how about drinking?
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Been without internet, which is why I have been MIA. We are having to use our phones hot spot, which has limited data and we have went once already. Hoping to have it fixed by mid week. Down to Phoenix tomorrow for MO appt. Have not looked at my labs yet, always scared! DH is going with and we are spending the night.
Cami, so sorry to hear about all the surgeries, what is Leslie having done now?
Here is the tomato my brother grew.
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Well chit, my TM's are up yet again.
CA 15-3 should be less than 30, I'm up to 506
CA 27.29 should be less than 37, I'm up to 563
CEA should be less than 3.4, I'm at 18.9
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Goldie, I’m sorry your TM’s are up. I don’t know if they’re accurate for you but hopefully upcoming scans show nothing going on.
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Hi friends- I was out to the farmers market this morning. Got a dozen ears of corn, my favorite melons that are now in season, some tomatoes and some roasted green chili. Ooh and a pretty bouquet of sunflowers too. I added those to a lovely vase of orange gladiolas and it makes a pretty early fall look. I wish it were feeling like fall though, still very hot and supposed to be up to 100 today. Ugh. I am heading to the spa shortly for a facial and some self care time.
NM- we are doing training around the 7 to 7 ED shift change on my project. The young gals that do the training on this one team are so good, and a real joy to work with. My other team I just drag along with me and most of them stare at me with deer in the headlights most of the time. I sometimes like to blame it on being a "millennial thing" but it is not always that either. My worry for you is that if it takes, they may want you to do it all the time. And to the woman who keeps the same hours, it is easier than trying to adjust back. People who travel internationally some times do the same to keep on a regular sleeping scheduling while away on short business trips. I don't think it works though if you are on a longer vaca though.
A lot of people out here in the west have national park passes because we have so many parks and monuments out west. A couple years ago, everyone was scurrying to get one before they went up to $80. It had been $10 and all my friends here said I needed to get one, but I was and still not a senior really (59). When I turn 60 next year, maybe a few more discounts. The average entrance fee to the parks out here is like $30-35 and next time I plan a big road trip around the west, I will spring for the $80 pass. We have state parks but it's like $3 a day or the like. Sorry you got ticketed, but you found your way out! I love Acadia, one of the most lovely of the parks.
Goldie- I can here the anxiety in your voice about your upcoming visit to the MO. Although I hate to see things like this on line, I usually like it better to see them in advance of the doctor visit so I am not blind sighted with something. You have been under enormous stress this year, but hoping that your doctor has some good insights on anything that needs to be adjusted for your care. We will be in your pocket and let us know how things go as you want to......
Okay friends, wishing you all a good funday sunday. It's Labor Day already again next weekend, before you know it, it will be Xmas (and ugh, I see stuff in the store already for Xmas, pa-leeze.....)
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Goldie - that is a beautiful tomato
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Lori, bummer about the TMs. Hope the scans don't correspond. In your pocket for the upcoming MO visit. That's one amazing tomato--your brother's garden obviously is not overrun with hungry squirrels. That one 'mater would make a Caprese for a crowd!
Kim, I hear you about the Nat'l Park pass. You'd think that at the entrance there'd have been a ranger to sell you the $30 pass rather than patrol the lot later and hand out costly tickets (or maybe that's the new revenue-raising fiscal model to offset Interior's budget cuts). The closest one to us is Indiana Dunes--which until this year was a free IN state park. Haven't been there in decades--we aren't beach people (we burn rather than tan), and getting there from Chicago through all the construction mess that is endemic to IN interstates is a major PITA.
This morning we both slept in, and the kitties gently awakened us. No cat-puke on the floor, which was a surprise because Happy gets hunger pangs if he waits longer than 8 hrs to eat. When I got downstairs, with the kitties leading the way, I saw why: Heidi was stalking a big green grasshopper that somehow had gotten into the kitchen overnight. Happy joined her in tag-team torturing it till it became too weak to jump, so they got bored and ate the wet food I put out for them. They perfunctorily resumed the hunt together for a few minutes afterward, but once it crawled under the radiator, they gave up.
Last night was the year's penultimate Navy Pier Sat. night fireworks display (this week is the last Wed. night one). We went to Riva Crabhouse on Navy Pier--took a Lyft because we feared the garage would be too full for even the valet parkers. So much traffic--especially jaywalking pedestrians leaving the pier in droves due to high winds--that the driver had to drop us off at the rideshare area by the Grand Ave. entrance to the pier because the line to get to the rideshare area in mid-pier by the restaurant was a half-mile long and not moving. We had a half-mile indoor walk through throngs of tourists. (Made me remember why we almost never go to the pier unless we have a dinner cruise for one of Bob's hospitals).
With our meal (keto-friendly) I had 2 oz. of Rotari brut rosé, and 3 oz. of a Tuscan vermentino (I actually prefer Sardinian, but few restaurants offer it, especially not by the glass).
Grilling steak tonight, and Bob wants to open the bottle of Federalist Cab. Sauv. he bought last month at Independent spirits.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey Day! 40 something degrees this ayem, talk about getting up to chilly! Yesterday never got very warm, only into the low 60's, but it was sunny and beautiful. Seems like fall has dropped in all of a sudden.I'm sure it will warm up again soon, though. I know it got chilly during the night, Sadie dumped over a basket of dirty clothes and made a nest with them in the closet. Silly Dog, she could have gotten into bed with me and cuddled! Ah, well, still miffed about me not taking her with us on Saturday, I suppose.
Goldie--WOW, what a tomato!Sorry to hear about the internet trouble. That is always a pain in the anatomy.Not so good about the TMs. Not sure what to think. Prayers for you to get answers soon.
Morning, Illi!
Jazzy--If the 2 ayem class time really works I can deal with that, it's only once a month and not necessarily even every month. I understand about the lady who keeps her sleep schedule the same, and I don't blame her, but she's not consistent in her stories--how can she go home and go to bed and also have to home to baby sit the grandchildren? And like she has also said, it's not like anything will happen if she doesn't stay for a class. As to the park pass, I'm going to have to keep an eye out, sometime in the winter there is a time when residents can get a half price annual park pass just for the once in a while I stop at a park picnic area. There's been so much traffic in the park the last few years that they are talking about setting up a reservation system to visit many places, that's going to make impromptu trips to favorite places a thing of the past. So sad to see nothing but bumper to bumper cars on the park roads nowadays.
Chi--One of the things I don't like about the park pass situation is that you don't drive through an entrance station to get into the park, you have to seek out the places where they sell the passes, the nearest one to where we were was off the road at the entrance to a campground.If the location wasn't on the back of the ticket I wouldn't have known it was there and would have had to drive miles to the nearest station I knew of. There is a small sign that a day pass is required at the entrance to the picnic area, that's been there foryears. They've only begun enforcing it the last couple of years. Annoying, but there it is. Funny pics in my mind of the kitties stalking the grasshopper!
Dead Grasshopper
Ingredients
- 1 part Creme de Menthe
- 1 dash Cinnamon Liqueur
- 1 part White Creme de Cacao
- 1 part Milk
Shake creme de menthe, creme de cacao and milk with ice cubes in a shaker. Pour into a cocktail glass and add a dash of aftershock. Do not stir.
Best served in a Cocktail Glass.
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NM - We did get the national parks pass a couple of years ago before it went up in price. We have only one national park here, the Congaree Swamp. It has a nice boardwalk through large trees and swamps. Once a year the lightening bugs do their synchronized mating dance. It is really fun to see. Our son gives us the state park pass each year for Christmas. We do use it a lot. There is always a guard shack, but never anyone in it. Once we did not have the pass with us, someone was in the shack and we had to pay! Sorry you got such a huge ticket.
Goldie - Did you get any results yet?
ChiSandy - One of our cats does this strange thing I call reserve sneezing. He also has issues with hairballs. The vet says not to worry. His sister hasnone of the issues. They sleep with us and we do wake up when the noises start. Makes for some interesting nights!
I did have an appointment this morning with the MO. Ended up seeing the PA. She is very nice and quite talkative. She explained that insurance will not cover the Neulasta patch if given during radiation. Radiation works against bone marrow. Neulasta is trying to get the bone marrow to make more white blood cells. Insurance doesn’t like wasting them and will not pay if used at the same time. It does not matter where you are getting radiation or at what amount. They just won’t pay for it. My WBC count has not fallen that much since chemo over a week ago. Should be ok to have an infusion on Friday. Did schedule a PET scan for the end of September. We’ll see!
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Grilled steak last night, so Bob wanted to open a bottle of The Federalist 2016 Cab. Sauv. I poured it through the Vinturi aerator, which softened the tannins immensely and made it delightful.
No alcohol for me today. Watching the calories.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! Happy chilly ayem! Another night with temps dropping to the 40s. Time to turn off the fans, maybe even close a window or two. The season seems to have turned awfully quickly. Sadie likes it, though, she can run around the yard longer without gettingso hot. Looks like the long weekend will be mostly pretty nice. That will be good.
Librarian--I didn't have to pay the big ticket price, I bought the $30 seven day pass as was allowed. Got lucky that way. I've heard of the synchronized lightning bugs, that must be something to see! That's really interesting about the radiation affecting bone marrow even when the bones aren't the target. I remember being told the opposite, that radiation only affects the areas it actually hits. Another example of how far medical research has come and how much more we know about things now. Glad your WBCs are holding on.
Chi--I bet the aerator is fun to use!
Lightning Rod
Ingredients
Pour both ingredients over a few ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass, and serve.
Best served in a Old-Fashioned Glass.
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Good morning all - a lovely, sunny but chilly day happening here. It is canning season and I have so many things I would like to preserve, but no real 'ambition' to do it so we will see what happens.
goldie - hoping all is well?! Is today your birthday? IF so - best wishes, if not, I still wish all good things for you...Do you pickle green tomatoes? if so, as a pickle or a relish?
Jazzy -- your farmer's market sounds like it has a huge variety, ours is pretty piddly here the last couple of years. I am lucky to get produce from friends should I want to do anything with it, still deciding.
Hi NM, illi, chi, teka, mema, JCS, and everyone I am missing! Cheers...
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Hi friends- wading away through all my continued apt for everything. I finally got my thyroid biopsy scheduled for 9/11. Also got my second eye surgery apt schedule for 11/27, the day before the Thanksgiving. Yes, they come in the morning of to check on the patient who had surgery the day before. Because my surgery is super early on that day, they may want me back later in the afternoon. Progress.
Librarian- so how much does the patch cost? is it an option to pay out of pocket for something or just advised to not do?
Goldie- I am thinking of you and praying that your MO gives you some news to help you with anything else you need to be doing. I am praying hard on this friend.
Chi- are you and Bob going on any trips soon?
NM- OMG, temps in the 40s? I want that so bad right now. It was 102 yesterday. It looks like we will be going in to Sept in the mid 90s and really need some cooler weather. Oh pa-leeze.....
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Jazzy, glad you have a date for the biopsy. The fact that they're not rushing you in there is a good sign.
We're going somewhere for the week of Thanksgiving (leave Mon., return Sat. night), because the Bar Show doesn't have rehearsals then--they know people are getting ready for or visiting family for the holiday. Have to be back in town Sun. morning because that's the rehearsal with the band in the morning and running the show in the afternoon (last year it was a "trial run" dress too). We have 1800 RCI points expiring 12/31, and we can't convert them to HiltonHonors points or redeposit them into our HGV timeshare.
Trying to find someplace in the RCI portfolio where the weather is pleasant in late Nov., the resort is decent (not have to drive miles for a good meal or cook everything ourselves, rooms in good repair, no bedbugs, etc.), there's good sightseeing not too far away, and it's not Orlando. (I am theme-parked out). We're not beach people (we burn at the drop of a hat), we don't golf, we don't ski, and we're foodies. The resort has to have availability, and if 1800 points aren't enough we need to be allowed to pay to make up the difference.
Last year we went to the Berkshires in late Oct. for leaf-peeping (unfortunately, everything was still green in SW MA but windstorms blew away all the color up in VT), but the weather can be iffy in the mts. in late Nov. Our fave RCI resort--San Diego Country Estates in San Vicente--is out-of-network now. There's an old-fart resort in Palm Springs that might be available, as well as a Holiday Inn in Hilton Head (we have friends in Charleston, and it's also close to Savannah. We're already going to Myrtle Beach this March (freebie HGV trip). There's a cute litlle resort in TX hill country--convenient for day trips to San Antonio, the wineries, & Austin. But the amenities are sort of primitive and it had flood issues two autumns in a row. There's one on Lake Chelan in central WA--could already be snowy, and it's too far from Seattle & Spokane to be practical. There's one in NOLA on Tchopitoulas (I've walked past it several times), but reviews are brutal. We may settle for a small resort in Glendale, AZ, near where we stayed in 1998--I like the Phoenix/Scottsdale area that time of year.
Or if all else fails, we can forfeit the points and go to SF, Seattle, Portland or Vancouver and stay at Hilton hotel properties to save some dough.
Kim, that Vinturi is fun: it has a lucite stand on which base you put the glass or carafe, and put the aerator up top. When you pour, it swirls down and makes gurgling noises before it drops into the glass. (Pour too fast, though, and it's splatter-fest).
As to DOTD, I finally am starting to get the hang of steaming & frothing Califia Unsweetened Barista Blend almond milk. Gotta use the espresso machine's steam wand slowly and gently--the Nespresso Aeroccino will only heat it. (Pacific Barista Series froths beautifully, but it has too much sugar: carby-er than regular milk and nearly as carby as Oatly). Of course, my more "woke" friends diss me for using dairy (I found Organic Valley's version of FairLife and it's delicious), soy (monoculture soil depletion & agribusiness), and almond milk (10,000 gal. of water to grow one almond). If I were to boycott everything that is insufficiently socially responsible, I'd be wearing rags, putting up a windmilll & solar panels, and eating roots, twigs & leaves.
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Good Morning. Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! I am so not liking the bedroom being so dark when the alarm goes off.Time to set the third alarm, one that wakes me up enough to turn on the lights 15 minutes before the actual time-to-get-up alarm. Even Sadie knows I don't get up on the first alarm when it's dark!
Janky--here's to hoping you find the ambish to can the good stuff for winter use!
Jazzy--getting things scheduled is a good step in the right direction. I'll see what I can do about sending you some of the cooler temps, I'm not ready to give up summer yet.
Chi--wow, lots to consider when planning a fall vacay.The Vinturi must be a blast to play with, as long as the splatter doesn't happen!
Morning to every one!
Lemony Summer
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz Amaretto
- 1 oz Whiskey
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Orange Juice
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice, and serve.
Best served in a Highball Glass.
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JCS, you can get a Nat. Park pass for free if you are disabled. They only asked us for a DL and either handicap plate or placard. They gave us the card right on the spot! Here is a link that tells how to raise platelets naturally.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322937.p...
NM, temps in the 40's? We are still in those darn 90's and low triple digits! Been a very hot and dry summer for us. Funny you set an alarm to turn lights on. What about a timer that will just turn them on for you?
Janky yes, it was my birthday yesterday, but not anything I make a big deal out of anymore. I do not pickle green tomatoes, never had them either. I made fried green tomatoes once, didn't care for them. I mostly do spaghetti sauce, salsa and just plain tomatoes, and I have made zucchini relish.
Jazzy, we will be in your pocket come 9/11 and the other dates. Of course the 9/11 will be easy to remember and you will need to remind us of the eye surgeries.
Well, saw my onc, we are not changing treatment just yet. Besides being the captain of my ship, he also tells me that we treat the patient and not the markers. So staying with Xeloda for another 6 weeks. But if they jump as much in another 6 weeks, he said we will change. And I did have scans on my chest and abdomen when I was sick for those 2 months, which didn't show anything. So if anything IS going on, I think it's in my bones.
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Mornin' ladies,
Oh Lori I pray the have answers for u to get these numbers under control somehow. This as to be so stressful for u. Sometimes times it's OK then this...they have to have some answers in their bag of trix, I pray they do and it will .be good for u and bring numbers to where they should be, or at least close. OY. <HUGS> I wish I could be there for u.
Jazzy can u be any more organized??? It's really good for u to make sure everything gets done on ur terms. Then this thyroid thing messes u up. But somehow I know u will be on top of all this. Oh they're just going to watch numbers, no big deal. on my blood work, that's all right now they're kind of scattered and off.
Oh that bridge looks like every scary movie that I've ever seen, but it is kinda rustic cute.
Illi ur on the go again.
Kim this 2am thing sounds like it's taking u all over the map, I thought about it don't even bother, don't start doing something u really don't want to do in the long run. And -----that would drive Sadie crazy.
Sandy ur another one that so organized, I don't have a clue how u gals keep that up. Lori Les has to have another cuz under her arms there is some kind of entanglement that PT won't do. And the only way is to open her up and cut and tear so she'll have movement in her arm again. She has very limited movement now and can not work at all.
OK tomato time, do u really eat that??? It's so unusual u hate to cut into it, but sandy ur right. It could feed a block party for sure.
Dan came b yesterday and I told him never buy me more than a 50.00 cert.. and sure nuff he buys me 100.00, he feeds into my addiction of shoping. One of the guys was so sick so I told him what to do, he was trying to work so I gave him some extreme measures. I was talking to Dan and told him an Idea I had <stupid me> he thought it was great for ME to do. Why do I ever open my mouth.
OK this puter is showing super large letters so I don't know when I send it what it will do. but I couldn't get it smaller so now we see.
LUBS U ALL
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OK I fixed it, it came on huge.Some things are great huge, this is not one of them.
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Hi friends- well it's feeling cooler out there this morning and I am hopeful that the weather will continue to be more late summer like. They said we are past the extreme heat (meaning over 100) but also it's still in the mid 90s. I think I will be wearing my summer dresses well into the fall, but that can work too.
I have to laugh sometimes about my work as I work with two providers on my clinical communications project that I like a lot, but man do they drop the f-bomb sometimes and stun me. LOL. Yesterday I told one of them about a project that touches our world that did not get funded for next year and the one provider stopped as we were walking in the hall and yelled "Eff, what, why not?" I felt my eyes get huge and I don't surprise easily either. Anyways, I understand why she is upset and will get her with the right people to talk about it.
Goldie- I like your MO's comment about treating the patient and not the markers. Sometimes we get lost in the world of healthcare around our blood work, scans, and other things. I am going to keep praying for you for the current meds to work. You might want to ask your MO about denusaub for bones too, I think think current medication is for that and know Prolia shots are made from it too (still get that twice a year and another shot coming up in mid Sept, oh won't sept be fun?) And yes, I will remind everyone of the surgeries as they approach.
Chi- if you go to Palm Springs, I have all the great places to tell you about to eat there. My sister has a second home in PS and have been out there a couple times to their home there since they bought it a few years back. There is a fabulous Jewish deli there called Shermans, I bet you even know about it. The food is the best and they have fabulous desserts too, many sugar free which is what this girl wants. I know you are super careful about your diet. I hope you find a great spot to go for the holiday.
NM- that drink looks so good but I am not fan of whiskey, Darn it.
Cami- yes, getting organized will get me through the busy fall. This fall is going to be busy with all this medical stuff, planned and beyond. Then my nephew is coming in mid October for balloon fiesta and his birthday, then I have my second surgery in November. The crunch is going to come in the next six weeks, and I am getting ready. But this weekend is my last fun get away to Santa Fe and the Eddie Daniels concert you and I have talked about some. Going to embrace the last of the summer and then dive straight in to the fall.
Janky- thank you for the good wishes. Are you back from your travels?
My only question about the last farmers market visit was this- I think the lady I got the corn from was selling GMO corn. I like the natural stuff but my place for that did not have any this week. The woman was selling it pre-bagged and no chance to really look at it, or I would have known. But i did the minute I took the husks off on Sunday. Well now I know and won't buy there again. There will be corn in to Sept. I don't think farmers markets necessarily ensure the stuff is organic or where they get their seeds. Live and learn?
Ill- did you buy the new truck last weekend? Any good eats while you were up in Fort Worth?
Busy day ahead but going to out lunch with a couple guy friends from another job who work at the current healthcare group. Everyone have a good Wednesday. The long weekend is coming. Labor Day weekend is my favorite of the long summer holidays, here is to us working stiffs in all our form and function......
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I'm due for my last (I hope) Prolia shot next week. It's the bone-health version of denosumab, given twice a year; the version that's given more often (and may be stronger) for bone mets is called Xgeva.
Happy Red Wine Day (what's left of it)! So you know I had to make Pacific salmon for dinner. I Coravin-ed a couple ounces of 2015 Morgon, and Bob killed off the rest of The Federalist cab. sauv.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! Getting up to some rain this ayem. Apparently this is a storm front that is being remotely fed by the remnants of some tropical storm or former hurricane or some such. Supposed to rain all day, sometimes petty hard. Pretty foggy, too.There's already been a fatal car crash on a nearby stretch of road that is notorious for bad accidents. That's the 4th in as many months. That stretch of road has been tagged as "dangerous" by the DOT, "improvements" are planned, not sure when they will start. It's too late in the season to start any road work now. People drive like maniacs through there, people have been radared at more than 80 mph (it's a 5O mph area) pretty regularly. Scary sometimes. I always double check my seat belt, and Sadie's if she's with me, before hitting that stretch.Sadie says "Hi" to everyone.
Cammy Cat!Missed you the last couple of days!I hear you about the 2 ayem thing. I'm not sure how Sadie would react, either she'd go back to sleep and never notice that I was gone, or maybe I'd take her with me and she can sleep in my office while I'm in class.She'd love that! I love the way Dan spoils you and supports your shopping addiction. And good for you for taking care of the sick guy.Someone has to take care of the guys and you are the best for the job!
Goldie--Hmm,a timer to turn on the lights automatically?What a great idea, why didn't I think of that??? Going to look into that, it's a great idea!Glad to hear the doc treats the person and not the numbers. Praying for better numbers in 6 weeks.
Jazzy--I can just picture that conversation in the hallway with the f-bomb dropping and everyone coming to a standstill! Are you taking the long holiday weekend off?I know I'm looking forward to having it off!
Chi--Congrats on getting to the end of the Prolia run!
Effortless Labor Day Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 Ounces Brugal Extra Dry rum
- 2 Ounces soda water
- 2 slices cucumber
- 2 slices lemon
- 2 basil leaves
- 1/2 Ounce simple syrup
Directions
Muddle cucumber, lemon, basil, and simple syrup. Add Brugal Extra Dry, shake, and top with soda water.
From <https://www.thedailymeal.com/recipes/effortless-labor-day-recipe>
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Mornin ladies,
Day late but happy wine day, that should be everyday.
Jazzy when isn't Janky on some kind of vacation??? She cracks me up.
Kim if bt some chance u do the 2am u should take sadie with u, she will keep u company and she always looks forward going anyplace with her.
I watched A SIMPLE FAVOR the other nite, thought it was based on a true story but no. It was very interesting and I liked it. It was the authors first book, now she has to top it.
Jazzy I did loose my crazy words til I started working with all men, now they come out so naturally I barely notice and when someone new starts they tell hime oh talk anyway u want to Camille she's like one of the guys. So I really don't care, gives me a chance to exercise my anger.Sunday is a party for the holiday and Dan's 2nd child 2 rs old. So I'm sure everyone will bring their kids, oh sounds like fun.
I fit the thirsty Thursday today, I'm So thirst this am. Loads of water now.
LUBS U ALL
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Sandy, I take the Xgeva. They send it to my house and I give it to myself.
NM, can you take another route, so you are not on that bad stretch road? We use a timer for our lights when we are gone, we also have one that has lights, to make it look like a tv is on. All to make it look like we are home. Someone could get away with lots of stuff if they were to break in while we are gone. BUT....we have cameras too. Outside, in the house and in the warehouse!
Cami, where is the party on Sunday? Will you be going?
Heading to town today. Getting road food for our trip to Reno NV. Will be driving to Parump on Tuesday and then to Reno on Wednesday, be home Sunday. Also need to get a coffee maker, as ours took a dump yesterday. Temps here for the next 10 days are still in the 90's and pretty close to that in Reno while we are there.
Happy Thirsty Thursday!
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Oh goodness! Yesterday was so much fun. I almost used the F-bomb numerous times out of frustration. Early in the day we lost water pressure. Called the water department and they did not know anything. My DH went out and found a group of workers up the street. They were supposed to be fixing a leak and had broken a 6” water pipe. We had no water until about 5:00pm. I had plenty of bottled water to drink, but could not flush the toilets. Of course I was hosting cards last night! Eight women drinking alcohol without having a working bathroom!?! Anyway, all worked out. We are boiling our drinking water and will do so for a few days. I am more concerned than usual because of the low WBC count.
Not sure about the possible hurricane. I think the weather people like to get everyone excited, then nothing happens. I would love to have a couple of days of steady (not hard) rain to end the summer with.
I have absolutely nothing to do today. My favorite! I plan on exercising a little, cleaning up what is left of the card game last night and sitting down for the rest of the day! I enjoy being busy, but love the no pressure days.
Enjoy the almost weekend day!!!!
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Hi ladies- well the roofing company was just here and gave me a good estimate for a small leak to be fixed as well as just to tidy things up top. My roof was replaced in 2013 and was better than the original and he said things are in excellent shape for the most part, just some minor work. I will be waiting for them to call with available dates and will cram yet another thing in to Sept.
Cami- the funny thing about the doctor who dropped the F Bomb is that it was a woman! LOL. You go girl, but my other doc drops them to, more in meetings where we are sure the door is closed. Just always startles everyone, but we crack up later. My father swore like a sailor and thus, if I am around it, I can fall in to it too. But in the work place, we don't do that......
NM- yes, I am off this weekend, yay. Going to Santa Fe for a few days and a concert Sat night, then home to just relax on Labor Day (no laboring....)
Chi- I am glad you are getting your last Prolia shot. My bone health is not good enough to stop so I agreed to stay on them longer and have one coming up on 9/13. I have my biopsy that week, then the gyn the morning of the 13th and then the shot in the afternoon. Boy do I know how to have fun. Are you off the AI drugs?
Goldie- I forgot to wish you a happy birthday friend. Wishing you a better year ahead with good health, good times and no more problems like you have had this year. I liked that cute picture you posted on FB the other day dancing with that man whose name escapes me.....
Gotta get in the shower and off to work (ugh). No meetings today though so I hope to be more productive. The weekend is coming!
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It's Thursday - Yayyyyy! hip hip hooray though I am not sure why - 'cause it's 'Thirsty'?! I sure as heck did not know it was Red Wine day yesterday, so I drank beer instead, will have to celebrate Red Wine day later today!
Jazzy and cami - ha ha - I don't travel that much, it just seems like it to some as my friends here kid me all the time too. I did spend a great week in Montreal catching up with family and school friends from almost 50 years ago, the weather and food were fantastic as always.
NM - I can never understand why people don't drive to the road conditions, we have so many unnecessary accidents here when it rains. Say hi to Sadie too!
Well today I am going to try the pickled green tomatoes, but won't have a verdict till next week as they need to 'pickle' I guess. I will let you know. I am going to do beets this weekend too, or at least these are what I want to do, my body just needs to cooperate! One of my medications knocks the stuffing out of me, and even though this is week off, I am pooped. Stay well everyone - Cheers!
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Still on letrozole--not due to stop till 12/31/20. Will discuss it with my MO next Thurs., to see if I should get estrogen levels drawn or do the BCI test. With my Oncotype (16), the disease-free-survival benefit is something like 1-2% (or was when I started taking it--maybe the margin is even lower now). Never had estrogen levels tested. After reading an article in What'sNext.com about a UK study showing a 6-to-10-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease even in cancer survivors who didn't get chemo (only AIs & rads), I will lay my concerns on the line to her. My lipids were always fine (especially HDL) before I started on the AI--wasn't even on a statin till a year into treatment. Low-carb dieting always had improved my lipids further before letrozole. My PCP says he's not worried because my Framingham score is so low (3, which means a 3% chance of a CV "event" over the next decade)--but I know cancer treatments were not factored into the Framingham studies as CV risks.
As you may well know, AIs raise "bad" blood lipids and lower HDLs; and statins, which correct that, raise blood sugar & a1c. Before letrozole & Crestor, my glucose never went over 95 and my a1c was in the low-to-mid 5s (we always monitored it because of a maternal family history of T2DM). My current a1c of 5.8 has my doctors very happy (it had peaked at 6.1 before my weight loss); but before cancer, it would have been worrisome as it's a decimal point over the threshold for prediabetes.
Also wonder whether drastic reduction in wine consumption--especially red--from a 5-oz. glass a day to an average of 2-3 per week may be partlly responsible for trashing my HDLs--which used to be high 80s-low 90s but now are only 53: fine for a man (>40) but not good for a woman (should be >60). Reducing wine may be good for weight control and ER+ recurrence prevention but not so hot overall.
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Oh, and after having had to hit "edit" numerous times, anyone else here using a MacBook Pro circa 2017 & later experiencing certain keys (in my case "u" and "l") repeating inadvertently?
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Bob just called: we have 7000 RCI points, only 1800 of which are expiring, but 1800 isn't enough to stay anywhere. We rolled the remaining 5200 over to next year, and we have 7000 HGV points next year too. So we're going wherever we feel like in Nov.
Here's the complication, though: the best Italian joint in the country (Spiaggia) is hosting a 9-day chef/owner-led trip to N. Italy (Milan, Verona, Venice, & Florence) this fall/winter 2019, but dates not yet announced. Bar Show sched. also not announced. Not sure if Bob can extend his time off (he'd love to) or I can get a dispensation to miss rehearsals. Also, N. Italy is a bit more carb-intensive than S.--which would be heavy on the fish, olives & veggies. Not gonna take a gourmet tour of N. Italy w/o eating at least a little pasta & bread each day. (Gelato is another story, sigh). At our ages (68 & 70), "YOLO" actually has significant meaning (as opposed to merely an excuse for millenials & Gen-Zers to party hearty). Perhaps the walking might offset the dietary damage--the only time I ever gained weight on vacation was this last trip to Israel, and it turned out to have been strictly water-retention from long flights (which disappeared after 2 days on Lasix).
Assuming the dates pan out, if you were me, what would you do??? (Yes, we can afford it).
If not that tour, we'l probably head out to the PNW (Seattle, Portland or Vancouver), the Bay Area (incl. Napa & Sonoma...or maybe the central coast). Not going anywhere near the Atlantic--weather will be wonky, even in late Nov.
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