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Smaarty

Chevy, I agreewith Wren. Maybe if she asks a couple more times. Then just tell her that Carol is hanging in there and nothing else

sas-schatzi

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glennie19

Smaarty: LOVE the quilt!

Chevy: I would ignore the toxic *it's all about me* friend. If she keeps asking, then maybe answer,, or answer if you want to avoid getting a phone call,, but you can always ignore that too! It's a hard thing when you were friends for so long, but who needs that negativity?

Chevyboy

Thanks you guys.... I wake up, and think about it, and Carol, and it just makes me feel like I have to take care of Carol's feelings.... because she can't..... Besides, I'm not sure she would even "remember" her... and it would just make her more frustrated....... THANKS.... I'll just let it go.... just like SHE did us................ Love you guys.......

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susan3

Chevy, might be a can of worms.

Sas happy you are feeling a bit better

Patty p, your text sounds happy again...if that makes sense...glad you are on recovery road.hugs to you my friend

Rosie, sorry about what you are going through. I think it's our choice to die from cancer or chemo. One of them will get us at our stages. I think my body is starting to fall apart from the chemo. Can't control the swelling...mine is lymphatic swelling. In stomach now too. Wanted to kick the doc last time. I said something about my stomach and he said since I had a free tram, that incision cut through a lot and is prob making lymph drainage back up. I just looked at him. Wanted to say .....ok soooooooooo what do we do. My surgery was 14 years ago. I am having a hard time blaming it on surgery. Then he told me I should loose some weight. I can fight when I have mulled things over in my head. Boxing gloves are on for this Wednesday.

Smarty, beautiful quilt....again!! Such talent

Night night all

Anonymous

I posted the stupid picture separately because every time I tried to type something or even use the space bar in the box, the picture would disappear.

ANYWAY...That is the pergola that I won in a raffle last week. Isn't it beautiful? I'm so excited!

I have to leave it behind for a while. I leave for Houston tomorrow for more follow up scans. On Thursday I have a chest X-Ray, PET scan and MRI. I get the results on Friday. Please cross your fingers for me that we have killed the little bas*ard!

Phyllis

Spookiesmom

Definately Phylllo!! Keep us posted!!! Like the whatchacalledit.

magdalene51

This is especially for Smaarty and Jazzy, but I know you will all appreciate the handiwork.

"Shimmering Symphony by Karlee Porter, the quilting in this is just wow, and take you time to have a close look at the detail, just so very clever on every level.

Smaarty

that's a whole cloth quilt. One piece of fabric. Don't think I could ever do something like that.

Philly, nice win, and good luck with your tests

magdalene51

My cousin posted that on Facebook for my sister who is a quilt artisan. I mean, she doesn't just quilt, she paints with fabric and thread. She has rooms filled with plastic tubs of fabric, all sorted by color. In her spare time she makes baby quilts for charity, and she can turn one of those out in an afternoon.

I had a chitling day, as Harvey Korman called it. I'm laying it to the fault of estrogen deprivation. Nothing else wrong. Just spent the day on the verge of tears. DH played Carol Burnett DVDs and grilled rib eyes, and made noodles and mushrooms for dinner, and store-bought tiramisu which was surprisingly good. I'm no longer on the verge of tears, but not out of the woods yet.

Loverly, when above mentioned sis lived in Nawlins*, we visited frequently. It's about a 12 hour drive. Whenever we did, I made it a practice to eat oysters at least once a day. DH's business trip last week took him to the Gulf, and he had oysters one night. So, knowing how much I love them, he took me and cousin out yesterday and I ate a dozen of them, washed down with good Southern sweet tea.

* New Orleans

Wren44

Phyl, That is a great win. Think about sitting under it next summer with your ice tea and book. Will you plant vines on it? In your pocket for tests and results.

mema4

Saw a grown ass woman on the Dallas Cowboys game tonight holding up a tatas sign. Plus, she put in an apostrophe like they own something! Dear Lord, forgive all my cussing but I'm pooping ass tired tonight, the Cowboys lost and those ignorant ass parents of the 16 yr old didn't get enough details from anyone about her pathology.

Now, I'm going to go take my combo mix and shut down but before I do, I have been asked to speak about BC support to a real estate group in a few weeks. I agreed knowing only that I could come to this source of women. Now, give me your best 5 minutes!

mema4

Crap, I meant I talk to them for 5 minutes so I need to know what to say and figured you guys could tell me what you would say in 5 minutes. I ain't a wearin' pink!

Chevyboy

Ah geez.... I almost tried to post this funny picture, but when I hit what-ever, all that was left was a little box with an x in it.... I'll try again....

Chevyboy

So YOU Mags, had a crappy day? No, we can't do that.... Not when OUR significant other is having one..... ONE of us has to fess-up and give it the hell up. He spoiled you? He's used to you.... meaning you mean the world to him.... don't screw it up......:)

And so Phylliwiththewood posted her new swing-set? That's she's finishing? It looks like it grew right out of the GRASS! Did you plant it or something? Yes... dig little holes on all 4 corners, and then plant some kind of vines... THEN hang the swings! That's how they do it. What did you call it? A Perogi? I thought we ate those things!

Did you make all those little neighbor kids drag it to your house for you? And then you fixed them a sandwich?

Now Mema.... maybe those stupid Parents did, and maybe they didn't.... but it's probably nothing... They will feel stupid if you ask them again... (which they ARE) but those of us on here, need to know every detail, and some people just aren't into that.....

Man, I don't know what I would say about BC support.... But write it down, before you go out there and spill your beans......... Just talk about what it means to you...what helped you the most, and what resources you found.... like US! Tell them about us...how delightful we all are, most of the time. Don't name names.......... they can lock you up for that..... just ask Phylliintheslammer.

Chevyboy

Have you guys ever seen this?

Spookiesmom

check out the Pinktober, Puketober and pink awareness threads for some comments about bc. Tell them about BCO too.

Spookiesmom

my DD the musician will love that quilt.

glennie19

That quilt is gorgeous !!!

The DivineMrsM wrote a great letter to the editor,,, it's posted on its own thread in the Stage IV forum. And under one or 2 of the Pinkober I posted a link to Ann Silberman's letter to the editor. Ann is the blogger of "Breast Cancer? But Doctor I hate Pink" and on FB under that title too. Both are great letters and you could get some ideas,, and some numbers to toss out at the crowd.

Smaarty

thanks for the info Glennie. I shared her message and posted it on my FB then signed her petition.

Morning all, hope everyone had a good or great weekend. Patty, did you make it home? Hope so

susan3

I want that quilt!!! Smarrty, what do you mean it is one piece?

Phylly, good luck..hugs to you

Great win phylly, grow grape vines on it. Beautiful

Going for a massage today....yeah meeeeeeeee

Hope everyone is a bit more pain free today

Loveroflife

Rose, it does make sense what your Onc said regarding if the cancer is controlled, then symptoms will be controlled. But the body is so complex. Time will tell. We can only hope for improvement in QOL and more time (quality) with our love ones. It is good that you don't have wait for an appointment and then travel to get tapped anymore. Less energy spent commuting means reserved energy/stamina to do important things, like spending time with DD3 to bake and freeze a supply of muffins for your DD2. I can't believe you did that. Actually, it brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes when I read that. It is thoughtful and kind of you to journal your experience so that others will have the informations in the future. You have a saint for a hubby there. I don't blame him for giving you the " Golden Retriever" eyes of please. Are you doing Herceptin every 3 week ?

Loveroflife

Aww Susan, enjoy your massage. Talk about massage, have you had helped from a lymphedema therapist to relieve the swelling?

Phyllis, hoping for favorable results this Friday. Very nice pergola. Lots of nice options on how to make it into a nice retreat.

Ms. Chevy, I am sorry about your 'friend'. Ms. Carol does not need anymore stress with her current circumstances. I can understand you wanting to protect Ms. Carol. We all have choices to make and we reap what we sow. In a way, I do feel bad for your 'friend'. Her self-pity and selfishness only isolate her from others. All of us have our burdens/baggages, but not everyone knows how to deal with them. Because of that we don't make good choices at times and we or others in our lives suffer the consequences. Gosh,I hope I am making sense.

Mag, we settled in Louisiana for six years after leaving Viet Nam. We were dirt poor when we first arrived. Dad found a job in welding and mom had to work two minimum jobs to feed five of us kids. Love everything about Louisiana except the yearly flood and bigotry/discrimination. This was where I was introduced to oysters and pecans. Nothin' like grilled oysters with a nice cold beer.

Jazzygirl

Hi ladies- winging my way back to NM today, and at the Denver airport waiting for my final flight home. The wedding went really well, spent some great time reconnecting with family and other family of family we have not seen in decades and even made a plan for everyone to come out to the balloon fiesta next October! The weather was rainy the first few days, and on the wedding day which did not allow for her to get good outdoor photos with the fall foliage (which was lovely!), but it all came together anyways. Can't control the weather! I am just glad we did not end up with the hurricane in NY.

I hope anyone here who is in the NC/SC areas and suffering from the flooding is getting through this. Unbelievable amount of water there and calling it a 1/1000 year flood.

I have some catch up to do around work stuff/contracts when I get home but will pop back in when I can. Hope you are all hanging in there!

Smaarty

Susan, the quilts I have posted are a bunch of fabrics cut up and put back together in a pattern. That music quilt is one large piece of white fabric. The quilter puts the design on it by stitching only. There is no piecing in any of it, so- whole cloth quilt.

Like this

Loveroflife

Which requires more time and effort ?

Chevyboy

Smarty, I have looked and looked at the quilts and patterns, and STILL can't figure out how it is all done.......... Do the pieces of cloth come in a kit? Are they conceived by a computer of some kind? It is all put together with a machine, right? I mean are any of the pieces hand-stiched? It all looks so precise!

It's magic! That's all I can figure out........ It's like the Carbonaro Effect! That magic show.... And you have all the pieces, and put them in a bag, shake them up, and out comes the quilt! And what kind of a machine do you have? I think you have to be a mathematical GENIUS to figure out one of those pictures/quilts, AND an analytical patient mind! ANYway.... so impressive!

Chevyboy

Jazzy.... glad you didn't have any problems with our weather here! It POURED here yesterday afternoon! So happy we got the rain, but just always thinking about the passengers at the airport! Our neighbors got stuck there one time, and had to all evacuate down to the basement, for the tornado warnings.... Needless to say, no planes landed or took off until everything was clear....

I remember my first flight... when I was 21, and had baby Sheri with me... We walked out to the prop plane! It had 4 engines, and I was terrified.... Best thing about the flight, was they gave me a "throw-away" diaper for her! We had always used those Curity cloth diapers in those days.... And those new "throw-away" diapers had just come out, but were "very" expensive I thought.

But landed in Oakland, to meet my Folks! Great trip, but so glad to get back home and to "safety" and my Husband...Ha!

Chevyboy

And the wringer washer I had from my Mom... To wash all our clothes and diapers! And then carry the clothes out to the clotheslines to hang them UP! I remember falling over a clothes basket when I was pregnant with our next Daughter... So I was falling, then too? Ha!