Daily Ooo's: Thursday, September 13

[faerywings]

What a day yesterday was. Silly, stupid and sad. That about sums it up. The silly was me wandering aimlessly around Shop Rite and spent way more money that I had thought. The stupid was leaving the 2 1/2 dozen eggs in the shopping cart and driving home without them and having to go back to get them.The sad was a friend of Cait's passed away yesterday. She had brain cancer and was 14.
RIP Julia. ray:

In the middle of my day, I forgot to pay bills. I guess it was just way more exciting to give my dog a bath. Have you ever heard of a Labrador who is terrified of water? She won't swim, doesn't like to walk in puddles, and hates baths.Then I trimmed all of my hedges on the patio. They have a Mohawk ATM since I am too short to reach the middle with the clippers. Gary will need to do that.

Yeah, today I have to pay bills.... grrrr...... Can't I do something else instead? Like pick beets???

So that's my life in a NUTshell :loco:

Temptation on Thursday:
Ignore the checkbook? Delete/tear up the bills? Drink lots of wine, *then* pay bills? Sounds like a plan! LOL

 

[Dumpty]

Come here Chris, let me give you a hug :hug: , give one to Cait for me too, will you ?
I'm so sorry for her loss, yours, and of course Julia's family's loss. I'm sure with friends like you they'll be surrounded in warmth and sympathy

Have fun with the wine artywine

 

[hondachicc]

~snickering at Chris picking beets~

A 4am wake up this morning...........................COME ON!!!! Is it too much to just sleep:sleep: in a few days in a row...and by sleeping in I mean 6:30!!!!!


My Mom and Dad went trekking off somewhere yesterday....My Dad is 79 yo and my Mom will be 77 in a couple of months....they amaze me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think they are in NC somewhere....they love it down around Grandfather Mountain and Boone....it really is gorgeous down there. We took the kids when they were little once..and we took Cameran about 4 years ago. Tweetsie Railroad is down there...What a cool place for little kids and old people!! ound: The other day, I actually found the photos we did with Cameran when we went...those OLD TIME photos...we dressed up with him.....I told Mike that it was unbelievable the things we have done for that kid...dressing up like Indians included!!! :becky:


I THINK I GET THE HOUSE TO MYSELF TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :whoo::whoo::whoo::whoo: I can run naked and scream and dance....I know stop picturing it in your head...it's not pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will probably clean and scrap a little...if I can find my mojo...it sort of walked out on me this week.

 

[faerywings]

The Daily Ooo's have been hopping lately!! I know I missed personals yesterday, but I am going to try and do as many as I can today.
For you who are newer, there is no "requirement" to respond personally-- ya only have to do it if you want to and ya have time too. But I like to when I can. I also like to talk and talk and talk, so that gives me an awesome excuse!

Eva- My heart truly breaks for you and John. I know exactly how you feel and it is such a hrd thing. I loved the page you posted. Keep telling yourself that that happy boy is in there, he just needs to work through the layers to get back out. That doesn't always work in my own head with Scott, but it gives me something to focus on other than worrying that he'll never be 100% better/happy/healthy.
Hope that you were able to get your housework done and still had time to scrap.

Linda S- Three cheers for Shaun and good nights with HW! Mine have been pretty ok with getting their stuff done too, but it has only been a week! I love being able to rant and vent in here too.

Nana-- look what you started!!! A Beet Fight at Jen's house!! :rofl:
Do you have an electric blanket that might be able to be set down real low just to keep the bones more comfy? I hate the cold weather tooooo!!!! You are also an amazing sports photog! You ***must*** share your secrets!!!!!!

Trudy!! 2 more sleeps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Caitlyn actually starting writing a novel a few years ago. I have it saved onmy computer.She lost interest in it as she got older and busier and more interested in FB and make-up. I would love it if she could get back to writing it. It was really good, twists and tuns and I want to know what happens!

Heather-- sometimes wallowing is just what the dr. ordered. And if not the dr. then your fellow moms, who often know much better than the dr.

Gotta stop here and get the kids off to the bus, then babysit and bus stop round 2. Then bills..... then I'll be back. That will be my reward for paying my bills, spending more time here.


xoxoxoxo!!!

 

[hondachicc]

Chris...................:hug: and for you and Cait....how sad :icon_frown: but she will be watching over you all now

 

[hondachicc]

Chris....I can't do an electric blanket..even on low....we used to use one...but it makes my head so stuffy...Mike too....we have Natural gas heat, and that is so dry anyway...I have to run a humidifier most of the winter....I think I am just going to start wearing a thermal shirt to keep my arms cover good...I will die of a heat stroke..but I won't hurt as bad!! HAHA!!!

Okay....my photos...I am still learning...the ones you see are the "lucky shots"...well sort of....you should take a look through Jen's...now she rocks the camera!!! But I have been reading and playing with the ISO and Shutter speed to get this down..but good grief....the damn sun is always the thorn in my side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would think you could set it on the same thing each time...BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...so I am having a rough time getting it all together..and then good grief...don't ask me to try indoors....without natural light I am a goner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I tried taking action photos at Savannah's party the other day....they would have been awesome of the sock races on that slick skate floor!!! but light in a skating rink SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and my pictures sucked worse!!!!!!

 

[LaurieW]

Morning O fam- my day off and yes errands and housework are planned- need to make a list- right now the kitchen is buried under last weekends grape juice making paraphernalia and we won't talk about where this week's mail is- but the bills that need to go out are on the fridge- let's hope I can make them move to the mailbox by noon- when I should be at the hairdressers getting my tresses cut! Have to look good in my new name badge photo- that gets taken on Monday!

 

[whatnext]

Chis, it's so sad to hear about Cait's friend. thinking about something like that really puts things into perspective. i tend to make a big freaking deal about every little thing in my silly life. and then i think about this young girl and her family.

Nana, what time do you go to bed at night? maybe you're in bed too early? 4 a.m. whoa. i only did ONE of those this week, and i'm STILL trying to wake up. i never seem to make it past 6:30, and usually i'm in bed by midnight. then i'm up 15 times during the night, shifting around, flipping over etc. if i were my husband, i'd smack me. but he sleeps like a log, so he doesn't even know what's going on with me at night.

Laurie: grape juice making? cool! do you "ferment" any of it?? artywine

gonna get my hair cut later this a.m. then i have to have at my eyebrows with tweezers. i have to clean up my act for the blasted high school class reunion tomorrow and Saturday....

Happy Thursday. make a list, check it twice, get stuff done.:nod:

phylis

 

[tanteva]

My plan for today was to stay home and do nothing. Just got a text from a friend. I'd forgotten it's our week to clean the church. She can do it tomorrow, but I'm working the whole weekend, so I'll have to get down and do my part today. Gonna plan this wise now, so I can ride home with DH when he's going home from work.

Right now I'm just sitting here wasting my time. Watching a crappy TV-show on-line + playing Sliding Blocks (one of the most stupid games ever LOL). I'm so un-motivated today, it's amazing I'm breathing

 

[terryb]

Nana I was right with you today. Woke up at 3AM. Finally said to heck with it and got out of bed. Guess I'll be one tired puppy dog later today.

I golfed last night. Let's just say I hacked at the ball. Got home and then had to deal with an issue at work. On Tuesday when I went to the hospital to work--saw one of my docs and he had a gross looking boo boo on his arm. The result of a run in with a saw while trimming trees. Long story short--it didn't heal like it should. I made him consult with the surgeon--you know one of those hallway consults. Drew a little circle around the affected area and said if the redness gets out of this area with in two days, need to debride it. By 2PM it was outside the area. I took him to the Wound care clinic and had the surgeon debride it. Well, he has been getting worse since then. Called me last night and asked me to fnd coverage for him for the next couple of days and is going to be admitted to the hospital in the morning. Well--I told him to call the surgeon ASAP to give him the heads up---yep, he was admitted last night. I figured the surgeon would put him in the hospital last night. Anyway--I was dealing with all that and lining up doctors and changing schedules to have adequate coverage at the hospital the next few days.

On Thursday mornings I have a prayer group that I attend. Great way to start off the day.

I'll check back in later.

 

[mrsaboyer]

Hi everybody! My biopsy was yesterday.

It didn't go exactly as planned. I got to watch, which was kind of awesome, because I enjoy knowing what's going on. Knowledge > guessing any day for me. They had a computer screen where I could see exactly what's going on. The good news is that, although there was some clearly abnormal tissue that was visible even before they put the stuff on to make it stand out, it wasn't as bad as most of the pictures I saw on Google Images. (Side note, even if you are just curious as to what a cervical cancer CELL looks like, and do a google image search, you will probably get image results of more than just CELLS, so be prepared!!)

Anyway, there was too much tissue for them to take during the procedure, so I'll have to schedule a different one based on what they find in the biopsy. I'm kinda bummed, because I thought that they just took care of this during the colpo. But oh well.

They also decided I need an endometrial biopsy, because my bleeding can't all be caused by my cervix. They were going to do it during the procedure, but they couldn't pass the instrument all the way through my cervix. It's blocked at the back. They didn't seem to be completely upset by this, but they clearly didn't expect to not be able to get through. Two doctors tried. So this part is alarming, and it was also the most uncomfortable part of the procedure. So I have to take medication to dilate my cervix and then have a different doctor take the biopsies. It was too late to schedule yesterday when they got done, so they are going to call me.

Also, they'll have biopsy results any time from two days or so to a couple of weeks.

I can't remember if I said this, but my husband's sister and her long-term boyfriend (they have two kids, and he's adopted her older daughter- they've been together like 6 years, I think) are finally getting married this weekend, but I'm not going because of all this lady bits bidness. Vince has convinced me to let him take all the kids, including my sweet little Walter, who's 21 months and who still nurses at night. We were planning on weaning him before 2 years anyway, so we decided why not now? My husband has got his weekend cut out for him. At least he'll be with family. I do worry about the drive... GAH I don't like the idea of all of them together and vulnerable in a car for 10 hours, but you gotta let go and let God, you know?

Anyway, looking forward to a weekend to create and do schoolwork in a quiet house. Which is something I haven't had in a reeeeeeaaaally long time.

Whew. There's a novel for you.

Temptation Thursday: to sit in my jammies all day and watch Dr. Who and Chuck.

 

[faerywings]

Well, I am back. I promised myself I would not come back until all of the bills were paid. Annnnd, I was a good girl. I drank coffee, not wine. I figured it was best to go to work jittery rather than bombed. hahaha!!

I guess I am feeling all mushy about Julia. I had to check in with a friend/cleaning client who was Julia's Home Instructor.(She was scott's HI when he was out of school most of 8th grade and she cares so much about "her" kids). Then I saw a post that the schools she was in are all flying the flag at half mast.
I have to share what Caitlyn wrote:

Julia, you were definitely the sweetest, strongest, bravest, and most beautiful girl I've ever met. You always had the biggest, most sincere smile,no matter what. I remember meeting you in gymnastics back in elementary school. You were the most talented in the class, no doubt about that. Throughout those years we got pretty close. We'd talk all the time and we'd always partner up when we could. And I remember the first day of seventh grade, being so thrilled to see we had the same first period, and you sat right in front of me. Then I remember finding out you were sick. I told you even though we weren't as close as we used to be, I'd always be here for you. Then, last year, Mrs. Gray came up to me during promotion line up and told me that you'd be sitting next to me. I was so insanely happy I'd get to see you again since it'd been almost a year. Then the day before graduation I finally saw you. You looked so beautiful, even with the short hair that you thought everyone would hate. I thought it looked gorgeous on you. The next two days we talked almost nonstop. We talked about just about everything imaginable, especially how excited you were to get to start highschool with us. On the night of graduation, when they called your name all of the girls stood up and clapped. I'd never seen you happier. Julia, I miss you so much, and I hope you're having a great time in heaven. Save a spot for me up there? Rest easy sweety ♥

They weren't best friends but Cait cares so much about people and it really shows in this.
I worry so much about all of my kids too- the whole community has dealt with so much loss over the last several years. Those of you who have been around me for a while have heard how many deaths/illnesses/suicide attempts my kids have had to deal with. Cait come home from school on Monday and a friend of her's Mom died suddenly over the weekend and an ex-boyfriend of her's-- his dad committed suicide at the end of August. Plus all of the kids the school district has lost. It is so tragic. I want to wrap everyone up in a big bubble.

I meant to come back and talk about wine and beets and maybe how beet wine might taste..... but I got distracted.out:

Let me refresh my coffee and come back with more cheer.
(Anyone have some Bailey's for my coffee?? JK!!!)

 

[faerywings]

Where was I?? Personals. Yesterday. Phyllis, you're UP!!!!

Phyllis- it got too cold too fast, didn't it? Did the drs ever come up with any ideas about what was causing the nosebleeds? I think that I did suggest Vit C to strengthen the capillary walls, right? That and lots of vaseline up the nose, I guess. Maybe Aquaphor would work better? Its supposed to "breathe" better than Vaseline. I used that on the kids' faces when they drooled, ped. recommended it over Vaseline b/c is helps heal the skin too.
Thanks for the compliments on my writing, but Cait is a true genius. I can string coherent sentences together but she has all of the complexities of storytelling. You know how in Harry Potter there are tiny details in Book one that reappear in Book 7? She can do that kind of stuff with her writing. Not me, I am one dimensional!!

ITA agree about Nana, Jen too- they are both nuts!! I'd love to be a fly on the wall if there ever meet face to face. ound:
Hope you have a "good" day getting prepped for the reunion. Maybe it won't be all that bad? *hopeful*

JEN!!!!!!!! You are way too crazy girl!!!!! Beets flying every where. Can I honestly say that I about passed out from laughing when I saw your LO on FB????
HOWEVER!! How can you tease us with this announcement. Not fair!!!!! I;m waiting impatiently....*taps foot*
(If it is a recipe for beet stew..... I am NOT interested. )

Tery- whew! Glad you made it home safe, that was along day. WTG on walking. You and Laurie should have a contest on who walks more. Geez, I am glad when I walk to the mailbox LOL

P-- I belong to that website House Party where you get to try new products with your friends-- they had a Depends Party a while that I did not apply for (can you imagine talking about depends with your friends?? I can't!) But if it ever came back up again-- that is what we could use them for!!

Beet Wine For everyone!!!

 

[faerywings]

Andrea- all of that just sucks....................

 

[whatnext]

Andrea, i can so relate to all of this. i hope all your tests come back OK. i had the same thing with the dr. not being able to pass the camera up into the uterus, and mine turned out to be adhesions. maybe you have that going on. hopefully everything will be answered, then you can just move forward on jettisoning all this stuff and enjoy life again. good luck.

Terry, eeek! has he contracted one of those scary flesh-eating bacs? this sounds like a nightmare!

Chris, part of the nosebleed thing is from dryness. every part of me is drying out. the other part is that i have been really rough on my nose for years. i blow too hard, and i've been sticking Vicks Vaporub up my nose for my entire life.(not anymore.) i'll have to look for that Aquaphor stuff. i've been using Ayr gel and Simply Saline.

Eva. lay low and recover a bit. nothing wrong with that.

off to the haircut.

phylis

 

[taxed4ever]

Wow late getting in here, but thought I might try to sneak in a few more zzzz's this morning, I work the late shift today, but its my last day arty: :horn: :becky:
Please forgive me for not doing personals today, but so much to do before I head to work, stuff for my MIL and her church closing, that I promised I would get done for her before we headed out on our vacation. Please remember that I love all of you and will try to be in here and post personals tomorrow!! :hug: :wave:

 

[justjen]

Awwwwww Chris HUGS, sounds like you are having a really hard time, and that's so tough to deal with

No announcement yet... maybe later this afternoon!!!!! It's really nothing that huge! LOL

I'm worried today as my Mom is having surgery she's 80 something years old and diabetic and is getting a lump removed from her lung. She lives so far away I cannot be there so I
have to just hope my family lets us know over here how things went! Worry worry worry... yuck, I guess no chucking beets today. But maybe I can cheer y'all up a bit later with more craziness. giggles...

Trudy enjoy your last day... WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Andrea... hoping all goes ok, you making me worry even more HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terry, bring your golf clubs, I'll bet we can golf all the beets right out of my garden and into timbucktoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hee hee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, chicka's I'm off for a bit, be back this afternoon

 

[Heather Prins]

ok this may sound stupid but is there an easier way to reply to this thread so i can see everyone else's replies without so much scrolling?

 

[whatnext]

no, Heather. think of scrolling as exercise....:becky:

 

[whatnext]

Jen, prayers for your mom. hope everything goes really well!

 

[Heather Prins]

no, Heather. think of scrolling as exercise....:becky:

well at least i will have sleek, sexy fingers? LOL

 

[justjen]

Girls girls... time for my announcement.... introducing baby #10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know, I know... crazy right... but but but... I LOVE BABIES I can't help it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Heather Prins]

wowowowowowowowowwow!!!!!! Congrats jen!!!!!!! Soooo excited for you! So what are the ages/names of your other kids?

 

[hondachicc]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I have so been dying to tell on her!!!!!! but I knew she would :brick:

YAYAYAYYAAAY!!! HOW EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[terryb]

Congrats on #10. I can't believe you have 9 children right now! I thought I had it bad when I had 5! You must run yourself ragged keeping up with 9, soon to be 10. So happy for you.

 

[justjen]

LOL... Heather... really, I have to LIST THEM ALL NOW?????????????????? Ok, ok
Tristen:16
Dawson:14
Jeremy:12
Mykala:9
Ethan:8
Seth:7
Jonah:5
Jenna:3
Noah:1 turning 2 Dec. 14th

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!! Think I got em all down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tanteva]

Congrats!

 

[taxed4ever]

Ohhh Jen what wonderful news!! You are a braver woman than I my friend!! I love babies too but two was my limit!!

 

[Heather Prins]

LOL... Heather... really, I have to LIST THEM ALL NOW?????????????????? Ok, ok
Tristen:16
Dawson:14
Jeremy:12
Mykala:9
Ethan:8
Seth:7
Jonah:5
Jenna:3
Noah:1 turning 2 Dec. 14th

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!! Think I got em all down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow! Are you super organized like the Duggars? I think big families are fantastic, i wish I could afford to have more (and be 10 years younger of course)!

 

[whatnext]

Jen, congrats! and YIKES!! :faint: