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

You all have been chatty ... must go back and catch up. 

Do you think that recipe would work with Kaluha?

Why don't you try it, Kam, and let us know?

I think I'd ask Captain Morgan to make the cake!  Jack Daniels could assist.....

Am watching SNL -- a compilation of the best of past Christmas shows.  Loved seeing Adam Sandler's  Hannukah song (am sure it's on YouTube), and the late, great Gilda Radner.

And now John Malkovich is reading "The Night Before Christmas" with editorial comment!

blue ... when we lost our German Shepherd her buddy dog acted a little 'lost' for several months.  Eventually she grew to like having all the attention ... but she was an older dog.  We didn't think that she would like a new dog moving into her territory.  It's hard to know what they need sometimes ... they all have their own personalities.  I'm sure you know Lilah well enough to figure it out.  And things do have a way of working themselves out ... so if a new doggie chooses you resistance is probably futile.  (((hugs))) to you all. 

You guys are movving so fast, I can't keep up.

I saw my onc yesterday. He looks so old and the rumour is that he has cancer. Crap.

We talked about our kids but not his health.I have known him for almost 30 years. I hope it is only a rumour.

Anyway, it was a good visit except my vitamin D level has gone DOWN to 23. GRRR. Might be because there is no sun in the fall in Michigan or because I have spent too much time inside. He told me to go from 1000 units of D to 2000 a day. He told me he takes 2000.

So almost 6 years and NED. And I let him tell me my heart function was normal. even though the cadiologist already had. We were both happy.

All those who are complaining that the ACA will make medical costs go up ae in fovor of a single payer plan, right? THAT would make sense.

Our baby is 15, this month. My hubby says he wants a new pup immediately after she passes to fill the void. I'm with you Blue, I feel I need a little time to grieve first, but we'll see. It's so hard to even think about.  

Dear Breastcancer.org Community Members,

We at Breastcancer.org would like to put out a request and challenge during this joyous, yet often stressful and emotional season to see how much happiness, hope, love, encouragement, acceptance, care, etc. we can spread throughout the boards and amongst ourselves. There are so many women and families on our boards who are just starting, or are in the middle of, their cancer journey, or even facing their end of life, and are faced, like you, with the holidays and the turning of the New Year. Let's join together, leave the politics and differences behind, and make a difference. Our combined ‘positive’ energy could be powerful on our boards, and beyond.

So, how can we do this? Add lovely, hopeful quotes, poems, photos throughout the boards; select a newbie and help guide her/him; give a daily cyber hug to someone who is in hospice; post something positive each day, post recipes, holiday or cancer-coping strategies…truly the list is endless.

Remember, we are all connected to one another through this cancer battle, even when politics divide. So, let's focus on what unites, not divides, and spread hope and brighten the season with a little unity and joy.

Peace to you and yours, 

Your Mods and the BCO Team

Rosemary, I'm glad to hear you had a good appointment.  I hope it's just a rumor about your onc too.

We lost three pets (cat and two dogs) all within a year and a half timespan about 15 years ago.  I was so heartbroken that I couldn't deal with another loss like that so we've never had another pet.  I could have pets now but we have granddogs, a Jack Russell/Shih Tzu mix that we watch frequently and two Boston Terriers that we watch once in awhile and that seems to be enough. 

RR, if I were to break down and get a dog, I would definitely be looking at Jack Russell terriers . . .  they've always struck me as big dog personalities in a convenient, apartment-sized package.  So I'm really intrigued at the thought of a Jack Russell/Shih Tzu mix.  Could you post a picture??  Please???

Eric used to have a dog and I know he'd like to get another.  But we also like to travel, and I'm hesitant to take on the responsibility.  (Plus, there's the issue of my two cats.  Who by the way, have figured out how to open the closet door, work the big catfood cannister off the shelf, knock it over and then worry it until the lid comes off and catfood spills all over the place.)

Linda

Thanks for the explanation, Kam.  We were always cautious that way too.  Our house is much more modest than the houses of most of the men that worked under my husband.  But that's also why he was able to retire young.  I hope the Mods can remove the picture for you.

After the Mods' suggestion I went looking for inspiring poems and this one tickled my fancy today:

I Resign
Unknown

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult.
I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities
of an 8-year-old again.
I want to go to McDonald’s and think that it’s a four star restaurant.
I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make ripples with rocks.
I want to think M&Ms are better than money because
you can eat them.
I want to lie under a big oak tree and run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer day.
I want to return to a time when life was simple.
When all you knew were colors, multiplication tables, and nursery rhymes, but that didn’t bother you, because you didn’t know what you didn’t know and you didn’t care.

All you knew was to be happy because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.
I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.
I want to believe that anything is possible.
I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.
I want to live simple again.
I don’t want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip,
illness, and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind
word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, the imagination, mankind, and making angels in the snow.

So…here’s my checkbook and my car keys, my credit cards and all my responsibility.

I am officially resigning from adulthood. And if you want to discuss this further, you’ll have to catch me first, ’cause,

“Tag! You’re it.”

River_Rat AND WR-- thank you so much for taking the reins on this positive turn! We love the poem and pic!!! Keep 'em coming!

Edited to acknowledge WR's positive post too!