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Post by stormsts on Sept 23, 2024 21:57:17 GMT
naby64 positive thoughts headed your way! scrappert that sounds horrible. I am so sorry! Let's just say it's been a Monday and leave it at that. I just got home and luckily we have rechauffe beef tips from last night for dinner.
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Post by Judy26 on Sept 23, 2024 21:57:33 GMT
naby64 sending prayers for a good outcome for your husband. scrappert I cringed reading your description of your fall and aftermath. I hope you can adapt to your change in vision. jeremysgirl Good luck with your interview! 🤞🤞 I haven’t posted in a bit as I am now taking care of my DGD (4 months) during the day so DD could return to work. Norah is delightful and caring for her is a joy but doing this at 66 is more tiring than when I was raising my own kiddos. Needless to say I’m not accomplishing as much around the house and go to bed a bit earlier than usual. Dinner is going to be some potato soup I froze earlier in the year.
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Post by scrapmaven on Sept 23, 2024 23:07:12 GMT
naby64, I'm sending the best thoughts for your husband. May all be well. scrappert, I'm so very sorry that you've been through such a terrible ordeal. Are you working w/a medical social worker in order to get support and find an occupational therapist who can teach you techniquesfor everyday living and driving? You can live a full life, but you need to learn how to adapt. ((((HUGS)))) You have a tribe to hold your hands.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 23, 2024 23:18:21 GMT
Just got back from Crazy Rummy and the grocery store.
The big news during CR was that the high school, middle school and elementary schools (they are all bunched together) were on lockdown because of a mountain lion. I was oblivious since I don't have kids/grandkids in the schools.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 23, 2024 23:20:09 GMT
scrappert nooooo, I'm so sorry that happened to you! It sounds so horrendous. Big healing hugs to you. xx I'm sending good thoughts to you and your husband naby64. When you say "I have handbells tonight", what does that mean? jeremysgirl wishing you the best of luck at your job interview - I will have everything crossed for you! We had dinner at MIL's house. She made a delicious chilli and lime roast chicken, a pork fillet, scalloped potatoes, and loads of roasted vegetables. Dessert was sticky date pudding and poffertjes.
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 23, 2024 23:35:00 GMT
scrappert.... So sorry you have been through such horrible trauma, plus, losing your vision. Are you still in a lot of pain? Also can't believe you were ALSO bit by your neighbor's dog !!!! Did the bite heal oksy?  naby64......Sorry you're going through something with your H---I'm sending many (( hugs )) and positive thoughts! jeremysgirl....Yeaa on the interview !!! It's time for your ESCAPE!!! Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! OMG, what a BLAST we had !!!!!!!! I haven't laughed that hard in wayyy too long! They were concerned that I was in pain, but I kept reassuring them I was fine. (wellll....until I got home, but....WHO CARES! ) These friends are like family, we know eachother SO well, and it was SO FUN to reminisce with all our "inside jokes" and we also use lots of silly words and nicnames. (which my family also does).
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Post by KelleeM on Sept 23, 2024 23:40:40 GMT
scrappert I’m so sorry. That fall sounds horrible. I lost vision in my right eye 14 years ago due to a traumatic injury. Adjusting to monocular vision was very difficult. I still struggle after all these years. If you want to talk with someone who has been there feel free to reach out.
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 23, 2024 23:43:42 GMT
bklyngal62....Speaking of falls and injuires  How are you doing after your fall? Ever since my falls / broken bones, I've started wrapping myself in bubble wrap...I style it with pretty scarves, nice jewelry, etc.  
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Post by bklyngal62 on Sept 23, 2024 23:51:31 GMT
scrappintoee I'm still limping along. The bruises are the worst but they do look better then what they did. My greatest fear has always been to fall. I have weak knees and still have not fully recovered from my knee surgery so I have trouble getting up myself. Luckily someone was close by to help me up. Thanks for asking.
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 23, 2024 23:53:59 GMT
AussieMeg.....in case Naby64 doesn't see your question, I think she means she plays bells (hand bells) with a choir at her church.
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Sept 23, 2024 23:58:47 GMT
We had honey garlic pork tenderloin and cheesy basil roasted vegetables tonight. Both surprised me with how much I liked them.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 24, 2024 0:08:04 GMT
scrappintoee I'm so glad to hear you had fun with your friends yesterday. You need more days like that. 😘 Thank you everyone for the good wishes on my job interview tomorrow. Its at 11:30 so I'll check in afterwards.
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Post by naby64 on Sept 24, 2024 0:20:54 GMT
scrappert nooooo, I'm so sorry that happened to you! It sounds so horrendous. Big healing hugs to you. xx I'm sending good thoughts to you and your husband naby64. When you say "I have handbells tonight", what does that mean? jeremysgirl wishing you the best of luck at your job interview - I will have everything crossed for you! We had dinner at MIL's house. She made a delicious chilli and lime roast chicken, a pork fillet, scalloped potatoes, and loads of roasted vegetables. Dessert was sticky date pudding and poffertjes. I play handbells in my church handbell choir. 8-9 people in our group. We each play 3-4 bells. Reading music, play the bells. Put us all together and voila! A song. |
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Post by scrapmaven on Sept 24, 2024 0:28:12 GMT
scrappintoee, your post made my day. Do more fun. It feels great.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 24, 2024 0:29:28 GMT
scrappert I am so sorry to hear about all you’ve been going through. I can’t even imagine. Praying for a miracle for your eye. @naby prayers for your husband. I hope everything is alright. jeremysgirl here’s hoping that this interview will be the last. You have had to endure so much BS from your current department. Today is the first day I have any appetite. Kait has been cooking up a storm and I just couldn’t eat more than a bite of two. She said that I need to eat some protein. We are ordering some take away tonight. Tomorrow the dressings all come off and I get to see what I’m dealing with. Hopefully I don’t loook like Frankenstein!!!
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:12:59 GMT
scrappintoee I'm still limping along. The bruises are the worst but they do look better then what they did. My greatest fear has always been to fall. I have weak knees and still have not fully recovered from my knee surgery so I have trouble getting up myself. Luckily someone was close by to help me up. Thanks for asking. Oh, I'm sorry that you haven't fully healed from your knee surgery  I've had so. many. problems. with one of my two hips that were replaced. I also totally relate to your fear of falling! I recently "graduated" from a walker to a cane, which makes me SO happy. BUT---yesterday, it rained, and my cane slipped---thank goodness I did NOT fall. Fell and broke my humerus (in 4 places) 5 years ago, then 2 more times and broke ribs. I have worked hard in physical therapy to NOT worry so much about falling again, but it's hard, isn't it? Ohhhh, I feel so OLD talking about this stuff, yet, I still feel 25-years-old mentally. My friend and I were reminiscing about the PRETTY heels we used to wear, and DANCING the night away (not to mention the many cocktails! ) Ohhh, to not worry about falling when wearing sexy shoes!  |
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Post by leannec on Sept 24, 2024 1:16:28 GMT
Tomorrow the dressings all come off and I get to see what I’m dealing with. Hopefully I don’t loook like Frankenstein!!! If it is any consolation ... I had an "open" procedure for my gastric bypass way back in 2006 which meant a long vertical incision down the middle of my tummy ... those were they days when laproscopic surgeries were not yet the norm ... my scar was not pretty for many many years ... now it is hardly visible! The thing is, no one cared! Not my family - definitely not my husband ... and that made me comfortable with it!  Don't worry about your scar(s)! |
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:16:40 GMT
KelleeM.....I didn't know you've dealt with losing vision---so sorry! **GypsyGirl**...SO happy to hear of your DH's progress! And how fun that you and scrapmaven will be hangin' out. If you two go to HEB Central Market, I will live vicariously through you. As I've said many times, I wisssh we could have a big dinner table gathering someday! Someone here needs to win the lottery, and pay for everyones' planefare, hotels, restaurants, sight-seeing, etc.!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 24, 2024 1:17:14 GMT
Thank you everyone for the good wishes on my job interview tomorrow. Its at 11:30 so I'll check in afterwards. I'll be hanging around my computer at about 10PDT to hear your news ~ I wish it so much for you!! scrappintoee, I'm SO glad you had fun!! |
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Post by leannec on Sept 24, 2024 1:20:50 GMT
As I've said many times, I wisssh we could have a big dinner table gathering someday! Someone here needs to win the lottery, and pay for everyones' planefare, hotels, restaurants, sight-seeing, etc.! You could all come here! Book rooms at the Banff Springs Hotel and hang out in the mountains ... google it if you don't know what it looks like ... go to the spa! Live like Queens!  |
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:21:34 GMT
The Birdhouse Lady..... Nurse Sophie and Nurse Meaty wishhh they were still alive to be your nurses! And they're SURE you won't look like Frankenstein! They and I* hope your pain will fiiiinally be gone! Sorry you've had to go through 2 major surgeries!   **"They and I " sounds so wrong, but I'm too tired to figure out the correct grammar.
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:23:01 GMT
leannec ....YESSS !!!!!!!  Banff Springs hotel would be awesome! Can you imagine the BLAST we would have in person !??!!! I'm gonna buy 100 lottery tickets RIGHT NOW! (kidding)
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:27:55 GMT
Another thing about this fantasy gathering is that we have sooo many dinner peAps in California (although I realize they're probably very spread out). But we could all fly somewhere central-ish in California, OR... *ETA: forgot to say, I've been to several California cities and LOVED them all !!! I've told DH many times I'd love to live there! I also have a dream of driving the entire Pacific Coast Highway! OR.....what if we all flew to Australia and that way we can hang out with AussieMeg **AND** see her beautiful country, **AND** I will love hearing all the fun Australian accents! Okay, now I need to go buy about 1,000 lottery tickets! |
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:46:49 GMT
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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 24, 2024 1:48:53 GMT
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Post by ntsf on Sept 24, 2024 1:51:34 GMT
well.. I'm right in mid CA.. SF.. and will travel.. when I am home.
naby64.. I go to a very tiny church of older persons.. we have at least three octaves of bells just sitting in an room.. and they have for 20 yrs. 40 yrs ago we had a huge music program.. now our choir is 5-6 people.. and I'm the only one who can sing anything highish.. though I am really an alto.
I tried to get some energy to get permission to sell the bells 10 yrs ago.. no one would budge. glad to hear of people still doing it. we also have a big bell program in local middle school
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Post by leannec on Sept 24, 2024 2:08:21 GMT
No, we stayed in Calgary but went to the Fairmont Palliser Hotel ... soooooo nice! Google it! |
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Post by Marina on Sept 24, 2024 7:21:07 GMT
naby64 praying for your DH. scrappert I'm so sorry to hear all you have been dealing with, most especially your vision. Thank you for sharing what you have been dealing with us. jeremysgirl wishing you well in your interview. Met a dear friend for a late lunch and we chatted away. DH had a big lunch too so we just snacked tonight. The weather is hot so I walked early.
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Post by sueg on Sept 24, 2024 7:35:58 GMT
naby64 - prayers for all to go well for your DH scrappert - oh no! That sounds just awful. I hope your facial surgeries go well and you continue to heal. I agree with scrapmaven on finding resources and therapies to help with the changes you are facing.
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 24, 2024 10:03:22 GMT
AussieMeg .....in case Naby64 doesn't see your question, I think she means she plays bells (hand bells) with a choir at her church. I play handbells in my church handbell choir. 8-9 people in our group. We each play 3-4 bells. Reading music, play the bells. Put us all together and voila! A song. Thanks scrappintoee . I bet it sounds just beautiful naby64 ! |
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