how about drinking?

ChiSandy

Ilona & Minus, your neighborhoods still okay? I heard one of the reservoirs overflowed overnight despite yesterday's preventive releases of water.

MinusTwo

Thanks for asking Sandy. Still safe & dry here and I'm one of the fortunate people who still have power. No reason to leave my house. In honor of this thread... yesterday I finished the last of a bottle of red grapefruit juice & added vodka for lunch. Today I just finished a bottle of V-8 with vodka added.

illimae

Hi all, still ok but it's getting a little iffy. I'm north of the reservoir that they're releasing water from (addicks) and all the neighborhoods around me are on the list to be impacted. I would be incredible if it makes it this far but if it does it better stay in the street. I may be moving the food and wine upstairs, lol.

ChiSandy

Stay safe (and upstairs), Ilona. I’ve been watching people taking their dogs with them when being rescued. What about people with cats? They don’t handle upheaval (or swim) like dogs do. It would break my heart to leave mine behind, even upstairs with plenty of kibble, water and litterboxes—what if I could never go back home?

Jazzygirl

Ill- keep safe sister and if you need to go, do it. I am keeping close tabs on things down there and know there was a levee that went today and they are releasing from the dams and it is causing new neighborhoods to flood. I am sorry you are having to deal with all this ON TOP OF being in cancer treatment. Just not right!

Ugh, I can tell Pinktober is coming and people asking me to post things on my wall around breast cancer awareness. Well, I do my own campaign around that with people I know who know what I have gone through and need the encouragement to go get the mammos when afraid. I think it is fine if people want to promote anything but sending private messages to other to do things bugs me!

ChiSandy

MD Anderson is cancelling treatments & appointments at its Houston-area facilities till at least the end of the week. The lobby of Texas Medical Ctr. is flooded, and so are the access roads & parking lots; but the patient floors and even the cafeteria are high & dry and have power. Some doctors whose homes were flooding even slogged over there any way they could and are sleeping there. Inpatients are sheltering in place and being discharged only if recovered, have dry homes to return to, and insist on leaving.

illimae

ChiSandy, you know, I don't know many people here with cats, mostly dog people, hopefully there aren't many cats in trouble.

Currently it looks like the water from the controlled release may not hit my street after all (fingers crossed) but is expected within a few hundred yards, I'll know tomorrow but I feel lucky tonight

Jazzygirl

Chi- I heard many of the hospitals are out of supplies/medicines and hard time getting stuff in so some are being evacuated. Fortunately, Texas has many good hospitals, including up in the DFW area but how awful for people who may be sick and then this. And to your point about the people at MD Anderson in Houston. I have connections to that facility indirectly through my consulting work (not a client but they helped us with some things around some things on my last big project and also a collaborating partner works closely with them). I heard they flew the NICU babies out of the hospitals there last week in advance of the storm. Hospitals are super good at stuff at crisis management, but a lot of other stuff isn't.

ILL- keeping you in my prayers. I have seen all kinds of animal rescues on FB from horses, to heads of cattle, people going back to folks homes to get cats and dogs they could not take, etc. The human spirit is amazing and people are so brave and doing what is needed to do to help their fellow citizen, the pets, and more!

Minus 2- thanks for letting us know how you are doing too.

I heard people are evacuating in LA because they know it is coming there next.

ChiSandy

NOLA is bracing for >10” of rain. Not Houston-level, but still a deluge. At least they won’t have a storm surge to deal with.

camillegal

Hi Ladies,

Oh my Lord all the news and FB too. It's so scary, Ill and Two I'm so glad u'r OK but this has to be nerve wracking just thinking about it. But it something to actually seeing everyone work together instead of fighting on the streets. Everyone has pulled themselves to help each other and all families, such a shame it has to come to this for people to care for one another. And people re all praying for everyone to end up being safe. And now LA are expecting crap too? Jeez. My cousin put some pics of FL on FB and winds and stuff looked terrible there. Our wether here is fine for now and praying it all keeps that way. It's all so crazy.

Lori I saw u'r beautiful pics and u look wonderful <s usual> hoping u feel that way. Oh I need some bone tests, heart, blood <I', glad my lungs are done> and some lumps have to be checked, but I know they're just that lumps.

Oooo I start working today, Dan will be coming sometime this morning with the NEW PHONE I do n't like change and they are so so busy, I was working when all the busy started so I know what it entails, but there will be some chnges. I told him before to get someone new but he didn't, so I guess he thinks I can still do this. I hope I can--I'm not the same at all. My meds kind of keep me low key and I have to have time a few times a day to work out), thenthat knocks me out, but I still do it anyway. My legs have to stay up as much as possible so I have to figure out how to be on the puter (it's a big one> he did get me another desk so mybe I can figure it out. I know I'm acting like a baby, but I can't take that pain I had before and I'm doing everything I can to do the right thing. Yea even me doing the right thing for a change. I know this sounds funny but like I told u I don't remember the first 2 weeks I was there, but when I'm falling asleep I remember the screaming I did and I was soaking wet and I wake up scared again. I just member that. and I shake, haha then the Xanax comes.....

NM by the time I finish my post u will already be done, I've really gotten even slower. But I need to get pushed in the pewl so the tenders can help me out. Everyone of them.

LUBS U ALL

camillegal

OOOHHHH Jazzy I also lubs the pics. u put u, so beautiful.

goldie0827

Minus Two, good choice for your V8 and grapefruit juice! Glad you are ok.

Ilona, glad to know you will be taking your wine with you! Hoping that water doesn't reach you.

Cami, I do feel fine. Back to work eh? And did you get all your appts. made? I don't like change either. My phone acts up once in awhile and my DH wants to get me a new one. I said no, this one is just fine. You poor thing, having those horrible moments. Praying your pain is tolerable. If you find you really aren't up to working, you need to tell Dan that.

NM, I hope you are able to enjoy time with your cousins and all is going well at Auntie's.

Onc appt. for me tomorrow so not sure I will be here. A few pics from our trip.

This is the slot canyon. Peek a Boo is the name.

Me with Darby Hinton. Little boy in the old show "Daniel Boone", he was Israel.

I just think he is so cute!

78 year old Dawn Wells, Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island.

This is called the White Wave.

Double arch that we came upon out exploring.

Wild buffalo, just outside of the entrance to the Grand Canyon, north rim

And the Grand Canyon.

goldie0827

I don't look so good, but it was so hot! Did lots of sweating!

MemaSue56

Morning DahhhLinks,

I'm back. But bitchin n moaning. Took a tumble about 4 days ago. Think I cracked a rib. The pain is horrific, Onco ordered an xray, we declined as we know there is nothing they can do. DH went out and bought me 2 nice wraps, which I've used every day but yest. Today am about 60% better, still hurts like hell but area of pain seems to have ebbed some.

Dara dahlin…so so so happy for you. Of course we all knew you'd pass it. Now what is in the horizon for ya?

Cami - good for you for doing ur exercise and please do take ur time, after a while of being consistent with the exercise and u'll notice a big diff. (((Cami)))

Wanted to say thanks A TON for all you're thoughts and prayers.

I have all of you in my prayers regarding this crazy Harvey or whatever the name is. So sad about all the homeless now and I too wonder about all the pets. I'm also impressed about how the community got out to help with rescues and such. Makes me feel like all humanity has not gone to hell.

Lowee - good luck on ur up coming tests. Love love the pics, you are a beautiful woman and mese lubs ya.

I had my mammo and u/sound last week, got the results yest. They see this mass but can't ID it, so now scheduled for a breast MRI and will do a biopsy then if needed. That is scheduled for 9-13, ooo boy, am I looking forward to that!!

I want to welcome the new gals, u are both added to my prayers.

Have to close now, so apologize for not addressing everyone. I lubslubslubslubslubs you all!!

camillegal

Just a poop in.

SusyQ the 13th, why do they let anyone wait, but in one way it seems good cu they didn't recognize it, they usually can so maybe it is just a glob that's why they scheduled u for a later date.I'm counting on u being fine really. But the RIB??? Hope it's wrapped good and really starts to feel better. I know before they never did much about that, but I thought they did more now, I guess not. <<<BIG PRAYERS>>> But my feeling is u'll be fine.

LORI SWEATING??? NO NO NO GLISTENING cuz that's what u do.

ChiSandy

You're gonna need bigger pockets, Sue! (We'll be there with ya). OUCH for that cracked rib!! No laughing—really. Years ago, Bob had cracked one and a couple of days later I made a joke about something else, and he hurt himself even worse laughing.

Cami, so sorry for that pain. Do your exercises (sounds like what the home-visit PT made me do after my knee replacement surgeries) but not so hard that you hurt worse. I found that a bed wedge cushion, with a stack of pillows beneath my thighs & knees, kept me “toes above nose" during recovery. Can you rent a hospital tray-table to put your 'puter at the right height while you're reclining?

Lori, great pix. You must have had a blast meeting your old TV icons. I should look as good at 66 as Dawn Wells does at 71. You ain't exactly chopped liver yourself!

On to drinking—only clear liquids today. Black coffee & maple water as breakfast, bone broth, green tea with honey till 5. Then the DOTD will be a pint of Suprep with a quart of water as a chaser. Blecchh!!!

Jazzygirl

Hi ladies- busy and on the run with what feels like a sinus headache tonight. My return to the pool may need to wait until tomorrow now (sigh).

Mema- I am sorry to hear about your fall and the broken rib. I hope the MRI just indicates that it is scar tissue and nothing else. Wishing you better days sister.

Cami- I hope your day back to work went well. Your boss Dan is keeping you busy! Hope your feet stayed up and you are okay with pain.

Dara- congrats on passing your exam. I hope that you are weathering that storm over there.

Going to watch the depressing evening news and rest my achy head. More tomorrow!

camillegal

Hi Ladies,

So quiet here, did I miss something???

Oh Sandy the yuk stuff tonite--my mind it confused lately. Just take a couple of good mags and relax, that's a rotten thing to give people. I remember when they had the pills, that was much better.Oh my boss got me a regular puter small desk on rollers so it's right at my level. But I still haven't started work yet,, should be any time now. Yea I would think most of these workouts are the same for legs and arms with weights. Just for strength. <I just lost a whole paragraph> Jeez Oh well

Jazzy can't u take something stronger from the drugstore and then really rest....I picture u resting thinking of all the things u have to do....STOP IT, just watch mind numbing TV

LUBS U ALL

Teka

Hi Cami,

I've returned from a time out during August and pleased you're feeling almost ready for work.

Son enjoying a jalapeno margarita........................

camillegal

Teka glad u'r back, ur son knows how to drink. Yummy.

I start work today with one of those new phones, which I'm not comfortable with yet. Dan was here a couple of hours, it seemed easy enough so we watched a movie, but then I was forgetting right away. I hope it's not to busy so I can manage. Leslie will be working all day and Joey at school so I'm on my own and I'll hve to keep awake., exercise nd keep my feet up. This should be interesting. Nothing has changed for me in the computer so that part is good, just the phone.--oh I had a princess phone in rehab, now that worked great for me. Everyone on the whole floor was happy, of course everyone was also over 70 too. and 72. OK just keeping u ll up to date.

LUBS U ALL

Teka

Cami, slow and easy while keeping feet up.

May everyone have a fun Labor Day weekend............last call for Summer!

NativeMainer

Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy TGIF day! Sadie and I very happy to be back home, and especially to sleep in our own bed again. The last week has been a bit difficult, but the clean out job is done. When we got to Aunty's house on Sunday we found the place trashed. Aunty's granddaughter and her 2 kids had gotten on a bus several days before and went to somewhere in Michigan. No forwarding address, no phone number, no way to contact them. The TV was gone, all the quarters taken out of the state quarter collection folders. The little writing desk my cousin was going to take home was broken. The cats had torn up all the window shades and several places in the carpet. The dish was full of dirty dishes, the fridge full of rotting food. The propane tank was empty, so they hadn't had any hot water for a while and just stopped doing dishes and laundry. There was a pile of dirty clothes next to the laundry room from floor to ceiling. There was another pile just as big in the added on room. The cats had used the clothes as a litter box. Flies and bugs everywhere. The whole place reeked of cigarette smoke. One bathroom still had all their toothbrushes in a zip lock bag, and a toilet full of poop. Knick-knacks that were our grandmothers were broken.Papers that had been piled up so Laura could lay hands on the were scattered all over the floor. Most of the windows were left open, the doors unlocked. The items Laura had hidden away to have this last week (toilet paper, garbage bags, bottled water) were all gone. The garage was full of garbage bags and crawling (literally) with maggots and flies. The screen in the screen door was clawed up and pulled out and then held in place with masking tape.We found out that one of her brothers gave her money for bus tickets, one of my cousins gave her money for bus tickets, the local church gave her money for school clothes for the kids and money for bus tickets.She had housing in an apartment complex she said she wanted to live in, all she needed to do was take copies of the kid's birth certificates to the office, 3 people offered her a ride to do that and she declined. She had a job waiting for her at a local convenience store. She kept saying she wanted to stay here so her son go keep going to the local school system, but one of the special ed teachers stopped by looking for them because the kids were not enrolled in school for this year (classes start Tuesday). It took 6 of us half a day to lug all the clothes, toys, soiled bedding, rotten food, dirty dishes and junk out of the house and into a dumpster. We filled a 10 cubic yard dumpster and have almost filled a second 15 cubic yard dumpster. Laura packed up a dozen boxes of just pictures (photos, CDs, VHS, even found 1 home movie reel).Even more than that of boxes and storage totes were filled with Aunty's doll collection.Laura asked her to leave one set of towels to use this last week, all of them were gone. Not just in a pile of dirty stuff, they were all gone. She obviously stopped washing clothes when the propane ran out (the dryer is gas) even though there is a clothesline and she could have taken wet clothes to Aunt Libby's, Holly's or Wendy's place (all within walking distance) and used a dryer. They would even have come and driven her and her laundry to their places so she wouldn't have to carry it. There was so much dust and stink that I couldn't sleep in the house for the first few nights, and slept at Aunty Libby's next door until the place could get aired out.And thank the good Lord for Aunty Libby. We were in and out of her house all the time, taking showers, using her wifi/internet, getting fed dinner, getting water to use for coffee, toilet paper, using her house phone so Laura could talk to the bank and other people. We took 4 or 5 loads to the local resale shop. We did get a good start on loading the truck, too. Laura's hubby got in yesterday peeyem, they plan to finish loading the truck and then driving as far as Bangor and spend the night and then get an early start tomorrow to beat the Labor Day traffic. They should be home in Vegas in about 5 days.

Needless to say I am a very tired and stiff and sore gal today. But, I have been meeting my step goal most days!I've got a new tracker, a wrist band one that monitors heart rate as well as steps and sleep. It is logging way more steps than the FitBit or the Jawbone. My current step goal is 4000 steps per day!

Now to ketchup, as I don't plan to do anything strenuous today. Need to rest and recover some.

Chi--OH, my, sounds like a lot of effort to get Heidi to eat. The things we do for our furbabies!

Illi--tornado warnings would have me a quivering mass of nerves, wine or no wine!

Jazzy--it is true, cannot talk about the cancer stuff with just anybody! I have an uncle living in the San Antonio area, we haven't heard anything but can't get a call through just now. He should be ok, but would like to hear for sure.

Cammy--good to see you back on the boards! Nice of the gang to bring the party to you. And I bet Joey loved having one on one time with you!

Goldie--we did come across some funny things, and shared a lot of happy memories but it was a hard and exhausting time. Glad it's done, but have very mixed feelings about it all.

Jazzy--Sounds like the numbers are better overall, which is good! It's such a balancing game with the numbers and meds and diet and exercise thing. Hopefully the rest will come in line with time and getting off the AI.

Dara--Congrats on passing the test!I knew you would do it! Getting to Myrtle Beach in time for the hurricane must be interesting. Talk about a unique vacation.

Illi--are all the red dots closed roads?WOW!

Cammy--Sounds like going to your cousin's would be a great time. Areyou and your sister considering going?

Goldie--TMs the same? Better than going up but not the really good news I was hoping for.

Minus--Vodka improves EVERYTHING!

Illi--praying you stay dry!

Jazzy--oh. Lord, Pinktober IS coming. Yuck.

Cammy--there are ways to set up a computer or lap top so that you can keep your feet up. There are lap desks for lap tops so you can sit with your feet up or even in bed. I'm sure you and Dan will figure out something. New phone, huh? That will be fun to learn! Here's to a dip in the pewl!

Goldie--those are GREAT pics!

Mema--oh, dear, broken ribs are NOT fun from what I have observed in people who have suffered that. Glad you are feeling better. Praying for B9 results on the mass follow up testing.

Teka--Yours looks like a new name to me, Welcome! That 'rita looks yummy!

Dances with Hornets' DOTD

Mexican Outhouse

Ingredients

• 3 oz Tequila
• 3 cubes Ice
• 3 splashes Tabasco Sauce
• 3 oz Prune Juice

Directions

Combine tequila, prune juice and ice cubes in shaker. Shake until thouroughly chilled. Pour into Mason jar and add Tabasco. Garnish the rim of the jar with the red stripe from Aqua-Fresh toothpaste, if desired. Serve with a bucket.

Best served in a Mason Jar.

Jazzygirl

Teka- hi and happy Sept and Labor Day to you. That drink looks awesome!

NM- your experience with cleaning out that house sounded pretty horrific. I guess you really don't always know sometimes what people have going on until you do something like that. Glad you got through it and am sure it must be good to be home and taking care of your own life again. I hope you and Miss Sadie have a pleasant and relaxing Labor Day weekend!

Cami- what kind of phone did you get?

I have had crazy things going on here with the tree pruning stuff. More on that later!

camillegal

.OMG Kim--I was getting sick just reading what u went thru. It sounded like what I've seen on hoarders, oh good thing U had u'r other aunt to stay at her home. How disrespectful those people were, that is so sad to me. U r such a kind soul, but now u really need to just rest and enjoy some unconfused time with Sadie--feet up and relax.

Jazzy Joey said the phone was the newest smart phone and it outsmarted me all day--it was a disaster, then Joey came home and showed me again what to do---so easy all I needed to do was swipe the bottom, I was fooling around all dy with it--one of the guys is backing me up for a couple of days tho, cuz everyone knows me and I'm getting an ear piece tomorrow so all I have to do is talk into that <I hope> Dan showed me how to use it but differently and Joey <smart ass> said that was the way Dan answered it so it was easy for him, but Joey showed me a simpler way, he knows me best I guess. Oh well, I'll get it sooner or later.

Now I have to put mese feet up

illimae

NativeMaine, I love the play by play of your post. Yes, the red dots were closed roads, about 1/2 have reopened. All good here but what a week! Time for a Sierra Nevada to go with BBQ

ChiSandy

Kim, what a dispiriting experience! Sounds like a little lock-changing might be in order.

Ilona, time for a 6-pack of Sierra Nevada after the nerve-wracking week you’ve had!

Cami, aren’t those new-device learning-curves a bee-yotch? Just when you get used to one, there’s a whole new layout and sometimes even OS to learn. I think that’s why Bob’s dragging his feet on upgrading from his iPhone 6 and switching from Sprint (spotty coverage) to Verizon (which Advocate Health Systems wants all its physicians to use). He was going to get a 7 or even 7S (might not be as pocket-friendly, but there are always belt-clip cases; and a bigger onscreen keypad for his larger fingers to use accurately); but now he wants to see what Apple will reveal about the 8. (Cost’s not a problem, as his practice pays for it and it’s tax-deductible anyway).

Since I was still full of propofol last night, no alcohol. But I had a nice cold can of Steaz “lightly sweetened” green tea with lemonade (aka Arnold Palmer). It went perfectly with the food I ordered out from Big Jones (Carolina low-country): gumbo, shrimp & grits, greens, fried chicken. We’re walking to Cellars later tonight (now that I am no longer producing post-procedure “noxious emissions”), so will probably start with cava and take it from there.

Teka

NativeMainer, on the *Not quite a horder - decluttering* thread with you, but I didn't have a horror clean out job this Summer. (

Jazzy, a teaspoon taste is my limit. ;o))

Jazzygirl

Chi- how did the procedure go? Anything of concern you have heard yet? Get that anesthesia out of you! Lots of water for awhile.

Teka- I had a beer tonight at one of the local breweries (like one on every corner like Starbucks), but swimming tomorrow so watching my imbibbing so I have a good work out tomorrow.

Cami- I got a Google Pixel in Feb from Verizon and still learning it but really like it now!

Ill- I know Houston is going to be recovering for awhile. Lots of folks continuing to find ways to help.

Good night!

ChiSandy

The colonoscopy was uneventful, and findings unremarkable (small hemorrhoid and a couple of minor diverticuli in the sigmoid & ascending colon). Nothing that could cause anemia. So the game plan is to supplement iron till ferritin & Hb are normal (ferritin should improve w/in a week, Hb w/in 6 wks, and iron stores repleted w/in 6 mos.) and if they dip again after stopping supplementation then they’ll do a capsule endoscopy to look for a small intestine AVM (or much less likely, inflammation; even less likely, neoplasm). I might get an Igb blood test to check for celiac disease—but in light of my rather robust figure, again highly unlikely. Celiac patients tend to be underweight.

DOTD was a flute of cava at dinner.

goldie0827

LDB, you fell? How the heck did you manage that? I know, it's easy…right? Can't blame you for not doing the x-ray since they can't do anything about it. Hoping you are feeling much better and I hope they are able to determine what that mass is with the MRI. Such a long wait. Don't they know what that does to us? I didn't have any tests done, just visit with the good doc.

Cami, yes yes, I was "glistening". How you are feeling love?

Sandy, Dawn Wells is 78! And thank you for saying I don't look like chopped liver! So sweet how Joey helps you with so much. I don't think most kids would have the want or patience to do that. When do you get results from your scan? Ahhhh, unremarkable. I guess that is the good news. Bad news, still no answer to the problem, darn.

Teka, last call for summer. How can it be?

NM, I am flabbergasted at what was done to your Aunty's house. OMG!!!

Picked up 6 dozen ears of corn on my way home from the doctors. So putting up corn today. Keeping an eye on hurricane Irma, hoping it stays out of path of my daughter and that it doesn't impact her flight to Michigan on Thursday. And she has a layover in Atlanta. That girl ALWAYS has something go wrong when she flies.