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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    thanks Chrissy. It is so exciting! It really is turning out even better than I expected. The breeze will be amazing up there in the summer. My DD will be starting to pack up and move home in a couple of weeks. She will be very happy to see how it's coming along. She wants to be involved with the final decisions. Then we fly back to CO for her surgery. Then we come back home for her recuperation. I am glad she will have something to plan and think about. 

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited April 2014

    Nancy, recuperation is always speeded up when our minds are otherwise occupied and not dwelling.  I know you will love having her close.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

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    I was just looking at this picture I took of Lake Louise..it is a spectacular place.

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    wow!

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

    That is one of the things I had on my bucket list

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited April 2014

    Lisa, What did you take it from? An arial tram? Another mountain? A small plane?

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

    A ski lift on the opposite mountain...in June..

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

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    Here is a panorama of four photos I put together

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    mountains are so cool looking! I am sure if I lived near some I would get use to them, but we don't have any around here. So thanks for the pics, Lisa. 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited April 2014

    I was BORN in Vancouver, BC and missed the "assurance" of the mountains horribly when we moved East. They were like getting a hug every day when you walked outside the house. You never got lost, either, as they were always a good reference point for East!!

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

    Barbe, same here, mountains...east, ocean....west

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited April 2014

    DH's family lived in Anchorage, AK. MIL got lost one foggy day because she'd been using the mountains as reference points. DH doesn't want to live where he can't see mountains. I, who grew up on the plains, feel hemmed in by them.

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  • QCA
    QCA Member Posts: 1,539
    edited April 2014

    We're back from Charleston.  What a great time we had, too!  We went on a bus tour of the city the first morning and then in the afternoon went on a boat tour of the harbor.  The next day we went to Cypress Gardens and went on a boat ride through the swamp.  We could have gotten a canoe and gone out alone but I'm glad we went with a guide instead, because we had a great one.  He pointed out several areas that had been used in movies, and a stone bridge used in "The Patriot", which was totally realistic but was actually made of styrofoam.   It was hauntingly beautiful, with the moss hanging from the trees and alligators out sunning themselves.  Protective coloration is incredible;  you could be staring right at an alligator and not see it!  They have a butterfly house there and I loved it.  DH had the camera and took pictures which I haven't uploaded yet, but I will.  We also went on a tour of an unrestored plantation with beautiful gardens, with all the azaleas in bloom.  Charleston is a little farther along in spring than we are here and everything was at its peak.  It was just a wonderful anniversary trip, but it's always good to get back home too!

    Nancy, love the pictures, and Lisa, that lavender rose is gorgeous!

    Have a good week, everyone!

    Kathy

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    whew, I am tired just reading about your trip, kathy, but so glad you had a good time. It sounds beautiful! 

    We are getting warmer, but not too many flowers blooming yet!

    Today I had to go online while on the phone with my DD and pick out sinks and toilets and tub/shower combo so we can get the inside of the house framed. Well, the bathroom anyway. It will be the only room in the house, beside the bedroom which takes up the whole upstairs. The rest is an open floor plan. decisions, decisions. 

    so the other day I got a PM on here from someone i didn't know, that was asking me questions about my diet. I searched for the member's username but there were no posts associated with it. So I let the mods know, they thought it was someone trying to sell me supplements. We gotta be careful everywhere!

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    thanks for the burst of spring colors, Lisa

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

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    blood moon tonight.

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  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 5,065
    edited April 2014

    Thaanks Lisa.  Too cloudy to see it here. 

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  • Alyson
    Alyson Member Posts: 4,308
    edited April 2014

    too cloudy here as well

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited April 2014

    What an unusual April in terms of weather.  Our temperature got down to low 40's last night.  The forecast was for mid 30's.  This may be our last "cool spell."  And it will last only a couple of days.  Heat and muggies are in our future with a/c compressors humming.

    DH and I are off to the New Orleans airport in the early afternoon to pick up his nephew who is flying in from Seattle.  He'll visit us a couple of days and then join friends who are also coming to New Orleans.  We plan to pick him up and then stop at Drago's restaurant which created char-grilled oysters.  They are sinfully delicious with melted butter splashed on top and also some grated cheese. 

    Hello to everyone.

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    Wow great pic of the moon Lisa! I was sleeping through out the eclipse. 

    I am on my way to see my RO, just annual visit. Also an excuse to shop, and get the car serviced. 

    It turns out that the reason I'm not feeling as good as I was is....... constipation. It's probably from the diet I'm on. Only a month to go. But I can't do much about it while traveling. I'll deal with it tomorrow.

    Carole, the char broiled oysters sound great. Have fun!

    We woke up to frost this morning. But it is sunny now. We'll have to see if the little girls can wear their frilly Easter dresses this weekend.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited April 2014

    I remember having a spring coat to wear over the frilly dress. They were jacket length and in pastels. Very pretty and necessary in Okla where spring is very windy.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

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    Chrissy, this is the Rose Garden we passed by when you were here...

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    I stopped on my way for an ultrasound...

    and a blood draw...

    good way to start off!!!!!!!!!!

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited April 2014

    Hi girls!  I hurt my back and could hadly move without pain but I got the guy who is treating my neck to have a go at it...........I must say, I wondered why when he started but by the time he had finished I was just about kissing him for the relief!!!!!..........lol.  He also did some strapping with Kinesio Tape for my Lymphodema as an experiment and may I just say, I'M IN LOVE WITH KINESIO TAPE!  My arm and shoulder are almost normal and that's the first time for I don't know how long.........yipeeeee!  The amazing thing about it though is that is only taken a few days........guess who is going to get it done next time I see him in a fortnight?.........lol.

    Lisa thanks for the great pic of the moon, I wanted to see it but by the time I remembered it was all over.....lol.  Oh I remember that rose garden!  It is so beautiful!!  Those mountains are amazing!  I thought we had mountains in Australia until I saw The Rockies........now those are mountains!!  We, I have decided should call ours pretend mountains.........lol.

    Kathy your vacation sounds exhausting but fun but I'll bet you are very glad to be home.  

    Nancy it's always fun to pick out new fitting for a house........It's all coming together and I can imagine your excitement.

    Carole those oysters sound fantastic! Have an extra one for me........lol.

    Have a good day all!

    Love n hugs.    Chrissy

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited April 2014

    Chrissy, what a find...glad you are feeling better...

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited April 2014

    mac, (and anyone else) I use Sennokat-S EVERY SINGLE night. Just one. The S part is a stool softener and it's non-addictive. Constipation can destroy your system so fast!!!! I was on such high doses of narcotics I used to take 4 times that amount a day!!!! Another tip; in Walmart or another pharmacy you should find a "Women's" laxative. It works!!!! I tried everything when I used to get constipated and it wasn't effective. The women's product has something unique (don't know what it is) that truly does work. Always take a stool softener with ANY laxative or you'll hurt yourself!!! Then once stable, take the Sennekot-S.

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    thanks, barbe. I am just miserable today! I  feel like I have a cold and can't stop coughing again. Then the "other" problem is still on going. When I feel well enough I will check out that senokot. I am taking miralax and extra fiber and colace. I haven't felt like eating anything today. I am drinking some herbal tea, laying on the couch and am about to take another nap. The dog is pacing because it is time for us to go for her run. maybe later..... 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited April 2014

    I either dreamed it during my nap that I just woke up from, or heard earlier on TV or radio that either Miralax or the other "M" one has a "womens" version!! Almost fell off my chair as I had just typed the above. Again....I might have been dreaming....I have weird and disturbing dreams, but this is a first about a laxative!!

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  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited April 2014

    I was dreaming about a laxative, too. lol I am feeling a bit better. It worked somewhat. I felt good enough and safe enough to go for a walk with the dog. Even though it was cold and breezy, it was good to get out in the fresh air. I will go back to the pharmacy tomorrow and see what else I can find to help. I'm glad you understand. Now I have a slight fever.

    chrissy, I love being able to go to my OT and have them help me get straightened out. I'm so glad you have someone in your life like that. What is Kinesio Tape? I guess I can look it up. ha ha

    I use a tape on my fingers that sticks to itself, so I can wrap them for compression and then I also don't bend them unexpectedly. My DS says I look like an old boxer. My fingernails look horrible, too. oh well!

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  • Alyson
    Alyson Member Posts: 4,308
    edited April 2014

    Hi all

    Chrissy, I use the tape a lot - it is great and I find it really works. Mac, it is the tape athletes use - you see then with it on legs and shoulders. It helps reduce inflammation. For LE it actually pulls the fluid away towards working lymph nodes.

    Big hugs

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