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  • glennie19
    glennie19 Member Posts: 6,398
    edited January 2016

    http://www.news4jax.com/positively-jax/shaq-visits-gainesville-to-play-ball-with-kids

    Check this out! Shaq came here to play ball with the kids!!

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited January 2016

    Thank you for the welcome back.

    I am trying not to think about the test on Friday so I will tell you about something else. We are planning to buy a house and have just gotten pre-approved. Now to find one we can afford and do all the things it takes to buy, pack up and move. We are renting now since last May and had to move from the previous rental in 30 days because landlord was going to sell. It was crazy! and expensive! Our rantal owners here don't want to sell and I want to get settled somewhere. Right now there are almost no houses on the market except more expensive ones. Houses are selling in a day or two of listing! Crazy it is! In Seattle proper the rents are skyrocketing so people are trying to buy, we are in an eastside suburb and some are coming here. Also something I had never heard of but Chinese couples are investing here and buy with cash so there is hardly anyway to compete with them. That is something I had never considered. I really don't want to continue to rent, we would have to pitch a tent once my husband retires if we don't have a place.

    Me sleep cycle is still falling asleep pretty early and waking up early, not quite so early as before. I hope to keep my cycle like this at least until the test on Friday. I have gone in on no sleep but it is so weird and not who I want to be or feel.

    Love you all, sleep well!

    Ginger

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    ive beern sleeping most of tthe day. Dang back pain made me take pain meds which knocked me out. Another day I lost with family I won't ever get back. Grr. Trying to remember my thought for the day. Thankfulness.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited January 2016

    Gingerbrew, It is definitely a crazy market in Seattle. We get letters all the time wanting to buy our house, sign unseen. If they change the zoning, which is a possibility, they would just tear our house down and build 4 townhouses. We would be like you though. Where would we go? I want to get out of Seattle. We have grandkids in Oregon and it would be nice to be closer to them. The grandkids here are grown, in college, and we rarely see them.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited January 2016

    Glennie snow flurries. Did everyone run outside and stick their tongue's out?

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited January 2016

    Ginger, Market's tight here too. So many hoses sold to investors for a pittance. Then they flipped them and rented or sold them. For our area the advantage is marginal properties have nicely been brought up to a better standard. The sale inventory is extremely low in our area.The whole town looks better. Crime rates gone down too :)

    Good luck on the test.

    Loverly, thanks, Patty too................

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    sas. Dinner party : have you said what you are wearing ?


    Nighty night everyone
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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited January 2016

    CHEVY - Good one!

    LOVEROFLIFE - Thank you so much...

    PATTYPEPPERMINT -

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited January 2016

    Patty, good for you! Not easy not to feel defeated when the enemy's arrows keep on coming. Try to take it easy. I realize you wanted to maximize your time with the boys since they got the days off from school, but doing too much can set you back even further. You know your body. Listen to it. Boy, I sound like an older sister or a mom

    Glennie, thank you for sharing the video. We need more people like officer White. I also admire Shaq for taking the time out to encourage the kids.

    Teka, how do people function with that kind of temperature?? BRRR

    I am so clumsy .....Ok,I have a keloid (scar) between my chest and armpit (I am thinking from maybe a clip they used during my MX). While drying myself I noticed blotches of blood on my towel and thought '"ok, WHO had a boody nose and used my towel?" then immediately realized I must have nicked the keloid with the razor while shaving! No wonder I felt a tiny sting when I moved the razor to the other armpit.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited January 2016

    Did this really happen?? Haha. Y'all got some interesting people there

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    I guess this is not true then.

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    loverly. Gas fight story. : hilarious !! Thanks for posting.

    So this morning my thought was : thankfulness. I forgot to mention how thankful that my dh still finds me desirable. That he still is aroused by me just by a kiss or hand holding or a quick hug. That is pretty impressive after being together 24 years. He has taken care of me after so many surgeries, so many horrible cancer side effects. He has carried me,wiped away many tears for me, fed me, bathed me, even had to wipe my bottom for me on many occasions, nursed me , changed horribly disgusting bandages for me, held my hair back while I threw up , was patient after I turned him away so many times because i felt horrible , Was flat chested several years , had many surgeries including all teeth removed and dentures put in and have been bald nearly a year. Etc. The list goes on and on. Many spouses have left for alot fewer reasons but my dh is not only still here , but still genuinely loves me is sincerely aroused by me. Wow. That blows me away. I wish for my dss to find someone they love like this. I hope that they see what true commitment means and finds someone who will work as hard as us to stay together. Sorry for the long post. Feeling. : thankful.


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  • Hernie
    Hernie Member Posts: 1,016
    edited July 2016

    Patty, that is so wonderful! Give yourself credit also. It would not work so well without your love and commitment to him! So happy for your whole family for such happiness.

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited January 2016

    ah Patty p, so sweet. I have the same....34 years this past week. I have just woke up today after sleeping since chemo Wednesday. I cried and told him I'm sorry, and it must be hard for him to watch. He got tears eyed also and said no problem. He does it with such ease...and honestly....I am NOT a good patient. I have the...I can do it myself and leave me alone attitude....as I can't walk up the steps during chemo weeks. He just calmly walks in front of me in case I tumble down the steps...careful of course not to hold my hand cause I might muster enough energy to slap him. Lol. And yes he still finds me "hot" yes we are thankful....but you seem much nicer than me :). Lo

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    susan. Congrats. !!! The hard part is wondering who's gonna take care of dh when his time comes ? Always thought he would go first. He deserves all the love and care and support he has given me

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited January 2016

    yeah...I hope our daughter and son in law step up. My hubby has said he doesn't want to live when I'm gone. So sad to hear. So much life to live yet for him...and grand baby on the way....I am the one who's glass is always full. Plan fun things, keep us going, I am always saying...it's all good. He is a great care taker, but he doesn't lighten up and just live. I am worried about him way more than me.

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    susan. Agreed

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited January 2016

    Patty you have posted some beautiful things there, staraight from the heart. Never apologise for long posts. It is our choice to read them!


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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited January 2016

    Morning, Patty and Susan, a thought. The mourning period sucks which may sound obvious, but retrospectively, I needed someone to get me going. I refused all help. Hospice sent letters to join a group. Church did the same. Basically, I stayed in bed for a year except for doctor appointments. Greg's friends took me on a cruise a month after he died. My roommate was a very religious person. We prayed allot together. She was just the person I needed at that moment in time. Then I came home and went back to bed. I was on BCO allot. I guess here was my life line. Not sure how you get someone to take the help offered. Patty, your DH will have the boys, and Susan your DH will have the Grand, let's hope way old right :). Maybe that will help.

    Patty, I should be fussing more over the dinner, kind of lazy. But I have Di maybe that's why I'm not stressing. I likely will kick into gear tomorrow. Duh one day before. Maybe I'll try today.

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  • PattyPeppermint
    PattyPeppermint Member Posts: 11,162
    edited January 2016

    sas. Wow. Wiping tears. You've been down a hard road. So glad you shared that. Thanks !! For sure , you have been that life line to so very many people. Including me !

    Chevy. Where are you???

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited January 2016

    yes sas thanks. We don't know who might step forward for our hubby's. It might be a beautiful thing :) I pray it is :)

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2016

    Well Dangit! I thought I was here! I posted to Rosie on her thread, and I somehow neglected to post here! You gals aren't noisy enough!

    They said we would have snow.... I mean like every hour from 3 pm to just an hour ago.... The sun is shining, a couple clouds, and I am thankful!

    We watched the Bronco's play yesterday! EVERY time they came close to doing something Janie would just SCREAM! It was so much fun to watch a game with her! I mean she really got into it...

    I made lots of food and snacks, so by time to eat we were full... Sent a lot home with her.... And going to Walmart today, and Kings....just to mess around.... I FOUND my car key/fob! I was so excited! It fell out of my hand-bag.... NOW I changed purses, and have it in a zippered pocket. Stupid little things that drive you nuts...

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited January 2016

    Hey folks, I slept a normal cycle again last night! My sleep cycle has always revolved around until I am upside down again but I am fighting it better this time. I wish I knew a way to keep it up, consistently. If I didn't like the quiet late night hours it would be easier but I have come to appreciate the night and that does not help me be awake in the morning. It is wierd.

    SaS i KNOW i WAS AWAY FOR Awhile and want to tell you that you are sounding good. I can hear it in your writing. :)

    Chevy what part of the country are you in? I am in WA and we get rain every day this week with "Sun Breaks" on thursday. That means it is gloom that rest of the week. I miss Illinois variety of weather.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited January 2016

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited January 2016

    Ms. Sas good you are not stressing. I think it will be a lovely dinner/visit.


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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited January 2016

    Ginger.... I was born in Denver, and live a block from where I grew up! Married since 1957!

    Yes, the sun is shining here too, but you never know what it will do in a few hours..... The weather forecast is the PITS! With all that special high-tech equipment, you would think they would be able to know what to expect! We know what to expect, when we look outside and we see it DOING it.... That's about it.

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited January 2016

    Evie's 5 generations! She has two other sets to go. Is that unusual for someone to have that many? The others are from my DH's side and her dad's side.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2016

    NICE PIC!!!!

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  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 2,042
    edited January 2016

    A www, I love the pic Smaarty.

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited January 2016

    Thank you, Smaarty. I haven't statistics for how common the 'five generations' --i suspect that depends on how fast subsequent generations get around to procreating and how long previous generations live--but....sigh. Googly eyes.

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited January 2016

    what a great pic :)

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