INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Lucy55

Hi everyone.. 2.20 am here.. Ugh..So happy to have people to chat with.. 😃

Must say you have a lovely , busy thread here ladies ..Nice place to hang out in the wee hours !

Blondie ..I didn't realise you're another one who can't sleep :-(

Loveroflife

There she is. Yay, Rose didn't scare you away. I was intimidated by her when I first joined. It's something in her voice. But I know now she has a soft heart. Anyway, hope you don't have to go to work today like Jazzy half awake. Where in Australia are you? We visited Gold Coast in 1999 or 2000. Memory is not the best lately. Actually, it had never been good. I still do have selective memory. Ok.. where was I?

Oh yes...Gold Coast is almost like America except people speak with a better accent. Would like to go back and visit the other side one of these days.

I am on my way to see my doctor for post-op follow up. Hoping to have the drains removed today. I am dying for a shower.

Oh Rose, my older daughter helped washed my hair yesterday with gladness. They do have their moments of giving. We just need to be VERY patient and guide them. We can only hope they will turn out ok

Lucy55

Lover of life... HaHa.. The Gold Coast is nearly exactly where I live.. I'm in Brisbane.. So less than an hours trip.. I go there all the time.. I love the ocean.. It's good for the soul.. I hope all goes well at your doctors visit.. and those drains come out, and you enjoy your shower :-)

Lucy55

Rose.. Nope.. You certainly didn't scare me off.. I'm.like a bad smell.. very hard to get rid of :-)

It's now 3.4O am... Hope I get to sleep soon.. Or it'll be time to get up. :-(

Jazzygirl

Whew, made it through my meeting just fine. The dang rain has my asthma back so I am tired and wheezy today. But I am home and will be able to slow down for a bit this afternoon.

Loveroflife- you and I are soul sisters, I swear it. I like Ross to and went today to pick up a few things I saw there last week. Did you know that on Tuesday's if you are 55 yrs or older, you get 10% off? I turned 55 in March so I used my new "senior discount" today. Whoot whoot! I saved 10 bucks!

Jazzygirl

Teka, what say you about this?

sas-schatzi

DS son won his case at the court of appeals. Per Curiam Affirmation. The Judges upheld the lower court ruling without writing an opinion. Rare that it would get appealed further. The State Supreme Court wouldn't have an opinion of the district court to review.

This makes one state and one federal case  appeallate(sic) win for a young-in(30) in about two mouths.

 

Wren44

Lucy, If you're like me, you spend your time trying to sleep, but instead doing the math to see how long you'll be asleep if you go to sleep right now.

Marlana, Look into the possibility of having a dog walker (paid or volunteer) to help exercise the dogs during chemo. At least it was their dog bed rather than the sofa. We had to keep a sharp eye out when we fostered a basenji/pit bull mix. Basenji's are known for "valuing your possessions far less than you do".

Jazzygirl

Congrats to you and your son Sassy!

Chevyboy

Yes Congrats Sassy! For whatever it was that he did.... I KNOW you explained it, but then.... YOU know!

And Jazzy! You are just a twerp! I've been using that discount for over 100 years now! Hah! Sometimes I BEG them to please ask me for my ID, so I can show them I really AM over 55....

Hello again LucyLu! Yes, we are here all the time, day and night.... rain or snow.... ALWAYS snow here in these parts! I am so sick of cold and snow... Oh well.... the whole idea just depresses me....

But wait! Would someone please explain what Jazzy means about death stars? Does she even know? I love stars.... millions of them.... coffee too, but I don't know about the rest of that!

sas-schatzi

Hello Lucy welcome sorry your sleepy Bummer. Someone's here mostly. Australia lot's of lovely ladies from Australia and Auckland.

Chevy, hahahah, yes that's what I type with my two middle fingers. The other fingers bend to far. You were particularly interesting this morning

Marlanab, Marley We change names around here allot. Oh my --hope the bed wasn't the one you sleep in. I had a Brittany that was a pistol the first two years. Then settled in and never chewed or ate another wall or couch.

Loverly, the sewer on that pair of pants must have had insomnia? But what was the inspectors problem LOL?

Jazzy Thanks Thanks....So much fun........He's happy. Sounds almost cliche, he got word of the ruling while on the golf course with a couple of partners and a client.

Jazzygirl

Chevy- death star is a Star Wars thing!

A couple years ago at Ross, there was a young gal who said "well I don't mean to offend you if you are not 55, but today is discount day if you are!" I was a few years from 55 at that time, and told her I appreciated her asking but still had a few more years to go. I forgot about it until I was there last week and went "oh yeah, I can get my 10% off on Tuesday!" I know, cheap thrills.....

Even better than being than Ross is getting carded at a bar or grocery store! I know some places just have to card everybody, but always thank them when they do!

sas-schatzi

Chevy that dancing dog Lizzy and his owner Sandy, I got teary the first time. I then found other clips. I watched hours of different teams yesterday. I concluded Sandy and Lizzy were the best.  Can you post that link here too? Thanks Re:DS--stoked

Off to help DBF-- BBL

Chevyboy

Yes, this is beautiful! I loved it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqlGn-K42U8

Lucy55

I am exactly 55.. No discounts on anything in Australia at 55.. 😞

Spookiesmom

Yea DS!!!!!!!!!

See, Chevy dyes her hair to hide that's she's OLDER than anybody else. What little bit of hair *I* have is white. So gimme my damn discount. I earned it, and I'm past 55.

Jazzygirl

Lucy- yes, it is unusual here too. Most discounts start at 60, 62 and 65 here.

Chevyboy

So miss Spooky.... I have been coloring my hair since I was 21.... and teasing it, and wearing those big barrel curls in those hair-pieces.... So I wouldn't know who it was, when I looked in a mirror, if I went commando! That means nothing on my hair.... Ha!

My Grandma always used to say I was going to be bald if I kept teasing my hair.... Well I STILL do, and it hasn't hurt it yet.... YOU on the other hand have beautiful white hair! So does Sass!

No you don't get no discount.... you aren't old enough.... You have to be 77.... It's only 10% besides.... Ha! I asked the gal today, "Is that with the Senior discount?" And she didn't know I was a "senior".... Hah! But I straightened HER out real fast! I told her I was 56... so I qualified.

She's probably still laughing....

Chevyboy

WAIT! I am now drinking a white Russian! Yes I am! Vodka, with Kahlua, and milk.... ! You guys want one too?

MarlanaB

Chevyboy - my late night "entertainment" days are long behind me! And sadly, I never got paid for any pole dancing that I did in my drunken college days. I work for "The Man" now. I'm the meanest of the mean because I tell cops where to go and they listen to me. I had to be back early today (1 PM being early for me!) or I would have still been up until dawn--I'm trying to work all the overtime that I can until C-Day on the 28th so I can comp more leave into my sick bank in case I need it further down the line.

1st photo is the furry babies "helping" me change the sheets. The big guy is Athus, a full-blood German Shepherd. The smaller guy on the right is "Nichya" (short for Okhotnichya, a type of spiced Vodka because he really drove me to drink when he was a puppy!). Nichya is a cross between a German Shepherd and a Belgian Malinois.

Loveroflife

Ms. Chevy, I am laughing too over here!! OUCH!!! Ooooohhhhh..my fake boobs. Had to press gently down on them when I laugh, sneeze, or cough. And they are only pre-teen size!!!

Big Sister Jazzy, I have to wait another 9 years before I can claim the discount at Ross. You are taking the Advair twice daily religiously right?

Ms. Sass, wow!!! You have one very clever boy there and he is only 30?

Wren, I know who to go to next time to look for advice on caring for a pet

Rosevalley

Jazzy- I was thrilled when I got my discount at Ross, now I am 56.. old news. Still appreciate that 10%. I can't believe I would intimidate a flea loverof life... my kids just totally blow me off. I can intimidate our youngest dog... "OFF now!" What "magical powers"... hmmm not. ;-)

Marlana- Love the fur kids. I was chased by a army vets bomb dog as a kid (scared me to death), then treed on top of an above ground pool by a friends Germand shepard barking and snapping. I am afraid of German Shepards. Beautiful dogs and my DD2 just loves them. I used to work with a nurse who raised the Belgian Malinois, but her dogs were long haired and smaller- not so intimidating, very soft with fluffy ears. Are your Shepards trained for police work or just pets? They look so innocent sleeping away..who us eat up a dog bed???

Congrads on the court win, proud Mom/ Sassy. Howdy to all I missed. Chevy you dye your hair? I wanted to add that I loved the dancing border collie and her master.. amazing clip. I watched a few after that. Thanks for the post!

Lucy55

Chevyboy... Count me in.. I'll have a double !

Jazzygirl

Loveroflife- yes, Advair 2X a day. My breathing was better Sunday and Monday but we had humidity and storms move in last night and that made it bad again. It is sunny and warm today, but tomorrow night into Thursday, it is going to rain again. In general, I am better since I started on the Advair but still have some more "congested" days.

I just saw there is a tornado warning some where in the state too.

Forecast says we should be clear after Thursday for awhile, but will have to see about that.

Luvmygoats- I heard TX was going to get like 5 to 6 inches of rain today. Are you doing okay?

Loveroflife

Awww Athus and Nichya are so cute and innocent looking. Are you sure it wasn't the neighbor's cat(s) roughing up the house? You know cats are known to destroy things and then blaming it on the dogs. My older daughter and hubby love GS and I like them too but they shed furlike crazy. With my OCD there is no way I can handle them.

This is Xena, my younger Sis GS, with one Furminator session

And this is her in the back of my Sis' car moving to Florida

Jazzygirl

Loveroflife-holy crap that is a lot of fur! Someone could crochet a blanket with that.

The doggy is adorable, but looks a bit sad in the back of the car on her move to FL. Doesn't she know Sassy and Spookie live there?

Spookiesmom

you sleep well not worrying about break ins with those two!! I have ankle biters who would watch the bad guys remove my stuff.

Rosevalley

I hear you. I had repairman get down on the floor with out stretched arms laughing saying "come on killer"... my barking border collie swooped in and flipped over to have her belly rubbed. Great! Now show him where the goods are! Our little terrier makes a racket, but at 16 pounds you could squash her like a bug. That GS does look so sad in that back seat.

blondiex46

nope this you can't get to sleep prednisone I'm up until now about 1 or 2 maybe I go to sleep if I turned it off like I was reading. doctor at doctors on Friday keep your fingers crossed that he lets me go to Florida I want to go for 2 weeks hopefully you will  agree. yep days you lover is a godsend and me tell you she has been so good to me and she's coming back in 2 weeks she is going to b tired oglooking at me.

MarlanaB

Loveroflife--she's adorable! My family got our first shepherd when I was 8 and I've had one or more for the last 37 years. I can sympathize on the fur--I usually leave the shop vac running as I use the furminator. Maybe the next time I do it I'll save the fur and have it woven into a hat for when I lose my hair in a few weeks?

Rosevalley--they can be a little hardcore. Athus was schutzhund trained when I got him from someone who wanted to surrender him to our K9 unit but he's my 100 lb lap dog. Nichya is actually the alpha and he's my watchdog. He's got the smarts of GSD and the agility of the malinois and all the anxiety of both. I had another GSD a few years back that had once been the pet of two k9 officers that I work with and we constantly had "who's in charge" battles for the first couple of years.

Spookiesmom--I definitely feel pretty safe. I stayed with my parents for the first few days after my surgery and then left them for a couple of more days because my dad could exercise them more than I could and I don't think I slept more than 4 hours every night while they were gone. Every little noise had me jumping!