot of google hits for it helping with pain so I keep one tucked at the bottom of the bed.

My last surgery was at 2:30 and I wasn't allowed to eat after midnight.  I was really hungry by the time I got out of recovery and back to my room.  

Good luck tomorrow.  You'll be in my thoughts and prayers!  

Scorpions and black widows and snakes, oh my....

Here is a much more peaceful thought to take to bed... my front porch (gazebo) last summer. Now everything has grown up and is much bigger and kind of wild/cottage looking. I didn't notice that the flag was all wrapped around itself looking like a spear. Must have been windy that day.

thanks for the warm welcome all. Love reading all your post ladies and esp love the pics. I gotta learn how to do that. Guess I can't post pics from iPhone or iPad right ?  Gotta break out the ol laptop?  My mission this week (between dr appts mon, wed, fri - ugh). is to figure out how to add pics and put my pic ony aviator.  

Chevy - from the looks of your pole pic your hip healed rather nicely.   

I have went back and read lots of pages but can't figure out where SAS is ???  She has been so kind to send several pm's that had tons of much needed info. She is like some kinda walking encyclopedia (do they still have those now?) always enjoy reading her informative posts