For Older People with Sense

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3jays, I love love the pics. So happy you had a good time! (((hugs))) about the rest of the stuff.

Isabella, I know what you mean, not about horses, but it is coming into summer season here and the population multiplies, there is just not enough room for everyone.  I live on a main road and most of the time it is a quiet country road but this time of year there is constant traffic. Makes me want to yell for everyone to just go home. 

Here is a strange story for ya'll. A kind friend of mine cleans my house (she washed all the dog nose prints off my windows ) for me every so often. She was here yesterday while I was out running errands. She said a woman came in my house without knocking, sat at my dining table and asked her lots of questions about me and the shop, said she had known my kids when they were small, wouldn't leave a note said she would stop back later. It kinda creeps me out. My friend wants me to lock my doors now. I can't think who it would be. It was probably a customer that "thinks" she knows me, but because it is summer season I have a new batch of customers that haven't been here and need to get the message that the shop is closed. sigh! 

Oh the price of living in a resort paradise! LOL If I take the summer off I can play tourist and do all the things I never get to do while working. There's a plan! 

chrissyb

Hi ya girls! Well those pesky INR level did not behave them selves......again. It was 1.4 which is way too low so I am back to upping my meds.........again. Thank good ness and hopefully when I see the specialist after a leg ultra sound to make sure the clot is gone I will be able to stop all this nonsense!

Nancy I was taking biotin regularly for ages and it did wonders for my nails but unfortunately my hair is still falling out.....wah! Do you take magnesium as a supplement? If not, it's really great for controlling those pesky Charlie horses......they do indeed hurt like the dickens and they always come when you are fast asleep......well not for long once they hit....Lol.

Lisa those pics are truly beautiful! I love the last one you posted in particular....amazing! Also love the Indian dancing and the colors that are in his costume. I have only ever seen one Native American dance perfomed live and that was many years ago when the World Scout Jamboree was held in Adelaide. It was amazing and whetted my appetite to learn more about their different cultures.

Kaara congrats on the graduations! I just know your chest was puffed up with pride as you watched them receive their diploma.

LC the greed coloration comes from the welding lens itself where as Lisa's orange coloration would have been the lens in the cheap glasses that were bought. They both did the same thing and that was filter out the harmful rays while still allowing you to take photos tinged with the color of the lens.

3jays, have those docs been hiding things from you or just failing to tell you.......either way it's certainly not a good thing. Love, love, love the pics you posted. It was nice to see Murs Mom and Dad again. Please say hello to them for me. So glad you had a great lunch with Jay1 and the grands as I know how much you miss not seeing them regularly.

Isabella I find it hard to believe that people, strangers, disregard the fact that the roads they are on are private roads! I'm afraid I would be posting notices and sitting there for a while with a shot gun to enforce the fact that they are private. I think your DD can handle what you said on FB and if not she needs to grow up a little. Deep breath now and calm yourself a little. Enjoy the better weather that you are having at the moment.

Wow Nancy! I think I would be locking my door in future.........you really don't want anyone just walking into your home and making themselves at home, friend or not. The gall of that person!

Today had been very cold, maximum temp was 7 degrees so the fire had been burning all day........and two cats and one small dog have been nicely laid out arranged so they all get the direct warmth....lol.....for three animals who usually avoid each other it just goes to prove that when needs must there is no reason they can't get along.........it's a shame that some humans don't learn from them.

Love n hugs all! Chrissy

Kaara

Chrissy:  Sorry you're still having problems...saying a prayer for you!

3jays:  Photos are great...darling wig...it becomes you!

Attended the last graduation this morning early (why do they have them at 8:00 AM!) and took everyone to breakfast after.  The restaurant wasn't expecting such a crowd, so by the time we got served it was almost time for lunch, but the food was good and hot!

The two grad parties are on Saturday, then we start packing for our trip to NC for the summer.  I'm really going to miss my little grands this year...so adorable.  They will probably forget me:( 

Elisimo

Kaaba- Where in NC are you headed? I live in Raleigh and would love to meet you sometime, if you are close.



Chrissy - I agree that our animals can teach us humans a lot if we would only pay attention. Sorry your INR is still out of whack, but hopefully it will all end soon. Sorry I kept you up so late with our chat the other night, but I so enjoyed our visit. You need to post that picture your DGS drew with the crayons at the restaurant. It really was amazing. I know you are so proud of him and his wonderful talent.



Nancy - I think it is time for some locked doors and a big Store Is CLOSED sign! I cannot believe someone would come in and just make themselves at home while you were gone! Even my best friend does not do that. She calls first and if I am on my way home she will wait outside until I get there and she has a key to the house!!!!

QCA

Very warm night in NC tonight.  Not saying hot, mind you, because I don't want to turn on the a/c this early. 

Chrissy, I was so hoping your levels were straightened out.  Hope the clot will be gone when you see the specialist and you can relax about that, and your levels will soon right themselves.

Great news, Leah and L_C!!  I'm happy for you both!

Nancy, like Chrissy, I've been taking biotin for years, but for thinning hair.  Hasn't helped the hair, unfortunately, but that's a side effect of the blood pressure med I take and arimidex just makes it worse.   And, hey, lock your doors!  I agree with Elisimo, not even my best friend would come in if I weren't home.

3jays, glad you got to see some grands, and I love the wig!  It's a great color for you!  

Isabella, these horse-riding folks are trespassing and I don't blame you one bit for speaking your mind to them.  The very idea!  It's your land and they have no business on it.  And re DD, I remember something my dad used to say to me, "you can like it or leave it alone".  Basically   he was telling me to just shut up. 

Glad the graduations are behind you, Kaara, all but the parties!  I'd like to know where in NC you're heading too.  I'm in Monroe, near Charlotte.

Love to all,

Kathy

Kaara

Kathy:  We're in Hendersonville, just south of Asheville.  It's beautiful there in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  We have a home there that we go to for summer and fall.

3jaysmom

HEY GALS, I'VE JUST SPENT AN HOUR, GETTING MY PC CKED REMOTE.. WHEN I WAS IN MY PMS, THE SCREEN STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF!!SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME, HAD TO CHANGE MY PANTIES!!THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG, SHOWED ME ON SCREEN, IT WAS BCO; OR, SO THEY SAY... ANYWAY, ITS ALL GOOD NOW.. SO, IF YOU HAVE IT HAPPEN, JUST LOG OFF, AND CLOSE, RESTART.. APPARENTLY, THATS WHAT "FIXED" IT BEFORE I GOT THE HELP  LOL

   iSABELLA, THE TOWN I USED TO LIVE IN, IS WELL KNOWN IN SO 'fLA FOR HORSE COUNTRY.. THE WHOLE TOWN IS DECORATED LIKE THE OLD WEST, EVEN THE BUSINESSES. CHANGE THEM YRS AGO..

  A FEW YEARS AGO, A HORSE NEAR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD "SPOOKED" AND CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT OF A CAR.. IT sorry for the caps, it IS dangerous as well as frustrating for drivers.. they aren't allowed to drive on the side of the road, much less, the road here. and, in US: cars have the roway.. so there!!ig

f DD is writing on FB; she'sd better be ready for all opinions, not just HERS.. but we both know how our kids can be..lol

   im sorry your'e still having trouble, Chrissy. i hope the us will finish the whole inr thing.. clot free!

  i gotta repost shirley , her pic was too big.. somebody let me know.. on photobucket, what size should i set my pics for here???

  yeah, i had a blast with the grands.. some time was spent with teaching Fischer how to use my fb camera.. he took great pics.. the one of me/wig HE TOOK!!!

  hope you all enjoy the mem day wkend, at least those of us that do.. mur has monday off, so we'll have another day to clean, and then i wants  to see Marigold Hotel.. afriend saw it, and said its' great. im gonna try to get up and out this year. it may be too soon, though, i'll see how i feel then  i hope this is readable. i just bought  a new keyboard, the letters are 3xs the size, and bright yellow, glow in the dark. like the ones' on tv adverts.. i love it, but the other keys were closer, so it'll take some getting used to.how am i doin???hahaha .3jays

chrissyb

3jays, the best size for here is about 350 x 280 or there abouts.  I think I forgot to say I loved your wig and the way you had it styled!  Not giving your lovely full smile is okay if you are selfconcious about your teeth and the grin was good but I love the way you smile.

Elisimo I had no trouble staying up that late so we could chat.  Sorry my internet broke the connection just before we said goodbye.  Did you get my message?  I loved chatting and we surely do need to do it more often.

Nancy, I agree with Elisimo, out a ' Closed till further notice'  sign on your door.  At least then you won't be getting bothered by all the questions and you can relax a little.

Don't know why but I slept all day today!  I went to bed a little after midnight and just kept on sleeping.  Have no idea why but I will be asking questions when I next see my family doc.

Hope you all have a great day!

Love n hugs.  Chrissy 

Kaara

Chrissy:  Once in a while it's ok to sleep all day and play catch up, but if it continues then it's probably something to ask the doctor about.  I've been taking a nap practically every day.  I think mine is from the tamoxifen.  As long as I'm busy I'm ok, but if I sit down to read...lights out!

3jays:  I know the horse town you're talking about...Davie...my DD lives there on a little ranchette and has horses and a riding ring.  The girls used to show their horses, but have long since given that up.  Now DD just pays someone to feed and groom them and clean the stalls.  I told her she should donate the horses to a charity group that uses them for autistic children.  They are well trained and would be very good for that.  She hates parting with any of her pets.  She's still sad over her german shepard tht passed last year.

I want to see that Marigold Hotel as well....my BF wasn't that enthusiastic, but I went to see The Avengers last week with him...ugh!  I said it was for people with ADD!  Action packed every second.  I almost fell asleep in there...go figure.

We have two grad parties on Saturday...back to back, then we'll start getting ready to leave for NC for the summer and fall...yea!  A little hot and rainy here right now. 

Elisimo

Chrissy - yes I got your message.

I went to the PCP on Tuesday and asked about my sleeping so much and he said my body had just hit the wall with not sleeping well for so long it just said "OK now we sleep"  He was surprised the neuro did not give me anything to make me sleep all night.  He reviewed all the test, blood work and scan reports with me that I have had in the last year and answered all my questions and asked me a bunch more and the end result was that I was just sleep deprived so he prescribed Ambien and I had to be sure and text or call him in a couple of days and let him know how I was doing on it.  I texted him this morning and the he answered "Sleep is good!"  I have gotten 2 good nights of all night sleep.  That stuff knocks me out, but I do not wake up feeling drugged or like I have a hangover.

I got to talk with all my kids and grandchildren today so I am a happy camper tonight.  The will all be here by July 5th so the 4 oldest ones can go to camp.  The 3 younger ones will be here with me and their moms and one dad.  Oldest DSIL has to be at a class in Yuma, AZ for July so we will miss him.  Well it is getting late and I have to go take my pills and go to bed.  Hope everyone here in the US has a wonderful Memorial day. 

3jaysmom

3jaysmom

chrissyb

3jays are you resizing?  The best size fore the forums is about 350 x 280 pixels.  It will end up about the size of the pic at the top of the page.  When you resize in photobucket you have to save or the pic will go back to the original size.  Hope this helps lovely!

Love n hugs.  Chrissy 

3jaysmom

my computer tech wanted me to show him, another problem tonite.. so, i quickly tried to resize,, oby i didn't get it. shirley is in that pic..gonna delte, and post at the size you said..thanks for the help!!!how are you, btw???

3jaysmom

ahhh...3jays thanks chrissy...

chrissyb

I'm good thanks other than the INR misbehaving the rest is doind just fine.....lol.  The knee is getting better each day but I do have to be careful not to do too much on it as then I suffer muchly....lol......all in all it's probably better than the average.  The was a woman in hospital that had her knee done the same day and she is still having so much trouble it makes me thankful that I am so well.

Love n hugs girl and I'm glad your resizing worked.   Chrissy 

3jaysmom

c hrissy, im glad you and elisimo(so strange to call her that ) had a good chin wag..it does the body good to talk to friends!!

  thanks for your help on the pics tonight, i deletred a bunch..

  Kaara: your DD lives right next to me, then..we're right around the corner from Davie.. lived there for years!!now, we're in an over 55 , on stirling road..!!!

 didel (from another thread is coming in nov for a week or so, to west palm..i'm going to try and meet her, maybe you'll come? will you be back from NC by then?

  im still TRYING  to get used to this keyboard.. my keys on the notebook were TINY (ask chrissy) but, these are huge!!!i get 20-40 vision, when they ck me, but i have to enlarge this webiste to 150% before im comfortable.. maybe sas can do the same for her...

  im "laying low" for now, but want to see that movie somewhere in the next two days...

  i hope you all are doing well.......3jays

SoCalLisa

We have driven 3,000 miles so far and we are still in PA...long trip

ptdreamers

Socallisa, I just finished 2400 hundred miles and it just about did me in. You go gal! i have determined that from now on I will fly and rent a car to go minimal distances since that long drive is no fun.

3jaysmom

Lisa: whats your final destination??3jays

chrissyb

Wow Lisa!  That really is a long way by car no matter how comfortable your car is!  Still loving your pics!....lol......keep 'em coming girl as we never get sick of seeing them.

SoCalLisa

3jays...final destination is Dartmouth College in New Hampshire for the 50th reunion of my husband,via Maine.

purple32

Martha

You are in ' the waiting room'! 

  It's truly the worst place to be in this whole BC situation.  We have all been there .  For me, it was agonizing- no way to shut my mind down.  The good news is that each day WILL pass - it just does !

In the meantime, I wish you the BEST possible results.  Let us know.

(((HUGS))) 

SoCalLisa

SoCalLisa

almost above the tree line in Colorado

chrissyb

Lisa these bring back such good memories of my trip.......they are soooo beautiful.   I can hear the sound of the water as it trips over the rocks and rushes to the larger river.

Love n hugs.    Chrissy 

QCA

Well, I thought I posted yesterday but it seems to have disappeared. 

Kaara, I know Hendersonville and have been there several times.  One of my college roommates is from there and some dear friends live there now.  It's a beautiful area!

Had DGS's 3rd birthday party yesterday (birthday's Tuesday) and the theme was apparently bubbles because so many of his gifts made them.  He loved the bubble mower Papa and I gave him and just mowed their whole yard!  DIL made him a Curious George cake, which was a big hit since that's his hero, and DS artfully cut the cake leaving George's face intact.  Today's been spent recovering from the party for us.

Elisimo, it sounds like your July will be fantastic with your family, even if the oldest ones will be at camp.  Your house will still be busy with the younger ones and you'll have a wonderful time. I'm so glad you're sleeping again,too.

Can't tell yet if we'll get any rain from Beryl but it'd help our water bill!  We're watering the garden and flowers, plus desperately trying to keep a gorgeous blue hydrangea in good shape so we can use the blooms in DD's wedding, 3 weeks away.  We've told DS and DIL that we simply cannot keep DGS the week of the wedding and they'll have to make other arrangements, but we're the last ones to know their plans.  They were supposed to already have him in day care by now, but he's still with us everyday.  

Better not talk about the wedding any more so panic won't set in!  

Hope all are having a good weekend, and a happy holiday one to US residents.  Love to all,

Kathy

Alyson

Have been meaning to say I was a really proud mother Saturday night. DD1 is an opera singer and is at present doing her doctorate - she teaches voice at University. She gave one of her recitals and it was a real tear jerker oh dear I don't usually get emotional as I have sat through so many concerts etc but this was sublime. She did several pieces of oratorio, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Rosinni and the final one was from Tippet's Child of our time. It was also wonderful that DD2 sang as well, she has a beautiful voice and has music degree as well ( and a PhD in English Lit). Sorry don't usually say too much about my family but I was really proud on Saturday.

Had such a busy week last week that I have gone splat today - RA and Fibromyalgia don't help - so I am taking it really easy today especially as we are off down country for my nephew's wedding next week end. Looking forward to this but hope my siblings behave. I am the youngest by 9 years and I am the one who speaks to all of them. Have spent the last couple of days trying to organise things between my brothers. Not sure why the can't contact each other at least they do speak. My sister barely speaks to one brother. It will be an interesting time.

Must go and put my feet up again.

Kaara

Kathy:  I love hydrangeas...we have the most beautiful ones that bloom in our yard all summer...can't wait to get up there to see them...and the peonys too.  We're leaving this coming Thursday.  You must be very excited about the wedding...they bring so much joy!

It's been a long weekend...back to back grad parties that went well, but my little DGGD had another seizure from high fever and is back in the hospital.  They say she will grow out of them, but is going to have to be watched very carefully over the next year.  This was her second in less than 3 months.  I felt so sorry for my DGD...she called in to her job to tell them her child was sick and hospitalized and they didn't believe her...thought she was just trying to get memorial weekend off.  She has to bring a note from the doctor if you can believe that! 

ptdreamers

alyson, sounds like you have every reason to be proud of your daughter. take it easy now.