Daily Ooo's: Thursday, April 21

[faerywings]

:hurt:

Holy hell in a a Hand basket!!! Is there any way to make life stop for a tiny bit- just so I can catch my breath??

Chalk up another bad day in the Faery World. My brain was not right at all the last couple of days, and my fatigue is running way up there, plus tremors are coming back. I started to panic that I am relapsing off of IV abx. I made it through Shop Rite, feeling very foggy. Got home, and then really started to wonder what was up with my parents. We sat down with coffee and I could read it in their faces.
My dad was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.

Ok, deep breaths, it is a "good" cancer. Radiation treatment is very successful, no surgery needed, blah blah blah. But in my head all I am hearing is that freaking C word! And yeah, it brought back a lot of emotions and memories of my Dx/Tx. Gary was amazing, he sat next to me holding my hand, just silently supporting me and my parents. Hugged me, told me I got this, it was going to be all right. In spite of all of the craziness he puts me though, he is my rock. *heart*

Then I pulled myself together again (shouldn't that count as exercise by now?????), and went into Helpful Practical Mode. My dad sees the Radiation Onc. next week and I gave him a couple of suggestions to ask him. gave him suggestions on how to manage Tx and side effects. That helped him, and it helped me. I can deal, if I have a plan, a goal, a purpose. (hmmmm, maybe I need to find that for what is going on in my own life ATM? Who needs therapy when I have you? ound: )

We go out to lunch, and talk some more, I come up with some other suggestions, and we joke around a bit, Talk about my adorable godson who will keep my dad laughing no matter what. But when I got home, I was beyond drained. I don't have a book to read, didn't want to take a nap. I worked on the tattoo design that Cait and I want to get for her 18th b-day.
She found a heart tattoo that was like watercolor flowers that made up the heart shape. Can't think of the best way to explain it. Anyway- we decided that we would take the same idea but make it mickey mouse era shape with some hidden Mickey's and paw prints in it. It is going to be a long work in progress, but she loves what i have done so far. When I get the rough design done, I want Gary to sketch it out nicely, then we can scan it, resize it and give it to the tattoo artist when we go.

And good news! Scott got a job at one of the local garden places. It sounds like it is going to be really good for him, the opposite of what he did last summer. "Late" days will be until 6pm. It's min wage but that is more than he made at the restaurant, no deliveries, and working a lot outside. I am happy for him. Somewhat bummed for Cait- she was going to apply there b/c one of her friends works there and loves it. But who knows, maybe it will all work out for her too.

Today- I have nothing planned. I do need to go to the library and find something to read. I should really try to relax a bit, it has been a rough couple of weeks.

i hope that all of you have a spectacular day!

 

[faerywings]

Nancy- It was so cold here yesterday with the wind, were you able to bundle up with Luther for some walks? Any good hockey last night?
Another trip? Where are you off to now? No wonder you always have wonderful photos to scrap. lucky!!!
hahah!! You are impressed by the way I handle things?? Believe me, it all about denial! LOL

Trudy- how was your hike? Hope it didn't get too hot for you. Any nice pics?
Thank you so much for sharing the LO. I commented on her LO at the Lily Pad and she was so sweet and PM'd me here. It was good for me to hear a successful Tx story. really good.

I don't know about the email on the comments notifications. I have that turned off. Is it still happening?

Rae- that is fantastic about the new internet speeds and the PVR! Glad that you were able to watch some TV in bed. Hope that the work load is settling down for you. Puppy kisses to Taz!
(Yes, wine was very nice- I had two glasses heh!!)

Hi Trace and welcome to the Ooos! :hug:
Yup this is the place where we can catch up and chat with each other about our days. Kids, pets, hockey, general stuff. Doesn't matter what you want to talk about or just say hi, it is all good!
No!! Don't say the S Word!! We had snow 2 weekends ago, and it is just PLAIN WRONG!!
How nice it must be to get all dressed up and go out like that. Although, to think of it, I stress about having to get "dressed" to go out just to food shop. My dad is going to be a Fire Fighter for 50 years in Nov. and the dept will have a Fancy Dinner in his honor and I already am getting stressed over that LOL
That is amazing about your son!!!!!! You must be so proud! My kids' HS is renowned for its band, they have won awards all of the country and just came back from a trip to Scotland. We have an amazing bagpipe/drum corp and we are the "Highlanders" and host Tattoos so Scotland is such a fab trip for them. One of my DD's long time good friends is the Drum Major and what a thrill to hear about it all.
Anyway- your son is goign to have a great time. I am really sorry and angry to hear about him being bullied, but to see him come through with such confidence now is wonderful!

Better get rolling along. Caitlyn slept through her alarm and I don't think she is going to make it to the bus on time, so I might have to drive her in. On the good side, that means I get some extra time to chat with her.

 

[scribler]

Chris, I don't know how you do it. I am amazed at your ability to keep going. My FIL was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003. He is still here and the cancer has never returned.

I have never posted here before, but you can imagine me yelling what i am saying. I will NEVER EVER buy another GM car. We purchased a 2014 Chevy Cruze as a certified preowned vehicle. It has been in the shop at least three times since we purchased it. We got it back yesterday and they fixed the problem incorrectly so now it has a small oil leak so my dh is taking it back today.

BTW, piece of advice. Find out what certified preowned means before buying one. With Chevrolet it really doesn't mean squat. With some auto makers it does, but not Chevrolet. So just be aware before you buy. Lesson learned the hard way.

 

[nancyr]

good morning - Chris yesterday was pretty nice down here. Just a light jacket in the morning and long sleeves in the afternoon. Got Luther out twice so that was good. Made it to the grocery store and cooked dinner just a pasta dish so very easy and good. Got some scrapping done. As far as my next trip I am going to Arizona for 2 weeks birding with my birder friend and another birder who is from CA and he is meeting us in Phoenix. There are lots of hummingbirds, owls, and other special birds from Mexico and just in AZ. There has been lots of rain in AZ so hoping that the cacti are in bloom. Hoping to finish up as much as possible the pages from the wedding. So far the bride and groom are liking the pages. Hockey play-offs are proceeding and for the most part the team I am cheering for are winning.

Chris I am so sorry to hear about your Father. I know friends and as Cindy says it is very treatable with awesome results! It has got to be helpful to your father that you have been through this and I know you are a great help that way. Glad that Cait is going back to school. Have you read the Elizabeth George novels. They are crime stories at Scotland Yard and the characters are the same through the books. I really liked them.

Cindy I feel your pain about cars. Everyone says Fords can be bad but I have my son a mechanic at a Ford dealer and he repairs and cares that he does it correctly. Makes my car problems much easier. Hope you get your car fixed correctly this time. And shame on them!

Trudy how was the hike? Sounds like you are getting some warm weather as we are here too. And the leaves are just about all open. Everything here is greening up nicely! Hiking and swimming - you go girl!

Rae so glad you are happy with your new internet system. Faster is always better!

Trace welcome! Your son's trips sounds so fun! I always wish I played an instrument and to hear your son picked it up on his won is so amazing to me!

Have a great day all!

 

[JustTrace]

Thanks for the warm welcome

Chris, my FIL was DX with prostate cancer 7 years ago and he is healthy and well today. It's one of the "good" ones to get as it's very curable. I hope that your dad is going to be ok.

Today is my husband's (also Chris) birthday. We are taking him out for dinner tonight with my FIL. I'm hoping my vertigo stays dormant today as I had a flare up last night. (I just got diagnosed with vestibular neuritis and I'm on my 11th week of it and it's really getting OLD!!!) Supposed to start rehabilitation therapy next week to see if it will get rid of it once and for all. I've been good for a couple weeks and last night BOOM!!! it hit out of nowhere. It's awful and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy)

Other than that, I'm going to go and relax today and watch Survivor from last night and do a bit of scrapping if I can.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning O-zies... today is cloudy/hazey and a bit cooler compared to yesterdays very un-usually warm temps! Our hike was amazing and the views from the look out points just took your breath away! I am not that great at taking photos with my iPhone, but here are some of what I got while catching my breath at the top of the hill.


After our hike most of us drove to the little pub that is located in Genoa Bay called "The the Shipyard" and had a nice cold beer. It sure went down good as we were all very warm and thirsty LOL!

Chris - Oh my friend I am so sorry to hear about your father!! But from what everyone else has said so far, it does sound like it is a very curable cancer and I know that with your support he will come through this with flying colours!! Your Dad is a born fighter, he must be with the career that he choose ! I am also amazed at how you keep it together when everything seems to go wrong!! At least along with the bad news, there was also some good news that Scott got a good job and the Cait is headed back to school, hopefully her stomach issues will not flare up again! :hug:

Cindy - Hey there and welcome to the daily thread!! Glad that you are back with us here! Ugh about the car issues and like Nancy said... shame on them!! Hopefully you will get your car fixed and have no more issues with it!!

Nancy - Your trip to Arizona sounds wonderful, soak up that warm weather and hopefully you will get to see lots of our feathered friends!! It is so nice to be a bit more active with the swimming and hiking! Hopefully it will help me to keep up with the grandkids when they are here this summer!! :becky: Isn't it great when all of the green returns to the landscape, we are enjoying the azalea and Rhododendrons in bloom right now, they are early this year but then so is everything else. I think it could be a very hot and dry summer again this year!

Trace - Welcome to the daily's!! How wonderful that your son has such a talent!! You must be so very proud of him!! My daughter lives in a little town just outside of Stratford called "Mitchell" I will head there this summer to pick her and my grandson up and bring them back to Vancouver Island for the better part of the summer months! It will be an escape from the heat and humidity of the area. Stratford is a lovely place as is Mitchell, but the weather is Meh!! She misses our mild and beautiful Island. Sorry to hear that you have Vertigo, sure hope that the treatment works for you!! I was diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo last month and got some meds for it. They seemed to do the trick and although I still have a bit of ringing in my ears, the Vertigo has seemed to clear up! Hopefully it stays that way as like you say, I wouldn't wish it on anyone!! It really is horrible!

Rae - Hope that your shaw equipment is all cleared up and you can get your work all done early today!! Hopefully the weather will hold out for one more day and you and Taz will enjoy another lovely walk!!
Ok well I have to get ready to go swimming and need to catch up with the gallery and a few other things here today. Have a wonderful Thursday everyone!! :wave:

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. The rain is back but at least it's still warm out. I've got a busy workday ahead of me and will be out walking the dogs later. My one client didn't send much yesterday afternoon so that means today it'll be double the workload. Last night I had a nice walk with Taz around the grounds at the rec center/library after dropping off a book. A woman passed by, admired Taz (of course lol) and then started talking to me about her daughter's dog, then about the daughter's car accident and all the problems. I think she talked almost nonstop for about half an hour. She must really have needed to get it out, maybe talking to a stranger was easier for her. But wow...I was kind of shocked that a stranger would just chat away like that with me LOL. I kept saying I need to go, trying to wrap up the convo and she would start up again. She actually walked me to my car, chatting the whole time. I gave her the name of our dog trainer and suggested she get a consult with him about the aggressive dog as it could potentially become very dangerous as it was pretty obvious that the daughter knew nothing about dogs and wasn't really interested in dealing with it, apparently she said her 9 yr old could raise the dog. She said it had bit a few of the kids and was getting worse. So I hope she contacts the dog place and I suggested that she ask for help on where and how to place the dog in another home that is better equipped to train him, as the owner didn't want to, and wished her daughter well in her recovery. Sure hope it all works out for them. It worries me that this large aggressive 8 mth old dog is getting more and more aggressive and no measures are taken to train him. I told her to tell her daughter that it would be devastating to everyone if the dog seriously hurts someone.

Anyway, after that I was feeling kind of drained and running late, almost 8 pm, so grabbed mcDonalds for dinner. No more fast food for me this week. I need to eat clean. My body is not liking it. I've had stomach cramps a few times this week after the fast food. I really don't like restaurant food much anymore. I do need to meal plan better so I'm prepared for busy days like that.

Chris - sorry to hear of your dad but its good to hear that it should be treatable. My FIL survived his prostate cancer for 20 yrs and then passed away of other causes eventually. I know what you mean though, hearing "cancer" is scary no matter what.

Nancy - you have so much fun with your trips and hockey...and of course....Luther. What a fun life you have.

Trace....good to see you here. It's nice to be able to check in with each other and just chat so hope you stick around. Have fun at your hubs' birthday dinner tonight.
Vestibular neuritis, don't know what that is but I hope you get it under control and overcome it. We watch Survivor too.

Cindy - hi, so glad you're back. Sorry to hear of your car troubles. That is frustrating.

Kat & Trudy - you guys must be having a busy day, not checking in yet.

Gotta go see what kind of workload is coming today for me. I see the sun has come out just now, so maybe the rain won't stick around today. yay. Much better walking the dogs in the sunshine. So fingers crossed the rain is done today. Have a great day, everyone.

 

[bcgal00]

Of course, Trudy and I were cross posting (as we often do LOL). Gorgeous pics. What an amazing hike that was! Hasn't the weather been crazy this week? Yesterday it was 90 here in the late afternoon and the airconditioner was on. It cooled off after dinner but what hot weather we had for a few days. Wonder what that means for our upcoming summer when we're getting such hot spring days now.