INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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that's so pretty. They will love it
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Evie's quilt is sweet
Mags, ice bags for the itchies.
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Chevy, you state "sit close, and look right in her eyes". b/c I don't know how close you are describing, I have to caution you. Each person has a personal space. If someone enters our personal space it makes us uncomfortable. Sit only as close as if you are having a cup of tea during a regular chat. The key to the eye contact is if she does have a visual disturbance,. Double vision for example, looking at angles or up and down may distort the vision more. Plus, she will get cues from you facial expression, but if you are too close that won't work.
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Loverly, How was work today? Did DH bring and gifts from Nepal?
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Work has been very slow since we switched over to Affordable Care (which by the way is not affordable). I did mostly chart auditing today. Thank you for asking. No, hubby did not bring any gifts home because of the situation with petrol crisis. Most businesses were closed and taxi/bus services were scarce. Even if you have a car, you would have to stand in line for 3 days to buy limited fuel. DH was disappointed he couldn't get the girls anything. They, however, were not and told him that they were grateful that he made it home safely. He is planning to go again in April with a group of medical team. It is going to be a brutal winter for a lot of Nepalese. The price of everything has skyrocketed since the political crisis. We feel for the people.
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Fun evening shopping at Kohls tonight. Ran into a shoplifter running like a bat out of hell out of the door with loot in hand. Nothing bad happened, but things like that make me nervous. When I saw him coming out the door, I froze in place to stay out of the way of what was happening.
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Fancy looking chicken coop!! It is more for the human eyes. I don't think the chickens care. They let the kids craw into the coop?? Yuck!! Have they heard of salmonella???Ms. CHEVY, are these people the same neighbors who planted the "wild flowers" on the parking strip?
Mag, my dad used the fly swab and mom used the end of a feather duster and I turned out ok too....I think.
Ms. Spookie, you might as well call the boys Thing 1 and Thing 2. Haha Community work suggested by Ms. CHEVY is a good idea. Maybe they can pick up trash around the school in addition to the other punishment??? It is sad and not fair to them that their dad does not have the tools he needs to be a loving paternal authority. I apologize for the blunt comment, but the children are ultimately the ones who will suffer.
Ms. Smaarty, beautiful quilt. That baby is going to be spoiled. First great granddaughter???
Jazzy, how scary...
Long day for me today. 12 year old Dd2 woke me up at about. 3:30 am to tell me that she had a bit too much water to drink right before bed. Had to help her with the clean up...well, she did the cleaning and changing the sheet. I was there to hold the flash light for her. Then at 4:00 am the dog (adopted 3 weeks ago)needed to go pee because we had forgotten to let her out before sending her to her crate. Not her fault. Back to bed then I heard drip drip drip...the darn shower head in our master bathroom decided to join in with the daughter and dog.??!! No!!!Ahhhh!! My Monday morning story.
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Yes Loverly! Same neighbors! Hah! Weeds still there, along with a HUGE wooden partial swing-set, and play-house they drug down the block to put in their yard, probably within the next 15 years, I'm guessin'...... I wear my chicken-crocs when I go over there.... Then hose them off...
They are coming home from Hawaii SOMEtime... I don't think they have it figured out yet...
His ID is still in their house.... they couldn't come up with a plan as how or where I would mail it to them.... so they are on their own... they'd probably screw that up anyway........Eeeeeeeeks! Your water story is just too real to not BE real.... Ha!
JAZZY! OMG! I would have froze too! But you COULD have jumped out in front of him, and threw down stop-strips, like the cops do, and then pounced on him and held him down with your High Heels till the cops came! THAT would teach HIM a thing or two!
No Sass.... I'm not too close to her... But I'm not across the room either.... She doesn't seem to have any visual disturbance ... Because her eyes focus .... I'm always happy when I talk to her, and she smiles and laughs also..... And then I hug her and whisper in her ear that I love her, and she nods her head and says un-hunh! It's like we know what the other is thinking....
I lived with her for 7 weeks one time.......... And we are just like Sisters... We know everything about each other... so we "communicate" without even talking....
Smarty! You do such beautiful work! I know it isn't "work".... because you enjoy it........
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Wow Jazzy! Good idea to freeze!!
No offense taken Loverly, it's true.
Hoping for a quiet day today.
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Loverly, How insensitive of me. I forgot. Yes, just happy to have him how. So wish they had handled the medical through Medicare. The structure is there. It works well. Private companies contract with Medicare to provide care. To do so they must follow Medicares rules. I have 5 years experience now with my Health insurance that has a Medicare contract. I love them. Rarely a hitch.
It's quasi privatization, bur someone is central to making rules. With ACA, that's not happening. Seems the ouside agencies are always looking for a hook. A way to still mess with folks and then cut them off.
Chevy
I forget the story of why you lived with her for 7 weeks. Would you please, share it again? It seems to me there was a story of you two getting into trouble? DB Charlie is home from the heart sx. Doing well. Happy it's over.
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No worries, Ms. Sas. No one can remember everything.
Dental appt this afternoon. I don't know why I'm stressing because it's just a cleaning.
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Chevy- that was a fun visual about me holding the guy down with my high heels. Especially because I can't wear those anymore (LOL).
I learned the "freeze" move from my rabbits we raised growing up. They are amazing with finding ways to not draw attention when danger is around. My bunnies taught me well.
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Wasn't this bird, but saw one at the dog park tonight.
Roseate spoonbill.
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Nice bird spookie. Love the color!
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Smarty love the quilt! You are certainly speedy at putting them together. Your Granddaughter to be will love it. Jazzy We had rabbits and they do freeze" when threatened and thump. My favorite is the "binky" where they leap and kick out their heals and twist up in the air. It's a sign of happiness. Rabbits are wonderful pets. Your story about the quilt given to you by church friends is so sweet. It reminds me of a prayer shawl we got from my cousins church given to my DD1 when her liver started to fail. she wore it to bed wrapped up in love and blue, yellow and green yarn. I wonder if that's one of the reasons her liver hit a level and she is skating now... medically managed. We met the transplant team and were pretty sure we were headed there. Nope she's looking good hope it lasts a lifetime. Love the bird Spookie. My Dad hit us with a belt and frankly no one 6ft 4 and 280 pounds should take a leather belt to a kid. I mean the marks lasted for weeks. We were scared to death of him. Taking electronics, TV, outings... house arrest works wonders.
Youknow this last dose of herceptin went down without a chill or symptom. The last 2 drains were quite a bit lower than my average. Yesterday my legs started to ache relentlessly. My right one is so painful it's ridiculous. I am limping. I see the radiation onc tomorrow for possible rads to left arm. I didn't think Herceptin caused tumor flare type symptoms of bone mets. Does it? That' what this feels like the bone aching from neulasta shots.. no fun.Off to bed so I can drive there tomorrow... nite all
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Rose- sorry to hear you have such pain in your legs. I hope you were able to sleep okay and that the trip to the RO goes okay today. Hugs sister.
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Rose, my dad was only 5'8" but he could give you a look that would make your blood run cold. He saved it for us, though, everyone else thought he was so charming and he had stories to tell. Pearl Harbor survivor. Two of my sisters made peace with him, two remained terrified and wouldn't see him after they were grown. They did just once. I found pictures the other day of our one get together in the 80's. But never again. I saw him in '08, we had lunch at his senior living place. I told him I loved him, his response was, "I'll just have to take your word for that." Scars.0
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I've been awake since two, got up at five, been sitting in my chair. Second cup of coffee. Don't know what this is about.0
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Mags I am soory you could not sleep. I looked t the clock at 4 and went back to sleep. Thank goodness. My leg is less painful then yesterday yay. Mags my Dad had a voice exactly like the one for Frosted Flakes and Tony the Tiger... so deep that when he answered the phone folks were stunned silent. Between his sheer size and the deep voice he yelled at us and we would melt. Tears. We didn't get hit often with a belt but the times we did were so traumatic I never forgot them. I also won't forget pulling my shorts down over the strap marks to cover them in gym. I didn't want anyone to see and then have to explain. He could be nice but had an unpredictable horrendous temper and when he lost it look out.. the explosions of anger were just unacceptable. My earliest memory is him putting a hole in the drywall with his fist! For the first 7 years we were married I didn't see him and when he died there was a big part of me that felt relief. Luckily I married a guy the opposite. When my Dad can home one of my brothers would yell and we would run like crazy to our rooms and all you heard was doors slamming. Kids vanished- we came out for dinner. My DH comes home and the kids run to the door signing or shouting Dad's home! Hugs!
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Mags, sorry about your sleep, sucks , just wipes out the day that follows.
I'll bypass the beating discussion. Too many scars too. Sounds like everyone elses. I took a different approach with DS it worked fine.
Susan here's a link for more Geithroon Holland. I could so live there, except for the cold. Couldn't find much history except it was founded in 1203 by folks fleeing from the mediterrean
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Mags and Rose- I had a father who was very charming, but had a raging temper. I got that from him too when I was younger, but had to unlearn that throughout my life. My sister still has it and can go crazy on me when something goes wrong she has decided is my fault. I have learned to call her on it. I was closer to my dad as I became an adult, but tiptoed around him as a child. I think watching my my older siblings take the brunt of his rage taught me to be a quiet good girl (well, until I got older and could be more of myself). I suspect many of us had dads like that. Like Sassy says, being aware allows you to change in with your own families.
Meanwhile in the desert, it is raining cats and dogs. El Ninjo.
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Off to be responsible and buy some insulation
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Beautiful bird, Ms. Spookie.
Hugs to you too, Susan.
Mag, sorry about the insomnia. Hope you get to nap today and get some ZZZZ tonight.
Rose, I wonder if Claritin/Atarax (I know you don't like Atarax, Ms. Sas) would help with the bone pain caused by Herceptin. Can't find any studies. IF the bone pain caused by Herceptin is as a result of bone marrow pressure or inflammation, and if histamine is a chemical mediator causing pain associated with bone marrow edema , then there is a chance that Claritin might help prevent or alleviate the pain....just a thought. Hope your appt. with RO went well today and hope that tx will help with the arm /shoulder pain.
Jazzy, don't flow away.
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so had the dreaded dr appt. Won a big one, compromised on another. Yay me!!
Got my new Christmas tree out of layaway, been a good day!!
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This is so beautiful.... I cried when I watched this.... The kids teacher gave her a tribute after she discovered she had breast cancer...
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sas, if I had the time and money I would so visit there. Looks great...and peaceful. Thanks for the lin
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Chevy, very cool. I cried too. When my daughter was in choir in high school, I went to see them sing before a cancer walk. Didn't know they called the survivors and those going through it still up front. So my daughter never took her eyes off of me as the sang, you will never walk alone. We were both crying. Beautiful moments...even in the fir
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Chevy- I saw that yesterday on the Ellen Show. It made me cry.
Ooh Spookie is getting read for Xmas! It is two months away now. I officially have all my shopping done now (please don't hate me......)
Loverly- been a big day of rain here. They said we might get up to 4 inches over this three day soaker. It snowed in Santa Fe at the ski resort. Think I am going to find that picture for you and share it here. I like the rain but not sure I am ready for snow.......
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