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Karen again, I'm sorry about your uncle. I sort of understand about your mom not wanting to be in the middle of it, but geeze! I hope she is on your side. Funny how you are making sure your DD is on board with the music. You ARE a good mom. Glad you got some sleep. Are you numbing that port area for the "stick"? I had a friend at the cancer center where I got my treatment, she was a nurse anesthetist, HATED getting her chemo. She would plug her ears and make noises and sing, you know how a child does when he doesn't want to hear you. And she was not embarrassed at all, and of course gave all of un in there a chuckle! The tats are just little tiny pin pricks, and I think even some places just use a sharpie. As for your brother, you will grieve when you are ready. And your DD probably doesn't quite understand what is going on. Take care of YOU and that sweet little girl and try to enjoy the holidays. People that work the system real get my blood boiling. I was on assistance when I had my son. I was 21, my husband at the time was cheating on me and left while I was pregnant, I had no car and no job. Not sure how long I was on it, but not too long, a year maybe?
Jazzy, Mole Stew? Sounds like road kill. Nice surprise with the orchid, what color? Good news for your BFF, glad she only has to do rads. I really did not find them to be too bad, much easier than chemo for sure. I had 3rd burns and fatigue, needed to see wound specialists from the burn, but couldn't really feel it cuz it's numb. Bentley is a little brown toy poodle, maybe weighs 6 lbs. He is so cute, but very skiddish. He is a rescue and when she got him he looked like one of those mop dogs, can't think of the name. His hair was down to the floor and sooooooo matted. He had to be completely shaved and that is when they discovered what he was. After they had left, I noticed one of my chemo pills on the floor. OMG, thank goodness he didn't find it! Boy, there is something about sitting in a hot tub while it's snowing. Ha ha, Cami IS our action! Her and ED! The hot water on demand is pricey, but since we are off the grid, a typical hot water heater would not be practical for us. I'm just grateful we can afford it.
Lucy, hoping to hear something by the end of my read. YAY, all is good. Sigh of relief fo sho. I hope you will stick around.
Sandy, I didn't realize Madison was so close. 3 hours away isn't bad. Glad you and Bob are doing better. I can't sleep anywhere other than a bed and maybe a couch. I say ugly xmas sweater.
LDB (MemaSue, LDB is Lil Doity Butt, my nickname for her) I'm glad you have a plan but still saddened that you have to go through this. I hope the not smoking is not too hard on you, but DH quit right? So maybe that will make it easier. And why do they make us wait Soooooooooooo Loooooooooooong for these things?
Cami, I see a drum circle wedding for Cyn & Donese, what do ya think? Maybe Joey could look in the attic for your xmas stuff? I'm glad you are "aware" of Leslies issues with the bi-polar. Praying it stops when treatment is over, if not before.
Heading to town, maybe a movie. A whopping 8 degrees here this morning!
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy TGIF day! Only got an hour and a half at Hospice yesterday, and that was spent teaching one of the new nurses some of the basic how to stuff--how to order supplies, how to update a medication list. I'm shaking my head that these nurses are out seeing patients and do not have these basic skills yet. I've got new nurses calling me at home with questions about how to do this or that. I'm going to start keeping track of the phone calls and putting them in as work time. I did put in for the time I spent in the office yesterday. I'm kind of expecting to hear something about that, but am waiting to see. Temps still trending down, all of 9 degrees out this ayem. Talk about chilly when the breeze blows! Everything still has a coating of ice, there are some gorgeous scenes everywhere. Makes even more grateful for my silly bed warmer at night!
Karen--oh my dear, what a PITA your uncle is being. All you did was ask for information from someone who would be likely to have that info. If he didn't want to give it to you all he had to do is say he didn't have the info. I think you are right, he is probably mostly upset at the thought of not getting money he was maybe counting on. These program do exist for just such situations are you are facing, and there is no shame in accessing help that your taxes have supported for others. If he was upset at the idea of you sharing his response with your Mom I think that means he knows his opinion is out of line or, at least, unkind and uncalled for. Anyone can have any opinion they want, but expressing that opinion isn't always appropriate. So now you know he is no longer a source of support or assistance, and it's time to move on and find other sources. So hard when this kind of thing happens with a family member.
Goldie--Moving photos around can eat up a lot of time, can't it? Kinda fun, though.
Karen--At least you drive more cautiously when DD is in the car. I'm gonna scold you and say you should drive carefully ALL the time, not just when DD is in the car! There, scolding done. Steroid induced insomnia is the pitts, I know. Add the worry about not sleeping on top if it and it can make one crazy. Glad you slept last night. You know, that port is designed for blood drawing as well as getting chemo. The more a port is used the better for it. Part of the reason for putting in a port is to minimize the number of sticks a person has to get during a course of treatment. I'm not surprised your Mom is making excuses for her brother, siblings to that. I do agree that it shouldn't go on Facebook or any place like that. I've seen that keep a family rift alive long after the players would have reconciled, and seen it make so many friends start choosing sides in a situation that would have been better if they had stayed out of and wouldn't even have known about if it weren't for a post that someone keeps recycling. Not that it would stop me from pretty much cutting him out of my life going forward.
The pics are beautiful!
Jazzy--wow, a great day out and flowers when you got home! What a special day! And good news for your bestie, too! Or as you say, better news in a bad news world. Oh, my, I remember sitting in the hot tub on the deck in the snow, absolutely magical at times.So simple, so wonderful.
CynCyn--keep plugging away, you will find yourself able to make a major move someday, just like I did. I didn't think that day would ever come, either, but it did. And I am with Donese, I would want it out, too, no matter what it was. No worries about monitoring, cuz it's gone. Still praying it's benign.
Chi--the whole insurance thing is crazy. I'm not really sure what to think, very surprised when I signed up for a 2018 plan that I'm getting more in tax credits that the premium for the program I signed up for. It will be interesting doing my taxes this year, got a lot to learn about this part of things. But if I wind up with free health insurance, I'm not going to complain! Sounds like Bob's got a good plan for managing the bowel obstructions and adhesions. And so glad to hear you are feeling better. I say go ahead and take advantage of the buffet, especially if it's sumptuous!
Mema--The further ahead of surgery you can quit smoking the better. The microcirculation constriction from nicotine reverses in a few hours after quitting. Blood pressure begins dropping back to normal in a few hours and is completely back to normal in acouple of weeks.Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels normalize in 12 to 24 hours.The increased coughing as the lungs clear dirty mucus out lasts a few weeks to about a month. The cravings usually are pretty much done after a month or so. To get really ready for mast w/recon find out what post-op restrictions go with the recon you choose. If there is a limitation on lifting your arms over shoulder high go through the house, especially the kitchen and bathroom, and put things you use daily down on the counter. Button or zip up tops are easiest to deal with, pulling a shirt on over your head is uncomfortable, and not possible if you can't lift your arms above your shoulders. Stock up on 1 inch wide ribbon and some big safety pins. These are VERY helpful with managing drains after surgery. Also, wearing shirts or pants with big pockets is helpful for the drains. If your surgeons allow showering with drains in it's helpful to have a long ribbon that you can loop or pin the drains on and hang over hour neck. A shower seat is also helpful. And extra pillows of all sizes. Be sure to have a couple of small pillows in the car when you go home from the hospital to pad the seat belt/shoulder harness. I'm sure others will have more tips and tricks.
CynCyn--WHOO HOO!!
Chi--yummy sounding wines!I vote for the sweater with the lights. Always fun, even if ugly!
Cammy--You sound like my Mom. She's been complaining that the big bag of stocking stuffers she bought last winter isn't where she thought she put it. And neither are the stockings she put in a specific, easy to git to place. It's become a family joke to try to guess which gifts received were bought this year, and which were bought for a previousyear but not found until this year! It must be so hard for you to see Leslie going through all this. When waiting is all you can do it's very, very hard.
Goldie--don't you just love frosty mornings?
Lit Teetotaler's DOTD
Two Turtle Doves
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff vodka
- 1 oz coconut cream
- 1 oz half and half
- 1/4 oz creme de cacao
Rimming: shaved white chocolate rim
Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with shaved white chocolate rim.
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It's unanimous--ugly sweater it is. If only I had a pair of antlers....
I deal with the lyrical senior moments in a couple of ways: first, lyric sheets & a music stand. More and more folkies my age use them (and when playing at farmers' markets or taking requests in sr. centers, a "fake book" is a lifesaver--nobody has a "phonographic" memory for every classic song ever written). The audience demographic is getting older too. Not gonna kid anyone: people are there to have a good time & be entertained, not be impressed with talent or watch a song & dance spectacle a la Madonna, Taylor Swift or Lady Gaga. The other workaround is that if I do forget one of my own lyrics, I make up a substitute lyric on the fly, which often turns out better than the original. I've been in this business long enough to recognize that if I keep forgetting the same line, it's a sign that it needed to be rewritten. There are times I will go back to my original (contemporaneous with having first written the song) lyrics, either on computer or handwritten, and marvel "how ever did I write that line and think it'd work?" Oftentimes, the last-minute substitute subconsciously rolls off the tongue and scans, alliterates or internally-rhymes far better than the original, or is more relevant to the current times than when I first wrote the song.
Gordy surprised me yesterday when I got home--all on his own, he went to the online exchange and bought a BCBS silver plan, with dental.
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Good morning, Loungettes! Happy Saturday! Woke up early this ayem to a text from Mom saying that it stopped snowing there at 6 am, if there is any snow on the road don't come, wait for the roads to be clear and dry, we can always reschedule. Not one snowflake here where I live. Mom and Dick live on a lake and often get little snow showers that no one else does, but Mom tends to think that if she sees a little snow everyone else is having a blizzard. OK, just heard back from Mom, she sent the same message to me and my brother. Since she knows I'm up, I better get my act together and get on the road.Talk to everyone later!
Lit Teetotler's DOtD:
Three French Hens
21/4 ounces Grey Goose La Poire vodka
3/4 ounce spiced simple syrup (recipe follows)
3/4 ounce St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
1/2 ounce lime juice
1 egg whiteCinnamon and brown sugar, for rim
Lime peel,
cinnamon, cayenne pepper and allspice, for garnish
Rim a chilled martini glass wish cinnamon and brown sugar. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 1 minute to froth your egg white. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lime peel and a dusting of cinnamon, cayenne, and allspice.
For the spiced simple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar
Bring ingredients to a boil, then simmer until spices and sugar are dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
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NM, I too think you are entitled to be paid for your time in the office and taking those calls at home, especially if they are lengthy. It took me most of the day to move and delete pictures. But I have a ton of room on my phone now! NOOOOO, I do not like frosty mornings…..AT ALL! I like sunny and warm. Which is why I live in AZ. Well, it's really because that happened to be where my DH lives and I relocated from Michigan. So I have had many a frosty morning, and we get them here. Enjoy your family Christmas gathering.
Sandy, I think you could probably find some antlers at a dollar store. LMBO, you wrote phonographic, I saw pornographic! Yay for Gordy getting his own insurance.
Hmmmm, rather quiet up in heah. I guess everyone is busy with the holidays coming up. We went to the movies yesterday whilst in town, saw Just Getting Started with Tommy Lee and Morgan Freeman. Nothing exciting, but was a good movie all in all. Took some pictures of my hand and nails to share on here, on the Xeloda (FU pills) thread. Thought I would share here too. The first one shows how my nails are lifting. What's weird is it starts out in the middle third of my nail, and then gets to the top. My cuticles are rough, sharp and brittle. All the creases you see are hard, my skin feels like an alligator. And all the white in the creases is peeling and cracking. I have a spot on my r heel that is split open and hurts like the dickens. Kind of like if you have ever had the tip of finger split near the nail from the cold and dryness in the air. AND, the nails that are lifting, cuz it's not all of them (yet) is the same on both hands. Also both big toes are doing the same.
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Goldie, the dry, cold weather is problematic for me too. Herceptin and Perjeta dry me out and while I drink plenty of water, I’m still having some trouble controlling it. Gold Bond foot cream worked great on my heals but my hands are still struggling despite aveeno several times per day. I hope it starts getting better for you.
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Thanks Illona, it won't get any better until they change my treatment, which would be Ibrance next. But I think that is a SE for that drug too, need to look into it. It's just something I have to deal with. Altho no fun, it's better than the alternative. It's caused from the chemo drug leaching through my hands and feet. I use several different creams and ointments, can't tell that one is better than the other. Helps the best when I lube up and put rubber gloves on and for my feet, plastic shopping bags over mese feet and then my socks!
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Hi Loungetts! Cold rainy day here in Austin. Out and about with my love. Picked up our rings.
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ohhh my. That dry skin. Try non alcohol based lotion or oil.
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CyndieLou- beautiful ring set!
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CyndieLou--magnificent!
Goldie, my derm suggested CeraVe for maintenance and Aquaphor Healing Ointment for very rough dry skin on hands & heels. I once got, in the swag basket for playing a music festival, a tube of "Guitar Hands" cream. It softens skin that needs softening without dissolving necessary fingertip calluses. (If you already have an open fissure on your heel, avoid urea-containing foot creams). If you can wear Peds or other "footies" over the Aquaphor, that might help too. For cuticles, my nail salon owner advocates either sweet almond or olive oil. Nothing you can do about nails lifting, though, other than try and protect the surrounding & underlying skin. The cause is internal, alas.
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I don't know that I could name every lotion/ointment that I have tried. Can't really say one is better than another. Kind of like putting lipstick on a pig, ya know? Take the lipstick off the pig, it's still a pig!
Beautiful rings there Lucy!
Sandy, funny you mention to avoid urea, as that is what they suggest on the Xeloda thread! Unless you are just referring to the open spot on my foot.
Yesterday I was super fatigued, not sure what brought that on. Hoping today is better.
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Mornin'
Oh Cyn, just lovely and so very happy for you, it's funny how Lori and I pictured the whole wedding like we know what it should be like. Now we'll wait and see.
Oh Lordy Lori ur finger nails look bad, and such dry skin. I know nothing that u hven't tried yet, but ud think there would be something WOW My sister is now having her hair fall out slowly but it's leaving her, she's looking at wigs and she hates them all, so far her skin is all right. well not like yours.
I just had to stop a bit 3 calls in a row. Jeez it's Sunday--al emergency ones of course, well at least what I could understand.
SusyQ I know how hard it is to quit smoking, cuz I still do--I do stop however when I hve had operations for at least 2 weeks before nd yet I still go back. I do have STUPID written on my forehead.
Karen remember u have to come first right now so that u can be back to real normal, it's to bad what u have to go thru, but it's not important enough for u to concern urself. Go for any help u can get always. And the tattoos u get are nothing u don't even feel them, in fact I asked the guy doing it if he could put little lines around them so they would look like the sun, he said no and then he said ur done.Mine are still there but no sunshine. Even tho he laughed, he ruined my whole body decor.
Kim if I drank I would be all over these drinks, yummy, And I've always known u could be a teacher, just how u 'splain things to nus, I really don't blame those nurses for calling u, cuz ur so open to people and u are one smart cookie.
Sandy I'm sure u don't forget as much as u think. nd u have to go for the ugly sweater and I bet someone will say how pretty it is anyway. Someone always does.
Lori I was trying to clean a little in my room, well I found about 15 pills on the floor, now I have to match them up with what they are. But none are my pain meds, Never drop those. Oh I LOLed about the pig, fuuuny,,, When I worked in the drivers part of the DMV I mostly took pics. OMG people acted like we were pros and they should look that way, I did take a lady 3x, I think, finally I said to her U can pull a ducks neck all u want, but u still won't have a swan--I was mad BTW. so was she.
Well I'm planning on going to our party today, so I have lots to do--so far Leslie is too, we can only wait nd see.
Hope everyone has good Sunday.
LUBS U ALL
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Good Morning
Happy Sundayfunday!! 2 1/2 hours left of work before it gets fun here.
Lipstick on a pig had me giggling too.
Cami....our next step is going on a venue hunt once we are back in Florida. We know its going to be on the beach but want a beach front hotel for the reception. Glad you like the rings..
Sandy, how are you feeling?
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Sunday, Funday! Bright and sunshiny here, and the temp is almost upto 20 degrees! We've got that intense, gorgeous blue sky we only see in the winter. Got to do some laundry today, but going to hang clothes on the rack and turn on the fan in the sewing room. Outside they'll just freeze and take 2 days to dry, and I will need work clothes tomorrow.
We hada lovely day with Mom and Dick and my brother Scott and his wife Earlene. The live about a 3 hour drive away, and Mom hadn't seen them since last Christmas. Usually Mom and Dick go down and visit with them in the summer, but Dick got sick and then Aunt Linda got sick, and that just didn't happen. Scott and Earlene were both surprised at the changes they saw in Dick, and in Mom. Scott and I decided that Mom isn't going to be cooking big family meals any more, we'll be going out somewhere to eat so she can sit with us and visit . I'm going to let Scott take care of telling Mom that, he's the baby and he can get away with things like that where I would get an argument. Anyway, Sadie got lots of attention, belly rubs, ear scratches and a new tug toy.
Goldie--I figure I'm entitled to get paid for the time I spent in the office and on the phone, and I know how to add notes to my time card and I know what to say to make it very hard for the company to not pay. The thing that gets me is that I have offered to mentor/precept new nurses to help with orientation since the Clinical Managers are back to doing double duty while they look for a replacement for the 3rd position. I noticed that position is being advertised with a sign on bonus! And no, I am NOT considering applying. Wow, your hands and nails look so uncomfortable. Those FU pills are really doing a job on your skin. It's so not fair that something so needed to keep the rat ba$#ard in line causes so much additional misery.
CynCyn--Beautiful rings! Is there a romantic proposal story to go with the rings, or was it a natural evolution of the relationship? If I'm being nosey feel free to ignore me!
Cammy--I do enjoy teaching, and actually like having the new nurses call me. Makes me feel like I'm still involved and still important! I imagine most of the calls you get on weekends are emergencies. Tis the season.
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Happy Sunday Funday friends- been a girl on the go this week with many things going on. Weather here has been nippy and supposedly snow maybe today into tomorrow? Skies are sunny so I don't see it yet. We really could use some moisture, nothing in two months. I checked the weather forecast and hoping for some flurries while I am at the hot springs next weekend, but not likely there either. Going to start doing a rain dance/snow dance soon.....
I had another holiday outing on Friday with some friends to do a shop and stroll in our local Old Town. Started with some wine at a local bistro, then went in to the square to walk, shop, and ended up at a fab french restaurant we love and went to a couple years ago. I treated the gals to a fabulous bottle of end of bin french Cote du Rhone (Lunar Apogee) that pared well with everything we ate. I had the most delicious stuffed pork chops with apples and blue cheese, and we finished the meal sharing a wonderful choc and orange charlant. We were all home by
8 p.m. (and laughed that our normal bed time is earlier and earlier these days!)I am on a break the rest of this weekend from social outings, but then have a get together with a friend tomorrow night for a light dinner, a client dinner on Tuesday evening, and then a special winter solstice event on Wed with my yoga community. I head to the hot springs next Saturday for three days and back down on Xmas day for more outings.
Goldie- mole is a sauce that is common in the Hispanic communities. I had it the first time in Puerto Rico a number of years ago, but think it is best known by the Mexican community. It includes chocolate, spices, seeds and other interesting things. I don't often order it because most places don't do it well, but this place in Santa Fe had some of the best I have ever had. Now I know when I need a mole fix, where I will go! My guess is you can find some restaurants your way that have it? It is really delicious!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_sauce
Your hands are very chapped and cracked friend. These treatments do a lot to our hair, skin and nails, don't they? I have very dry skin from the AIs, some hair thinning too, but no patches. I will throw in my new fav skin care creme finding anyone here may be interested. Especially good for the drier climates and called No. 7 and found at Walgreens. Sometimes they have a buy get one free thing and I love their body creme the best.
https://www.walgreens.com/topic/brand/no7-beauty-s...
I am sorry you are tired too, hopefully you are getting some rest this weekend. Keep an eye on that fatigue.....
Chi- so how did the singing lesson go and the ugly Xmas sweater? I like the sound of that velour suit too, maybe you can wear that for something else? I hope you are feeling better?
Karen- I think your nurse practitioner has your best interests in mind. I agree you need to access whatever resources are available to you. Have you contacted your local American Cancer Society office? They seem to be a good resource for many things and may have had similar inquiries in the past around help for cancer patients with financial needs? It sounds like you have your feelings about your uncle sorted out. I had two really awful uncles growing up and the last of them left us last year. Life has taught me some people are in our lives to show us exactly what not to be. For some, tis the season to be ugly......
Cami- you have your party today and look forward to hearing how things go?
NM- so the getting paid for work outside of on site time is one of those "um, remember I am freelance now?" Keep your boundaries up as they still see you as an "other duties as assigned." I know I have shared before I have a client site I have worked at a lot here and often get those requests so sometimes we are constantly balancing the doing of favors vs. adding to the expectations. I hope they get those new people hired and can keep them so you can just be doing the work you want to. That is our job as freelancers, no other duties as assigned please!
Good to hear you had some nice family time. Lots of things this year to otherwise occupy everyone's time and attention. But holidays are good to come together with family and friends this time of the year. Sounds like Miss Sadie got spoiled with lots of attention?
Who am I missing? Dara, Celia C, Hsant, Mema, Genny, and everyone else, I hope you are doing okay.
I heard from my BFF late in the week that she also won't need to do the anti-hormone therapy as well as chemo. They have caught her BC super early (all DCIS I have learned, nothing invasive) but still may need rads and won't know until January. Gives her a break from all this for awhile. She is also learning the language to be able to tell other people to not expect things from her right now, both the people who want things from her or want her to come out and play for the holidays. I told her a simple sentence about being in cancer treatment and needing to focus on that right now.
That was the good news. I also heard from another BCO sister (not this thread) who may have Stage IV ILC. Cancer sucks.
Mema- I know you have lots going on and hope the apts are going okay......
Hope everyone has a good week ahead. Be safe if you are traveling anywhere for the Xmas holiday coming up quickly now.
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Thanks for asking, ladies--over my cold now. Just a few throat tickles at night, probably due to molds in the unseasonably mild air. In full voice Friday night. And the sweater was a hit, though the moving LEDs confuse the hell out of my cats. Good thing there were no epileptics in the audience!
Meeting Gordy's girlfriend for the first time tonight when we take her to dinner. Found out her name when he tagged her in a FB post at a concert they attended, and I clicked on it--so now I've seen her photo too. Didn't try to friend her yet--that would've been kinda creepy.
Don't forget to tune in Tuesday night to wdcb.org (Cami, you can tune to FM 90.9, it's "in the hood" for you) to hear my duo Andina & Rich perform during the WDCB Holiday Hoot, which airs from 8-11 pm Central (9-midnight Eastern, 7-10 Mountain, 6-9 Pacific). We are on precisely from 9:54-10:07 pm, and in the finale, group carols & the theme from the classic holiday cartoon "Hardrock, Coco & Joe" (which I believe may be a Midwestern thing, as I'd never heard of it when I lived in NYC or Seattle). Wish I could invite locals to attend, but we don't have the concert hall this year, only the studio & small lounge--physical space will be tight but broadcast/webcast space will be unlimited! You will have to imagine the spiced cider & coffee, baklava, Guinness brownies...and my sweater.
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Chi- glad you are better and glad you will get to meet Gordy's new GF. I hope it goes well, then if she is comfortable in awhile, a friend invite on FB is a great idea.
Some sunday afternoon music for you all. I love Renee Fleming (opera and more) and Greg Porter (one of my fav new jazz artist discoveries this year). The essence of NYC at holiday time here in this performance.
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Renee Fleming is surprisingly versatile (especially the way she can isolate different registers for different styles). So is Sutton Foster, who I believe released an indie-alt-rock singer-songwriter album awhile back.
Lori, a mild urea cream (no more than 25%) is great for calluses and thickened flaky feet, but shouldn't be used on open wounds. (I got some 40% OTC in Germany, which would be prescription-strength in the U.S.).
Last night we went to a friend's house for munchies & desserts. He served some single-barrel Bourbons, Scotch and cream liqueur, but my fave was a 25-yr-old Armagnac that had hints of caramel & oranges. Lovely!
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Chi- you are so right about Renee Fleming. I heard her for the first time back around 2002 on a CD with Dave Grusin (who is a legendary jazz artist, composer, etc. and lives in Santa Fe, NM). I fell in love with her voice and not a huge fan of opera, but have heard her do so many other styles of music too. I got her Xmas CD a couple years ago and that video is a clip of one of the songs she did live from that album. I am less familiar with Sutton Foster, but now will go YouTube some of that.
Another fun clip is something that was on CBS Sunday morning today. It is of a small artist town here that has the most fun Xmas scene going on. I used to go there regularly when I first moved here but have not been in awhile. I might have to go next week after Xmas and before they take things down. It is an old cold mining town turned artist community and so fun.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Monkey Day! Working for the Hospice people today. Hospice office party tomorrow. Work at home on Wednesday, work for Hospice Thursday, then start the weekend. Such a terribly busy life I lead! Got to get back on track with the decluttering and such, though. I have let that slide a bit, but at least I have been maintaining what I've done so far. Now If I can just teach Silly Sadie to pick up trash and put it in the trash can rather than taking stuff out of the trash can!
Wow, listening to the news talking about a black out at the Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta airport, and all the chaos that has causes. What a
Jazzy--What a wonderful way to visit with friends! I hear you about the earlier and earlier bedtime. When I look outside and it's full dark at 4:30 I'm already thinking it must be almost bedtime. Have to remind myself that I can still do things even if it's dark out! As far as work goes I will put in for every minute I'm on the phone with a newbie. It's kind of sad that they feel like they can call me for help but not the Clinical Managers that are in charge of their orientation. But,not my circus, not my monkey, and every phone call is a little more pay in my check. It seems like an endless cycle, though, of hiring new staff, then pushing out the geographical boundaries and increasing the daily census, stressing the staff with longer hours and drives, then hiring more staff to catch up. Well, that's not my circus, either. I'll tell them what I can work, they'll either say yes or no, and that's all I need to worry about. As far as Silly Sadie getting spoiled, she certainly does love visiting family and getting all that attention. Good news for your BFF. Not so good for the other BCO sister.
Chi--Glad to hear the cold has run its course and in time for the show.
Jazzy-- I saw something on that old mining town, sounds like a blast!
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Cami, what is causing Lou's hair to fall out? OMG, making your tats like a sun, you are so funny…..and might I add, CREATIVE! I also like your duck/swan version, never heard of it like that before.Can't wait to hear how the party went and I hope Les was able to go and enjoy.
NM, glad you had a nice visit with your family. My brothers do not go to my moms much either and the 2 that are furthest away are only 45 minutes. My younger brother only lives 10 minutes away and he takes her to her appointments when needed, but no one likes to go over there to sit and visit. The hands and feet are not fun, but doable. Loving your 12 days of Xmas DOTD's. It's the holidays, don't be too hard on yourself ie the decluttering. Why is it we want to go to bed when it's dark???
Jazzy, you are ALWAYS the girl on the go! Interesting on the mole sauce, have not seen it, but then again I am not very well educated on Hispanic food, as I don't do spicy. Thanks for the lotion advice, I just bought a huge bottle of one I haven't tried yet. I have tried sooooo many. And I absolutely keep a check on the fatigue. Yesterday was a much better day. Good news on your BFF not needing chemo or AI's.
Sandy, glad you are feeling better. Will the performance be recorded? No way am I up that late!!!! Y'all know how early I go to bed! How did the meet and greet go with Gordy and his new fling?
Dentist appt. for us today, just our regular 6 month check up and cleaning. Here is a pic of my foot. The split is starting to close up…for the 2nd time now! I never use to have this hard dry callused skin on my feet, they were always in good shape.
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DOTD: Last night at the Palm (meeting Gordy's girlfriend, who is delightful) the four of us shared a bottle of 2013 Rodney Strong Symmetry, a meritage blend of 70% Cab. Sauv., with Petit Verdot, Cab. Franc, Malbec & Merlot. Very nice--smooth, not too tannic, great Cab. Sauv. bouquet.
I started off with a Negroni, curious about why it's so trendy now. Meh. Too bitter. Switched to champagne. (Nicholas Feuillatte Brut NV).
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Good morning Loungettes........Just another early work morning.....I want to put my head down on my desk and go to sleep..the rain and cold doesn't help. But, two more wake ups until Vaca...Your right NM that Atlanta thing was a mess. Dodged another bullet with that...It happened over my weekend so didn't have to face the brunt of it...Just a little aftermath....and now with the Holidays upon us availability is an issue in most markets. Hope you are staying warm up there.
Sandy, the performance you are speaking of tonight...are they friends of yours? What genre of music do you perform?
Jazzy is busy busy.....guess everyone is this time of year.
Looking forward to after the holidays....always so stressful.
Ya'll have a good day .
xo
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Twofer Tuesday! Boy did things get interesting at Hospice yesterday. I was wondering why the Clinical Manager position that is posted hassign on bonus, and yesterday I discovered why. As you all may remember Clinical Manager #3 has left to be a Clinical Manager in another office. Yesterday I found out that Clinical Manager #2 is leaving to be the Director of that other office! So we will be down to just Clinical Manager #1 soon. Talk about a wild turn of events! Both Clinical Managers were at the Monday morning meeting talking about the crazy hours they work to support us and I'm thinking oh, yeah, I'm going to sign up for that kind of work schedule again, no thanks. So it looks like there is going to be one person doing the work of 3 for a while. No wonder the newbies' orientations are getting shortchanged. This is going to be interesting to watch play out.
Goldie--I'm not going to be hard on myself about the decluttering, but I am going to work on getting the momentum back. I'mhaving fun with the 12 Days of Christmas drinks, too. Ouch to the foot crack, glad it's getting better!
Chi--glad to hear Gordy's GF is a nice person.
CynCyn--I hear you about wanting to put your head on the desk. The minute I sit down in the recliner to read in the evening I nod off, and Sadie has to wake me up to go to bed!
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Good morning Ladies,
Cyn it's so nice to see u post again, I've missed you. Luv ur pics on FB, but ere we get to really talk about things.
Lori my sister gets a once a month shot, but I can't remember what it is and one SE is loss of hair and it's starting now and she's another one with super thick hair before---If I knew she ws ordering a wig I would have helped her cuz she ordered one that has blonde in it and she lways had dark dark brown and I get the colors better than she does, and she didn't notice any blonde in it but I saw it right away, of course she has gone lighter with her hair but still no blonde, so now start all over.
Oh our party was great, but no Leslie, but Joey had a great time cuz Jodie's DD was there for him, I never saw him til we left and I was glad he got a rest from all this turmoil. Jodie took care of me and I had plenty of good stuff---but we thought it was really getting late and it was 6:45PM, jeez we're getting old left about 9PM and super tired. My cousin <Joanne> stayed in bed til 11am on Monday--my phone started at 7am so I struggled to stay awake with my new coffee all day.Joanne did great tho, I can't believe she was in ICU just a couple of weeks ago--STUBBORN I told you.
NM every time I read the DOTD I sing it for some strange reason. It was nice getting together with ur family but as u said they all noticed the difference, kind of sad, BTW u do know it's a tribute to u that people call u, I would too.
Lori ur feet hurt when I see them, I have dry feet but nothing like that---there has to be something that can help you I hope, it looks hurting.
Jazzy ur videos again to the top of the chart, I think we all enjoy them busy lady. U sound like ur enjoying the season and u should be.
I was telling Joey the best part is looking forward for those weeks ahead of Christmas, then all of a sudden it's over, it goes by so fst.
Sandy I know that station, now I have to get Joey to bring me his radio, I think we only have one nowadays, but looking forward to it, I know u'll be great, glad u got thru the cold. BTW I would have looked everything up about ur DS girlfriend, u have restraint, but it sounds like u did enjoy meeting her and that's a good thing.
I hope our missing ladies are reading this cuz I miss everyone and hope they poop in.
Oh get this the day after Christmas my GFs and I are supposed to go out to lunch, Oy Vey I usually takes me 21 days to recover from anything now, so this should be interesting. I can't imagine my cuz driving but again u never know with her, she lives the furthest so we try to make it more middleish.
I think next week for work will be slow except for emergencies---everyone now is trying to get things fixed for the Holidays and I think that's why we are so very busy nd we do have huge projects going on---I had to turn down 2 people yesterday and I hate that. but these guys are working like crazy til all hours and so is my phone and trying to schedule is insane for me , anyway. But Dan, bless his heart was bragging about me Sunday and believe me I'm nothing to brag about and how I cheer them up during the day with my emails, I really think he means my typing cuz I never have time to correct it and when I send it to them all I see are red lines. But they've gotten to understand me so why should I take the time.
OK I've already stopped for calls so I'll be closing for now
LUBS U ALL
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I write and perform folk music (which is much broader these days than back in the days of the Weavers, Burl Ives and early Peter, Paul & Mary). I guess the definition would be mostly acoustic instruments (though these days we often plug acoustic guitars into amps and sound systems) with a bit of what used to be pre-Nashville country styles. But it's a really big tent these days--with a lot of overlap from pop, rock, country, Americana, blues & even a bit of jazz. Most of my repertoire is original, written in the folk style, but I "cover" lots of other songs in many genres.
The on-air party, the "Holiday Hoot," is an annual tradition on WDCB's "Folk Festival with Lilli Kuzma" weekly Tues. night show. All the performers are fellow members of the Chicago folk scene--veteran and newbie. We often cross paths and even co-bill at festivals, music conferences, showcases, writers' rounds, etc. I perform solo but also as half of the duo Andina & Rich, with my singing partner Stephen Lee Rich of Madison, WI. So we'll be the duo tonight. It's broadcast locally on FM 90.9 & webcast worldwide live (so Cami, you won't need Joey's radio--you can listen on your computer at wdcb.org).
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I may have shared this last year, but her Xmas music is some of my favorite. Enjoy!
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Sandy, glad you like the new GF. Why no urea on the open crack?
Lucy, I thought you WERE on vacation, in TX. Well, I guess going to see your love isn't really vacation. Are you heading to ME?
NM, you can continue with those little chuckles as hospice tries to manage w/o you! That dang crack in my heel is taking forever, and dang does it hurt. Like Cami, I too sing the DOTD, how funny is that?
Cami, I get a monthly shot too, for mese bones, it's called Xgeva. I'm so sorry Les didn't go to the party. I assume Marty stayed home with her? How was FF? There is nothing to help my feet or hands, except quitting the drug. I do the same thing as to the "looking forward" to an event. Mainly when I go to MI, I use it with my mom. Part of the excitement is the time looking forward to it.
Jazzy, you are certainly getting in some Holiday fun with friends and good eats n drinks.
I guess we are going to head down to Phoenix for a few, leaving Xmas day, coming home on Thursday. Gonna hit the movies Xmas day with my step DD and her hubs. Seeing Star Wars at the Imax in 3D. I'm not a Star Wars fan, but seeing it in 3D at the imax will make it ok.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Hump Day! The office party, which was a surprise Retirement Party for one of the nurses was a great success last night. She didn't realize it was for her right up until the announcement was made. It was really nice to be able to visit with her (she helped orient me when I started at the company) and with a lot of other people I don't get to see very often. One of the office workers was really celebrating, she signed on her new house just before the party. It's been such a hard year for her, she caught her husband videotaping her underage daughter in the shower (he was her step-father), moved out of the house, divorced him, dealt with the child porn/abuse issues, supported her daughter, found and financed a new home and kept working full time all this past year. I'm so glad the year is ending well for her and her kids.
Cammy--So glad the party was fun, and especially glad that Joey had a break with Jodie's DD. I bet he had a great time. Funny how different people see hair color differently. I am flattered when people call me and ask for help. And I enjoy helping people figure the computer stuff out. I've just got to remember not to give away that time. I imagine your e-mails are pretty entertaining to the guys, and they love that sort of stuff. So why bother to correct? Let them have their fun!
Chi--I missed the broadcast last night, got home from the office party just as it was ending. I was so disappointed that I didn't think to go online on my phone as I was driving home. Any chance it's recorded or re-broadcast?
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