INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Shep, I reported it as well. Thought it was such an odd post. Made me feel uneasy, like we were being watched and as you say singling one of our sisters out. What I didn't like was it pushing so hard to make a sale as a first time poster. A rule no, no to try and sell something.

Glad that you still have your sense of humor (welcoming Ninja) with all that you are going through. Definitely will be in your pocket.

Edited to add: glad no more yukkies and the hospital will work with you on home care. Been thinking of Sas and the wedding. Happy all went well. Sure miss her

Welcome Ninja. A great group of ladies. I lurk more than post. Have learned so much from these wonderful ladies.

Mags, glad you took your time to think more about your options and feel you are making the right decision for you. You take care of yourself. Yes, it would make things easier for you if your DH took proper care of himself but ultimately it is on him. Hope he keeps on the right path as you don't need that stress.

Ahh, baby and puppy pictures. Keep them coming. They sooth the soul.

Lita, great picture.

Lover, how's your dad, hope he is doing well, and DD1 doing at college? Hope your mom is doing better. Before you know it, she'll be finished her first year. Is she going to do the spring break thing?

Chevy, take it easy. Good grief girl, you're just getting over respiratory problems. I'm turning the table on you and going to play mom. Give yourself some more time before working in the garden.

Jazzy, your trip sounds wonderful. You have great adventures.

Junie, yuk to pink eye. My kids each got it once when they were in high school. I got it in my 50s once. Worked at a university and it was making the rounds. From that time on, I rarely open doors or hold handles without a tissue in my hand.

Hi everyone else!

Vulfie was born in 95. We started in obedience, got a few titles. Then agility exploded in this country about 97. He was in 4 registries had AKC, UKC, and ASCA titles. We had a blast. Great, friendly people, unlike conformation. Yuck.

Then one night he refused a jump 4 times. That was the end of it. I couldn't continue in advanced obedience as that requires jumping too. I thought it was his hips. X-ray showed it was his entire spine.

For all of his 14 1/2 years I thought I'd get another. He was my ❤ dog. Soooooo smart, no grooming expenses, all round do it all dog. Awesome Aussies.

But something told me I should get a small dog, that an Aussie wasn't going to work. My health went down the toilet shortly after he went to the bridge. And so spookie is here, all 8# of her. I still miss him.

Wow, I didn't think I'd been gone that long. I logged in and find I'm 4 pages behind.

Also, I am sorry I missed out on wishing everyone of you a "Happy Valentines Day", so here are my belated wishes.

Susan!!! What a beautiful little fur-face you have there. He is beyond precious. Sweet Baily! Don't anyone tell Kirbs, but I think Baily is quite handsome in his little plaid jacket sweater. I know exactly what you mean when you say how tired our little ones make us, but so worth it. Kirby has brought LIFE back into my everyday existence.So happy for you.

Lita - You look beautiful sitting there on your bench with your glass of champagne. I laughed at your Valentines wishes to Mr. Cancer. I'll have to share that one if you don't mind. I hope you and your DH had a great day together.

Shep - Yeah, you got some sleep! Wow, the docs aren't wasting any time. They got you scheduled for surgery on Friday. I am keeping you in prayer for a successful & smooth surgery. Check your e-mail please.

Jazzy - So glad you enjoyed your trip to Las Vegas.

Antibiotics are doing their job. Pink-eye is clearing up. So glad.

I baked 8 doz. cupcakes on Monday and finished decorating them by 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. So, I delivered them around noon and came back home and went to bed. Hips and shoulders are screaming. I so enjoy baking for others, just wish my body would get with the program.

Sensi - Lexi is so pretty. It appears that Chance enjoyed his Valentine's nap.

WildT - Glad the schooling thing is coming together. One step at a time.

Spookie - Your Aussie was a handsome boy.

Poppy - That whole Dam situation with the Oroville Dam is sooooo scary. How close do you live to it? Are you going to have to evacuate?

I obviously missed something, what surgery did you have that required all the gas? It took me so long to finish this post that you had already posted, as well as Kathindc. Glad your feeling better. You are right, it is fun to do for others, but sometimes so hard to accept the kindness in return.

Loverly - You have you very own body guard. Mitzy loves her Mama. Apparently Xena is a patient dog and willing to give in to Mitzy.

Earlier I was looking at a website for theatreworksusa.org. They are going to be doing the play "Charlotte's Web" here in Salem on March 1st. While perusing the site, I found a play called "Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School" This must be the "Junie B" you were talking about when I first started posting here.

Well, I just finished cleaning up after dinner and vacuuming the blasted pine needles off the carpet again. I am tired, so I will say goodnight & sleep tight to everyone.

Until next time.

Thanks Mods. You're awesome.

Awwwww geez! What did I miss?? Here I was out messing around, watering my Winter Lawn, and some lame-brains are out trolling sites to make a buck! Sometimes it makes me sad that what we talk about here, can be read by people who are only out for their own benefit.

The Mods have always been on top of this, but there isn't any way to stop it before it happens... So yes, THANKS Mods! You are really our guardian angels. We can talk to each other here as "friends" ..... all finding support because of one common cause, but then learning to "know each other" as real Sisters.......

Spookie.... I LOVE your dogs! Our first dog was an Australian Shepherd & Sheltie mix.... They are Sooooooo intelligent! And Chevy loved everyone he ever met... We would sometimes go up to the Mountains, staying in a cabin, and there were horses penned up.... Chevy would always try and round them up, if they were spreading out too far...Ha!

And the neighborhood kids! They all had to stay in a group, or he would try and get them "penned up." Lacee was just "our girl".... It's unbelievable how you love these little "people" just as if they were your kids....

Junie! I know about Pine Needles! They are just everywhere! We have that Colorado Blue Spruce in the front yard, and I KNOW it has to shed, but MAN! You have to keep them off the lawn, or they will smother it, also! I've started watering.... This tree is at least 100 years old..... Just hope it lasts as long as WE do..... Ha!

it is WONDERFUL to be able to go outdoors again, and fool around.

Evie is so precious:) your tops look great.

Night night...had chemo yesterday, I am pooped

Smaarty - Nice dress & top. How did you manage to make 5 dresses and 1 top in such a short time? Little Evie, cute as ever.

Susan - Sleep well.

Hey there Queenie!

Chevy - We had 4 days last weekend of dry, somewhat sunny weather, then Wednesday the rain returned. But tomorrow (Friday) we're supposed to have no rain and a bit of sun, then at least a week of non-stop rain. ENOUGH ALREADY with the rain. 31 days until Spring starts (Mon.-March 20th). Geez, feels like such a long time.

Okay, goodnight for now. Sleep well all.

Shep, thinking of you!!!

Susan, Bailey is adorable! I agree with Shep. That is no Havenese. That is an Ewok. Hopefully, people won't mistaken him for Chewbaka when he is older.

Ms. S, you are so colorful! Ha! Love it! Evie has the prettiest eyes. She is looking more like her mom.

Peppy, Gus is such a sweet boy and I am not even a cat person. Never grew up with one. Love your neck of the woods. Just beautiful!!!

ShepK, we can always count on you to do police work. Man, you do know how to read a person. It was kind of creepy. I am reminded again to be careful what I share here.

Kath and Susan, thank you for asking about dad. I took him to see the neurologist last Friday. Was surprised when doc told me Dad has carpel tunnel in both hands and pinched nerve at right elbow also. Doc said probably not new. Hurts my heart to listen about all these findings when doc was doing the nerve conduction test. Dad probably already has nerve damage in his arms for a long time prior to the accident. I don't remember hearing him complaining about pain in his arms until after the accident. Neuro doc would like for Dad to get off Tramadol and increase the nurontin dose. He still needs a nightly dose of Tramadol to help him to be comfortable enough to either fall asleep or stay asleep. Can't stop the pain med yet. He feels good when he goes out and started driving this week. It is important for him to be independent. He is used to taking cares of things and people, but not the other way around.

Kath, are they managing The Sjögren's ok? DD is doing ok in school. So far managing to keep the scholarship. I really hope she will consider quit swimming next year as she needs to concentrate on the academic. She was really bummed out for not making the National cut for the freestyle....only a few milli seconds away. Told her maybe it was a sign. Will see.

WildT, the other person whom I admire because of your love and perseverance.

Forward, when is exchange surgery? Funny you had a fur baby who liked to rollin stinky stuff too. Yeah, Mitzy is stubborn also.

Lita, best wishes on the scan result.

Ms. Spookie, there is always that one fur baby that took the biggest piece of your heart.

Hello to my other friends who I didn't mention. Got to go make dinner and prepare for our trip tomorrow down south to visit DD.

JunieB, I was about to respond to your post. Yes, that is the same JunieB

Aww so sad that your baby is not there. How far is the trainer from you? Are you able to visit? Now you can catch up on your sleep and recharge. Ha!

You are right about Xena being patient with Mitzy. It could have turned ugly if Xena fought back. I thought about that when the two were near me. I was ready to get out of their way if they both get into a scuffle. And Mitzy is no bodyguard. She would be the first to run and leave me behind. She did it once the first week I got her. Took off when two dogs approached us. Thank God some how she managed to find her way home, jumped the fence and stayed in the backyard until I figured it out she ran home (only because the other two dogs were hovering around our front yard smelling the ground and bushes). She scared me to death because we live about 1/4 of a mile from a busy street. She is a chicken. Just acts tough.

Shep's surgery is next Friday around noon. Hope she is hanging in there.

Feline or anyone here had visited the Netherlands? We are planning to stay there two days prior to boarding the Baltic Sea cruise. Any recommendations?

Lover, I couldn't get an appointment for the rheumatologist I wanted to see until late next month. I'll let you know what the outcome of that appointment is when I see her. Thank you for asking.

JunieB, I'm sad Kirby has to leave you for a month but glad he will be in good hands becoming a well mannered little boy for you.

Smaarty, you are so talented. Beautiful wardrobe. And Miss Evie is getting so big. Hard to believe she is a year already.

Susan, your hands are full. Working, watching Elena AND a new pup.

I think our car has a target on it. Was hit twice within a month last year. Luckily, notes were left. Took three weeks for the first one to admit fault. Teenage daughter hit the car with the mom in it but the dad took the calls and wouldn't admit his daughter did it. Said it was his wife and we had reported the daughter. Finally, had to tell our insurer that we had the note and would scan it and email it. They had us on hold and I'm not sure who answered but they finally admitted fault. So the car was at the body shop for almost two weeks because of the two repairs. Three months later we are hit again. It was on our block and nobody saw it. Two weeks after getting it back, we were at a shopping strip mall. Parked nowhere near any cars. Came out to see yellow paint way down low on the passenger side. Ok, I'll live with that as it wasn't too bad. Monday the car is in front of the house and was broken into. Smashed out the small back window and ripped out the glove compartment. Took it to the body shop today. The gut we work with is trying to figure out how to put a force field around it, LOL. Was kind enough to take care of the yellow paint gratis. So far no increase in our premium. About a quarter mile away, that area is constantly having their cars broken into. Our neighbor behind us was broken into as well. Weren't both are Camry owners. Our reporting officer said they are a car of choice. Luckily, neither car had anything missing. At 8:30 that morning, our cars were the 19th and 20th cars reported lord only knows if others were involved. Our body shop guy said an entire block in Maryland got hit and driver side airbags were taken.

Kathi, sorry about your car. At least you had notes a couple of times. It will cost 2k to get my car fixed. We have a 500 deductible.

Scan results reveal some progression in sacrum area of lower back and more activity in lumbar area as well as kidneys (already new about kidneys). Stuff going on in colon. MO suggesting radiation, so we have options. At least it's not as bad as I originally thought.

So we live to fight another day.

Praying for us all.

Awww....I loves you gals SO much! Very humbled by all the kindness and concern 😊

Smaarty ~ Wow! Beautiful top and dresses. They look like the'd be nice n' cool during the summer while lookin' ever so glam. May I be the first to request an online Smaarty Boutique? There would have to be tuffetts too! And look at all that hair on Little Miss Muffet! Evie is changing so fast now with every new picture. She's looking more like a little school girl than a little baby girl. Yes, Feline! also relieved for the lack of spider. And I agree with Loverly about those pretty eyes 👁👁

Oh Spookie.... So heartbreaking about your dear Vulfie. What a handsome boy! It's hard to explain to non dog people how devastating it is to realize that our loyal and hardworking pups have been suffering in silence because they don't want to disappoint us. When they finally do give in to the pain, it's only because they have no other choice. If only humans could love one another so fiercely and unconditionally............

M0mmy ~ Good for you taking a little "vacation"! You work hard all day, everyday - even when you should be resting from surgery! You deserve a few more days off!

Peppy ~ You need to slow down too! Stop bleeding yourself! Hoping the itchies get gone soon. And Little Gus was crushing on Loverly? Those shy guys seem to have a special sense about people who are extra special I looked up the Abandoned Art - that is sooo cool! I love your plan to leave things at your cancer center to make some other folks happy. I wish I had some kind of artistic talent; it would be fun to make things to abandon when I start rads in a few weeks

loverly ~ When are you cruising? What other places will you see? I think the Netherlands are always cold and snowy. With Reindeers. Oy, your poor dad and all his silent pain. I keep thinking of what Eeyore said, that he is a Dragon. Brave, strong and protective of what he holds dear. I can see it

Jazzy ~ You made an angry face back there! I do not recall ever seeing you with an angry face. Any more spammers thinking of coming here better watch out!

Susan ~ Hope you get some good rest. Awesome you have a sleepy puppy! I bet he looks adorable all sprawled out. I slept great for one night, okayish last night. I do have Valium but it doesn't help much. You would think I would be comatose with all the stufff I'm taking all day; pain meds + Benadryl + Sudafed + Claritin... If the pills weren't so dang small, Id try cuting the Decadron into quarters. I'll probably be stuck with it for a while even after surgery. Need it to keep the tumor pressure manageable so the migraines stay gone. really wish I could properly see. Have no idea what to expect after surgery. My plan is to wake and be all hunky dorie and peachy keen and skippy twist my way out the hospital door

Kath ~ WTH? Why are people so bad to your car? Man oh man, I hate bad people. With that big airbag recall from awhile back those things are probably as valuable as gold right now. FFH has been on a waiting list at the dealership for months as the replacements aren't being manufactured fast enough. Hope the Doc is good when you finally get to see her. How has your DH been? Any more "episodes"? Your house has got too much stressfulness going on. Closing my eyes right now and concentrating on sending waves of peace and healing your way 🎆

Lita ~ Damn....hope your docs can figure out a way to knock those buggers out for good.

Feline! Shhhhhh....I might have told Loverly the wrong stuffs about those Where-ever Lands.............

JunieB ~ read your email and remember that I loves you!

Hey WildGrll, Lookie, Sensi, Chevy, Mags and Queenie!

My official 4 year cancerversary is Feb. 14th. How whack is it that on that day in 2013 I got an MRI that totally devastated my world by showing my swiss cheese surprise cancer spine - and this year on that day, I was ecstatic to get MRI results that showed only one big tumer and some treatable spots in my brain? At least I'm still outliving the original dictor's prognosis, the one who broke the cancer news to me by saying I was "going drop dead in six months".

This year I bought myself an anniversary present - wish the photo was better, the shirt is a pretty pink. I think it is hysterical. Might wear it for surgery day 😜

Thanks shepkitty for keeping sas-schatzi in the loop.

susan3,

Bailey like Kirby is a cutie pie!!

Smaarty,

I love the dress that you're holding.

The pics brighten up a dreary February.