Daily Ooo's: May 11-12: Weekend Edition

[faerywings]

happy weekend!!!!!
And man, I wish I had a day off!!!! But me and my pot o' coffee and later on my box o' wine will get me through the day *wink*
Today is the big May Bash here-- anniversaries and birthdays and Mother's Day Oh MY!!!! I have a LOT of work to do and I am darn tired and overwhelmed by the mess in my house.
It's only my family that is coming here today but I still like for the house to look nice and the food to be actually cooked.... LOL

The Lyme Rally/Protest was so good to be at. The only thing that bummed me out is the same feeling it give me each time-- that we are preaching to the choir. All of us Lymies-- we know the BS that we deal with on a daily basis with drs and insurance and meds and inaccurate testing and all the rest of it.
But are we actually reaching anyone out there?

I just don't know. And that makes me angry and sad and somewhat scared of the future.
But as I keep saying, baby steps.... we are laying the foundation of bigger and better stuff to come along. One of the speakers, Dr Eva Sapi, shared some of her research that she is doing and it sounds so promising. And the best part of "her" besides her amazing brain-- she is *young* (I have to say I was surprised at how young- had to be in here 30's) . Life willing-- she has a lot of years ahead of her to get her research out there. And she is also training a new generation of researchers to branch out and continue her work in new areas. That was the most promising part if the speeches.

My friend Tracy also rocked her speech! Loved it!! She really was able to reach the crowd with both her professional opinions and perspective and the very heartfelt perspective as a fellow Lymie.

Here's a (bad) pic of me and my kids--

I am going to try and fix the exposure later on when I have some extra time.

That is it from the loony bin!

xoxoxo

 

[faerywings]

Hi laurie! I guess you are getting closer to home by the time you read this-- safe traveling! I scrolled down and saw that your ds didn't get the job. I am really sorry to hear that and will keep my fingers crossed that another door opens soon.

Phylis- hope that you are feeling better by today! Throwing up is the worst. Have you tried ginger tea or gum? That helps take the edge off of the vomiting/nausea for Gary. He also uses Papaya Enzyme tablets, and holy basil tea which work on varying levels but sometimes any bit of relief is a good thing.
I hadn't seen Nana's page- I am going to have to stalk her gallery later on.

Angela- thanks for the goods thoughts! And I truly hope that the Lyme info they give you is the correct info, not the "medically/politically accepted" crap that is already out there. If they tell you that one month of antibiotics cures Lyme and that chronic lyme doesn't exist-- run far away!!
How is Wes walking? Is he getting more used to being out of the casts?

Congrats on that win Nancy!!!! That is awesome!!!

meaghan-- what a great Mother's day gift!!! Hope you had a nice time getting pampered a bit!!

Trudy- that is a super idea for you to make dinners for your DD! Lots of freeze, then heat, makes life so much easier! My mom did that for me too (still does! LOL) I can't imagine how worried you must be on occasion-- but just remember how far she has come and how she has thrived!! I bet that the baby is going to make her even stronger and more determined. Sending hugs b/c I also know that moms have a natural affinty to worrying about their kids and no comforting words will take all of that away.

kristy-- I did all 50 secs!!! woot to me!! LOL Is today 60 sec? Might need to break that one down! I def. have to split the twists.....
How is the Shred going?

hugs to allllll!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[LaurieW]

Morning O fam. Will be home by lunch I think. Cannot wait to be home and havescrap time!

 

[whatnext]

feeling better, TG. gotta get ready for DD's BD dinner. she requested French onion soup and Reuben sandwiches. weird. but, a Birthday Person gets to have what she wants. it's a "soup" sort of day here. cold and rainy.

Chris, i think you are so right about the preaching to the choir thing. the only thing that progresses an agenda is lobbying in Washington. and often THAT doesn't even work. in this time of financial ruin, the people who hold our $$$ hostage in Washington don't look T something like Lyme as important. or changing the mental health laws.

Laurie, did you hit any bad storms yesterday? there was a real mess blowing through here.

whoops. i have the wiggly lines starting in my eyes! gotta get off the computer....

enjoy the weekend, O-zies.

 

[nancyr]

Good morning what a day I had yesterday LOL - I was going with my girlfriend Debbi while she got her mamo and then we were meeting another friend for lunch. Well Debbi woke up all dizzy so I drove. She kept getting better as we drove so we both thought it was some weird thing. She got through the mamo and then we hit my favorite NJ mall Short Hills. We stopped at Starbucks and then meandered through the mall. I love that Apple Store! Met our other girlfriend and had lunch at California Pizza. Yummy! I dropped Debbi off, she called her doctor and I was back on the road again taking her to the doctor and then to pick up meds. Turned out she has an inner ear infection. That is a bummer for sure to always feel dizzy. But I must say it was so weird to be gone all day and the driver. I love my new car so it was fun. It was just so nice to be able to be helpful. It was funny though. We drive so differently. When she drives she take major highways while I always try to find the back roads. For me being on the backroads just makes driving prettier especially now that spring is in full bloom. Then got to spend the night watching hockey!

Chris thanks for sharing the photo. Did any of the major news channels cover the protest? It must be so hard when not enough take this disease seriously!

Phylis so sorry about those crummy wiggly lines!

Laurie glad the drive is almost done - have fun scrapping

Trudy so sorry about those Bruins! But for me it is more hockey LOL! Good idea to make casseroles for your daughter. That will make life so much easier! Of course having you there will really make it so much easier!

Kristy glad you are keeping up with all those exercises.

Have a great day all!

 

[meagan43]

Laurie - isn't good to be home and have scrappin' time!

Chris - Nice pic. You just have to keep getting the word out.

Nancy - sounds like a mostly nice day.

Whatnext - glad that you are at least on the mend.

Not sure what is on the docket for me today, but at least I already got in some scrapping time. Curious what my husband has planned for tomorrow. Usually it is pre-decided and we are out of town visiting his mom and going to a brunch with her.

 

[taxed4ever]

Happy Saturday everyone, our sunshine is gone!!! :hurt: I want it back!!!!!!!!! I know I'm being greedy and we really could use the :rain: the ground is very, very dry and they are already worried about the salmon and not enough water in the river and lakes. It could turn out to be a dangerous summer if this keeps up!

Chris - Thanks for sharing your pic with us! Hope that you got through to some of the masses at least! Hope the news was there to cover it all and they don't edit out what needs to be heard!! Sounds like a busy, busy weekend for you, hope you make it through ok and are not doing all the work yourself!! Thanks for the words of encouragement with my DD I know I worry too much, but that's my job right? :becky:

Laurie - Sorry that your son did not get his job, but perhaps there is something better suited for him out there somewhere! Hope you had a safe journey home and that you get to do your scrapping this weekend.

Phylis - Glad you are feeling better! Your daughters request for birthday food sounds awesome to me!! You are a good Mom for making her birthday request!! Darn those squiggly lines!!!!!! We want you to stay here with us!! out:

Nancy - Hope your friend feels better, those ear infections can really throw your equilibrium out of whack!! Yes our darn Bruins forgot how to play hockey in the first period, and turned it on a bit late in the game. But like you say, more hockey to watch :becky:

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Going to Victoria today to see Ironman 3 at the Imax in 3D. Date night tonight, should be fun!!! Then this next week I really have to get prepared for my trip! Tomorrow we are having the In-Laws for dinner for Mother's Day, don't know why the other sisters never invite them??? Not fair to make her cook on her special day and hopefully MG will be manning the BBQ so the rain better hold off. MIL loves her some steak LOL. Gotta go get some breakfast, enjoy the day everyone!! :wave:

 

[Alegna]

What a wonderful idea Trudy and so sweet of you to do that for your daughter, I'm sure it will help her a lot! I can imagine you are worried about her. Big hugs!

Good to hear you're feeling better Phylis!

So great you won that Nancy, have fun shopping and show us what you got or made with it

That's a nice mother's day gift Meagan, I hope you enjoyed it!

I hope I can make it to the information evening Chris, I'm curious about what they have to say
I can imagine it is frustrating for you to see that there are few results, and it all takes so long to make progress, but if nobody would stand up for it, then there would be no progress, ever ...
Wes is wlking a bit better, but still not as well as he should, just wait and see what they will say at school, maybe he needs new shoes?

We had a birthday party today from my favorite aunt who is more like a big sister to me. She turned 50 and celebrated it in a small restaurant with all her brothers and sisters (and their wifes/husbands), some friends and us . Normally our kids are very noisy/bouncy, but this time they behaved very well and it was a nice afternoon, so happy with that!

sorry if I missed anyone with the personals ... I hope you all have a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow
(can't wait to see what the kids made me )

 

[faerywings]

Happy Mother's Day my sweet friends! And even if you aren't a mom to a child-- you are all moms to inspiration and creativity and works of art!

I survived pretty ok yesterday. My family all made food and brought more wine and it was a good time for all. But DAMN I am tired and sore! It feels so good to not having anything much to do today. I have photos on al of my camera-devices that need to be downloaded/synced and then played with. Sounds like a good plan for the day, right?

Hope that all of you have wonderful days as well!

 

[nancyr]

Happy Mothers day to all. My hubby got up and made me breakfast - pancakes and bacon so yummy! What a sweet way to start the day. Yesterday was rain and thunderstorms and I needed to get a walk in so during an break in the rain but as I was walking the sky was getting darker and then thunder and then rain but I made it home just in time! But we have needed the rain so that is good. Took a lot of the pollen out of the air. Today is sunny but very windy! Watching the World Hockey Championships as two of my Devils are playing and doing very well. This morning they are on at 10:30 am so that will be fun.

Chris glad the party went well. Have fun scrapping today! How fun that everyone brought something!

Angela sounds like a lovely dinner/birthday for your aunt. Glad Wes is walking a little better.

Trudy how nice to have your in-laws over. Hope you had a great date night - how way Iron Man 3? I will probably wait for it to come to TV.

Hope all have a great day!

 

[taxed4ever]

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY LADIES! Hope you all got to sleep in a bit! Iron Man 3 was great and very loud in the IMax theatre!! I love going there, they have great seats that recline and lots of elbow room with drink holders on all of the seats. If you like lots of action, there is plenty of it in that movie!!!! MG bought me a beautiful arrangement of coleus and other shade plants to put on the front porch, so pretty! I am spoiled!! But I still miss the breakfast in bed that my kids used to make me when they were little!! Oh I wish they were still little sometimes! But only sometimes :becky:

Angela - How nice that the kids were so good for your birthday get together for your Aunt!! Anxious to hear what your boys have done for your Mother's Day gift!! Enjoy your day!

Chris - Hope you get to relax for Mother's Day! You deserve a good rest! But it sounds like the party was a lot of fun!! Looking forward to the all the pics!!

Nancy - No walk for me today, it is pouring :rain: and pretty windy today also, but hopefully I will be back out there tomorrow!! Enjoy all of your hockey today, hubby is hoping to watch his Bruins without his parents interrupting too much :becky: They are Canuck fans, so they will be pouting out: Have a great day!!

Well MG should be making breakfast this morning seeing as its Mother's Day, but I guess I am not his Mother am I LOL. He is charge of dinner tonight so I better not push my luck. Hope you all have a wonderful relaxing day!! :wave:

 

[hondachicc]

Well, I have to tell you, I am so very grateful that I have a fabulous Mom to celebrate today!! Happy Mother's Day to you all!!!

The kids came home Friday with their Mothers Day cards and creations from school...what a double sided coin that was for me....last year their Mother was non present, and all the kisses and cards came to me....but this year, she has been seeing them regularly and working really hard...so naturally, they brought their cards and creations home and very excitedly pulled them out of their book bags and said "look what I made for Mommy"..... one part of my heart is so happy for them all, but the other is sad, as I feel that I am the one being the mommy....but really, it's such a blessing to see my daughter doing as well is she is and that she gets to spend the day with her children ♥


Unfortunately, we will not do our get together today, my Mom is sick..running a fever...she has some kind of bug....at her age now, and health, when she gets a bug, I worry tremendously. It seems to be so often now. She won't let me come over, as she says she is contagious.


Anyway...I hope you are all pampered and have a wonderful day today, even if you don't celebrate today where you are.....:hug:

 

[whatnext]

Happy Mother's Day, ladies! i hope lots of people are doing lots of really kind thing to/for you today!

Chris, this is for you. Lyme in the UK! who knew? i didn't. not very informative, but still an OK article. you could surely tell me what they missed mentioning!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22468181

 

[LaurieW]

Good afternoon my O fam- and may all have wonderful days. I am still working on unpacking, trying to convince myself I will love being back at work this week.