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Okie-dokie, I'm back and it is almost 5:30, but I just ate my lunch (smoked salmon with 'everything' on it, like the 'everything bagels' have.) It was DEEEEE-licious! I don't know or care how many calories it was, but I slapped the whole pack of slices onto some seeded rye bread, and had a sandwich. Now I feel go-o-o-o-od! It is a quite hot and humid day, but fortunately there is a hearty wind, which helps a little, even if it does blow my hair onto my sweaty face! It's hard to get the flying hair peeled off sweaty eyelids and glasses frames. I spent some of my time out while purchasing things, also saying a GOOD-BYE to all the people I have dealt with regularly in various stores and the bank, etc, and rec'd a lot of hugs and good wishes and "I'll miss you!"s. They all think, as my Dr also said, that the way my in-law family has treated me, taking advantage of my "good heart" and all that, is a terrible thing. Several people said to not worry because "it will come back on them later." But I also am complicit, in that, part of the reason I stayed (besides loving hubby, and respecting his wonderful dad's dying wish), was because I was to inherit the house, which I thought would be a good retirement fund after I sold it. But things worked out the way they did and quite frankly I will be happy to say goodbye and start anew elsewhere....and have the TIME to do the things I want and need to do. I have got to take tai-chi because my balance has been worse these last 6 months. (I fell into my closet two weeks ago while leaning in to pick up something off the floor!) And I can have the quiet time I need for my artistic endeavors: Cartoons, messing around with watercolors, and writing more poetry. I did it in my 40's and 50's as therapeutic ways to deal with my emotions. Today, I bought a "heavy-duty hand truck" with a P-handle! ....Or as it says elsewhere on the label ROBUSTE CHARIOT A BRAS AVEC POIGNEE FERMEE !! It was $49 and I sure can use it to save my hands, wrists, fingers, and shoulders! It was quite a trick wheeling it around Walmart in the shopping cart; it stuck out at an angle, about 4 feet in front of it, because the person loading it in the cart kind of did it "whoppy-jawed" as they say down here. But there were no accidents or injuries, and more than a few who saw, asked me "Oh, are you moving?" Yep I am, and I will move more easily with the hand truck, once I get it out of the store and out of the shopping cart! The neighbor who wants to buy all of hubby's tools and equipment came over right after I got home and asked me if it was OK if he paid me $350 this week and the rest of it ($650) in two separate payments, as he only gets his check once a month. Well, *I* can certainly identify with that! He has always been decent to hubby and I because we were the ONLY people in the neighborhood who would talk to him at all after he moved in. EVERYONE else didn't even look his way, because he was in prison for 15 years. And they still don't! He has never said 'boo' or hurt anyone, and has kept to himself, essentially. He is actually kind of odd in his personality, but so are a lot of other folks around here, and I'm sure they have, if not previously been in trouble with the law, have something they are ashamed of in their past. I told him if he couldn't come up with all the money before I leave on the 8th, I will tape a self-addressed stamped envelope or two on the wall inside by his front door and he can mail me whatever else he might owe. I don't think I will regret letting him pay that way, although I'm sure others would have a different opinion. I know my hubby would be glad to have someone like him have them, who can actually USE the tools, and they will help him earn a better living by being able to accept some odd jobs he hasn't been able to before, because of not having the right things with which to do those jobs. He said he promised me from his heart that he would make good on the money still owed. Anyway I know it makes ME feel good to let him buy all of it and put it to use. If he were to buy all of those things from various elsewhere's, it would likely cost him twice as much as what he is paying me! He also asked about buying the carport! Said he could take it down and pay for it if we'd let him. All I could say was I would have to ask my brother-in-law. YIKES! "Can I" or "Would you be willing to let me buy the carport?" I've never been asked that question before, so it took me a few confused minutes to respond! 🙃 It's raining, it's pouring and the old man is snoring! We need the rain, for sure. But I hope that the weather is calm and cooperative as I make 'The Big Drive'!! I am happy for the Knicks and New Yorker's, but I am very glad I wasn't there! Time to turn off the overhead fan, so says my little curled-up-into-a-ball dogger-girl. Being a short-hair, she prefers to be warmer than most. Time to quit chattering. See yez tomorrow!

It seems, looking back, that a no-call, no-show newbie was pretty much immediately "let go". Unless something outrageously profound caused the absence, there was just NO Excuse for pulling that kind of thing. Total unreliability was, to say the very least, frowned on, and a great disappointment to the rest of the staff who was looking forward to having SOME relief by a new hire! I woke up at 4 AM thinking about gifting my neighbor with the toaster, the microwave,and some shelving I can't take with me and he could use (he had told me he was going to be very conscientious about storing the new tools NEATLY so he could always know where they were, and not have to go searching!) I stopped short of getting up right then to free up the shelving from its current load. I had only been asleep for 2 hours at that time, and realized I needed to go back to sleep! For some reason, the idea of not letting SiL have any say over what was all MINE, because she would probably ditch some of it into the trash, made me happy! Now that I am AWAKE and coffee'd up, I'm going to take that MUCH needed shower and shampoo. It is supposed to be stormy and in the 90's, and I plan to work INSIDE, so I will get up now and 'git'erdone' before any storm decides to nix my plan! I will not shower if it is going the thunder-and-lightning route outdoors. Tawk whichooz laydah!

Good morning! Have a good day Joe! The other day a tech asked me to put her down for an extra shift which would have been her first day off orientation. She didn't show and didn't answer texts or calls. Another tech that transferred to us because he didn't like his old unit called in his second day. Another RN on orientation decided he needed a mental health day and called off. I'm going to sound old but the next generation of nurses and CNA's worries me for the future of our profession. I know you need work-life balance and "if I die they'll replace me anyway, so I'll do the bare minimum because they don't care" kind of stuff young people are being fed and it's good in some ways. But I really don't remember my generation doing things like no-call no show, calling off when you first start or even on orientation. Maybe I'm wrong. Anyway with that rant out of the way, I'm off today. Slept long and hard until Waffles woke me up for breakfast. It's wash the sheets day and I have other laundry to do. Have a haircut scheduled for 1:00 and will meal prep. This is my exciting life.

You, Ms. Stars, are very courageous and magnanimous. 🙂

Ted I think retired from hospital work and is doing something away from the bedside. Lil Nel lost her horse a few years ago. I wonder about people sometimes and miss them. There are a few daily thread members that are posting on FB but not here so at least I can keep up with them.

I was unable to log in yesterday afternoon, and most of today. Just got successfully logged in, and I have reached Rookie status ! 👍 I've been on AN for about 18 years I think, LOL I remember Ted and his drone, and Lil Nell and her horse 🙂!!

Stayed up way too late....2:45 AM. Woke up around 6-ish, dozed off and on for a few hours, and then got up to make coffee and came on-line to scroll around. It is now 10:45, and my instinct is to take a shower and wash my hair, but since it takes a while to get things done AFTER the shower and shampoo, that I just now decided to get dressed and start in on more sorting and maybe boxing and/or pre-packing. I've been thinking of the possible irritations and disappointments that are coming through about living at my friend's house. I need very much to STOP doing that, as I don't want to land in a place of anticipatory dread in my mind. Nothing is ever 'perfect' or ideal, and this is my ticket out of HERE. So maybe it is a temporary fix to my current situation, but still and all, it is a step away from the last 10 years, which I have been NEEDING, as we all know, for quite some time now! It is at the very least a doorway to my future. And as such, it is still a blessing. And with that prep-talk to myself, I will ACT. Need to git 'er done so I don't wind up in a tizzy of having too much to accomplish in a much shorter time frame! It is only Wednesday but it feels like the weekend is about to start. CARPE DIEM, Stars!

I have dill pickles now on my shopping list! Brother-oh-boy did I ever have a nightmare this morning after I woke up early and went back to sleep. It was a familiar one in which I am in a city I know, but could not get out of the 'bad' neighborhood to find a way to where I was going! I couldn't find my phone to call my mother to come and pick me up, then I did find it but when I referred to the piece of paper with the phone number on it, and then tried to enter the numbers on the phone, I either forgot or lost track of the numbers I needed to press, and I then lost the piece of paper. It was quite frightening and frustrating....and I was going up and down streets I felt would lead me to where I wanted to go (home) but when I reached where I thought a direction would lead me, there were various obstacles and reasons why I had to find another way. I am quite aware of the symbolism of the dream, but it rattled me. When I woke up, I was shaking.....both from the nightmare and from pain in my hips, thighs and knees, It took nearly an hour to shed some of the residual feelings it left me with. I made coffee, took my meds, got dressed and took Tinker out for a rather uncomfortable (legs, knees and hips) walk, and the 'bad' feelings (fright) and shaking gradually calmed down. It is now 11 AM and I am still trying to compose myself. I need to go out for a few items and when I come back I have to start in SOMEWHERE to get some necessary things accomplished. I guess I will figure it out, unlike in my dream, where I couldn't figure things out! Talk about revealing my inner state of mind! YIKES! Scrolling on the laptop a bit to distract myself, reorient myself, and go in another direction! Jumping Jehosophats! Once I am a little less rattled, I do have to dig in and DO some things! I'm sure I will be back by here later on, and hope to be able to tell you how I have pulled myself back together!

Tweety, thanx for the info re banks and SS. I already have 2 banks, so 2 checking accounts here, and one debit card from my "newest" bank. I will be talking to both places this week, and may end up moving a bit earlier than when I have to 'vacate' in order to get things set up down there. Meanwhile I have to go to pick up some prescriptions; it is already 1 PM so I better get my hind-end moving! Then when I get back, more piddling, sorting, packing!! 😊

Good morning! Congrats on complete the activism Joe! Stars, it looks like you're going to have to open your account in Florida first in order to have the SSI sent there and have the two bank accounts for a bit. It looks like you will be able to change the account your SSI goes into over the phone and some banks even do this for you. Do you use a debit card? You can use your debit card on your old bank while you're opening the new bank account and getting your SSI here. I know you're an old school girl but you might have to join 2026 for a bit, as getting a check cashed from an out of state bank won't be easy. LOL. It will all work out. I'm happy that you have this option. Your friends down there sound very welcoming. Hard to believe that in 3 years I myself will be getting an SSI check. Nothing much going on here. I slept until 9AM, which is late for me, after getting up at 6 to feed Waffles. I still have plenty of prepped food for today from my cooking frenzy on Wednesday and will go to the gym and not do much but read and maybe watch TV.

More good news! My friend and her husband are actually both thrilled I am going to be moving down there. There is a choice of 2 rooms, and I hope to get the upstairs one with it's big window and tiny bathroom. It kinda depends on their niece who often goes to visit them with her new-ish baby and generally stays in the upstairs, but she hopefully will be amenable to using the downstairs room, which is also a large room. I may end up moving their furniture, whichever room I get to have, into a small rental storage unit since I do not want a queen size bed and may not need other furniture she has in either room. But I prolly can pay for a small storage unit. I just don't want all the furniture she has in there ; they will be sending me photos of both rooms. My friend is having knee surgery on the 24th of June and will be laid up in bed for at least 3 weeks until she has to start working with PT, but other than settling in and just yakking/visiting with her while she is in bed, I will have no 'patient care.' ALRIGHTY! Tinker will have to learn to get along with another small dog (a mix of Chihuahua/Pomeranian), and the black cat that 'awaits me' (she says). It is in/on Fleming Island, Fla, 30023, in Clay County, 21 miles SE of Jacksonville, and off the shore in St John's River. Technically an island, but not out in the middle of a body of water; it is surrounded by water and wetlands.(Note to self: get some Deep Woods OFF, as I imagine the 'squitos and bugs are prolific) There are all the stores and banks, I use within 1-5 miles, so transferring my business to the ones down there ought'nt to be a problem. There is also a KIA dealership so no problem in using my warranty. Looking at the weather, right now it is similar to what we are having here: heat and high humidity. I'll deal, y'know? And eventually I will probably EVENTUALLY have to go to an ***'t living, but hopefully not for at LEAST several more years! But being single and not well off, and having Medicare will be to my advantage when that time comes. I have to take that shower I skipped again yesterday, after I finish on line here, and have to leave a message to my bro and sister, too, but that can wait. SiL will be bringing some boxes to me today, and more tomorrow. They will be gone, starting Sunday, to the beach for a week and said they are willing to help me with anything [but primarily I think it's fine if they can stay out of my way!] BiL is going to mow the yard today and I will prolly make some phone calls, ditch a lot of old paperwork to be shredded, and start packing somethings I won't need to access before I move, but want to keep. I may end up putting some of that in storage there too, (with their furniture) as it is from some of my collections over the years and many residences. Stuff I don't need to keep in my room, but don't yet want to ditch. Gotta get to it and do it! 👋😊 YAAAAAAAYYYY!

Good evening. Was a rotten day at work. That's all I'll say. Staffing these days sucks. Boss came in do due our annual reviews which were due April 30th. I get a good review that pretty much coincided with my self-review. No talk of raises yet, just the review. Off for three days.

Good morning. I need to get an early start on things today, as I have much to do and I seem to fall asleep every afternoon. I went grocery shopping yesterday, doing some work at the demo garden. And I got the green beans and carrots weeded in the veggie garden. Today I need to wash and pack clothes, and pack the trailer with food for the next week. We have a whole list of "don't forget" things that we have forgotten in the past, LOL. Stars, that is great that the tools went to someone who can use them, and you get some dollars in return. I don't know if it the same, but we have the no show sort of thing with volunteers at the demo gardens. The new people have a commitment of 60 hours after they finish classes but very few are showing up. It's not even hard work, like a hospital. Plant some plants, pull a few weeds, greet visitors, enjoy the birds. We have volunteers who walk with canes and walkers who show up.

I remember that disaster movies were all the thing in the 70s. I don't think I ever saw Towering Inferno, but we did go see one about a big earthquake, and it featured sense-surround. That meant there were huge base speakers in the back of the theater that vibrated during the quake, LOL. We volunteered at the demo garden, then grabbed a quick pre-made wrap sandwich at the grocery store. I came home, took a quick shower, and then off to see a new GI doc, because I am due for a colonoscopy. Oh joy. He is giving me the prep with less volume and agreed to use fentanyl/versed because I've had bad experiences with propofol. I'm not doing it until July, due to our upcoming camping trip. My oldest sister stopped by to show me her healing broken finger. The surgeon is offering to do surgery to take out the small crook in it, but she thinks she will just live with it. It seems like as long as the blood supply, movement and sensation is intact, surgery would just be for looks. And it doesn't look bad to me. I made up a shopping list for the camping trip. I'm going to try to go without dh tomorrow. He just slows me down and wears me out because he has to go up and down every aisle. Imma just a get it and get out sorta gal. A good part of our state is experiencing a drought. I suppose our skies will be smokey for a good part of the Summer. bah.

Glad things are looking good cardiac wise Dianah. Don't you love those two hour naps. Best friend caught the fatigue bug. He even tested for covid and was negative. Even though we had a covid patient, apparently transmission rates are low. There's typically a spike in the Summer. I got three dishes cooked in the kitchen today for meal prep and am prepared with food for the next couple of days. Sorry if I've sounded a bit witchy lately. I have been a bit irritable and tired but that's getting better.

Good morning-ish Joe hope today remains ordinary. There was a power outage for a few hours due to some downed trees which sounds odd since there wasn't a storm. Maybe a landscaper or a dead tree. Anyway, I went to the gym and grocery store and power is back on. My house is pretty light. We've been told many times why there is an automatic flag that renders posts needing mod approval, but I suppose maybe lurkers might need to hear it again, and it's no big deal, but please allow us to continue to complain. LOL I've seen what happens when spammers overtake a discussion site. I'd rather be inconvenienced waiting for a post than go through that. Waffles woke me up at 5:36 in the middle of an odd dream but a happy one. Forgot it now. I stayed up but made her wait until 6AM. On days I work I feed her at 5:30AM so she's confused. I will spend the day doing some cooking for the days ahead and housework. Exciting times. Although cooking can be my happy time and it's not a chore.

Stars, instead of saying you're going to do something knowing you won't, just say "it's not part of my journey today". Bummer at your hubs having shingles. Hope it's not too painful. I didn't know there was a time limit to starting anti-virals. I do know when I had covid my doc said too much time went by. Something must be coming through the AN's because I'm pretty fatigued myself. I'll take half my sleeping medication tonight because I'm sure I'll sleep although I did having some sleep issues early in the morning. 3AM lately is my cursed hour, if I'm up I have a hard time getting back to sleep. Between that and maybe the steroids I seem to be in a brain fog. I walked into a room to draw blood for a worker and didn't even notice the airborne precautions she was on for covid pneumonia. Yes, covid is still around. If I get sick at least I know where I got it. I worked an overtime shift today. We were short a nurse and a tech making it a hard day. bleh....One of my coworkers in her late 20s burned out and is looking for a job away from med-surg. She says she finds no joy in her job. I think it must be a Gen Z thing that you must have "joy" in your job, but you really at least have to like what you're doing. Off tomorrow and will regroup. Have a good evening!

I was so exhausted last night that I didn't read like I usually do, and I told Tinker I just was too tired to do our usual 'play' routine. I hung in a half-awake, half-falling asleep state for about an hour and a half, before I removed the pillows I rest against while reading, and got them all into the position I go to sleep with. Fell asleep instantly. Woke up this morning feeling extremely groggy, which it took me about 2 hours to get clear of. Now I feel more alert, and as it has reached the noon-hour, I am about to get up, get dressed, take the Tinker-girl outside, and then come back in and continue my "journey" of preparing for THE MOVE. (I put the word 'journey' in quotation marks because it is one of the latest popular words to use; not that I ever use it, but I did this time 'cause it feels kind of sarcastic to me. 😜 More later, I should think.

I'm confused about which day of the week it is, but I guess since there is no Monday post, it must be Sunday? ("If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium" ....never have seen that movie!) So it is about to become noontime. "They" say it is going to get up to 98 degrees today, but I think it will most likely reach 100 degrees. There are clouds and sun, and a breeze, but other than taking Tinker around the yard, I won't be going out there. and there are some non-strenuous things I can do inside towards moving along to 'THE MOVE". I can congregate things into piles for future packing, and I can toss out a lot of picky-pooky things I don't need to save. Maybe have a collection of things I can call The "SALAVATION ARRMAY" to come and pick up this week. I decided to remove all my bandages today to see how things were progressing, and it's a good thing I did, because the parts that were tight FORCED the fluids under my skin to fill the areas where it wasn't tight! My left index finger is still swollen and doesn't want to bend much. I found a blue ring of bruising around the middle joint of the left finger, but it doesn't hurt and I can bend that finger without pain. My ring finger and little finger also can bend without hurting, but I can't use that hand to do much of any kind of lifting because then my wrist feels the strain. So I am much better than I was, but it's not as good as it will be. HOWEVER I am not as damaged as I thought I might still be. So although I don't dare get in the shower to wash my hair and later use the blow-dryer, who the heck is going to see me? I'll just put on a headband to keep the sides of my hair off my face, and if it gets intolerably hot, I can put the silliest little ponytail round what hairs on the back of my head will accept being corralled, and to heck with it! I have no one to impress! Tinker is patiently waiting for me to make some getting dressed moves, so here I go!

Good morning! Hi Joe, have a good day! Our rainy season has started but unfortunately to the west of us and it isn't expected to rain here this week until Tuesday which is unfortunate as we are listed as "extreme drought" which is one step down from "exceptional". Temps will be in the upper 80's but our humidity is so high it adds some to feeling. Nothing much going on. Got up at 5AM and stayed up. Not feeling too tired but wanted to sleep a bit more. Will so some cooking and bring dinner to best friend. Since he's low carb, I'm making chicken thighs in an Italian sauce. Going to hot yoga soon.

OMG, even I know what the World Cup is, only the biggest sports event in the world where billions of people follow and watch. LOL There's a stink about the US not allowing a referee from Sudan in because he might be a terrorist. Shameful. A coworker is going down to Miami with her husband to catch a match with Brazil. They are from Sri Lanka and like most of the world "football" is a big deal. They paid $2,000 for tickets. Dianah, I was not off today. Work sucked.

Stars I hadn't heard that about ticks. Will have to be careful, already using repellent due to mosquitos Hi Ado NJ22 glad you're feeling better Tweety I've heard it's avoid caffeine about 8 hours before bed. I remember titrating CBI and it being a pain Yesterday was pretty good at work, no meetings, nothing unexpected, and not a lot of work although enough that I wasn't bored. Spent a fair amount of time working on the side project, even though I wasn't scheduled, as they needed help there. Took my car in before work for routine maintenance and picked it up again by lunch time After work stopped at the pharmacy and grocery stores. Rest of the evening was relaxing, watched part of a documentary on PBS on Woodstock Today nothing unusual going on, am scheduled to work on the side project today, which will take a fair amount of time as there is a lot to do there. Nothing unusual going on after work Will be quite warm today, in the low 90s, with storms expected, possibly severe. Likely by lunch time will have to get outside and put the car cover on in case of hail

Good Morning! Joe hope you have a good day today. I got up at 4:45 and fed Waffles and went back to bed. Woke up two hours later. Still tired but trying to motivate myself to go to hot yoga here soon. Need to do some meal prep for the next couple of days. I like the era I'm in: being 67 and mostly healthy with a retirement fund, an emergency fund and no debt but do not like having to work overtime to maintain it while remodeling and doing things around the house. LOL

Oh, dear, not Chinese food 🤣 J22, I hope you start feeling better very soon. Joe, that's very thoughtful of you to plan something for your niece to do. My aunt (my Dad's only sister, who was 16 years older than my dad) always kept a box of comic books and candy for the kids who came to visit. Kept me occupied while the adults visited and I loved going to her house. Saturday the city had its annual "lake day" out at the city lake. The hospital and the church both had tables/booths. I was the only person from the hospital to participate so I borrowed a canopy, made a sign, and Twin A went with me. We took chairs, a TV table, and 152 little bottles of bubbles. Those were gone by noon, which was when I needed to go do my shift at the church's tent anyway, so we packed up the hospital's stuff. There were predictions of thunderstorms and rain but it remained warm and breezy and really a nice day for it. There were free hotdogs and sno-cones so I abandoned the low-carb diet again. Saturday evening we went with a group from the church to the baseball game in OKC and had a lot of fun. Sunday I ended up going to the new laundromat in the next town, which is just across the bridge. It was nice to have that one available because before I had to drive a good 12-13 miles to get to one. Hubs is working on the washer and dryer. The dryer was up and running but the washer required more parts. Then Binx the cat peed on Twin B's pants that he needed to wear to work last night (he left them on the floor of his room), so I decided to just go ahead and take some laundry over to the laundromat and get it over with.

Good evening! I might have to start watching those historical documentaries that Netflix is coming out with. Seems interesting. Stars, I would say selling your husbands tools is money for you. Money from Nannie or her husbands stuff no. But I'll mind my business. They pulled a nurse at 8:30 to cover a sick nurse and they gave me six patients and I was behind the entire day. That's all I'll say. I stayed calms and graceful about it but I was extremely mad, as was the nurse that had to float. Why come in sick and then realize you can't work because you're sick. Anyway that's all I'll say about that.

Hello all! Ugh, 4 am, Joe?? Kudos to you for being dependable!! Agree, you'll be done sooner! Tweety, hang in there and as you said, just put your head down and do what needs doing, to the best of your ability (given the circumstances). I would have you for my nurse any time! Glad you got the shelves paid off, what a relief! Head for that retirement goal! No Stars, good you got the bed put together and found out what is what with it! Hopefully BiL will be by to measure twice and cut once, for those slats. And good on you, for getting UP when you did!! Wednesday I went to visit a friend and drop off one of the Nekteck neck massagers to her. Figured she could use it. :) We had a nice visit! I slept poorly Wed. night (only 3-4 hours), but made it through Thursday without taking a nap. I took one of the Nekteck massagers to drop off at my former place of work. The colleague I left it for wasn't there, but I left it at her desk with a note. I did get to visit with three others I had previously worked with -- they all looked well, weathering personal changes and changes at the workplace. I slept well last night, and today is Do The Laundry day (a load is already in). There is a jam campout about an hour away, at a friend's property. He has a few acres, and lots of open space for RVs, a pool available, and he will host burgers tonight. Dh and I had talked about going, but decided not to. He says they have plenty of shade (it will be in the mid-90's today) so it's comfortable for jamming. I think we are just being lazy, don't wanna drive out. We have no plans for the weekend. I made an appointment with my Cardiolgist, that will be in mid-June. I'm surprised it was made so quickly, I expected to have to wait a couple months for it! Have a good evening!

Hey, I got up....well I woke up at 8 AM and I told myself I did not want to sleep 1/2 the day away 'cause I've got things to do. And this time, I pretty much listened to myself, even though the room felt cold-ish and the bed was nice and warm, Every time I started to fall asleep I somehow managed to give myself a little shake and would open my eyes and look at the clock. After the 4th or 5th time of doing that, I just got out of bed and pulled some clothes on, including a sweatshirt, reminding myself that it is supposed to get up to 90 degrees today, so it is a good thing the house feels cold right now. I went down to the kitchen to make my coffee, and when I came back up, there was Tinker, curled up into a tight little ball, giving me this "You've GOT to be kidding me!" look. So here I am back on the bed, sitting up against a pile of pillows, the quilt pulled up over my legs, but intent on staying awake. Tinker has moved up right against my hip and when I pulled the comforter over her, she cuddled in and gave a big SIGH! Now she is snoring! My legs and knees, well, surprisingly they didn't screech at me when I got up, but as I was up a bit longer the knees woke up and the thighs started aching (another editorial comment along the lines of Tinker's "You've GOT to be kidding me!") So I have taken a couple of the Hyland's Leg Cramps pills to give the legs a head start with the hot coffee dissolving the pills. Quite soon I have to go back down for that all-important 2nd cup of coffee! Last night I decided to move the head and foot-boards and side boards of the bed-frame into the formal LR so I could set it up and clean it today. Will leave it that way so BiL can measure twice and cut once to make the wide slats to act as a platform. I don't intend to buy a box-Spring if I can help it, unless by chance I run across one that isn't 18-20 inches thick that doesn't cost a massive bunch of dough. And they make mattresses so thick these days, like someone decided you can't possibly sleep comfortably unless it is also big, thick and bulky, That makes it difficult for me to remake the bed, and this mattress I have, for some strange reason, does NOT have the hand-grip thingies on the sides of it; it would help so much if it DID have those!. Carrying or moving even a twin-size mattress is hard if you can't "get a grip!" Time for that 2nd cup of coffee. Then when I come back up I'll take my routine meds, and peruse the news threads to see what idiotic things have occurred overnight, and what more our great leader (cough, choke) has decided to do to desecrate the land around the White House and the Washington monuments. 🙄😵‍💫 While I waited for the coffee to make itself. I went into the living room and put the bed frame together, and you know what? It's NOT a four-poster like I thought it was! It has shorter, rounded head and foot boards, kind of like whatchacall a "spool" design! So much for the powers of observation! (Zoinga!!) Nowhere to hang a hat, but that's okay, because I have that Teflon hair that does not let a hat stay on my head for long without sliding off, and I don't really have any hats, and whoooo needs too wear a hat in Flow-reeda, anyway? (well, I DO understand that hats are needed in some circumstances, to keep the sun off, and absorb sweat in the headband.) So, what now? Oh yeah, the news. I hope not to spend more than 1/2 hour on that! After I do that it is time to start in here and there on this and that! I don't specify because we ALL know what happens when I do......NOTHING that I said I was going to do! (Know thyself, Stars!)

Good morning! 4AM is quite the commitment Joe. I slept pretty well out of fatigue on half my sleeping medication and didn't get up through the night but got up before 6AM in time to feed Waffles. I have my sheets in the wash and am having breakfast and will head to the gym and grocery store. I need to meal prep lunches for the next two days at work. I think a pasta dish I made the other day should feed me for dinners the next three nights. I need to make some sides. Best friend is making chicken wings for lunch and invited me over. I made a promise to myself to not fall apart during the coming weeks of being short staffed and working some overtime. By that I mean just being disciplined to get stuff done, meal prep, not let things pile up but also self-care through some rest and doing relaxing things like reading or watching TV. That includes saying no and putting stuff off that doesn't take priority. I made a nice paycheck today due to overtime and it paid for my shelves, so that's $1,000 off my credit card and it's back to zero. I want to get some stuff done but not retire in debt thus the overtime. I'm still looking ahead to retirement. Each rotten day at work, which is every day, reminds to trudge on towards that goal.

Good afternoon. I was up early for a Dr. appointment. Reviewed my ultrasound, labs, and having less abdominal pain. He is giving me a prescription to start Wegovy in July for weight loss. I have tried to lose weight on my own but just keep gaining. My knees are not happy, and I worry about putting extra strain on my heart. We got home from the cruise. Tuesday evening, with me hacking my lungs out and a throbbing headache. I'm still coughing, so doc gave me a script for codeine cough syrup and an inhaler refill, for occasional wheezes. I used to be able to shake a cold in a few days, but not anymore. I've been pulling weeds in the garden. So many sprouted while we were gone. and the ding dang deer have been feasting on our yard, even nibbling dh's tomatoes. I talked to oldest ds, he had his post-op visit from his back repair. Everything looks okay, he can start therapy and drive next week, but still needs to wear his neck and back brace. There were porpoises swimming along side the cruise ship on the last day. They are hard to see in the picture. Look about half way up and just to the left of the boat.

It's that long, drawn out "thought" you had at the end of your first sentence. 😉

I was told they often don't know what triggers a response that makes it need approval. I was told that it might be that I often use ellipses.....hmmmm Today could have been bad but at the last minute they sent us a nurse that was not expected and needed somewhere to go. We didn't have a secretary so it was a relief to get the help. No so for the night shift. 20 minutes into our shift they said they had to pull a nurse from us because of an "emergency" on another floor. Staffing is poor tomorrow, what else is new?

Hubs likes to drink pickle juice. He'll eat the last pickle then leave the jar in the refrigerator so he can take a little swig every now and then. The virtual diet program sent me Mg tabs to take for leg cramps should that be a problem. I've taken a couple (and I do think it helped). Today I had another carb-fest. Someone brought sweets and put them in the nutrition room. What was I supposed to do? 🤷‍♀️So I will not be checking my ketones today. Tonight we're having a movie night at the church and watching Rookie of the Year. Is that the one where the kid has some kind of surgery and can throw an incredible fastball (until something happens and he can't anymore)? Saturday a group from the church is going to a baseball game -- Oklahoma City's AAA team, now known as the Comets. Hubs and Twin A and I plan to go.

Good morning! Joe, hope you have a normal good day. J22, hope you're okay. It seems most people I know that travel or go on a cruise pick up something these days. But here I am picking up e coli and RSV in the same year. LOL I meet my new GI doc today since my established one moved. He's in the same practice and I know him from being on call where I work but we don't interact much. I don't think he'll say much or do anything different. Hopefully he reviews my chart prior to seeing me. Otherwise will do some cooking and make a pharmacy run for my sleeping med. No overtime this week but I did pick up a day next week. We have people out on vacation and a couple of moved on. Three people are on vacation at the same time along with two nurses that left leaving us really short staffed. Oh well.

We are just approaching Ketchikan, the last port of call before we return to Vancouver. Yesterday we we at Glacier Bay, taking in the magnificence of the glaciers and abundant wildlife. Most of the critters were too far away to get a clear pic with my phone. Below is my attempt to photograph sea otters. We attended an acrobatic show in the evening, then dined and enjoyed music at the Irish pub.

Stars I'm glad she is willing to take you in, I hope you get the details sorted out soon Tweety hope you next shift isn't too bad Ado glad that a crown wasn't needed Hi Dianah Work was rather busy yesterday, in addition to the side project and the meeting I got a new case. Thankfully the meeting was short and the new case proved to be a simple task, but still was a busy day. Got up early for some reason, and decided to get out before work to stop at the ATM and gas station. After work ran by the store. Wanted to get everything done before I drive downstate tomorrow. Was a quiet night, just exercised Today may be quieter at work, however I have a coworker off, so hard to say how the day will be. At least the schedule looks pretty light today. Nothing planned for after work Will be warmer today, in the mid 80s

Wow Stars, that is quite a change. Whichever option you end up with I hope it all goes well. As Tweety said, at least you're now done with the caregiver role for good Tweety glad you're feeling better NJ22 sounds like a nice cruise Dianah glad the internet is now working better Work was pretty good yesterday, just busy enough to keep things going but not overwhelming. After work stopped at the store and the library and exercised Today will be busier at work, have to work on the side project again and have a meeting. After work should be pretty quiet, just an errand to run and exercise Will be a bit cooler today, in the upper 70s

Hello all! No Stars, how thrilling for you! The area sounds very nice (and lots of amenities and 'needs' close by), and you may get to get out and enjoy the waters nearby! Even just a nice view! W00t!!

I keep forgetting I have to spell out the word Assisted, because otherwise it is dealt with as a bad, dirty word! 😂🤣

What Tweety said! I hope you hear from your friend soon! And I agree: Man plans, God laughs. That's about it! One door closes, another opens. Best, as you have done, NOT to get in a tizzy. See how it all works out. And yes, Nannie duty officially is DONE. Spectrum technician has been and gone, and dh is pleased with how good he was, and how he checked things as dh wanted them checked. I think we will see good changes (we are testing now).

Hello all! Remembering those fallen, heroes all, today. We have no plans for today, though the weather continues to be temperate and not HOT HOT HOT. I may do some cleaning. I had to pre-treat one of the shirts dh wears to Disneyland (dressed dapper), the neck needed some attention! Hmmmm, the two jackets he wears to the parks are wool and, though lightweight, they are still WOOL. I wonder if I should order him a linen jacket for use during warmer days? I recall Hercule Poirot wearing one when he conducted his mystery-solving in Egypt and other warmer climes. :) :) Cats are fine, Little Doggy is fine. Tweety, we have some wild parrots here too -- I mean, in Southern California. I guess in Santa Monica there are several flocks, all (as yours) from escapees! I hope your shelves get assembled as planned today. Yah, probably wise to avoid the beaches! Joe, sounds like a good day, walking at the Arboretum with N! What are you cooking for the week? No Stars, lay low and I hope this bout soon passes. Have a good afternoon and evening!

Good morning! Hope you have a good Memorial Day. I will be laying low staying away from the beaches as I know they will be crowded and parking is a nightmare. Stars, I am now a "Collaborator". Moving on up! I went out to empty trash and I scared a bunch of parrots out of my yard. They were a pretty green. And then a blue jay flew away that was hanging out with them. I'm not much of a bird watcher but knew these two. It's interesting that the wild parrots stem from pet parrots that escaped. I have the Task Rabbit guy coming soon to assemble my book shelves. I imagine I'd going to take about three hours or so. I'll stay out of his way. It's clean the bathrooms day and I have laundry. Hope to make it to the gym later but might take a nap as well. Hope everyone has a good day.

Tweety~ I find I FREQUENTLY have to have my posts approved. My thought is maybe they just want to read what stuff I am up to, as my posts do have a somewhat Soap Opera quality.😂 Today I watched The Story of GI Joe, a WWII movie, and the actors sure had to get wet and walk through a LOT of mud, etc. So I was thinking what the soldiers in the REAL WWII European "theater" had to go through. UGH, it must've be awful. As a way to honor them (I know this might sound stupid to some, but...) for supper I had a cup of beans and some black coffee, which was pretty much what they ate in the field, in the movie. Then I watched Bataan, WWII in the Phillipines. Now I am watching the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which I had never watched before, and it was sad to see Han Solo run through with a saber, or whatever they were called. And Chewie killed a lot of The Forces soldiers and the guy who used to be Solo's son, but wasn't any more (?) Was Chewie killed too? I wasn't paying a LOT of attention, really. And so the evening has passed, and soon I will go to bed. See yez'all tomorry! Oh, and PS, when I walked Tinker today she was thrilled to be able to flush a bunny out of hiding, the first one ever for her, and then on another walk she startled 3 deer when she stood up on her hind legs and barked! She was so excited and it was fun to see her enjoyment. (good thing she is always on a leash, or otherwise I'd never see her again!) She even dug at a mole tunnel. too, which Moosie-Cowboy used to do all the time; good memories on Memorial Day.

Morning, all. Yesterday seemed very long, and I was so tired when I got home. Rode early, at 7, to breakfast per usual. Then, did some computer stuff for dh. Youngest ds and I picked up dd and her youngest. We drove to Lynnwood, a northern suburb of Seattle, then rode the light rail to downtown and the theatre. We attended the 2 pm matinee of Phantom of the Opera (wow, amazing voices and costumes). Then we looked around the big Nordstrom store. We took the light rail back, stopped at the Nordstrom at the mall for dd (she was in search of shoes), then went to dinner. By this time, I was practically falling asleep in my caesar salad. Then drove home, and plopped into bed at 10. No plans for today. I need to wash clothes so I can pack for cruise (we leave on Tuesday). I've got no stories about getting locked out in my pjs. I wear fleecy ones with long sleeves. dh gets me a new set each Christmas. I have been known to put out the garbage can in my pjs early in the morning.

yWent to sleep at 12:45 PM, slept pretty good, but then the telephone (who calls this early on a Sunday morning?!) and my bladder made me wake up. I had to turn up the thermostat as it was 66 degrees in the house, and I had the AC set on 70. So now we are set to 72 'heat', which may turn out to be too warm! I fed the dog, saying "Here is another meal for you to ignore," (she never did eat her formerly favored food yesterday, but she did eat the treats at bedtime) and I was pleasantly surprised that she scarfed it down. I guess she got hungry enough! Made a cup of coffee and took my AM meds. And once again I am ensconced in bed, leaning up against a stack of pillows. Can't guarantee I won't doze off again, but isn't Sunday 'the day of rest?" The gypsies are moderately 'there' this morning, but I am hoping my meds and staying in bed lulls them into being quieter. And I think it was Ado who asked about the possibility of the gabellypentin making me wake up in a sweat; my answer is, no, it's not that. I took it at 3 AM when the gypsies started to get a bit too rowdy, and never sweated a drop. And now I am getting sleepy ag aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ^ I dozed off with my index finger on the 'a' ^^^^^ proving my point about feeling sleepy * now an hour and a half later: Having another cup of coffee and eating leftover cold supper for breakfast. I'm going to scroll through the news feeds and see what's gone on overnight. Surely the prezidon't has been up to some kind of tricks, and there have to be some cute critters doing something, well, CUTE!

Tweety can understand not using Wayfair again. I feel the same way about eBay Stars glad neither of you got any tick bites Hi sirI NJ22 glad the ultrasound was negative, hope you can find an answer Work was unexpectedly busy yesterday, got a new case and had more to do than expected for the person who was off. Was busy pretty much all day, could only slow down the last hour. Rest of the day was quiet, stopped at the store and exercised Today will do the usual bird watching and lunch with dad. Will stop at the grocery store and exercise and work on a date for the Madison trip for my cousin and I. Looking for dates with the most choice in and least expensive hotels. Will probably end up choosing a Sun-Tues Going to get up to the low 70s today, think the rain will hold off until tomorrow

Good morning! Joe, hope your day isn't crazy. I couldn't post from my phone while I was away either. Family members often bring in mementos and blankets for patients that are in the hospital for a while. I got ahold of a live person via chat on Wayfair and asked if I could schedule assembly of my bookshelves and they said I could on the web page that has my order. I assured the person I tried and can't find the link and the answer was there is a link and if there's no link I was to schedule via Angi myself. I hung up before I said something rude. Anyway, I set it up via TaskRabbit since I already have that app and it will be done Monday. I'm sure they are going to be okay but I'm never using Wayfair again. One day off and I'm tired and very irritable. I've been in a bad mood all week. Not sure why but need to get my usual state of calmness and easy going back. I've internalized and hopefully it hasn't come out to others. Will meal prep and go to the gym. It's change and wash the sheets day and that's done.

NJ22 glad he was discharged Hi Stars Ado glad the insurance issue was straightened out Dianah glad the pets are doing well Tweety I find customer service to be pretty poor these days Work was good yesterday, despite having to work on the side project. After work stopped at the grocery store as I realized I had forgotten to get apples, exercised and emailed my cousin with my plans for the Madison trip and the opera in October. We'll see if she's interested. Not that it matters that much, I'm still going to do those things whether she's interested or not Today have a coworker off but otherwise should be an ordinary work day. Will probably do the sheets tonight as well as exercise Will be another cooler day in the lower 60s

Stars, I think inheritance tax is on estates worth millions, so I don't think you will have to worry. I went with dh to his cardiology visit. They are no longer pushing him to have a heart cath. His treadmill was not bad. They are convinced he has angina, but I don't think he does. Anyway, he is supposed to increase his activity and come back in 6 months. eldest ds was discharged today, instead of yesterday, due for another day of pain control. DiL said he fell asleep quickly in the recliner and was snoring, so that is a good sign. It's so hard to sleep in the hospital. I worked in the yard today, pulling weeds, planting flowers. I can bend over for prolonged periods, because it makes me feel sick to my stomach. I am getting an abdominal ultrasound tomorrow. My doc felt like my epigastric tenderness needed some imaging. I fell asleep on the couch. My eldest sis came by today to give me money to thank me for taking her to her cancer treatment appointments last year. I tried to refuse, but she insisted I buy something nice when we are on our cruise. Hm. Tweety, I would put your shelves together for you, if they are like Ikea. I love putting that stuff together. Annie, that is a relief that your son got insured. It's required in our state, and a $300 fine if you get caught without it. I've never had a car with a warranty. But most of my cars have been old junkers that I get rid of if the repair is too much. We are going to see Phantom of the Opera on Saturday. I am getting excited.

Happy birthday Tweety! Ado I've tried low carb diets before, although I tend to prefer calorie counting Stars I hope the knee isn't giving you any more trouble Hi Dianah Yesterday was calmer at work, even though I got a new case and had to work on the side project. After work did the grocery shopping for the week and exercised. Have begun looking into stuff to do for my Madison trip in October, in case my cousin decides to do along. If she doesn't I'll plan a more simple trip. Will likely email her today to see if she's interested Nothing really to do today after work except exercise. Work itself should be pretty ordinary, except for some time spent on the side project Much cooler today, in the low 60s

We had a cool front come in (BLOW in) Monday so last night I made beanless chili. I bought Frito chips for the guys (and had a very small number myself). It is still just 60 degrees out there. Hubs got the insurance policies straightened out so that Twin A can have coverage. Remarkably, we are not spending more. Having old cars helps, I guess. The insurance agent did say that we could go back to our other coverage in 6 months because some of his points will have fallen off (assuming he doesn't get more).