Daily Ooos: Tuesday, November 26

[faerywings]

Good morning!!!
How are you all doing today? I hope everyone had a solid night of sleep and is ready to roll. And if not, guess what I have for you?
Plenty of it too.

I'm feeling a little conflicted this morning. On the one hand, I got a boatload of housework done yesterday. I cleaned my kitchen, LR, and DR. I dusted the cabinets and light fixtures, plus I mopped and vacuumed. Then I went to my friend's house and did the same for him. So that was one thing. On the other hand, I heard back from my LLMD and I do have an active case of Lyme. My bloodwork came back positive, my rheumatoid factor is higher than it had been, although lower than the worst of it. It is supposed to be under 14. Mine is 58 -- although it was up in the 70s to 80s a few years ago when I was very sick.
That's the part that I am conflicted about-- I was able to do all of that cleaning and I am not struggling this morning. I mean, I *am* tired, but that's nothing new. But-- since the lab work is going in the wrong direction, I decided it was a good idea to start treatment, (again!! UGH!). Now that I am more aware of the possibility, some of my oddball symptoms make sense. After I messed up my left knee, my right knee has been bothering me. I chalked it up to favoring the injured knee but considering that was over 4 months ago, I guess it *might* not be it. My lumpectomy scar has been sore (Lyme bacteria gets "stuck" in scar tissue) but that was "sympathy pains" from thinking about my BFF. The blanking out on words and people's names-- all because of me not sleeping. The heart palpitations and POTS symptoms-- anxiety.

All of it can be blamed on something other than Lyme but when I put it all together.... pfft!
It's freaking annoying and depressing and yeah, a little scary. But what can you do?

I have a bunch of errands to do this morning and then I'm working this afternoon. Please let the kids be nice to each other this time. I have a really neat lesson planned and the woman I am working with is so knowledgeable about moss and lichen. I am very excited to work with her. It's raining now but should clear up before the program starts. Perfect weather to look for samples of them

Wishing all of you a wonderful day!

 

[faerywings]

Oh yes! The kids will love looking through the microscope! They will "see" stuff...even if it isn't there!

That's my hope!
The NJ Parkway and Turpike are much easier to drive now that they have EZ Pass but man, it was -erm.... interesting driving down the shore stopping every few miles to throw coins into the toll booths. So many lanes of traffic trying to get to a few different booths.
Are you all packed and ready to head to OH tomorrow? How long of a drive is it? Lots of safe driving and no car trouble vibes coming to you~~~~~
Enjoy every minute with the family and I hope you can teach Araya how to knit. When you are done., will you teach me? LOL!

@taxed4ever What a crummy time of year for Canada Post to go on strike but I guess strikes aren't supposed to be convenient.

Next Saturday the In-Laws have planned a get together with them and the SIL's, Gary and I and they are treating us to dinner NICE! However they also announced that they want to have a family meeting, so not sure what that is all about?? We were over to their place yesterday and they gave us papers to sign that makes my Gary a alternate Power of Attorney for them.

That sounds -- I dunno--but it makes me uneasy for you. Do you think they got news about health problems or that they finally realized it was time to make plans, just in case?
Congrats on finishing the calendars! I got two more LOs done for Cait's wedding album. I'd love to finish it before next weekend but I am not sure if I am going to have time.

You just had to say it, didn't you LOL just kidding, I can't believe that this is the last Monday of the November and that December is just around the corner!! The one thing I am happy about is that our Thanksgiving is over and done with and I don't have to worry about that!! I am sure everything will be perfect for your Thanksgiving and then you can breath a sigh of relief when it is all done and cleaned up!!

Sorry! And sure, rub it in that your Thanksgiving is over.
But thank you-- for some reason that reminded me that I have to ask at work if I can borrow folding chairs. I will be having more butts here than places to sit.

Good Morning Lovely O Fam!
Its too warm!!!! 35 and the sun isn't even awake. Its a mess of melty yuckiness.

I'm feeling blah today. I have to clean the house and meet a friend for coffee. Will be fun but after the last two weeks I am just blah. The "rainy feels" dont help either. This isn't gonna help the lakes to freeze safe.

Off to get coffee and adjust my 'tude if I can.

BIG a** hugs coming to you. I hope you and your friend had a fun visit and that helped cheer you up. if not, Google rolling pandas. That *always* works for me. I love those crazy bears LOL

BRB- the dogs need to go out

 

[faerywings]

I need to get my supplies ready for tonight's centerpiece party I'm going to. I have no idea how this is going to turn out but I'll give it a try. Might scrap this afternoon if I get time.

That sounds liek a lot of fun! Any pics of your project?

Don't stress, everything always gets done.

yeah, yeah! It does, but what is the fun of not stressing?

@BrightEyes I love that you had a cozy day in your PJs and had a do-nothing-but-scrap kind of day! ♥

@BoatLady For real... November -and the entire year- flew by so quickly. The club dinner was a huge success and you got some baby snuggles in --
Sounds like the new stove is going to be perfect for holiday baking and cooking!
Good thoughts to your G-DD on her new job. I hope this office is a nicer one to work in.
Sugar pie sounds amazing. Sugar, cream, and pie crust are some of my favorite foods!

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
—Irv Kupcinet, American columnist (1912-2003)

That made me snort!! LOL!

Time to get rolling along-- HAGD *muah!*

 

[vickyday]

Good morning!!!
How are you all doing today? I hope everyone had a solid night of sleep and is ready to roll. And if not, guess what I have for you?
Plenty of it too.

I'm feeling a little conflicted this morning. On the one hand, I got a boatload of housework done yesterday. I cleaned my kitchen, LR, and DR. I dusted the cabinets and light fixtures, plus I mopped and vacuumed. Then I went to my friend's house and did the same for him. So that was one thing. On the other hand, I heard back from my LLMD and I do have an active case of Lyme. My bloodwork came back positive, my rheumatoid factor is higher than it had been, although lower than the worst of it. It is supposed to be under 14. Mine is 58 -- although it was up in the 70s to 80s a few years ago when I was very sick.
That's the part that I am conflicted about-- I was able to do all of that cleaning and I am not struggling this morning. I mean, I *am* tired, but that's nothing new. But-- since the lab work is going in the wrong direction, I decided it was a good idea to start treatment, (again!! UGH!). Now that I am more aware of the possibility, some of my oddball symptoms make sense. After I messed up my left knee, my right knee has been bothering me. I chalked it up to favoring the injured knee but considering that was over 4 months ago, I guess it *might* not be it. My lumpectomy scar has been sore (Lyme bacteria gets "stuck" in scar tissue) but that was "sympathy pains" from thinking about my BFF. The blanking out on words and people's names-- all because of me not sleeping. The heart palpitations and POTS symptoms-- anxiety.

All of it can be blamed on something other than Lyme but when I put it all together.... pfft!
It's freaking annoying and depressing and yeah, a little scary. But what can you do?

I have a bunch of errands to do this morning and then I'm working this afternoon. Please let the kids be nice to each other this time. I have a really neat lesson planned and the woman I am working with is so knowledgeable about moss and lichen. I am very excited to work with her. It's raining now but should clear up before the program starts. Perfect weather to look for samples of them

Wishing all of you a wonderful day!

So sorry the bloodwork came back showing an active lyme infection. I wonder if the yoga you have been doing has helped with the rheumatoid factor?
I know you are going to have a great day with the kids! I would love to be there sharing in the experience! It's raining here, too!

 

[vickyday]

That's my hope!
The NJ Parkway and Turpike are much easier to drive now that they have EZ Pass but man, it was -erm.... interesting driving down the shore stopping every few miles to throw coins into the toll booths. So many lanes of traffic trying to get to a few different booths.
Are you all packed and ready to head to OH tomorrow? How long of a drive is it? Lots of safe driving and no car trouble vibes coming to you~~~~~
Enjoy every minute with the family and I hope you can teach Araya how to knit. When you are done., will you teach me? LOL!

@taxed4ever What a crummy time of year for Canada Post to go on strike but I guess strikes aren't supposed to be convenient.

That sounds -- I dunno--but it makes me uneasy for you. Do you think they got news about health problems or that they finally realized it was time to make plans, just in case?
Congrats on finishing the calendars! I got two more LOs done for Cait's wedding album. I'd love to finish it before next weekend but I am not sure if I am going to have time.

Sorry! And sure, rub it in that your Thanksgiving is over.
But thank you-- for some reason that reminded me that I have to ask at work if I can borrow folding chairs. I will be having more butts here than places to sit.


BIG a** hugs coming to you. I hope you and your friend had a fun visit and that helped cheer you up. if not, Google rolling pandas. That *always* works for me. I love those crazy bears LOL

BRB- the dogs need to go out

I'm doing laundry today and packing it as it comes out of the dryer! We will probably leave between 9 and 10 tomorrow morning. It is a 6 hour drive without stopping, so it will probably be about 7 hours. We will get there in time to be able to go to church with them. I'm praying for non-snowy weather as we head north! It can snow as much as it wants after we arrive!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning!
It's a rainy day but fairly warm...50's.
Getting ready to start the laundry. As it comes out of the dryer I will load it into the suitcase.
I got the meeting reminders mailed and emailed to the widows.
I got my latest collection of ATCs posted.
I might get week 4 of the AJ challenge done in between loads of laundry.
The car is still at the shop. We will have to pick it up after Mark gets off work.
I will need to send texts to the ladies we pick up for church to remind them we will not be doing it this week.
I will be taking my laptop, but the internet connection is iffy, so I may or mayn't be able to stay in contact with everyone here.
I probably will not be on early tomorrow. I will probably post something from my phone as we are traveling instead. Mark does all of the driving because he is too bored if he is not driving.....that way he can yell and complain about everyone else's driving and drive me nuts!!!
OK gotta get busy!
Praying each and everyone of you have a most wonderful Thanksgiving and a wonderful time with friends and family!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning everyone! I was up a bit earlier than usual, but then I went to bed a bit earlier than usual also. It is very chilly here this morning and there is frost on the pumpkin and snow on the mountain tops. The sunrise is shining on the white tops and it looks so pretty! Hopefully the snow stays up there! I had a pretty productive day yesterday as I got a few more gifts purchased and they will be delivered to our son's home. I will have a lot of wrapping to do when we arrive at their place on Christmas Eve!! I also got a pre-release layout done and my Calendar is ready to go to the printer, so I might get mine and the In-Law's printed out today. The other's can wait for a bit as I will need the kids to pick up theirs at their local Staples Store. Hooray, no shipping cost for that! Today I also need to get a few Christmas Cards ready as this Saturday will most likely be the only time we see SIL Sharon before Christmas. She is coming up for the family meeting and staying the night, so I would like to have cards ready for her and her son and family. Things are not going well for SIL Sharon's man friend with his cancer, he has only been able to have one chemo treatment, the others have been cancelled because of his blood work results which are not good at all. We wonder if he will make it until Christmas?? Poor guy, what an awful thing he is going through!! Anyway another thing I have to do is find or make an ugly Christmas Sweater/t-shirt for my hiking group Christmas Party on the 11th. I have asked everyone I know if they had one I could borrow, but no one seems to do that kind of thing. I will have to search around for some good ideas! I would appreciate any ideas you can throw my way!!

I'm feeling a little conflicted this morning. On the one hand, I got a boatload of housework done yesterday. I cleaned my kitchen, LR, and DR. I dusted the cabinets and light fixtures, plus I mopped and vacuumed. Then I went to my friend's house and did the same for him. So that was one thing. On the other hand, I heard back from my LLMD and I do have an active case of Lyme. My bloodwork came back positive, my rheumatoid factor is higher than it had been, although lower than the worst of it. It is supposed to be under 14. Mine is 58 -- although it was up in the 70s to 80s a few years ago when I was very sick.

Ohh Chris... I am so sorry that your Lymes is rearing its ugly head once more!! I am also sad that you have to start treatment again, but maybe you will be able to nip it in the bud this time and not have to be on treatment for too long. You have been doing so well, but I guess the recent little quirky things that have been happening make sense to you now. DAM IT!!!! . It is crazy how much you got done yesterday with all that cleaning!! Your house will be all ready for your big dinner and I hope you find chairs for everyone to park their butts in while they are there! Yes the meeting this Saturday with the In-Law's is a bit concerning, but I am not going to get stressed about it, 10 years ago MIL did the same thing and announced to everyone that, that might be her last Christmas as she had a few mini strokes. 10 years later and she is till here with us . We think that they are going to add us all the title on the house or something like that, so hopefully no announcement of pending death!!

Good Morning!
It's a rainy day but fairly warm...50's.
Getting ready to start the laundry. As it comes out of the dryer I will load it into the suitcase.
I got the meeting reminders mailed and emailed to the widows.
I got my latest collection of ATCs posted.
I might get week 4 of the AJ challenge done in between loads of laundry.
The car is still at the shop. We will have to pick it up after Mark gets off work.
I will need to send texts to the ladies we pick up for church to remind them we will not be doing it this week.
I will be taking my laptop, but the internet connection is iffy, so I may or mayn't be able to stay in contact with everyone here.
I probably will not be on early tomorrow. I will probably post something from my phone as we are traveling instead. Mark does all of the driving because he is too bored if he is not driving.....that way he can yell and complain about everyone else's driving and drive me nuts!!!

Sending you good driving weather vibes for tomorrow! You have been very busy scrapping up a storm! My DH is the same and wants to do all the driving while we are on a long trip, he used to curse all the other bad drivers, but he has mellowed a bit over the past few years and realizes that we are in no hurry to get anywhere these days! Hopefully your Mark doesn't have to lose his temper and it is smooth sailing for you! Hope that the car is finally fixed and it doesn't give you any trouble on your trip! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!

Well I need another cup of coffee, wish we could share a pot together my O friends!! I hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[AK_Tracy]

Good Morning Lovelies!

All of it can be blamed on something other than Lyme but when I put it all together.... pfft!
It's freaking annoying and depressing and yeah, a little scary. But what can you do?

Oh Chris I'm so sorry youre in a flare and have to start meds again. I know you didn't want to. Prayers, like Trudy said, maybe you wont need to be on meds long. Hopefully they start quickly and you feel even better for the holidays.

BIG a** hugs coming to you. I hope you and your friend had a fun visit and that helped cheer you up. if not, Google rolling pandas. That *always* works for me. I love those crazy bears LOL

Coffee date was good. We laughed, we got mad, we laughed some more, we solved the worlds problems. It was good. Just what I needed. We sat at the beach listening to the waves crashing and watched the sun. We sit in the car at the beach, just fyi so you dont think I am THAT crazy

Getting ready to start the laundry. As it comes out of the dryer I will load it into the suitcase.
I got the meeting reminders mailed and emailed to the widows.
I got my latest collection of ATCs posted.
I might get week 4 of the AJ challenge done in between loads of laundry.

My goodness you have been busy this morning!! I have a love hate with laundry to suitcase. Makes it drag out yet you dont have to put it all away. Safe travel tomorrow!!

Anyway another thing I have to do is find or make an ugly Christmas Sweater/t-shirt for my hiking group Christmas Party on the 11th. I have asked everyone I know if they had one I could borrow, but no one seems to do that kind of thing. I will have to search around for some good ideas! I would appreciate any ideas you can throw my way!!

Have you checked out any thrift stores?? Grab an ugly sweater and some old decoration and attache the decoration to the sweater. In the shape of a tree. Or maybe they have an ugly sweater for sale. Good luck and cant wait to see photos of what you come up with.

Today is mostly sit and rest until its time to meet my other friend for coffee, after her work so its more like a water date. Neither of us wanna be caffeinated at night. Less blah today so that's good. But all those stress muscles in my back and shoulder....... yeah they're tight! I dont even know why. Its just a small group this year coming and I want them here. But still those muscles are screaming at me.

Chris promised lots of coffee so I am gonna go grab some more. Have a wonderful day.

 

[vickyday]

Morning everyone! I was up a bit earlier than usual, but then I went to bed a bit earlier than usual also. It is very chilly here this morning and there is frost on the pumpkin and snow on the mountain tops. The sunrise is shining on the white tops and it looks so pretty! Hopefully the snow stays up there! I had a pretty productive day yesterday as I got a few more gifts purchased and they will be delivered to our son's home. I will have a lot of wrapping to do when we arrive at their place on Christmas Eve!! I also got a pre-release layout done and my Calendar is ready to go to the printer, so I might get mine and the In-Law's printed out today. The other's can wait for a bit as I will need the kids to pick up theirs at their local Staples Store. Hooray, no shipping cost for that! Today I also need to get a few Christmas Cards ready as this Saturday will most likely be the only time we see SIL Sharon before Christmas. She is coming up for the family meeting and staying the night, so I would like to have cards ready for her and her son and family. Things are not going well for SIL Sharon's man friend with his cancer, he has only been able to have one chemo treatment, the others have been cancelled because of his blood work results which are not good at all. We wonder if he will make it until Christmas?? Poor guy, what an awful thing he is going through!! Anyway another thing I have to do is find or make an ugly Christmas Sweater/t-shirt for my hiking group Christmas Party on the 11th. I have asked everyone I know if they had one I could borrow, but no one seems to do that kind of thing. I will have to search around for some good ideas! I would appreciate any ideas you can throw my way!!


Ohh Chris... I am so sorry that your Lymes is rearing its ugly head once more!! I am also sad that you have to start treatment again, but maybe you will be able to nip it in the bud this time and not have to be on treatment for too long. You have been doing so well, but I guess the recent little quirky things that have been happening make sense to you now. DAM IT!!!! . It is crazy how much you got done yesterday with all that cleaning!! Your house will be all ready for your big dinner and I hope you find chairs for everyone to park their butts in while they are there! Yes the meeting this Saturday with the In-Law's is a bit concerning, but I am not going to get stressed about it, 10 years ago MIL did the same thing and announced to everyone that, that might be her last Christmas as she had a few mini strokes. 10 years later and she is till here with us . We think that they are going to add us all the title on the house or something like that, so hopefully no announcement of pending death!!

Sending you good driving weather vibes for tomorrow! You have been very busy scrapping up a storm! My DH is the same and wants to do all the driving while we are on a long trip, he used to curse all the other bad drivers, but he has mellowed a bit over the past few years and realizes that we are in no hurry to get anywhere these days! Hopefully your Mark doesn't have to lose his temper and it is smooth sailing for you! Hope that the car is finally fixed and it doesn't give you any trouble on your trip! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!

Well I need another cup of coffee, wish we could share a pot together my O friends!! I hope you all have a wonderful day!

I'm praying there are no morbid announcements at your family meeting, Trudy! Hoping for only good things to come of it! It's a good idea not to stress about it, too! Stressing about it certainly won't change the outcome!

HA! I love that driving emoji! It is Mark to a T...except for the tie! I've only gotten him to wear a tie once...when we got married at the courthouse! Actually twice because we performed the wedding again for the family when they came a couple of months later to the reception. And, if Mark ever stops complaining about the other drivers.....that means I've died and gone to heaven!

Thank you for the well-wishes! I'm so looking forward to spending time with my daughter. She is my oldest child and has always been the one who usually calls once a week and talks for an hour and when she was still at home she always came into my bedroom after she got home in the evening to tell me about her day. I miss those days! She will turn 45 on January 2nd. Hard to believe I have a child that old! The 3 oldest ones are in their 40's and the "baby" will turn 40 in June!

The car.....what a soap opera this has been! We picked it up today so we could make our trip to our daughter's. We took it to the auto store for them to test the battery (separate issue) and, sure enough, we need a new battery. Normally they could change the battery right there at the store, but the Equinox has got some gadget on top of the battery that does not allow them to change out the battery. So Mark will have to take the battery out when he gets home from work and run it back to the auto store to trade it in for a new battery. They will give us some sort of credit for the old battery so it can be disposed of properly....or something like that! Then when we get back from our trip next week we have to drop the car back to the mechanic. He has ordered a hose or something for it! I think the car will have all new parts by the time he is done with it! OY VEY!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning Lovelies!



Oh Chris I'm so sorry youre in a flare and have to start meds again. I know you didn't want to. Prayers, like Trudy said, maybe you wont need to be on meds long. Hopefully they start quickly and you feel even better for the holidays.

Coffee date was good. We laughed, we got mad, we laughed some more, we solved the worlds problems. It was good. Just what I needed. We sat at the beach listening to the waves crashing and watched the sun. We sit in the car at the beach, just fyi so you dont think I am THAT crazy

My goodness you have been busy this morning!! I have a love hate with laundry to suitcase. Makes it drag out yet you dont have to put it all away. Safe travel tomorrow!!

Have you checked out any thrift stores?? Grab an ugly sweater and some old decoration and attache the decoration to the sweater. In the shape of a tree. Or maybe they have an ugly sweater for sale. Good luck and cant wait to see photos of what you come up with.

Today is mostly sit and rest until its time to meet my other friend for coffee, after her work so its more like a water date. Neither of us wanna be caffeinated at night. Less blah today so that's good. But all those stress muscles in my back and shoulder....... yeah they're tight! I dont even know why. Its just a small group this year coming and I want them here. But still those muscles are screaming at me.

Chris promised lots of coffee so I am gonna go grab some more. Have a wonderful day.

I'm packed and ready to go except for the last minute stuff like tooth brush and paste, shampoo, soap and deodorant.....that kind of stuff!

 

[AK_Tracy]

I'm packed and ready to go except for the last minute stuff like tooth brush and paste, shampoo, soap and deodorant.....that kind of stuff!

Have a blast and safe travels!