how about drinking?

Had a great time at our son's BFF's movie's theatrical premiere (a one-off, though). Old-fashioned theater, with a bar adjacent. Seats >300, but only 10 in attendance, all masked, of course. We had the bar to ourselves afterward, too. Lifted our masks only for each sip. So my first DOTD was a cocktail of champagne & St. Germain. (I have both at home, but never thought to combine them--I've only put the SG into seltzer). We went out to Cellars with our BFFs (whom we hadn't seen in person since January)--we couldn't take Leslie & Gordy, because they wanted to hang with his BFF, whom they hadn't seen since before Christmas (he came in from L.A. in March to help with his dad & their dogs, and doesn't want to go back because Chicago's still safer--though IL's positivity rate hit 4.2% today, same as the city's). That would have required a table for 7, but city regs limit parties to 6.

At Cellars we sat indoors--they're allowed to serve at 40% capacity, and they were barely at 30%, still better than they've done since being allowed to serve indoors at 25%. It was just too chilly to sit outside last night. Indoor tables were 12 ft. apart, and we all wore masks between bites & sips. I had a Havenscourt Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa, 2016) with my steak.

This morning we went to brunch there, sitting outdoors since it had warmed back up again--quite comfy in long sleeves & light jackets. With quiche, a flute of cava. Much as I'd like to indulge tonight along with my leftovers, I need to dial it back--so just water.

whoops Karen, I need to read more carefully ❤️

Good morning ladies- the week begins and I am off to the PCP first thing this morning. Funny, I went swimming yesterday and ran in to her at the pool. We both sort of laughed and said "you know I am coming to see you tomorrrow morning." She said she knew as she had been reviewing apts and charts right before she went to prepare for her Monday. Regular annual check up and fasting this morning to have them do the blood draw there. I miss coffee!

I am going to be deciding on Wed if I go to Taos for the weekend. Cases came down yesterday but watching the trends. Will ping you before I go or maybe from up there.

Have a good week friends and stay safe!

Mornin ladies,

WOW I can't keep up, so please bare with me with what I member. Shots come to mind for the most part. My Dr. really hates giving me shots. The last few yrs. I ened up in the hospital getting so sick from them so I don't know what will happen. But all of u have really gotten everything set up pretty well. U all keep great records.

Another thing is whoever needs to organize their work time is doing a great job. Ur ready for anything. OK KIM u get things thrown at u and u know how I feel about that but I'll take a lock.

I hope Lori is doing well, she tends to push herself as we all know.

Now Karen I didn't know ur son was that far from you either.

JC ur always planning fun stuff besides fixing things up. Ur a busy lady.

OH my lunch out. If they did a remake of any three stooges this would be one. Suffice it to say, the food was meh, the bathroom trips were many <remember walker and canes> my BIL backed up <his car> and knocked a big potted plant down. My BIL ordered a piece of Banana cream pie and asked if there were bananas in it, cuz last time it was just pudding and he likes bananas. Oh he got it, all bananas an no pudding. And he ordered my sister and me not to fall at least 5 times cuz he no longer can pick us up, so I told him he was ruining everything cuz that's what we planned. well all in all we did decide never to do that again. But the seating was great no one was near us, Thank God for them. But the owner did come up to us and told me I looked beautiful and I assured him it was the mask that made it so. <I had a cute one on> Hey 75 and crippled is not a good picture. But it did bring back some fun memories for my sister and me, a man hitting on her for our whole dinner with my GF;S and the time a man bought all of our dinners cuz he thought I was so beautiful. I was sure even then he had cataracts <yrs ago of course> but we all excepted it. OK my day out, see Kim I went but that's it, no more, not for a long time.

Hope everyone feels well.

LUBS U ALL

ChiSandy, I’m sorry for your worry. It’s so disappointing when people put others at risk, even just potentially, for selfish reasons. Sending you all my best good vibes

I (as well as Gordy & Leslie) will be tested at a drive-up clinic on Thursday--N.Shore won't test w/o symptoms (and they didn't believe my seasonal allergies are "symptoms). They said that any negative test before day 5 would likely be false-negative. I had no more than 5-10 min. w/in 6-10 ft. of the "vector," and I was masked the whole time, but he wasn't. So I probably did not get infected. Gordy & Leslie, though, almost certainly have because of longer contact.

My DOTD last night was--I am ashamed to admit--a chocolate egg cream (washing down chips and 4 GirlScout Thin Mints cookies). If ever there were a time for comfort food, that was it. "Dessert" was a 1mg. Xanax. Went to bed at 3am. Slept like a rock, and my dreams didn't include COVID. Today, black coffee, ice water after my boiled egg breakfast.

Our housekeeper came in--masked. As long as anyone but Bob is in the house with me, I'm masked too. Postponed all my upcoming appointments. (Cats very confused as to why my HK & I have these strange things on our faces). I am quarantined till the 24th.

Thanks for everyone's good wishes. Had two Zoom rehearsals for the Bar Show musical numbers I'm in. There are two videos already released, with a third this Friday. The first one I'm in (which I'm recording tomorrow & Wed.), will be online a week from Friday. Go to the BarShow FB page for links to the videos: The 2020 Chicago Bar Show: "A Change of Venue"

It's FREE to watch! We're not even putting a "donate" link on the page. We're self-costuming--and all the tech involved is volunteer.

Good Moning, Loungettes!Happy whatever day this is. I think it's Tuesday? Argh.What a weekend. I was so looking forward to the foliage train ride. Instead I ended up working from 3 ayem to noon on Sunday, then back in at 10:30 peeyem to work overnight to 7 ayem Monday. Came home and spent all day trying to get to sleep only to keep waking up and thinking I heard people hollering at me or that someone had fallen down, or Sadie barking at me to let her out or let her in. I finally really fell asleep somewhere in the evening and slept hard until this ayem's alarm. So I'm up and moving, and not feeling too tired, still pretty stiff and sore from all the lugging and tugging and walking Sunday into Monday. The work itself wouldn't be so bad, but one of the nurses I was working with is an energy vampire, a real Negative Nellie, who tries to micromanage my work while complaining about how much she has to do and no time to do it. But she always has plenty of time to track me down and yammer at me, or call me and tell me to do extra stuff to help her out. Something needs to happen with this staffing crisis very, very soon. I can't keep going like this. I'll be working almost 40 hours this week with the weekend work and my own work and I'm still not sure I will be able to catch up on my own work.

Sadie has been very loving this weekend, and has worked hard to keep my feet warm and me calm. Good thing I've got her to look out for me!

My mother STILL has not gotten a new phone. Now I have to go check on her again after work. I love her but I'm running out of patience with her and her phone drama.

Does it sound like I need a vacation?My cousin in Las Vegas is flying me and another cousin out there after the holidays for a vacay/mini family get together. I can't wait!

Jazzy--I will not miss the next ride, I've bought the ticket and will not work. It shouldn't be my weekend to be on call, and I will simply not be available. This is getting crazy, and the board of directors either needs to approve funding for a couple of traveling nurses or find some other immediate fix, or decide to shut down. The Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, and I can't keep every weekend's staffing afloat indefinitely. Oh, my, I just realized how negative I am sounding now. Time to shut up about staffing!Red oaks are beautiful in the fall, they are one of my favs, right up there with the vivid yellows of the birch trees against the deep blue fall sky. The dinner and wine sound lovely!

Chi--Wow, you had a great weekend!Good for you!

Morning, Karen!

Cammy Cat--I can relate to that kitty, I'm drinking my first cup of coffee since Saturday ayem! The coffee machine at work wasn't working this weekend, ugh.Any chance I can get you to talk to the Administrator and Board of Directors at work? Maybe YOU can make them see that changes are needed? Or at least make them feel really, really badly about the situation? Oh my goodness, what a lunch out you had! Sounds like you had a lot of fun, and that's the thing. And to still be getting hit on, not too shabby! LOL at the banana cream pie, too funny!

Chi--oh dear, what an ending to what seemed to be a very nice weekend! So irresponsible of him to take off his mask during the movie and after, he really could have made that small effort to protect everyone else while waiting for test results if he wasn't going to quarantine like he should have. Praying you and Bob stay negative.

Morning, Illi!

Jazzy--tis the season for talking about immunizations!

Chi--things sound good for you. Praying for Gordy and Leslie to stay negative, too. Can't wait to see the videos!

DOTD:

Coffee with your favorite alcohol added!For me, that's a shot of Kalua.Repeated several times.

Mornin ladies,

Sandy I don't blame u at all, maybe more about Gordy than u. But think of it this way....I'm sure we have all been exposed never knowing and somehow nothing has happened. Well Bob especially and even tho he comes in the house and removes everything and showers there still might be something going on and u've all been doing fine all these months. Ur inability to already catch it is a good sign, for Gordy too. We leave our homes and it's all around we don't even know where. Altho the man who sat next to all of you was not being fair and he should know better by now. And especially keeping himself covered. How concerned is Bob about all this??? He would be ur expert and he's been exposed more than any of us. There's nothing u can do but wait, but wait with the sense of it's flooky and ur chances are more positive than negative. Give ur concern anytime we are all here.

Jazzy u remind me of so many things all the time, so don't stop.

Kim I'm sorry this has been so hard on you. U are always just to kind an caring u have a very hard time in saying no to anyone <u must be quite a date> I just worry u will get urself sik cuz u tend to overdo and just won;t say no, it's funny cuz I wanted to call right away on ur behalf but I know I can't, u know I would too. Do what u can and use any excuse why u can do no more. And ur mom STILL doesn't have a phone??? Not a good idea, what's taking her so long.That should have been on the top of the list of to do's. U have a lot of things going on now, so take some steps back for u and Sadie.

Jeez I started this a while ago and then fell asleep in the middle. Wait u don't know this tho. LOL. OK now I put on my tapes of the goofy realities shows I watch and have a good laugh.

Have a good day.

LUBS U ALL

Hello DahhhhLinks!!

Just got home f/St gGeo. Got my chemo and bone shot. I really like this place in St Geo. Never too busy n I get lots of attn.

Cami - thot of you a few days ago (it was Sunday)....Anyway, I didn't make it home in time to get to le'toilet, what a mess I made. Hubs did the clean up, and started the washing mach. I was totally embarassed but I had no way to stop it once it started flowing out of me. Guess I need some muscle exercises.

Anyway....been thinking about all of you, read a little but cudn't do too much as I am very tired. NAP time.

Lubslbslubslubs to all

Mornin' ladies,

Jazzy I have to say I'm was hoping u wouldn't go this weekend but really didn't want to say anything, but inside I'm glad ur not going. Things are peaking all over the place even tho it got better. Joey seems to like math and science <well those are what he tutors> but I know he reallu likes social science and literature too. He really just enjoys a lot of school and I really enjoy the conversations we have about all of it. I'm the one asking now and he explains so well. I feel like I'm being schoole again, but this time I'm listening. But I can not in any way talk about triginonitry an callculus those are way out of my league or capacity in my brain.

SusyQ glad u thought of me thank u very much at such an urgent time. Most people do. Just hope ur feeling better and when ur tired just completely give in and rest.

Sandy like I aid I don't blame you, but the days will pass and praying nothing will come of it. It always seems like it's getting better then and people tend to loosen up the reigns and personally I don't think that's the way to do it, but IDK it seems we should stay vigilant longer and maybe it peaks won't be so often. and finally we' all have a hold of it, but patience is not an easy thing for most and in this mess it's got to be important for all of us.

U all must have red about Lori, I was just sick. Can't even imagine all the pain that he's going thru and poor Lori driving so much alone. Maybe he's home <I hope> by now or soon but sounds like to many fractured an broken things to go anywhere. Going on vacay and such a terrible accident to happen is so horrible, what can u do. I hope we all hear from her soon to explain everything to us and give us an update, it's to short on FB. Bless her heart so many things to digest in a short time.

Hope everyone has a good day.

LUBS U ALL

Cami - I don't do Facebook so I didn't see about Lori. Sounds like they had a car accident? Any details you can share would be appreciated. In the mean time - Lori - keeping you in my thoughts.

I'm on FB but not connected to/following Lori--what happened? Bad enough she's been struggling with pain and rising TMs, and now a car crash? I forgot where I read it, but 2020 seems to be like looking both ways as you wait for ages to cross the street, and then when the traffic stops and you step off the curb, an airplane falls on you.

Jazzy, Chicago just added NM (as well as NC, IN and RI) to its "fecal scroll:" anyone coming into the city who's spent more than a few hours in those states has to quarantine 14 days before they can go out in public. Every state bordering IL is now on that list. The state's positivity rate rose a full percentage point this week to 4.6%, with the city at 4.4%. Every one of IL's 11 coronavirus "regions" is seeing an increase in cases.

Last night's DOTD with rotisserie chicken was that Aussie Barbera I Coravined last week.

Oh no! This is terrible news about Lori’s DH. Hopefully he will continue to recover and come home soon. This year really sucks

Hi Ladies,

Just poopin in.

Lori's DH went riding their quads up in the area they were camping, well somehow his back wheel went into a deep area and flipped everything over, his friend couln't lift it off <way to heavy> a nurse happened bt and a few people 2 EMT took 4 men to get it off, finally the amb. came and he ended up with like 15 factures, stitches in his head and staying in ICU for 2 days. Lori goes to the hospital everyday and it's a 2 hr. ride each way Considering what happened Lori said it's all a mess but it's better than it could have been. What a trip. Just wanted to let u all know.

LUBS U ALL