What Did You Do Today?

[gja1000]

Janet, sitting at the sewing machine for hours is what has caused your neck pain to flare up. It will probably settle down since you are still on Prednisone, but don't do that again till your neck is completely well. I created a similar issue when I was a teenager by sitting at the sewing machine for hours. Back then they gave me a cortisone injection for my problem - so definitely no more sewing for a while.

I wish you'd take a pic of your new belly bands and tell me how you made them. I have a boy who I can't find the right size for. the extra small is too small and the small is too big. I could make them too, but I don't have a pattern. If you just told me how you did it, I could do it too.

[judy]

I think I just caught up! I didn't realize how many days I haven't been on!!! I haven't been on fb much either. I have been doing little, long needed chores in the house, made also much needed phone calls, etc.

All of the illnesses! It sounds like Glenn and Gary have recovered, Sandy, you feel better, but should have gotten your butt to the dr. sooner! Pneumonia with your lung issues...well, you know what I mean! Janet, it sounds like this might be a lot of stress winding up in your muscles. Stress finds spots in the body to torture us until we pay attention to it. It is wonderful that you have gotten the Florida house sold!!! Now that the estate is done with, maybe your stress levels will go down.

Diana, I cannot wait to see pix of your greenhouse! You can plant heirloom veggies in there, I think. People up here do that in the warm weather. Your weather is a bit warmer than ours, so maybe it would work.

Betsi, good news that you are brace free, and have lost so much weight! Paris and your babies...what a wonderful adventure! I know how you miss them!

Janet, I saw a post that Ricky is thinking about moving out. Of course he will be fine, but it is just so hard to let go!!! I still remember how my heart hurt when Jessie moved out! If he cannot handle it financially, he can move back home!

I am going to visit Jessie and the kids today. We are into winter, snow and all. It's not very cold, not is there much snow, but I don't like going out in the cold or the snow, so have been home. I am bored!!! I have a busy week, so that will be good.

[Janet]

I should have realized that sitting at the sewing machine would have caused me problems Gayle, but the whole time I was sitting there it really didn't bother me until I sat in bed on the laptop. Today when I went to town, it was really hurting and the tingling was so annoying. As soon as I got home I took a Lortab so it's feeling much better right now. I will be calling the Dr. tomorrow I think. As soon as I started the lower dose of prednisone, the tingling started up and then slight pain. Don't want it to get as bad as it did before.

I'll take a picture of the pattern with measurements I use and a picture of the belly bands and get it posted soon.

[Blueyes]

Take good care of yourself, Janet! I hate for you to be in pain.

I guess I'm weird, but I have never really dreamed of traveling to France or Italy or anyplace like that. I just need to see my kids! I'll be lucky if I get to see them twice a year, so I don't care if I never leave their apartment, lol!! I can think of lots of things I'd rather spend money on than plane tickets! But... I'm going to Paris!! I know I'll be excited. I would like to see the architecture and the artwork, and go to a couple of designer perfume houses

[DianaB]

Originally Posted by gja1000

Are you saying this works for controlling coughs, or helping you to breathe?

It helps for coughs!! Sorry I didn't clarify that!!!

[DianaB]

Betsi.....Wow!!! Paris!!!! Better get a move on with your therapy!!!! Can I shrink down and catch a ride in your pocket?? LOL........I would love to go to Paris but, like Janet, would love to see pictures when you get back home!!!

You'll NEVER guess what I have cooking on the stove right now............OCTOPUS!!!! Amy bought one a while back to cook for a family night but it hasn't worked out so she gave it to Glen because the men have a Wild Game Feed night at church tonight!!! It smells so fishy that I'm really not liking the smell. After it cooks for awhile then I'm going to peel the skin off.....cut it into smaller pieces and fry it. It's really shrunk down since I've started cooking it. Glen's going to be disappointed in how little there will actually be!! I'll let you know later how it tastes.

Judy, my greenhouse isn't very big so I'm not sure what I'll be growing in it. I really just wanted to winter over some houseplants and outdoor plants but I'm going to have to do something to insulate it or it will cost too much to heat. I've been reading some forums and have gotten some great ideas. I also found one woman that has a greenhouse and she plants directly in the soil of the greenhouse and grows her garden. It was so cool but her greenhouse was much, much bigger. We'll see what I actually end up doing and if I outgrow this one we can always buy a larger one. This is the one I was talking about........

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...035853.html?60

I don't know if any of you have ever checked out this forum site but they have topics for everything!! It's interesting to read some of the posts!

Well, Dean was his ornery self AGAIN this morning. Glen was watching him before I got up and Dean found some baby powder and pretty much dusted all the furniture in the living room!!! I looked and looked but couldn't find the bottle but......sure enough.......pretty soon he had it back out and was dusting his toys with it!!! Grandma was NOT happy!!! Oh.....and Glen......he was in the office the whole time this was going on!!! You can't leave an almost two year old where he doesn't have anyone watching him!!!!

Not much went on this weekend. Went to Elijah's basketball game on Sat. morning. He really gets into it!! They won both games!!!

Betsi, congrats on losing the weight!! I'm having trouble staying with my diet but the girls are too. We're trying just not quite getting it done. Are you on a special diet? Which one? We're doing Atkins.

[Janet]

Diana, in would love to have a greenhouse...nothing big, just big enough tonged flowers started for spring. Use to get them at the in-laws, miss them and the greenhouse so much. Maybe someday, have other things I'm saving up for to....all takes time.

I sure don't have any suggestions about Deans terrible two's. I didn't have to go throughbthat with Ricky, I was very blessed and lucky. I dont see how you can get anything else done ...lolol. Little guy has so much energy and curiosity.

[DianaB]

Just thought that I'd let you know that the octopus wasn't too bad. I boiled it to make it tender and it turned purple and shrunk!!!! Glen was surprised to see how small it was before I fried it. I cut it into little tiny pieces because they were expecting 100 men at the supper. I tasted a piece before I fried it and I have to say that it tasted like chicken!! LOL Can't say that I will ever be cooking THAT again!!! Thank goodness......it smelled so fishy!!

When Dae Lynn got home from work she asked me if I'd been in her bathroom and I said that I was looking for diapers for Dean......well, I guess that he had powdered her toilet and had headed for the door shaking as he went!!! She had a big laugh out of it!!! I figure it was Glen's fault for not keeping a good eye on him!!!

This morning he's pretty calm and right now is sitting by my side, sucking his thumb with his eyes glued on Mickey Mouse!!! Probably won't last for long!!!

We're getting ready to head to town in just a bit. I need some silicone sealer for the greenhouse to seal the places where the air can get in. We've got some beautiful weather today so I'm planning on being outside.

There's a donkey basketball game at the school tonight that I think that Glen and I might go to. Some of our friends are actually riding donkeys and playing basketball. Should be interesting!!!

[Blueyes]

Diana, Donkey Basketball sounds fun! I haven't seen that in years! OK, WHERE did you get an octopus to cook?? Was it tender? It's funny that it tasted like chicken, lol!!

I started Physical Therapy today. I'll go 2-3 times a week for 6 weeks, and I just know it will help

[Janet]

I'm so glad you get to have your therapy. It really helped my right arm when I had pain. I know you'll be feeling better in no time.

[Lindsey]

I haven't checked this thread for awhile... PARIS? OCTOPUS? BASKETBALL ON DONKEYS??? You guys have gone nuts without me checking in

I have been keeping busy I guess. We went to Scott's year-end party (basically their Christmas party, but in January) on Saturday. The CEO of his company was there. He has never been there before! He did a looooong speech about the direction of the company and how he was just in Santiago and Sydney and all these other fabulous places around the world.

Anyways, it was an open bar and many drinks later, we were laughing and talking with Scott's coworkers at our table. We were having a great time! All of a sudden Scott's boss is behind him and Scott turns around to talk, and then I notice the CEO is there talking to him!!! So I turned around in my chair and he crouched down to talk to us and somehow we got talking about travel. Scott said we had just been talking (because we actually had) about taking a year and working somewhere else in the world. The CEO thought that was a great idea and was so happy we loved to travel. Scott said we just went to Europe and he actually proposed on the Isle of Capri. His boss kind of looked blankly, so Scott said it's in Italy, near Sorrento. The CEO said yes, he has spent some time there, and after everywhere he's been, he thinks it's the most beautiful place in the world. We agreed. Then he just kept talking about someone who ruled over the Tiber area from the Isle of Capri, and that is why his oldest son is named Tiberius. He was conceieved there in Capri. We were like "Ohhhh..." soooooo awkward lol! We recovered somehow though and I think we made a good impression. Eventually, the CEO left to mingle more, and we turned around in our seats and the other 6 people at the table were staring with their jaws on the floor lol! It was good though, I hope he remembers Scott.

Two weeks ago, on the weekend, Scott said to me, "Let's go for a drive to visit my grandma for the afternoon" so we got in the car and drove 2 hours, visited for 2 hours, and drove 2 more hours home. It was such a spur of the moment decision. Yesterday morning, Scott got a call at work from his dad, and his grandmother had passed away. We are both so happy we made that trip that day. It was so random. We hadn't seen her since last summer. We will be travelling again this Thursday for her funeral. Scott's sister and her family will likely be staying at our house for two nights on their way down and their way back to Edmonton.

[Janet]

What a great experience with the CEO and hopefully he'll remember Scott. Maybe Scott should send him a note letting him know how great it was meeting him and discussing travel. Doesn't hurt to 'butter ther bread' so to speak..

Please give Scott my deepest condolences on the loss of his grandmother. So good to know he was able to visit with her one last time.

[Tiramisu]

Lindsey, glad y'all got to see Scott's grandmother, you'll be in my thoughts.

Betsi, are they using the shocker thing? Always my favorite.

Diana, I never remember which is calamari and which is squid, but I don't really care for any of it. I would love a greenhouse, but I'm too afraid of snakes and spiders.

Judy, hope you enjoyed the kiddos.

Janet, Has your whirlwind settled down a little?

Gayle, stay dry this evening. It's raining hard here.

I had a really good day yesterday, but the rain has brought my sniffles and cough back ... Probably allergies on top of the crud. Carol and I are getting on better. I think she realized that I won't roll over and take all her dodo. I'm still not progressing on my house like I thought I would, but it's good. I have an appointment on Monday with the colonoscopy doctor. Then, I go back next Friday for anger chest X-ray. They haven't got my bloodwork yet and I know I'm anemic because I'm bruising really badly. I took good care of myself and don't understand why I'm falling apart. It's codeine time ... Good night.

[Janet]

Sandy things are slowing down a bit finally. We should be closing on the house in Florida sometime next month if all goes well. Then we will just have to wait until April 11th and the entire estate should be ready to close.

I'm feeling better. Still having a bit of pain in my left shoulder and neck area, but the Lortab seems to help some. Will be off the Prednisone in a few days and also the muscle relaxant. The only thing I still have a problem with is the tingling in my arm...wow. I'm planning on calling the Dr either Thursday or Friday. His office is closed on Wednesdays.

Even though I was having so much trouble with the laptop and worried I wouldn't get my pictures of mom from my iPad back to my computer...it's all worked out. I have them on CD now and will
be getting them printed out at Wal Mart...the quality is a little better than my printer.

I feel I'm getting my happy back. I'm not quite as down, of course I'm still missing my mom and wanting to talk with her, but doing better. I owe most of it to all of you and my friends that live nearby for putting up with my depression, the loss of my mom and for me just being a real downer. I love you all so much!

[Lindsey]

Thanks Janet and Sandy. I think we all knew it was coming, and I think even she knew it was coming. She has been so lonely since her husband passed away a couple of years ago. She didn't know what to do with herself. Last weekend, she kept asking "Who will take this when I'm gone?" about her pictures, puzzles, books, etc. It was like she wanted to make sure that was all planned out. When we left, she gave Scott the biggest hug she has given him in years, and he was so happy! Scott said this morning "She had a good run" and now she is with her husband again.