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  • karentwriter
    karentwriter Member Posts: 156
    edited March 2018

    Well good news. I went to my chemo yesterday and due to (bad news) how neuropathy was coming along we decided to forego last three chemos. My radiation simulation will be next Thursday. :) And then I guess 6 weeks of that. :)

    I'm just so excited because I'll be able to enjoy the bed and breakfast with the DF.

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  • mistyeyes
    mistyeyes Member Posts: 584
    edited March 2018

    NM- Yes! I see the house. The picture is beautiful with the blue sky showing.


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  • Dara_Diverse
    Dara_Diverse Member Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2018

    hi girls, checking in from work. Got some bad news here. I was hired to process USDA loans that were co omg from Chase Mortgage. Well long start short, the deal with chase fell through so my future here is quite uncertain. I am looking for work again.

    We had a very bad storm Wednesday, ten inches of new snow. The worst was damage from the heavy snow and power outages. I lost power only a few hours but my daughter lost it for two days and ended up staying with us. It was a great joy having her and the baby.

    Nothing no else going g on, all is well besides the job. Ugh.

    Miss all of you.

    Cheers

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  • MemaSue56
    MemaSue56 Member Posts: 2,129
    edited March 2018

    Morning DahLinks!!

    TGIF for the laborers out there. Hope ya all have a wonderful, wind-down weekend.

    I am back from LV and my treatment. All who are still getting chemo…don't drink the day of or day after. I had forgotten that my imbibe was always 3 or 4 days after chemo. Well it bit me in da butt this time. Only because I had really totally spaced it, so I had 2 drinks each day. Come day 3...massive D (diarrhea), burned my ewwa(ever widening white arse) big time.

    My surgery is now on hold for 3 - 6 mos. I may have told you all this. Chemo every 3 weeks of Perjeta, Herceptin, and Taxol. Totally different than the combo I had 7 years ago with exception of Herceptin. Again, a good reason why I should have nixed the booze as I had no idea how I would react to this new mixture. Plus belly-shots of something to help my bones and white blood cells.

    Don't have the energy to type my thoughts, heck, can't even seem to arrange them.

    I will try and poop in again soon, but will leave u al with a bit of humor.

    "Newfie Medical Dictionary"

    ArteryThe study of paintings

    BacteriaBack door to cafeteria

    BariumWhat docs do when pts die

    LubslubslubsLUBS to all ya'll

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  • karen1956
    karen1956 Member Posts: 6,503
    edited March 2018

    Hope all the gals in the NE are staying warm and safe. Denver so far, has not had much snow. I'm happy to not drive in the snow, but we really do need the moisture - the mountains need it. High risk of wild fires, worry about what the summer will bring. Have a good week-end.

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  • CeliaC
    CeliaC Member Posts: 1,320
    edited March 2018

    Greetings to all after a long absence from this thread. Laptop died & finally got a replacement last Sunday. Got an Acer Chromebook from Costco for $250, including wireless mouse. Works for what I need. No anti-virus worries. Took me awhile to catch up on this & other BCO threads. Did my weekly Art of Living Meditation class this AM and had a Reiki session yesterday evening - free, at our excellent Cancer Support Community office. Hope to make it back to regular Tai Chi classes next week. Crazy busy with work. Some quick words to some of the gals -

    Jazzy - Great news that you are all done with the AIs!

    Goldie - Sending you uplifting thoughts. Sorry to hear of your struggles - so much to deal with. As the saying goes, "Women and Tea, you never know how strong they are until they are in hot water."

    Chi - Enjoyed your photos of Chi-town. Brought back memories of a great trip for my 60th birthday to visit DD when she lived in E Rogers Park (on Sheridan Rd). What did you think of Phantom Thread?

    NM - I find those TV ads quite annoying, especially the one for Ibrance - they make metastatic bc sound so breezy.

    Mema - Glad to hear your surgery is postponed.

    karentwriter - Love the bouquets - Calla lillies are my favorite. If you need any info on Rads, I wrote a long "article" about it on a Rads blog last year. Still have it in Word & could send to you.

    NativeMainer - Belated Happy Birthday!

    Cami - Thanks, as always for thinking of me.

    Bye for now - have to work on some dinner.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited March 2018

    Hi friends- my weekend check in and hope everyone is doing okay. I saw the east coast got another big wicked storm and hope everyone is safe and with power. I saw a lot of trees came down with this last one, per my friends, and more power outages. And eek, a third one on it's way? It continues to be dry out west but we may have rain tomorrow.

    I am 10 days off the aromatase inhibitors and doing okay for the most part. Some good changes, along with some increases in hot flashes and headaches. I remember the later from when my estrogen was on the way down, now it is on the way up a bit. I had a little celebration on the 5 year mark with a friend last night who was there during treatment and beyond. She did a little reading to note this auspicious occasion. We drank my 2005 reserve of Five Generations from Charles Krug. Pics below.

    May check in again tomorrow! Don't forget to set your clocks ahead tonight folks for those in the US. I love getting the evening light back.....

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    Same here, Jazzy--though I'm not a morning person, I vastly prefer the extra hour before sunset. Enjoy that Krug Generations--13 years of aging sure hits the sweet spot--still fruity, but tannins softened. Can almost taste it....

    Celia, we found Phantom Thread more than a bit bizarre--until the plot twists set in, it felt like watching paint dry. Speaking of E. Rogers Park, I'm only one neighborhood to the south.

    Well, ladies, Rome is an "andiamo". Was able to clear my schedule and use some reserve funds. Got the conference room rate despite being past the deadline. (half the price of the conference hotel in Lausanne two years ago and still much less than what I paid in London last year). When I found that the much lower airfare for flying a day earlier (on a Sat.) was only for "Economy Lite" (no free carry-on), and would have required an extra night in Rome (probably at the Airport Hilton), I booked Premium Economy for my original intended departure date--Sun. Apr. 15., arr. in Rome early Mon. morning.

    The only fly in the ointment is that Alitalia no longer has Chicago-Rome nonstops except in summer. So the domestic legs are on Delta--plain Economy. (But because the ticket is Premium Economy, I get 2 free checked bags even on those legs, and can check them through to Rome from O'Hare). There's a 2-hr JFK layover between the domestic & int'l legs at either end of the trip. I'm a bit worried about that for two reasons: first, at JFK, Delta lands at a different terminal (4) from which Alitalia departs (1)--which requires an Air Train ride between them and then going through TSA all over again. On the way back, of course, I will land at T1 and need to go first through immigration, then bag claim, then Customs, then recheck my bags to Chicago (just past Customs), then take the Air Train back to T4 and go through security there. I went online to various travel blogs to ask if those layovers are long enough to make my connections. The answers ranged from "only if the first flight lands on time" to "what the hell possessed you to book such a short layover?" (I figure if immigration>customs>recheck/>train ride>TSA line makes me miss the last leg home from JFK, they'll just put me on the next flight).

    To be on the safe side, I called Alitalia--whose agent explained that the minimum necessary transfer time bet. domestic & int'l is 1 hr. 15 min., that if 2 hrs. wasn't enough they'd never have listed it as a single one-stop ticket, and that if I miss a connection for any reason other than my own fault (such as dawdling in the lounge or concessions), they'd have to put me on the next flight out, for at least the same fare class. Anything else--weather or mechanical delays, too long a line at TSA or the "int'l arrival dance"--they consider to be their fault for selling me a ticket with what turns out to be a too-short layover. We'll see. (If my JFK-Rome flight is a later one, as long as I get to the Monday night cocktail reception and dinner I wouldn't be missing anything but a midday nap, espresso, & gelato. And frankly, I don't care how late I get back home). But I'm rethinking my purchase of an Alitalia lounge pass--what's the point if there's not enough time?

    And it's insanely odd how easy & fast border security is when entering Europe, even if a non-EU citizen, but what a colossal slo-mo PITA it is when reentering the U.S. (Probably even slower these days, given newfound Federal xenophobia).


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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    Gordy is having dinner in tonight--but neither of us wanted fried seafood & spuds leftovers. (Brought home breaded shrimp & scallops Thurs. from Fish Keg, and half my fish & chips from last night). So I ordered out for a paella mixta (chicken, chorizo & seafood). Surprisingly, most sites suggest Chardonnay as a pairing (and I just happen to have that Palmaz sitting in the fridge).

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Sunday Funday!Got a new recipe in the crock pot and it is beginning to smell pretty good. Had to open a can of pineapple chunks to get the pineapple juice for the recipe so I'm going to make a pineapple upside down cake to take into work for the boring Monday morning meeting. I've started getting a little decluttering done just about every day again, and that is feeling pretty good. Sadie is happy cuz I'm cooking more, which means she gets more stuff she shouldn't have. Oh well, that means nothing goes to waste!

    Writer Karen--sorry to hear about the neuropathy, but glad they aren't going to push the chemo and make it any worse. Do they expect it will get better or that It's permanent? Glad you can go to the B & B, that will be a great get away for you both!

    Misty--the snow can make quite a difference in visability! And it sounds like another Nor'Easter coming through in a couple of days. We've gotten almost as much snow in March as all the rest of winter!

    Dara--Oh no, so upset to hear about the deal falling through and making your job uncertain. Glad DH and baby had a place to stay during the power outage and you got to take advantage of some visit time.

    Mema--Oh no, not the big "D"!!!Hope that's over with by now. At least you know how long to wait after treatment to imbibe. Love the Medical Dictionary!

    Karen 56--Staying as warm as possible, and staying safe. Shouldn't have to deal with this kind of snow for more than a few weeks now. Although I do remember a few big April storms coming through!

    Celia--Welcome back!You can find some really good deals on computers and laptops if you don't want/need all the latest bells and whistles. Thanks for the b-day wishes. Have a great dinner!

    Jazzy--The last storm did a good job on knocking out power, but it's all back on now. But another storm is coming in a couple of days. So here we go again. Lovely wine glasses! What did your friend read?

    Chi--Wow, sounds like quite the trip you have planned! It's too bad that the airport lay out forces you to go through TSA security again. I would say there should be a way around that but many airports were designed and built before the current processes were required. Dinner sound yummy!

    NM's DOTD:

    Paper Plane Cocktail

    Ingredients in The Paper Plane Cocktail

    3⁄4 oz Bourbon

    3⁄4 oz Aperol

    3⁄4 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

    3⁄4 oz Lemon juice

    Glass: Coupe

    How to make The Paper Plane Cocktail

    Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake.

    Strain into a coupe glass.

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    One would think that Delta's "JFK Jitney" bus that goes from the post-TSA gates of T4 to the post-TSA gates of T2 (and reverse) ought also be able to stop at the post-security-area gates of T1, since T1's gates are departure-only and all passengers & personnel will have already gone through security. (No arriving flights at T1 access any gates--all those passengers must first go through passport control/immigration, then bag claim, then Customs, then--if changing planes, bag re-check and TSA--if not, out to the terminal outdoor exits. If they want to access any T1 gates, they must show a boarding pass for another upcoming international flight and go through TSA security all over again). But noooo....that makes way too much sense.

    My flight lands (if the fates allow) in Rome at 8:20 a.m Monday morning. Takes about 40 min. to get through FCO's passport control, then 5-10 minutes to get baggage and breeze through their Customs to the taxi lines (or about a 15-min. walk through climate-controlled passages and about a 1/2 blk. outdoor stroll across the motor-court to the Hilton, where I'm not staying this time). Having once or twice taken a cab to or from the airport to Rome itself (either because we'd just missed the free shuttle in or stayed out past the last free shuttle back), it takes about 20-30 min. The CBA is organizing limos for 3 passengers each at €87/head. (Single taxi is €100 or so).

    But check-in time's not till noon, the snack reception at 1pm and cocktails at 6 are optional. Heaven forbid I miss my flight and Alitalia has to find me another, on any airline, at Premium Economy or better, that might be a good thing--I could cool my heels at the Alitalia departure lounge at T1 at JFK. (Delta will let me buy a day pass for its domestic Sky Club lounge at ORD, though Premium Economy on Alitalia isn't "premium" enough to get me in there for free. I could put together a free light brunch, coffee & wine. Beats twiddling my thumbs at the gate, perhaps knocking back Starbucks, for the better part of the 3 hrs. they're telling me to allow before my first departure).

    The Palmaz Chard went beautifully with the paella. The latter lacked the crunchy "soccarat" from the bottom of the pan, probably due to it having been packed in an aluminum carryout pan. Could have transferred it to the stovetop to crunch-up the bottom in a skillet, but we were too hungry to wait. Will try it at the restaurant itself. It was delicious and the real deal: I found a couple threads of saffron in amidst the rice.


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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Monday! Looks like another storm coming in tomorrow, glad I'm not working tomorrow. I can't remember ever having this many back to back Nor'Easters, especially this late in the season. Just crazy. As long as they keep coming on days I 'm not working, though, I can cope. I will be very happy to see mud season arrive, though.

    Chi--that sounds like such a complicated system at JFK. Maybe someday it will get re-organized and more efficient. One can hope, anyway. I've never been in one of the airport lounges, sounds like they must be pretty comfortable. Finding the threads of saffron in the rice must have been fun and exciting! Sounds tasty.

    NM's DOTD:

    Chocolate Monkey

    Ingredients

    Directions

    Blend liqueurs with ice-cream, milk and syrup. Pour into a parfait glass, top with whipped cream and garnish with banana and cherry.

    Best served in a Parfait Glass.

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  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Member Posts: 6,595
    edited March 2018

    NM, you've really been hit with the storms and snow. We had snow several times in MI, and the wind. I was glad to landin sunny 72 degree weather, but quite different where I live. Well, did you take that position until the end of March? Glad to hear your mom is taking a little time away.

    Wacko, sorry to hear about your work. Was it YOUR fault it didn'tgo thru? Lots of weather for you too. Nice you got to spend time Jessica and Logan.

    Karen, sorry about the neuropathy. Hoping rads are easier for you. How nice to hit the BB with DF.

    LDB, sorry you got sick. I still can't believe they are making you wait almost 6 months for surgery. Are they hoping the chemo helps? Taxol? I hope it doesn't make you too sick. Now to lose your hair again? Shots in the tummy were probably Nuelasta.

    Karen1956, we are quite dry here too, and worried about the fires.

    Ceilia, I've never heard that about women and tea.

    Not a whole lot of change in mom. She is doing a lot of "do we know my back hurts", "am I hungry", and repeating things over and over and over. Spent every day, all day at moms. Scheduled for an MRI on this Wed, but not seeing neurologist until April 24th! We had rain yesterday, so slippin and slidin all the way in.
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  • MemaSue56
    MemaSue56 Member Posts: 2,129
    edited March 2018

    Lowee - Yes, they think the chemo will shrink the tumors (guess there are sev) and allow BS to safe enuf skin to rebuild. And u are prob right about the injection being neulasta.

    Goin to pamper myself this ayem. Will b enjoying a massage and facial in about 1 hr. Wootwooot

    Lubslubslubs

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    Taught Bob to operate the Coravin last night, because he wanted a glass of a very good Pinot Noir. So we each drank some 2014 Hahn Pinot Noir. Excellent, balanced--great with Gruyere.

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes!Sitting here waiting for the latest Nor'Easter to start in. Now the weather guessers are talking about blizzard conditions along the coast, which may or may not include where I am. The wind is picking up, the sky is dark and threatening looking, but no snow yet. Most schools are going to release early today, some never opened. Watching the wind picking up, my cousin on the coast says the wind is howling there. Logan International is showing cancelled flights in and out all across the boards. Bangor International is showing arrivals and departures from Philly, DC, LaGuardia cancelled, flights in and out of New Jersey, Florida, and Kennedy are on time. Going to be a heck of a travel day. Glad I'm not working. Sadie is sensing the weather change, been going in and out and in and out all ayem.Keeps me moving.

    Goldie--yup, big storm #3 rolling in today. Seriously hoping this is the last one for this season. Just getting crazy with this stuff. Wish there were some answers for your Mom. Maybe the MRI will show the reason for the back pain, or is that already known? All the repetition Makes for hard, long days.

    Mema--ah, ho I miss getting massages! Enjoy!

    Chi--I don't think I've ever had Gruyere. What kind of cheese it it? Good for Bob learning to use the Coravin!

    NM's DOTD:

    Barnaby's Buffalo Blizzard

    Ingredients

    Directions

    Blend ingredients (except cream) briefly with half a glassful of crushed ice in a collins glass. Top with whipped cream. Serve with a cherry.

    Best served in a Collins Glass.

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  • MemaSue56
    MemaSue56 Member Posts: 2,129
    edited March 2018

    Morning DahLinks!!

    Jazz - Both of my kids have homes in LV so me n hubs can stay at either house. Hubs wants to stay overnight now cuz my chemo is about 5 hours…ugh. Hubs is also still trying to get me to go to senior center to join an exercise class. Just not ready to do that…but will eventually. Thanks for your concern…J and glad you r finishing up those AI.

    NM - the weather peeps are saying u gonna get clobbered. Hope u n Sadie can jes hang around the house until it passes. Stay safe. Please PLEASE don't question your abilities….U R THE BEST at what you do. Those 2 family members prove it.

    Loweee - of course I don't mind. U get it right most of the time too. Love u too gf! I am praying so hard that a solution will be found for your mom. That repair man…what a jewel…he's a keeper. Good luck with Doc tomorrow. (((Lowee)))

    Karen - good advice from Lowee. Flowers do look very pretty…good job.

    Dara - well good good good, weather ended up a positive thing allowing you time with DD and da baby. Muah!!

    More RX humor

    Bening what u b after u b 8

    Caesarean Section A neighorhood in Rome

    Cat Scan Searching for kitty

    LUBSLUBS

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    LOL, Sue!

    Kim, Gruyere is a hard, aged pale yellow-beige cheese that is made in the Alps in both France and Switzerland. The French version is a little milder than the Swiss (depending on how long each are aged). The Swiss govt. is not happy about France getting to use the name Gruyere (it's the same region on either side of a mountain). I like the Swiss versions (especially those sold by Emmi Roth--not to be confused with WI's Roth Kase--my fave is Kaltbach Cave-Aged) best. Comte (French) is close but a bit "barnyardy" & funky. Switzerland (and Emmi Roth) is best known for Emmentaler, the original "Swiss cheese." Emmentaler is a bit softer & more pliant. Gruyere is sharper, with a sort of salty crystalline crunch you'll also find in even harder cheeses like Manchego, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and Pecorino Romano. Gruyere is the cheese used most often in fondue, as well as in French rolled omelets. You may have seen "Bonbel" or "Laughing Cow" cheese--"pasteurized process Gruyere." It's to real Guyere as American cheese slices are to real English or even some WI & NY sharp cheddars.

    With the Gruyere last night we had an oz. of Hahn 2014 Monterey County Pinot Noir. Tonight was the 2010 Trinitas Old Vine Zin. (In retrospect, should probably have chilled a rosato or Vermentino or even poured some of that Palmaz Chardonnay, since we had Italian chicken thighs). But the red was nice just the same.

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes!Got 11 inches of snow, still a bit coming down. Boy is this stuff heavy and wet this time around. Not looking forward to going out to do visits today but much better than yesterday. Sadie was a bit unhappy about the amount of snow on the steps and the big pile of snow right beside the steps, but once she got past those she was pretty happy with all the white stuff.

    Oh my, just heard on the news that Stephen Hawking died overnight. A great mind gone from this world.

    Mema-I was able to stay home yesterday, things are pretty much over except some light snow and the clean up. Going to be wet and slushy, and I really do not like slushy. Not going anywhere for a while, my driveway hasn't been plowed and I doubt I can get out until it is. Yup, Just went down and checked, not getting out of garage until some of this white stuff is moved.Pearl and I can power through quite a bit of snow, but not a foot with 3 foot drifts over slushy stuff is not going to happen without bad things happening. I'm also discovering that the "bad rep" I was getting is because I'm not working full time and not taking a lot of call and doing a lot of things that I stopped working full time because I can't do anymore! So it's not that I'm doing anything wrong, I'm just not doing what management wants me to do. And that I can live with. I especially like the Cat Scan = searching for kitty!

    Chi--Gruyere sounds like something I need to find and try. Which is another excuse to visit the my favorite wine and cheese shop!

    NM's DOTD:

    Snowplow

    Ingredients

    Directions

    Mix hot chocolate to taste, add booze, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

    Best served in a Coffee Mug.

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  • camillegal
    camillegal Member Posts: 16,882
    edited March 2018

    Damn I missed so much, trying to catch up a little.

    SusyQ always praying for you.

    Dara I'm glad u spent time with ur babies, but chit about ur job or is it a good thing???

    Karen ur flowers are beautiful and u will be feeling better now before u know it and be ready for a whole new life.

    Lori, I'm so sorry about ur mom and what it's doing to you. So many decisions and planning it just gets so hard. I'm sorry I didn't get to read everything so I'm just going by what I did read. <<<HUGS>>> If it was in person I'd hug u so hard, it would hurt. So this way it's gentle.

    NM can u get any more snow, jeez u've been hit like it's winter or something---spring is on the way. And u should never ever have a feeling of being overlooked, they just know ur to nice to make a stink about it. That's all. U are most capable of anything u set out to do. Wow those pics sure show it all. And I'm another fan of Sadie so love hearing about her.

    Jazzy ur still a wonder to me, enjoy everything u do.

    Sandy I did read Gordy is doing well with his GF, I really feel good about that, isn't it nice. Like ur new pic BTW.

    I think of u gals all the time, between Leslie and work I'm really extra busy. Les is doing better physically but of course she's scared a lot and does start rads soon, plus more PS is on the list. U know how this goes on and on. The paperwork for the new warehouse and office are being put together and they did get a great bldg right in midtown Wheaton <Sandy u know where that is> a nice suburb out of Chicago, next to where I live. Thank God we're so busy for them---that's why I never get much time to get here and I miss u all so much, I'm used to being her all the time, and now I'm talking to strangers all the time and getting them organized, oh I'm so not good at this, believe me.

    LUBS U ALL

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    Cami, Wheaton is a great place. I like Danada Square shopping center. I actually used to sing at the Borders there. Did you know that WDCB (in the Student Resources Center on the College of DuPage campus) holds regular (at least two Tuesdays a month) music concerts in its large studio, and the public can attend? A bit further northeast, every month the historic Maple Street Chapel has concerts--usually national acts. Gorgeous old church, fantastic acoustics, potluck nibbles.

    We had a 2" snowsquall yesterday, and but for some nasty black-ice spinouts near Joliet, no lasting effects. Lawns are once again snow-free. They're talking wintry-mix Fri. night and snow again for Tues. (first day of spring).

    But for Kim and all other NewEnglanders, NY'ers, Middle Atlantic and Buffalo ladies:

    Here I stand, one hand raised, the other on my scripture of choice, and recite: "I swear never again to complain about Chiberia, much less having to salt & shovel and and waiting to plant stuff." What you're going through compared to our winter annoyances is like a conflagration vs. a campfire with no marshmallows.

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  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Member Posts: 6,595
    edited March 2018

    NM, I knew there was a different reason for them not saying such nice things about you. It's cuz you aren't putting in the hours like you used to. So you see, it has nothing to do with you as a person, they just want you working just as hard as you did before. But you are much wiser now! And OMG, all that snow you are getting! Glad you are able to stay in. How are things now?

    LDB, no doctor appt. for me, not yet anyways. You are sounding better, I hope you are feeling better love.

    Cami, I would hug you just as hard right back! Congrats to Dan for getting his office space. I assume you will still be working from home. Poor Les, and more surgery in the future? And don't you worry about us, you have enough going on in your family. How is that sweet boy doing?

    Sandy, we got our share of snow while I was in MI, couldn't wait to get home to my sunny warm temps. Yesterday was a bit windy, but I can deal with that.

    Went to town yesterday, since are groceries were pretty low. DH stopped in at a chiropractor and acupuncture place. Has an appointment with the latter today, and chiro next week. They were supposed to call him for PT, but they haven't. This is why I don't like the hospitals up here. My mother is still pretty much the same. This morning will be the first morning my brother doesn't go over there to wakeher up. My other brother will be there around 9. If she wants up, she can get up. She is the epitome of lazy. She just wants to lay around and be waited on. Had to have a new mask thingy for her CPAP, even expected us to just go out and buy one, as the queen didn't want to wait for it to come with her supplies. However,we were not going to go out and pay $100 for one, when she can get for free. Well good thing we didn't, she doesn't like that one either. Its like fine, don't wear the damn thing then. Still trying to get her placed. Got a couple of leads that have beds available, but there is the paper work that has to be sent in from the doctors office.

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes! Woke up in the middle of a dream this ayem, so I'm really dragging in my head this ayem. I'm thinking a cup of coffee and a 20 minute name may be what I need to get the brain working. And then to look out at the nearly 2 feet of snow that's on the ground, and the mountains of snow piled up on the sides of the driveway, and it's hard to think of it being March and Spring only 6 days away. Poor Sadie has to plow her way through the snow to find a place to pee!

    Cammy--I'm sure you are way more help to everyone that you think you are. I'm sure you are really busy between helping Leslie and the growing business. I am so done with snow now, and praying there won't be a storm #4 next week!

    Chi--be careful out there in the wintry mixes and after the snow melts. Black ice is a real problemwhen the roads are wet and temps near freezing. I've has some frightening spin outs and seen some really spectacular ones due to black ice. Fortunately no injuries and only minor damage but the potential is still high for disaster in that scenario. I like the pledge--makes me smile. You are entitled to complain about the snow you get, it's all relative after all!

    Goldie--I've had my eyes opened a bit about the Hospice office lately. Lots of talk about being a family to each other and lots of talk about teamwork, but I've noticed the teamwork talk is always about people going way beyond expectations on a regular basis. I fully agree those people deserve recognition, and I worry about them as I hear them talking about how their spouses areunhappy with the number of hours they are working and how it's interfering with family life. Now to deal with the 2 feet of very heavy, wet snow. Very pretty, but very inconvenient.

    NM's DOTD:

    Dreamy Chocolate Winter

    Ingredients

    Directions

    Pour kahlua and irish cream into a heatproof cup with hot chocolate. Add amaretto, to taste. Stir, and serve.

    Best served in a Pint Glass.

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    Kim, ain't it the truth! My singing partner (who is an excellent and cautious driver) & I had a major spinout on black ice a few years ago on I-57 en route to Memphis--we did a 360, a 180, flew over a ditch, through a barbed-wire fence and on to a snow-covered cornfield. Amazing that only the car got a few scratches and a minor alignment problem.

    I was also up much earlier than normal--after going to bed even later than normal (thanks to having been up past 5am Tues. night to get final PA election results). Had trouble falling asleep so took an extra melatonin--and had about a 1-hr. dream that was pretty weird. Went up to KCC for blood draw & Prolia shot. Nurse told me my (non-fasting) glucose is 94. Yay!!! But my hemoglobin's back down to 11.4 Booo!!! I have been eating more fish, poultry & legumes/pasta and less meat...so mama's defrosting herself a big ol' grassfed strip steak tonight, with a little chopped liver on whole wheat matzo as a snack. Corned beef & cabbage Sat. night, of course.

    Wonder if red wine has iron?

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited March 2018

    And now for some good news: my neighborhood is going nuts right now. Helicopters circling just north of me, over the junction with Rogers Park, this afternoon. My first thought was "oh no, not another shooter hoax," as there was at a Northwestern dorm yesterday (the 911 call was traced to a burner phone in Rockford, 90 miles northwest of the Evanston campus). Then I got home from running errands and found out: Loyola won its first round game over the U. of Miami Hurricanes in the NCAA March Madness tournament down in Dallas! The choppers were covering students celebrating on the campus. Loyola University is pretty much our neighborhood school--it's just across Devon Ave., where B'way becomes Sheridan Rd. (And actually, it has dorms & offices on the Edgewater side of Devon as well). We bought our house from the chairman of its English Dept. 30 yrs. ago.

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  • NativeMainer
    NativeMainer Member Posts: 10,462
    edited March 2018

    Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy TGIF day! Sadie and I had a totally lazy day yesterday. Haven't had such a totally non-productive day in a long time. Binge watched Once Upon a Time all day. Lesson learned--turn the TV off as soon as the ayem news is done or get caught up in mindless stuff and get nothing done. Oh well, one day of sloth won't hurt me any. And Sadie loved going out, coming in, taking a nap, going out, coming in, taking a nap, and you get the picture.

    Chi--Wow, your black ice experience goes way beyond mine!The worse I ever did was end up against a snowbank facing back the way I was coming from and in the other lane, so it looked like I just drifted off the side of the road. Fortunately I didn't hit or get hit by anyone. A couple of guys stopped and pushed me out of the snowbank and we all went on our way. It is amazing how little damage a car can get during one of these little events, isn't it? And amazing how much damage a car can take and the occupants not get hurt. Sorry to hear the hemoglobin slipped. It can be hard to keep everything in alignment health and diet wise. That grass fed strip steak sounds very yummy!Congrats on the Loyola win!

    NM's DOTD:

    Iron Cross

    Ingredients

    Directions

    Combine and shake until mixed and pour into shots. Enjoy!

    Best served in a Shot Glass.

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  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Member Posts: 6,595
    edited March 2018

    NM, do be careful with that heavy snow. So glad you see the light on the hospice home front. And nothing wrong with a non productive lazy day.

    Sandy, that was quite the accident! I'm getting up whilst you are just going to bed!

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited March 2018

    Happy St Patrick's Day!

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  • Dara_Diverse
    Dara_Diverse Member Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2018

    Hi girls,

    Happy St Patty's Day to all mese bwesties!

    Well it happened, I got freaking laid off from my job on Wednesday. It was so cold how they did it. They gathered all of the USDA processors in a conference room, took our ID/access cards away and gave us our walking papers. I am so devastated, there are no jobs out there in my field. I just don't know what I will do. Please say a prayer that I find something. Sadly, there will be 30 or so others also looking for work in the same field. F--K!!!!

    Well that's all from Daraville. I've been up all night doing a bunch of nothing other than downing mese Jack n Cokes. What else is there I mean really??

    Love mese goils. I will try to keep you all posted.

    When is Mema's surgery? And what else have I missed around the lounge? I have no excuse for not coming in more regularly girls.

    cheerS!

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  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Member Posts: 6,595
    edited March 2018

    Jazzy, I like that "luck of the IRS".

    Dara, I'm sorry you lost your job as well as all the others. Glad it wasn't just you. Good luck in finding something else.

    Nurse came to visit with my mom yesterday and agreed that the pain she was experiencing warranted we call 911. The took my mom in for more scans, she has some small fractures in her back, and here she's been doing all of these exercises with OT and PT. One of her doctors came in, called my brother, and says "what the heck happened to your mom". He was a bit pissed about the nursing facility sending her home in the condition she was in. Anyways, he's going to try and help get her placed.

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