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Post by busymom on Feb 20, 2021 14:29:00 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! We're at a balmy 23 degrees, and it's supposed to continue to warm up the next few days. NancysSummerSip, I made a large pot of chicken & wild rice soup when we were still having below zero temps. I'd love to try your chicken & matzoh ball soup. Yum! I wish I could go out & enjoy the weather, but I've got paperwork waiting for me.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 20, 2021 14:41:26 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! We're at a balmy 23 degrees, and it's supposed to continue to warm up the next few days. NancysSummerSip , I made a large pot of chicken & wild rice soup when we were still having below zero temps. I'd love to try your chicken & matzoh ball soup. Yum! I wish I could go out & enjoy the weather, but I've got paperwork waiting for me. I actually use the Streit's packaged soup and matzoh ball mix, but jazz it up with the added noodles, fresh vegetables and some homemade stock, and a little club soda in the matzoh ball mix along with the oil and eggs. I like to saute the chicken and vegetables first before adding everything to the soup. You can toss in some chopped spinach as well for some additional greens, or even frozen peas or corn.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 20, 2021 21:52:32 GMT -5
Dad passed away this morning. Mom and Bro were at the nursing home signing papers when the hospital called. The nursing home handed back the check and tore up the papers. I was a little over an hour into a 4 hour drive when bro called so I turned around and went back home. Mom can't remember anything for two second and she wants to make all the calls. My sis-in-law got out of the hospital today but bro finally just left her at home and came back over. Mom will do whatever he wants and doesn't fight him like she does sis and me. I let it be known that her freezer needed to be cleaned out since she had been without power for over a week. Mom had been fighting me on it all week but just went right along with it. We found stuff in that freezer from 2011. The only things we left were the frozen chocolate bars, the chocolate chips and some walnuts. Mom finally got power this evening so she has headed home. I have the house all to myself for a while and it is nice. DD and the kids will roll in tomorrow later afternoon/evening so she can take me to my surgery on Monday. This whole past week of the ice storm, power outages, Dad and everything just came crashing down this evening and I am exhausted.
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Post by ners on Feb 20, 2021 22:11:03 GMT -5
Sharon I am very sorry for your loss.
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Post by busymom on Feb 20, 2021 22:12:16 GMT -5
<HUGS> for Sharon. What an awful week!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2021 7:17:05 GMT -5
So sorry for the loss of your dad, Sharon. This has been a tough week for you
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 21, 2021 12:07:07 GMT -5
Sharon, you have had a week of the worsts. And for your mom to fight you on everything yet just tell your brother, "Oh, OK fine" is maddening. I think you just need to do you and see less of her, if possible. I know you want to be a good daughter, but you don't deserve a battle from her over stuff, especially if she is so willing to to what your brother says.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 21, 2021 12:11:24 GMT -5
We could all use a good meal today.
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Post by steff on Feb 22, 2021 0:35:07 GMT -5
First off, I'm so sorry for your loss Sharon. You know I've typed all this stuff out at least twice & then deleted it because I think to myself "no one wants to hear all about your crazy ass family shit!" lol I've been on a diet for 3 months and I want ALL that food! But on the up side, I have lost 40 lbs so far. my fat ass is still fat tho. Did you know there are still dr prescribed diet pills out there? I didn't! My dr put me on them because, well #1 I was/am fat. #2 with all my health issues, my body apparently was saving up every ounce of fat it could get any & everywhere. Water weight & not being able to even walk thru the grocery store without having breathing problems had me blowing up like a Macy Day Parade balloon. So down 40 lbs, on weight watchers, now able to walk thru the grocery store & no more old lady motorized cart! I'm up to a mile a day on my treadmill. It's a slow ass mile, but it's a mile! Still taking 6 pills a day & the Humira shot once a week. That sucks. Only 3 more months of the weekly Humira shot. UGH! I will admit that dieting on Weight watchers is sooooooooooooooooooo different than when I did it in the late 80's. It's great & not nearly as "can't have anything" as it used to be. Kiddo has called me out for hoarding "points" so I can have fast food or eat out once a week if I want.
It's been 1 year since I had a cigarette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also means it's been 1 year since I was sick with Covid. STILL dealing with health issues, stamina, but breathing problems improved a LOT.
So onto the fam! Mom got her 2nd vaccine shot on Friday & came by the house. 1st time we've seen each other up close in forever. She still wore a mask the entire time & didn't stay too long, but it was great to be able to see each other.
Kiddo's car blew it's engine 2 weeks ago. barely 80,000 miles on it & the engine totally blew up. Apparently 2011 & 2012 Sonata's have a recall flaw in the engine that makes them blow up between 80-100,000 miles. The dealership is replacing almost 30 engines a month right now. We're still waiting for his car to get put on the diagnostic machine to see if his will be covered by the recall. If it's covered, they replace the entire engine free of charge & provide a rental car until his is finished. Right now he's driving my Jeep. Blowing up an engine is bad enough, but happened on his 2nd day at a new job. He had to call out on his 2nd day because he was sitting on the side of the freeway. He didn't get fired thank goodness. Everyone please send good thoughts & crossed fingers for a recall code when his car finally makes it on the machine.
Now onto the crazies.
The stink bus is still in Tampa. She stayed there thru the SuperBowl, which kinda surprised me. She has been Walmart parking lot hopping. Sounds like Florida Walmarts only let you park in their parking lots for a week before you have to move. Texas lets you stay for a month. She's not doing many check ins or FB posts lately, so not really sure what she's doing or where she might be headed. Last check in was almost 2 weeks ago. She never posted any info about visiting Not My Uncle J, no pics, just nothing. That's probably intentional. Again, I gotta let it go. Not My Uncle was not my uncle, so....sucky life lesson I guess.
Got some crazy stories coming out of Virginia. Aunt S took a header while mixing her prescription pills & alcohol and shattered her leg. Didn't just break it, but shattered it. broken in 5 places. Had to have surgery & put a rod in it. She's now bed bound. She was driving Uncle H crazy with having him play nursemaid, entertain her, run silly errands. She sent him to Costco to buy her pajamas one day. Order the damn things on line. Then, Uncle H was having his teeth pulled for dentures/snap on teeth (implants) and ended up with a massive infection. Which required hospitalization. He had to take an Uber to the hospital. I think he got to come home a couple of days ago. Mom tried with phone calls, but they went about as well as they always do. She says hi & Aunt S starts screaming about the orange menace non stop. She loves her orange kool aid & Q-uirks. My cousin's bitchy wife is a mask-hole. She hates them, storms out of businesses that requires them & attends rallies to protest them. Well guess who came down with Covid last week? yep...his bitchy wife. Guess who can't help his parents because he's in Covid quarantine for 14 days? my cousin. Guess whose daughter refused to help her parents because she didn't want to expose her toddler to Covid? yep, my cousin & his bitchy wife's daughter. Karma is making the rounds in Virginia right now.
Shit got real for family in Houston last week. Aunt J finally has power back & my shitty cousin finally has her damn kids back from Aunt J's house. Overall for family/friends across the frozen tundra of Texas all came thru it with some minor home damages, horrible nightmares of freezing cold nights, cattle & chicken loss & a list of new items they'll buy just in case...like winter coats & gloves. Seriously, look at pics of kids playing in the snow in Houston, they all have socks on their hands. Never owned a winter coat or gloves until I moved to Georgia, they just weren't ever necessary in Houston. I never saw snow (anything other than a dusting you could write your name on cars in) until I moved to Georgia & now it's snowing/freezing in Houston.
I think that about covers it for now.
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Post by snapdragon on Feb 22, 2021 13:22:58 GMT -5
Sorry to everyone with family drama. Sending hugs tou you both Sharon and steff((( HUGS )))
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Post by busymom on Feb 22, 2021 15:18:40 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! We've hit 41 degrees today. Heat wave!! steff, you seriously need to write a book.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 22, 2021 16:40:36 GMT -5
It's up to 37 this afternoon so I'm sure some melting is happening.
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Post by ners on Feb 23, 2021 7:21:09 GMT -5
We have had a warm up. The sNOw is melting. Sharon Hope everything went well with your surgery. Continued prayers for you and your family.
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Post by busymom on Feb 23, 2021 10:31:44 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! We've got a high of 39 degrees today. Just a wee bit cooler than yesterday, but it'll keep that sNOw melting, so it works for me.
DD actually got an appointment to get her Covid vaccine today, (she works once a week helping a special needs child, which puts her at the top of the list here), but I wish we could get the shot for DS.
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Post by busymom on Feb 23, 2021 19:10:04 GMT -5
DD got the Pfizer version of the vaccine. So far, so good...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 19:21:35 GMT -5
When I got the notice to register, Pfizer is the one it stated. I don't care which one, just that I get it!
Whatsisname, The Father of My Children, said he was fine after his first dose, but the second one knocked him on his como se llama for a day. Beats getting covid!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 23, 2021 19:26:00 GMT -5
My 1st Pfizer shot knocked me out for a day so I am expecting the same thing after dose #2
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Post by Sharon on Feb 24, 2021 7:06:31 GMT -5
I'm back, sotra. There was a complication with my surgery so I ended up spending the night in the hospital. Because of the complication I was in surgery much longer than expected and had a hard time waking up from the anesthesia. I got home yesterday afternoon. DD and the kids are going to leave today but will be back for Dad's funeral on Friday.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 8:10:21 GMT -5
Hope you're back to your regular self soon, Sharon.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 24, 2021 10:07:34 GMT -5
Feel better SharonMy gallbladder surgery went that way and I ended up being hospitalized 2 nights instead of it being same day surgery. The paperwork said that was a possibility and that's what happened.
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Post by busymom on Feb 24, 2021 19:44:31 GMT -5
Good Evening Kids! It's been a long day. Had my tax appointment with our accountant, and to celebrate that being "over", I picked up pizza for dinner. DD is achy today, apparently from her Covid shot, and she made it through her work schedule, but she'll probably turn in early tonight.
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Post by skeeter on Feb 24, 2021 21:00:27 GMT -5
Has anyone heard from flan327? Been a long time since she's posted and I'm a little worried she may have gotten sick or something.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 25, 2021 9:13:58 GMT -5
Has anyone heard from flan327 ? Been a long time since she's posted and I'm a little worried she may have gotten sick or something. I saw where she was given a timeout in another thread, don't know if it was permanent or if she just chose not to return.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 25, 2021 9:16:17 GMT -5
Major progress today in my recovery, I can zip my pants. It isn't comfortable but I can at least zip them. Today I am going to make an applesauce cake for the gathering after the funeral. That was Dad's favorite cake.
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Post by busymom on Feb 25, 2021 10:17:21 GMT -5
You are one strong lady, Sharon, dealing with all of this & surgery too... Good Morning Kids! We're going to enjoy more sunshine & snow melting today. And, maybe, my contractor might show up later today.
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Post by snapdragon on Feb 25, 2021 10:41:05 GMT -5
Hello Everyone! Dashing in for some Tea -- I have been fighting a low grade headache for the last several days due to our weather and am dragging this morning. Sending you strength and healing thoughts Sharon.
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