INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

JWoo

MostlyMom- that is wonderful! Please send her our congratulations! 

Netti- hope you are resting tonight, and have a smooth test tomorrow. Congrats on the new grandbabies! 

Sas- We'll see your Thursday. Wishing you an easy week. 

Cam, how was your appointment?

Chevy- I totally get it!

Luv- for the "twin" house,  you can look on Zillow once it closes to see what it sold for. just look up the address on the site and check it every now and again. 

Anonymous

Smaarty, wondering how the attempts down-sizing and moving is going...

Jwow, I'm sure you're just as pretty as 2 years ago, things change, but beauty stays the same. My DH would probably use the dishwasher for car parts too, except he bought a car parts washer stand thingy instead. Hasn't gotten any use in years.

Sassy, thinking of you....

Anonymous

Nettie, beautiful family, congrats on the 2 future grandbabies, at the same time, no less! You're going to be one busy Nana!

Hi1, am in the same situation - hoping I get to be around to see grandkids someday. I didn't have my DD till I was 39, very late start. Hoping she doesn't do the same. My parents waited a long time to become grandparents, they were 63 and 66 when DD was born. I'll be that age pretty quickly....

Luv, at least you get to use the dishwasher! DH hates them. We bought one of the ones where top and bottom were actually separate individual dishwashers. He freaks out when we get close to running out of dishes (we have a set of 12) or glasses and I refuse to run the silly thing unless it's full. So, for 20+ years have been hand-washing to keep him quiet. Grrrr.

About meeting FIL when he was younger, he's not the one I wish I knew when they were young. It's my (late) MIL as she was always unhappy and mean -- especially to me. She and her sister lost their mother quite young and her dad remarried. MIL used to call her something mean like the dancing saloon girl or some such thing. She hated her stepmother. So when I married my DH with his young son, she would always talk about her evil stepmother, no wonder my DS (step-son) hated me for so many years. I've always wanted to really understand her story. 

Cami, I missed what's wrong with Joey's foot too. Remind me please.

Speaking of reminders: 

camillegal

Good Morning allets.

Joey is fine still on crutches but going to school today, he hates missing it.

Oh I hope Saas is glowing the right color.

I slept last nite-good--my boss came over to show me pics of what I missed the day before by his house--he's so sweet, I can't stand it.

I told u guys about my app't--it was crummy, finding blood in my urine and "other things"??? LOL She mentioned more cancer actually she said mets and I said no thanks I like the Yankees, I was there for hrs, cuz I had more tests and might need more. I told u when I go all they do are tests==see no one pays attention to me LOL I think there will be a stage V, I decided. I have to get out today and get some stuff for my infection and depends and more meds and chocolate covered peanuts. Very important.

I hope everyone has a great day. and feels decent. 

Chevyboy

Morning gals! Nettie! Don't go wimping out on us... I think it is for your own good, to at least find out what is going on... It's your "bottom?" Oh wait... you want to GET to the bottom of this... very understandable. Not knowing is just the worst!

We'll all be here anyway... so you can just come here and let us know.

2nd! How cute! A sparkly pot for the Sass! Okay...

Sass

, you doin' okay?

I have to tease you, otherwise I would be sad! Just hate to see you going through this... Let us know, okay? xoxoxoxo

MMMartha....

That's WONderful! Congratulations for her! Cancer-free always sounds better than NED....!

Spookie!

Yes, the Sass-ster must be shining bright these days!

Blondie! WTH????

It's amazing how our bodies try and heal themselves, and then just when things are looking up, they throw another curve-ball at us... right? You can DO it kid! I don't honestly know anything about those drugs.... but I'll ask Cammi.... She's our "go-to" girl you kow....!

But thanks, I'm doing alright... Sometimes it just plain hurts when I get up from a chair.... so that means I have to stay on my feet more, right? I have to garden more...and walk around STORES.... like Walmart and stuff.

2ndT!

Sounds like our in laws were related. MIL..... same thing! Always mad at the "ole' man" because he was usually drunk, and with every good reason for BEING so... They deserved each other though. Funny, how when we are young, we are in the middle of all that, and don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, like telling them what INGRATES and morons they all are! We just shut-up, even when it hurts our husbands! ONE time I really blew up though...

I got so sick of always hearing about how my DH was not "Man enough" to have Sons.... Everytime the Ole Man got drunk, same thing! Our 2 Daughters were about 8 & 10, when I finally let him have it!

We were at a family dinner, and ONCE more, he started... He said he had 3 Sons... My DH could only "chop logs" which meant have girls... His other Son, the favorite, was the only one who could "swing an ax" and HE had TWO SONS.....!!!! And his youngest Son served in Viet Nam, so I guess he was exempt from this wrath of Satan...

Anyway I saw the look on my Daughter's faces, AND my Husbands, so I just stood up... Threw a towel down on the table, and said "I AM SO SICK OF YOU SAYING THIS ABOUT YOUR SON, AND MY FAMILY!"

"WE ARE LEAVING!!!!"

Anyway everyone else tried to settle things down, and he and his mate bit the dust... We stayed....

Things were just "okay" after that... but they didn't deserve my friendship. They were both just plain MEAN!

CAMMI!

You going to Walmart too? I'll go with you... I don't like what "they" told you at all! "They" must be related to my in-laws... Like the Bad News Bears or something...

If the tests help you, or if they find something they can fix, then I guess it's okay... It's like shooting fish in a fish-bowl, right? They are trying to pin your ailments on "things"????

No, I don't like the Mets either... You like the Yankee's?? Didn't Joe Girardi go with them after he left the Colorado Rockies? Wasn't he their manager? I got his autograph one time, when he was at Coors, when the Rockies first started! I gave the autographed ball to my Grand-sons! If I don't know what I am talking about, just let me know... or never mind... I LOVE dark chocolate covered almonds and cherries! THEY WERE OUT at Costco! DAMNit! So I got Peanut Brittle instead.... not the same...

Okay, I'll go now.... must get this day going.... Love you guys! xoxoxo

Chevyboy

For Sassy's woes....  keep us posted girl! xoxoxo

Holeinone

Happy Earth Day ! 

Blondie, I had the Zometa last Thurs. SE were low grade fever, achy but nothing compared to the Red Devil. I hated that stuff. I hope the Havalen does its job. 

Mostly Mom, congrats to your family. That is wonderful. Nice that you & Wren were able to meet. I would love to meet you all. 

Sas, thinking of you, our  little alien.

Chevy, good for you, standing up to such idiotic thinking. My FIL was a true gem. Never a negative word towards anyone. He set such an example to all.

Cami,  chocolate covered nuts....yum..I must go hit the candy sales from Easter. Target usually has some Godiva dark. Tell those Dr. to fix you up quickly.

2nd, we need to hear some happy news from you. Did you have a connection with some of the ladies at your bc retreat? Someone that you might socialize with? How is your Mom ? 

LMG, my DH does the unload dishwasher with the dirty dishes all the time. Arrrg, not that difficult to figure it out. They do not pause & think or look. I am more on top of stuff now, and his busy season is almost here, so he will not be in the kitchen for 5 months. Car parts in the dishwasher? Gross..

BBL...hope all has a good one ! 

Nettie1964

I'm just hanging around!!  Been reading, but for some reason can't quite focus!  Sorry for the bad news Cammi!  Keep us posted!  For some reason, my phone has now decided that I can't see the menu for the BCO website so I can't get into the threads until I'm on a computer!  Weird and aggravating!

Patiently waiting for April 30th!  Really still want to call and cancel!  BTW, not sure if I mentioned it, but the appt is with an Ortho Doctor!  Decided to make the appt myself!  Hopefully it will just be old age! You know, arthiritis, bursitis and any other itis as long as it's not the big C!  But I'm still really scared!

Sorry to be so self centered today, probably will be like this until after the appt.

I also had a mean FIL, but he was only mean when he was drunk!  Everyone in the family was scared of him except me and he knew it and always managed to behave around me or avoid me altogether!  It only took one time of confrontation and he caught me in a mood and that was that, from then on, he never acted out in front of me!  Sad to say, he was killed in an auto accident in 1997, actually it was the week of April 25th so it's close to the anniversary!  When he wasn't drinking he was actually very fun to be around!

My head is hurting again today....not sure when or how I will have that checked!  It's not like a headache, it's like a pain in my head!  I have had the brain MRI and it was clear!  This was done while still taking chemo, so it's been awhile, may have to schedule another, but even the open air (I'm VERY claustrophic) was scary to me, I almost didn't make it, so I really don't want to do that again!

Well, I'm rambling, better get back to work!

Hope you all have a great day!

FierceBluebird

Happy Earth Day to all.

Doing some puttering around the garden and barnyard just to enjoy the outdoors. Then my Uncle who is a Priest will be stopping by for a visit this afternoon. That will be interesting! When he sees the state of my house which hasn't been cleaned in forever, he'll probably call for an Exorcism! 

So here's a funny surgery day story.  I got undressed and put my surgical gown on in pre-op.
Dr. comes in and markers on me and then tells me I can put my underwear
back on. I didn't think much about it. I get wheeled into the OR and
the team of nurses and anesthesia, etc. are getting me ready. Some of
the nurses say, "Oh No, you left your underwear on!" And the other
nurses say, "She has Dr. S." The room gets a little quiet and I ask,
"what does that mean?" And one happy nurse explains, "Dr. S. likes to
sit you up during surgery and tuck your hands into your underwear."
What?!! Apparently he moves his patients into different positions to
see how the implant will look with movement and gravity. Which is all
fine and dandy, but the idea of me sitting up with my hands in my
underwear while everyone checks out the boobs is a little too much for
my dignity!

I jokingly warned the Dr. when he came in I better not come across any Instagram or Facebook pics on the internet.

Pawprint

Holeinone,

Thank you for remembering and liking my original name. It really did fit, for many of us. BC changed so many dreams.....hope you're doing well.

camillegal

FBB hahaha--Oh that would have been fun to see on FB. hahaha

OK Chevy U'r posts are getting to organized, what's going on. The Walmart mentality is still the same so that helps but organization, I don't think so.

OK I talked to the IRS today and I'm getting my papers organized, u know how many accountants are on vacation? All of them. So this will be done by muah--this should prove interesting. Do they let u use computers in jail??? I think so. Nothing much will change then.

OK nap time again, thinking is very tiring.

Chevyboy

Cammi!  What IS today?  Do you have to file income taxes?  Is that what you are talking to them about?  Ah man!  Just don't go getting in no  trouble!   You will surely be with Phylli and her ankle monitor!   Just tell those IRS people who they are, and where they can go, and then make a run for it.... You be Clyde, and I'll be Bonnie...  Geez, I HATE running from the Police people!  

YOU are doing your own accounting?  How could that happen?  I'm coming to take your computer away....   I think those law-men are smarter than we are....  

Now I will be worrying all the while that  I'm making Chicken & dumplings.... NOT with "THE" chickens.... just left-over Chicken... that we bought.... that doesn't know us....   BUT I DID use one of "their" eggs for the Dumplings....!

Anonymous

camillegal

2nd--so right

Yes Chevy I'm doing 5 yrs worth of taxes, yes I know, but I really thought I was going to die, those damn Drs. have kept me going, I should sue them---I got all mixed up with this death and taxes and stuff. That's why I said---but I have no assets or monies hidden in anything so what I get a month is it. They make it so complicated, but because I lost my home somehow this makes it like I had property that made money for me--I was foreclosed--Oh life it is never without interest $$$$.

Smaarty

Cami &chevy, you guys crack me up.

So this was the 2nd day of packing for my MIL. Today went well, my daughter came over so she gets along great with her and they got her bedroom organized with what's stay and what's going. Yesterday was fine until we went down to the apartment. Then she gets all mad because she thinks she on the wrong side of the building. She's been saying she wants the street side, not the parking lot side for the past 8 months.  Her short term memory seems to be getting worse every day and she knows it. Keeps wanting to go to the bank but we did it yesterday. She's selling her car to my GS but keeps asking what she'll do with the car. I'm hoping to get it out of there tomorrow without her freaking out too much. We need to find paperwork on the car and mobile home but haven't pushed her to find it. We' ll see how tomorrow goes. It's the kitchen and bathrooms. She has been good about tossing stuff. But she says one day she doesn't want stuff then the next she does. Hoping she forgets about it tomorrow. 

So some of you have recent anniversaries. Which day do you use?  When dx or last surgery? Or when you get the all clear?  Sorry to those who haven't got there yet, don't want to be insensitive.

camillegal

Smarty what u'r doing is so difficult and going thru things that one day arent'e needed and the next day missed and it just seems so not fair, but I think some of us have gone thru this and it sucks. So my feeling go out to u'r family, but I'm glad u'r DD came that makes it a little easier.My dad was blind and this may sound cruel, but when we moved my dad whatever he remembered that he wanted we said OK we've got it and it made it so simple for us. OK my sister and I are cruel.

tangandchris

Just wanted to pop in and say hello. Miss ya'll, I haven't been around in a few days. I'm having a hard time, who isn't right? ((hugs))

Spookiesmom

My FIL had Alzheimer's Parkinson's, and was alcoholic. Had no business driving. His sons hid the car in #3 sons garage. Had to make some wild excuses where the car was, but all concerned was safe with him off the road. MIL never learned to drive. 

camillegal

Wow so much trouble with taking cars, their independence, it's not ease--I was so lucky my dad gave me his title signed and the keys and said it's time to stop driving, sell u'r car and take mine--at the time his was just a couple of yrs old with low mileage and that was it. He made it so easy for us, my om never drove, but between my sister and I (and my kids) we got her around fine. And she'd always say when it's convenient for any of us--well we always made sure it was convenient--the only thing I refused to do was take her shopping to any kind of mall or store like that.. she was crazy, but my sister and DD2 loved doing that with her so it worked out fine.

Oh I'm planning to go out to lunch today with my GFs and my sister and cousin, so I'm looking forward to that.

Chevyboy

Hey gals! 

2nd!   I like that cartoon!  I think I will take that personal...Ha!

Cammi dear... I THINK you are supposed to talk to those tax people, usually within a year or so, after the time you have refused to acknowledge them!  They are out to get you... AND us...  But you in your circumstances of deciding to stay around awhile, really NEED to know that you are just that!  Still HERE! 

Never mind what the Doctors say...  We don't have to believe them, or even mind them...  at least in YOUR case.   Don't go kickin' the bucket, without at least warning those IRS people.   And before you do, you have to assure them that they will get every last cent they think you owe them... all $24 dollars!

Best not to sue those Doctors either...  THEY are maybe worse than the IRS!  I'm with them...  We want you here with us... 'ceptin, it DOES cost money to hang around awhile...  5 years????  Damn girl!  You really know how to piss them off, don't you? 

Smarty... Oh man, your post brings back so many memories about moving my Grandma...  After her heart-attack, she went directly to an assisted living place!  I thought she would be going back to her little home, soon! 

I took her dog Patti, to live with us...  And I rented a van, and moved some of her furniture to that room she had...   I got her a phone.... But soon, she would be calling me like 7 times a day.... forgetting she had just called me!  I was only a block away, and I would run over there every day with her dog, to visit, but it was obvious SOMEthing wasn't quite right in her head!  They say a sudden shock, or illness can cause Dementia of some sort...

She just kept getting more forgetful, and I kept trying to help her, like another Daughter of mine...  She forgot she had a Son and Daughter..

So I made her an album of lots of old pictures of her family, but she didn't know anybody...  And that was okay...  she had me.... and that was all she remembered... 

I would go over and give her showers!  And I would tell her I would scrub her with a bristle brush, like she did me and my Brother, and we would both laugh!  And then I would set her down, all bundled up in her robe, and do her hair!  I'd go over later and comb it out for her...

The staff would tell me that she would forget to walk to the dining-room to eat her meals... and would only stay in her room...  When she DID go down for meals, she would sometimes whack the other people at the table with her cane! 

So it became rather obvious that I had to make other living arrangements...   She had lost so much memory by this time...  I was the only one she knew...  and I was the only one that cared... 

I found a nice nursing home for her, with help from the State, and since she didn't have any money left, after this year in the assisted living place, I was made her POA, and since her home was still in her name, we could rent it, for minimal rent... just enough to pay the taxes and insurance....  And the State paid for her care...

She never WAS mean though... but I know a lot of people can't help how they act...! 

That last year, was so sad... watching her go down-hill...   But at least I had that special time with her... 

She had been a cantankerous old soul, all her life!   Hell bent on causing some kind of problems with the family!   But since I was just a kid, who tried to stay away, I didn't have to get caught up in that mess!

But when all this happened, it was just me...  No-one else was around, and no-one wanted any part of her...   But I learned to love her through all of that...  She had no-one... and she had driven me crazy, trying to figure out WHAT to do... but we got through it... And she meant so much to me! 

My MIL was a different story... Ungrateful from the beginning... so lots of luck with YOUR MIL...Ha!   Thinking of you...

Chevyboy

And another thing!  Isn't it funny, that the Daughter's in law are always the ones who take CARE of our Husbands  Mother's?    I mean we moved our MIL at least 4 times that I remember...  I say their SON'S should have to deal with them! 

My SIL and I did everything we could to fix up her chosen places, but never did we get a thank-you, or so much as a nice word... just complaints all the time...  And even when we brought her food!  We would hear her telling a neighbor, how "lousy" our cooking was!   

But we carried on!   We could just never make this woman happy...  nor could anyone, or anything else...    I think that's the reason the "ole man" drank.

Chevyboy

Nettie1964

Morning ladies!  Not having such a great start!  Hurting pretty good this morning, hopefully it will work it's way out soon!  Got to get up from this desk and move around, that always seems to help!

I have MIL stories that could take days to write about, so I won't bore you, but I'll just say that my MIL is only 69 but she has caused some issues!  Maybe one day I'll write about, who knows, maybe even later today!

Wishing you all a good day!

Haven't chickened out of the appt yet, but getting close, especially considering how I feel today, it can't be good news!

Nettie1964

Nettie1964

Nettie1964

Just trying to find some laughter for today!  Trying to lighten the mood!

Spookiesmom

Nettie!! Those are so funny! Please put them on Tekas Warm and Fuzzy thread!

sas-schatzi

HELLO OWLETTES-----Yes glowing. Probably imprinting ---leaving a trail of radioactive stuff everywhere now, but somewhere about 5:30 am today just decided not to care. Actually, am being careful, but not as OCD. Using baggy over phone. Doing other stuff too. 

OF COURSE, found omissions in all the national guidelines, once I had to work under the problem of the treatment and the application of the guideline. Will decide where I want to post them for anyone elses use and let you know as an FYI thingy. 

Feeling majorly, better today YAY. May tolerate a couple more days without getting back on thyroid med. That would allow me to glow for longer which would be good. RO said Thursday to restart med. Endocrin said seven. Since the cancer was spread throughout the thyroid in a very odd random pattern that the RO said was unusual. Methinks, if I can just go a few more days I'd be better off. i.e. getting maximum amount of drug exposure. The Thyroglobulin test showed there is a wee bit of thyroid tissue or mets  SOME WHERE. So, again it's encouragement to keep glowing.

CAMI< this sucks....keeps us up on it.

Mostly Mom  WHAT A GREAT anniversary for DD YAY

FFBLUEBIRD---I've worked in surgery----Those nurses may groan b/c it's serious work--lifting, supporting, etc and multiple people have to come help to move a patient under anesthesia---Ain't easy babe, BUT he's looking to prevent all the problems that Vinnie's complaining about -----YAY for you and KUDOS to your doc. This tells me he's a perfectionist for results. Wish my doc had been that way Mine aren't that bad as some I've seen, but my cleavage kind of goes off in the wrong direction, and I have a shelf b/c he added too much fluid. Had he sat me up, he would have seen both immediately. Plus, I needed a nip and tuck on one side that any semstress would be aghast at leaving.

I got a seriously stern chastisement from DS , for taking phone off the hook yesterday. He actually came here to the thread to find out if there was a clue as to what I was up too, he was so worried. Saw my post from Monday about not posting.

Pawprint, but your old name , frankly, was a serious downer. It's like my old maiden name initials were SAD, my married name initials are SAS.  While I love the Family name, SAD always made me just that sad because it wasn't me. SAS fit so much better, and I felt like it carried a message too LOL. You love your dog, it makes me think of love when I see Pawprint. Fairly sure that's what I remember what you said about your dog when you changed your screen name?

Chevy life is much better with your teasing --never stop HUGS

Golfgorl, thanks, it felt like you got a few good golf swings in that pocket over last two days LOL

Jwoohoooo are you an artist? Your avatars are always so artsy and it's you. They remind me of Andy Warhols (sic?). I like them allott. Always study them when you change it.

Maddy going to try and C&P your pic that you posted for me and see if I can't make it my avatar. Wanted to change to a glowing radioactive, but they told me I had about a 1/2 hour before the whole body would be glowing, so, wanted to be off keyboard. 

Heard from phillyonherway home ---she was in Kansas last night. Had been at Mammouth cave yesterday. She'll be back in nebraska tonight.

Blondie YAY red devil over, hope you feel better girl, you need a break from awful.

Nettie---please, don't cancel, better to know and deal with it, than put off and have things be worse honest Like this thyroid cancer thingy, doc screwed up and missed it in the bx last July. Now, I have to deal with a cancer that is 9 months older than it was. Chit, changes everything. If it gets bad and does mets. I will always wonder if it'd been handled better what the outcome would have been. The type of cancer it is, is highly treatable with great outcomes-----but his f**ck up changed the whole story. 

bbl phone call from old friend

Chevyboy

Okay, so Sassy, post a picture of him, so we will know when we SEE some strange man showing up on here... Kay?  Now you REALLY have to behave!   We could make up funny things about you, and he would beLIEVE them!   Ha, ha! 

So no side-effects?  Other than everything you touch goes up in flames?  Or is a neon-shade of green? 

Holeinone

Sas, my father wanted to make my middle name Olivia, so I would be SOB.....mom of course said no, middle name is Ann, so it was SAB...

Phyliltravelor, what a cool adventure you have been on, please share the highlights.

Cami, enjoy your lunch out, martini lunch?  the IRS can just leave you alone, holy smokes, why don't they go after some of those huge oil Co. That pay no taxes...

Speaking of martini, I love a lemon drop martini, have not had one in, well pre bc, so 10 months. It is on my must do in the next girls night out. Local restaurant makes really good ones. 

Chevy, your grandma was so lucky to have you. I helped take care of FIL, who out of my 4 parents, was the one that was so special. My dad & MIL died suddenly, no warning. 

Nettie, getter done. I am practical, had a US 3 weeks ago, almost cancelled because I finally accepted that the node in ? Was ok, chemo & radiation did its job. But if I had not already paid the $6,000 out of pocket, I would of been crazy with spending more $. 

How do most people afford this stinkin disease ? I hate that my travel savings has been spent on cancer. I know I should not complain, but it surprises me that more people don't whine about the cost on these threads.

Hope all has a productive day, I got so much done yesterday....it was a miracle...