I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Just went out and bought a new microwave!!! While we were away my wages kept building up in my account, so I plan to do some things I've wanted to do for ages. The old one was over 25 years old!!!

Hey where's Kira? Missing her!

Blue .. everyone looks fabulous in their fall gear!  Too cute!

It's cold here this a.m.  I had to put the furnace on.  First time since last winter and the smell nearly gagged me.  I am dreading having to buy fuel oil.  At $350 for 100 gallons (which doesn't last long), I'm in a bit of a panic.  It's not supposed to be this cold the beginning of October!

Of course Tim called and was warning me about carbon dioxide or monoxide (don't know which one it is) poisoning.  A little late for that I think.  I suggested he should have checked the furnace when he was home yesterday, rather than waiting to see if I keeled over or not.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Bren

{{Kira}} sending up prayers for your DH. Good for you getting him to see a dermatologist!

Kira .. I'm so sorry to hear about your DH and his skin cancer.  I hope it's squamous cell or basal cell and not a melanoma.  I'm so glad you kept after your doctor for a dermatology referral.

I don't know if Femara causes that much fatigue.  I had a lot of problems with Arimidex.  I know I was so tired for so long that my doctor prescribed some medication for me.  She prescribed Adderall, which has helped with my energy and focus. 

Rosemary .. hope Bobba is better today.

Athena .. I hope you're enjoying this weather.  It's too cold for me!  I brought up a little space heater from the basement and the dogs and I are huddled in my guest room/office with the computer and the little t.v. on for football.  We're very cozy in here!

Blue .. did you make a pie with all those apples?  We had so little rain this summer that my apple crop was really bad.  I didn't even get enough to make a pie .. and I have two apple trees. 

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Bren

I can't believe how much energy I have two months after I got off Femara. It caused me to be soooo tired  but I didn't realize it until I stopped taking it.

Bobba wouldn't eat at the vet and now she's giving us a hard time if we don't get her food down on the floor fast enough. She is much better. Back to the vet in a week.

Blue your fur babies are so cute in their sweaters.

Good to hear Bobba is so hungry!!!

Kira - hope your DH is OK after the surgery.

I'm at work - makes it hard when you can hear drilling and hammering from the office next door which is being renovated - not that I have anything concrete to do yet.

I've decided I like travelling instead of working.

Sue

Had frost on the pumpkin this morning........and grass. Put on the furnace and now it's 65 and a beautiful sunny day. Cut down some things in the garden. I sure hate that time of the year.

We drove around today to see what would be a pretty place to have a family picture taken on the 23rd. Found three places and hope that the colors may hang on till then.

Packers and Brewers are playing at the same time this afternoon....What am I doing on the computer?

artsee, you are multi-tasking.  Turn on the radio and the TV.  Keep the TV volume down unless it looks like something exciting is happening in the game you're watching; at that point, switch them around and listen to the TV for awhile.  I missed it all, having spent most of the afternoon at a walk-in clinic to get cipro for the UTI I seem to have developed. 

We had a low of 39 last night, here in central AL.  It wasn't a record, but it was close.  Temps should be going back up toward normal this week, though.  I hope your temps get warmer, too (everybody except Susie, who's probably hoping things stay moderately cool for awhile as she approaches summer).

Fall just might be my favorite season here in the Deep South.  The wonderful weather starts in September and lasts until after Thanksgiving.  Leaves start to turn in early October (right about now), and the colors keep shifting to different types of trees until December, when the last of the leaves finally come down.  The yellow poplars ("tulip trees") are the first to turn, along with the sweetgums.  White oaks and some of the hickories are probably the last.

Then we have a few weeks of winter (mid-December through January or early February), and things start greening up again.

OTOH, I spent the first 30 years of my life up in the general area where artsee is.  Although Fall is really colorful there, it lasts such an awfully short time.... about two weeks, IIRC.  Then it's cold and gray for months and months. Can you tell I wasn't a big fan of snow and super-cold temperatures?  Some people handle those winters a lot better than I did.  Most of my blood relatives actually claim to enjoy the cold, snowy winters.

Well, tomorrow is my annual boob-squish and follow-up with my BS.  (Did I announce that already?)  Everyone is invited.  My May '08 chemo sisters will all be there (virtually), and one of them is bringing lemon creme kolaches to snack on before, between, and after the appointments.  Then we're all going to the lake.  (I wish this was all true.  We pretend things like this, to keep ourselves calm and content.)

Time for supper.  We're having venison stew, and dh is helping even though it's my turn. 

otter

Oh, kira....  hugs to you and your hubby.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((KIRA and DH)))))))))))))))))))))))))

((Otter)) In your pocket for the mammo!

Insomnia bites. I think it is because I am excited to see the Rays play the Rabgers at 5 PM today.

Morning Everyone!

Sunflowers .. Adderall is a stimulant medication used to treat AD/HD in adults and children.  I take 1/2 a pill in the morning and 1/2 in the afternoon.  Mostly it just helps me to stay focused and get things done. 

Otter .. hoping for a 'normal' mammogram today.

Kira .. my dad had melanoma and it was all removed with surgery.  I am monitored for melanoma twice a year since I've had skin cancer since I was 29.  Keeping you and your DH in my thoughts.  I know it's scary right now.

Athena .. we've got your kind of weather this a.m.  Cold and sunny!  Just hoping the sun warms up the house so I don't have to turn the dreaded furnace on again.  Tim called last night and told me not to run it at night until he's had a chance to check it out.  What???  I was running the thing yesterday a.m. and nothing bad happened.  I don't know why he didn't check the stupid thing out when he was home on Saturday!  Of course, he's in sunny Florida right now. ha!

Artsee .. know what you mean about  the time of year to clean out the flower beds.  It means summer is over and fall is on the way.  My zinnias are still blooming and a couple of the roses, so I'm going to leave them in a while longer.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Bren