INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

M0mmyof3

Took out the bacon for omlettes tonight

Chevyboy

Mom2... Spookers hasn't seen how I made fun of her and her flip-flops yet... Ha!  And I was posting at the same time YOU were!  

DH would help me, but not sorting out my clothes...  He helps carrying the things in and out of the garage though...   I WISH I could help straighten out HIS garage... Ha!  But it has all HIS stuff... his collections...  all the things that he has saved...  even his pictures from Playboy magazines... they are INside a cabinet... the car pictures are all over the walls!  

Chevyboy

I LOVE omelettes!  I saw a video on TV about making perfect omelettes.

He only whips eggs... no water or milk... then puts them in a "warm" skillet with a little butter.... then with a rubber spatula, moves the outside in, doesn't  get all wild with them.  Not a hot skillet...  they cook so creamy and smooth... I tried it in Florida, and they came out just perfect...  Only mine were scrambled eggs...  I guess just fold them over when almost done!

susan3

morning all....my hubby has been clearing out the master bedroom bathroom. It is being gutted next week. When we bought this house, everything needed to be done. We did almost everything, then pooped out. Now we have to many aching parts to finish.  We have a guy who is very reasonable, he did our screen porch. Can't wait. It has been 20 years that the room has been a mess. I mean a real mess. Ceiling fell in, bathroom doesn't work...etc. pretty funny cause the rest of the house is so cute. But who sees our bedroom....lol hubby screwed up a ceiling when it fell, but that was when daughter was a toddler...and she is married...ha ha. But when we had to choose from vacations or finishing the house...we traveled...and I don't regret those decisions. It is going to be great christmas gift to ourselves!

Hope everyone had a peaceful sleep last night.

Another beautiful day here  !!!!!

M0mmyof3

lol Chevy! Would love to be a fly on the wall when she sees that! 

Got me a nice omlette pan. They come out nice and fluffy!

Spookiesmom

I'm up already, but not much longer. Actually, we wore Birkenstocks. Much better for my poor tootsies. Rain? Oh you mean liquid sunshine! Yeah, we had some of that too.

Going back to bed

Chevyboy

Oh Good Morning little miss sunshine!   So it is official....  you were/are a hippie. 

 Some rain?  SOME you say?   There is some discrepancy there on the amount  of liquid sunshine you get.....  

Actually, I LOVED the humidity, AND the rain..  Better than snow..... 

Rosevalley

Blessings- been up since 4:30 seems to be my go-to time to call it quits -11:30pm to 4:30am. Guess that's all my body needs. I am always tired. I was evaluated for c-pap and told I have apnea and periodic leg movement disorder what ever that is. Anyway I tried the c-pap and like Spookiesmom, keep your mouth shut (which is impossible when you are asleep) because when you open your mouth - air sucks in and whoosh it startled me and woke me up. I was so beat I threw in the towel in just 4 days. I returned the equipment. I have known folks who LOVE their machines and never felt better after they started to use them. Wish I was one of them. So I wish you luck. Too bad they won't give you a nasal prong with a liter of oxygen and just let you sleep with that! I bet you would get just as much benefit, no idea how that would compare with cost of all the other equipment. I wasn't allowed to try that. 

Smarty- the dress looks great! Have fun on your cruise. I used to sew and I used to live in Sacramento on Alhambra Blvd downtown. I could see that lovely park from our front porch. We rented the cutest little bungalow when the kids were little. I had fun living there but I don't miss the summer heat.

We only have a few more days of sunshine and then the rains set in... until June. SIGH! It's been such a wonderful dry sunny summer I hate to see it go. Seems like the center of the country has really gotten socked already, weird weather. October through March the weather in Florida is lovely. The mascots for the Oregon State University and University of Oregon are the Beavers and the Ducks... good wet weather creatures. Every other animal would drown in the winter here. Summers are perfect no humidity, no rain, mild temps. Pay offs.

Regarding the Ebola patient. He should have disclosed he was in direct contact witha dying ebola victim. He didn't tell anyone when entering the country or when he was in triage at the hospital. He exposed his fiance and her entire family to this disease. If they had sex I would think she's toast. She would have been showered with virus. He seems to have only thought about himself and that his odds were better in the US then Liberia. That may be true, but he died anyway. I wondered why he wasn't given the same drug as the other 4 folks who made it, but then I read there were no more doses. There are many variables in why some folks make it and some don't. So many things they don't yet understand. If the virus goes airborn the world will be in for a rough ride. 

tangandchris

I'm toast ya'll! I feel like I just can't keep up with everything that I need to do! Working, being mommy, being wifey, taking care of the house...really the list is longer but I'm not going to bog everyone down. I'm just tired and while I'm not in active tx any longer, I'm still dragging.

that is all...I'll be back

Smaarty

our newspapers did say he told the nurse in the first visit that he was from Liberia and it didn't get passed along. He was also given a form of the drug the others got. Obviously it didn't help.  

It's still in the 90s here. It suppose to start cooling down next week. 

The flooring guy is coming today to pick out the new floors. Hope I can get it done before we leave on Halloween. We will take out the baseboards and repaint them. Have to treat the two areas the cat got (stupid cat)!!  And he uses the litter box too.  We might paint the walls in the living room too.  Depends on timing.

Hi all, hope everyone is doing/feeling better.  (Chevy, there's no pole in there!)  😅

tangandchris

Local reports here were that his family told the hospital he had recently been in Liberia. Now we have Jesse Jackson down here stirring the pot up.

The whole situation is tragic obviously the man did not survive and now others could be sick because of the exposure. I do believe the hospital made a mistake, but I don't think it was done on purpose because of insurance or race. Maybe I'm naive, wouldn't be the first time.

I hope everyone is doing better today also. Also, should have said hello to Susan earlier Glad you are feeling better ((hugs))

Anonymous

so glad I get notifications of IT posts on my cell, you all have been the bright spots in my days of late. Way too busy to read on iPad or Mac (with images). 

Welcome to the newbies and glad to see returnees (hi Susan and Tang). 

Smaarty, dress is stunning, perfect for your cruise. 

Omelettes, mmm, good. Haven't been in a kitchen since last week...

Mom in the hospital Saturday thru Monday, then DH went to ER Tuesday and he got released last night. Can I say I'm exhausted (and worried)? Phone calls from friends got me thru this all, even had to be talked off a ledge one day. Don't know where I'd be without my friends to care for me so grateful for you all. 

Good news through this all, took a pre-employment test yesterday (if I pass, interview on Tuesday) and got an email from another job I tested for back in March (over 500 candidates showed up for early Saturday morning testing) that I got to schedule an interview. Life is looking up..... Now if only my sinuses weren't killing me.... Gotta run, busy day. DH to PCP, hospital for paperwork, oh yeah, job search... Notified by electric company our power will be out tonight 10 PM til 6:12 AM tomorrow morning for maintenance. Maintenance, in the middle of the night? Really? Plus, love the 6:12 time

luvmygoats

2TA - hope you hold their feet to the fire. 6:12 am on the dot. I don't think my electric co ever "performs upgrades" at least that disrupt the power. Love the wallpaper for their notification. I get plain emails on water outages no fancy schmancy background lol. Thinking of you. Hope your DM is doing better. Geesh - you can't catch a break. Hope DH's malady is under control and his PCP trip is helpful. Wishing you the best on whichever job you want the most-est.

PTL it looks like we're going to get rain Friday night and again on Sunday/Monday. Our part of the county has crossed into exceptional drought. Took boy goat to vet get his curly horn called a scur from a bad disbudding job cut on Tuesday. It was like 98 degrees but at least it is a true breezeway so we sought out the coolest part. AND she only charged me $15 since she didn't have to knock him out.

Managed 1st dose of Fosamax yesterday. Dosed myself well on Tuesday with Zantac. Uneventful. See cp418 has posted a new study that it (bisphosphonates)  may prevent bone metastasis. Won't know effect on bone density for another 1.5 years if I keep on it and nothing else changes.

Tang - big hugs. You know there is not magic cutoff date that says from now on you will back to "normal" whatever that is. Be gentle with yourself. You're still a newbie in terms of chemo heck not even what 6 months out if that. How's your DH doing? Is there a diabetic educator where you go? He might not go but you sure could. Dietician help?

Susan - renovations sound exciting at your house. We need new carpet but alas I think DH has in mind to stop working when he turns 65 - he has already filed early retirement.

New car on hold. Think I will drive mine until the wheels fall off. Car talk is what precipitated DH's decision to quit working. Maybe then get an older car but not have to be worried about gas mileage.

Smaarty - guess I missed where your cruise it going. Tropical for sure and not Alaska by the looks of the dress lol.

DId I mention that pharmacy charged full price for our flu shots? Well I called ins. co. Reimbursable just submit forms. Wish clerk would have mentioned that poss. I used HSA funds and worry might not get reimbursed. HSA is a bit of a sticky wicket since it's from pre-tax income. Never had to reimburse ourselves. Will wait until I get forms from BCBS. DH said just not to worry about it. $70 - no way. That's copay of 4 prescriptions or most of a grocery trip. No way I'm not going to try to get it back. He was about to set his HSA up for next year with extra for shingles vaccine for both of us which again is totally reimbursable. Don't mind paying out of pocket and get reimbursed. Never had any problems with BCBS.

luvmygoats

Just reported that sheriff's deputy in Dallas Presby does not have Ebola. PTL.

M0mmyof3

I've had a pretty busy day today. Changed the curtains today!

Smaarty

this will be our new flooring. Excited but lots of work to do.  It goes in on October 20 &21. 

susan3

smarty..love,the floor !

Rosevalley

Beautiful! Love the rustic look and the color of the sample floor. 

Spookiesmom

Like it!! Is is real wood or laminate? Either, so easy to care for!

Smaarty

spookie, laminate. Easier with cats. 

Lmg, we're going to the western Caribbean.  

Leaving tomorrow for northern CA, spotty reception, so I probably won't be posting. Be back Sunday night.

You guys have a safe and happy weekend.

Blessings2011

Yeah.... I recall the Dallas patient told the nurse he was from Liberia, but did not disclose his very close contact with a dying Ebola patient there. No matter, still a sad story. I have a feeling that his family are going to be treated like lepers.

Spookie and Rosevalley - thanks for the info on the CPAP. Actually, it wasn't that bad last night. I had two different sized masks to wear - both of them covered my nose AND my mouth, so I could breathe naturally through either. I did switch in the middle of the night, just to see which was better.

The air coming from the machine was more like a gentle breeze than a jet engine, which is how DH described his first night. Tonight I picked up a different mask that just goes over the nose. At least Kaiser is very willing to work with you to find something that fits! 

I got to take a look at the actual report from the Pulmonologist - I have both Obstructive Sleep Apnea (the most common kind that loud snorers have, even though I don't "snore"), and I have Central Sleep Apnea, where my brain does not tell my body to breathe. Seriously - I am aware if it even when I'm awake. I just don't breathe. And when I finally do, it's just a shallow inhale, not a huge gasp of air. Naturally, when I'm asleep, my blood oxygen goes really low. I have a lot of reasons to make this CPAP thing work.

Smaarty - love the floor...

2TA - huge honkin' hugs.....

Gotta go, time for another family email update, sister transferred to Rehab facility yesterday.

Love all you Owlettes!!!!

xoxoxoxoxo

Blessings2011

Well, DUH.... I must have missed this somewhere along the way..... could be a very helpful thread!!!

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/149

Chevyboy

YES Smaarty! I love that flooring.... Laminate, right? Your planks are
wider than ours are, but I love the color...

But we DID put down an "indoor-outdoor" carpet for under the table, because
if we sat on those chairs with the rollers, you could go sliding into next week,
if you bent over! I think it is about an 8X10. I like that type of carpet,
because the chairs roll over it easier than one with pile.

See? I sound like I know what I am talking about.... and sometimes I do.
Ha!

I did that TWICE, and went down on my knees! But it is soooooooooo much
easier to take care of, and cleaner than our carpet. I occasionally use Bona
with a damp cloth, on a little swiffer mop and it cleans great!

Okay Blessings.... I looked at the web-site also! Thanks for posting
that. It could really help a lot of people!  

Chevyboy

Spookiesmom

So I pick up my paper this morning and see a BEAR broke into a car in suburban Denver looking for a snack! And got its self stuck in the car!

Hmmmm was that your area CHEVY?

sas-schatzi

Afternoon Owlettes, sleeping allot ?

Blessings great link. Your right how could we of missed it.      On the post re: Duncan almost all was misinformation from the first days of the Dallas problem. It wouldn't help to try and correct it though. There is allot more responsible journalism going on now. The transition has been interesting. While the misinformation was a problem, I think it was a wake up call for everyone. I said earlier that the CDC and NIH were responsible for allot of what went wrong. That will be corrected as time goes on. Throughout the world agencies that should have done more sooner are taking some serious scrutiny. Many articles are saying they don't want a repeat of Dallas or Madrid as a reference point. Too bad for those cities, but if it spurs people to do better, then we are all better for it.

Spains still in deep trouble. Besides the mismanagement of everything related to Teresa Rameros, the economic hit is already huge. Spain was on thin ice to begin with.  They're government folks are still in the blame game. The people aren't buying it. It's going to take Spain years to recover from this.

Back to bed May be back later

Smarrty I think I may have missed your leaving ------HAVE A ROCKING BOAT TIME!

Chevyboy

I know Spookie!

http://www.wcvb.com/news/black-bear-gets-trapped-i...

It was way South-East from here....  like on the way to Castle Rock, & Colorado springs...

A lot of mountains around there to the West...  Poor guy was just stuck & couldn't get out!  He must have smelled food in that car somewhere!  But they got him out, without hurting him....   They have laws in Colorado Springs, and other mountain areas ordering everyone to have bear-proof trash containers!

Wren44

We get bears around here too.

Spookiesmom

A car is not safe from bear attacks?????

I'll deal with dumb gators, thanks!!!!

Wren44

A friend of ours saw a bear open a VW bus sliding door, open the cooler inside, and pop the top off a coke. He then drank the coke.