Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
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Thanks for your supportive post, Wally. Much appreciated.
Our house guests arrived early afternoon yesterday. My brother Brian and his wife Deanna. They are easy to have around. We had cocktails with crackers and cheese and then dinner that I prepared. Brian is 6 ft. 5 in tall and Deanna is a large woman, though not tall. I felt apologetic about our queen bed in the guest bedroom but they both rested well. I think they were tired from spending several days with their daughter, SIL, and 3-old-old grandson. They adore the grandson, but he tires them out with nonstop activity.
This morning we had coffee in the living room and then dh and I made an easy breakfast, biscuits and sausage gravy. Now they're off to Baton Rouge to spend the day with some of Deanna's family who live in this area. She has two sisters who live elsewhere. They'll return late this afternoon. B & D, not the sisters. LOL.
Tomorrow two other siblings and their spouses will come and join us for noon dinner after they have attended church services. Brian had hoped all the siblings would come with spouses, but two are not coming for their separate reasons.
DH is out in his happy place, his workshop. I'm sure he's enjoying some solitude and listening to an audio book while he works on a project. I'm enjoying solitude and doing my morning thing on my laptop.
Happy…???…Saturday!
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It is bitter cold here with temps at 34 but feeling like the 20's. Our driveway is a sheet of ice so we are homebound until it melts. DH has applied salt, but not sure of what it will do, if anything.
Had plans to address linen closet cleanout, but have yet to start. I did open the doors today and took a look to decide where to start. I think I'll start on the top shelf that has a lot of foam items, used for positioning, that I have bought over the years to deal with back and leg issues. I don't need them, and am not sure if I can donate them. They have removable covers and all have been washed, so they are clean. I'll see if anyone wants them. If not, they unfortunately will go to a landfill.
I spent the morning doing some genealogical research or as my cousin says, "chasing bright, shiny objects". I sometimes try to find cues by looking at other families that have married into ours. Sometimes I get some usable information, but today "nada". Not even a crumb, sigh. I'll try something else later. Finding out I have lost 2 cousins within a year is heartbreaking, especially since I had kept in contact with one on occasion. I sent a card to the brother that lives in New Jersey letting him I know of their demise and offering my condolences. We were a close family when growing up, but once we all became adults we sort of drifted apart and mostly saw each other at funerals or weddings. I only have a few cousins left on my maternal line and a few on my paternal side, but really no contact with those remaining.
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If you're lucky, I think you know what you want to do with your life. I think that's a greater gift that any of the gifts you might have when you do know, if you know what I mean. It must be awful to not know what to do.
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We rented a boat yesterday and had a great day out in the bay. We saw manatees, dolphins and jumping fish. We were almost stranded on a sandbar; fortunate to get off as it was 10 minutes into the trip. Ha! Then headed out into the gulf. Too many waves plus speed boats, probably regular boats vs a pontoon. I turned around and headed back into the bay. I’m not as comfortable as those that boat all the time. We had fun, made it back safely and ate dinner out at their restaurant. It was a great day.
I’m grilling steaks and watching football, after a day of running around.
Weather in the low 80’s. It’s dropping down on Wednesday with a projected high of 66. We’ll be fine. Others will freeze.
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He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.
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Winter is back. The wind started blowing during the night. My wind chimes out on the patio woke me up with a jangling noise. Normally they make a mellow, lovely sound.
I went to exercise class today. It tired me out. Back home, I got out the 12 qt. stockpot to make turkey noodle soup with the turkey carcass from Christmas dinner. It was a huge turkey. My sister invariably overcooks a turkey. Then her dh butchers it. He doesn't have a clue about carving up a turkey. The platter of turkey meat is less than appetizing. LOL. I brought home some of the breast meat and managed to make a fairly tasty salad with it by adding ingredients with flavor.
Tomorrow I have an appointment to have an ultrasound of my carotid artery. Arteries? The cardiologist I saw recently asked if I'd had that testing done, and I said no. He scheduled it because of my age, I assume.
I'm glad Christmas is over. It will take me 15 or 20 minutes to undecorate. That includes taking down the lighted wreath and returning it to an outbuilding
Cindy, your boat trip sounds like fun.
I love my Christmas present to myself and dh. The 17 inch digital picture frame. I bought some more flash drives from Amazon. My next project will be putting photos from the Viking river cruise on one of the flash drives.
I hope everyone is doing well.
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Good morning to everyone. It's 35 degrees in south Louisiana and sunny. Coffee is tasting very good this morning. Wishing all a good Tuesday.
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We’re up to 59 from about 54 when I woke up. Not sleeping good again, I’m down to a 5 hour stint. It’s sunny but windy. Carole, if I had chimes down here I’d wake the dead.
My grandniece bought me a garden spinner for Christmas. I put it in my back garden, so I could see it from inside the house. It’s spinning like mad. I teased her that it would fly off if given the opportunity.
I’m in shorts but will put on a sweatshirt to stay warm. I’m driving them to their vacation spot. My niece wishes she could cancel, but she’d lose money. She’ll try to shorten her stay once she’s over there, as the weather will be cold. No beach hanging, unless you’re wrapped up warmly.I’ve been awake so long, I’m hungry again. LOL My body thinks it’s lunch time.
Enjoy your day!
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Life has been busy lately. We received the closet organizer on Sunday a day earlier than predicted and of course, the driveway was a sheet of ice. DH parks his car at the foot of the driveway so he was able to struggle down and put it in his trunk for safekeeping. It was supposed to be easy to assemble, but the instructions made no mention that the plastic clips the shelves sit on have to be locked into one of the grooves on the metal poles. By the time we realized this we had already assembled the smaller of the shelving units. It too us about 2.5 hours to assemble it and I am pleased with it's sturdiness and looks. The closet is in the guest room and is very narrow, compared to most closets, being only 21 inches deep. DH would never have been able to do this alone, but originally told me I didn't need to help. Sorry, he was proved wrong.
Discovered a present that was for DSIL stashed in my daughter's former bedroom. It had been hidden by the overflow from the guest room closet being stored in there. I let him know Santa had another present for him so he is excited.
Toilet in primary bedroom bath decided to clog, so I called a plumber that was highly recommended by others on NextDoor. He was on his way to NYC and will return on Saturday. He asked if I could wait until Sunday, and I can since I can use the hall bath if necessary. He asked me to text him my info so he can call on Saturday to see what will be needed for Sunday. I did and hope he is going to see the ball drop.
Yesterday I spent over 3 hours trying to find out why I cannot access my Acorn account on my laptop. I forgot to register the gift certificate my son gave me to my existing account and then the account expired on 11/25. I thought this might be the problem, but it wasn't. First I talked to an agent from Acorn who walked me through the registration process and after an hour of trying everything, he said he would send me further instructions via email. He was able to apply the code so I can access Acorn via my phone and via my smart tv. Then DS who is an UT expert was given remote access to my computer and he tried every trick he knows and was still unable to get me access on my computer. So the problem is my computer and it is old so time to look for a replacement. It is giving me fits because random keys don't work, mainly numbers, but now the letter "K" doesn't always work. Plus it i no longer supported for Windows 10 and is too old for Windows 11 to be applied.
My Holter monitor results showed up yesterday in my portal. Some slight abnormalities were attributed to age and given low occurrences, considered normal via my cardiologist's office nurse.
DH is installing wall stabilizers for the closet organizer and then he can start adding back his clothes. It will be so nice not to have the guest room bed covered with clothing and he can clear out what he stored in DD's former bedroom. One less area of chaos to deal with.
Next I have to start dismantling china closet so DB can paint the dining room. I have the paint, so once he is available next week, we are ready to go. I'll remove the crystal cups from the chandelier and the wall sconces to protect them. I'll clean them before I put them back.
Started loading clothing onto the closet organizer and found that shirts on bottom hanger touch the shelf beneath it so nothing can be stored there. If it was a foot or so taller then everything would hang better, but it is still better than what he used to have one long rod and 2 wooden shelves above it. The top one needed a stepstool to access it so it was used just for storage that didn't need frequent access. There is room to add a shelf above this if needed, but I am hoping we won't need it. We need to pare down and it is evident with the number of shirts we just hung up, that has happened. He does need some new dress shirts because his neck size has increased. I'll order them from Land's End.
We have a very windy, cold day. Temp is currently 33 degrees but with wind, the chill factor is in the teens. Fortunately the ice has melted so the driveway is passable. We'll head to TJMaxx to see if we can find a gray dress shirt since Land's End did not have any. There is a burger place nearby, so I think we'll do dinner there for a change. I haven't really been out of the house since before Christmas so I have some cabin fever and it will be nice to go out before the next storm hits us later tonight. More snow which was not on my wish list.
I understand the midwest is getting hammered by snow tornados, so anyone living there please stay safe and indoors.
Waving "hi" to everyone and hope you have a great day.
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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Sorry, forgot to do quote earlier. Better than than never.
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Oldie But Goodie……
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betrayal - thank you for continuing the quote tradition - it is much appreciated. Happy to hear you are making progress with the closet organizer. Like you, I need to make another sweep through my closet and get rid of some clothes. Good news on the Holter results. Do you need to go back to the cardiologist to discuss further?
Cindy - you are busy as always. I love hearing your stories. The water spray in your freezer gave me flashbacks to earlier this year when my refrigerator water dispenser leaked while we were on vacation. Glad you were home to take care of the issue immediately. Hope it warms up for you soon.
Carole - you aren’t much warmer in Louisiana than I am in Chicago. It’s 20 and light snow here.
My son was home for four days over Christmas and it was wonderful. A very relaxed holiday for us. We did go to Wisconsin on Saturday to celebrate with DH’s family and my son was very happy to see his cousins. The three grandnieces are adorable and to watch them play with each other (two 5 year olds and a 2.5 year old). There were 23 of us there so I didn’t really visit with either sister-in-law or BIL’s partner. One of SIL’s told me she was happy I was free and clear of ovarian cancer. I stood up for myself and firmly explained it doesn’t work that way. Then she doubled down on the ‘well, at the 5 year mark you will be cured.’ Again I firmly told her either cancer can recur at any time. This is the second time in the last few months I’ve been told by someone that I will be cured at the 5 year mark. For some reason it just annoys the heck out of me.
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Just checking in - we've had a good holiday although I will admit it's more of a family/tradition rather than a religious holiday for us. We spent time with friends and had good conversations with my sister, Debbie, and Ken's nephrew.
Bella's Dad is coming home tomorrow but I don't think they will be ready to take her.
I saw my ortho today. Sounds like maybe it would take a "small" twik to get my knee to be less painful. Have to do a MRI and blood work and then he said "we'd talk." This is the full replacement I had 6 years ago and the chronic pain is getting worse.
Weather's been beautiful but another rain/cold front is coming in. Doesn't look like the northeast is the place to be. DD said she had 17 inches of snow and then it rained. Now it's cold again. Glad I'm here rather than there.
Sending good wishes for the new year. Let's hope we can manage whatever 2026 throws our way!
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