What's Happenin'

[dawnmn]

At Wal-Mart buying a bag of Purina dog chow for my dog, while in the check-out line a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Why else would I be buying dog chow, RIGHT ???So on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again, and that I probably shouldn't because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in intensive care with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and all you do is load your pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff a poodle's butt and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard. Better watch what you ask me and be prepared for my answer. I have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say. Now that you've read this I have to confess, I copied it from someone else. Share and make someone else smile today.

[joy]

thanks dawnn for the laugh. those places in canada sound beautiful. wish you all would post pictures. i saw my bedroom all summer, LOL. and guess i will never make it that far north myself.

[Buttons2]

oh Dawn I really needed that good laugh!wondering if you're gonna have wicker furniture in the sunroom?

Joy,hope you can get around & perhaps out to visit your friend Donna.

neighbor dog has been over to visit but of course I'm not outside so much these days & the little girl is in school-thus no visiting.

my cat is still not right. she just hobbles around & curls up in odd places all day. reminds me of myself actually.

we are missing quite a few people here,maybe come back when cold weather hits? hopefully everyone OK!

[joy]

poor kitty. i know they sleep a lot but hobbling around doesn't sound good at all. i hope kitty improves and you as well. i know cold weather is not good for a lot of people, myself included. i hate it as my hands will freeze up in the awfullest positions and i have to try and move them even tho i am on a lot of baclofen muscle crap. i can't imagine living places where the weather gets cold and stays that way for long periods of time. even when the weather was HOT, i knew i wasn't hurting as bad as i would have had it been cold.

i remember how miseraable we were up until hubbys' mother passed away in summer tho, she could not stand a fan breeze on her so when we stayed to help take care of her, we all suffered from the heat, kinda like when i was a kid and no ac. sheesh yep i am old, lol.

[Buttons2]

well the cat is healing finally. she got onto my lap this morning & even jumped onto the counter to roll around on the newspaper to irritate me like usual.think it was definitely a cat fight since she has a new bend in one ear & a new scar.

yes weather affects my old body for sure!

some good news-my blood pressure is improving! still need to bring down bottom number but top has gone from over 200 to 136.

what a bad news week this has been. baby panda dying was so sad. I wish just one news show would search out good news but guess nobody would make big $$ if they did that? when I found out Matt Lauer makes $25 MILLION a year & might have to take a cut in pay cause of ratings I was floored! makes me mad all over again about the firing of Ann Curry!

wildfires are still burning in other part of state. housemate said there's an 85-90% chance no hunting this year. what am I gonna do if I don't get my usual fall break from him?????

I'm also MAD the state is killing wolves near Canadian border cause some rancher claims they are killing his cows. we moved the pack in & now we are slaughtering them with marksman in helicopter!

time for me to watch a comedy right? and get outside in the wonderful sunshine......

[Jo6]

Well, don't think I'm missing any more, I DID sign in not long ago. lol

Joy, I'm glad you posted about Symbicort and you're still alive! I have a rescue inhaler if things start getting worse. I also use the Nebulizer with Albuterol. I've got to get a chest ex-ray as well as another breathing test. Still making too much noise in the chest area. I'm getting a little worried.

Staying in this house for months on end except going to Dr. and Drug store is playing havoc with all my problems.

It's good to see everybody that is here. I know Jeannie has had a lot on her plate lately. I hope things start getting better for her. It is good to see mrs j and Christina. I saw Brion over in Chronic Pain. It's good to have him back!

Dawn, you are a riot!! I would not be able to keep a straight face long enough to spin that much yarn. lol lol

I see several in my email that use to come, but I am trying to get loose from FB and don't want to give the impression that I am comming back. If someone here remembers an old member that went by Whitey or Kristen please tell her where she can get down the rabbit hole and we'll show her around and help her get used to the new system ( vbulliton). Not new for us but it's been a long time since she was here. I tried to tell her we would show her anything she didn't understand.

Joy, I think maybe you and I both have the same (problem) about the driving. I have not driven that new mini-van and we got it sometime in June. My kids never miss a chance to tell me I can't drive anymore. The longer I go the more I am losing confidence in my ability to drive.!! They don't know a fig if I.m able to drive or not!!


WEll, gotta run, time to stand up for awhile.

Love and prayers for all, Jo

[clouds z]

Julia I have a prescription for this as well. Back in the days I worked as typist etc for six professionals at our crappy library at college I had to be on several inhalers, some for nose and others for mouth. That building had sick syndrom for sure and had dripping water from ac and dust galore. when they started rebuilding and adding more, all the paint fumes made it worse. I thing i added years to my life by quitting after only 5 years.

I cannot stand to even be in a room with a lot of candles burning. I hate that at Christmas time people at church like to light a lot of them because that is sure one way to help me get sick by Christmas even if it is that day. and blowing them out is even worse. I had an uncle by marriage that was the same way by candles and did not attend weddings for that reason. Even one kinda gets to me and a lot of folks just love their pretty sented candles, LOl. I had to leave more than one place because of this alone. probably wasn't missed. my mother did that day tho as it was the Christmas feast at brothers, LOl hubby took me home and i was happier there than at brothers cause at least i could breathe.

Symbicort is used for asthma as well, and allergies. After I quit work, stopped moving the yard and did not let anyone smoke in my house, I got much better. the death they talk about I am pretty sure is for the asthma people. You take special care of yourself. I hope to read where you are out and enjoying that new car. Of course i am hoping to get back to driving myself one of these days but i keep stalling. for sure. guess i lost my nerve.

my darned oxygen keeps my nose so sore but since i am not ready for the long sleep, i will keep using it. you do the same and use your Symbicort. ok

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[dawnmn]

Jo, you go ahead and try driving even if it's just down the block. Then you can say that you have driven your new mini van.

Big yay for me again. The three season porch is complety done. Thank the good lord. I've just about going to kill the next contractor that came through the door. This project took four months to complete. Granted not all of it was the main contrators fault but this project was suppose to be done in six week time at the max. Oh well it is a very beautiful room. I will be enjoying all winter long with the fireplace burning.

I caught a very nasty cold. My DH has had it for 2 weeks now. I'm being tortured by watching him go through everything because I will be following him.

[Buttons2]

[BIt's hard to believe how many days we've had without rain! yeah...

my oldest son dropped his dog, Buddy, off earlier this week so I could dogsit while he went to his doctor. well Buddy attacked my little dog & left 3 bites on her long ears. I was NOT happy.yesterday son stopped by & the 2 dogs were just fine. the fight was over a favorite toy so lesson learned for me.

I've finally gotten started on boxing up stuff in my shop. so much still left! it's good for me to actually do some physical work as I've gotten very lazy letting pain hold me back. it's just sad to end something I'd done for years.

Dawn,I know you will get alot of enjoyment in the new room. hope cold's are better real soon.

yesterday we had a power outage. well both of housemate's old uncles are on oxygen & of course an alarm went off on their tanks.the 91 yr old can't hear worth a hoot nor can his dog. luckily housemate happened along & took care of the situation. then I was told about an incident with oldest uncle (soon to be 102yr old). he had bent over to pick up some ripe plums from his yard. along came a goat & butted him over....then stepped up on his back to reach plums off the tree!luckily a nephew drove by & rescued him.these two brother's live a far more exciting life than I do!

B]

[lor]

Gosh that's terrible about the old man. At 102 he shouldn't be out picking fruit. My dad is 85 & I worry about him. Afew weeks ago he fell in his bedroom cut open his ear. Lukily his friend was downstairs & heard the thump on the ceiling. It was 12am & she called John & I. We were in the hospital about 3 hours.

[Jo6]

For those that take generic Welbutrin it is being taken off the market. Says it is not equal to Brand name. Well, I have taken it for several years and when I was in the hospital they changed my dosage from 300 to 150. Slowely I've been having such a time being so depressed I can hardly bear it. I told my shrink and he wants me to see one of his therapist. I am going to do that but I've got to talk to him about the Welbutrin.

I'm wondering if Drs. don't get the "news" on things they are taking off the market?? You would think! When I saw him about 3 weeks ago he gave me another script for a yrs. worth Welbutrin.

I am looking foward to seeing the therapist. I have tried at least 2 of his therapist and it just wasn't right for me. I'm hoping this one will work out. The other 2 talked to me like I was a newbie with the shrink stuff!! Boy could I tell them a thing or 2. It was a waste of my time and money. I'm older than dirt and I think I have a right to not be talked "down" to.

After all, I turned 70 last week, I woke up and was still alive so I figured I could make it another 20 yrs. or so, don'tcha you think? I have been slowely cutting down on all my meds. I'm being very careful, all my Drs. know and they all gave me the "how to". Of course I know I will have to continue some forever, blood pressure, COPD, and a few things like that. Most of all I have cut way back on my pain meds. It took me about a year on some of my pain meds. but Did just fine and didn't have withdrawel. Of course I still hurt just as bad, but no worse than when I was taking a higer dose.

Well gosh, didn't mean to write a book but I just needed to get some of this out. I miss all of you, I try to read as much as possible, but if I read I'm not up to writing. Yes, life is a biotch and then you die.

I will say one little thing about my little Ryleigh. That kid was 1 yrs. old in Feb. and you would think she was grown up. She has been the one bright spot in my life right now. When they started leaving the other night she leaned down and was going to hug me. Her Dad just said "germs" and she jerked her little arm back and started doing the "knuckle bump"! She has that down pat, all of it and I didn't have a clue how to so she showed me how. lol I know y'all get tired of me bragging about the grands, but they are my whole life. So presious.

Pati, I have a Grand-Dawg now! Jewel, my baby sis wrote to Jon on FB and asked him what had happened to his mama. I had always been a bit shy with pets, had some bad experience's with animals when I was little and it's been long to get over. Well he was trying to lay in my lap and kiss me. lol

Hope all are coping and doing better with all of your problems. Life gets hard, but we will all just hold each other up when one falters and try to cheer each other up.

I love you all, Julia (((( hugs))))

[mrsjerome]

Jo
A belated "Happy Birthday" to you!!! Hope you had a good day too. By the way another birthday? What are you trying to do "catch up to me" ? LOL
Now you take care
mrsj

[joy]

hello everyone, now jo i did not read where you said you was old as dirt, i promise. but i just had said the same thing when i was talking to clouds about my age, lol. i am so glad that dawn has her room, souns lovely. it is good to hear frrom eveyone.

pari i know you must dread having to pack it all up. i am sad right along with you. i had to admit the other day that i was about ready to call doctor and ask fo the anitdepressant i ws on uyears ago. then donna came down and i was even sadder but my spirits did rise the next day. i had figured out that she has been going pretty good now for 3 years on chemo so she may be the exception to the rules on this cancer stuff. i sure hope so

so i guess i will let my emotions flop flip around until i lose my mind and then doctor and hubby will decide whst to do perhaps. i am oh so dreading cold as i did not have a summer at ll being inside the whole time except to go to doctors. jo know that is no fun either as i have heard her talk about it.

anywayi am going to do my best to pick myself up out of this deep hole because if i have to add another pill and any more sasal or mouth sprays i will start screamin. then who know what i'd getlol. take care everyone and if i misse saying anytjing just know my mind in muddled still this morning.

[clouds z]

have a bad cold

[Buttons2]

[B]hi everyone!

Lor,hope your dad is doing OK. is DH home for awhile now? hope so!

Jo,go ahead and brag about the grands all you want! up to us to inform doc's of latest news-plus side effects they have no clue about. hope you like the 3rd therapist. good matchups are a blessing. and HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!

Joy, good you got to visit with Donna. she's gonna be in the survivor listing I hope. it's been 2 yrs for my friend & so far doing fine. try to not fall into the black hole.

Clouds,summer colds are so bad. I say summer since we've been having ours so long now. rain coming end of week perhaps though.

as for me-well I'm still trying recipes in the crockpot. yesterday was Spicy Chicken Chow Mein. I made a double batch which was stupid cause I don't think it would freeze well. it was yummy though.

still having days of wonderful sunshine here! no rain since July & everything is very dry. I still have some bright flowers to look at. finally got more plastic container's for packing up shop stuff. I've reread many of my books. plan to give alot of books away.

my cat is back to her old self. doggie's ears are healing. apple tree near house is loaded. no deer for awhile now. housemate leaves end of week for hunting but short time this year compared to when it used to be 2 weeks. everyone is too busy.

hope all the missing will check in soon & that everything is going well in your worlds.