how about drinking?

Cami, we are happy to see you, whether you lose a post or not. With that new puter, you might want to try the CTRL + z to get back what the gremlins ate. Sending you and your family lots of love. You have have lost so many in a short time period. Your cousin, brother and now BIL. I hope your sister is doing as well as can be.

ED, I'm sorry to hear about your SIL. How old is she? Your brother does not live near you, right? As for the urinal, he does have one, and it sits on his walker at all times. He uses it alot if he's taking his pee pills (what we call them). The bathroom door is just a few feet from his side of the bed, guess he just thought he should go there. I hope you aren't doing that shoveling! And I'm sorry about the back up issues, hopefully it doesn't break the bank.

NM, had a little chuckle at your "why couldn't these have been LAST week?" Does the HS not have a nurse? I think you have taken Sadie to that kennel before, with the internet monitoring. Can't blame you for not wanting to drive to SC, looks like it would take 2-3 days. Glad you are putting YOU first now, and why would you feel "selfish" to get your doctoral degree. That's just silly, and I'm sure Sadie would agree with me.

JCS, DH does PT once a week, this week will include OT as well, but it goes no further, he doesn't do anything at home. He has an under desk bicycle thing and foot massager/compression. Those can be done sitting down, so that is all he does. The dog is sad/anxious? Is it a puppy? Rescue? What kind?

Nothing here to report.

here’s a little laugh for ya

Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! Temps are finally coming up, going to be downright warm by the weekend. At least getting up and letting Sadie out when it's much warmer than below the donut is easier in the dark. I keep reminding myself it won't be all that long before sunrise is before 6 ayem again.

Librarian--Poor pupper, sounds like he might have a bit of separation anxiety. I'm sure he'll adapt, though, and begin enjoying himself with you before too long.

Goldie--the High School does have a nurse, I'll be working with her tomorrow. She is one of the nurses who is retiring at the end of this school year. All of us nurses go from school to school at need, to cover if someone is out sick or if there is an emergency. I've been at the middle school for a couple of hours, and went to the sister school down the road when they had a positive COVID case. It makes it easier to step in during a crisis if I've been to the school and at least know where the nurse's office is!And Sadie does agree with you, she told me so this ayem.

Morning, Illi! Hooray for getting your shot!Did you get the J&J?

Beaver--I never thought of the Doctor title being useful with reservations!

Thank you everyone for the comments re my son.

BabyGirl, glad you got both your shots....ha ha! The other blessing my son got from his sobriety is an awesome job. He works with a company that puts out contruction signs and such for hwy repairs. He makes good money, has benefits and the owner is the one that owns several of the sober living homes and is also a recovering addict. Prior to this he just worked in restaraunts prep cooking or doing dishes.

Beaver, glad you are alive! Use it or lose it, nope, he's not a member! Coming from Michigan, I can relate to your "moving to warmer temps". I have an abundance of lettuce and probaby going to have to throw some away. And you are a nurse too? Well, Dr. Nurse.

Karen, you too?

NM, I knew Sadie would agree! With the nurses retiring, were there 2? Or were some on maternity leave? Anyways, pretty sure with that, that you will be asked to stay on. Do have an "freqent fliers" that find themselves in your office quite often?

Today we start OT, so he will do both OT and PT. Waste of time and money, especially with gas prices going up. And only doing it once a week. He was only given 10 sessions, so I think about done. And I'm so over the "poor me" syndrome. Something that irks me to no end. Snow and wind here yesterday, white out conditions at times, but mostly gone already. Was interesting to watch the pollen blow off the trees during the gusts, looks like smoke.

Those within this nasty weather going across the country, be safe.

Good morning! Rained all day yesterday. Should be kinda clear today. More rain and storms on Thursday. I do want to walk this morning, then get my hair cut. The dog is slowly coming around. He is really sweet and loves his treats. My kids came over last night and we ate our corned beef and cabbage. Much laughter and conversation.

Goldie, I agree that often PT/OT are a waste if the exercises are not practiced at home. My DH is looking at PT for his neck problems. I am 90% sure he will be very compliant while doing PT, but not so much at home. It becomes my “job” to be encouraging (bitchy) to get him to do what needs to be done. This getting old business can be too much at times!

Staysafe in the stormy weather!

I didn’t really get the shots, I just thought the pic was funny.

CDC and my MO do not recommend the vaccine for me due to my severe reaction to my first two chemo drugs, which have the same common ingredients as the current vaccine options. So, I’ll keep myself safe and wait for something less likely to land me in the ER again.

DOTD will be a beer but not Guinness, I only married Irish and am not hardy enough to drink that motor oil, lol

Illi - love your two shots! Always need a laugh!

NM - you can learn all the new dance moves from the middle and high school kids, but I don't think they will be as much fun as the little ones. My teen grand daughters are always teaching me dance moves and then laugh when I am doing them.

Karen - I bet you are over the moon with excitement with your daughter coming. I am glad that she was able to come and visit you.

Goldie - Glad to hear about your son and the support he has.

We have been having really great weather here. I wish it would stay like this - nice sun shiny warm days, cool at night and low humidity - it won't be long before the heat and humidity will be here and we stay inside a lot like you people up north do in the winter. I am getting excited about retiring, April 30th is my official last day, but I took that last week as vacation so my last work day is April 23rd.

Hi JCS, Beaver, Minus and I miss reading your posts Cami!!!

Cami, great to see you, however short the posts. Illimae, after the first shot of Jameson's you don't have to wait 3 weeks for the second.

We're going to Cellars tonight for corned beef & cabbage (actually, Brussels sprouts) and smoked salmon salad. Not sure what I'll drink--we'll have to walk there, likely in the rain.

"Three-fer" contrast CT down this a.m., penicillin allergy challenge tomorrow to go!

Karen, mazel tov on your daughter visiting! (IIRC, I had to change planes at JFK too last time I flew here from Tel Aviv).

DsOTD: with dinner out, 2019 La Galope Rosé (SW France). For dessert (at home), Irish coffee of course. Real thing for Bob (twice as much Jameson's, dark roast coffee, brown sugar); for me, 1 oz. Jameson's, decaf, brown "Swerve" sugar replacement. For both of us, I whipped heavy cream. I figured frothed almond milk just wasn't gonna cut it. Slainte!

Good morning! The dog has totally settled in. He is currently stretched out sound asleep on the couch. I used to have a rule about no animals on the couch. I guess after 20 years it is time to stop protecting the furniture. We were able to walk Ziggy yesterday our full 2.5 miles. He likes to stop and start some, but kept up very well.

Still waiting for the rain to start. Most schools have gone to virtual today as the storms are supposed to be bad around the time the busses would be out. I am supposed to be washing the four windows (inside and out) plus the blinds in the master bedroom. Would be the last of the windows if I can get my act together. I need to think up something for dinner. Not much to choose from...maybe order out!

We are planning a card game for the end of the month it has been an entire year since I have seen some of these folks. I am sure the first hour will be catching up and sharing Covid stories all of us would have had our shots

Life is pretty boring here. I am more than ok with that. Take care!

Oh, Chevy, bummer about the plumbing! My policy covers flooding caused by "sewer back-up," and has replaced basement carpeting twice till we gave up, had the concrete floor painted, and got a sump-pump with check-valve. But exterior damage? I doubt it--especially since it won't even cover interior flooding from water coming in from outside. We don't have flood insurance per se, because it's Federal and unavailable unless you live in a designated "flood plain," which we don't (even though lakeshore flooding happens when winter winds kick up). In the city, only neighborhoods along the river are eligible. Bass-ackwards illogical--analogous to being unable to buy health insurance unless you are in a recognized "high-risk-for-disease" group.

Karen, I've never flown El Al. My first Israel trip in 1992 was on Air France (changing planes at CDG); in 2019 I, too, took Delta. Since I'd splurged on Premium Economy/Economy Comfort and cashed in flyer miles for a year's Sky Club membership, I was able to use the lounges in both O'Hare and JFK (JFK's is awesome). But at Ben-Gurion, Delta wouldn't recognize Sky Club memberships for anyone not flying at least Business Class. I protested, and the imperious front desk manager pointed to a clause that allows individual lounges to set their own rules.

My CT scans came back "stable!" So I've been able to stave off scanxiety for a few more months. And today's penicillin allergy challenge (first scratch test, then sub-cu, and finally a divided 500mg. oral dose of amoxicillin) proved I am no longer allergic to it. Feeling kind of queasy, as I'd taken the test on an empty stomach to avoid possible food-allergy (theoretical) interactions; they gave me water and a packet of graham crackers after the first oral dose. I was feeling ok until I got home and had black coffee, avocado toast, and an olive-oil-fried egg--a bit queasy now from the combo of the abx and a fatty & acidic lunch. No matter what we eat tonight, I'm gonna lay off the wine.

Kim - DD arrived yesterday morning and it was so great to get a great big hug!!! In between work we got a couple of short walks and nice conversation and then after work the 3 of us walked. She is really wise beyond her years. Today she is 23. Yesterday, I wad doing interviews with a team mate for SW and SPs. On of the interviewees was so immature - she kept talking about her white privilege and how more or less she was going to change the world - definitely not someone I would want to hire - though I don't get the final say, just fill out the report card after the interview. But I was telling DD and it was interesting to hear her perspective which is so spot on and yes, she is my daughter!!! and her father's too. It's fun to look at our children and see ourselves in them and knowing they share the good and bad of us. She was telling us hard this past year has been not being able to hug (she's a hugger and touchy feely) and not being able to visit or us visit her. We missed 2 trips to Israel - hoping and praying we can travel to Israel this summer. I behind in trips. My first trip was in 2007 and then through 2019 I had been to Israel 13 more times (I think) starting in 2010 through 2019).

Sandy - our first trip to Israel in 2007 was on Continental. I've also flew US Airways through Philly, United, Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines (all Alliance). DD was very pleased with her Delta flight. I told her to sign up for their awards program. She is upgraded on her flight back - just got luck so she gets 2 pieces of checked luggage. She told a friend and friend's parents that they could order stuff and she would bring it back.

Kim - she really did pack light - she had her carry-on in her checked back and their was very little clothes. She brought stuff back to donate her so that is even more space to bring things back. She said she didn't sleep the night before her flight.

Chevy - my neighborhood is not as old as yours - only from the 1950s but it seems almost weekly someone is having their clay pipes dug out - tree roots seem to be a big culprit. We have our drains scoped yearly and next time we are going to pay the extra to have a camera to see what is actually going on - we'd rather do the work before it is an emergency. And yes, it is pricey. Hope you get everything fixed before long and it is the end.

I'm tired this morning. Slept till almost 6 which is late for me, but didn't get into bed till 11. I needed it - first time in weeks that I didn't wake up at 4.

Have a great Friday.

Lastly DD is 23 today!!! First time to be together on her birthday in 5 years

Goldie, my reaction to taxotere included flushing, a BP drop to 80/60, an oxygen drop to 88% and a tremor but seizure was ruled out. Taxotere used polyethylene glycol, like the Pfizer vaccine. We thought taxotere was the problem, so it was stopped and we tried taxol for the 2nd chemo bu taxol included flushing, a BP rise to 180/117, vomiting and back pain so severe that I was taken to the ER and given morphine. The ER doc said the last time she saw someone with my reaction, the patient coded. Taxol uses polysorbate 80. Both poly products are chemical cousins, and my 3rd try was abraxane, similar to both previous meds but uses albumin (human protein) instead of a poly chemical. Without the poly chemical, I completed all rounds of chemo without any abnormal issues.

Long explanation but I’m in no hurry to experience any of that again. It didn’t take much either, both times shit hit the fan in less than 30 seconds!