Ah, the weekend!

[HALEY]

Glad the weekend is here also, but i will be home taking care of my sick little baby, that's about it here, did my grocery shopping wednesday. so i'm done.

[Janet]

Not sure what I'm going to do yet. This weekend is bath weekend for the dogs, but not sure I'll do it until next weekend. I did get most of my Thanksgiving dinner groceries this morning, but will wait until Monday or Tuesday to get the perishable items.

May have to see if there are any craft shows going on here....not sure.

[DianaB]

A craft show sounds like fun!! I ended up going to Wichita twice this week. Once with Jaci to look at wedding dresses. The first place that we went to was a rental. I never even thought of renting but after seeing their dresses and finding two that she really liked we decided to go that direction. We have the option to purchase if we prefer. I told Jaci that it was up to her on what direction she wanted to go on the dress. We also looked at some colors for the bridesmaid's dresses. Her colors are orange, green, and pink, which, in my opinion, fits Jaci's personality. I'm excited about what we can do with those colors!! After looking at wedding dresses we went shopping at sever al places. I found some clothes for myself at Kohl's and a little dress at Dillard's for the flower girl, Karlie.

Then yesterday I went back out to Wichita with Glen. He bought some new tires for the combine to help him get the beans out. It's too wet to harvest and usually we're done by this time. We have had times in the past where we had to wait for the ground to freeze before we could get our crops out. Believe me, it makes for a really grumpy husband when that happens. I can understand though because that's our income sitting in the field. Anyway....while he took care of the tires I went to the mall and shopped. I got a few games and some clothes for Jaci from Aeropostal. While I was there I had trouble with my blood sugar and it just wiped me out. I was so glad when Glen finally came and got me.

Today, I'm just enjoying being home. Glen and Jaci went back to Wichita to get the tires because they couldn't get them done yesterday. I'm planning on getting some cleaning done and just enjoying my day!!

[judy]

Dane Cook is one of my favorite comedians Linds! What is the name of this show?
I hope Comedy Central has it on soon.

What happened to your blood sugar, Diana? Is there anything you can carry with you to prevent problems?

I had a condo meeting this morning, and now am going to do some organizing here. Tomorrow, I have a Writers in the Mountains (my writing group) get together. It's a potluck, so the food should be delicious. Maybe I'll read something if I can find anything I like that I have already written.

I hope you get to that Arts & Crafts show, Gayle!

[Lindsey]

Judy, Dane Cook is performing Isolated Incident - Globo Thermo Tour 2009. It was soooo good! We were in the 9th row from the stage. I can't remember the last time I've laughed that hard! The woman who did all my spa treatments today also went to the show last night but was disappointed with it. I guess it's just different humor!

[judy]

Originally Posted by Lindsey

Judy, Dane Cook is performing Isolated Incident - Globo Thermo Tour 2009. It was soooo good! We were in the 9th row from the stage. I can't remember the last time I've laughed that hard! The woman who did all my spa treatments today also went to the show last night but was disappointed with it. I guess it's just different humor!

I saw Isolated Incident on Comedy Central. He was much more serious than usual, talking about his parents' deaths and all. I loved the show. I can't wait for his next show.

A lot of people do not like Dane Cook, and from what I have seen, a lot of comedians dislike him. I think they are jealoius! Whatever...anyway, I am glad you enjoyed the show.

Have you heard Brian Regan? He is so funny. He isx also 100% clean humor, which is unusual, but is so funny. I LOVE stand up!

You Tube

[Lindsey]

I have not heard of him. I will watch the video when I'm home from work!

Dane Cook's whole encore (lol I didn't know comedians did encores) was about his parents and the email he got from someone who hated him. It was pretty serious but funny when he said what he wrote back two years later!

My favorite thing I've heard from Dane Cook is the car alarm Makes me laugh every time!

[gja1000]

I had a nice day today, but didn't get to the crafts show, maybe tomorrow.

I got my hair cut at 8:00 and then Gary and I went out to breakfast and we had a nice time. Then I went to Walmart and the grocery store. Afterwards I did a little shopping for me, but didn't buy anything. I even got to take a little nap this afternoon!

We went over to the kids for supper tonight and then my daughter and I took Emma and Abigail to Macy's for the lighting of the Christmas tree. We knew there were going to be a zillion people there (it's an outdoor shopping center) so we waited till about an hour after the lighting ceremony - but it was still mobbed. We got there in time to see the fireworks, and that was fun. Emma loved it.

Then we shopped in Macy's and my daughter found lots of things. She bought 3 dress shirts for her husband, 2 shirts for her and 2 for her 13 year old daughter for $100. That's pretty good at Macy's. Lots of things were 50-70% off and then there was a 15% coupon for tonight only.

I'm going to try to get to the craft show tomorrow!

Oh yes, Diana, you need to carry hard candy or M&M (that's what I carry for Gary) in your purse. Anytime you exercise more than usual, e.g., walk around shopping, your blood sugar is going to drop more quickly. In fact, when Gary is going to be shopping or doing any physical activity - he takes 1/2 less of his insulin - so you might think about taking 1/2 of your medicine when you are going to be doing lots of walking. Anyway, you will begin to recognize more quickly when your sugar is getting low and then just eat some candy and you can ward off the low sugar episodes.

[DianaB]

Wow!! It sounds like you got some really good buys at Macy's. That's one place that I've never shopped. We have them here.....I think.

I knew that I needed to eat lunch and was headed to the eating area, but I was in a new mall and was shopping as I was going. Pretty soon I broke out in a sweat and got real shaky so I handed my things to the girl at the counter and told her that I'd be back after I ate. It worried me because I didn't know how far I was from the food court but it ended up that I wasn't very far. I have a tiny bag of M & M's in my purse but I thought that I had time to make it. It ended up that I was shaking pretty bad by the time I got there so I just asked them to hand me my cup so I could get a drink first. They were very understanding. I just have to make sure that I eat very regularly. I hate having to worry about it because before I took the meds I didn't have any problem with it going low......of course, it was high!! I hate the feeling of having my blood sugar going low. It just muddles my brain and wipes me out.

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by DianaB

I hate having to worry about it because before I took the meds I didn't have any problem with it going low......of course, it was high!! I hate the feeling of having my blood sugar going low. It just muddles my brain and wipes me out.

Yep, that's the good with the bad! But the good outweighs the bad. Make sense? Uh, NO!

Low blood sugar does absolutely wipe you out and for some time after the event. Also, Gary tends to eat more than he would have it he had not let the low sugar event happen. You will get better at figuring out when it is going to happen - but you are so on track, part of the key is to eat regularly! That will really help. And to lower your med dose or snack when you are shopping (or doing anything that calls for more physical activity than you usually engage in).

When Gary took oral meds for his blood sugar, when he would go hunting he just wouldn't take the meds at all that morning (I am NOT advocating that) because he didn't want to have to eat. You make noise when you are eating in the woods and you might scare off a deer, don't you understand! LOL! The point is that you have to figure out things to do to keep your blood sugar from going too low, that fit into you lifestyle. For him that meant not taking his meds. A better solution is to take 1/2 your meds - because the extra exercise will keep you blood sugar just as low as the meds. Or eat/snack regularly so that your sugar doesn't get low. Diabetes shouldn't rule your life - you need to figure out how to make is a (small) part of your total life - and you will, it just takes a little time to get situated.

So, next time, just eat or snack or whatever - so that you don't have to interrupt the most important thing - SHOPPING!