OK Kst u'r off the hook for u DH it's his choice, As long as u found a good restaurant. That's OK then.

And I never in my whole life heard of that book ???

OK everyone I guess it's time for sleep so sweet dreams all

Love u girls

Kathy I hope those pretty little peepers are doing mucho better today. How about your DH. Mine still isn’t better either, and now having pain in his neck and down his arm. He is going to call the doctor this ayem, so might not be going to the movies today.

Cyn, thanks so much for sharing the jewelry. She was such a talented lady, with painting, beading, raku and she was quite the photographer too.

Happy fart day to you too Dorky.

Cami, my husband has been on prolly a dozen different BP meds. I wish he would just lay off the salt for a week, just to see if that helps. For example, last night at dinner, he almost a whole box of stove top stuffing, that alone was like 2500 mg of sodium, not to mention what all else he had for the day.  Yes we have a BP machine at home. So sweet of your friend to send you and Joey gifts.

Hey SuziQ, good to see your pretty lil face. I sawry bout you back girl, I hope it’s feeling better this morning. Meese tinks it’s doze damn bone mets?

“Such is the life of a hospice nurse” but you are the best of the best, the Crème de la Crème. They are fortunate to have you, the patient and the families. I’m glad they have you too. DH’s BP was high before the cough. He has been on BP meds for years. 135/103, 158/107 135/95 149/93, those are just some of his readings, over the last couple of days.

Happy Valentines Day to the best group of friends a goil can hab! I love each and every one of you, you are all so very special to me. Thank you for being my friends.

 A Valentine Cocktail:

Bailey’s Cool Raspberry

2 ounces Baileys Original Irish Cream 8-9 raspberries Crushed ice Place 4-5 raspberries at the bottom of a rocks glass and lightly muddle  them. Top with crushed ice. Add Baileys Irish Cream. Garnish with three  speared raspberries.

WOW.....those are so beautiful, Lori. And ALL those paintings stacked up in her kitchen for a "group photo" (lol)....and the girls (people are so hard to do!). I love the one with the bird of paradise in it too, as that is my fav flower. I have some pics of different paintings on this puter, so will try to share them later. What a talented artist, and I am so glad her family has those beautiful paintings, etc., as additional memories of her. Thanks for all the valentine goodies, esp the last one ...

Dorkie, Such nice Valentines....mucho tanx and same back atcha!

NM, Hmmmm.....annudder dwink...and nice way to honor Steven King...amazing mind that guy has! Can imagine how eerie it was to read the story that took place at the school you went to...yikes!! I don't think I have seen Pet Semetary yet. So GLAD you love your job and do not feel too sad when you lose someone, because, like you said, you know they are going to pass soon, and you are there to make them more comfortable, and help the family too, so it is the best it can be. (((((NM)))))

Cami, Good idea from NM, as sometimes rebooting can take care of a myriad of puter probs. Another thing to do if you REALLY have probs, is unplug it for a few min. Several times my puter locked up and I thought it had crashed for good, and my DD reminded me to turn it off, unplug it for a few min, then try again. And *voila* it worked perfectly! Of course sometimes it crashes for good and nuttin kin help it.

Sue, Is your back better today? You are always on the go, and doing so much, and all that walking, that I forget you even have ANY pains! Are you on that walk right now? MIght be, as its still early. Hope a lot of money/awareness is raised!!! You go, girlfriend!

Lori, that IS high b/p since he is ON b/p meds. Mine have been high like that lately...seems to be right on the cusp of needing meds, but so far my dr doesn't think I need any. Its my top number that gets too high. Good thing NM said that coughing like he has been doing can make it higher, and MAYBE those new meds might work, once he is well. Glad he is going back to the dr...that is WAY too much sodium....does the dr know how much he ingests? Any way you can (on the sly) tell his nurse or dr before he sees him? Maybe a lecture from his dr might scare him??? Once I found out how bad too much sodium is, I took it off the table. BUT they do say we get more from the foods we eat (processed) rather than adding it at the table. And with that dressing he had...yikes....thats a ton of salt. My DH seems better today, but it has been on/off every other day, with his cold. Today is FINALLY sunny, so a good day to walk around town and explore the bavarian shoppes. Of course, he already wants to go back tonight to that good restaurant we found last night. Thank God it was excellent, as there isn't much open during the week, which we found out last night!!! Season prolly starts in May or so...we sure want to come back when its warm, as there are rivers and wide streams everywhere, and lots of water sport companies.

OK, I'll add my HAPPY VALENTINE WISHES to ALL YOU LOVELY LADIES!!!!

(read this as to "ALL" my breast friends....

And since we are in a Bavarian town, a Valentine wish in German....

Dorfy - Thank you fer da Valentine....hope you on your way now for your weekend of R & R.  Of course...lot's a dwinks too!

Kathy - Thank you too fer da Valentine.  So glad it sunny there today, mayb get Glenn out for awhile.  The whole place sounds soooo wonderful! 

Love you goils sooo much!! 

AND...a very Happy Valentines day to everyone !!

Love the photo's of Lyndas paintings Lori..beautiful.  She sure was talented.

Cami, Sure didn't sound like a fun Valentines Day for you....in the ER! BUT you did have a handsome dr, so that is ONE good thing. So he was saying you need more tests for what you went in there for? Mese funcused....but he did say he would get with your other dr., and then they will get back with you? Glad you will have Joey an extra day this weekend. We leave for home tomorrow, so it will end our week with our g'dau. IT was fun though...but I did have to make sure she did her schoolwork every day since she is home-schooled. Went well, except a little bump today, as she was tired, and it took awhile to explain the math she was working on. So I got her away from it, then we tackled it again and I *think* she got it.  But I sure wouldn't be able to help her with math when she's older!!!

Hmmmm.....hadn't heard of 11/22/63 by SK...will have to check into it,Cyn.

Bernie, Did you get back home from your weekend with Liam in England? How is he doing? Did you get to do anything else while there? Missing you, and your jokes!

Oh, I am hoping our Dorkie is hitting it BIG at the Casinos!!!! And eating good food, getting tons of drinks, etc...... PLUS having fun!

Big Hugs to all, gotta hit the bed...lotta packing to do in the ayem before we are "On the Road Again....."

KatwinkaDeTravelingFool

Good morning, Loungettes!  A very long week is drawing to a close, eventually.  I'm on call from 5pm to midnight tonight, covering for the regular gal.  I'm hoping there won't be any calls, but the way this week is going I'm not counting on it.  Still, when midnight comes I'll be done for 2 whole days!  Yeah! 

Goldie--Ouch!  Those BP readings are a bit scary, aren't they?  You have a good point about the salt, too.  One way to offset the salt intake is to drink lots of extra water, can you get DH to try drinking 1 1/2 liters of water a day?  That would be 6 eight ounce glasses a day.  He could drink 2 at each meal, or one at each meal and 1 after each meal.  Or you could be sneaky and replace the salt in the salt shaker with a substitute.  Is your DH at all overweight?  Losing 10 pounds can make a big difference in BP and may be more acceptable to him than cutting back on salt.  Thanks for the kind words, it's really nice to hear that after having a cranky day yesterday.  Not sure why I was having a cranky, but I was and I had to speak sharply to myself and eat a lot of chocolate to adjust my attitude.  Fortunately, it was easy to find chocolate yesterday! 

Ooh, look at the Valentine's yummies!  And the neat cupcakes and dwinkies! 

Rakul's art work is GEORGEOUS!  Thank you so much for posting. 

Wahine--It was very eerie, and I was ATTENDING the school when I read the stories!  I walked past the places mentioned every day!  Very, very eerie at night, especially. 

Mema--Yes, it's in the Dark Tower series!  I couldn't think of the series name, still can't think of the name of the book, but that's OK.  Why do you have back pain?  Is it anything fixable? 

ORLA--I know you were joking, I was playing along!  It's fun!  Hooray for feeling good!

CynCyn--No need to worry about the Maine craziness getting out, we sorta let the cat out of the bag when we started calling ourselves the Mainiacs.  The Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing is based in Bangor and goes by the name of The Mainiacs.  So all the planes getting refueled in the air over the northern Atlantic get their gas from a Mainiac! 

Cammy--thanks for noticing that I'm not creepy!  I can just imagine the look on that doc's face, and I can just imagine you having a great time playing with him over that remark!  So funny! 

Princess Glitter Sizzle's DOTD is the TGIF

ounce Kahlua

1 ounce Baileys Irish Cream

1 ounce Amaretto

Directions:

Pour the Kahlua into a Cocktail glass.

Take a teaspoon, touch the edge of the spoon to the inside.

side of the glass right near the surface of the Kahlua, round back side of the teaspoon up.

Gently pour the Bailey's onto the round backside of the spoon.

The directions don't mention when to add the Amaretto -- so take your best shot (pun intended).

good morning all, back in orlando for the girls last few days. went to kennedy space centre yesterday in the rain, back to universal today.   cammi what have you been up to!  a trip to the er hope your feeling better today.     lori good advice from nm about hubbys bp,  as he had his renal function and kidneys checked out?  because if there is not sufficient blood flow to the kidneys ,various chemicals are released which can make bp very difficult to control.  re the water ,good fluid intake is good unless there is a problem with heart failure.  does he know his ef or ejection fraction of his heart?  do you think you could get him to track his salt intake for a day? sometimes seeing it in black and white makes more of a impression!   kathy .hope your hubby is feeling better today hope you had a great time with your g dau.  teaching her maths, good for you.     bernie-hope you had agreat time with liam and your sister.  dorty-have fun! don't do anything we wouldn't do( that gives you great latitude!)

Lynda sold a lot of her paintings. Seems she did a lot of art fairs. But gosh, she is SO GOOD!

Sue/NM, DH is not coughing as much, so it’s not that. He has had high BP for years. He is going to try and cut down on the sodium this week to see if that helps. Letting me cook for him, instead of eating the processed crap. Keep your fingers crossed, that it does help and he can pull it off! For instance, he likes that little can of Deviled Ham. Y’all know what I’m talking about? Teeny tiny can of, of, of (not sure) but that little bitty thing contains almost 1000 mg of sodium, and of course you have to eat it with saltines! 2000 mg, I think, is the recommended daily amount to be consumed.

Oooooh dats a pretty rose and diamonds Lara. How are you feeling and is your DH taking good care of you? Back to work on Monday?

Cami, DH does take his BP when he’s relaxed. We’ve been taking it in the morning and early evening.

OH NO Cami, ER. Well what other tests did they end up doing? And WTF is up with that doctor, gheesh! I hope you are feeling better today and no crabbyness. (((((CAMI)))))

And extra day with Joey is great, but don’t you have “something” going on, on Monday???

Safe travels home today Kathy. I know you will be sad to have your week with your g’dau over. As for math, used to be one of my favorite subjects, but could tell you a thing about it now! How are those peepers doing? Did you guys get to hit all the little shops?

NM, DH does drink water. Maybe not quite as much as you suggest, but in the summer he does. Doesn’t do anything to the BP. But I appreciate all of the info and suggestions. Yes, he is overweight, (who isn’t, lol)   6’3” 300 lbs. His rheumatologist used to get on him about his weight and BP, but since he (Darrell) doesn’t really do anything to try and lose weight, he quit harping on him. He doesn’t get the salt from the salt shaker, it’s the crap he eats that comes from a box, a can and frozen dinners. I hope your day is quiet and uneventful (no calls). I just can’t even imagine, you being cranky, glad you found some chocolate.  Love the play on “Mainiacs”.

Cyn and Dorky, love how you two are waving and communicating with one another along the coastline. Dat is so coot.

Dorty, wese nose you habbing fun, it’s just in your nature!

Julie, not sure about the renal and kidney functions. He does get blood work done every 6 weeks, might it be checked there? I don’t know what that EF is. And I have tracked his salt intake, it’s always high. Usually 4000 or more, and I have calculated as high as 10,000. YES I said 10 THOUSAND. And I have mentioned to him about the amount of sodium in stuff, he gets sort of mad, and said he doesn’t want to hear about it. Sounds like you are having a great time with the “girls”, sorry bout the rain tho, that puts a damper on things. Have fun at Universal today. Are you purse holding????

Thank you so much everyone for all of the advice on DH. I am going to keep on him the best I can, and try not to sound like a nag. I keep telling him that this could kill him and I can’t manage without him. This morning he is having Shredded Wheat cereal ( NO SODIUM) instead of his frozen breakfast pizza (750 mg sodium). Gonna go and Google EF now. Love you all so beery muchly.

Well, hello LisaEllen. You are more than welcome to stay and have a drink with us, or not, that is fine too. Don’t be shy.

OH is it quiet today--I guess we're all relaxing or working.--Me relaxing--well I did wash a load of clothes--now when I take a shower I hav a nice fleece long comfy night gown to put on. Joey's home today, but he's at  friends house---so crazy scary movies for me.

Kfontaine Welcome, u picked a little quiet day bt they'll be coming to de lounge soon. so always check back and this is the bestest group of women I havd met. Ther not just fun, but knowledgeable about so so much--so it's more relaxing than tense on here--u'll get questions answer and laugh--could it be any better.?

welcome kfontaine,  thank you lori for posting lyndas work,raised aglass to celebrate her life tonight