how about drinking?

You goils hab me cwacking up.  Bernie...I cud not have said it truer...Fear and Guilt beaten into us!!  And to think I wanted to get my kids in catholic school in LV.  Glad I didn't and I think they are too.  Love the airplane sayings.  I have heard the attendents too before and they have be cracking up.  Sumtimes dey b boring tho...ugh!

Dorfy - dem cousins sooo cuteliest...I swear...and I'm wif WaWa...we kno dat puppy is Reese...heehee.  But good job on the close up of his boootiful furry face.  Glad you are getting things in order for your mom and dad.  And NM had a fab idea of assisted living, mom cud get the care and he cud stay with her.  I fear tho that he wudn't let the caregivers in tho...?

Cyn - ya leave real early early tamaree doncha??  I'm already missing you so I can only imagine how much Reese will miss you.  Tell DS not to get to friendly wif him...save the rest of the bonding for you when you get back.  I wish you mega safe travels and a FANTABULOUSLISTIC time!!

WaWa - I can't keep up wif the house cleaning...got laundry going now and da damn thing is beeping at me.  Gotta finish this post.  CONGRATs for winning and wow yay, both you winning...very 'against the odds' but ooober cool!!

Cami - I can pic u in school...ya hellyun!!  Dat what dey called u huh...heehee. 

OMG this is awful....did you all hear about this nightclub fire in Brazil that already killed over 230 people? http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/27/world/americas/brazil-nightclub-fire/index.html

I was surprised to read that they were already having funerals. So sad.

Glad you didn't have the ice, Cami, but somewhere in ILL got it, and I am glad it wasn't you! They showed some scary video on the news about all the ice in diff states.

Please keep Dorothy and her family in your prayers. They are still having a very hard time with her parents, and can use a lot of prayers. Thank you.

Well, its Pau Hana time, and I am SO glad we learn so much from ea other. Thanks to Mema and NM, I think...I have been using clorox on light switches, etc.My DH has been sick all day, and has the big "D" too....so now I am concerned about that noro virus. Yikes.

Hugsssssssssssssssssssssssss,

Kathy

Thank you, SusieQutie! My back has been killing me tonight too (carried heavy totes into the attic, and have to bend to get in there). I LIKE your idea of the heating pad....I never think of that! Hope it will help your back, and that you get a good night's sleep.

Cyn, Guess you'll be at your parents house soon. Safe travels to TX tomorrow!!! When will you be back? I know it will pass tooooo quickly for you, but we will miss you here!

Lori, Are you home now? Hope things turned around and you started WINNING!!!!

Cami, You are always so funny!!!!

Lara, are you doing better????

Hugsssssssssssss,

K.Dwinka

I'll let Dorkie 'splain things, but in a nutshell, yes, her dad can take care of things, but can't take care of her mom any more, although he wants to. So they are in the process of getting her mom moved from Myrtle Beach to New Jersey. It is more complicated than that, and extremely difficult trying to move her. Its very heartbreaking, and they really can use all our prayers.

I haven't seen much news on that tragedy, but I heard that most deaths were from smoke, and trampling too. Its so sad that a lot of nightclubs still do not have enough exits, and sometimes they are even locked. So when something happens, it is almost impossible to get out. (edit:They said there were about 900 people in that night club with only one exit). Prayers for those victims and their loved ones too.

OMG, one of these days we need a good party again....been so sad around here. Thought it would be tonight, but soon, soon......

Seems like my DH is doing better....maybe it was a one day thing???

cyn, have a wonderful vacation. kathy i hope your dh doesn't have that norovirus thats going around, haven't seen any cases of that yet and the flu cases are dropping in number. so take care, have one more night to work

Good morning, Loungettes!  Well, that winter storm warning has disappeared, no snow or any precipitation, Apparently going to be warming up some now, with rain and temps in the 50's later this week!  Gotta love Maine winter weather! 

Cammy--going out and getting edumacashun is NOT cheating!!!  You were just doing what everyone else could have done but didn't.  You were taking advantage of your brother's knowledge to expand your own.  Then you were kind enough to share it, which is wonderful!  So NOT cheating!  Hear you about the remembering, though better in the past though. 

BBBBernie--LOL!!  I can just picture the whole thing!

ORLA--OUCH!!!!!!! But funny!

Wahine--If your Dad feels better using a lawyer, don't see the problem, as long as he's got the money and wants to spend it that way. 

Mema--Mostly the airline safety talk is boring, and you can see that the flight attendants are just going through the motions.  I try to pay attention, but after the 3rd or 4th time on a trip I can almost recite it myself.  Still, I remind myself that safety stuff is important. . .

Wahine--what a terrible thing is that fire!  Barely half the people have been identified, so sad.  Here's a really old fashioned thing that you can do to help keep the big "D" from spreading through the family:  have the sick person use only one or two sets of dishes/silverware/glasses, and have them put the ones they use in a bucket (or dish tub, if you have one) of water with some bleach in it after use.  Soak for 5-10 minutes before washing.   Have them use only one or 2 towels and washcloths, keeping them separate from everyone else's.  Mix some bleach and water in a spray bottle and have everyone spray the toilet seat before and after each use.  Have the sick person use one bathroom and everyone else use another if you have more than one bathroom.  Remove toothbrushes from the bathroom the sick person uses.  Wash the sick person's clothes separately, with a quarter cup of bleach in the wash water.  Run the washer with hot water and a cup of bleach, empty, before washing anyone else's clothes, towels, linens, etc.  Keep one window cracked open in each room, or open up the windows for a half hour every day to air out the house.  All of this is stuff the Red Cross used to teach people back in the days of rheumatic fever, measles, chickenpox, mumps, polio, etc. and still works.  I've got an old Red Cross manual from the 1910's that covers all of this as well as other ways to isolate a sick person from the rest of a household, and most of it is still actually helpful! 

Mema--heating pads are a great invention, aren't they?  I've been warming up my rice pad and sticking in the foot of my bed for my tootsies, such luxury!

Cammy--did you read where the bouncers were keeping people from leaving?  And the place was already overcrowded.  So sad. 

Juliet--hope you have a peaceful night at work!

BBBBernie--LOL!!!!!!!!

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD is the Monkey Monday

1 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka

1 oz banana liqueur

Dash Van Gogh Espresso Vodka

Dash coffee liqueur

1 oz cream

Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker and add crushed ice.

Let stand for five seconds.

Shake vigorously for five seconds.

Strain into martini glass.

Bernie, that was too funny about you getting expelled for asking the nun why she was so mean. But in reality, it was not right for you to get expelled for that. It was certainly justified (your question, not the expulsion)

Cami, you were sweet to say you missed my morning post. And Dort has you pegged. In a recent post, when she mentioned how you were a lurker and how you said you were boring and didn’t have anything to say. She hit the nail on the head.

Well I am home, will need to get caught up on reading and will just reply if necessary. DH thinks he caught something, I think the world is coming to an end….OMG, such drama! No winnings, but we had a good time and saw "The Last Stand".

Karen, sorry for your loss, I’m sure she leaves behind many fond memories. What a blessing to have lived such a long life.

Ok, now for Dorothy. I am so so sorry to hear about your mom and how your dad is reacting. I too was going to suggest the Social worker. Please keep in mind how this is affecting your dear dad. He is losing the love of his life. He loves your mom so very much and he wants to be with her. He also wants to take care of her. And all of this is being taken from him. So I’m sure he feels as tho everyone is ganging up on him and stripping him of pride and responsibilities, and I’m sure it makes him feel like less of a man as well. I’m sure things will work out, as you have an amazing family and so much love for one another. Please be patient with your dad. I know that is hard to do, when you all are so concerned for your mom. Praying you and your family love. (((((Dort and her Family)))))

Yeah goldies home

wahine my back is killing me to yes saw the club fire

Got my stitctches out tdy I almost fainted they put me back inn a chair I tensed they brought me bk up Im like Im dizzy its from traume had some water I was fine doc says everything good first fill valentines day

Hi mema,juliet bernie dork I PM u

Hi cammie

Nm always good advice

we have a snow and sleet storm going on right now

still on drving restriction so Im home in the jammies

Im typing weird im at an angle its easier

pop in la tah

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Bernie so cute and yes ike Sur can relate.

YYAAAYYY Lori's back ourn morning sunshine. Missed u---Oh I'm sorry about u'r DH--stay away from him-LOL, everybody is getting so many viruses-Geeze

And I know we're all concerned about Dorky and her parents-I'm praying too.

NM that's a big list of things to do--Grat advice and it's funny cuz that is what pople did years ago. Bleach was used for everything except gargling.

Lori u are so right (IMHO) (I disn't mean to make the bold print) anyway sometimes men have a very hard time admitting that rhey can no longer take care of the family cuz they always did--that was their biggest job in life. So for them it's so difficult and understandably so. If u'r parents don't live close it's even harder to uproot them and they have no say cuz it's so surreal for them. So they really do have their hnds full and I pray her father understands in his heart what has to be done and everything will follow and they'll all feel peace and know they dd the right thing.

Orange it's so nice to see u post. It's good u feel better. Did it hurt to get u'r stiches out? U know I don't know anything about what u guys are going thru so I have my questions. And Dorky with her puka is still baffling to me.

And u ladies with sick DH's don't go kissing on them like u do. Use restraint.

good afternoon all,welcome back lori,missed you.  lara ,hope your feeling better this evening.  nm its amazing how the most basic hygene such as hand washing is the most effective tool against infection.to those with the various bugs feel better soon.    dorty-lori is so right about pride sometime preventing seeking help, is there a facility where your parents could still be together but your mum gets the care she needs?social workers would have details of all the facilities in the area

Orange I'm glad I made u laugh, it's always good---but I honestly don't know why--but if it put a smile on u --Good.

You know I was thinking about the word Godess-(spelling) and I just remembered my dad used to have me buy my sisters present at Christmas and of course say and spend anything u want on u'rself just act surprised. Anyway I bought her a necklace that spelled Godess (right tho) in very nice pretend diamonds that really sparkled. Cuz she acts like one as we all should. Anyway she did wear it to work for fun, and after that everyone was borrowing it for their weekend places to go. She still had it and it still sparkles so. We should all have one everybody on these boards---well not everybody some I don't really connect with--that's the truth, not nice I know.

suzie, mese here for a dwink with you. I jest wrote a post and it nessappeared, damn it. I take two dwinks x six please. it almost tuesday and dere are six days left in de week. yep, 12 sounds poyfect, make it de gentleman yack poreeze!

I write more later, been on de phone with my sweeet daddy for de last 45 minutes. Tank ye goils so much, Lori hit de nail on de head with her werds about mese dada. he so sad. when he sad, mese and wese all sad. but i tailed him to look to de future, it is onward and upword, de only way to go. Amen, hell yeah!

I love you goils. where is Cammi? I need a story. yep, i need a bedtime story before de end of de night, pleeeeeeeze?

(((((Joey))))) Cami, Sure hope Joey does not get it real bad, and will feel much better tomorrow! I think my DH just had some 1 day thing as he was lots better today.
Glad you had such a nice long talk with your daddy, Dorkie! I am sure you were able to make him laff too, you are so good at that! When do you think he will be coming up there? I know he has a LOT to do to get ready to move, though. Still sending prayers for all of your family. Hope your sisters got back ok, with your mom!

I am worried about Lynda, she hasn't been in the lounge for awhile. I just emailed her, and will let you know if I hear from her, and how she is doing. Has anyone heard from her? Sending out an APB for Lynda....come out, come out, wherever you are! Wese all miss ya, you know....

I'm glad I didn't go to the homeowners meeting tonight....been over 3 hrs so far, and DH is still there. Yikes...I know they had TONS to discuss and someone was sending out emails about how bad the current board members are, and how they are spending all the money. Sounds like a replay from the meeting at our condo. Wish people in decision making positions would have more of a conscience and CARE about handling things better. Auwe!

Raising my glass to all of you lovelies! Missing a lot of the gals, and hope everyone is ok. Cyn, I am trusting you got to TX ok, as we prolly won't hear from you for awhile. Jest habs fun, ok?

Big Hugs!

Kat

heLLo aGen mi' sistas of de lounge!

I am gonna be here for awhile, I hope someone come to my monkEYdEY partay. We gonna go swimming in mese pool and fire up de grill. Cuz it is a poyfect 80 degrees, de sun is still a-shining and mese dwinking some of dat fwee wodka, life is good.

Suzieq, I hate that my words make ye cry. But I don't mind if you don't mind. De ting that tears me up (ha, tears and tears is de same word for two tings, de tears rolling down de cheekies (of mese face, NOT mese butox <not to be funcused with botox>), uh what wuz mese seying? hmm, uh ohh, mese foygot. jest like dat. oh yep, I brementored now, mese wuz trying to sez that I tink that God hears your cries and de cries of mese too. I hope dat get His divine attenshun. Mese Daddy needs my love. And i get de lub mese has to gib from ye Suz, I jest love ya.

NM, thank you again for advising us to get the POA. They got it written and my Dad's stoooopid printer would not werk. So de sistas of mines had to gib up on gitting it printed. And I thought of you today when a social worker tailed me that hospitals frown upon "social drop in's". But we are going to do just that as there are no other choices. 

But enuff of dat, I am here's to partay! Who is soyven our winks dqqinks tonight, dey making em stwonger and stwonginer eberytime. Dis wodka is like a hundirt touwelsand proof cuz mese fried like chicken on de grill of mines, come on ober! to quote a berry smart woman, "dis wodka bese frees and it is good shit". oops, CAMILLE, watch yer langwich!! Ok but really....come ones come alls, let's git dis partay wocking n wolling, yeeeee haaaaaaaa!

Gotta say to Katwinka, mese so glad dat de DH of yers is not sicky todey, yipppee for dat. And mese saying prayers for that widdle Joey-cutieCApootie that he wakes up tomorree and is all better. I so glad he and mese Cam can snuggle and make each other feels better. Mese praying for all mese goils to be happy, be well and for God to also keep their families well. Dis sickness ting gonna git tossed out de back door of de lounge. Speaking of, uhhh ohhh, big UHHHHH OHHH, guess who be lingering at de back door AGAIN? Tail me it itn'd so.....mese gotta run and pee pee den move laundry, oh what fun it is with wodka! CHEERS!

(((GRouP HUggeR)))

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Good morning, Loungettes!  Sitting here without my morning coffee, and not liking it.  Having lab work done in a bit, just the usual cholesterol and routine stuff, on a new anticholesterol drug, trying to find one that doesn't make me ache all over. 

Wahine--most of those tips come from the days before antibiotics, when preventing spread of infection was the only real option.  A lot of it would be really helpful today if people knew about it.  Yeah, rice bags do smell when overheated, don't they? 

Goldie--glad you had a good time,and welcome home!

Mema--alternating heat and cold helps some aches and pains, but I personally like heat.  Not so fond of icing things, especially when it's as cold out as it is.

ORLA--Hooray for stitches out! Anxiety can be a nasty thing, can't it?  Time to kick back and relax for a bit, and enjoy being stitchless!

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD--

Anything with caffeine!