Daily Ooo's: Thursday October 13

[faerywings]

gooooOd morning! How are all of you today?

I am pretty good so far. Having coffee, getting ready for drs appt's #4-5 today, then working this afternoon. Should be a busy but good day.

Yesterday's drs appt was kind of comical. This is a new GP I am seeing and he was concerned about my blood work. The nurse I spoke to last week said that my cholesterol was high, but apparently that was not what was bothering him. My chol. was slightly raised- omega-3 or flax seed to be added as supplements- but it was my Inflammatory Markers that were all wacked out. Chronic illness results in a crazy immune system which results in inflammation. Poor doc- he looked so concerned. Its actually a very, very good sign. It means that my immune system is coming back from the dead. Lyme bacteria can go "undercover" and hide. The immune system is then unable to recognize it as a foreign substance and doesn't react to it which then allows the bacteria to grow and replicate freely. This is one huge reason that blood work in late stage lyme is inaccurate b/c it is testing for antibodies made my your immune system. No immune system, no antibodies, negative blood work = untreated Lyme.

Bottom line, if you made it through all of that blabber- my blood work is showing that my immune system is starting to work again is is able to start fighting illness. That's really good news!

So that's the scoop on my life LOL

Temptation on Thursday- its rainy and dreary, so i would love to stay in my pj's, under a blanket with my book, Discovery of Witches.

What about you?

 

[faerywings]

I never made it back for personals yesterday. My head was all ker-plooey. Ever get like that?

Laurie- good luck with your "Sally day" today. here is some more :tea: for you if you need it. I am a big believer in barometric pressure and effects on the body, so its not a surprise that you feel it even with no windows. I just thought of a trick that i did in the winter when I was teaching Pre K. I would make 'suns' to hang up in the classroom when it was dreary winter. I had the kids help me to and we would plan for a beach party day and all that good stuff.
YMG gets a gold star for cooking dinner!!

Maureen- have a great time in Nawlins!! Any news on your computer? That blending class sounds really cool! It would crash my computer for sure if I had all that running, so hopefully that is all that was going on and nothing more serious.

Hi Frani! Hope you are not as tired today and you got some rest.

Phyllis- oh yeah, my Lyme Story is quite the tale, and to think that was the uber-condensed version bauhahahahah!!! I left out all of the parts about trying to get gary approved for disability, scott being pulled out of school, going through withdrawal from pain meds,fighting w/ teachers/insurance companies and going $30,00 in debt. ound:
Gotta find the good in all of it- have to keep my sense of humor or I will lose it and be in a rubber room for life....which sounds very good to me on occasion as long as they can slip me in a nice bottle of merlot on occasion....

How was the mall? Did it feel good to get out an about and clear the head?

kristy- that makes me tried and achy just thinking about it! Feel better!

Trudy!! Love that phrase "Went all Sally on myself" Its PERFECT!!!

Andrea- hugs to you and your girls and to walter too.
Clara, forget chocolate? She better not! Have fun today, give each other hugs from me:hug:

Time for me to fly! *insert Superman smilie*

xoxoxo!

 

[whatnext]

i never made it to the Mall yesterday. and today Hubby decided to stay home and visit the cider press, so he will be under my feet for at least PART of the day. honestly, i don't know WHAT i'm going to do when he retires. probably yell at him a lot to go DO something, away from where i'm working!!

Chris, it's hard to believe the hardship you've had to bear. what can you do but try to hang in there and do your best. it's hard being the woman in all of this. somehow we end up being the ones who have to hold everyone else together. and you're right: sometimes the rubber room looks pretty good. you're sure that the inflammatory thing doesn't indicate something else? do you see a rheumatologist at all?

well. time to start the day. i've promised myself i'm going to be up and moving today more than i've been. WAAAAAAY to much computer time lately!

have a lovely, everyone.


phylis

 

[LaurieW]

Morning all - have my second cuppa and really need to get moving- my list is long and Phylis- MMG is underfoot today as well- how will I get my list done- he says- work around him- arghhh- maybe I will suggest he do some things- like install the new ladder to the attic in the garage!! Lets see how that flies! Hope to be back later- but well- life has been so unpredictable.

 

[frani_54]

Good Morning! Nothing new with me, same ol same ol.....

Chris that is good news, hoping you get more of it coming your way.

 

[clarabear]

Ugh!! Ugh!! Ugh!!

So, 3-4 weeks ago my husband was saying that since we live 5 minutes from work he could always take his motorcycle to work...then all of a sudden last week he's decided we need to buy a car. We don't have money for a car, we didn't plan on a car and we have already gone a year without a car and now he's is digging his heels in. So today is my day to volunteer. I get up early, get Addie up early and go out to take her to Andrea's and guess what is not in my driveway...yep...MY CAR!!!!! It might storm today so he can't ride the bike...but can't bother to ask what I have going on, because apparently since I don't have a job my plans don't matter. I am furious. Not to mention he's forgotten that he was going to pick addie up from school. Ugh!! Mad Mad Mad!!!!!! Boys are stupid. Uggggggghhhhhh!!! I'm supposed to be making a good impression so that eventually I can get a job. This is just so infuriating.

Okay Clara...breathe...just breathe.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies!!! Very foggy here today, can't even see the Lake!! Hopefully that means that the sun will come out and burn the fog away! Off to work for a short shift then I am getting my hair done...can't wait :dance: It is too long and hanging in my face, I hate that!! Getting rid of the grey will be nice too!

Chris - Happy to hear that your immune system is working again!! You must be able to tell your GP so many things about Lyme disease that he doesn't even know! You can teach him a thing or two!! Hope you get even more good news today!

Phylis - Perhaps a trip to the mall today will be in order if your hubby starts driving you crazy!! You might need to get out of the house to save your sanity! I don't know what I will do when my MG retires either?? Hopefully I will get him to take me for a holiday or two.LOL

Laurie - good luck getting your hubby out of your hair today also! Hope you get all the things on your list done!

Frani - How are you feeling? Are you back to work? Hope your day goes well!!

Clara - Ohhhh I would be hopping mad!!! Dam men!! Why do they always think that what they do is so much more important than what we have going on in our lives!! Guess you better get a taxi and get to work, you don't want to make a bad impression, it would be so nice if you could get the job you are after! He is surely trying to get his way about the second car and rubbing your face in it by taking it on the day you need it most! I wish I could help you out sweetie!! Hope the rest of your day goes better then this morning!!

To everyone else who pops in today, have a wonderful Thursday!! :wave:

 

[hondachicc]

HI ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rain for the third straight day....YUCK....we need it...but it get tiresome so many days in a row!!!!

I have been trying to get things on a solid routine around here....I think we are getting there to a certain degree....The kids have settled quite a bit and are not crying for their Mommy so much. I think just having a much more settled life is taking over the insecure feeling of being without their Mom. Not to mention they are PLENTY loved around here

Okay.....I am not a bread eater....that's a good thing :mrgreen: But I have always loved homemade cornbread...YUM...can you tell I am from the South?? bwahahahaha!!! I haven't made any in probably a couple of years, but I swear for the last week I have been wanting some so badly!!! SOOOOOO...after I fed the kids breakfast...I MADE SOME!!!!! So I have been snacking on that all morning!!!! YUM YUM!!!!!

 

[hondachicc]

Chris.....I am happy to hear that your system is returning to a working order.....and hopefully that means things will just get BETTER from now on!!!!!!

Phylis....my DH is retiring in Feb.....OOOOOOOOOOH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I know he needs to get away from that job...it's too physically demanding on him after 36 years!!!! (he is a UPS driver). Maybe you should do what I keep telling my DH....I am going to find him another job!! HEHEHEHE!!!!

Laurie.....I didn't get my coffee today BOOO!! so that second cup was for me?? HEHE!! YEAH...work around them....they just don't get it ~shaking head~

Frani...... Good Morning!!! :wave:

Clara....awe....sweetie.....SMACK HIM :hurt: He would not have melted..HEHE!!!! You guys need to do what most around here do...get a OLD Honda (yes...a Honda) for about $1500 and he then has a back and forth to work car!!!! plus it's dependable!!! I have fabulous connections if want!!

Trudy....hiya my Can Sis!!! YAY for getting your hair done!!! Hope you enjoy being pampered a little today

 

[Blue Bell]

Wow I have not been here for so long. It was good to read your updates.

I had a bunionectomy and metatarsal osteotomy almost 3 weeks ago and recovery is definitely more difficult than I anticipated. I have never had surgery or broken a bone before (the osteotomy is when they cut/break a bone and then realign it and fasten it with screws so that the bunion doesn't recur) so I really didn't know what to expect. I am hardly taking any pain killers anymore, but I am soooo slow. And of course I am now having back/neck and shoulder issues because of walking somewhat lopsided and using a cane. But I don't want to complain - I am SOOOOO happy that I was able to have this surgery done and I have hope for a mostly pain free foot in the future.

The foot is my right one so I am not allowed to drive until the doc approves the healing process (that should be Nov 9). So that has had its moments but dh is doing really well with running the kids around and not complaining too much about it. He has even had to grocery shop by himself a couple of times.

So I am trying to look at this as a gift from God. How many people get to be at home all day but can't spend the time on their feet working? So I have been able to have some good quiet time, do a lot of reading, listening to books while I crochet (my mom gave me 2 HUGE balls of yarn), praying, thinking and I even started blogging again this week.

so that's me.

 

[Blue Bell]

Chris - I can't believe what you have gone through recently. But I am happy things are finally looking up. at least for your health.

Clara - AAARRRGGHGHGH yes - breathe - in...out...in...out...

Nana - I LOOOOVE cornbread. But nobody else in my family really likes the texture - so I never make it. which is probably a good thing - because I am sure I'd make it all the time.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[CookingMyLife]

Quick hello from Birmingham airport!

 

[mrsaboyer]

Hey, everybody!

Clara didn't forget the chocolate. Man, I should have opened it and offered to share it with her, but I didn't. She was mad, but we just had a little husband chopping party and I think she left happier. I feel slightly disloyal to speak ill of my husband while he is at war, but, you know, he does have his faults.

While Clara was here, my SIL texted me and told me that my MIL is in the hospital. She had some kind of heart issues. Well, here's what happened. She was short of breath before work yesterday, and my SIL was on the phone with her giving her hell for smoking so much. She (MIL) works at a hospital, so after awhile she asked somebody there to take her pulse ox because she felt like she couldn't get a breath, and her blood oxygen was really low. Also, turns out her blood pressure was sky high, and they admitted her. Well, as of around lunchtime they still had no word on what was wrong, and she's still in the hospital. She likely had a heart attack.

NOW, what do I do about Vince? I don't want to send a red cross message to him (the official way to notify them of an emergency) without knowing what is really going on. In fact, we probably couldn't do it anyway without the doc knowing what's going on. But, you know, I don't want to upset him without knowing what's wrong. Blah.

Then, after Clara left, Genny's Occupational Therapy office called and when I saw them on my caller id, I was like, $#!+ because I remembered that Gen had an appointment yesterday that I completely spaced. DAMMIT! This is the second time I've forgotten it since Vince left, and they told me they were putting me on the waiting list. Well, it was my fault, so I was like, Okay. Fine. But then after hanging up I started crying thinking of my poor daughter suffering because of my stupid mistake. So I called them up, begging and promising not to forget again, and they took me back. So there you go. I suck!!!

Blah.

Chris- I am sincerely happy you have infections and are fighting them! YEAH!

Phylis- I love my husband, but when he's around all the time, yikes. He's so much work! Oh and did you say, "Cider press?" You have my attention.

Trudy- I need a haircut, too. I recently cut off my long hair, and I love having it short, but maintenance is a bear, isn't it??

Nana- Oooo I love cornbread! I like to use bacon grease to grease my cast iron skillet to make it. How's that for healthy? Probably not good, but at least it's delicious!

Blue Bell (Sorry I don't know your name!)- My mom had a bunionectomy many years ago, and yeah, that was not fun to recover from. But your attitude is amazing, hope you can keep your spirits up!

Maureen- Hello and goodbye! Have a great flight!

 

[clarabear]

Andrea - It is a good thing you didn't offer me the chocolate because I haven't been eating chocolate (but I did get a sweet tea a little later).

I am much better now...12 hours later. LOL!! I was actually better by the time I left Andrea's. I feel bad bitching though cuz even if he makes me mad...he's here. So, I'll make it up to her by praying for him with my kids every night until he gets home. I want to go to bed so I'll do personals tomorrow in the afternoon and love on alll of you instead of being annoyed and frustrated. I love you guys!!