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magdalene

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Hey Blondie, why are you still awake? I took a long nap this afternoon, not tired no

Thinking of either a deep mauve color or a deep rose color for the bedroom

OK will try to maintain some internet connection. Has been off for hours and still coming/going some. Don't know if it's after affects of the craptastic (yes I said that) weather yesterday. All I can say is God had a hand in putting those tornadoes south of DFW thru mostly farmland. Appears to be normal low threshold tornado damage - barns, roofs, etc. - but had that gone thru the metroplex woulda be a whole 'nother story. Plus the flashflooding from it. I don't think I've heard of any injuries even.

I must say my new weather radio did almost cause me to pee my pants when it went off yesterday afternoon. Still needs some tweaking of its programming but all in all I like it.

And today I see Granada Hills CA has fire storms. Maddie I did look to see where you were, PTL the other side of LA. Anyone else out that side of LA? Sure hope not. Now we can even send a little rain from Texas out there for all of you.

Maddie - congrats on DD getting in nursing school. Bummer how you found out. Mine is kinda back in the non-communicative mood again. I could go for weeks and never hear from her esp. now that Dad has her taxes straightened out lol.

Most of my walls are boring off white. The living room is 2 shades of beige with a fake chair rail - it's actually all painted paneling. When I 1st got out of nursing school I was working 11p-7a. I painted our east/south facing bedroom a dark seafoam green. I loved it and it surely kept that south light down during the winter while I was trying to sleep. I have painted one - yes just one - wall of the our bedroom a light yellow which I didn't like and haven't progressed to anything else. DD's room AKA the junk room has one wall of deep day glow blue - her choice. If I ever get it cleaned out I would like to make it a lounge though it has to keep a bed for her occas. visits. It has no satellite receiver box though so no hurry in doing anything about it.

Heck Sassy I'm probably on my 4th cup of coffee. Oh I get it double fisted coffee!

Thinking about starting to get paint sample cards soon, then I'll try them against the wall and see which one wins!

Jazzy - Yes, you are right...it's so nice to talk to someone I have a lot of history with! We talk often on the phone and, although that's fun, too, nothing beats an in-person visit! Thanks for the well wishes for the family. We have good news...found out this evening that my DH's kidney function is stable - ultrasound showed no masses or cysts or anything like that, so Dr will recheck in 3 months. I have to wonder if the change had anything to do with him eating less carbs to help his blood sugar since that means he was eating more protein.

Sas - thanks for the probiotic info...I will have to look for that one at the health food store. I should be able to get it at the big health food store where I get all my gluten free food - they have a much bigger selection than the one I went to yesterday. I must confess, never did the toothbrush in the dishwasher thing. I'm better at replacing them frequently rather than getting them in the dishwasher! The good news is that the spots look way better than it was before, so we've made a lot of progress and I hope we have turned a corner on things. Regarding the hubby's kidney issues, thanks for the offer to help with that - I will keep you posted. I'm encouraging him to check with a dietician to make sure the changes he's made to help his blood sugar are not adversely effecting his kidney, but I'm not sure if he will do it. That's great that you were able to help your dad out so much! I'm very paranoid about taking mainstream meds and using supplements...hate them all, but I do take a multivitamin and some Calcium and Vit D. That's about the extent of it for me - nothing exotic!

Luvmygoats - my work has one of those weather radios and it is definitely jolting when it goes off!

Chevy - what a super cute pic!

Mommyof2 - good luck with the paint chips! Wish I were motivated to do some painting around here!

Wren - good luck with the med change - my daughter was on the omeprazole last year, but it was only for about 6 months. She has done pretty well without it, but some foods do bother her tummy a little.

hi Enerva, are those your bottles? The boobs are ok, I think it's just something I'll just have to learn to live with. It's not bad, more annoying.

I saw the gastroenologist this morning. He thinks it's muscular. But he's willing do an upper endoscopy. It was scheduled for Friday afternoon than called me back for tomorrow morning. Much better timing. So this episode of my body troubles is almost over. Grrr

Sas - Fascinating info about the toothbrush experiment - what a tricky situation to be in with the Mom not wanting to know the results! I suppose it is really no different than putting a fork in there, now is it? I suppose I should get over the resistance and save some $$ by cleaning them instead of buying new. I forget, did you mention how often you run them through, is it once a week or sooner? Very interesting that in the second project that even the bacteria in the mouths was reduced.

Also, very interesting about the PPI's. I was trying to figure out if DD2's yeast came from some imbalance of her digestive system due to being on the PPI for 6 or so months. Have you ever heard of that before or am I barking up the wrong tree? I also wondered about the Flonase nasal spray and if that could have anything to do with it. Last year she had two bad sinus infections a few months apart that seemed to mess her up a lot. She got a bad cough and then developed reflux. When she saw the ENT and gastro last June she was put on Flonase and the PPI and then went off the PPI in Nov and the Flonase sometime in Dec. She has used that still sporadically if her nose gets bad from allergies, but is not on it regularly.

I have to take prilosec for gerd.. or I am just miserable. I can't seem to get the italics off. How irritating. Long term use of prilosec can mess up digestion, calcium absorption, bone loss, low magnesium, low B12 (I think.. have to look it up again) among other issues - micro nutrients not being absorbed because of pH changes. Most of the long term issues are with folks taking 40-60mg of prilosec, not just 20mg a day. So you need to talk it over with your GI doc or PCP as to whether it's worth it. I am with you Wren ranatidine/ zantac doesn't work as well as prilosec.

Chevy-love the picture. Try getting a Lincoln Rose to remember your Mom. It's an old fashion rose and has deep red flowers and the most delicious rose smell -stinks up the house! Wonderful! It's an upright rose bush. The blue door sounds pretty. You know after thinking about you saying you call your daughter daily. I text almost every other day.. short quick stuff. I guess that counts. We got into texting because deaf kids can't call unless you use relay, so texting is easier. I get unlimited texts on my phone, can't hear for chit on the phone!

Good luck with the paint choices. Our walls are a warm off white in the Master bedroom. One wall has wall paper with a tan background, early American design little burgundy leaves in 3s with a dot. Very soothing. I kind of love Colonial and Shaker things. Comes from spending lots of time in Pennsylvania with it's history. Chevy- Matlesse bedspreads are the white double cotton thick bedspreads of old, usually have a pattern on them and the good ones are made in Portugal or Maine/ Mass. I bought 2 for my kids twin beds and they look gorgeous and they are 15 years old. They last, worth paying for.

Smarty I hope they find out what ails you. I found a quilted table runner at Goodwill that so pretty! It's purple and white and very much like the one you posted.. it's on our table love it. I don't know how to quilt. Mel- hope your husband ends up being ok and his kidney is fine. scary. I will try running toothbrushes through the dishwasher.. makes sense.

Luvmygoats- we never get tornados here and they had one a couple of week ago that touched down at the Eugene community college parking lot, flipped 2 cars over and smashed another windshield! It made the news since it is so rare here. I am glad things are ok there. Anyone I forgot..sorry.. my brain is tired. (((hugs))))