INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

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  • Cubbie2015
    Cubbie2015 Member Posts: 875
    edited November 2015

    Wren44, naked bicyclists? At least they have the grace to wear body paint, I guess? Still, sounds...chafing.

    Patty, good to see you!

  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited November 2015

    Had to do some work on the house recently. We replaced the toilet, we think it's been here since the house was built in1927. Also had to replace the pressure release drain valve

  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited November 2015

    Morning gals..... Those kids were soooooo CUTE! Told them all to take a hand-full of that penny candy! All the Mom's & Dad's were with them too....But we only got maybe 30 kids! We had nice weather also......

    Earlier in the day, the Tennyson Street Merchants in our neighborhood all hand out candy/treats, and all the kids dress up, along with their Parents, and do the "Halloween Walk".... It's about 3 blocks long, with all kinds of shops, restaurants, etc... So I think most Parents take advantage of that... and don't go out at night anymore....

    We had gone over to our friends Rosie & Jim's house for a late lunch! She had her house all decorated, and does this every year... Our Daughter goes over after work, to help hand out the treats.... Rosie buys those cases of pop-corn from Costco, and 2 cases of Famous Amos Choc Chip Cookies, and BIG bags of candy, and the kids get THAT! And her porch is all decorated with those spooky moving scary statues! So it was just FUN to go over there...

    She had Salmon... and you know what she does? She cuts it up into portions, then heats a non-stick skillet, seasons them, then puts them in a hot skillet, skin-side up, covers, and cooks on med until they are done! They were sooooo good... Then in another skillet, with O.O she puts Asparagus, mushrooms, and fries them fast, turning so they don't brown, just get tender, and they were really tasty!

    She had Guacamole, and Hummus, with chips and a big bowl of this Orzo Salad! Then we took a lot home... Ha! I told her she spends more on Halloween than we do on Christmas... But she LOVES to do this!


  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited November 2015

    Rosie, great dress. You are so talented.

    We got slammed with treaters. So fun

  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited November 2015

    we were lucky if we got a dozen kids that came for candy

  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited November 2015

    Beautiful dress, Rosie. Showed both of my daughters the dress and their responses were " cool dress".

    There you are Mommy.

    Hootie Hoo back to you Patty.

    Sister from Florida sent me these pics

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    imagePoor Xena is the Big Bad Wolf this year

  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited November 2015

    The newly weds? Looking good! Love Xena!!

  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited November 2015

    Lol love the pics

    Shout out to all. : hello and hugs

    Hootie hoo


  • Cubbie2015
    Cubbie2015 Member Posts: 875
    edited November 2015

    Mommy, that toilet was a museum piece!

    Chevy, lunch sounds like it was delicious. It was rainy here, so Halloween was pretty quiet. There's only a handful of kids in our neighborhood, anyway. Most folks either have grown kids or are younger and haven't had kids yet.

    Xena is adorable. Love her little glasses.

  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited November 2015

    Hi ladies- back from the hot springs with my friend from the east coast. We had a great visit from Wed evening through this morning, before she left to spend time with some family here in town before she heads back east. Girlfriend time featuring lots of soaking, some yummy treatments, good food, nice fall walk, leaf peeping, and some fun in Santa Fe yesterday on Halloween Day. Got home before the kiddies came (we turned off the lights and hid!). I will have some foliage shots for you soon!

    Favorite FB halloween pics below!

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited November 2015

    Indeed it was Cubbie! Glad to have the new one in place, no longer hearing gurgling from the bathroom like we were with the old one!

  • Cubbie2015
    Cubbie2015 Member Posts: 875
    edited November 2015

    The dog as a martini is hilarious. The look on his face is priceless. You can almost see him thinking, "Humans...."

  • magdalene51
    magdalene51 Member Posts: 2,214
    edited November 2015
    I don't know, Cubbie. The glass is empty, if you'll notice, that dog may be thinking, May I have a refill?
  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited November 2015
  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited November 2015

    Whoa..............Patty, I heard that shout out all the way down here! What a fun weekend. Rocket launch was picture perfect around 12:15 Sat. Us mere mortals can't figure out why no vapor trail. It was beautiful. Lot's of kids for trick or treat. Most creative was a kid dressed as a diver in a shark cage with a shark attached to the top. The cage was made out of paper tubes wrapped with duct tape.

    Have a GREAT week :)

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    But it was store bought coffee, b/c the coffee maker broke this morning. Always sumpin :0

  • Simplicity
    Simplicity Member Posts: 747
    edited November 2015

    Morning everyone. Hope everyone had a great halloween/weekend!

    Sas-checking out those links now. They definitely need some work. I have an area mid chest that the Dr says may peel or become moist soon? Eh? So I just picked up some hydrocortisone cream cause it itches so bad and it's a lot more red than any other area in the treatment area. They keep telling me I have been through more than most when discussing the fatigue. I find that hard to believe, course I have no comparison except you guys and other people I talk to. They say most, by the time they hit rad's haven't had chemo, BMX, then rad's and working full time with 3 kids haha They're teens, but still kids. (once is 21 but such a pita).

    Spookie-love the pics! Guessing she is a bit spoiled? Love the decorations!

    I'll try to catch back up but whew, lots to catch up on here and everywhere else lmao

    Enjoy your day everyone!

    Chevy-hope you are doing ok.

  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited November 2015

    I'm waiting for DH to be ready to leave for his birthday breakfast treat. A local plant nursery has a wonderful little cafe.

  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited November 2015

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    Excep the girls!!

  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited November 2015

    Sim, one morning during rads I woke up with wet nightgown. My skin broke and I was soaked. That got me a week off from rads, then boosts, then finished regular rads.

    I asked for, and got, lidocaine ointment. Numbed the itches. He also wrote a script for silvadine for the burn. That's good stuff!!

  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited November 2015

    saying goodby to an old friend. We used to have a pair that werebeautiful when they were in full bloom and made an arch across the steps. We think this one was about 25 years old. Was afraid that it would fall over now that the rains have started and it was diseased. All the kids used to climb in it over the years.

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    Been very productive today. Clean house and baked some cookie waffles. Yeah me

  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited November 2015

    Oh Smarrty, loved a good climbing tree. One childhood memory sitting at the top of a very high & old pine, that I couldn't climb trees when I got old like 30. Lol still did. Now, I won't get on a ladder. Glad you shared about the trees. Old friends.............

    Simplicity, I'll link a thread that has info I wrote on how to use silvadene safely. I linked to page one, skim through till you find the silvadene info. It's a good link to keep in favs b/c it has info related to a lot of wound care info.

    https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/44/topics/754935?page=1

    From the search I did the other day re: skin care. Use of skin care anything hasn't been done to rule out whether or not they do harm during active rads except for petroleum products. The links only mention not applying anything for two hours before treatment. There was one Scottish study that said they're was no difference to how skin fared with use of stuff compared to a control group that used nothing. But one study is nothing without backup by repeat studies. The gal I talked to at the burn unit was familiar with multiple cases of ladies that were treated at their facility for rads burns and she only worked there for two years.

    I had some other info here re: silvadene -----deleted it..............safety during rads is NOT established.

  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited November 2015

    Oh no! So sad to see a tree that old gone, even though it's not mine. I am coming over for the cookie waffles after work.

    Driving to work this morning was no fun. We finally have rain that lasts more than a few seconds. The problem with not having rain for over a period is that people foget how to drive in the rain. We had strings of accidents this morning so the commute was more than stressful. The freeway was like a parking lot and the surface roads were just as bad as commuters were trying to look for different routes to their destinations. Why did they have to chose the same road as me?? Someone needs to invent teleporting transportation. Was an hour late to work, but thankful that I came to work in one piece and that the IBS didn't act up while I was stuck on the road. That's my " broken coffee maker" story today😜

    Ms Spookie, yes they are the newly weds. Every year she has xena in different costume and of course,she is always the princess or the like. Xena always ends up being the "beast" or the bad guy

  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited November 2015

    the ones who got married here, and Sas and I got to meet you!!

  • Simplicity
    Simplicity Member Posts: 747
    edited November 2015

    O Spookie. That's awful. The PT lady told me my skin would become like paper mâché :/ Was it blood or that watery stuff from a blister? Bleh.

    Smarty, looks like it was a beautiful tree :( Sorry you had to let it go.

    Lol I feel ya on the driving!

    Sas-saw that. It's disturbing how little is known about bc and any affiliated effects like my AWS. Not much research. Why not? Ugh. Aggravating.

    Haven't been sleeping well and can't nap. Becoming quite bothersome :/

  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited November 2015

    imageI am not the best selfie taker..lol

    Queenmomcsr and susan3 met for lunch on the bluff at st. Joes in Michigan...so fun...thanks queenie, great to meet you :)

  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited November 2015

    imageIsn't the lake beautiful behind queenie. That building to her left is a carousel...soooooo pretty...you to queenie

  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited November 2015
  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited November 2015

    Nice photos ladies! Now a few for you from my trip up north

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  • Simplicity
    Simplicity Member Posts: 747
    edited November 2015

    Susan and Queen, so glad you two got to meet! That's awesome!

    Love the pics Jazz. I will be near a river once I am an empty nester. Love the river. Beautiful scenery! Glad you had a good time

  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited November 2015

    Nice pics!!! Always fun to meet up!!!

    Yes, it was just a clear fluid leaking, oozing. Messy. A sanitary pad would have been good to soak it up if I'd thought if it.

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